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Blake Reynolds named head women’s soccer coach at Fort Hays State

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State announced Blake Reynolds as its new head women’s soccer coach on Wednesday, January 11. Reynolds becomes the second coach in the program’s history, coming to Fort Hays State from Kansas Wesleyan University, where he served as the head women’s soccer coach for four years. He has eight total years of head coaching experience at the NAIA level. A press conference to introduce Reynolds as the new head coach is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17 at 5 pm inside the Victor E. Lounge of Gross Memorial Coliseum.

Reynolds had great success at Kansas Wesleyan, where he compiled an overall record of 57-16-12 from 2013 to 2016. He guided the Coyotes to Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season championships three times, including outright titles in his first two seasons and most recently a share of the championship in 2016. The Coyotes were a force in KCAC play, putting together a conference record of 35-2-2 over the four seasons. He led Kansas Wesleyan to a KCAC Tournament Championship in 2015, making a total of four KCAC Championships under Reynolds’ guidance. Reynolds was named the NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 2015.

Kansas Wesleyan appeared in the NAIA Women’s Soccer National Tournament twice under Reynolds in back-to-back seasons of 2015 and 2016. The 2015 squad advanced past the opening round to make the final site of the tournament in Alabama. In his time at KWU, he coached 7 All-America, 10 all-region, and 33 all-conference selections, along with three KCAC Most Valuable Players and three KCAC Newcomers of the Year. He had seven student-athletes earn Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete honors and one earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

Prior to Kansas Wesleyan, Reynolds was head coach at Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska for four years from 2009 to 2012. At Midland he compiled an overall record of 45-26-7 and a Great Plains Athletic Conference mark of 31-10-2, finishing in the top three of the conference standings all four years. In 2009, he led the school to its first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance, a year that saw his team win 16 matches. He coached over 30 all-conference selections and one All-America selection at Midland. After his four years as coach at Midland, Reynolds served as Director of Soccer Operations at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia before taking the head coaching position at Kansas Wesleyan.

Reynolds had three years of assistant coach experience at his alma mater, Baker University (Kan.), prior to his first head coaching job at Midland. He was the men’s assistant for two years and the women’s for one. In 2008, he helped guide the men’s squad to a conference tournament championship and reach the NAIA National Tournament. He started his collegiate coaching career at South Dakota State University in 2006 as an assistant coach, helping SDSU to its first ever championship that season, defeating IUPUI in the title game of the United Soccer Conference Tournament.

A native of Bellevue, Washington, Reynolds graduated from Baker University in 2003 with a degree in psychology. He then obtained a master’s degree in sport pedagogy from South Dakota State University in 2009. In his collegiate playing career at Baker, Reynolds was a standout center-midfielder. He was a three-time All-Heart of America Conference First Team selection and three-time All-Region V selection, while helping Baker win two HAAC conference championships and a region championship, while making two region final appearances.  During his senior season, Reynolds helped the Wildcats to their first-ever national tournament appearance and was rewarded as an NAIA & NSCAA Honorable Mention All-America selection. He is also a member of the Baker University Soccer Hall of Fame, named to the school’s All-Time Starting 11 Team to commemorate 20 years of rich soccer tradition. Reynolds has accomplished the unique feat of reaching the NAIA National Tournament as a player, an assistant coach, and a head coach.

Reynolds takes over a Fort Hays State program that is coming off an MIAA Regular Season Championship and its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament, where it reached the Central Regional Final (Round of 16), the best finish in program history. He follows Craig Shaw, who guided the program for its first six seasons before taking the head women’s soccer coach position at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Courtesy FHSU Athletics

Broncos hire Vance Joseph as their head coach

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A runner-up two years ago, Vance Joseph is John Elway’s pick this time around.

“It’s official. Excited to announce Vance Joseph as head coach of the Denver Broncos!” Elway tweeted early Wednesday afternoon.

