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Hays Eagles go 3-2 in season opening tournament; Jr. Eagles 0-5

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BUHLER, Kan. – The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion finished up 3-2 over the weekend at the Next Level Showcase in Buhler. After beating the Wichita Sluggers 3-0 then losing to the Aeros 18 14-2 on Friday, they beat the Hutchinson Colts 9-1 then lost to 316 Elite Lienhard 10-0 Saturday. Sunday, the Eagles scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to edge the Black Diamonds 5-4.

Grant Coffman doubled to drive in Palmer Hutchison with the go ahead run with one out. Hutchison tied the game with a double that scored Willie Sennett one batter earlier.

Nick Fisher earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of relief. Trey Riggs got the last three outs in the seventh for the save.

The Eagles are back in action tomorrow night with a doubleheader in Dodge City.

The Hays Junior Legion goes 0-5 at the same tournament. The Junior Eagles gave up four in the bottom of the sixth and lost on a walkoff RBI single up the middle in their final game against 316 Elite 12-11. The Junior Eagles host Dodge City Tuesday night at Larks Park.

Indians pound Royals to avoid 3-game series sweep

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Roberto Perez and Daniel Robertson helped the Indians batter Royals pitcher Eric Skoglund before a long rain delay washed out both starters, and Cleveland went on to beat Kansas City 8-0 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Perez and Robertson ripped two-run doubles off Skoglund (1-1) in the second inning before rain moved in during the bottom half. Lightning went off in the distance, and the tarp was pulled onto the field for 1 hour, 50 minutes.

When the game resumed, the Indians quickly tacked on runs to put it away.

Dan Otero (1-0) replaced Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer after the delay and allowed one hit over 2 1/3 innings to earn his first win since Sept. 22, when he also got the decision in relief against Kansas City.

Jason Kipnis homered and drove in two for the Indians. Robertson finished with three RBIs.

Hays Monarchs split with Hoisington in season opener

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays Monarchs American Legion split their season opener with Hoisington Friday at the TMP Sports Complex. The Monarchs overcame an early 3-0 deficit and won the opener 7-4. They committed four errors and lost the second game 6-3.

The Monarchs (1-1) scored three in the third inning then three more in the fourth to take the lead then added one more in the fifth. Creighton Renz had three of the Monarchs eight hits while Gavin Schumacher drove in two runs. Cole Zimmerman did not allow an earned run while giving up two hits over six innings for the win.

Hoisington scored in five of the first six innings and led 6-0 in the second game before the Monarchs tried to rally late. Luke Ruder drove in two of the Monarchs three runs with a single in the sixth and seventh. Tate Garcia allowed five runs (one earned) on eight hits and suffered the loss.

The Monarchs travel to Larned for a doubleheader Monday.

Lopez, Starks lead Larks to shutout of Great Bend

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GREAT BEND, Kan. – Alex Lopez and Tyler Starks combined on a five hit shutout to lead the Hays Larks to a 2-0 win over Great Bend in the Jayhawk League opener for both at Al Burns Field. The reigning league champs even their record at 1-1 while the Bat Cats drop their season and Jayhawk League debut.

Lopez (1-0), who led the Larks with eight wins a year ago, allowed four hits while striking out two with no walks and picked up the win in his first start of the season. Starks, who just completed his sophomore season at Stephen F. Austin, struck out seven and walked one while allowing one hit. He retired nine of the final 10 batters he faced for the four inning save.

The Larks (1-1) scored a run in the first when Trey Ochoa scored on a Bat Cat error. Alex Weiss scored the Larks second run in the top of the ninth on Clayton Rasbeary’s double.

The series shifts to Larks Park on Saturday. Free admission for the 7pm game courtesy of A&A Coors and Walmart.

Jason Vargas tosses shutout as Royals beat Indians

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jason Vargas tossed his first shutout in nearly three years Friday night, outdueling Royals nemesis Josh Tomlin and sending Kansas City to a 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

Vargas (7-3) allowed seven hits over the first six innings but deftly induced double plays in four of them to escape the trouble. The veteran left-hander then set down the Indians in order the rest of the way, making a nifty grab of Carlos Santana’s liner in the ninth to seal it.

