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Lady Indians season ends with McPherson

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By Jeremy McGuire
Hays Post

HAYS-McPherson opened up the first set of the Bullpups’ 4A-Division 1 Sub-State match with Hays High on a 9-0 run and never looked back winning the first set 25-9.  Hays High tried to mount a comeback but could get no closer than six points.  McPherson took the 1-0 lead.

Set two was considerably more competitive with Hays High holding an early two point advantage at 7-5.  McPherson would quickly turn that around, scoring five out of the next eight points and the set was tied at 10 points apiece. That’s when McPherson took control.  The Lady Bullpups built their lead to 17-12 and Hays High answered with a pair of points to make it 17-14.  McPherson closed the set and the match scoring eight out of the last 10 points to win the set (25-16) and the match in two sets.

McPherson went on to defeat Ulysses in two sets to win the sub-state title.  They will open state tournament play next Saturday in Salina.

Hays High ends their season with a record of 14-18. There will be high expectations for this team in 2017.  They will return 11 out of 12 players from their sub-state roster.

HHS girls, TMP-Marian boys qualify for state cross country

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VICTORIA, Kan. – The Hays High girls’ cross country team qualified for state after a second place finish at their 4A regional at the Sand Plum Nature Trail in Victoria Saturday. Marie Reveles led the Indians with a fourth place finish. Alyssa Bryant was 10th.

The Indian boys finished fourth and missed qualifying by one spot. Ethan Shippy finished fifth to qualify individually. 4A state is at the Wamego Country Club in Wamego

STERLING, Kan. – The TMP-Marian boys finished third to qualify in 3A. Paul Brull led the Monarchs with a ninth place finish. 3A state is at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence.

High-flying Saints ready to face ball-hawking Chiefs defense

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Marcus Peters has duped just about every quarterback he has faced into throwing an interception to him, whether it was Peyton Manning a year ago or Derek Carr just last weekend.

He’d love nothing more than to add Drew Brees to his growing list Sunday.

The ball-hawking Peters will be tasked with leading an opportunistic Kansas City Chiefs defense against the prolific passing attack of Brees and the New Orleans Saints. It’s an important game for both teams with Kansas City coming off a momentum-building win over Oakland and New Orleans having won two straight after a calamitous start to the season.

“It’s the NFL. Every week you’re coming in against the best,” said Peters, who has a league-leading five picks this season. “You have to prepare for every quarterback to throw for 400 yards.”

But here’s the rub: Brees actually does throw for 400 yards.

Twice this season, in fact.

The 37-year-old Brees threw for 465 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Saints (2-3) to a 41-38 victory over Carolina last weekend. It was a performance that showcased the breadth and depth of the New Orleans offense, from high-flying wide receiver Brandin Cooks to tight end Coby Fleener.

Brees found four different players for touchdown passes.

“I don’t have enough good things to say about him. He’s a phenomenal player,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “He works at the profession, he’s relentless. Is he getting better? Maybe he doesn’t run as fast, but he sure has the skill throwing the football.”

He also doesn’t make many mistakes, at least not this year. He’s only thrown four picks.

That should cause all kinds of heartburn for the Chiefs (3-2), who lost defensive end Allen Bailey and linebacker Justin March for the season this week, and could be without cornerback Phillip Gaines, who is dealing with a knee injury after having surgery to repair his ACL last year.

All of which puts even more pressure on Peters to make plays.

“When you see him, any errant throw or ball off-target, he gets his hands on. He has elite hands,” Saints coach Sean Payton said. “You have to be decisive and your location has to be spot on. He can run, he can tackle. I think he’s one of the real, real talented good, young corners in our league.”

The matchup between Brees and Peters is only part of the intrigue on Sunday.

TMP tops Russell, playoffs in sight

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By Jeremy McGuire
Hays Post

RUSSELL, Kan.-The TMP Monarchs scored 20 unanswered first quarter points and didn’t look back on their way to a 33-14 win over Russell in the second week of 3A-District 14 play.  The Monarchs scored touchdowns on their first three possessions of the game.  Russell began the game with the ball and failed to convert on a fourth and short and gave the ball to TMP on the Bronco 41 yard line.

TMP’s offense took over from there as Creighton Renz hauled in a 13 yard pass from Luke Ruder to give TMP a 7-0 following the extra point.  The Monarchs had the ball back a short time later and scored on a 74 yard pass from Ruder to Tate Garcia.  Late in the first quarter Russell had the ball in TMP territory and attempted a fake punt run and Seth Boxberger failed to make the first down and was injured on the play and laid field for quite some time.

