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Raiders score on final play to beat Chiefs

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Derek Carr threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree on the final play after the game was extended by two straight defensive holding calls and the Oakland Raiders snapped a four-game losing streak with a 31-30 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.

With their season on the line following the recent slump, Carr led an 85-yard touchdown drive in the final 2:25 to give the Raiders (3-4) the thrilling comeback win in a game they trailed by nine points heading into the fourth quarter.

Carr finished 29 for 52 for 417 yards and three touchdowns, with Amari Cooper catching 11 passes for 210 yards and two of the scores.

Alex Smith threw for 342 yards and three touchdowns but it wasn’t enough for the Chiefs (5-2). They lost consecutive games for the first time since Oct. 11-18, 2015, and had their 12-game winning streak in the AFC West snapped in a thrilling finish.

The Raiders had an apparent go-ahead touchdown pass to Jared Cook with 18 seconds left overturned when replay ruled he was down at the 1. An offensive pass interference on Michael Crabtree wiped another touchdown on the next play.

But holding calls on Ron Parker and Eric Murray set the stage for the final play. Carr hit Crabtree in the front corner of the end zone to tie it at 30. Giorgio Tavecchio won it with the extra point, setting off a celebration on a wild night that included Oakland running back Marshawn Lynch getting ejected in the second quarter for shoving an official.

HOT TEMPERS: The game took an odd turn midway through the second quarter after Kansas City’s Marcus Peters hit Carr late, angering the Raiders. Offensive linemen Kelechi Osemele and Donald Penn confronted Peters and Lynch sprinted off the Oakland sideline to join the fray. Lynch, a close friend of Peters, ended up shoving line judge Julian Mapp and getting ejected . Peters also was called for a personal foul on the play.

LONG DRIVE: After Marquette King pinned the Chiefs at their own 1 with a perfect punt early in the second quarter, Kansas City needed little time to turn the momentum. Smith hit Demarcus Robinson on a 33-yard pass on the first play of the drive. After a short run, Tyreek Hill beat David Amerson for a 64-yard touchdown pass that gave the Chiefs their first 99-yard drive since doing it Dec. 3, 2006, against Cleveland.

DEEP CONNECTION: Carr had not connected on a single deep ball to Amari Cooper all season before the two teamed twice for long TDs in the opening quarter. On the first, Cooper appeared to push Terrance Mitchell but the officials picked up the flag and gave Cooper the 38-yard TD . Later in the quarter Carr and Cooper connected on a 45-yard score, making Cooper the first Raiders receiver with two TD catches in the first quarter since Mervyn Fernandez in 1989.

KICKING WOES: The Raiders were hurt last week when a bad snap by Jon Condo led to a missed extra point by Giorgio Tavecchio in a 17-16 loss to the Chargers. That was Tavecchio’s first missed kick of any kind this season but he then had a 53-yarder blocked and missed a 45-yarder wide left in the second quarter. Tavecchio also had a false start on an extra point in the third quarter.

UP NEXT

Chiefs: Host Denver on Oct. 30.

Raiders: Visit Buffalo on Oct. 29.

Hays High tops TMP in regular season finale

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Hays High 7, TMP 2

HAYS, Kan.-Community pride was on the line Thursday afternoon at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex as Hays High and TMP matched up in the regular season finale for both teams. TMP drew first blood when Braden Manhart found the back of the net for the Monarchs in the 15th minute. Hays High would answer five minutes later when Trey McCrae scored his first of four goals to tie the game at one apiece. Ethan Nunnery would get in on the scoring in the 39th minute to give the Indians the 2-1 lead at halftime.

Ethan Brummer would score the equalizer for the Monarchs 20 seconds in to the second half and that’s when Hays High took control. McCrae would give the Indians the lead for good in the 62nd minute followed by two Zach Wagner goals and two more from McCrae. Both teams would empty their benches late as Hays High picked up the 7-2 victory.

TMP drops to 6-9 on the season with the loss. Hays High improves to 10-6 with the victory. Both teams will wait for their official Regional Assignments on Saturday.

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FHSU picked fifth in MIAA Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The women’s basketball coaches in the MIAA selected Fort Hays State to finish fifth in the conference standings this year, according to the 2017-18 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll released Thursday (Oct. 19) in conjunction with MIAA Virtual Media Day. It is the sixth consecutive year the Tigers have been picked to finish in the top five in the preseason poll. The poll is comprised of votes from all 14 head coaches in the league, who do not list their own institution on their ballot.

