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Iowa State rallies to stun No. 2 Kansas in OT

Posted on February 4, 2017February 5, 2017

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Deonte Burton hit seven 3-pointers and scored 29 points, Monte Morris added 25 and Iowa State rallied from a big halftime deficit to beat No. 2 Kansas 92-89 in overtime Saturday, ending the Jayhawks’ 51-game winning streak at Allen Fieldhouse.

Naz Mitrou-Long added six 3-pointers and 22 points for the Cyclones (14-8, 6-4 Big 12), who had a school-record 18 3-pointers while forcing the Jayhawks (20-3, 8-2) into 21 turnovers.

They also overcame a monster performance by the Jayhawks’ Frank Mason III, who had a career-best 32 points while going 9 of 11 from the field, 4 of 5 from beyond the arc and 10 of 12 at the free throw line.

Hays girls fall to hot shooting Fire

Posted on February 4, 2017

Dustin Armbruster

The Hays High Lady Indians traveled to Wichita on Friday to take on the Life Prep Academy Fire. It was a unique setting for the game. The contest was played at Wichita Hoops in Bel Aire. The court Hays played on was less than a year old, with the first half of the facility being completed two years ago.

Life Prep scored the first nine points of the game as Hays turned it over on three of their first five possessions. The Indians put in the next six points to get back within 9-6. That was as close as Hays would get all night. The Fire closed the quarter on a 9-2 run to lead 18-10. Hays trailed 21-14 when Life Prep went on a 27-9 run over the final 6:40 of the half to lead 48-23.

Highlights

The Indians never threatened in the second half as the closest they would get was 24 at 51-27. Life Prep shot 48% from the field and win 78-43. Regan Tibbits led the night with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Hays High had three players score six points for a team high.

Coach Kirk Maska

Hays drops to 9-5 on the season, stopping a three game win streak. Life Prep Academy is now 13-6.
Both the girls and boys return to action on Thursday and Friday as they travel to Salina to play the Central Mustangs and then return home to host Liberal.

Area high school scoreboard for 2/3/17

Posted on February 3, 2017

Girls

Western Athletic Conference
*Hays High 43 Life Prep 78
Liberal 38 Great Bend 40
*Guymon OK. 61 Garden City 64

Mid-Continent League
Norton 38 TMP 62
Stockton 70 Ellis 49
Smith Center 37 Hill City 53

Central Prairie League
*Meade 51 Otis-Bison 56
Central Plains 77 St. John 24
La Crosse 41 Ness City 39
*Haven 48 Ellinwood 27

North Central Activities Association
Republic Co. 55 Russell 58

Northern Plains League
St. Johns-Tipton 47 Wilson 40
Natoma 39 Osborne 35
Chase 21 South Cloud 52
Lakeside 48 Rock Hills 15

Northwest Kansas League
*Dighton 48 Ingalls 36

Central Kansas League
Hoisington 35 Nickerson 46
Lyons 39 Kingman 61
Larned 46 Halstead 51

Great Western Activities Conference
Ulysses 38 Holcomb 33
Hugoton 67 Goodland 33
Colby 36 Scott City 48

Boys
Western Athletic Conference
Liberal 50 Great Bend 38
*Guymon OK. 44 Garden City 42

Mid-Continent League
Norton 49 TMP 55
Stockton 48 Ellis 72
Smith Center 49 Hill City 59

Central Prairie League
*Meade 51 Otis-Bison 54
Victoria 46 Macksville 69
Central Plains 34 St. John 45
La Crosse 28 Ness City 70
*Haven 63 Ellinwood 48

Northern Plains League
St. Johns-Tipton 66 Wilson 34
Natoma 36 Osborne 71
Lakeside 38 Rock Hills 37
Pike Valley 61 Lincoln 32

Northwest Kansas League
*Dighton 50 Ingalls 35

Central Kansas League
Hoisington 51 Nickerson 54
Lyons 24 Kingman 39
Larned 27 Halstead 41

