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Legette’s double-double leads FHSU past No. 9 Central Oklahoma

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Tatyana Legette scored 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the Fort Hays State women to a 57-44 win over No. 9 Central Oklahoma Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. It’s the Tigers (18-6, 9-6 MIAA) second win over a top-10 team this season and the 800th in program history. UCO (20-4, 11-3 MIAA) has now three straight and still has yet to beat FHSU at the Coliseum.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

FHSU used went on a 10-2 run in the second quarter to build and eight point lead, then after the Bronchos pulled within one with 2:33 to play in the half, went on a 20-4 run over the next eight minutes to go up 17.

UCO closed the gap to eight with 6:47 to play, but Sarah Pimentel hit a layup off an in-bounds pass with one on the shot clock and Carly Heim it a jumper to push the lead back to double-figures.

The Tigers, who played without Emma Stroyan due to illness, held the Bronchos to 26-percent shooting including 4-for-24 from beyond the arc. The Tigers outrebounded the much taller Bronchos by six and scored 19 points off of 17 offensive rebounds.

UCO was led by 6-5 junior Jesheon Cooper who scored 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

Jackson leads No. 3 Kansas past Texas Tech

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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Josh Jackson had 31 points and 11 rebounds and made a free throw with 2.8 seconds left to lift No. 3 Kansas to an 80-79 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday.

After Kansas inbounded the ball with 5.4 seconds left, Jackson was fouled and missed the first free throw before making the game-winner.

Landen Lucas scored 13 points and Frank Mason III had 12 for Kansas (22-3, 10-2 Big 12).

Keenan Evans finished with 25 points and Niem Stevenson had a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds for Texas Tech (16-9, 4-8). Zach Smith finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

On Texas Tech’s inbound with 1 second remaining, the Red Raiders managed an off-balance shot from Evans that fell short.

No. 13 West Virginia defeats Kansas State

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jevon Carter had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 13 West Virginia to a foul-plagued 85-66 victory over Kansas State on Saturday.

West Virginia (20-5, 8-4 Big 12) struggled at the start making two of its first eight shots from the field over the first 4 minutes, but the Mountaineers then went on a 12-1 run to take the lead.

Kansas State rallied to tie the game at 34 at halftime.

After a 3-pointer by Xavier Sneed early in the second half, the Wildcats (16-9, 5-7) went on a cold snap from the field that lasted over 6 minutes. West Virginia capitalized and held a 13-point lead midway through the second half.

Kansas State never recovered.

Fouls dominated the game, as 56 were called throughout the game although no player fouled out.

Nathan Adrian added 11 points for West Virginia.

Wesley Iwundu led five Wildcats in double figures with 14 points.

Area high school scoreboard for 2/10/17

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Girls
Western Athletic Conference
Liberal  42   Hays High  38
Garden City 36   Great Bend  46
*Dodge City  36  Nickerson  42

Mid-Continent League
Phillipsburg  25    TMP  64
Plainville  44   Norton  54
Ellis  44    Smith Center  50
Hill City  46   Oakley  42
*Osborne  24  Stockton  71

Central Prairie League
St. John  65   Victoria  31
La Crosse  24  Central Plains  65
Ness City  37  Otis-Bison  53
Kinsley  45   Ellinwood  49

North Central Activities Association
Ellsworth  35   Republic Co.  50
Russell  66   Beloit  49

Northern Plains League
St. Johns-Tipton  52   Chase  25
Natoma  34  Pike Valley  31
Sylvan Lucas  42   Wilson  69
South Cloud  29   Lakeside  23
Lincoln  32  Rock Hills  19

Northwest Kansas League
Quinter  57   Rawlins Co.  40
Dighton  32  Hoxie  39

Central Kansas League
Halstead  47   Hoisington  35
Haven  52   Lyons  43

Great Western Activities Conference
Holcomb  48   Goodland  47
Colby  11   Hugoton  62
Scott City  46   Ulysses  40

Boys
Western Athletic Conference
Liberal  43   Hays High  42
*Dodge City  36   Nickerson  42

Mid-Continent League
Phillipsburg  60    TMP  62
Plainville  39    Norton  66
Ellis  54    Smith Center  41
Hill City  51   Oakley  37
*Osborne  60   Stockton  35

Central Prairie League
St. John  87    Victoria  22
La Crosse  34    Central Plains  71
Ness City  67    Otis-Bison  34