TMP took possession of the ball and the very next play made Russell pay with a 66 yard Gavin Schumacher touchdown run.  Russell would put up the only points in the second quarter when quarterback Alex Windholz powered into the end zone from 5 yards out to make things interesting at the half.  TMP was able to add 13 second half points while Russell scored seven and the Monarchs held on for the 19 point win.

With the win TMP improves to 2-6 on the year but more importantly 1-1 in district play and sets up a match-up with Norton on Thursday night where the winner heads to the playoffs and the loser goes home.  Russell drops to 2-6 overall and 0-2 in district play.  The Broncos will finish their season in Phillipsburg on Thursday night.

JASON CAULEY POST-GAME

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

High school football scoreboard week 8

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https://insuringhays.com/4A-D1 District 8
*Abilene   12  Hays   23
*McPherson   27   Wamego  0

4A-D2 District 7
Goodland  0   Scott City 56

3A District 14
Phillipsburg  36   Norton  13
*TMP  33  Russell  14

3A District 15
Hoisington  36   Larned  27
*Ellsworth  41   Lyons  6

2A District 6
*Republic Co.  7   Smith Center  40

2A District 7
*Oakley  10   La Crosse  48
Ellis  0  Plainville  48

Ark Valley Chisholm Trail I
Maize  7  Hutchinson  40
Salina Central  13   Salina South 28

Western Athletic Conference
Garden City 21   Great Bend  14
Dodge City  70  Liberal  34

8-Man – 1
District 4
*Osborne  68  Bennington  20
*Logan-Palco  34  Solomon  56
*Victoria  46   Lincoln  0

District 5
St. John  0  Central Plains  58
*Ellinwood  58   Little River  36

District 7
*Satanta  18  Ness City  63

District 8
*Hill City  18  Hoxie  40
*Trego Community  6   Rawlins Co.   56
Quinter  0   St. Francis  57

8-Man-2
District 5
*Stockton  74  Northern Valley   54

District 6
*Hodgeman Co.  8  Dighton  58
*Triplains-Brewster   0  Otis-Bison  48

 

 

