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Tigers prepare for Saturday’s showdown with Ichabods

Posted on October 14, 2017October 13, 2017

Fort Hays State hosts Washburn on Saturday at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays. Kickoff is set for 2 pm in the annual Hall of Fame Game. The Tigers enter the game ranked No. 8 in the nation with a 6-0 record, while Washburn is one game back in the MIAA standings at 5-1.

You can hear the game on Tiger Radio Mix-103 beginning with the Auto World Pregame Show at 1 pm. Click link to listen LISTEN LIVE

The Ichabods are receiving votes in the latest AFCA rankings, but hold the No. 22 mark in the latest D2Football.com Poll. Washburn’s only loss this year is to top-ranked Northwest Missouri State by a score of 20-14. Washburn defeated Missouri Southern last week by a score of 49-21.

The Tigers are coming off a 21-17 Homecoming win over Pittsburg State last week. Down 17-0 to open the game, FHSU rallied for 21 unanswered points to remain undefeated and tied for first place in the MIAA with Northwest Missouri State. The Tigers look for a second consecutive win over Washburn in Hays (won 35-30 in 2015). However, Washburn holds a 9-2 edge in the series since FHSU joined the MIAA in 2006. The Ichabods won last year’s meeting in Topeka 30-24. Washburn leads the all-time series 44-24-3.

Kenneth Iheme has been a workhorse for the Tigers over the past two weeks. In the 38-35 win at Lindenwood, he had 174 rushing yards and 58 receiving yards for a career-high 232 all-purpose yards. Last week, he rushed for 189 yards in the win over Pittsburg State to earn MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week honors. Iheme leads the MIAA in touchdowns with nine (eight rushing, one receiving), while averaging 111 rushing yards and 146.5 all-purpose yards per game.

Quarterback Jacob Mezera is completing 68 percent of his passes this season for 1,414 yards and 12 touchdowns. He is 33 passing yards away from 4,000 in his career, looking to become the sixth Tiger quarterback in history to reach that mark. Monterio Burchfield has 517 receiving yards this year, averaging 20.7 yards per catch with six touchdowns. Defensively, Jose Delgado averages 10.4 tackles per game to rank 20th in the nation.

Fort Hays State is allowing just 16 points per game, which ranks 17th in the nation. The Tigers have held three opponents under 10 points this season. Fort Hays State is averaging 34 points per game. On the flip side, Washburn looks very similar, averaging 35.8 points per game while giving up 18.7 per game.

The Tigers will be looking to match the best start in school history on Saturday. The 1917 team went 7-0 for its entire season.

Phillipsburg tops TMP

Posted on October 14, 2017

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Phillipsburg 81, TMP 33

PHILLIPSBURG, Kan.-Phillipsburg remained undefeated and showed why they are the number two ranked team in 3A on Friday night by dominating TMP in the opening round of Class 3A-District 14 play. It didn’t take long for Phillpsburg to score as the Panthers were on the board three minutes in to take a 6-0 lead. The Panthers used a steady diet of their ground game and big plays the rest of the quarter to snag an early 20-0 lead after the first quarter.

TMP was down 27-0 before they got on the board on a Luke Ruder second quarter touchdown run. It would be the first of three scores on the night for who who also returned a kickoff for a touchdown and caught another. Following the kickoff return TMP trailed 47-14 at the half.

Phillipsburg outscored TMP 36-19 in the second half. TMP’s David McFarland reached a couple of milestones in the loss. He was able to throw for 422 yards and three touchdowns which made him the all-time single season leader in both categories. McFarland has now thrown for 2,365 yards and 18 touchdowns eclipsing the single season marks set by former Monarch Nick Hammeke.

Phillipsburg improves to 7-0 overall and 1-0 in district play. They will host Norton next week. TMP drops to 2-5 on the season and 0-1 in district play and will host Russell next Friday.