Great Western Activities Conference
Ulysses 39 Holcomb 50
Hugoton 58 Goodland 48

*Non-league

AP-KS–Kansas Prep Scores, 9th Ld-Writethru,1565
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 54, Buhler 47
Atchison 70, KC Wyandotte 57
Attica 72, Fairfield 47
Barstow, Mo. 61, Heritage Christian 39
Beloit 70, Ellsworth 63
Bennington 56, Remington 52
Bishop Miege 77, Gardner-Edgerton 35
Burlington 66, Iola 58
Burrton 81, Pratt Skyline 78
BV North 30, BV West 19
BV Northwest 58, Blue Valley Southwest 24
Caldwell 59, West Elk 46
Central Burden 50, Udall 42
Centre 65, Goessel 61
Cherryvale 64, Fredonia 47
Cimarron 56, Lakin 38
Clearwater 66, Winfield 48
Clifton-Clyde 62, Wetmore 50
Cornerstone Alt. Charter 56, Marais des Cygnes Valley 33
Council Grove 69, Clay Center 61
Crest 58, Chetopa 48
Derby 69, Maize 62
Dighton 50, Ingalls 35
Doniphan West 59, BV Randolph 31
Douglass 57, Chaparral 47
Ell-Saline 59, Sedgwick 54
Ellis 72, Stockton 48
Elyria Christian 60, Canton-Galva 34
Eudora 68, Louisburg 54
Flinthills 56, Argonia 48
Fort Scott 47, Chanute 46
Galena 66, Southeast 46
Garden Plain 66, Medicine Lodge 53
Girard 52, Columbus 38
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 57, Chase 36
Goddard 65, Andover Central 59
Goddard-Eisenhower 90, Valley Center 74
Greeley County 53, Oberlin-Decatur 42
Guymon High School JV, Okla. 44, Garden City 42
Halstead 41, Larned 27
Hanover 61, Frankfort 40
Haven 63, Ellinwood 48
Hays-TMP-Marian 55, Norton 49
Hesston 55, Smoky Valley 24
Hiawatha 50, Riverside 43
Highland Park 62, Junction City 45
Hill City 59, Smith Center 49
Holcomb 50, Ulysses 39
Hugoton 58, Goodland 48
Humboldt 82, Caney Valley 78
Hutchinson Central Christian 64, Pretty Prairie 49
Inman 56, Berean Academy 41
Jayhawk Linn 56, Northeast-Arma 33
Jefferson North 52, Horton 40
KC Piper 59, Tonganoxie 44
KC Schlagle 72, KC Sumner 65
KC Turner 48, Bonner Springs 43
KC Washington 69, KC Harmon 66
Kingman 39, Lyons 24
Kiowa County 67, Satanta 55
Lakeside 38, Rock Hills 37
Lawrence Free State 65, SM Northwest 60
Liberal 50, Great Bend 38
Lyndon 53, Olpe 43
Macksville 69, Victoria 46
Maize South 70, Arkansas City 45
Manhattan 75, Topeka Hayden 65
Maranatha Academy 63, KC Bishop Ward 44
Marysville 59, Abilene 48, OT
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 55, Jackson Heights 41
Minneola 46, Moscow 36
Moundridge 44, Hutchinson Trinity 40
Nemaha Central 39, Holton 28
Ness City 70, LaCrosse 28
Newton 62, Wichita Campus 59, OT
Nickerson 54, Hoisington 51
Northern Heights 56, Madison/Hamilton 32
Olathe South 66, Leavenworth 44
Onaga 52, Centralia 48
Osborne 71, Natoma 36
Otis-Bison 54, Meade 51
Paola 70, Baldwin 48
Parsons 62, Labette County 54
Pike Valley 61, Lincoln 32
Pittsburg 64, Independence 56
Pleasanton 65, Altoona-Midway 8
Pratt 40, Hillsboro 38
Rock Creek 65, Riley County 32
