The Hays High wrestling team earned a win in their final dual of the season Thursday in Hays. The Indians finished with four falls on their way to the 41-27 win over Great Bend.

Jordan Zimmerman at 106 pounds, Colter Conger at 195, Trey VanPelt at 220 all earned first-period falls while Logan Schulte picked up a 2nd period fall at 285 pounds.

You can find fall results below:

Weight	Summary	HAYS	GRBE
106	Jordan Zimmerman (Hays) over Brantley Baldwin (Great Bend) (Fall 1:11)	6	0
113	Grant Karlin (Hays) over Austin Moore (Great Bend) (Dec 3-1)	3	0
120	Carsyn Schooler (Great Bend) over Corey Hale (Hays) (Dec 4-3)	0	3
126	Creighton Newell (Hays) over Skylar Burkes (Great Bend) (Dec 7-0)	3	0
132	George Weber (Great Bend) over Tadin Flinn (Hays) (Fall 3:42)	0	6
138	Braxton Schooler (Great Bend) over Hazen Keener (Hays) (Fall 5:47)	0	6
145	Alex Randolph (Great Bend) over Kyle Casper (Hays) (Fall 3:24)	0	6
152	Gage Fritz (Great Bend) over Conner Harrell (Hays) (Fall 0:12)	0	6
160	Kreighton Meyers (Hays) over Jeffrey Spragis (Great Bend) (Dec 9-6)	3	0
170	Cole Schroeder (Hays) over Eli Witte (Great Bend) (MD 10-0)	4	0
182	Chase Voth (Hays) over Jacob Meeks (Great Bend) (MD 10-2)	4	0
195	Colter Conger (Hays) over Ever Chavez (Great Bend) (Fall 1:39)	6	0
220	Trey VanPelt (Hays) over Andrew Wettengel (Great Bend) (Fall 1:57)	6	0
285	Logan Schulte (Hays) over Eric C Vazquez (Great Bend) (Fall 3:16)	6	0
Team Score:		41	27

HAYS, Kan. – A five-RBI day from Dayton Pomeroy helped the Fort Hays State baseball team knock off Newman in its home opener Thursday (Feb. 8), 13-9. The Tigers move to 4-1 on the year, while Newman is now 0-1 on the year.

The senior first baseman collected all five RBI in the first two innings, helping the Tigers quickly turn a 4-0 deficit into an 8-4 lead.

Fort Hays State collected its 13 runs on nine hits and three Jet errors, while Newman used 14 hits, including three home runs, and one Tiger miscue to score nine times.

The Jets pushed four runs across in the first inning, but FHSU quickly responded. Clayton Basgall was first to reach base, sending a single to center. Pomeroy came through with his first big hit after Alex Weiss reached on a dropped fly ball, lifting a towering home run just inside the left field foul pole to trim the deficit to one, 4-3.

After starter Tanner Smith worked out of trouble in the top of the second with a lineout double play and a strikeout, the Tigers added five runs in the home half of the inning to take the lead for good. The first eight runners all reached base safely in the inning for FHSU. Ryan Grasser led things off with a walk, quickly advancing to third on a stolen base and a wild pitch. Marcus Altman tied things up at 4-4 with a single to right before Jason Nicholson reached on an error.

Basgall put the Tigers in front when he went the opposite way with a two-run single to right. Dayton Pomeroy helped FHSU double its lead to 8-4 when he crushed a pitch off the wall in right center, scoring Basgall and Weiss.

The Tigers appeared poised to keep building their lead after the next two batters reached base, loading the bases with no outs. However, the Jets worked out of trouble and got out of the jam with two groundouts and a strikeout.

Newman responded with a pair of runs in the third inning, but FHSU added three runs after batting around for the second inning in a row to maintain a big lead. Addison Kaasch drove in the opening run with a bases-loaded single up the middle, scoring Basgall. Jordan Wilkerson made the score 10-6 when he reached on a botched sacrifice fly to right, plating Weiss. Pomeroy came around to score in the next at bat when Cody Starkel drew a bases-loaded walk, putting the Tigers in front 11-6 after just three innings.