The Tigers picked up 110 points in the voting process to come in fifth. Central Missouri tops the poll with 158 points and seven first-place votes, one point in front of Pittsburg State (157 points, 4 first-place votes). Emporia State rounds out the top three with 150 points while being listed atop two ballots and Central Oklahoma earned the final first place vote, picking up 138 points.

Head coach Tony Hobson enters his 10th year at Fort Hays State just eight wins away from 600 career victories. He returns 10 players from last year’s team that went 22-8 overall, eclipsing 20 wins for a program-record sixth straight year.

The Tigers return a pair of All-MIAA performers in juniors Carly Heim and Tatyana Legette. Heim averaged 7.8 points per game while raking second on the team with 47 assists. Legette dropped in 9.6 points per contest, second best on the team, while ranking seventh in the conference with 7.6 rebounds each night.

While this year’s roster looks young on paper, with just one senior in forward Emma Stroyan, the Tigers return plenty of in-game experience. Nine returners played in at least 11 games last season, with six appearing in at least 29 of the 30 contests. Added to the mix this year are four talented newcomers, including three freshmen and one transfer.

Fort Hays State will open the preseason with a trip to the east coast to play UConn, one of the best programs in collegiate basketball history, on November 1. The Tigers will then play Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan. on November 6. FHSU opens the regular season in Fayette, Iowa against Upper Iowa on November 10.

2017-18 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Central Missouri (7) – 158
2. Pittsburg State (4) – 157
3. Emporia State (2) – 150
4. Central Oklahoma (1) – 138
5. Fort Hays State – 110
6. Missouri Western – 106
7. Lindenwood – 96
8. Washburn – 88
9. Southwest Baptist – 78
10. Nebraska-Kearney – 62
11. Missouri Southern – 49
12. Northwest Missouri – 43
13. Northeastern State – 21
14. Lincoln – 18

FHSU men’s soccer No. 2 in first NCAA Central Region rankings

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After putting together a strong win streak of seven matches that ended this past Sunday, Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer is in the mix for its sixth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are No. 2 in the first set of NCAA Central Region Rankings, released on Wednesday (Oct. 18). The top two teams in the Central Region are chosen to compete in the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers started the year 0-4-2 with a tough non-conference schedule, but a seven-match win streak has FHSU right back in familiar territory with four regular season matches to play. The No. 1 team in the region, Northeastern State, snapped the streak this past Sunday, but FHSU split the regular season series with the RiverHawks. Northeastern State is 8-4 overall and has six matches to play yet in the regular season.

Checking in at No. 3 is Lindenwood, giving the MIAA the top three teams in the region, and Harding University is No. 4. FHSU defeated Lindenwood earlier this year in St. Charles and the teams meet again in Hays on October 29.

Fort Hays State is the three-time defending champion of the Central Region, making three consecutive appearances in the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.

Below are the NCAA Central Region Rankings for October 18, 2017.

Rank Team Division II Record In-Region Record
1 Northeastern St. 8-4 8-4
2 Fort Hays State 7-3-1 7-5-2
3 Lindenwood (Mo.) 7-5 8-5
4 Harding 6-4-1 6-4-1

FHSU women’s soccer tabbed No. 8 in first NCAA Central Region rankings

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Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer is in the mix for a return trip to the NCAA Tournament this year, tabbed No. 8 in the first set of NCAA Region Rankings released on Wednesday (Oct. 18). The Tigers are 8-3-3 overall so far in their first season under head coach Blake Reynolds.

Fort Hays State is one of four schools from the MIAA in the top eight of the Central Region rankings. Central Missouri has a stronghold on the No. 1 slot at 14-0 overall. Missouri Western, is No. 6 at 12-2 overall, while Northeastern State is No. 7 at 11-2. FHSU defeated Missouri Western earlier this season and meets Northeastern State this week. The Tigers also tied the No. 4 team in the region, Augustana (S.D.) in a neutral site match earlier this year. Eight teams are selected to compete in the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament.

Fort Hays State advanced to the Central Regional Final of the NCAA Tournament last year, where it faced Central Missouri. The Tigers and Jennies were co-champs of the MIAA last year in the regular season.

Below are the NCAA Central Region Rankings for October 18, 2017.