Royal Valley 55, Perry-Lecompton 50
Rural Vista 55, Herington 38
Russell 58, Republic County 53
Sabetha 52, Atchison County 31
Salina Central 49, Hutchinson 34
Salina Sacred Heart 65, Minneapolis 33
Salina South 60, Andover 55
Scott City 52, Colby 25
Shawnee Heights 59, Topeka 50
Silver Lake 61, St. Mary’s 45
SM East 57, Olathe North 51
SM North 55, Olathe East 51
SM South 61, Lawrence 60
SM West 68, Olathe Northwest 63, 2OT
South Central 63, Fowler 33
South Gray 61, Pawnee Heights 28
Southeast Saline 54, Chapman 47
Southwestern Hts. 73, Johnson-Stanton County 50
Spring Hill 62, DeSoto 38
St. James Academy 69, Mill Valley 52
St. John 45, Central Plains 34
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 66, Wilson 34
St. Thomas Aquinas 85, Blue Valley 74
Sterling 65, Marion 38
Sublette 56, Wichita County 50
Sylvan-Lucas 65, Thunder Ridge 31
Syracuse 49, Elkhart 34
Topeka West 43, Emporia 40
Troy 70, Linn 57
Uniontown 56, Marmaton Valley 30
Valley Falls 40, Oskaloosa 33
Wabaunsee 65, Rossville 63
Wakefield 45, Little River 36
Wamego 59, Osage City 55
Washburn Rural 56, Topeka Seaman 49
Washington County 74, Axtell 60
Wellington 55, El Dorado 54
Wellsville 63, Osawatomie 51
Wichita Bishop Carroll 61, Wichita Northwest 57, OT
Wichita Collegiate 75, Augusta 65
Wichita Heights 78, Wichita West 36
Wichita Southeast 63, Wichita East 53
Wichita Sunrise 57, St. John’s Military 41
Wichita Trinity 56, Conway Springs 55
Yates Center 66, Oswego 42
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 51, Marysville 40
Andale 54, Buhler 47
Andover Central 39, Goddard 37
Attica 36, Fairfield 33
Augusta 45, Wichita Collegiate 32
Barstow, Mo. 57, Heritage Christian 31
Beloit 51, Ellsworth 43
Berean Academy 52, Inman 34
Burlington 45, Iola 35
Burrton 38, Pratt Skyline 33
BV North 64, BV West 56
Caney Valley 50, Humboldt 46
Canton-Galva 42, Elyria Christian 40
Central Plains 77, St. John 24
Centralia 56, Onaga 15
Chaparral 48, Douglass 36
Chapman 44, Southeast Saline 33
Chase County 52, Hartford 38
Cheney 52, Wichita Independent 39
Chetopa 44, Crest 41
Cimarron 53, Lakin 35
Clay Center 54, Council Grove 46
Clifton-Clyde 31, Wetmore 30
Conway Springs 39, Wichita Trinity 23
Cunningham 30, Norwich 20
Dighton 48, Ingalls 36
Doniphan West 43, BV Randolph 27
Emporia 67, Topeka West 38
Erie 54, Bluestem 48
Flinthills 47, Argonia 45
Fort Scott 37, Chanute 30
Fredonia 43, Cherryvale 30
Frontenac 55, Riverton 43
Galena 41, Southeast 38
Garden City 64, Guymon, Okla. 61
Garden Plain 67, Medicine Lodge 29
Gardner-Edgerton 46, Bishop Miege 32
Girard 49, Columbus 24
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 52, Chase 21
Goessel 57, Centre 32
Great Bend 40, Liberal 38
Halstead 51, Larned 46
Hanover 56, Frankfort 46
Haven 48, Ellinwood 27
Hays-TMP-Marian 62, Norton 38
Hesston 50, Smoky Valley 20