Both sides went down in order in the fourth inning before getting back to their scoring ways in the fifth inning. Newman closed within 11-8 in the top of the inning, but FHSU got both runs back in the home half of the frame when Wilkerson crushed his second home run of the year over the fence in left.

Nursing a five-run lead, the Tiger bullpen did its job down the stretch, holding the Jets to just one run over the next four innings. Ryan Ruder (1-0) started things off by quieting the Newman bats over 3.2 innings of work, giving up the two fifth-inning runs while striking out five.

Easton Palmer then came in to mow through the lineup, allowing just one base runner over his first two innings of work. Newman scored one run on three hits off the righty in the ninth, forcing the Tigers to go to Cody Rottinghaus to close things out. With the bases loaded and the tying run at the plate, the Seneca, Kan. native secured the win after completely fooling the Newman nine-hole hitter, striking out Turner Lace on four pitches. Rottinghaus earned his first save of the year in the process.

Pomeroy finished the day 2-for-3 with five RBI and three runs scored. Basgall and Weiss also scored three runs each while Wilkerson drove in a season-high three RBI.

The Tigers will now travel to Wichita, Kan. to take on the Jets in game two of the series Friday (Feb. 9) at 2 p.m.

The teams have also announced that game three of the series will be played at Larks Park on Monday (Feb. 12) with first pitch set for 3 p.m.

ALVA, Okla. – A ninth inning home run from Alex Weiss was not quite enough for the Fort Hays State baseball team as Northwestern Oklahoma State walked off with a 7-6 victory in the 13th inning Thursday afternoon (Feb. 7). The Tigers dip to 3-1 on the year after their first loss, while the Rangers remain perfect at 4-0.

The Rangers jumped in front early with a two-run home run in their second at bat, later adding another run to lead 3-0 after one inning of play.

Walks to Bryce Whitchurch and Ryan Grasser bookended a double off the bat of Jordan Wilkerson in the second inning, loading the bases with only one out. Marcus Altman came through with a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Whitchurch.

After both sides stranded runners in the third, the Tigers came through with timely hits in the fourth inning, plating four runs. Wilkerson reached on an error to lead things off, and Ryan Grasser made the Rangers pay for the mistake right away. The second baseman crushed a home run to left center in the next at bat, tying the score at three.

After Dawson Sramek reached on another error later in the inning, Jason Nicholson followed with an RBI double to center to give the Tigers their first lead of the day. Clayton Basgall and Weiss followed with opposite-field singles, allowing Nicholson to come around and score on Weiss’ base knock to stretch the advantage to 5-3.

The Rangers answered right back, closing within one with a run in the bottom half of the fourth before jumping in front, 6-5, thanks to a pair of runs in the fifth.

Both sides cooled off down the stretch, combining for just five hits from the sixth through ninth innings. Thankfully for the Tigers, one of those hits was all they needed to tie things up. Down to their final two outs, Weiss stepped up to the plate in the top of the ninth looking to give his team a chance. The senior did that and more, depositing the ball over the fence in left center to tie the game at six.

Cody Rottinghaus came out of the pen to try to send the game to extra innings, working around a walk in the bottom of the ninth to give the Tigers life.

Fort Hays State could not get anything going in extra innings, collecting just one hit in the extra frames. The Tigers had runners on the corners in the 13th, but NWOSU got out of the jam with a flyout to right.

The Rangers, on the other hand, had runners in scoring position in all four extra frames. Sam Capps came out of the bullpen in the 10th inning to get out of the first jam with a strikeout and a groundout. After a pair of Tiger errors and a bunt single loaded the bases with no outs in the 11th, NWOSU seemed destined to end the game. Capps buckled down and got the next three batters to lift harmless pop ups, once again giving FHSU another shot.

The Rangers finally broke through in the 13th after a leadoff double off the wall was followed by a single through the left side.

Weiss led the team with three hits, driving in two runs and scoring another. Nicholson and Basgall each collected a pair of hits.