North Central Activities Association
Russell  65   Beloit  92

Northern Plains League
St. Johns-Tipton  61   Chase  29
Natoma  26    Pike Valley  65
Thunder Ridge  39   Tescott  37
Lincoln  36   Rock Hills  39

Central Kansas League
Halstead  47   Hoisington  35

Great Western Activities Conference
Holcomb  67    Goodland  22
Scott City  46   Ulysses  40

*Non-league

AP-KS–Kansas Prep Scores

Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 55, Wamego 46
Andale 55, Wellington 28
Anderson County 49, Iola 40
Arkansas City 65, Andover 55
Augusta 77, Winfield 67
Basehor-Linwood 69, KC Turner 65
Belle Plaine 55, Chaparral 52
Beloit 92, Russell 65
Bennington 58, Sedgwick 28
Bishop Miege 71, St. James Academy 59
Bishop Seabury Academy 77, Veritas Christian 52
Blue Valley 78, Blue Valley Southwest 53
Burlingame 42, Lebo 37
Burlington 61, Prairie View 51
Butler, Mo. 65, Maranatha Academy 59
BV North 46, Gardner-Edgerton 33
BV Northwest 50, BV West 17
BV Randolph 63, Wetmore 61
Caldwell 54, Flinthills 30
Cedar Vale/Dexter 49, Argonia 44
Central Plains 71, LaCrosse 34
Chapman 59, Concordia 50
Cheney 66, Medicine Lodge 21
Clifton-Clyde 67, Frankfort 61
Derby 73, Newton 64
Dodge City 56, Nickerson 54
Douglass 55, Wichita Independent 53
Ellinwood 58, Kinsley 25
Ellis 54, Smith Center 41
Eudora 57, Spring Hill 46
Eureka 62, Bluestem 53
Frontenac 52, Pittsburg Colgan 39
Galena 66, Baxter Springs 36
Garden City 39, Great Bend 32
Garden Plain 59, Conway Springs 54
Goddard-Eisenhower 60, Goddard 57
Goessel 52, Peabody-Burns 29
Greeley County 52, Deerfield 42
Green Country Defenders, Okla. 63, Wichita Life Prep 53
Halstead 47, Hoisington 35
Hanover 56, Onaga 39
Haven 65, Lyons 38
Hays-TMP-Marian 62, Phillipsburg 60
Hesston 61, Larned 54
Hiawatha 40, Atchison County 38
Highland Park 90, Topeka West 60
Hill City 51, Oakley 37
Hillsboro 52, Kingman 34
Hodgeman County 64, Kiowa County 45
Holcomb 67, Goodland 22
Holton 38, Jefferson West 32
Hoxie 54, Dighton 34
Hugoton 58, Colby 48
Humboldt 66, Fredonia 57
Hutchinson Trinity 60, Marion 56
Independence 47, Girard 46
Jackson Heights 44, Oskaloosa 34
Jefferson North 63, Valley Falls 34
Kapaun Mount Carmel 88, Wichita Southeast 76
KC Piper 74, Bonner Springs 73
Labette County 56, Fort Scott 9
Lansing 50, Tonganoxie 45
Lawrence 62, Olathe Northwest 56
Lawrence Free State 66, Olathe South 50
Liberal 43, Hays 42
Linn 66, Axtell 40
Logan 52, Weskan 24
Lyndon 50, Hartford 44
Macksville 68, Fowler 34
Maize 68, Hutchinson 58
Manhattan 63, Emporia 44
Marysville 64, Clay Center 39
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 60, Immaculata 48
McLouth 52, Pleasant Ridge 43
McPherson 68, El Dorado 42
Mission Valley 58, Marais des Cygnes Valley 35
Moscow 69, Walsh, Colo. 48
Mulvane 77, Rose Hill 72
Nemaha Central 56, Royal Valley 40
Neodesha 70, Northeast-Arma 46
Ness City 67, Otis-Bison 34
Norton 66, Plainville 39
Norwich 55, Attica 33
Olathe North 54, Olathe East 35
Olpe 60, Osage City 52, 2OT
Osawatomie 65, Santa Fe Trail 57
Osborne 60, Stockton 35
Ottawa 75, Louisburg 60
Paola 61, DeSoto 53
Parsons 58, Coffeyville 43
Perry-Lecompton 63, Riverside 34
Pike Valley 65, Natoma 26
Pittsburg 61, Chanute 42
Pretty Prairie 50, Fairfield 44
Remington 67, Ell-Saline 57
Rock Hills 39, Lincoln 36
Salina Sacred Heart 83, Council Grove 51
Salina South 55, Wichita Campus 45
Sedan 66, Udall 24
Shawnee Heights 59, Junction City 44
Silver Lake 48, Rossville 39
SM East 51, SM Northwest 48
SM North 61, SM West 55
SM South 37, Leavenworth 31
Smoky Valley 40, Pratt 27
South Barber 65, Hutchinson Central Christian 50
South Central 56, Pawnee Heights 43
Southeast Saline 67, Minneapolis 43
Spearville 60, Ingalls 44
St. John 87, Victoria 22
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 61, Chase 29
St. Mary’s 59, Rock Creek 41
St. Thomas Aquinas 72, Mill Valley 51
Syracuse 66, Sublette 25
Thunder Ridge 39, Tescott 37
Topeka Hayden 69, Washburn Rural 56
Troy 59, Washington County 44
Ulysses 64, Scott City 56
Uniontown 71, Pleasanton 45
Valley Center 65, Andover Central 60
Valley Heights 49, Centralia 40
Wabaunsee 54, Riley County 51
Waverly 71, Chase County 60
Wellsville 67, West Franklin 42
West Elk 46, Oxford 41
Wheatland-Grinnell 55, Palco 17
Wichita County 76, Clearwater 60
Wichita East 56, Wichita West 28