Hill City 53, Smith Center 37
Holton 45, Nemaha Central 42
Hugoton 67, Goodland 33
Jackson Heights 46, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 39
Jayhawk Linn 41, Northeast-Arma 38
Jefferson North 56, Horton 48
Junction City 60, Highland Park 58
KC Piper 62, Tonganoxie 23
KC Schlagle 58, Basehor-Linwood 57
KC Washington 55, KC Harmon 18
Kingman 61, Lyons 39
Labette County 60, Parsons 37
LaCrosse 41, Ness City 39
Lakeside 48, Rock Hills 15
Lawrence 58, SM South 43
Lebo 49, West Franklin 40
Linn 42, Troy 40
Little River 39, Wakefield 24
Louisburg 57, Eudora 33
Macksville 51, Victoria 28
Madison/Hamilton 42, Northern Heights 37
Maize 54, Derby 42
Maize South 51, Arkansas City 40
Manhattan 39, Topeka Hayden 23
Minneapolis 57, Salina Sacred Heart 41
Minneola 44, Moscow 32
Moundridge 37, Hutchinson Trinity 28
Natoma 39, Osborne 35
Neodesha 66, Eureka 59
Newton 59, Wichita Campus 32
Nickerson 46, Hoisington 35
Oberlin-Decatur 36, Greeley County 34
Olathe East 53, SM North 21
Olathe North 74, SM East 49
Olathe Northwest 73, SM West 62
Olathe South 43, Leavenworth 41
Olpe 80, Lyndon 23
Oswego 39, Yates Center 27
Otis-Bison 56, Meade 51
Paola 53, Baldwin 39
Pike Valley 44, Lincoln 33
Pittsburg 51, Independence 32
Pittsburg Colgan 34, Baxter Springs 31
Pleasanton 48, Altoona-Midway 24
Pratt 43, Hillsboro 39
Pretty Prairie 49, Hutchinson Central Christian 45
Remington 56, Bennington 14
Riley County 54, Rock Creek 37
Royal Valley 50, Perry-Lecompton 34
Rural Vista 46, Herington 25
Russell 58, Republic County 55, OT
Sabetha 36, Atchison County 33
Salina Central 50, Hutchinson 31
Salina South 42, Andover 38
Scott City 48, Colby 36
Sedgwick 65, Ell-Saline 36
Silver Lake 57, St. Mary’s 48
SM Northwest 52, Lawrence Free State 50
Solomon 48, Peabody-Burns 27
South Barber 69, Stafford 28
South Central 66, Fowler 24
South Gray 62, Pawnee Heights 31
St. James Academy 52, Mill Valley 39
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 47, Wilson 40
St. Thomas Aquinas 35, Blue Valley 33
Sterling 51, Marion 39
Stockton 70, Ellis 49
Sublette 56, Wichita County 41
Syracuse 53, Elkhart 37
Thunder Ridge 73, Sylvan-Lucas 32
Topeka 63, Shawnee Heights 49
Trego 43, Phillipsburg 37
Ulysses 38, Holcomb 33
Uniontown 31, Marmaton Valley 30
Valley Center 45, Goddard-Eisenhower 35
Valley Falls 32, Oskaloosa 14
Valley Heights 45, Mission Valley 27
Wabaunsee 59, Rossville 45
Wamego 59, Osage City 55
Washburn Rural 53, Topeka Seaman 41
Waverly 36, Southern Coffey 13
Wellington 68, El Dorado 26
Wellsville 70, Osawatomie 28
West Elk 37, Caldwell 27
Wichita Bishop Carroll 40, Wichita Northwest 23
Wichita East 41, Wichita Southeast 38
Wichita Life Prep 78, Hays 43
Wichita West 60, Wichita Heights 54
Winfield 42, Clearwater 21
Western Kansas Liberty League Tournament
Fifth Place
Golden Plains 49, Triplains-Brewster 29