Rank Team Division II Record In-Region Record
1 Central Missouri 14-0-0 14-0-0
2 Bemidji State 11-0-2 11-0-2
3 Minnesota State 12-1-1 12-1-1
4 Augustana (SD) 9-2-3 9-2-3
5 Oklahoma Baptist 10-1-1 10-1-1
6 Missouri Western 12-2-0 12-2-0
7 Northeastern State 11-2-0 11-2-0
8 Fort Hays State 8-3-3 8-3-3

KU men’s basketball picked to win 14th-straight Big 12 regular-season title

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IRVING, Texas – For the 16th time in the 22-year history of the Big 12, Kansas men’s basketball has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the conference regular-season championship as the league released its coaches’ preseason poll Thursday.

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams in the poll and KU received a unanimous nine first-place votes and a total of 81 points. West Virginia was second in the poll receiving 71 points, followed by TCU (64). Three teams – Texas (49), Baylor (47) and Oklahoma (43) were clumped in spots 4-6, followed by Texas Tech (36), Kansas State (27), Iowa State (22) and Oklahoma State (10).

Kansas has won, or tied for, 17 of the 21 Big 12 regular-season titles, including the last 13 consecutive, a streak which ranks tied for first all-time in NCAA Division I history with UCLA (1967-79).

Preseason top-5 in most publications, Kansas returns two starters and six letterwinners from last season’s 31-5 team, which won the Big 12 race with a 16-2 conference record. Senior guards Devonte’ Graham and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk return as regular starters, while junior guard Lagerald Vick was also in the rotation with six starts. Sophomore center Udoka Azubuike had six starts in his 11 games played in 2016-17 before an injury ended his 2016-17 season.

Expect to see returning sophomore forward Mitch Lightfoot’s minutes increase. Redshirt sophomore guard Malik Newman, who sat out last year after transferring from Mississippi State, will play a significant role as will guards Marcus Garrett and Sam Cunliffe and forward Billy Preston. Garrett and Preston are freshmen, while Cunliffe is a sophomore who will sit out the fall semester after transferring from Arizona State last December. Last season, Garrett was the Texas Gatorade Player of the Year, while Preston became KU’s 42nd McDonald’s All-American.

Graham is the 2017-18 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, as selected by the league coaches, while Newman is the league’s preseason newcomer of the year. Graham was a preseason all-conference first-team selection while Newman and Mykhailiuk were on the preseason league honorable mention team. Additionally, Graham is one of 20 listed on the preseason Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List, an award won by KU’s Frank Mason III in 2016-17. Newman is one of 20 listed on the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List entering 2017-18.

Historically, the preseason favorite has gone on to finish first in the regular season 14 times, which does not include 1996-9,7 as a coaches’ poll was not conducted. Kansas has been the preseason favorite in 13 of its 17 Big 12 regular-season titles, missing 1996-97 (no poll), 2005-06 (third) and 2010-11 (second).

2017-18 Big 12 Coaches’ Preseason Poll
Place. School (first-place votes) – total points
1. KANSAS (9) – 81
2. West Virginia (1) – 71
3. TCU – 64
4. Texas – 49
5. Baylor – 47
6. Oklahoma – 43
7. Texas Tech – 36
8. Kansas State – 27
9. Iowa State – 22
10. Oklahoma State – 10

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HHS holds, TMP-Marian drops a spot in latest KVA rankings

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TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Volleyball Association has released the week seven volleyball rankings. Hays High holds steady at No. 7 in Class 4A Division I while TMP-Marian dropped a spot to No. 4 in Class 3A. Plainville remains fourth in the Class 2A poll while Wheatland-Grinnell holds at No. 1 and Otis-Bison at No. 3 in Class 1A Division II.

Records listed reflect information that was submitted by Monday, October 16.

Class 6A
1. Olathe Northwest 33-3 (1)
2. Blue Valley West 31-5 (3)
3. Manhattan 27-9 (6)
4. Washburn Rural 33-5 (5)
5. Blue Valley North 25-8 (4)
6. Olathe North 26-7 (2)
7. Shawnee Mission Northwest 28-10 (9)
8. Lawrence 23-11 (7)
9. Gardner-Edgerton 22-12 (10)
10. Garden City 25-8 (NR)