Wichita Heights 76, Wichita North 44
Wichita South 61, Wichita Bishop Carroll 46
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 48, Wamego 35
Andover 49, Arkansas City 47
Argonia 46, Cedar Vale/Dexter 39
Atchison County 34, Hiawatha 32
Augusta 51, Winfield 41
Basehor-Linwood 61, KC Turner 27
Baxter Springs 56, Galena 40
Berean Academy 55, Sterling 47
Bishop Miege 61, St. James Academy 18
Blue Valley 56, Blue Valley Southwest 49
Butler, Mo. 52, Maranatha Academy 41
Cair Paravel 52, KC East Christian 48
Caldwell 53, Flinthills 44
Central Plains 65, LaCrosse 24
Centralia 52, Valley Heights 23
Centre 38, Wakefield 26
Cheney 66, Medicine Lodge 21
Chetopa 54, Tyro Community Christian 6
Cimarron 51, Johnson-Stanton County 22
Circle 51, Buhler 47
Clay Center 55, Marysville 36
Concordia 60, Chapman 36
Conway Springs 50, Garden Plain 47, OT
Council Grove 56, Salina Sacred Heart 21
Cunningham 46, Pratt Skyline 22
Derby 39, Newton 34
Elkhart 70, Lakin 54
Ellinwood 49, Kinsley 45
Eureka 62, Bluestem 53, OT
Fairfield 48, Pretty Prairie 46
Frankfort 42, Clifton-Clyde 29
Gardner-Edgerton 55, BV North 53, OT
Girard 72, Independence 48
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 29, Lakeside 23
Goddard 49, Goddard-Eisenhower 27
Goessel 46, Peabody-Burns 15
Golden Plains 48, Cheylin 25
Great Bend 46, Garden City 36
Halstead 47, Hoisington 35
Haven 52, Lyons 43
Hays-TMP-Marian 64, Phillipsburg 25
Hesston 54, Larned 22
Highland Park 55, Topeka West 46
Hill City 46, Oakley 42
Holcomb 48, Goodland 47
Holton 43, Jefferson West 39, OT
Hoxie 39, Dighton 32
Hugoton 62, Colby 11
Humboldt 55, Fredonia 48
Iola 43, Anderson County 28
Jackson Heights 42, Oskaloosa 22
Kapaun Mount Carmel 37, Wichita Southeast 36
KC Piper 59, Bonner Springs 22
Kingman 58, Hillsboro 19
Kiowa County 40, Hodgeman County 35
Labette County 69, Fort Scott 47
Lansing 55, Tonganoxie 29
Lawrence 59, Olathe Northwest 46
Lawrence Free State 48, Olathe South 39
Leavenworth 47, SM South 17
Liberal 42, Hays 38
Lincoln 32, Rock Hills 19
Linn 53, Axtell 48
Logan 54, Weskan 49, OT
Louisburg 48, Ottawa 34
Lyndon 33, Hartford 29
Maize 46, Hutchinson 25
Manhattan 52, Emporia 27
Marion 44, Hutchinson Trinity 32
McPherson 77, El Dorado 36
Minneapolis 38, Southeast Saline 32
Mission Valley 56, Marais des Cygnes Valley 13
Moscow 28, Walsh, Colo. 27
Moundridge 37, Inman 22
Natoma 34, Pike Valley 31
Nemaha Central 54, Royal Valley 44
Nickerson 42, Dodge City 36
Northeast-Arma 50, Neodesha 42
Norton 54, Plainville 44
Norwich 48, Attica 26
Olathe East 52, Olathe North 34
Olpe 58, Osage City 23
Oswego 40, Crest 23
Otis-Bison 53, Ness City 37
Paola 52, DeSoto 27
Parsons 37, Coffeyville 31
Perry-Lecompton 47, Riverside 24
Pittsburg 44, Chanute 17
Pittsburg Colgan 50, Frontenac 48, OT
Pleasant Ridge 57, McLouth 36
Quinter 57, Rawlins County 40
Remington 53, Ell-Saline 32
Republic County 50, Ellsworth 35
Rural Vista 44, Little River 28
Russell 66, Beloit 49
Salina South 51, Wichita Campus 31
Santa Fe Trail 52, Osawatomie 33
Satanta 45, Ashland 33
Scott City 46, Ulysses 40
Sedan 46, Udall 44
Sedgwick 54, Bennington 32
Shawnee Heights 70, Junction City 47
SM Northwest 60, SM East 46
SM West 53, SM North 36
Smith Center 50, Ellis 44
Smoky Valley 40, Pratt 27
South Barber 62, Hutchinson Central Christian 38
South Central 59, Pawnee Heights 19
South Haven 51, Central Burden 37
Southeast 43, Riverton 34
Spearville 44, Ingalls 36
Spring Hill 50, Eudora 44
St. Francis 44, Oberlin-Decatur 32
St. John 65, Victoria 31
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 52, Chase 25
St. Mary’s 51, Rock Creek 34
St. Paul 69, Altoona-Midway 17
St. Thomas Aquinas 52, Mill Valley 36
Stockton 71, Osborne 24
Sublette 64, Syracuse 48
Topeka Seaman 46, Topeka 44
Triplains-Brewster 65, Northern Valley 55
Uniontown 46, Pleasanton 29
Valley Center 42, Andover Central 35
Valley Falls 46, Jefferson North 21
Veritas Christian 51, Bishop Seabury Academy 26
Wabaunsee 57, Riley County 33
Washburn Rural 69, Topeka Hayden 52
Waverly 53, Chase County 47
Wellington 47, Andale 35
Wellsville 65, West Franklin 33
West Elk 46, Oxford 19
Wetmore 50, BV Randolph 40
Wichita Collegiate 49, Clearwater 16
Wichita Independent 54, Douglass 30
Wichita South 42, Wichita Bishop Carroll 26
Wichita West 55, Wichita East 42
Wilson 69, Sylvan-Lucas 42