TMP sweeps Norton

Posted on February 3, 2017February 3, 2017

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 62, Norton 38
Boys: TMP 55, Norton 49

HAYS, Kan-TMP and Norton traded first quarter runs in what turned out to be an entertaining first half of play at Al Billinger Fieldhouse in Hays. TMP started the game on a 5-0 run and Norton answered with an 8-2 march. The Lady Monarchs would take a 9-8 lead after the first quarter.

Norton opened the second quarter with a bucket and it happened to be their last lead of the game. TMP would extend the lead to five a couple of times and that included their 22-17 halftime lead. The Lady Monarchs struggled on offense in the first half with 10 turnovers.

TMP turned their offense up a notch in the second half and quickly pulled away in the third quarter with an 11-0 run that put the game away. The Lady Monarchs would extend their lead to as many as 26 points in the fourth quarter and picked up the 62-38 victory.

Baylee Miller paced Norton with 13 points and Taryn Kuhn added 11 for the Lady Jays who dropped to 9-6 on the season and 4-2 in the Mid Continent League. Madyson Koerner led TMP with 20, all of them in the second half. The Lady Monarchs improved to 14-1 and 6-0 in the MCL. They are off until next Friday when they face Phillipsburg.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

A game that has turned into a rather intense rivalry ensued when the TMP and Norton boys took the floor. Norton led 9-3 early but TMP was not to be intimidated on their home floor. The Monarchs went on a 20-3 run spanning into the second quarter.

The Bluejays were able to stem the tide and the two teams settled into a solid second quarter. Norton cut the Monarch lead to 7 at 25-18 but the TMP finished the quarter with a 6-3 push to lead 31-21 at halftime. Michael Lager led TMP with 10 points at the break. Tyus Henson led Norton with 12 while leading scorer Landon Porter was limited to only three made free throws in the the first 16 minutes.

Norton came out in the third quarter with determination behind Porter who scored 7 points in the first two minutes. The Bluejay’s flurry cut the Monarch’ lead to 34-30 but TMP would have an answer as Lager and Kaleb Hagens would hit back to back buckets to extend the lead back to 8 points. The Monarchs led 42-34 going to the final period.

The fourth quarter was full of ups, downs and runs for both teams. TMP used an 8-0 run to take their largest lead, 54-41. Norton would immediately answer with an 8-0 run of their own to close the gap to 54-49 late in the game. Both teams would have a couple of empty possessions as TMP pulled out the 55-49 upset over the #3 ranked (3A) team in the state.

Porter led Norton with 24 points and Henson finished with 17 as the Bluejays drop to 13-2 overall and 5-1 in the Mid Continent League. Lager led TMP with 18 points and McFarland finished with 14. The win ends a three game losing streak for the Monarchs who improve to 8-7 overall and 5-1 in the MCL. TMP will play next Friday at home against Phillipsburg.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

FHSU baseball drops two in Oklahoma to start season

Posted on February 3, 2017February 4, 2017

ALVA, Okla. – The Fort Hays State baseball team opened the 2017 season Friday afternoon with a doubleheader at Northwestern Oklahoma State’s Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium. The Tigers fell to Northwest Missouri State, 4-2, before dropping another 4-2 decision to host NWOSU. It was the first action of the season for all three teams.

Northwest Missouri State 4, Fort Hays State 2
The Tigers opened the season with a neutral site, non-conference contest against Northwest Missouri State. The Bearcats scored two runs on an error in the eighth inning that proved to be the difference, winning 4-2. Fort Hays State was limited to just three hits in the game.

Alex Ruxlow got the start on the bump for the Tigers, tossing four effective innings but picking up the loss. The junior gave up a pair of runs on six hits, striking out one while stranding five runners on base. Trevor Hughes scored both runs for the Tigers, crossing the plate in the second after drawing a leadoff walk and crushing the first FHSU home run of the season in the ninth inning. Sam Capps tossed 3.2 innings out of the bullpen, giving up two unearned runs while striking out four batters and allowing four baserunners (three walks, one hit).

Northwest got on the board first, taking advantage of a leadoff double in the bottom of the first. The Bearcat cleanup hitter singled to center to score the run, but was gunned down by Jake Lanferman after trying to stretch the hit into a double.