JASON CAULEY INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Week 7 high school football scoreboard

Posted on October 13, 2017

Football Score Sheet Week 7 – October 13^th

4A-Division 1 – District 8
McPherson 48 Hays 6
Abilene 27 Wamego 28

4A-Division 2 – District 7
Colby 14 Scott City 42
Goodland 19 Concordia 20

3A District 14
TMP 33 Phillipsburg 81
Norton 31 Russell 7

3A District 15
Ellsworth 8 Hoisington 45
Lyons 0 Larned 46

2-1A District 6
Sacred Heart 0 Smith Center 78

2-1A District 7
Ellis 6 La Crosse 19
Oakley 0 Plainville 39

2-1A District 8
Stanton Co. 8 Meade 55

8-Man-1 District 4
Victoria 30 Osborne 36
Solomon 68 Bennington 62

8-Man-1 District 5
Ellinwood 0 Central Plains 64

8-Man-1 District 7
Satanta 16 Spearville 64
Ness City 24 South Gray 32

8-Man-1 District 8
Quinter 0 Rawlins Co. 50

8-Man-2 District 5
Sylvan-Lucas 6 Northern Valley 46

8-Man-2 District 6
Dighton 8 Otis-Bison 54
Greeley Co. 44 Triplains-Brewster 30

Western Athletic Conference
Dodge City 9 Garden City 40
Liberal 23 Great Bend 21

Ark Valley Chisholm Trail I
Haysville Campus 35 Hutchinson 7

11-Man Games of note
Bishop Carroll 35 Wichita Heights 14
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 28 St. James Academy 27
Buhler 6 Andale 17
Lawrence 40 SM East 62
Mill Valley 35 Blue Valley North 30

8-Man Games of note
St. Paul 74 Marmaton Valley 26

6-Man Games
Fowler 0 Pawnee Heights 63

Hays falls to McPherson to open district play

Posted on October 13, 2017

Friday night marked both the opening of district play and homecoming for Hays High. The Indians hosted #5 McPherson in the first of three games to determine which four teams from the district goes to the 4A-D1 playoffs.

McPherson started four of their seven first half drives in Hays High territory and took a 22-0 nothing lead into the locker room at half time. McPherson scored on runs of thirteen and eight yards then a nine yard pass to take their lead.

Highlights

McPherson controlled the second half getting the clock to a continuous clock in the 3rd quarter after scoring 15 continues points without the offense on the field. The Bullpups scored on a blocked punt returned for a touchdown, a safety and then a 61 yard kick off return for a touchdown. Leading 48-0 the difference in the score started the continuous clock for the remainder of the game.

The Indians lone score came when freshman Lane Becker split the defense for a 25 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the final 48-6 margin.

Hays travels to Abilene next week to take on the Cowboys in district play. Hays falls to 2-5 on the year. McPherson is now 6-1. Wamego beat Abilene in overtime 28-27. McPherson and Wamego will face off at 1-0 in district play and Hays and Abilene will enter 0-1.

Kansas and Missouri men’s basketball come together, Hope to raise $1 million for disaster relief efforts

Posted on October 13, 2017

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In unity, the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri men’s basketball programs will square off in a charity exhibition game Sunday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. at Kansas City’s Sprint Center. The purpose of the charity event – Showdown for Relief – is to raise awareness and financial support for hurricane relief efforts.

KU, MU and the Sprint Center, working in concert with the Kansas City Sports Commission, have collectively agreed that proceeds from the game will be donated to organizations assisting victims of the natural disasters that have occurred recently in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Money raised from the game will be contributed to the organizations that the five living former U.S. Presidents have come together to support: the Houston Harvey Relief Fund, the Rebuild Texas Fund, the Florida Disaster Fund, Juntos y Unidos Por Puerto Rico and the Fund for the U.S. Virgin Islands.

KU and MU together sought and received a waiver from the NCAA to play the extra exhibition game.

“The opportunity to make an impact on those suffering as result of the hurricanes, through the game of basketball, is a great opportunity for our program,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “When I brought the idea to our administration we immediately decided that, if we were going to do this, it needed to be selfless, impactful, and there could be no recognized revenue as a result of the competition. With that in mind, I contacted Coach Martin and discussed the possibility of us playing an exhibition game for the benefit of so many affected by the catastrophic storms. We both felt that this would be a great opportunity to impact others.”

“The opportunity to use the platform of college basketball to help so many people in need is the most important aspect of this event,” Mizzou head coach Cuonzo Martin said. “Buy tickets to this game, but also please donate if you are able to, as there are people in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who need our support. This scrimmage will not only be fun for fans of Mizzou and Kansas, but also for people all over the world.”

The two schools will split the approximately 18,000 seats in the Sprint Center; each athletics department will distribute its allotment. The game will not be televised or streamed, but each school’s radio network will broadcast it. The goal is to sell out the Sprint Center, which could yield approximately $1 million to distribute among the five charitable organizations.

Members of the Tiger Scholarship Fund will have the opportunity to purchase tickets from the Mizzou allotment first based on donor rank. TSF members should watch their e-mail for more details. A limited number of tickets for Mizzou students will be available for purchase starting Tuesday, Oct. 17.