TMP girls cruise, boys win in thriller

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 64, Phillipsburg 25
Boys: TMP 62, Phillipsburg 60

HAYS, Kan-TMP rolled to another victory, their 13th straight, on Friday night at Al Billinger Fieldhouse with a    win over the Phillipsburg Lady Panthers.  TMP went on a 14-0 run early to take control and finished the first quarter up 24-4.  The second quarter was slowed by turnovers on both sides but TMP prevailed in the second quarter as well and went to the half with a 36-8 lead.  The Lady Monarchs forced 19 Phillipsburg turnovers in the first half.

TMP continued to pour it on in the second half, expanding their lead to 56-23 after the third quarter.  A continuous fourth quarter clock ended the game pretty quickly.  Phillipsburg dropped their 13th in a row and fall to 1-15 on the season.  TMP has now won 13 straight and improve to 15-1 and will travel to Great Bend on Tuesday.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

In the boys game the two teams traded first quarter runs.  It was a 7-0 run by TMP early that put the Monarchs up 7-5.  Phillipsburg finished the quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 16-11 lead after the first quarter.

The Panthers extended their lead to eight points, 25-17, early in the second quarter.  TMP answered with a 12-2 run to take their only lead of the second quarter.  Phillipsburg scored the final four points of the first half to take a 31-29 lead going into the break.

The two teams tangled in the third quarter but neither team could pull away.  Phillipsburg led 40-36 late in the third but TMP would rally behind their second team.  Michael Lager would get a put back off of a Jared Mayers miss to tie the game at 40 heading to the deciding fourth quarter.