The Tigers answered quickly, tying the score in the next half inning. Hughes worked a walk to open the inning and moved up to second after Lanferman reached on an error. Clayton Basgall drew another walk to load up the bases with one out for Jace Bowman. The senior drilled a single to center, driving in Hughes and knotting up the score at one. Bearcat pitcher worked out of the bases loaded jam by striking out the next two batters, two of his 12 strikeouts on the day.

The Bearcats jumped back in front in the fourth inning via back-to-back singles and a Tiger error in the outfield. Ruxlow later loaded the bases with two outs, but limited the damage to one run by inducing a groundout to second.

Capps came in to pitch in the fifth inning, allowing just two baserunners in his first three innings, both on walks. Northwest finally broke through against the junior in the eighth inning when a pair of runs scored on an error. Austin Weiser came on to patch things up for FHSU, forcing a harmless pop up to the catcher to get out of the inning.

Hughes opened the ninth inning with a home run against the Bearcat closer, helping the Tigers claw within 4-2. However, that was the end of the threat with the next three batters going down in order.

Northwestern Oklahoma State 4, Fort Hays State 2
Fort Hays State struggled to get the bats going once again in the nightcap, falling to the Rangers 4-2 on just three hits. The Tigers had their chances against Ranger starter Tomlin Bryce, but they stranded a runner at second three times in the first six innings. Once NWOSU went to the bullpen in the eighth, the Tigers put together a rally to close within one run, but the run was stopped short.

Ben Ramberg started game two for the Tigers, picking up the loss after surrendering three runs on four hits and two walks in 5.2 innings of work. Ryan Ruder made his collegiate debut out of the bullpen, giving up one run on three hits while tossing 1.2 innings. Jace Bowman reached base twice, scoring one run while also stealing a base. Ty Redington scored the other Tiger run after drawing a pair of walks and swiping one bag. Nick Hammeke and Jake Lanferman both drove in one run in the Tiger rally in the eighth inning.

The Rangers broke the scoreless deadlock in the bottom of the third after a pair of singles put runners on with one out. TJ Kassner then drove a triple to left field, scoring a run before the trail runner was gunned down at home plate.

Northwestern Oklahoma State extended its lead in the sixth after Ramberg issued a pair of one-out walks. The ensuing batter knocked a double to left, driving in one run and putting two runners in scoring position. The runner at third scored on a wild pitch two batters later, stretching the lead to 3-0.

After Bryce gave up just one hit and four baserunners over seven innings of work, NWOSU went to the pen to start the eighth. The Tigers immediately capitalized, loading the bases on singles from Bowman and Jared Bogosian and a walk to Redington. Hammeke drove in a run on a fielder’s choice after another pitching change, sending a sharp grounder to third. Hammeke and Redington advanced on a wild pitch before Lanferman closed the gap to 3-2 with an RBI groundout. With the tying run on third, Ranger reliever David Sanchez recorded a strikeout to escape the jam.

The Rangers got one run back right away, stringing together two singles with the help of an FHSU error. Sanchez put down the Tigers in order in the ninth to earn the save.

The Tigers will wrap up the opening weekend with a 3 p.m. contest against Northwestern Oklahoma State Saturday (Feb. 4) before returning home to play New Mexico Highlands in their home opener next weekend, February 10-12.

FHSU Sports Information

No. 16 Tigers wrestling rolls over Mules

Posted on February 3, 2017

HAYS, Kan. – The 16th-ranked Fort Hays State wrestling team turned in an outstanding performance for Senior Night on Thursday. The Tigers improved to 5-4 overall and 2-1 in the MIAA with a 37-9 thrashing of Central Missouri. The Mules dropped to 5-8 overall and 1-3 in the conference.

Results

The Tigers got an easy 6-0 lead thanks to Central Missouri leaving the 125-pound weight class open. The Mules managed to cut the lead in half with a very close 5-4 decision at 133 pounds before senior Anthony Calderon extended the Tiger lead to 9-3 with an 11-9 decision in a fantastic comeback effort at 141 pounds over Daide Agnew.

Another senior, Jacob Kay, extended the Tiger lead by four as he managed to handle Zachary Schriddle with a 12-3 decision.

