WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Wichita State guard Landry Shamet has declared for the NBA draft and intends to hire an agent, effectively ending his college career with two seasons of eligibility left.
The 21-year-old Shamet made the announcement Thursday on his Instagram account.
Shamet averaged 14.9 points and 5.2 assists last season, helping the Shockers to a second-place finish in their inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference.
The fourth-seeded Shockers were upset by No. 13 seed Marshall in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Shamet was held to 11 points by the Thundering Herd, going 3 of 13 from the field and 0 for 7 from the 3-point arc. He also had four turnovers to go with eight assists.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After picking up her second-consecutive top-10 finish, Hannah Perkins has been named MIAA Women’s Golfer of the Week, announced Wednesday (March 28) by the league office. It is the fourth time in her career that Perkins has earned the honor.
The junior finished in a tie for fourth at the Rockhurst Invitational at Crestview Country Club in Wichita, Kan. Battling brutal conditions, Perkins fired rounds of 81 and 82 to finish with a two-round total of 163, one shot back of third. It was her second top-10 finish this spring and her third of the season. A native of Wichita, Perkins helped the Tigers to a fourth-place finish in the event.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Royals catcher Salvador Perez will miss up to six weeks after spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left knee when he missed a step while carrying a suitcase up stairs in his home.
The injury occurred Tuesday night, when the club returned to Kansas City from spring training. The five-time All-Star heard a “pop” and immediately called Royals trainer Nick Kenney, who advised Perez to ice the knee and come in for an MRI exam on Wednesday.
The exam revealed a Grade 2 sprain with a minor tear of the ligament.
No surgery is required, and recovery can be as little as four weeks. The injury leaves the Royals without one of their top hitters when they open the season against the White Sox on Thursday.
Drew Butera and Cam Gallagher are expected to share catching duties in Perez’s place.
HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State baseball team dropped the midweek clash with Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday (Mar. 27), 7-0. The Tigers dipped to 11-19 overall and 3-14 in the MIAA, while the Lopers moved to 17-11 on the season and 10-4 in conference play.
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Game Highlights
The Tiger bats were stymied by the Lopers pitching staff as FHSU was shutout for just the second time this season. The Tigers were outhit in the contest, 14-6. Although the Tigers accumulated six hits on the evening, not one was able to plate a base runner with the Tigers stranding seven men on base.
Loper starter, Alex Achtermann, shut down the Tigers as he completed 8.0 innings, not allowing a single run and only four hits. The Tigers were fanned eight times, six to Achtermann. The Lopers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning with an two-RBI double down the left field line allowed both runners on base to cross home plate.
On a day where hits were scarce, Addison Kaasch provided one-third of them in a 2-for-4 outing at the plate, including one of two extra base hits for the Tigers. Dayton Pomeroy was the other Tiger to step on multiple bags with his double in the home half of the third inning.
Alex Ruxlow (0-3) was charged with the loss for FHSU as he threw one of his best outings of the season going 5.0 innings of work, giving up two runs on five hits and recording five punch outs.
The Tigers are back in action this weekend when they travel to Emporia, Kan. to take on the Hornets of Emporia State starting on Thursday (Mar. 29-31). First pitch from Trusler Sports Complex for Game 1 is set for 6 p.m.
SALINA, Kan. – The Fort Hays State men’s golf team captured a fifth-place finish at the Kansas Wesleyan Spring Invite on Tuesday (Mar. 27), hosted by Kansas Wesleyan at the Salina Country Club, a 6,133, par-70 golf course.
Junior Mac McNish finished the week in a tie for 14th individually posting a total score of 148 (+8) after firing rounds of 77 and 71. Lane Pauls finished second on the squad with a tie for 19th overall after shooting a score of 150 (+10) with identical rounds of 75.
Connor Schultz scored similar rounds of 76 for both days and Seve Sites posted a 71 on Monday while shooting an 81 on Tuesday, both finishing in a tie for 24th individually. Isaiah Grover posted rounds of 76 and 86 for the week.
Park University took home the team title with an aggregate score of 573. Kansas Wesleyan placed second after finish one shot behind (574) and William Penn (577) placed third. Fort Hays State posted team scores of 298 and 303 on their way to a total of 601. Zachary Chegwidden of William Penn captured the individual title with a 3-under par (137) score for the tournament.
ANDOVER, Kan. – The Hays High softball team split their doubleheader in Andover Tuesday, losing 10-2 to the Trojans in the first game then rallying with two in the top of the seventh to beat McPherson 7-6. The Indians improve to 3-1 on the season.
The Indians travel to Wichita to play Maize and Goddard Thursday.
Game 1: Andover 10, Hays 2
The Trojans scored six in the third to blow open a one-run game. The Indians, who were held to three hits, scored their two runs in the sixth.
Game 2: Hays 7, McPherson 6
Brooke Denning’s two-out single in the top of the seventh scored two to give the Indians the lead.
Jaysa Wichers worked around a two-out error in the bottom of the inning for the complete game victory.
Kaitlyn Brown and Reanna Harman also drove in two runs.