Alex Ruxlow (1.1 IP, 2 hits), Jake Vieira (2 IP, 1 hit) and Rottinghaus (1.1 IP, 0 hits) combined to silence the Ranger offense, tossing 4.2 scoreless innings. Capps (0-1) took the loss despite working out of multiple jams, firing 2.2 innings while allowing three hits.

The Tigers will return to Hays to host Newman in their home opener on Thursday (Feb. 8). First tip is set for 3 p.m. from Larks Park.

By JIM VERTUNO
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Dean Wade scored 16 points and Kansas State rallied late in the second half to beat Texas 67-64 and earn a tough road win the in the Big 12 on Wednesday night.

Wade went to the free throw line with 3 seconds left and made one, but missed the second that would have given the Wildcats a four-point cushion. Texas’s last shot to tie was an off-balance, stumbling 3-pointer by Kerwin Roach II that didn’t get anywhere close to the basket.

The Wildcats (17-7, 6-5) trailed 54-52 before taking the lead for good on a 3-pointer by Cartier Diarra, who followed it with a steal and a layup for a 57-54 lead Kansas State never relinquished.

Texas (15-9, 5-6) got within 66-64 on a 3-pointer by Eric Davis with 44 seconds left. The Longhorns had a chance to tie but Matt Coleman turned it over on a desperate drive to the basket with 3 seconds left on a play that sent Wade to the free throw line.

Mo Bamba had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Longhorns, but scored just three points in the second half and only took four shots after halftime.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas State: The Wildcats shook off some of their offensive struggles of late. Their 14 field goals in the first half matched their total for the game in a blowout loss at West Virginia over the weekend. Wade was fearless in the middle against Bamba, who is one of the country’s premiere shot blockers. The Wildcats had five players score in double figures.

Texas: Texas dropped a key home loss after a stretch of games that saw the Longhorns start to build a solid postseason resume. Texas lacked the offensive punch it usually gets from Dylane Osetkowski and Roach, two of their most dependable scorers. Both were scoreless in the first half. Osetkowski finished with 8 points and Roach was 2 of 10 shooting.

UP NEXT

Kansas State hosts No. 7 Texas Tech

Texas plays at TCU on Saturday in a rematch of a double-overtime game Texas won when the Horned Frogs missed a layup at the buzzer.

The Fort Hays State football team and Head Coach Chris Brown announced the signing of 34 players on Wednesday as part of National Signing Day.

Among those are 20 from Kansas, three from Missouri and Oklahoma, two from Colorado and Texas and one each from California, Florida, Nebraska and Nevada.

2018 High School Signees
Owen Beason, WR, 6-2, 190, Goddard, Kan. (Goddard HS)
Notes: All-state honorable mention selection at receiver…Recorded over 1,000 receiving yards as a senior.

Marcus Boesen, DL, 6-2, 275, Edmond, Okla. (Edmond Memorial HS)
Notes: All-conference honorable mention selection as a senior.

Josh Boles, K, 6-1, 195, Monument, Colo. (Palmer Ridge HS)
Notes: All-GazettePreps.com First Team selection at kicker…Member of Colorado Class 3A State Championship team in 2017.

Hunter Brown, DB, 5-9, 180, Hays, Kan. (Hays HS)
Notes: Named to Hays Daily News All-Area Second Team as a senior.

Jaqualen Brown, DB, 6-1, 170, Texarkana, Texas (Texas HS)

Cole Caraway, DB, 5-8, 170, Goddard, Kan. (Goddard HS)
Notes: Kansas Class 5A All-State Honorable Mention by the Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital Journal…Two-time all-league first team selection…Named to Top 10 Defensive Backs by Varsity Kansas Sports.

Joshua Corf, DB, 6-0, 185, Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS)
Notes: All-conference and all-district second team selection at defensive back as a senior…Two-time Academic All-State selection…Two-time all-conference selection at wide receiver.

Tyler Cummings, DB, 6-1, 185, Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Rural HS)
Notes: All-conference first team selection at defensive back as a senior…Honorable mention selection as a junior.

Jerry Goff, DE, 6-3, 200, Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T Washington HS)
Notes: Member of 2017 state championship team.

