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TMP-Marian girls’ soccer cruises past Collegiate to advance in 4-1A playoffs

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HAYS, Kan. – Kayla Vitzum scored six second half goals to lead the TMP-Marian girls’ soccer team to a 13-3 win over Wichita-Collegiate Thursday afternoon in the Central/South Central Region #4 finals at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex.

Ashley Ostrander scored all three of her goals in the first half helping the Monarchs (12-4-1) build a 4-0 halftime lead.

Aubrey Koeningsman scored the second of her two goals early in the second half to push the lead to 5-0. Vitztum would then score six of the next seven goals for TMP who advances to the 4-1A state quarterfinals next Tuesday (May 23).

Perkins wraps up second round at Division II National Championships

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FINDLAY, Ohio – Fort Hays State golferHannah Perkins posted a second round 8-over 80 at the 2017 Division II Women’s Golf Championships Thursday, moving to 13-over for the tournament. The four-round tournament is being held at the par-72, 6,206-yard Findlay Country Club. The sophomore now sits in a tie for 25th in the individual standings

Perkins began play on another blustery day with two bogeys before rebounding to finish the front nine at 2-over. The back nine did not go quite as well as yesterday, finishing 6-over on the incoming nine to finish 8-over for the round.

Ann Parmerter of Dallas Baptist shot a second-straight 1-over 73 to lead the tournament. Perkins maintained her lead over the other two individuals from the MIAA.

Perkins will open the third round at 8:35 a.m. ET (7:35 a.m. CT) Friday (May 19), teeing off on hole No. 10.

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FHSU men’s basketball adds guard for 2017-18 season

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State Men’s Basketball head coach Mark Johnson announced the signing of KeShawn Wilson for the 2017-18 season on Thursday (May 18). Wilson is a junior transfer from Southwestern (Iowa) Community College, the 2017 NJCAA Division II National Champion.

Wilson is a guard who stands at 6 feet, 2 inches. He helped the Southwestern to its first national title in program history during the 2016-17 campaign. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. He shot 45.2 percent from the field overall, including a 39.7 percent clip beyond the 3-point line, while hitting at a 74.6 percent rate at the free-throw line. His season high in points was 31, coming in a game where he buried six 3-point field goals. He buried 75 3-point field goals for the season.

As a freshman in 2015-16, Wilson averaged 12.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. He shot 43.4 percent from the field overall, which included a 41.9 percent effort beyond the 3-point line, and 63.2 percent from the free-throw line that season. A game in which he buried eight 3-point field goals helped him to a season high of 30 points.

“We’re excited to have KeShawn join our program,” said Johnson. “Coming from a national championship team, he’s a winner with a high basketball IQ and a good all-around player. He can handle the ball and shoot it well, and possesses good athleticism. He brings a competitiveness to our team we look forward to have.”

Wilson is a native of Lincoln, Neb., where he played prep ball at Lincoln High School. As a senior he averaged 14.6 points per game and he was a three-time all-state honorable mention selection in Nebraska Class A.

Wilson is the second transfer to sign with the Tigers for the 2017-18 season. He joins Calvin Harrington (Northeast (Neb.) CC) as junior college transfers committing to FHSU next season. Overall, the Tigers have announced the addition of three players for next year so far with Nyjee Wright (Wichita, Kan., Derby High School) as the lone high school signing.

Men’s Basketball Signings for 2017-18

Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown Previous School
Calvin Harrington G/F 6’6″ 190 Jr. Park Forest, Ill. Northeast (Neb.) CC
KeShawn Wilson G 6’2″ 175 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Southwestern (Iowa) CC
Nyjee Wright G 5’10” 155 Fr. Wichita, Kan. Derby HS

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TMP advances to 3A State Tournament

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Regional Semifinal:
TMP 15, Lakin 4

Regional Final:
TMP 12, Hugoton 7

HAYS, Kan.-TMP jumped out early in their 15-4 3A Regional Semifinal win over Lakin at the TMP Sports Complex Wednesday evening.  With two outs and nobody on in the top of the first inning the Monarchs put together a combination of hits, walks and Lakin errors to score five runs and take the early 5-0 lead.  Lakin would answer with three in the bottom of the first but that would be as close as they would get.