Members of Kansas Athletics’ Williams Education Fund will have the opportunity to purchase tickets from the KU allotment based on donor membership level. WEF members should watch their e-mail for more details. A limited number of tickets for KU students will be available for purchase starting Friday, October 13.

Any remaining tickets from the schools’ allotments will go on sale online only through sprintcenter.com starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 18.

Kansas Athletics

Chiefs’ Kelce, Houston return to practice ahead of Steelers

Posted on October 13, 2017

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pass rusher Justin Houston were back on the practice field Friday and should be ready to go when Kansas City plays the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

Kelce cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol earlier in the week. Houston had calf spasms.

Wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Albert Wilson will also play after both were limited Thursday, coach Andy Reid said. Hill had a hamstring issue and Wilson had a knee injury.

The Chiefs began the week with a lengthy injury report, but Reid said only center Mitch Morse, right guard Laurent-Duvernay Tardif and safety Steven Terrell would be out against Pittsburgh.

Morse has a foot injury, Duvernay-Tardif a knee injury and Terrell is dealing with a concussion.

Monarch volleyball opens pool play 2-0 at MCL Tournament

Posted on October 13, 2017

WAKEENEY, Kan. – The third-ranked TMP-Marian volleyball team opened pool play 2-0 at the Mid-Continent League Tournament Thursday. The Monarchs, who are the No. 1 seed, swept Oakley (25-16, 25-11) then beat Phillipsburg in three (22-25, 25-21, 25-12) to move to 32-1 on the season.

Kayla Vitztum led the Monarchs with 29 kills, Jillian Lowe had 24 digs and Bailey Lacy four blocks.

Plainville, who’s ranked fourth in 2A and the two-seed, swept Ellis (25-23, 25-9) then lost to host Trego in three (22-25, 25-21, 15-25) and are now 26-3 on the season.

The Golden Eagles also swept Hill City.

The tournament continues with pool play Saturday morning.

Tiger volleyball falls to No. 20 Central Missouri

Posted on October 13, 2017

HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State volleyball team jumped out to an early lead against 20th-ranked Central Missouri, but it wasn’t enough as the Jennies rallied for a four-set victory Thursday evening inside Gross Memorial Coliseum (25-21, 15-25, 20-25, 12-25). The Tigers dip to 9-13 overall and 1-7 in the MIAA, while the Jennies move up to 16-4 this season and 7-1 in league action.

Brandi Fairbank Postgame Interview

The Tigers played nearly mistake-free in the opening set, totaling a .294 attack percentage after just four errors. FHSU was unable to keep up its strong pace, however, finishing the match with a .082 swing rate. The Black and Gold were able to hold the potent Jennies offense under its season average swing rate (.247), limiting UCM to a .221 hitting percentage.

Magan Alexander had a strong day at the net for the Tigers, reaching double figures in kills for the 11th time this season with 14 kills and a .289 swing rate. She was nearly perfect in the first set, picking up six kills and no errors on 10 swings. Sydney Dixon also reached double figures, adding 12 kills and six digs. Azlyn Cassaday paced the team with 14 digs, matching her season high. Callie Christensen had a game-high six blocks, including two solo swats.

All-MIAA middle hitter Kasey Hohlen had a career night for the Jennies, recording a personal-best 22 kills while swinging at a .463 clip.

The first set was a back-and-forth affair the entire way, with the teams combining for 13 ties and eight lead changes. Neither side led by more than two until the Tigers scored five in a row to turn a one point deficit into a four point lead, 20-16. Cassaday dropped in a pair of service aces during the run, with Dixon and Alexander also adding kills. The Jennies closed within one after a timeout, 22-21, prompting interim head coach Brandi Fairbank to call a timeout of her own. Her team came out of the huddle inspired, capturing the next three points to win the set, 25-21. Alexander started the run with a kill before Kylie Rollman added one of her nine kills on the night. The Tigers secured a 1-0 lead in the match after a Jennie attack error.

Fort Hays State took an early lead in the second set, but the Jennies slowly built their lead thanks to a 13-5 run. UCM ultimately led by as many as 10, evening the match with a 25-15 win.

The Tigers had their chances in the third set, leading by three as late as 19-16. UCM captured the next four points to jump in front for the first time in the frame, 20-19, before an attack error evened the score at 20. Fort Hays State was unable to take advantage, dropping the next five points to lose the set, 25-20, and fall behind 2-1 in the contest.