Nick Gossage, OL, 6-4, 305, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Liberty HS)
Notes: All-state honorable mention selection as an offensive lineman…First team all-area and all-conference as a senior…Two-time first team all-conference selection…Academic All-State selection…Team’s captain for two years…Recorded over 100 pancake blocks in his prep career.

Hunter Hays, OL, 6-3, 285, McCook, Neb. (McCook HS)
Notes: Nebraska Class B All-State First Team selection by the Omaha World and the Lincoln Journal Star as an offensive lineman…All-conference first team selection as a senior…Two-time first team all-district…Selected to participate in Nebraska Shrine Bowl.

Dylan Jensen, DL, 6-0, 225, Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS)
Notes: All-state honorable mention selection in Kansas Class 6A as a senior…All-league first team selection.

Parker Kelley, OL, 6-4, 275, Lenexa, Kan. (St. James Academy)
Notes: All-state honorable mention selection on the offensive line…All-Metro Second Team selection…All-league first team selection.

Kyler Koenke, DL, 6-1, 195, Hays, Kan. (Hays HS)
Notes: Served as a team captain for both football and basketball.

Brody Kooser, RB, 5-10, 180, Derby, Kan. (Derby HS)
Notes: Two-time Kansas Class 6A All-State First Team selection at running back…All-USA Kansas Football First Team by USA Today High School Sports…Named to All-Kansas Top 11 in 2017 and the Top 22 in 2016…Two-time All-Metro First Team selection at running back…Two-time all-league first team selection and league’s Offensive MVP as a senior…Rushed for over 1,800 yards as a senior…Gained 3,827 yards and scored 65 touchdowns in his prep career…Named MVP of the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail I League…Holds Derby’s career scoring record…Selected to play in the Kansas Shrine Bowl.

Dalton Kuhn, DE, 6-2, 230, Smith Center, Kan. (Smith Center HS)
Notes: Named the 2017 Kansas Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today High School Sports and Sports in Kansas, while also being named to the defensive first team…Named to the Topeka Capital Journal’s Top 33 Team, earning a spot on the First 11…Named to Wichita Eagle’s Top 11 Team…Two-time all-state first team selection as a senior and junior…Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a sophomore…Recorded 95 tackles as a senior, including 20 for loss during senior year.

Drew Labertew, DB, 6-3, 195, McPherson, Kan. (McPherson HS)
Notes: All-league first team selection as a senior at defensive back.

Alex Patel, OL, 6-2, 280, Hays, Kan. (Thomas More Prep-Marian HS)

Gunter Pearson, LB, 6-0, 215, Oologah, Okla. (Oologah HS)
Notes: Named to All-State Second Team at linebacker by The Oklahoman and the Tulsa World…Selected to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Game…Team’s Defensive Player of the Year…Selected as Class 4A-3 Most Valuable Player…Finished with 462 career tackles and over 2,500 rushing yards.

Nathan Rockwell, K, 5-9, 160, Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS)
Notes: All-State First Team selection in Missouri Class 6…All-district, all-area, and all-conference first team honors as a senior…Owns his school’s longest field goal record at 49 yards…Earned a 4.5 star rating from Chris Sailer and Kohl’s Kicking Services.

Braxton Roth, LB, 5-9, 180, Decatur, Texas (Decatur HS)
Notes: All-district second team selection at linebacker as a senior with 78 tackles and four sacks.

Dylan Schmidtberger, LB, 5-10, 185, Hays, Kan. (Hays HS)
Notes: Wichita Eagle All-State Honorable Mention selection as a senior…Hays Daily News All-Area Third Team selection…All-conference first team.

Taegen Schoenfeld, RB, 5-9, 175, St. Marys, Kan. (St. Marys HS)
Notes: Two-time all-state honorable mention selection…Rushed for over 2,000 yards in his prep career.

Wyatt Seidl, DE, 6-3, 230, McPherson, Kan. (McPherson HS)
Notes: Named to All-USA Kansas Football First Team by USA Today High School Sports…Named to Topeka Capital Journal’s Top 33 Team, earning a spot on the Second 11…All-state first team selection in Kansas Class 4A Division I…Recorded 41 tackles as a senior, including 18 for loss and nine sacks…Selected to participate in the Kansas Shrine Bowl.