AP-FBH–Kansas Prep Scores, 4th Ld-Writethru,0906
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
PREP FOOTBALL
Andale 63, Circle 14
Attica/Argonia 72, Macksville 24
Augusta 28, Andover Central 7
Axtell 72, BV Randolph 40
Baldwin 49, Osawatomie 21
Basehor-Linwood 42, Atchison 12
Baxter Springs 28, Parsons 26, OT
Bishop Miege 50, DeSoto 0
Blue Valley 45, St. Thomas Aquinas 34
Bonner Springs 21, Lansing 7
Buhler 48, El Dorado 6
Burlingame 46, Rural Vista 0
Burlington 43, Girard 41
BV North 28, Blue Valley Southwest 21
Caldwell 76, South Haven 6
Caney Valley 23, Neodesha 14
Canton-Galva 40, Goessel 32
Central Plains 58, St. John 0
Centre 80, Valley Falls 41
Chanute 15, Labette County 12
Chase 36, Pretty Prairie 14
Cheylin 53, Wheatland-Grinnell 7
Cimarron 56, Syracuse 0
Clay Center 46, Rock Creek 0
Clearwater 28, Wichita Trinity 27
Clifton-Clyde 70, Onaga 22
Colby 28, Concordia 27
Conway Springs 34, Cheney 12
Derby 53, Wichita Campus 0
Dighton/Healy 58, Hodgeman County 8
Dodge City 70, Liberal 34
Doniphan West 36, McLouth 34
Ellinwood 58, Little River 36
Ellsworth 41, Lyons 6
Erie 66, Northeast-Arma 0
Frankfort 61, Wetmore 16
Fredonia 51, Eureka 6
Frontenac 21, Columbus 20
Galena 59, Southeast 0
Garden City 21, Great Bend 14
Garden Plain 22, Anthony-Harper-Chaparral 14
Goddard 62, Newton 20
Goddard-Eisenhower 41, Arkansas City 21
Halstead 28, Hutchinson Trinity 14
Hanover 54, Wakefield 8
Hartford 62, Norwich 6
Hays 23, Abilene 12
Hays-TMP-Marian 33, Russell 14
Herington 46, Marais des Cygnes Valley 0
Hoisington 56, Larned 27
Hoxie 40, Hill City 18
Hugoton 42, Kingman 17
Hutchinson 40, Maize 7
Hutchinson Central Christian 80, Burrton 22
Independence 48, Coffeyville 21
Ingalls 1, Deerfield 0
Inman 38, Christ Preparatory Academy 15
Iola 42, Anderson County 12
Jackson Heights 42, Horton 7
Jayhawk Linn 48, Humboldt 14
Johnson-Stanton County 41, Sublette 6
Junction City 20, Topeka Seaman 13
KC Piper 28, Tonganoxie 0
KC Schlagle 20, KC Harmon 8
KC Turner 41, KC Wyandotte 26
KC Washington 27, KC Sumner 8
LaCrosse 48, Oakley 10
Lakin 46, Southwestern Hts. 0
Lawrence Free State 42, Lawrence 7
Lebo 60, Crest 14
Linn 34, Tescott 6
Lyndon 20, Chase County 7
Maize South 41, Rose Hill 18
Manhattan 45, BV Northwest 21
Marion 42, Hillsboro 14
Marysville 57, Minneapolis 6
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 64, Maranatha/Immaculata (FB) 22
McPherson 27, Wamego 0
Meade 54, Elkhart 14
Mill Valley 28, Gardner-Edgerton 21
Minneola 52, Rolla 0
Mission Valley 49, Council Grove 11
Moscow 65, Fowler 6
Moundridge 33, Medicine Lodge 0
Mulvane 48, Wellington 7
Nemaha Central 53, Riverside 0
OKC Patriots, Okla. 66, Wichita Life Prep 16
Olathe East 59, Leavenworth 26
Olathe North 40, SM Northwest 28
Olathe Northwest 34, SM South 0
Olathe South 70, SM North 40
Olpe 65, Northern Heights 28
Osage City 39, Central Heights 14
Osborne 68, Bennington 20
Otis-Bison 48, Triplains-Brewster 0
Ottawa 48, Louisburg 28
Oxford 72, Flinthills 0
Paola 34, Fort Scott 26
Phillipsburg 36, Norton 13
Pike Valley 40, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 34
Pittsburg 50, Wichita North 6
Pittsburg Colgan 57, Oswego 6
Plainville 48, Ellis 0
Pleasant Ridge 52, Atchison County 14
Pleasanton 64, Altoona-Midway 8
Prairie View 56, KC Bishop Ward 6
Pratt 35, Holcomb 28
Rawlins County 56, Trego 6
Riley County 48, Beloit 14
Riverton 17, Cherryvale 14
Rock Hills 65, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 8
Rossville 63, St. Mary’s 10
Royal Valley 51, Oskaloosa 7
Sabetha 68, Hiawatha 18
Salina Sacred Heart 31, Ell-Saline 21
Salina South 28, Salina Central 13
Santa Fe Trail 39, Jefferson West 14
Scott City 56, Goodland 0
Sedan 46, Madison/Hamilton 0
Sedgwick 62, Remington 8
Shawnee Heights 41, Emporia 12
Silver Lake 21, Perry-Lecompton 19
SM East 54, SM West 0
Smith Center 40, Republic County 7
Smoky Valley 44, Chapman 0
Solomon 56, Logan/Palco 34
South Barber 57, Ashland 10
Southeast Saline 26, Hesston 3
Spearville 56, Wichita County 6
Spring Hill 27, Eudora 12
St. Francis 57, Quinter 0
St. James Academy 36, BV West 30
St. Mary’s Academy 50, Veritas Christian 0
St. Paul 46, Southern Coffey 0
Sterling 63, Haven 36
Stockton 74, Northern Valley 54
Sylvan-Lucas 54, Thunder Ridge 6
Topeka 56, Highland Park 6
Topeka Hayden 47, Holton 32
Troy 38, Jefferson North 12
Ulysses 33, Winfield 3
Valley Center 57, Andover 33
Valley Heights 51, Centralia 36
Victoria 46, Lincoln 0
Wallace County 1, Greeley County 0
Washburn Rural 48, Topeka West 14
Washington County 28, Wabaunsee 15
Wellsville 49, West Franklin 8
Wichita Bishop Carroll 25, Kapaun Mount Carmel 3
Wichita Collegiate 20, Nickerson 18
Wichita Heights 55, Wichita South 27
Wichita Independent 43, Douglass 34
Wichita Northwest 83, Wichita Southeast 21
Wichita Sunrise 50, St. John’s Military 26
Wichita West 41, Wichita East 7

Hays beats Abilene on Senior Night; Keeps playoff hopes alive

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The Hays High Indians entered Friday night looking for their first home win in two years. It was also Senior Night for twelve Indians, in a game that Hays High needed to win to keep their playoff chances alive.