Leading 13-3, redshirt-freshman Greg Tooley took to the mat for the Tigers at 157 pounds. Tooley wasted no time in picking up his 18th win of the year picking up six points for FHSU with a pin of Zane Heiter just 2:46 into the match.

Central Missouri scored its final six points of the match in the 165-pound match with a fall. At 174 pounds, Micquille Robinson once again extended the Tiger lead thanks to a late takedown in the third period to earn a 3-2 decision.

After another void at 184 pounds by Central Missouri extended the lead to 26-9, senior Jon Inman hit the mat for FHSU in the 197-pound bout. Inman, the No. 2 ranked wrestler at 197 pounds, picked up a fall 58 seconds into the second period to move to 19-0 on the season.

In the final bout of night Christian Lance, the No. 9 wrestler at 285 pounds, picked up a 3-2 decision with another late takedown. Lance improved on his team-leading 36 wins and sealed the match for the Tigers by the score of 37-9.

Next up for the Tigers is a trip to Edmond, Okla. as they take on No. 7 ranked Central Oklahoma on Sunday. The wrestling is set to begin at 2 pm.

The three FHSU senior wrestlers honored on the night were Calderon, Kay and Inman, who all wrestled in their final home event at Gross Memorial Coliseum

Jackson leads Kansas to win over Baylor

Posted on February 2, 2017

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Josh Jackson had 23 points and 10 rebounds, then helped third-ranked Kansas prevent No. 2 Baylor from getting off a potential tying shot in the closing seconds of the Jayhawks’ 73-68 victory Wednesday night.

Frank Mason III added 19 points, including two free throws to seal the win, and Devonte Graham scored 13 as the Jayhawks (20-2, 8-1) pulled a game ahead of the Bears (20-2, 7-2) in the Big 12 race.

It was nip-and-tuck almost the entire way.

The game was tied 64-all with 2:23 left when Jackson went baseline for a dunk. After Mason made a couple of foul shots moments later, the teams began trading baskets down the stretch.

Davis’ 42 points lead Tigers to win at Emporia State

Posted on February 1, 2017February 2, 2017

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

EMPORIA, Kan. – Rob Davis scored a career-high 42 points and Fort Hays State scored the final six points to beat Emporia State 76-71 for their fifth straight win at White Auditorium. Davis, who is the first Tiger to score 40 in a game since Dennis Edwards in 1995, hit 14 of his 20 shots and was 7-for-12 from beyond the arc.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Fort Hays State (12-8, 6-6 MIAA) led by three at halftime, but the Hornets (10-11, 6-5 MIAA) battled back to take a four-point lead midway through the second half and were up 71-70 with 2:20 to play.

Hadley Gillum hit two free throws with 50 seconds left to give FHSU the lead for good. Davis secured a rebound after a missed Emporia State 3-pointer and found Trey O’Neil who passed to Brady Werth for a dunk to push the lead to four. Kyler Kinnamon put in two free throws with four seconds left to secure the victory.

Hadley Gillum added 14 points, 12 of them in the first half.

Emporia State had four in double-figures led by Jevon Taylor who scored 17.

Williams has key 3s as TCU tops Kansas State in OT

Posted on February 1, 2017February 2, 2017

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – JD Miller scored 18 points, Vladimir Brodziansky had 17 and Kenrich Williams hit two 3-pointers in overtime as TCU defeated Kansas State 86-80 on Wednesday night.

Williams opened the overtime scoring with a 3-pointer and his big shot with 1:48 to play after a trey by KSU’s Xavier Sneed made it 83-77 with 1:48 to play.

The Wildcats closed it to 3 with 25 seconds to go after Wesley Iwundu had a dunk and made 1 of 2 free throws on the next possession but Alex Robinson made two free throws at 15 seconds and after a KSU missed, Jaylen Fisher made a free throw with six seconds left.

Robinson and Fisher had 12 points each for the Horned Frogs (15-7, 4-5 Big 12) and Williams had 11 and 10 rebounds.