Central Missouri left nothing to doubt in the final set, never trailing in the frame and quickly leading by six (9-3) thanks to a 7-1 run. The Tigers tried to chip away at the lead, but the Jennies seemed to have an answer at every turn. UCM scored six of the last seven points in the set, taking the fourth set, 25-12, and the match, 3-1.

The Tigers wrap up their four-match homestand Friday when they face off with Lindenwood at 6 p.m.

HHS cross country competes at WAC meet

Posted on October 13, 2017October 13, 2017

GARDEN CITY, Kan. – Both the Hays High boys and girls cross country teams finished fifth at the Western Athletic Conference meet in Garden City. Yesenia Maldanado led the girls with an eight place finish and was honorable mention All-WAC.

Girls Team Results
1. Garden 51
2. Great Bend 51
3. Liberal 62
4. Dodge City 76
5. Hays 119

HHS Girls Results
Yesenia Maldonado, 17:55:00, 8th place
Tana Herreman, 18:54:00, 19th place
Madison Schmidt, 20:29:00, 35th place
Claire Shippy, 21:15:00, 37th place
Kassie Zimmer, 21:19:00, 38th place
Maddie Lohmeyer, 21:20:00, 39th place\

Boys Team Results
1. Great Bend 39
2. Garden City 49
3. Liberal 63
4. Dodge C ity 64
5. Hays 148

HHS Boys Results
Dawson VonFeldt, 19:03:00, 23rd
Justice Dotts, 20:18:00, 33rd
Garrett Gregg, 21:16:00, 41st
Mark Schuckman, 21:27:00, 43rd
Grant Brungardt, 21:37:00, 44th
Conner Cunningham, 22:17:00, 45th
Johnny Fuller, 22:35:00, 46th
Trystin Johnson, 24:08:00, 38th

Week six KVA rankings

Posted on October 12, 2017

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Volleyball Association is out with their week six volleyball rankings and no change for the area teams that are ranked. Hays High remains No. 7 in 4A Division I and TMP-Marian No. 3 in 3A. Plainville is still No. 4 in 2A while Wheatland-Grinnell continues to hold down the top spot in 1A Division I with Otis-Bison ranked third.

Records listed reflect information that was submitted by Monday, October 9.

Class 6A
1. Olathe Northwest 25-3 (1)
2. Olathe North 22-4 (2)
3. Blue Valley West 29-4 (4)
4. Blue Valley North 20-6 (3)
5. Washburn Rural 25-4 (6)
6. Manhattan 24-9 (5)
7. Lawrence 18-7 (7)
8. Lawrence-Free State 22-8 (8)
9. Shawnee Mission Northwest 25-10 (9)
10. Gardner-Edgerton 22-12 (NR)

Class 5A
1. St. James Academy 25-4 (1)
2. De Soto 28-3 (4)
3. Maize 25-6 (5)
4. Newton 30-6 (3)
5. Lansing 28-5 (2)
6. St. Thomas Aquinas 17-10 (7)
7. Andover 22-7 (8)
8. Goddard 26-4 (6)
9. Bishop Carroll 16-8 (NR)
10. Pittsburg 26-6 (10)

Class 4A – Division 1
1. Rose Hill 28-0 (1)
2. Louisburg 22-6 (2)
3. McPherson 30-5 (3)
4. Independence 25-1 (6)
5. Basehor-Linwood 21-12 (4)
6. Abilene 22-8 (5)
7. Hays 21-6 (7)
8. Chanute 23-9 (10)
9. Ulysses 22-8 (9)
10. Eudora 20-10 (NR)

Class 4A – Division 2
1. Topeka-Hayden 23-11 (1)
2. Concordia 26-4 (2)
3. Wichita-Trinity Academy 23-3 (3)
4. Nickerson 28-6 (4)
5. Andale 21-7 (5)
6. Burlington 24-4 (6)
7. Santa Fe Trail 22-8 (7)
8. Holcomb 23-7 (8)
9. Chapman 17-8 (9)
10. Hugoton 16-10 (10)

Class 3A
1. Kingman 32-1 (1)
2. Silver Lake 27-4 (2)
3. Thomas More Prep-Marian 30-1 (3)
4. Hesston 25-2 (4)
5. Nemaha Central 26-2 (5)
6. Cheney 23-4 (8)
7. Douglass 22-3 (6)
8. Beloit 28-4 (7)
9. St. Marys 22-6 (9)
10. Sedgwick 22-6 (NR)