Brayden Soza, WR, 6-3, 170, Kansas City, Kan. (Schlagle HS)
Notes: All-league first team selection at quarterback as a senior.

Blake Sullivan, QB, 6-0, 195, Goddard, Kan. (Goddard HS)
Notes: Three-time all-state selection in Kansas Class 5A, earning first team honors as a senior and honorable mention as a junior and sophomore…Kansas 5A Offensive Player of the Year finalist…Recorded at least 1,000 rushing and 1,000 passing yards in each of his final three years of high school…Threw for over 4,000 yards and rushed for over 3,000 yards in his career.

Te’Corey Tutson, RB, 5-7, 160, Coral Gables, Fla. (Coral Gables HS)
Notes: Two-time All-Dade County selection, including first team honors on offense as a junior when he had nearly 1,500 all-purpose yards…Selected to the Dade-Broward County All-Star Game…Leading scorer in Dade County in 2016…Scored 25 touchdowns over his last two prep seasons.

Trey VanPelt, LS, 6-0, 230, Hays, Kan. (Hays HS)
Notes: State qualifier in wrestling three years.

Will White, DB, 6-2, 180, Topeka, Kan. (Highland Park HS)
Notes: All-State Kansas Class 5A First Team selection by the Kansas Football Coaches Association…All-City Top 11 selection and all-conference first team defensive back…Honorable mention all-conference nods on offense as a quarterback and punter…Named team’s player of the year as a junior and senior…All-state honorable mention selection in basketball as a junior.

2018 Transfers

Brendon Brenner, TE, 6-4, 240, Ellis, Kan. (Hutchinson (Kan.) CC)
Notes: Recorded four receptions for 49 yards as a freshman in 2017 at Hutchinson Community College…Honorable mention all-state selection as a senior at Ellis High School.

Isaiah Creal-Musgray, DB, 6-1, 190, Fairfield, Calif. (Diablo Valley (Calif.) College)
Notes: As a sophomore at Diablo Valley in 2017, ranked second on the team in tackles with 41, while recording two interceptions and four pass break-ups…Two-time all-league selection in his prep career at Vanden High School.

Gerald Morehead, LB, 6-0, 210, Coldwater, Kan. (Dodge City (Kan.) CC)
Notes: Attended Dodge City Community College for a semester…Two-time all-state honorable mention selection at South Central High School, where he accumulated more than 3,000 rushing yards in his career as both a quarterback and running back…Three-time all-district first team selection.

Isaiah Truss, RB, 5-8, 195, Raytown, Mo. (Butler (Kan.) CC)
Notes: Recorded 495 rushing yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore in 2017, averaging 4.9 yards per rush…Ranked third on the team in all-purpose yards in 2017…Ran for 277 yards and two touchdowns as a freshman…All-Metro First Team selection at Raymore-Peculiar High School as a senior, rushing for 1,793 yards and 20 touchdowns to help his team to a league title…All-state first team selection in Missouri Class 6.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Wichita State’s lead had dwindled to five points when coach Gregg Marshall called a timeout to settle his squad and get key players back on the floor.

The result was a rejuvenated Wichita State that pulled away from Memphis in the 22nd-ranked Shockers’ 85-65 win over the Tigers on Tuesday night.

“I just said: ‘OK, that’s enough. Just relax and execute, and stop turning the ball over,”‘ Marshall said.

Once Wichita State got things back in order, it built a lead that eventually reached 27, a strong reversal from the first half when the Shockers struggled to make shots.

“We executed flawlessly down the stretch,” Marshall said. “We got layups. We were pounding the offensive glass. We were getting it in to our post players.”

Austin Reaves scored 22 points, and Landry Shamet added 20 points and five assists. Darral Willis Jr. finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Zach Brown scored 11 points for the Shockers (18-5, 8-3 American Athletic Conference), who were coming off an overtime loss at Temple on Saturday.