It was Vargas’ first shutout since a 3-0 victory over Oakland on Aug. 13, 2014.

The Royals scored their first run off Tomlin (3-7) with two down in the sixth when Lorenzo Cain beat out an infield single — he was initially ruled out, but the call was quickly overturned.

Hays Eagles Senior American Legion splits season opener

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BUHLER, Kan. – The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion split their first two games at the Next Level Showcase at Buhler High School. The Eagles beat the Wichita Sluggers 3-0 then lost 14-2 in a five inning run-rule game with the Aeros.

Grant Coffman threw a complete game shutout, striking out five and walking three while allowing four hits in the first game against the Wichita Sluggers. The Eagles scored two in the second on a bases loaded walk to Willie Sennett and a Dawson Harmon fly out. They added their third run on an error in the fourth.

Hays (1-1) scored two in the second inning on a Nick Fisher triple and Cole Murphy double. The Aeros then struck for nine in the fourth then five in fifth. Trey Riggs allowed eight runs (two earned) on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks.

The Eagles play the Hutchinson Colts and 316 Elite Lienhard Saturday.

Chiefs release WR Maclin in midst of voluntary workouts

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have released wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, cutting ties with one of the most high-profile free-agent signings made by general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid.

The unexpected move Friday came after the Chiefs wrapped up the second week of voluntary workouts. Maclin had been a regular at the Chiefs’ practice facility this offseason, and he recently got married — with Reid and a number of his teammates in attendance.

Maclin was entering the third year of a $55 million, five-year contract with Kansas City. It was a deal that became especially costly when the Chiefs found guilty of tampering in their pursuit of him and were stripped of two draft picks and received a fine.

Larks drop season opener

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays Larks fell in a big early hole and couldn’t dig themselves out of it as they lost their season opener 5-1 to the Denver Cougars Thursday night at Larks Park. The Cougars (2-4) had six of their nine hits in the second inning in which they plated all five of their runs.

The Larks lone run came in the fifth after Jacob Boston drew a two-out walk then was caught in a run-down trying to steal second which allowed Oklahoma’s Keone Givens to score from third.

New Mexico’s Chandler Coates allowed four runs on five hits over 1 2/3 innings and takes the loss.

The Larks open Jayhawk League play on the road Friday night against league newcomer Great Bend at 7pm. The Bat Cats will play in Hays Saturday before the series shifts back to Great Bend on Sunday.

Hays Senior Eagles sweep Russell

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RUSSELL, Kan. – The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion baseball team used a nine-run second inning to build an 11-0 lead and beat Russell 13-1 in game one of their doubleheader Sunday in Russell. They rallied with eight in the sixth and four in the seventh to win the second game 20-9 and sweep the doubleheader, running their winning streak to nine games.

Palmer Hutchison hit a grand slam in the first game and a two-run shot in the second game and drove in nine in the two games.

Grant Coffman also homered in the second game and drove in four. Coffman allowed one unearned run in 1 2/3 innings relief for the win.

Trey Riggs allowed one run on five hits for the win in the first game which was called after four by run rule.

The Eagles (11-2)are back in action Wednesday with a doubleheader in Ellis.

Tigers defeat Royals

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – J.D. Martinez and Justin Upton hit two-run doubles with two outs in the third inning as the Detroit Tigers held off the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday night.

Royals starter Ian Kennedy (0-5) walked the bases loaded before giving up the doubles on consecutive pitches.

Victor Martinez and Alex Avila homered for the Tigers, who completed a 4-7 three-city trip.

Kennedy was pulled after three innings, allowing five runs, four hits and three walks. Kennedy is 0-7 in 13 starts since he last won on Sept. 11. He threw 41 pitches in the third.

Broncos say Shaq Barrett is out several months with bad hip

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Broncos outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett will miss the rest of the team’s offseason program because of a hip injury sustained in a non-team workout last week.

Coach Vance Joseph tweeted that Barrett won’t need surgery but will be out “at least the next few months.”

Barrett missed OTAs this week to travel to Vail, Colorado, to see how severe his injury was. Joseph said doctors told the team Wednesday that the injury could be treated conservatively.