Class 2A
1. Heritage Christian 26-4 (1)
2. Goessel 29-0 (2)
3. St. Mary’s-Colgan 22-3 (3)
4. Plainville 24-2 (4)
5. Kiowa County 28-3 (5)
6. Udall 29-1 (7)
7. Olpe 23-5 (8)
8. Inman 22-7 (6)
9. Smith Center 23-7 (9)
10. Sacred Heart 24-8 (NR)

Class 1A – Division 1
1. Centralia 28-1 (1)
2. Sylvan-Lucas 25-1 (2)
3. South Central 27-3 (3)
4. Valley Falls 26-6 (6)
5. Thunder Ridge 22-4 (5)
6. Hanover 23-8 (4)
7. Rural Vista 20-5 (7)
8. Pretty Prairie 19-4 (8)
9. Washington County 17-10 (9)
10. Frankfort 19-9 (10)

Class 1A – Division 2
1. Wheatland-Grinnell 26-2 (1)
2. Argonia 25-5 (2)
3. Otis-Bison 21-7 (3)
4. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton 21-6 (4)
5. Cunningham 18-8 (7)
6. South Barber 17-8 (6)
7. Northern Valley 14-8 (5)
8. Attica 15-11 (9)
9. Ingalls 20-10 (10)
10. Logan 16-9 (8)

Win the ‘Best Seat in the House’ for Tiger football

Posted on October 11, 2017August 31, 2017

Eagle Communications wants to give you the “Best Seat in the House” for this weekend’s Fort Hays State University football game.

One lucky winner will receive four tickets to the game and will be seated on a couch and chairs near the south endzone, complete with Eagle cups and an Eagle/FHSU blanket.

Those registering must be able to attend the game to be eligible to win.

FHSU women’s golf finishes 12th at the Midwest Classic

Posted on October 11, 2017

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Fort Hays State women’s golf team completed the Midwest Classic (Oct. 9-10) with a sixth-place finish among MIAA schools and 12th place finish overall (Oct. 9-10). The event was at the Mules National Golf Club, a par-71, 5,800-yard course. The Tigers matched their season best of 325 on the first day before giving up a few strokes on their way to a 340 on the final day, finishing the week with a total of 665.

Hannah Perkins led Fort Hays State for the week, tying for 32nd individually. Perkins fired rounds of 79 and 81 to complete the tournament 18-over par (160).

Hannah Karasiuk shot rounds of 79 and 87 to finish in a tie for 47th. Taylor DeBoer (90-83) and Katie Brungardt (82-91) each tied for 72nd with a total score of 173. Madison Roether shot rounds of 85 and 89, figuring into the team scoring each day.

Arkansas Tech won the tournament after firing rounds of 306 and 307 to finish at 45-over par (613) for the week. Augustana finished second with a score of 615 and Central Missouri (616) finished third. Samantha Crawford of Nebraska-Kearney claimed the individual title with a three-over par performance (145) for the tournament.

FHSU men’s golf finishes 17th at the Holiday Inn Express Classic

Posted on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Fort Hays State men’s golf team finished seventh among MIAA teams and 17th overall at the Holiday Inn Express Classic (Oct. 9-10), hosted at St. Joseph Country Club in St. Joseph, Missouri. Junior Mac McNish led the Tigers tying for 30th individually with rounds of 70, 76 and 78 to finish 11-over par for the tournament (224). The Tigers tied for eighth after the first round, matching their season-best score of 297. The Tigers then shot a 311 in the second round and 317 in the third round for a tournament total of 925.

Senior Skyler Tebo completed the tournament in a tie for 36th with rounds of 77, 73 and 76 to finish two shots behind McNish at 226 for the tournament. Seve Sites (72-86-84) and Colton Bobek (78-81-83) each tied for 85th, while Lane Pauls shot rounds of 84, 81 and 83.

McNish was incredibly consistent in the first round, recording two birdies, one bogey and 15 pars en route to his 1-under 70. It was the first under-par round for a Tiger since the 2015-16 season when Lane Pauls shot a 1-under 71 at the MIAA Championships (4/20/16).

Harding took the team title with a 26-over par (294-286-298) finish. The Bison finished the tournament with an 878. Missouri Western tied Harding, but lost the tiebreaker on the second playoff hole, posting a tournament score of 878. Central Missouri finished third just one stroke back with an 879. John Bonaobra of Central Missouri claimed the individual title with a two-under par performance and a total of 211 for the week.