Joseph impressed Elway in 2015 when Gary Kubiak got the job. He was on Elway’s short list when Kubiak, 55, stepped down last week over health concerns after Denver (9-7) missed the playoffs a year after winning Super Bowl 50.

Joseph, the 44-year-old ex-Colorado quarterback, spent last season as Miami’s defensive coordinator after building a reputation as one of the league’s top secondary coaches.

After interviewing Tuesday, Joseph returned to Broncos headquarters Wednesday after scuttling plans to fly to California to interview with the Chargers, 49ers and Rams.

Fort Hays State athletic director named to Barton CC Sports Hall of Fame

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GREAT BEND — Barton Community College has announced the election of Curtis Hammeke, DeMarcus Minor, Lamont Roland, and Dr. Perry Smith to its Sports Hall of Fame. The Class of 2017 will be inducted and honored at a 2 p.m. induction ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Kirkman Activity Center located on the Barton Campus.

The induction ceremony is free and open to the public. Public attendance is also encouraged in honoring the inductees in between the women’s and men’s basketball games versus Cloud County Community College later that evening.

A longtime and generous contributor to Barton Athletics, Dr. Smith will be joined by former Cougar basketball players Minor and Roland, who led the ’98-99 squad to a runner-up national tournament finish. The trio will also be joined by Hammeke, a Great Bend native and former Barton baseball player and assistant coach who is now the athletic director at Fort Hays State University.

For more, visit www.BartonSports.com.

Norton boys, TMP-Marian girls No. 1 seeds for Mid-Continent League basketball tournament

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The Norton boys and TMP-Marian girls will be the top-seeds for the Mid-Continent League basketball tournament. The Bluejays receive a first round bye and will face the winner of Saturday’s play-in game between Stockton and Smith Center on their home floor Monday.

The Monarch girls also receive a first-round bye and will host either Trego or Trego at Al Billinger Fieldhouse Tuesday.

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Saturday’s (Jan. 14) Play-in games (in Stockton)
Girls-#8 Smith Center (3-4) vs. #9 Trego (3-5)
Girls-#7 Oakley (3-4) vs. #10 Phillipsburg (1-6)
Boys-#8 Stockton (4-4) vs. #9 Smith Center (3-4)
Boys-#7 Ellis (4-4) vs. #10 Oakley (2-5)

Monday’s (Jan. 16) boys quarterfinals (home of top seed)
Stockton/Smith Center winner at Norton (7-0)
#5 Trego (5-3) at #4 Plainville (5-3)
Ellis/Oakley winner at #2 Phillipsburg (6-1)
#6 TMP-Marian (5-4) at #3 Hill City (4-1)

Tuesday’s (Jan. 17) girls quarterfinals (home of top seed)
Smith Center/Trego winner at #1 TMP-Marian (8-1)
#5 Norton (4-3) at #4 Hill City (3-2)
Oakley/Phillipsburg at #2 Stockton (7-1)
#6 Ellis (4-4) at #3 Plainville (6-2)