Both teams went scoreless until the Monarchs put up a four spot in the fourth inning.  The Broncs scored their last run in the fifth and TMP put the game away with a six run top of the seventh inning.  Cole Zimmerman went six innings to pick up the win and help send the Monarchs to the championship game.

The championship game matched TMP with the fifth seeded Hugoton Eagles who topped Ellsworth in the first semifinal matchup of the day.  The Monarch offense picked up where it left off in game one with four runs in the bottom of the first inning.  Hugoton, who went down in order in the top of the first came back strong in the second, scoring six runs to take a two run lead.

The lead was short lived as TMP re-took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead for good.  The Monarchs led 9-6 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning when they put the game out of reach with three runs.  Hugoton threatened in the fifth and sixth innings when they left the bases loaded while scoring only one run, eventually falling to TMP 12-7.

TMP improves to 13-8 on the season and advance to the 3A State Tournament in Manhattan next Thursday and Friday.

DUSTY WASHBURN INTERVIEW

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

Yankees tee off on Vargas in romp over Royals

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run fourth inning, the Yankees piled up 16 hits and New York rolled to an 11-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.

Michael Pineda (4-2) allowed three runs and six hits with two walks over six-plus innings. The big right-hander was shaky throughout but good enough to win for only the second time in 16 road starts.

The Yankees teed off on Jason Vargas (5-2), who came into the game with a major league-leading 1.01 ERA. The left-hander allowed as many earned runs in the fourth as he had in his first seven starts combined, and was lifted after allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks in four innings.

Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer and Whit Merrifield also went deep for Kansas City, which scored three times in the ninth to make the final score more respectable.

HHS girls’ soccer advances in 4-1A playoffs

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High girls’ soccer team has advanced in the 4-1A playoffs after a 4-0 win over Augusta Wednesday at the Fort Hays State Soccer Complex. Sydney Sulzman, Lanie Schmidt and Kallie Lieker all scored in the first half to give the Indians a 3-0 halftime lead.

HHS improved to 11-6. They will now play at McPherson Thursday at 6 pm.

Perkins opens competition at National Championships

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FINDLAY, Ohio – Fort Hays State golfer Hannah Perkins fired a 5-over 77 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship Wednesday afternoon (May 17) at the Findlay Country Club. Perkins sits in a tie for 19th with three rounds yet to play at the par-72, 6,206-yard course.

The sophomore opened play on a breezy day on the back nine, moving as low as one-under and a tie for the lead after eight holes. She ended up carding two birdies and two bogeys to finish at even par through her first nine. She made four-straight pars after making the turn, staying at even par through 13 holes. Perkins then gave back five shots over her final five holes, including a triple bogey on her final hole of the day.

Perkins is just four shots back of the lead, with four individuals posting rounds of 1-over 73. She is the top individual from the MIAA, two shots in front of Central Oklahoma’s Anna Pool and seven shots clear of Missouri Western’s Chong Yong.

Perkins will open the second round at 10:10 a.m. ET (9:10 a.m. CT) on Thursday (May 18), teeing off on hole No. 1.

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Yankees’ home runs back Sabathia in rout of Royals

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer, Chris Carter added a two-run shot and CC Sabathia got back on track as the New York Yankees rolled to a 7-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

Pitching on six days’ rest, Sabathia (3-2) went 6 2/3 shutout innings to win for the first time since April 15. He struck out five and walked two before leaving with the bases loaded, but Tyler Clippard promptly fanned Whit Merrifield to escape the jam.

Clippard also handled the eighth before Jonathan Holder gave up a run in the ninth.