The final period had a little bit of everything.  TMP built a double digit lead twice only to see the Panthers go on a 12-0 spurt to lead 60-59 with under a minute to play.  The two teams traded some empty possessions and the ball would be in TMP’s hands with just over 20 seconds to go.  The Monarchs ran their offensive set just looking for an open shot and it happened to come from the hot hand of David McFarland who buried a left wing three pointer with 4.2 seconds left to go.  Phillipsburg set up a play during a couple of late timeouts but were not able to get a shot up as Creighton Renz deflected the ball from Phillipsburg’s Trey Thompson to seal the win for TMP.

Trey sides led the Panthers with 22 points, 14 of those in the fourth quarter.  McFarland led TMP with 19 points and 15 coming in the fourth.  Phillipsburg drops to 14-3 overall and 6-2 in the Mid Continent League.  TMP improves to 9-7 and 6-1 in league play.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

Hays swept by Liberal in a pair of close games

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Dustin Armbruster

In the second of back-to-back Thursday and Friday games, the Hays High Indians hosted Liberal for winter homecoming. It was a pivotal game for both schools in the Western Athletic Conference race as the Hays and Liberal boys entered the night in a three way tie for first with Garden City. The Hays girls started the night one game behind Liberal and two behind Great Bend. The Liberal boys entered the game #4 in 5A and Hays High boys #8 in 4A-I.

Girls
Hays 38 – Liberal 42

Hays and Liberal swapped the lead three times in the first quarter and were tied once as Liberal took a 15-12 lead. Hays closed the gap to one point on two different occasions in the second quarter but could not score to take the lead on seven different possessions. The Indians defense though held and tied the game at 18 a piece with two minutes to go before half. Hays though again couldn’t grab the lead over the final two minutes and Liberal hit a three pointer to take a 21-18 lead into the locker room

Highlights

Hays tied the game at 21 to open the third quarter on a Talyn Kleweno three pointer. Liberal responded back with a 9-3 run to build their biggest lead at six on two different occasions including the end of the third quarter at 33-27. Hays fell behind by seven in the fourth quarter at 36-29. That is when Hays caught fire beyond arc with three consecutive three pointers, two of them from Brooke Denning and the go ahead shot from Kleweno. The three straight made baskets put Hays up 38-36 with 3:50 remaining in the game. Hays would not score again. Liberal scored just six points in the final five minutes but it was enough for a 42-38 victory.

Coach Kirk Maska

Talyn Kleweno scored 12 to lead the Indians. Liberal got a season high 19 from Ali Lucero who averages six points per game. The Indians fall to 9-7 and have dropped three in a row. Hays also drops to 2-3 in conference play. Liberal improves to 12-4 and 4-1 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Boys
Hays 42 – Liberal 43

Neither Hays or Liberal could gain any real separation in the first quarter. The Indians used an 8-2 run, taking a lead at 10-6. Hays still led at the end of the first quarter at 13-12 but Liberal closed the quarter on 6-3 spurt that turned into a 20-5 run lasting five minutes into the second quarter. Hays did not hit a field goal in the second quarter and were outscored 14-4, with the Indians points come from the free throw line. Liberal built their lead as high as eleven and led 26-17 at half time.

Highlights

Liberal twice more took an eleven point lead before Hays took off on a 12-3 run getting themselves back within two. Hays missed two free throws to tie the game and Liberal made two of their own to take 35-31 lead to the fourth quarter. Hays fell behind by five before scoring five straight on baskets from Tyrese Hill and Claiborne Kyles. Liberal broke the 39 all tie with a basket just over a minute later going up 41-39. Hays had several opportunities to tie, but missed a pair of free throws and a field goal in the final 10 seconds following an intentional foul called against Liberal. The Redskins buried a pair of free throws with one second remaining and Hays nailed three a the buzzer for the 43-42 victory in favor of Liberal.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays was led by a game high 16 points from Claiborne Kyles, as the Indians fall to 10-5 and 3-2 in the Western Athletic Conference. Liberal put two in double figures and improves to 14-2 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

Hays heads on the road Tuesday to play in Abilene.

Tiger softball rallies to beat Fort Lewis; splits on opening day

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CANYON, Texas – Fort Hays State Softball opened its 2017 season on Friday at the WT Invitational. The Tiger bats struggled in the season opener against Chadron State, falling 1-0, but came alive in a 14-12 comeback win in eight innings against Fort Lewis.