Class 5A
1. St. James Academy 31-6 (1)
2. De Soto 31-3 (2)
3. Newton 32-6 (4)
4. Maize 29-8 (3)
5. Lansing 30-6 (5)
6. St. Thomas Aquinas 23-13 (6)
7. Goddard 32-5 (8)
8. Andover 26-10 (7)
9. Bishop Carroll 25-12 (9)
10. Pittsburg 27-7 (10)

Class 4A – Division 1
1. Rose Hill 32-3 (1)
2. McPherson 32-5 (3)
3. Louisburg 27-9 (2)
4. Independence 32-3 (4)
5. Basehor-Linwood 21-14 (5)
6. Abilene 26-11 (6)
7. Hays 24-7 (7)
8. Chanute 27-9 (8)
9. Ulysses 27-8 (9)
10. Eudora 23-13 (10)

Class 4A – Division 2
1. Concordia 34-4 (2)
2. Topeka-Hayden 24-11 (1)
3. Wichita-Trinity Academy 28-5 (3)
4. Nickerson 30-6 (4)
5. Andale 27-8 (5)
6. Burlington 28-7 (6)
7. Santa Fe Trail 26-8 (7)
8. Chapman 20-11 (9)
9. Holcomb 27-9 (8)
10. Hugoton 20-14 (10)

Class 3A
1. Kingman 33-1 (1)
2. Silver Lake 29-4 (2)
3. Hesston 32-3 (4)
4. Thomas More Prep-Marian 35-2 (3)
5. Nemaha Central 35-3 (5)
6. Cheney 29-5 (6)
7. Beloit 30-4 (8)
8. Douglass 25-7 (7)
9. St. Marys 28-8 (9)
10. Sedgwick 31-6 (10)

Class 2A
1. Goessel 36-0 (2)
2. Heritage Christian 28-9 (1)
3. St. Mary’s-Colgan 27-5 (3)
4. Plainville 26-3 (4)
5. Kiowa County 30-3 (5)
6. Udall 34-1 (6)
7. Olpe 30-5 (7)
8. Smith Center 30-8 (9)
9. Sacred Heart 25-9 (10)
10. Central Plains 26-6 (NR)

Class 1A – Division 1
1. Centralia 35-1 (1)
2. South Central 30-3 (3)
3. Valley Falls 27-6 (4)
4. Sylvan-Lucas 31-2 (2)
5. Thunder Ridge 29-4 (5)
6. Hanover 26-10 (6)
7. Pretty Prairie 27-4 (8)
8. Rural Vista 26-6 (7)
9. Washington County 22-12 (9)
10. Frankfort 22-13 (10)

Class 1A – Division 2
1. Wheatland-Grinnell 34-3 (1)
2. Argonia 27-5 (2)
3. Otis-Bison 24-8 (3)
4. Northern Valley 22-8 (7)
5. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton 26-8 (4)
6. South Barber 24-9 (6)
7. Cunningham 22-12 (5)
8. Ingalls 21-11 (9)
9. Logan 20-13 (10)
10. Attica 15-14 (8)

FHSU men’s golfers finish 16th at the Washburn Invitational

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TOPEKA, Kan. – The Fort Hays State men’s golf team finished tenth among MIAA teams and 16th overall at the Washburn Invitational (Oct. 16-17). The event was hosted at the Topeka Country Club, a 6,654-yard par 71 course. The Tigers improved each round and shot 314, 308 and 306 for a total of 928 for the week.

Skyler Tebo led the Tigers for the week with a consistent performance of 75 shots each round. He finished the tournament tied for 25th overall and a three round score of 225. Tebo finished tied for 17th among MIAA competitors.

Mac McNish fired a first round of 80 and then rebounded with identical rounds of 76 the last two rounds. McNish finished the tournament tied for 57th. Isaiah Grover completed the week with scores of 79, 77 and 77 to finish tied for 63rd. Lane Pauls put together round of 80, 80 and 85 on his way to a 92nd finish. Connor Schultz shot rounds of 90, 84 and 78.

Lindenwood took the team title in a playoff over Central Oklahoma on the first playoff hole. The Lions and Bronchos shot a team total of 872. Washburn the week with a third place finish and a score of 880. Washburn’s Blake Allen defeated his teammate Jared Burns on the third playoff hole sinking a birdie putt to claim the individual title. Allen shot rounds of 69, 68 and 76 for the week.

The Tigers will be back on the course next week (Oct. 23-24) as they travel to Monkey Island, Oklahoma, to compete in the MSSU Fall Invitational hosted at Shangri-La Country Club.