Tuesday’s high school basketball results

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 55, Rose Hill 29
Andover 60, Arkansas City 56
Argonia 55, Central Burden 47
Ashland 51, Minneola 44
Atchison 56, KC Sumner 55
Balko, Okla. 49, Rolla 35
Basehor-Linwood 62, Lansing 33
Baxter Springs 52, Columbus 30
Belle Plaine 72, Garden Plain 67
Bennington 69, Inman 57
Berean Academy 41, Sedgwick 32
Bishop Miege 69, St. James Academy 63
Bishop Seabury Academy 80, Christ Preparatory Academy 24
Blue Valley 54, BV West 38
Bonner Springs 47, Tonganoxie 44
Buhler 68, El Dorado 27
Burlingame 68, Waverly 27
Burlington 77, Osawatomie 56
Centralia 70, Clifton-Clyde 51
Chaparral 62, Wichita Independent 47
Chapman 49, Beloit 41
Chase County 59, Northern Heights 48
Circle 89, Winfield 73
Conway Springs 65, Douglass 51
Council Grove 71, Osage City 46
Cunningham 62, Burrton 33
Derby 56, Newton 49
Dighton 55, Wheatland-Grinnell 24
Doniphan West 40, Frankfort 36
Erie 67, Caney Valley 42
Eudora 62, Paola 57
Fairfield 66, Stafford 42
Flinthills 77, Cedar Vale/Dexter 52
Fort Scott 55, Coffeyville 39
Frontenac 70, Louisburg 58
Garden City 57, Liberal 52
Gardner-Edgerton 70, Mill Valley 53
Goddard-Eisenhower 81, Goddard 61
Goessel 39, Canton-Galva 33
Goodland 55, Colby 42
Hartford 54, Southern Coffey 42
Haven 55, Larned 39
Hays 51, Great Bend 37
Hays-TMP-Marian 74, Trego 29
Heritage Christian 67, McLouth 47
Hesston 61, Kingman 42
Highland Park 57, Emporia 55
Hillsboro 72, Hoisington 52
Hogan Prep, Mo. 79, KC Harmon 48
Holcomb 57, Scott City 45
Holton 61, Sabetha 56, OT
Horton 55, Valley Falls 43
Hugoton 53, Ulysses 49
Humboldt 72, Fredonia 43
Hutchinson Central Christian 51, Attica 42
Jefferson North 54, Jackson Heights 47
Jefferson West 59, Hiawatha 39
Johnson-Stanton County 85, Walsh, Colo. 42
KC Piper 80, KC Bishop Ward 32
Kiowa County 69, Pawnee Heights 56
Lakeside 52, Thunder Ridge 42
Lawrence 65, SM West 55
Lawrence Free State 50, Leavenworth 45
Lebo 43, Olpe 39
Lincoln 35, Tescott 31
Linn 65, BV Randolph 41
Macksville 63, LaCrosse 31
Madison/Hamilton 44, Marais des Cygnes Valley 33
Maize 72, Hutchinson 68
Manhattan 78, Shawnee Heights 72
Marysville 62, Concordia 50
McPherson 68, Augusta 38
Metro Academy 75, Veritas Christian 55
Minneapolis 54, Clay Center 46
Mission Valley 46, Lyndon 44
Moundridge 56, Ell-Saline 54
Mulvane 47, Clearwater 43
Northern Valley 71, Oberlin-Decatur 42
Olathe South 67, SM South 56
Onaga 45, Washington County 36
Otis-Bison 71, Kinsley 25
Ottawa 75, Baldwin 24
Oxford 40, Caldwell 38
Phillipsburg 78, Smith Center 60
Pike Valley 56, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 31
Pratt 44, Halstead 35
Quinter 57, Western Plains-Healy 15
Remington 53, Marion 44
Rock Creek 63, Rossville 50
Royal Valley 49, Atchison County 41
Rural Vista 46, Elyria Christian 44
Salina Central 63, Maize South 55
Salina Sacred Heart 65, Republic County 45
Salina South 62, Wichita Campus 53
Sedan 60, West Elk 44
Silver Lake 63, Wabaunsee 61
SM East 67, Olathe East 66
SM North 64, Olathe Northwest 47
SM Northwest 63, Olathe North 53
Smoky Valley 54, Nickerson 42
Solomon 51, Wakefield 39
South Barber 60, Norwich 49
South Central 51, Bucklin 43
Southeast Saline 65, Russell 30
Southwestern Hts. 59, Meade 50
Spearville 57, Ness City 52
Spring Hill 64, DeSoto 45
St. John 61, Ellinwood 41
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 52, Osborne 34
St. Thomas Aquinas 75, Blue Valley Southwest 51
Sterling 50, Hutchinson Trinity 35
Stockton 73, Victoria 34
Sylvan-Lucas 60, Natoma 40
Syracuse 45, Moscow 38
Topeka Hayden 72, Topeka 67
Topeka Seaman 64, Topeka West 43
Triplains-Brewster 51, Rawlins County 45
Troy 72, Riverside 33
Uniontown 57, Oswego 51
Valley Center 64, Andover Central 59
Wamego 57, Nemaha Central 52
Washburn Rural 85, Junction City 62
Wellsville 60, Santa Fe Trail 43
Wetmore 40, Axtell 36
Wichita Bishop Carroll 58, Wichita West 25
Wichita Collegiate 60, Wellington 51
Wichita East 54, Wichita Heights 53
Wichita Northwest 87, Wichita Southeast 75
Wichita Trinity 75, Medicine Lodge 32
Wilson 53, Chase 23
St. John Military Tournament
St. John’s Military 47, Wichita Northfield 44
St. Xavier 65, Flint Hills Job Corps 51