Chadron State 1, Fort Hays State 0
Fort Hays State’s bats struggled in the season opener against Chadron State. Veronica Knittig was the only Tiger to scratch out a hit against Jessica Jarecki, who threw a complete game shutout for the Eagles. Jarecki moved to 2-1 on the season.

The Tigers did put several balls in play, since Jarecki struck out only three batters, but their only real threat occurred in the sixth. Knittig broke up a no-hit bid that lasted 5 1/3 innings with a single, then Candace Bollig was hit by a pitch. The runners moved to second and third, but a groundout ended the threat.

In her first collegiate appearance, Hailey Chapman took a tough loss as she also went the distance in the pitching circle. She struck out five, while allowing four hits and four walks. Two of the walks were costly in the second inning as it set up a bases-loaded situation with one out. Chadron State got the run across with a sacrifice fly.

Fort Hays State 14, Fort Lewis 12 (8 inn.)
The Tigers erased a six-run deficit after four innings and picked up a big come-from-behind 14-12 win over Fort Lewis in eight innings to earn a split on opening day. The Tigers scored four in the seventh to force extra innings, then plated two more in the eighth with the international tiebreaker in effect.

Fort Lewis struck first in the high scoring affair with a three-run home run in the first inning. But the Tigers responded by tying the game in the top of the second courtesy of a two-out rally. Ashley Beavers had an RBI double followed by a Jeni Mohr RBI single. A Bailey Kennedy RBI triple capped the rally for the inning.

But the Skyhawks promptly took their lead back with five runs in the bottom of the second. They chased FHSU starter Carrie Clark from the game, who lasted just an inning and a third. Three of the six runs she allowed were earned.

The Tigers put two runs up in the third on back-to-back bases loaded walks by Mohr and Kennedy, but the Skyhawks kept adding runs with three more in the fourth to take an 11-5 lead. Two of the five runs Lexie Kimminau surrendered in 2 2/3 innings of work were earned.

The Tigers slashed into the Skyhawk lead once more in the fifth when Vernica Knittig cleared the bases with a 3-RBI double. But a pair of Tiger errors in sixth gave a run back to the Skyhawks, leaving the score at 12-8 entering the seventh.

Kennedy sparked a Tiger rally in the seventh with a lead-off single. Knittig was hit by a pitch, then a throwing error off a ball put in play by Candace Bailey plated the first run of the inning. With one out and runners at first and third, Kylie Strand roped an RBI double down the left field line setting the table for Tess Gray. The freshman catcher doubled home two runs and tied the game, which proved to force extra innings as Hailey Chapman was holding the Skyhawks at bay in the pitching circle.

In the eighth, Mohr started the inning on second base with the international tiebreak in effect. Kennedy put the pressure on by forcing a throwing error off her sacrifice bunt, scoring Mohr and swapping spots with her on second. Bailey Boxberger delivered a big insurance run by plating Kennedy on an RBI double.

Chapman was stellar in relief for the Tigers after going the distance in the first game of the day. She tossed the final four innings, striking out eight with no hits allowed. The one run she allowed in the sixth was unearned. After allowing a walk in the eighth, she mowed down the side with three straight strikeouts to close out the game. She moved to 1-1 on the season and posted an 0.64 ERA for the day.

The Tigers will play three games on Saturday (Feb. 11) as they take on Cameron, Missouri Southern, and West Texas A&M.

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FHSU baseball wins home opener

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HAYS, Kan. – After typical February weather last weekend in Oklahoma, the temperature warmed up Friday in Hays and so did the Tiger bats. The Fort Hays State baseball team picked up its first win of the season in its home opener, knocking off New Mexico Highlands 7-3 in game one of a three-game set. The Tigers improve to 1-3 on the year, while the Cowboys dip to 0-4 this season. FHSU picked up a dozen hits on the day after recording just 12 hits in three games combined last weekend.

Alex Ruxlow (1-1) picked up the win for Fort Hays State, tossing 6 1/3 innings while giving up seven hits and striking out five. Ty Redington posted the first five-hit game for a Tiger since 2013 (Horace Johnson), connecting with five singles to drive in three runs. The senior also scored one run and swiped a pair of bases. Clayton Basgall came on to finish things off with the tying run on deck, walking one batter before stranding the bases loaded with a pair of fly ball outs to earn the save.