WICHITA, Kan. – The Fort Hays State women’s golf team captured a fourth-place finish at the Rockhurst Invitational (Mar. 26-27), hosted at Crestview Country Club, a 5,890-yard par-72 course. The Tigers shot rounds of 331 and 343 to finish 98-over par (674) for the tournament.
Junior Hannah Perkins led Fort Hays State as she earned her second consecutive top-ten finish in a tie for fourth individually. She posted rounds of 81 and 82 to finish 19-over par (163) for the tournament.
Taylor DeBoer tied for 15th individually with rounds of 81 and 88. Freshman Katie Brungardt shot identical rounds of 86 on her way to a tie for 16th. Kylie McCarthy shot rounds of 91 and 87.
William Jewell College took home the team title, shooting 81-over par (657). Drury finished runner-up with rounds of 332 and 331 (663), while Missouri S&T claimed third with a 670. Alex Trask of William Jewell College captured the individual crown with a 9-over par score (153) for the tournament.
The Tigers will take a week off before traveling to Springfield, Mo. to compete in the Central Region Spring Preview, hosted by Missouri Southern at the Rivergut Golf Course (Apr. 9-10).
NEW ORLEANS – With the Alex Francis Classic on the horizon, the Fort Hays State women’s track and field team will head into the meet ranked No. 12 in the latest USTFCCCA Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday (March 27). The Tigers captured 68.32 points in the newest edition, but dropped three spots from their previous No. 9 preseason ranking.
FHSU’s 68.32 points were tabulated from the computer-based system within the poll. The Tigers are one three MIAA programs mentioned in the latest rankings, alongside No. 7 Missouri Southern and No. 22 Pittsburg State.
Fort Hays State has taken the past week off from competition due to Spring Break. However, the Alex Francis home meet hopes to put forth a strong showing for the squad. Already on the season, Madison Wolf has claimed the top performance in Division II in the javelin, with her throw of 167 feet, 3 inches. This throw automatically qualified Wolf for the 2018 NCAA Division II National Championships in May. Alexcia Deutscher earned a provisional with her javelin throw of 157 feet, 9 inches, while Rohey Singhateh also achieved a provisional mark in the long jump at 19 feet, 2 ¾ inches.
Below are the latest USTFCCCA rankings.
Rank Institution Points
1 SF State 159.62
2 West Texas A&M 149.22
3 Angelo State 136.97
4 Fresno State 103.24
5 UC-Colorado Springs 100.68
6 Saint Augustine’s 96.40
7 Missouri Southern 91.71
8 Azusa Pacific 89.50
9 Cal State LA 74.72
10 Concordia (Ore.) 72.82
11 Texas A&M-Commerce 72.69 12 Fort Hays State 68.32
13 Central Washington 67.96
14 Wayne State (Neb.) 63.71
15 Ashland 62.04
16 UC San Diego 61.05
17 Academy of Art 54.28
18 Alabama-Huntsville 51.61
19 Alaska Anchorage 51.26
20 Saint Leo 51.18
21 Western Washington 49.40
22 Pittsburg State 49.20
23 Point Loma Nazarene 49.06
24 Harding 48.86
25 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 48.83
McPHERSON, Kan.-Offense was hard to come by for the Hays High Lady Indians in a 1-0 loss to Salina South on Tuesday afternoon in McPherson. The two teams played a scoreless first half with very few shots on goal from either side. The game stayed scoreless until the 75th minute when South scored off of a corner kick which ended up being the only score of the match.
The Lady Indians fall to 1-2 on the season and will play in the 7th Place game of the McPherson Invitational on Thursday at 2pm.
LINDSBORG, Kan. – The TMP-Marian baseball team opened their season with a pair of blowout wins over Topeka High Monday. Cole Zimmerman pitched a no-hitter in the Monarchs five inning 10-0 win in game one. Zimmerman struck out 12 and walked four.
TMP won the second game 15-4. Tate Garcia went four innings allowing two unearned runs on three hits with five strikeouts and three walks for the win.
Creighton Renz, Brady Kreutzer, Eston Brown and Luke Ruder all drove in two runs.
The Monarchs are off until April 3rd when they host Abilene
McPHERSON, Kan. – The Hays High girls’ soccer team dropped a 1-0 shootout to Topeka High in the opening round of the McPherson Invitational. The match was scoreless at the end of regulation and two golden goal overtimes before the Trojans outscored the Indians 3-2 on penalty kicks.
“It was a very physical match as the foul count was 16 Topeka – 9 Hays” said HHS coach Silas Hibbs. “The girls played super tough and I couldn’t be more proud of how hard they all worked.”
The Indians are now 1-1 on the season and take on Salina South this afternoon at 2 p.m. The Cougars lost 6-0 to Maize South.
HAYS, Kan. – The TMP-Marian girls’ soccer team opened their season Monday with a 10-0 victory over Word of Life out of Wichita. Ashley Ostrander and Kayla Vitztum both scored three goals. Aubrey Koeningsman added two while Kaylee Hernandez and Allison Applequist both scored one.
Julia Cox and Jasmine Robles were both in goal for the shutout.
The Monarchs travel to Wichita Classical School on Tuesday, April 3rd.
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