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andover 39, Arkansas City 30
Andover Central 51, Valley Center 48
Argonia 54, Central Burden 24
Baldwin 58, Ottawa 20
Basehor-Linwood 51, Lansing 43
Baxter Springs 42, Columbus 21
Beloit 60, Chapman 42
Berean Academy 35, Sedgwick 28
Bluestem 64, Neodesha 58
Buhler 33, El Dorado 23
Burlington 73, Osawatomie 21
Caney Valley 40, Erie 36
Central Heights 35, West Franklin 31
Centralia 50, Clifton-Clyde 19
Centre 54, Little River 36
Chetopa 37, Jayhawk Linn 29
Christ Preparatory Academy 32, Bishop Seabury Academy 30
Circle 55, Winfield 19
Clay Center 60, Minneapolis 20
Concordia 54, Marysville 50
Conway Springs 48, Douglass 12
Council Grove 64, Osage City 29
Cunningham 48, Burrton 15
Dighton 53, Wheatland-Grinnell 42
Emporia 57, Highland Park 32
Fairfield 57, Stafford 27
Flinthills 57, Cedar Vale/Dexter 25
Fort Scott 50, Coffeyville 18
Frankfort 47, Doniphan West 41
Galena 39, Riverton 22
Garden Plain 52, Belle Plaine 10
Gardner-Edgerton 52, Mill Valley 40
Girard 54, Parsons 23
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 42, Pike Valley 30
Goddard 40, Goddard-Eisenhower 25
Goessel 38, Canton-Galva 35
Goodland 44, Colby 42
Great Bend 54, Hays 41
Halstead 43, Pratt 32
Hanover 60, Valley Heights 33
Haven 58, Larned 56
Hays-TMP-Marian 82, Trego 35
Heritage Christian 45, McLouth 37
Hoisington 29, Hillsboro 25
Holton 59, Sabetha 34
Hugoton 63, Ulysses 29
Humboldt 58, Fredonia 42
Hutchinson Central Christian 57, Attica 24
Independence 49, Chanute 27
Ingalls 44, Fowler 35
Inman 30, Bennington 22
Jefferson North 41, Jackson Heights 29
Jefferson West 51, Hiawatha 40
KC Piper 61, KC Bishop Ward 30
KC Sumner 54, Atchison 23
Kingman 51, Hesston 40
Kiowa County 53, Pawnee Heights 15
LaCrosse 55, Macksville 41
Lakeside 36, Thunder Ridge 32
Lawrence 52, SM West 44
Leavenworth 36, Lawrence Free State 33
Liberal 56, Garden City 36
Lincoln 43, Tescott 31
Linn 43, BV Randolph 32
Louisburg 50, Frontenac 27
Lyndon 42, Mission Valley 32
Madison/Hamilton 57, Marais des Cygnes Valley 18
Maize 56, Hutchinson 22
Manhattan 63, Shawnee Heights 22
McPherson 62, Augusta 41
Metro Academy 51, Veritas Christian 24
Moundridge 41, Ell-Saline 34
Mulvane 55, Clearwater 52
Natoma 34, Sylvan-Lucas 27
Nemaha Central 52, Wamego 37
Newton 41, Derby 32
Northern Valley 49, Oberlin-Decatur 35
Olathe East 68, SM East 45
Olathe North 61, SM Northwest 59
Olathe Northwest 49, SM North 32
Olathe South 56, SM South 12
Olpe 64, Lebo 37
Oskaloosa 55, Immaculata 45
Oswego 48, Uniontown 45
Otis-Bison 63, Kinsley 53
Paola 54, Eudora 23
Pittsburg 58, Labette County 39
Pleasant Ridge 62, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 57
Quinter 54, Western Plains-Healy 21
Rawlins County 58, Triplains-Brewster 38
Remington 51, Marion 27
Republic County 44, Salina Sacred Heart 8
Riley County 64, St. Mary’s 42
Riverside 43, Troy 29
Rose Hill 46, Andale 39
Rossville 50, Rock Creek 40
Royal Valley 51, Atchison County 25
Rural Vista 45, Elyria Christian 36
Russell 42, Southeast Saline 33
Salina Central 71, Maize South 66, OT
Salina South 47, Wichita Campus 38
Scott City 37, Holcomb 30
Smith Center 52, Phillipsburg 38
Smoky Valley 36, Nickerson 31
Solomon 51, Wakefield 39
South Barber 47, Norwich 26
South Central 71, Bucklin 35
South Gray 58, Satanta 33
Southern Coffey 54, Hartford 43
Spearville 51, Ness City 47
Spring Hill 49, DeSoto 34
St. John 56, Ellinwood 43
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 53, Osborne 23
Sterling 49, Hutchinson Trinity 30
Stockton 80, Victoria 22
Sublette 47, Wichita County 27
Syracuse 59, Moscow 29
Tonganoxie 40, Bonner Springs 23
Topeka 63, Topeka Hayden 41
Topeka Seaman 48, Topeka West 39
Valley Falls 39, Horton 23
Wabaunsee 55, Silver Lake 33
Washburn Rural 66, Junction City 45
Washington County 64, Onaga 38
Waverly 47, Burlingame 10
Wellington 45, Wichita Collegiate 27
Wellsville 45, Santa Fe Trail 41
West Elk 37, Sedan 34
Wetmore 49, Axtell 43
Wichita Heights 65, Wichita East 33
Wichita Independent 39, Chaparral 30
Wichita Northwest 47, Wichita Southeast 21
Wichita South 41, Kapaun Mount Carmel 30
Wichita Trinity 43, Medicine Lodge 31
Wilson 69, Chase 30