Both teams left runners on the corners in the first inning before FHSU opened the scoring on the first pitch of the second inning with a deep drive over the left field fence from Dayton Pomeroy, his first home run of the season. Highlands stranded runners in scoring position in the top of the second, a reoccurring theme for the Cowboys. NMHU left 14 runners on base throughout the game, including leaving the bases juiced three times.

The Tigers tacked on another run in the second after Redington led off with a sharp single to left. After the speedy senior swiped second and advanced to third on a throwing error, Nick Hammeke drove him in with a single past the shortstop.

FHSU padded its lead in the fifth inning with a pair of unearned runs. Hammeke reached on an error and headed for second when Jake Lanferman reached on a fielder’s choice. Trevor Hughes drove a single to right center to plate Hammeke. Designated hitter Jason Nicholson drove in Lanferman with an RBI groundout that would have been the final out of the inning.

Hitting out of the nine hole, Basgall started a two-out rally in the sixth with an infield single to third. After moving to second on a passed ball, the junior came around to score on another single from Redington, this time an opposite-field knock to right to put the Tigers in front 5-0.

Highlands finally got took advantage with runners in scoring position in the seventh, driving a pair of singles to center after a leadoff walk to close the gap to 5-1. Ruxlow struck out the next batter swinging before skipper Steve Johnson made the call to the bullpen. Sam Capps cleaned things up with a pair of strikeouts bookending a walk to leave the bases loaded.

The Tigers scored on another two-out rally in the eighth, this time started by a single up the gut from Jace Bowman. Basgall followed it up by dropping a double just inside the right field foul line, putting runners at second and third for the top of the lineup. Redington then continued what he had done all afternoon, ripping a single to center to score both runs.

It took three different pitchers, but the Tigers finally escaped the ninth inning with the 7-3 victory. The Cowboys batted around in the inning, leaving the tying run at the plate. Austin Weiser came on to get one out while giving up a pair of singles, forcing Johnson to call on Basgall. After walking the first batter, Basgall sealed the deal with a fly ball to shallow left and a pop up to short.

The teams will face off again Saturday (Feb. 11), with first pitch set for 2 p.m.

FHSU Sports Information

Hays High wrestling falls short against Great Bend

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The Hays High wrestling team dropped their Western Athletic Conference dual with Great Bend 48-30 Thursday at the Hays High Gym.

The Panthers won the first seven matches. All five of the Indians wins were by fall. Conrad Vajnar at 152, Xavier Dandurand at 160, Jonathan Springer at 182, Brayden Dorzweiler at 195 and Trey VanPelt at 220.

Great Bend 48, Hays 30
106: Drew Liles (GB) over Grant Karlin (Hays) (Fall 2:56)
113: Carsyn Schooler (GB) over Cy Bender (Hays) (Dec 6-0)
120: Eric Vazquez (GB) over Corey Hale (Hays) (Fall 1:56)
126: George Weber (GB) over Trystin Johnson (Hays) (Fall 0:46)
132: Conrad Montoya (GB) over Ethan Jensen (Hays) (Fall 2:38)
138: Keaton Sander (GB) over Kyle Casper (Hays) (Fall 3:41)
145: Gage Fritz (GB) over Kreighton Meyers (Hays) (Fall 1:21)
152: Conrad Vajnar (Hays) over Braxton Schooler (GB) (Fall 0:49)
160: Xavier Dandurand (Hays) over Dylan Lamb (GB) (Fall 1:32)
170: Jacob Meeks (GB) over Chase Voth (Hays) (Dec 5-1)
182: Jonathan Springer (Hays) over Hector Olivas (GB) (Fall 1:26)
195: Brayden Dorzweiler (Hays) over Kevin Miramontes (GB) (Fall 1:53)
220: Trey VanPelt (Hays) over Jesus Villegas (GB) (Fall 1:09)
285: Noah Presson (GB) over Logan Schulte (Hays) (Fall 1:31)

Wichita State rolls past Missouri State; pulls to tie atop MVC

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Shaquille Morris scored 13 points and Wichita State cruised to an 80-62 victory over Missouri State on Thursday night for its seventh straight win.

Wichita State (22-4, 12-1 Missouri Valley), who beat Illinois State by 41 points on Tuesday, pulled into a tie with the Redbirds atop the conference. Missouri State (15-11, 6-7) has lost four of its last five games.

Zach Brown added 12 points for the Shockers, who shot 46 percent (25 of 54), made 10 3-pointers, and had five score in double figures.

Alize Johnson and Chris Kendrix scored 11 points apiece for the Bears.