“It’s a tough break losing him for at least the next few months, but we’re still counting on him being a big part of our team in 2017,” Joseph said. “I have no doubt Shaq will work very hard during his rehab. We’re looking forward to getting him back on the field when he’s healthy.”

Barrett, an undrafted free agent out of Colorado State in 2015, has seven sacks over the last two seasons. The Broncos were heavily counting on him to boost their pass rush following DeMarcus Ware’s retirement.

Barrett’s injury opens opportunities for free agent Kasim Edebali as well as Vontarrius Dora and undrafted free agents Deon Hollins of UCLA and Ken Ekanem of Virginia Tech.

UCM wins inaugural MIAA Commissioner’s Cup

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Central Missouri edged Pittsburg State by less than a tenth of a point to claim the inaugural MIAA Commissioner’s Cup. Central Oklahoma also finished in double digits to come in third as the teams were all divided by less than a point.

Central Missouri won all the All-Sports Trophies during the time they went by that name, but this is by far the closest the race has ever been.

“Winning the commissioner’s cup is attributed to our outstanding coaches and student-athletes across all sports,” Central Missouri Athletic Director Jerry Hughes said. “We’re proud of not only their accomplishments on the playing fields, but also in the classroom and how they represent the University of Central Missouri in the community.”

Missouri Southern finished in fourth place just five-tenths ahead of Northwest Missouri who rounded out the top five. Just three-tenths of a points divided six through eighth place as Fort Hays State came in sixth, Emporia State was seventh and Missouri Western placed eight.

In ninth place was Northeastern State with Lindenwood finishing behind them in ninth place. Nebraska-Kearney was just three-tenths of a point ahead of Southwest who was just two-tenths ahead of Washburn in the 11-12-13 spots. Lincoln finished in 14th despite winning one league championship and coming in as the league runner-up once.

“We are very excited that the Commissioner’s Cup has been brought back to help celebrate the outstanding achievement of MIAA student-athletes and coaches throughout the academic year,” MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy said. “It was a banner season for many MIAA programs at the regional and national levels and the close race we had in the conference standings to decide the commissioner’s Cup winner for 2016-17 highlights just how competitive the MIAA is right now.”

The trophy will be presented to UCM at the MIAA Awards Ceremony presented by Husch Blackwell on June 5 from the Kansas City Public Library – Plaza Branch.

 

Current Standings (Final)
1. Central Missouri, 10.941
2. Pittsburg State, 10.875
3. Central Oklahoma, 10.143
4. Missouri Southern, 8.929
5. Northwest Missouri, 8.406
6. Fort Hays State, 7.778
7. Emporia State, 7.547
8. Missouri Western, 7.470
9. Northeastern State, 7.150
10. Lindenwood, 7.011
11. Nebraska-Kearney, 6.778
12. Southwest Baptist, 6.470
13. Washburn, 6.281
14. Lincoln, 5.818

Six from FHSU Track and Field earn All-America Honors

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NEW ORLEANS – Six student-athletes from the Fort Hays State track and field program earned All-America honors at the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, announced Tuesday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Individuals earn first team All-America status by finishing in the top eight in their event, while second team honors are given to those finishing ninth through 12th.

USTFCCCA Press Release

Dacono Cronin (first, 1:49.75) and Brett Meyer (seventh, 1:50.96) both earned first team All-America honors in the 800m run. It was the second time this season FHSU had multiple first team All-America athletes after Meyer and Dillando Allotey both earned the honor at the Indoor Championships. Cronin became the first National Champion for FHSU since 2011 (Christa Bergmann, weight throw).

Alexcia Deutscher picked up second team All-America accolades after a 10th place finish in the javelin throw. The freshman posted a top mark of 145-10 in the final meet of the year.

TJ Dozier placed ninth in the discus to earn second team All-America status after a throw of 173-10.

Micki Krzesinski earned second team All-America honors with her 10th place finish in the 10,000m run last Thursday (May 25). The senior finished the race in 35:59.43.

Kelly Wycoff was also named second team All-America after placing 12th in the 400m dash. The junior crossed the line in 54.92, placing fifth in her heat.

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