The game started with shades of the McPherson contest one week prior as Abilene drove right down the field to take the first lead of the game on a Parker O’Neal two yard run. The score capped off a seven play 55 yard drive, but the Cowboys left a point on the field missing the PAT.

Hays punted on their first drive of the game and watch Abilene push the ball back into the red zone but did not score following a penalty. Abilene downed the ensuing punt at the one yard line. From the shadows of their own goal post the Indians orchestrated a 10 play 99 yard drive, scoring on a 18 yard pass from Hunter Brown to Wyatt Scheve. Logan Clark’s extra point put the Indians up 7-6.

Abilene again punted and Hays put together their longest drive by time of the season going eleven plays in 6:37 to set up a successful 31 yard Logan Clark field goal to give the Indians a 10-6 halftime lead.

Highlights

All of the scoring in the second half came in the third quarter. The Indians started the half with the football and drove 12 plays 71 yards over 5:01 to take a 17-6 lead. The two score lead came on a fourth down and pass play from Hunter Brown to Shane Berens for 14 yards.

Abilene responded back immediately on their next possession scoring on another O’Neal run to tighten the score at 17-12. Abilene attempted a two point conversion pass that was intercepted by Keaton Markley.

As they did the whole night, Hays High again had an answer. The Indians scored on their quickest drive of the night, using just 4 plays to cover 76 yards. Brown ran for 44 yards then William Sennett, who was in at running back, threw a 33 yard pass to Wyatt Scheve. Brown scored from three yards out to increase their lead to 23-12 after a blocked extra point.

Coach Randall Rath

Neither team scored in fourth quarter, though Hays High had chances. The Indians started a drive at the Cowboy 10 yard line following a fumble recovery but failed to score after a botched snap on a field goal. Hays also lost the ball on downs in the Abilene red zone.

Hays High improves to 2-6, Abilene loses for the first time and is 7-1. Both teams are 1-1 in district play as Hays goes to Wamego next week, the Red Raiders are 0-2 in district play. Abilene is home to McPherson who is 2-0 in districts.

No. 23 FHSU women’s soccer keeps shutout streak rolling; Steffens scores Golden Goal against NSU

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HAYS, Kan. – The 23rd ranked Fort Hays State women’s soccer team remained in a tie for first place in the MIAA on Friday with a thrilling 1-0 double overtime win against Northeastern State. The Tigers are tied with Central Missouri at 7-1 in the conference standings. FHSU moved to 11-3-1 overall. The RiverHawks dropped to 5-3 in the MIAA and 12-3 overall.

It was a defensive battle for all 103:42 of play. Both teams had chances in regulation, but neither could capitalize. In the first 90 minutes the Tigers had 12 shots with four on net, while NSU scattered nine shots with four on net.

In the first 10-minute overtime neither team could gain the control. In the second overtime, however, the Tigers took advantage of 1-on-1 breakaway opportunity. Just over three minutes in, the RiverHawks were attacking and had the ball in the FHSU box. A loose ball was cleared by the Tigers that landed at the feet of Hannah Smith. Smith then launched a deep pass to Kelsey Steffens and it was off to the races as she just had one defender to beat.

With a step on her defender streaking down the left side, Steffens put on the breaks and cut right about six yards out from the goal. The keeper did all she could to get a piece of the ball but there was no chance to stop a rocket from Steffens. She buried the ball with 6:18 remaining on the scoreboard to claim the win for the Tigers. It was her fourth goal of the season.

Abbie Flax was big for the Tigers in goal with five saves on the night. With the victory her record improved to 9-4-1. Jordan Woodruff took the loss for NSU but was equally solid with five saves.

The Tigers ran their win streak to five matches and the last four have been shutouts. The last three contests have all been decided by the narrow 1-0 margin.

The win was big for FHSU in the region rankings as Northeastern State is No. 3. The Tigers are No. 5, but now have wins over the No. 2 and No. 3 ranked teams in the region.

Fort Hays State looks to stay hot Sunday when they welcome Central Oklahoma, the No. 4 ranked team in the region. The match is set for 11 am. Central Oklahoma fell out of a tie for first place in the conference with an overtime loss at Nebraska-Kearney on Friday.