Evans, Texas Tech knock off No. 25 Kansas State

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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Keenan Evans made a go-ahead layup with 15 seconds left, helping Texas Tech beat No. 25 Kansas State 66-65 on Tuesday night.

Evans’ basket gave the Red Raiders a 63-62 lead. Aaron Ross and Niem Stevenson then combined for three foul shots for Texas Tech before Barry Brown made a 3-pointer in the final seconds for Kansas State.

Evans finished with 18 points. Zach Smith had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Red Raiders (13-3, 2-2 Big 12), who improved to 11-0 at home.

Kamau Stokes led Kansas State (13-3, 2-2) with 17 points. Dean Wade added 12 points, and D.J. Johnson finished with 11.

Mason scores 28 as No. 2 Kansas beats Oklahoma

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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) – Frank Mason scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half, and No. 2 Kansas rallied to beat Oklahoma 81-70 on Tuesday.

With No. 1 Baylor losing at West Virginia earlier in the night, the Jayhawks will be in position to claim the No. 1 ranking for the first time this season if they beat Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Josh Jackson scored 16 points and Devonte’ Graham added 13 for the Jayhawks (15-1, 4-0 Big 12), who have won 15 straight.

Rashard Odomes and Kameron McGusty each scored 13 points for the Sooners (6-9, 0-4), who lost their seventh in a row.