Sanchez drilled an 0-1 pitch from Jason Hammel (1-5) to center field with nobody out in the third, and Carter pounded a 1-1 pitch to almost the same place with two down in the fourth.

Hays baseball punches ticket to state

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The Hays High Indians entered Tuesday’s regional tournament in Buhler on a six game losing streak.  They left with back to back wins and a spot in the 4A-D1 state tournament, beating McPherson 16-2 and Buhler 9-7.

Hays scored eight runs in the top of the first inning as McPherson committed two errors in the inning to keep the Indians at the plate.  The Bullpups answered back with two runs in the home half of the first inning.  After pushing two across the plate, starting pitcher Trey Riggs fielded a ground ball that started an inning ending double play with the bases loaded.  Hays plated five more runs in the top of the second inning to firmly grasp control of the game and were never threatened again.

Trey Riggs went the distance in the five inning run rule victory.  It is his fourth win of the season.  Tryone Wynn drove in seven runs, hitting a two run home run, a two run single and then a three run double.  He went 4-4 in the game.  Hays took seven walks and was hit once in the game.  Trey VanPelt and Trey Riggs each homered for the first time on the season.  In the game Hays hit three home runs after having just two through the twenty game regular season.

Highlights v McPherson

Grant Coffman took the mound in game two and kept the bats of Buhler quiet through his six and two-thirds innings of work.  Buhler had scored 21 runs in the just innings in a 21-0, three inning win against Ulysses earlier in the day.  Hays took a one run lead in the first inning on a bases loaded walk.  That lead held until the third when the Crusaders hit a pair of doubles to tie the game at one.  Hays again used the other teams errors to a big inning.

In the top of the fourth inning with one on and two out, Buhler looked to be getting out of the inning on a ground ball to third base.  The ball was bobbled though and Tyrone Wynn beat out a late throw to first.  After a walk to load the bases, Trey Riggs ripped a three run double to push the Hays lead up to 4-1.  Later in the inning Jace Armstrong struck out for the third out of the inning, but the catcher threw over the head of the first baseman after dropping the third strike.  The errant throw allowed two more runs to score and Hays added one more running following that to lead 7-1.

Highlights v Buhler

Hays scratched across two more runs on a Jace Armstrong RBI sacrifice bunt in the sixth and Dawson Harman single in the seventh.  Those single tallies turned out to be the difference in the game.  Coffman started the potential final batter of the game with his 105th pitch, allowing him to finish the at bat.  He ended up walking the batter and had to leave the game due to the KSHSAA pitch count rule.  Tyrone Wynn came on in relief and allowed two inherited runners to score and then four more of his own on a grand slam tightening the game to 9-7.  Palmer Hutchison then earned his first career save, inducing a ground ball out from the only batter he faced.

Coach Frank Leo

The two wins put Hays in the state tournament in Salina, which Buhler had won the year before.  It is the first trip to state for the Hays High Indians baseball team since 2012.  With the wins, Hays is now 10-12 on the year.

Hays will be the eight seed at the state tournament that still has one more spot to fill.  Andover Central (16-4) and Augusta (16-5) will have their regional championship game on Wednesday.  Other teams claiming spots on Tuesday:
Maize South (17-5)
Ottawa (16-5)
Topeka-Hayden (13-7)
Independence (10-8)
Bishop Miege (11-11)
Basehor-Linwood (10-11)
Hays (10-12)

Eight Tigers selected to compete at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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Fort Hays State Track and Field will have eight athletes compete at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Bradenton, Florida, May 25-27. FHSU had five men and three women selected to compete.

FHSU men receiving the invitation include Dillando Allotey, Decano Cronin, Brett Meyer, Kolt Newell and TJ Dozier. FHSU women receiving the invitation are Alexcia Deutscher, Micki Krzesinski and Kelly Wycoff. Allotey and Wycoff will both compete in two events at the championships.