FHSU volleyball swept at No. 15 Central Missouri

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WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Fort Hays State volleyball team came up on the losing end Friday evening against 15th-ranked Central Missouri, falling in straight sets. The Tigers are now 20-7 on the year and 6-6 in MIAA play, while the Jennies improve to 16-6 and 6-4 in conference action.

After the Tigers scored the first three points in the match, UCM grabbed the lead by going on a 9-3 run. Back-to-back kills from Crystal Whitten followed by a block from Whitten and Rebekah Spainhour helped the Tigers tie the score at 11, but the Jennies answered by taking the next three points. The Jennies later scored nine out of 12 after the Tigers had leveled the set at 15 to reach set point, 24-18. The back-and-forth set wasn’t over yet, as Fort Hays State strung together six-straight points to tie things up once again. UCM put the set on ice by taking the next two points on a kill and a block. The Jennies followed that up with a dominating performance in the second set, leading wire-to-wire to take a 2-0 lead in the match.

The Tigers had their best chance to take a set out of the locker room, managing two set point opportunities after leading much of the way in the third. The teams traded blows through the majority of the set, with neither team leading by more than two until late in the game. With the score tied at 18, FHSU went on a 5-1 run to open up a 23-19 lead. The Jennies answered with four-straight to tie the score once more, but a kill from Megan Anderson gave the Tigers a serve for the set. The Jennies again answered the call before Anderson once again handed FHSU a serve at set point. UCM completed the comeback by stealing the next three points, winning 27-25.

Whitten led the team with 12 kills, adding seven digs and one block. Anderson contributed 11 kills to just two attack errors, good for a .429 hitting percentage. Spainhour posted a team-high five blocks, adding seven kills and one service ace. Hannah Wagy contributed 36 assists and two service aces, while Kailey Klibbe led the way defensively with 17 digs.

Fort Hays State hit an efficient .228 for the match, but UCM countered with an impressive .310 effort. The Tigers managed two more blocks (5-3), but were outmatched in nearly every other category for on the night.

The Tigers will return to the floor next weekend when they wrap up their home schedule with a pair of MIAA matches. Fort Hays State will open the weekend against Southwest Baptist on Saturday, October 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Watch Hays High/TMP Sub-State Volleyball LIVE

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By Jeremy McGuire
Hays Post

Hays Post and Eagle Communications is excited to announce that you can watch all of the exciting sub-state volleyball action featuring the Hays High Lady Indians and the TMP Lady Monarchs right here at www.hayspost.com.

The Lady Indians are the #3 seed and will  host the 4A-Division 1 Sub-State at the Hays High gym.  Ulysses enters as the #1 seed and will play #4 seed Buhler at 2pm.  Hays High will play #2 seed McPherson at 3pm with the championship game to follow.

TMP is the #1 seed at the Lakin 3A Sub-State.  The Lady Monarchs will open up with Southwestern Heights at 2pm. If TMP wins that match they will move on to play the winner of #4 Hugoton/#5 Cimarron in the semi-finals.  With a win in the semi-finals the Lady Monarchs would face the winner of the bottom side of the bracket which features the host and #2 seed Lakin.

No. 25 FHSU men’s soccer claims win at Oklahoma Baptist

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SHAWNEE, Okla. – The 25th-ranked Fort Hays State men’s soccer team improved to 9-3-1 on Thursday with a 3-1 win at Oklahoma Baptist. The Bison dropped to 9-6-1 overall.

Oklahoma Baptist struck first and early when it managed to get on the board in the 6th minute. Jesus Andrade sent a ball into the box that Sam Smith was able to get his head on, and it beat FHSU keeper Alex Rodela for the first goal of the match.

The Tigers got the equalizer in the 25th minute when Luis Mendez scored the first of his two goals on the night. Michael Cole slotted a ball between two defenders that Mendez took and beat the keeper to the left side. Mendez then made it a 2-1 game when he found the back of the net again exactly three minutes later, this time on the receiving end of a Mauricio Castorinio pass that split two defenders.

Luis Torres extended the Tiger lead to 3-1 at the 61:31 mark with his seventh goal of the year. Once again Castorino set up the goal, this time on a ball crossed from the left side of the field that Torres took and beat the keeper to the far post.

Alex Rodela picked up his second consecutive win for the Tigers and is now 4-0 on the season. He stopped two of the three shots on goal that he faced.

The Tigers are back in action on Saturday in Bethany, Okla. against Southern Nazarene, looking for their third consecutive win. The match is set for 1 pm.