HHS volleyball closes out regular season in Maize

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MAIZE, Kan. – The Hays High volleyball team got their final tuneup before Saturday’s sub-state tournament by going 1-1 at the Maize Triangular. The Indians lost to Maize 17-25, 19-25 but bounced back with a three-set win over Salina Central (16-25, 25-18, 25-23).

Tasiah Nunnery had eight kills, Hannah McGuire 11 assists, Brooklyn Schaffer and Savannah Schneider each recorded nine digs in their opener with Maize.

In the second match with the Mustangs, Tasiah Nunnery recorded 13 kills and 16 digs, Hannah McGuire had 26 assists and Jaycee Dale four blocks and five block assists.

Hays is now 25-8 on the season and will play in the Ulysses Sub-State Saturday.

FHSU women’s golf finishes 11th at the Lindenwood Invitational

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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Fort Hays women’s golf team wrapped up their fall season at the Lindenwood Fall Invitational in St. Charles, Mo. (Oct. 16-17). The event was at the Missouri Bluffs Golf Course, a 6,064-yard par-71 course. The Tigers finished sixth among MIAA schools and 11th overall. The Tigers shot a 336 in the first round before improving two shots with a 334 in the second round.

Hannah Perkins led the Tigers tying for 21st individually after firing rounds of 77 and 80 to end the week 15-over par (157).

Katie Brungardt shot identical rounds of 83 to finish in a tie for 44th. Hannah Karasiuk tied for 52nd after shooting 85 both days. Madison Roether tied for 64th after rounds of 91 and 86. Kylie McCarthy shot rounds of 92 and 96.

Missouri-St. Louis won the tournament with rounds of 294 and 302 (596). Augustana finished second at 604 and Central Oklahoma (617) finished third. Maxi Roth and Ares Boira of Missouri-St. Louis tied for the individual title as they each ended with a four-over par (146) for the tournament.

FHSU football holds weekly football press conference

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Fort Hays State Weekly Football Press Conference
October 17, 2017

Fort Hays State head coach Chris Brown conducted his weekly press conference in advance of the Tigers game at Missouri Western State Saturday afternoon at Spratt Memorial Stadium. Brown and select players met with the media inside Lewis Field on Tuesday, a session that can be heard by clicking on the links below.

Head coach Chris Brown

 

Junior safety Connor Shedeed

Senior offensive lineman Donald Blackmon

Senior wide receiver Tyler Bacon

Tigers Up to No. 9 in D2Football.com Poll

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Fort Hays State moved up a spot in the latest edition of the D2Football.com Poll, released on Tuesday (Oct. 17). The Tigers are No. 9 in the latest supplemental poll but remained No. 8 this week in the AFCA Poll, which serves as the official poll of Division II. The Tigers are among the Top 10 of both Division II polls for a second straight week and have been listed in the Top 25 of both for six consecutive weeks now.

Three teams with a loss remain in front of FHSU in the D2Football.com Poll. That list includes Grand Valley State (6-1), Ashland (6-1), and Ferris State (5-1) all from the GLIAC. Indianapolis, the team that defeated Grand Valley in the first game of the season, remains undefeated at 7-0, but ranks only 11th in the D2Football.com Poll. Ashland’s only loss is to the No. 2 team in the poll, Indiana (Pa.). Ferris State’s only loss is to No. 5 Ashland.

Below is the D2Football.com Poll for October 17, 2017.

Team Record Previous
1 Northwest Missouri State 7-0 1
2 Indiana (Pa.) 7-0 2
3 Minnesota State 7-0 3
4 Grand Valley State 6-1 4
5 Ashland 6-1 5
6 Shepherd 6-0 6
7 Midwestern State 5-0 8
8 Ferris State 5-1 9
9 Fort Hays State 7-0 10
10 Texas A&M-Commerce 5-1 11
11 Indianapolis 7-0 12
12 Winona State 7-0 14
13 West Alabama 6-1 15
14 Central Washington 7-0 16
15 Sioux Falls 6-1 18
16 Assumption 6-0 21
17 Delta State 6-1 20
18 Wingate 6-0 25
19 Slippery Rock 6-1 13
20 Central Missouri 5-2 24
21 Virginia State 6-0 NR
22 Colorado Mesa 6-1 NR
23 CSU-Pueblo 5-2 7
24 West Georgia 5-2 17
25 Humboldt State 5-1 NR

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