Allotey will compete in the 200 and 400 meters. He owns the eighth fastest time in the nation this year in the 200 meters (20.91 seconds) and the 11th fastest time in the 400 meters (47.09 seconds). He was an All-America performer in the 200 meters during the indoor season. Wycoff will compete in the same events on the women’s side. She owns the 16th fastest time in the nation in the 400 meters (54.80 seconds) and the 21st fastest time in the 200 meters (24.01 seconds).

Cronin and Meyer are a force for the Tigers in the 800 meters. Meyer already gained All-America honors earlier this year for the indoor season in the event, while Cronin was invited to nationals but unable to compete due to illness. Cronin moved to third on the national performance list this past weekend with an altitude adjusted time of 1:48.94, while Meyer is ninth on the performance list with a top time of 1:49.43 this year.

Newell continues to improve in the high jump, clearing a personal best 6 feet, 11 inches this past weekend. His effort ties for ninth best in the nation so far this year.

Dozier ranks 17th on the national performance list in the discus with his best effort at 172 feet, 3 inches this season.

Deutscher owns the fourth-best throw in the women’s javelin this year with a mark of 156 feet, 11 inches. Unfortunately, teammate Estefania Lopez, who owns the nation’s top mark this year, will not be able to compete at the championships due to an injury sustained in mid-April. Deutscher looks to carry on the strong tradition of recent women’s javelin throwers at FHSU.

Krzesinski will compete in the 10,000 meters at the championships. She ranks 11th on the national performance list with a time of 35:02.67.

Here is the schedule for the Tigers at the championships…

Thursday, May 25
Women’s 400 meter prelims (Wycoff) – 6:25 pm ET
Men’s 400 meter prelims (Allotey) – 6:40 pm ET
Women’s 10,000 meters (Krzesinski) – 8:55 pm ET

Friday, May 26
Men’s Discus (Dozier) – 5:00 pm ET
Women’s 200 meter prelims (Wycoff) –5:35 pm ET
Men’s 200 meter prelims (Allotey) –5:50 pm ET
Men’s 800 meter prelims (Cronin & Meyer) –6:20 pm ET

Saturday, May 27
Women’s Javelin (Deutscher) – 11:30 am ET
Men’s High Jump (Newell) – 5:30 pm ET
Women’s 400 meter final (Wycoff) – 6:15 pm ET
Men’s 400 meter final (Allotey) – 6:25 pm ET
Men’s 800 meter final (Cronin & Meyer) – 7:05 pm ET
Women’s 200 meter final (Wycoff) – 7:45 pm ET
Men’s 400 meter final (Allotey) – 7:55 pm ET

HHS soccer postponed

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High soccer team got a little over five minutes into their match with Augusta before lightning moved into the area. After trying to wait out the storm, the scoreless contest was postponed. It will resume Wednesday where it left off at a time and place to be determined Wednesday morning.

The winner will play McPherson who beat El Dorado 10-0.

 

TMP softball blanks Ellsworth, to Championship

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

TMP 7, Ellsworth 0

RUSSELL, Kan.-The TMP Lady Monarchs capitalized on Ellsworth errors all afternoon long in their 7-0 win over the Lady Bearcats in 3A Regional Semi-final play on Tuesday in Russell.  TMP scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning on only one hit, one hit by pitch and three Ellsworth errors.  The score remained 3-0 as the game headed into the late innings.

The first two batters reached for Ellsworth in the top of the sixth but were left stranded after three consecutive strikeouts by Alison Helget ended the threat.  TMP would take advantage in the bottom of the sixth by putting four runs on the board thanks to two hits, a walk and two more Ellsworth errors.  Helget shut the door in the top of the 7th to seal the TMP victory, helping move their record to 16-6 on the season.

The Lady Monarchs were awaiting the winner of Russell and Hugoton for the championship game when weather intervened in the top of the 7th with one out and Russell leading 7-3.  After waiting for over an hour for lightning to clear rain came and washed the rest of the game out and the Lady Broncos were declared the winner.  TMP and Russell will meet for the Regional Championship on Thursday at 2pm in Russell.

 

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