FHSU volleyball battles from behind to beat Lindenwood

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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Facing a deficit at every turn, the Fort Hays State volleyball team rallied on multiple occasions to defeat Lindenwood in five sets Thursday evening. The win gives the Tigers (20-6, 6-5) a second-straight 20-win season for the first time since 2003-04. Lindenwood falls to 8-12 overall and 4-6 in MIAA play after the loss.

Fort Hays State is now 4-0 in five-set matches this season, while the Lady Lions dip to 2-2 in matches that go the distance.

The Tigers hit .177 for the match, racking up 62 kills, 53 assists and 11 blocks. FHSU held the Lady Lions to a .130 hitting percentage, with the home team posting eight blocks and five service aces.

Crystal Whitten led the Tigers with her 14th double-double of the season, chipping in 21 kills and 21 digs to become the first Tiger with a 20-20 match since Lilian Rezende accomplished the feat three times in 2008. Megan Anderson added a career-high 15 kills with just four errors, totaling a .379 hitting percentage. Callie Christensen posted eight blocks (one solo) to go along with eight kills and a .353 swing rate. Senior setter Hannah Wagy topped the 50-set plateau for the fifth time this year, accumulating 50 assists, two kills, two blocks and nine digs. Libero Kailey Klibbe recorded a match-high 23 digs.

The Tigers were strong from the first serve, jumping out to a 9-4 lead to open the match after back-to-back kills from Whitten. Lindenwood rallied to take the lead, scoring seven of the next eight points. Fort Hays State grabbed a slim lead shortly after, 14-13, but another big run from the Lady Lions put the set out of reach.

Fort Hays State took the lead in the second set and never looked back, never trailing in the frame. After Lindenwood tied the score at one, the Tigers captured the next two points to grab the lead for good. Leading 8-6, FHSU scored nine of the next 12 points to extend an eight-point lead, prompting the Lady Lions to burn their second timeout of the set. After the home team closed within five (18-13), the Tigers put the set on ice by outscoring the Lady Lions 7-2 down the stretch with Chandler Hillman delivering the final blow with a perfect serve between the defenders dropping in for an ace.

Although the Tigers stayed within striking distance, the Lady Lions led for the majority of the third frame before taking a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-23 win. Any time Lindenwood would string together a few points, the Tigers would answer to narrow the gap. After the Lady Lions extended a 23-20 lead, a service error and a kill from Anderson helped the Tigers close within one. Lindenwood then went to Jessica Krygsheld, its leading hitter with 14 kills, for the final two points of the set.

The Tigers again answered back with a strong fourth set, never trailing in the frame and hitting .306, their best set of the day. Service aces from Azlyn Cassaday and Rebekah Spainhour helped the Tigers extend a 5-1 lead early in the set, and the rout was on. The Lady Lions picked up points on their serve just four times in the frame, with FHSU siding out at a 75% rate. Conversely, Fort Hays State tallied 13 points while serving, holding LWU to a .054 hitting percentage. A block from Wagy and Spainhour brought the set to a close and sent things to a deciding fifth set.

Both teams had their chances in the final frame, in which there were eight ties and four lead changes. The Tigers appeared to have the match in hand after they extended a 12-7 lead behind three-straight Lindenwood attack errors, but the Lady Lions strung together six-consecutive points to take a 13-12 lead. Consecutive Lady Lion errors gave the Tigers match point, but the home team again bounced back to tie things up at 14. Anderson handed FHSU a serve for the match with a kill before Christensen delivered the final swing on an over pass from Lindenwood, securing the 16-14 fifth set victory.

The Tigers will return to the floor on Friday, October 21 when they face off with 15th-ranked Central Missouri at 7 p.m. in Warrensburg, Mo. The Tigers and Jennies (15-6, 5-4) currently sit in a virtual tie for fifth place in the MIAA. Fort Hays State topped UCM in their meeting earlier this season, just the second win over the Jennies in program history.

HHS boys soccer blanks TMP

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HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High boys soccer closed out their regular season with a win Thursday, blanking TMP-Marian 4-0 at the Hays High field.

Hays High led 2-0 at the half. The Monarchs gave up own goal in the first minute, then senior Michael Reyes scored in the 11th minute. Ethan Nunnery and Jacob Maska both scored on the second half on assists from Zach Wagner and Trey McCrae respectively.

Both teams now await regional pairings and the first round of regionals next week.

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