The Jayhawks opened the second half on a 13-0 run. A 3-pointer by Mason put Kansas up 56-47, and the Jayhawks maintained control from there.

Hays High splits with Great Bend

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Dustin Armbruster

Hays High returned to the road on Tuesday night to play rival Great Bend. For the girls it was a second meeting in the season, after Hays beat Great Bend in the third place game of the Hays City Shootout in December. It was the first of two meetings between the two boys teams.

Girls
Great Bend 54 – Hays 41

Hays struggled to score in the first quarter scoring hitting just 2 of 12 shots and trailed 15-4 after the first eight minutes. Great Bend used runs of 7-2 and 8-0 in the first quarter to gain control. Hays cut the lead down to five by scoring the first six points of the second quarter only to have Great Bend once again take an 11 point lead. Great Bend at one point hit 11 consecutive free throws and finished the first half 13-20. Hays was just 4-12 from the free throw line and trailed 26-18.

Highlights

Hays cut the lead down to six at 26-20 on the first possession of the third quarter, but Great Bend answered with another 8-0 lead and built their lead to a high of 15 by the end of the third quarter at 39-24. Great Bend built their lead up to 18 with less than six minutes to go before Hays was able to cut it back down to 46-34. The Indians never got much closer as they fell 54-41 to Great Bend.

Coach Kirk Maska

The Panthers were 27-46 from the free throw line while Hays made just 9 of 21 attempts. Savannah Schneider led the way for the Indians with 10 points. Hays falls to 4-3 on the year and 0-2 in Western Athletic Conference play. Great Bend improves to 6-2 and have won five straight games. The Panthers are 3-0 in the WAC.

Boys
Hays 51 – Great Bend 37

Hays hit four first quarter three pointers on their way to a nine point lead at 14-5. Great Bend scored the final five points of the quarter to tighten the game back up at 14-10 after the first quarter. Hays added three more three pointers in the second quarter building their lead up to 28-15 by half time. Claiborne Kyles hit four threes in the first half and Cole Murphy added three more.

Highlights

The Indians lead never shrunk under 11 rest of the night. Hays pushed their advantage to 20 early in the fourth quarter. Great Bend went on their best run of the night with 12-3 run over four minutes, but Hays hit three of their final four free throws and won 51-37.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays put three in double figures with Claiborne Kyles leading the way with 14, hitting four three pointers. Cole Murphy added a career high 14, he also hit four three pointers. Tyrese Hill tied his career high with 12. Hays shot 50% in the victory and held Great Bend to 36%. The Indians improve to 6-1 and 1-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. Great Bend falls to 1-7 and 0-3.

Hays returns home on Friday to play Garden City.

TMP takes a pair from Trego

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 82, Trego 35
Boys: TMP 74, Trego 29

HAYS, Kan-Trego and TMP went toe to toe for the first five minutes of Tuesday’s Mid Continent League matchup at Al Billinger House.  That’s when the Lady Monarch defense took over, forcing 18 first half turnovers.  TMP finished the first quarter on a 10-0 run to take a 19-9 lead.  They scored the first 9 points of the second quarter to take complete control of the game as they took a 47-21 lead into the half.

The second half was much of the same.  TMP outscored Trego 25-11 in the third quarter and had a running clock in the fourth quarter on their way to the 82-35 win.  Trego drops to 2-6 on the season and 0-2 in the MCL.  TMP improves to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in league play.  The Golden Eagles will host Ness City on Friday while TMP travels to Smith Center.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

A 12-0 run to start the game propelled the TMP Monarchs to a quick lead and Trego was never able to recover in a 74-29 Monarch victory.  The Golden Eagles struggled without leading scorer and rebounder Emmit Owens who left the game early in the first quarter after a mid-court collision. TMP used a big first half from Luke Ruder who scored 16 points to lead his Monarchs to a 43-14 halftime lead.