Wichita State had a double-digit lead midway through the first half and led 48-21 at the break. Missouri State was 8-of-28 shooting (29 percent) and committed 14 of its 21 turnovers in the first half.

The Shockers had a 32-point lead with 9:35 left.

Gillum’s career-high 21 points leads FHSU past Northeastern State

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – Hadley Gillum scored a career-high 21 points and had a key blocked shot with one minute to play to lead Fort Hays State to a 73-66 win over Northeastern State Thursday at Gross Coliseum. Gillum also pulled down 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double as the Tigers (14-8, 8-6 MIAA) won their third straight and fourth in their last five games.

The RiverHawks (3-19, 2-12 MIAA) have not lost nine straight.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Hadley Gillum Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

After both teams shot over 60-percent in the first half, the Tigers held NSU without a field goal for the first 6:36 of the second half and led by 13 with 7:23 to play.

The RiverHawks answered with a 13-4 run to pull within four with 3:49 to play. They would get as close as three but the Tigers hit all six of their free throws in the final two minutes.

Rob Davis was held to one 3-pointer but went 7-of-9 from the foul line and scored 16. Trey O’Neil added 13 and JaQuan Smith 10 before fouling out.

The Tigers shot 61-percent in the first and finished 48-percent for the game and outrebounded NSU by eight.

Hays falls at state-ranked Salina Central

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By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Hays played the first of two consecutive nights basketball on the road in Salina Thursday. Both the girls and boys teams for Salina Central came into the game ranked fifth in class 5A. The Hays boys were ranked 8th in 4A-I.

Girls
Hays 36 – #5-5A Salina Central 60

A pair of 8-0 runs by Salina Central put the Mustangs up by 11 after one quarter 21-10. Hays trailed by ten when they scored seven points in a row cutting the Mustangs lead down to 13-10. Hays had the ball down by three but couldn’t score and Central finished the quarter scoring eight straight points.

The Mustangs turned that 8-0 run into a 15-2 streak that saw Hays fall behind 28-12. Hays pulled it back to a 13 point game before Central scored the last five points of half to lead 33-15.

Highlights

Hays scored the first eight points of the third quarter to get with ten at 33-23 two minutes into the half. Central took a time out and responded with a 17-3 run to take control of the game for good. The Mustangs pushed their lead to 50-30 at the end of three quarters and pulled away for a win at 60-36.

Coach Kirk Maska

Brooke Denning led the Indians with eight points. Central put three in double figures. Hays falls to 9-6 and have lost back to back games for just the second time this season. Salina Central improves to 13-3.

Boys
Hays 33 – Salina Central 59

Hays scored just two points in the first six and half minutes of the game but trailed just 9-2. The Indians made their last three shots of the quarter to get back within one at 9-8. Hays started the second quarter with the basketball but missed a three pointer. From there the second quarter belonged to the Mustangs as they outscored Hays 23-5, taking a 32-13 lead at half time.

Highlights

Central hit seven of their eleven third quarter shots, including five three pointers during a 22-12 third quarter. The last seven minutes of the game was continuous clock after the Mustangs took a thirty point lead. Hays outscored the Mustangs 8-5 in the final quarter, falling 59-33.

Coach Rick Keltner

Claiborne Kyles led Hays with 13. Central put two in double figures. The Indians fall to 10-4 on the season, while Central moves to 14-2.

Hays will return to action Friday night as they host Liberal.

Early 3-point barrage carries FHSU women past Northeastern State

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State women hit 14 3-pointers including five-straight during a 15-0 first quarter run and cruise to a 77-44 win over Northeastern State Thursday at Gross Coliseum. The Tigers (17-6, 8-6 MIAA) knocked down six threes in the first quarter including one by Carly Heim at the horn to give them a 20-point lead. They increased the lead to 30 at halftime and never let the RiverHawks (6-16, 2-12 MIAA), who have lost nine straight, any closer than 26 the rest of the game.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Jill Faxon led three Tigers in double-figures with 15 points. Carly Heim hit three 3s and scored all 14 of her points in the first quarter. Nikola Kacperska went 4-of-9 from beyond the arc and scored 12. Tatyana Legette scored six but pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.

FHSU shot 38-percent from the floor and were 11-of-14 from the free throw line. They also outrebounded NSU by 30 and pulled down 23 offensive rebounds.

They are back at home Saturday afternoon against No. 9 Central Oklahoma who lost 55-52 at Nebraska-Kearney.

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