Kamau Stokes had 21 points and Sneed 19 for the Wildcats (15-7, 4-5).

Brodziansky’s jumper with 25 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 73 and then he blocked a shot but Stokes, who got the ball back but couldn’t get a last shot to fall.

Wichita State knocks off Drake for 20th win

Posted on February 1, 2017February 2, 2017

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Landry Shamet and Conner Frankamp combined to score 33 points and Wichita State earned a 20th win for the eighth straight season as the Shockers eased past Drake, 77-69 on Wednesday night.

Wichita State (20-4, 10-1 Missouri Valley) pushed its win streak to five straight and has won 11 of its last 12 games.

Drake led by as many as eight points in the second half. Rashard Kelly dunked with 8:09 left to put the Shockers in front for good, 59-58. Shamet converted a layup and Frankamp hit a 3-pointer to push the lead to 64-58. The Bulldogs rallied and got within three, 68-65, on Reed Timmer’s 3-pointer with 4:09 left, but got no closer.

Shamet hit 6 of 10 from the field and 3 of 4 from long range to finish with 17 points. Frankamp had 16.

De’Antae McMurray scored 28 points to lead Drake (7-16, 5-6).

Poor shooting dooms Tiger women at Emporia State

Posted on February 1, 2017February 2, 2017

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

EMPORIA, Kan. – The shooting woes for the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team continued Wednesday night in Emporia. The Tigers were held to 28-percent and lost 59-48 to the 12th-ranked Hornets at White Auditorium. The Tigers (15-6, 6-6 MIAA) have now lost four of their last five.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers missed their first 11 shots of the third quarter and fell behind by 14. A 12-2 run closed the gap to four on a steal a layup by Taylor Rolfs with 6:41 to play, but the Lady Hornets (18-3, 9-3 MIAA) scored the next five and never let the Tigers closer than six the rest of the way.

Jill Faxon was back in the starting lineup and led FHSU with 19 points. Tatyana Legette, who scored 23 and had 10 rebounds in the Tigers win over ESU in Hays in December, picked up two early fouls and was held to three points.

Kelly Moten led three Lady Hornets in double-figures with 13 points.

TMP’s Flax signs to play football at Air Force

Posted on February 1, 2017February 1, 2017

TMP-Marian Senior Joe Flax committed to play football at the Air Force Academy Wednesday on National Signing Day.

Flax was a second-team All Mid-Continent League selection at defensive end this past season despite battling a foot injury.

He says being able to continue his academic and athletic careers at a service academy was something he couldn’t turn down.

“I always wanted to serve my country,” Flax said “The opportunities that are at the service academy are unmatched.”

Flax said the coaching state at Air Force recruited him as a defensive end and he anticipates working as a defensive lineman.

TMP coach Jason Cauley said he saw “raw potential” in Flax a believed that he could play at the next level if he wanted to.

“Right now he has no idea how good he can be” Cauley said “He can get to wherever he wants to be.”

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FHSU wrestling team and three individuals ranked this week

Posted on February 1, 2017

FHSU Sports Information
INDIANAPOLIS – Fort Hays State wrestling continues to share the No. 16 ranking as a team in the latest edition of the NCAA DII Wrestling Coaches Association Poll, released on Wednesday (Feb. 1). Tied with FHSU is Newberry, jumping two spots from its No. 18 spot in the prior poll.

In the individual rankings, 197-pound senior Jon Inman holds steady as the No. 2 wrestler in the nation, a spot he has held since January 4. Inman is the only Tiger to remain unbeaten this season sporting an 18-0 record.

Heavyweight wrestler Christian Lance also holds steady as the No. 9 wrestler in the nation. Lance has been a force for the Tigers as he leads the team in wins at 35-4 on the year.

A third Tiger holding steady in the rankings is 141-pounder Brandon Ball. Reaching as high as No. 7 in the nation this season, he holds on to the No. 10 spot for a second straight poll. The redshirt-freshman has put together an outstanding season currently at 27-4 in his first varsity campaign.