Brown also was instrumental in holding down Jeremiah Martin, Memphis’ leading scorer, who was held to 2 of 10 from the field while scoring 16 points to lead the Tigers (14-10, 5-6). Martin missed all five shots from outside the arc.

“(Martin) had five turnovers and 16 points, but, man, he really had to work for it,” Marshall said.

Kareem Brewton Jr. scored 12 points and Raynere Thornton had 11 points, missing only one of his six shots as Memphis lost its second straight and fourth of five.

“We were right in the thick of it,” Memphis coach Tubby Smith said. “We had our chances, our bench was outstanding.. … While we were with our bench we had good production.”

Wichita State, which was hovering around 33 percent shooting through much of the first half, shot 53.8 percent in the second half.

Memphis actually pulled within five points twice after halftime, only to have Shamet score to stem the rally. The second time, his field goal started a 17-3 run and the Shockers ran the lead to 19 points with about 5 minutes left and coasted home.

“The game was much closer, obviously, than the final score would indicate,” Marshall said. “I’m just glad we stood there, took the punch and responded well.”

TURNOVER TROUBLES

Wichita State committed only eight turnovers, but several came at key points in the second half, allowing Memphis to pull closer. “The way they got back in the game was silly turnovers,” Marshall said. “We’ve got to stop turning the ball over by throwing it to the other team on live-ball turnovers.”

REAVES ROLLING

Reaves has scored at least 20 points in three straight games. Over that span, the sophomore guard has made 21 of 35 shots, including 15 of 27 from outside the arc. “He’s a good player,” Marshall said, adding: “We passed the ball well. … We were sharing it. The guards were sharing it back and forth.”

BIG PICTURE

Wichita State: The Shockers, who dropped six spots in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll, may have improved their record, but their overall performance was still a bit rough early. They let Memphis hang around until the flurry at the midway portion of the second half when they scored easily at the rim. They outrebounded Memphis 39-28, including 14 offensive boards that led to 23 second-chance points.

Memphis: Earlier in the week, Smith hinted that the Tigers were “right on the cusp” of consideration for the NCAA Tournament. They showed they could stay with a nationally-ranked team for short stretches, but the more talented Shockers eventually had their way.

UP NEXT

Wichita State: Entertains UConn on Saturday.

Memphis: Hosts Central Florida on Sunday.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Devonte’ Graham scored 24 points, Udoka Azubuike added 16 and No. 10 Kansas beat TCU 71-64 on Tuesday night.

The Jayhawks (19-5, 8-3 Big 12) have struggled this season to dominate at home as they traditionally have, but were able to avoid dropping two straight in Allen Fieldhouse thanks to a grind-it-out finish.

Kouat Noi led the way for the Horned Frogs (16-8, 4-7) with 17 points. Vlad Brodzianksy had 15 points and eight rebounds.

Foul trouble limited Azubuike to play just seven minutes in the first half for Kansas, but the rest allowed him to play 18 in the second. He finished with a game-high 11 rebounds.

Mitch Lightfoot played 22 minutes and had six points in his first career start for the Jayhawks after replacing the struggling Lagerald Vick earlier this week. Vick, however, played seven more minutes than Lightfoot in the first game since the move was made.

Alex Robinson finished with nine assists, passing coach Jamie Dixon for seventh place on TCU all-time list. Kenrich Williams moved into fifth place on TCU’s rebounding list, going ahead of Mickey McCarty.

TCU is 1-4 against top 10 teams this season. The Horned Frogs haven’t won a road game against a ranked opponent since 1998.

Kansas is now 16-2 all-time against TCU, and is a perfect 7-0 inside Allen Fieldhouse.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas earns a much-needed win after dropping its third Big 12 game this past weekend to Oklahoma State. The Jayhawks now sit in first place in the conference, one-half game ahead of Texas Tech.

TCU continues its slide since losing star Jaylen Fisher, whose knee injury in January sidelined him for the rest of the year.

UP NEXT

Kansas travels to Baylor Saturday for a matchup with the last place Bears.

TCU returns home to host Texas on Saturday.