TMP pushed their lead to 37 points by the end of the third quarter and a running clock in the fourth quarter.  Ruder finished with a game high 18 points for TMP who moves to 5-4 overall and 3-1 in the MCL.  They play on the road in Smith Center on Friday

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

FHSU women’s basketball just out of the top-25

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LILBURN, Ga. – The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team continued its climb towards the Top 25 in the WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches’ Poll, receiving votes for the fourth week in a row. The Tigers are the first team listed in the others receiving votes section of the latest edition of the poll, released Tuesday (Jan. 10) by the organization. The Tigers received 35 points in the voting process, four shy of 25th-ranked Adelphi University.

It is the sixth time the Tigers have been mentioned in the poll this season, reaching as high as 25th in the poll after their 6-0 start.

Fort Hays State is one of five MIAA schools recognized in the latest release. Emporia State maintained its spot at No. 2 in the country, while Pittsburg State climbed one spot to No. 5. Sixteenth-ranked Central Oklahoma took advantage of a pair of victories to climb four spots this week. Central Missouri is still receiving votes after falling to the Tigers last week. In total, 10 schools representing the Central Region are listed in the poll, including those also receiving votes.

In addition, the Tigers are ranked 22nd in the latest D2SIDA Media Poll, a poll voted on by sports information directors across the country.

The Tigers will play just once this week, a road contest at 5:30 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 12) against Nebraska-Kearney.

Below is the WBCA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll for January 10, 2017.

Rank School (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Week
1 Ashland (22) 16-0 598 1
2 Emporia State 13-1 557 2
3 Virginia Union (2) 12-0 532 3
4 Bellarmine 12-1 499 4
5 Pittsburg State 14-1 489 6
6 Angelo State 12-0 485 5
7 Alaska-Anchorage 13-1 475 7
8 California (Pa.) 13-1 431 8
9 Lincoln Memorial 12-0 406 10
10 Colorado State-Pueblo 15-0 404 9
11 California Baptist 15-2 353 11
12 Drury 13-2 315 12
13 Arkansas Tech 9-1 297 13
14 Seattle Pacific 13-1 252 15
15 Bentley 12-3 228 17
16 Central Oklahoma 13-1 206 20
17 North Georgia 12-1 169 21
18 Minnesota State-Moorhead 13-1 159 24
19 Lewis 12-3 143 16
20 Winona State 13-3 125 14
21 Grand Valley State 10-3 98 21
22 Eckerd 12-2 78 RV
23 Wheeling Jesuit 11-2 77 18
24 Columbus State 9-1 68 19
25 Adelphi 13-2 39 RV

Dropped Out: No. 23 Clayton State (10-3); No. 25 Northern State (11-3).

Receiving Votes: Fort Hays State (13-2) 35; Glenville State (12-1) 31; Simon Fraser (14-2) 30; Queens, NY (12-3) 23; Kentucky Wesleyan (11-1) 21; Clayton State (10-3) 19; Northern State (11-3) 18; Limestone (9-3) 16; Central Missouri (11-2) 16; Anderson, SC (10-2) 13; Lander (9-3) 13; Saint Mary’s, TX (12-3) 13; Regis (Colo.) (12-2) 12; West Florida (10-2) 12; Wayne State (Neb.) (12-3) 10; Caldwell (12-3) 6.

[Note: 6 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 29 combined points.]

Hays High wrestling takes first in Topeka

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Dustin Armbruster

The Hays High wrestling team took first place at the Topeka Seaman Invitation with a perfect dual record on Saturday. The Indians finished 5-0 on the day. Hays had five named to the all-tournament team including Kyle Casper at 138, Kreighton Meyers at 145, Conrad Vajnar at 152, Xavier Dandurand at 160, and Logan Schulte at 285. Each wrestler went 5-0 on the day. Team results are below.

Hays 55 Lansing 15

Hays 66 Royal Valley 15

Hays 43 Topeka Seaman 30

Hays 58 Turner 30

Hays 60 Blue Valley 12

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