LIBERAL – The Hays High boys soccer team scored first but Liberal answered with five straight goals and beat the Indians 6-3 Thursday in Liberal.
Zach Wagner gave the Indians the early lead with a goal in the 20th minute. Liberal scored the equalizer three minutes later and led 2-1 at the half.
Ethan Nunnery and Ryan Fort both scored in the second half but it was too little too late as the Indians fall to 5-6 overall and 0-5 in the Western Athletic Conference.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The World Series champions have failed to make the postseason for the fourth year in a row.
Kendrys Morales and Alex Gordon keyed an eighth-inning rally and Kansas City beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Wednesday night, but the Royals were still knocked out of playoff contention.
The defending World Series champs were eliminated when Baltimore beat Toronto 3-2.
Morales’ ground-rule double to right scored Jarrod Dyson, who had doubled and stole third. Gordon’s single scored Whit Merrifield and pinch-runner Billy Burns.
Taylor Rogers (3-1), the fourth of five Twins pitchers, took the loss after allowing three runs, three hits and two walks while retiring only one of the six batters he faced.
Joakim Soria (5-8) worked a scoreless eighth to pick up the victory. Wade Davis got his 27th save in 30 chances.
TOPEKA, Kan. – The TMP-Marian volleyball team dropped one spot in the latest KVA rankings Wednesday. The Monarchs are now ranked fourth in 3A after a loss Saturday at the Hoisington tournament.
The rankings do not reflect their two wins on Tuesday.
The Monarchs are 23-2 with their only losses to Abilene who is ranked No. 1 in 4A Division I and Central Plains who is first in 2A.
Cheney and Silver Lake flip flop at the top with Cheney taking over the No. 1 spot. Kingman, who was ranked second in 4A Divisoin I is third after dropping to Class 3A earlier this week.
La Crosse is up one to No. 3 in the 1A Division I poll and Wheatland-Grinnell continues to hold down the top spot in 1A Division II.
Class 6A
1. Blue Valley West 20-0 (1)
2. Olathe Northwest 11-3 (3)
3. Shawnee Mission East 18-5 (4)
4. Blue Valley Northwest 15-4 (7)
5. Blue Valley North 12-6 (2)
6. Lawrence-Free State 17-4 (6)
7. Garden City 21-4 (8)
8. Manhattan 17-8 (9)
9. Blue Valley 10-6 (NR)
10. Wichita Northwest 15-2 (NR)
Class 5A
1. Shawnee Heights 16-1 (1)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas 20-5 (2)
3. Lansing 13-2 (3)
4. Maize 22-5 (5)
5. Newton 23-3 (4)
6. Andover 15-5 (10)
7. Goddard-Eisenhower 13-3 (7)
8. DeSoto 19-5 (2 in 4A Div 1)
9. Emporia 10-2 (8)
10. Blue Valley Southwest 12-5 (9)
Class 4A – Division 1
1. Abilene 15-3 (1)
2. Rose Hill 15-4 (4)
3. McPherson 14-6 (3)
4. Louisburg 15-9 (8)
5. Ulysses 17-4 (6)
6. El Dorado 15-8 (7)
7. Andover Central 7-8 (9)
8. Kansas City-Piper 10-8 (10)
9. Wamego 7-11 (NR)
10. Augusta 8-5 (NR)
Class 4A – Division 2
1. Topeka-Hayden 19-5 (1)
2. Santa Fe Trail 16-3 (5)
3. Girard 18-5 (3)
4. Burlington 19-5 (7)
5. Andale 15-9 (5 in 4A Div 1)
6. Concordia 15-7 (9)
7. Baxter Springs 16-6 (6)
8. Rock Creek 15-7 (4)
9. Frontenac 10-3 (8)
10. Smoky Valley 10-7 (10)
Class 3A
1. Cheney 19-2 (2)
2. Silver Lake 19-5 (1)
3. Kingman 23-3 (2 in 4A Div 2)
4. Thomas More Prep-Marian 21-2 (3)
5. Hesston 14-3 (4)
6. Beloit 17-2 (7)
7. Garden Plain 14-4 (5)
8. Wellsville 14-4 (6)
9. Douglass 12-3 (8)
10. St. Marys 15-3 (NR)
Class 2A
1. Central Plains 20-0 (1)
2. Heritage Christian 20-0 (2)
3. Jefferson County North 17-2 (4)
4. Kiowa County 19-2 (3)
5. Wabaunsee 20-3 (5)
6. Flinthills 24-2 (6 in 1A Div 1)
7. Valley Falls 14-6 (NR)
8. Hoxie 14-3 (8 in 1A Div 1)
9. Oswego 20-2 (7)
10. Chase County 22-3 (6)
Class 1A – Division 1
1. Centralia 19-0 (1)
2. Goessel 19-1 (3)
3. LaCrosse 19-3 (4)
4. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton 14-2 (2 in 1A Div 2)
5. Hanover 17-3 (5)
6. Lakeside 13-4 (NR)
7. Immaculata 14-6 (7)
8. South Barber 15-1 (10 in 1A Div 2)
9. Dighton 15-4 (5 in 1A Div 2)
10. South Central 16-4 (10 in 2A)
Class 1A – Division 2
1. Wheatland-Grinnell 12-1 (1)
2. Fowler 13-2 (3)
3. Sylvan-Lucas 19-3 (4)
4. Northern Valley 12-4 (8)
5. Logan 11-4 (7)
6. Axtell 13-6 (6)
7. Wallace County 13-8 (NR)
8. Weskan 10-5 (NR)
9. Waverly 13-7 (NR)
10. Otis-Bison 16-8 (NR)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Billy Burns’ sacrifice fly scored Raul Mondesi in the 11th inning as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Tuesday night, staving off postseason elimination.
The defending World Series champions are five games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card with five to play. The Orioles lost 5-1 at Toronto on Tuesday night.
Mondesi drew a walk to lead off the inning, stole second and moved to third on Jarrod Dyson’s sacrifice bunt. Whit Merrifield and Eric Hosmer were walked intentionally to load the bases before Burns hit a fly ball to center field that was deep enough to get Mondesi home.
Rookie Brooks Pounders (2-1), the eighth Royals pitcher, picked up the victory, getting the final two outs of the 11th inning.
Left-hander Tommy Milone (3-5) was charged with the loss.
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Fort Hays State had its poorest offensive effort of the season on Tuesday evening, which led to a 3-0 loss at Colorado Christian in non-conference play. The Tigers hit a season-low .099 for the match and now sit at 13-3 overall on the season.
Struggles late in the first set and a collapse midway through the second haunted the Tigers in a match where they could have easily led by two sets. FHSU led 22-20 in the first set, but three attacking errors allowed CCU to escape with the set. Two of the errors back-to-back pushed CCU into the lead 23-22, then another on the final point handed CCU the set 25-23.
The Tigers looked well on their way to leveling the match in the second, building a 12-6 lead, but six attacking errors in a matter of seven plays turned a 13-10 FHSU lead into a 16-14 CCU advantage. The Tigers reeled off four straight kills to take the lead back 18-16, but could not keep the positive vibes rolling as three consecutive errors handed the lead right back to CCU, 20-18. Though the Tigers tied the score twice late, CCU took the set with kills on three of the set’s final four points.
The struggles continued in the third set as Colorado Christian never trailed. The Tigers fought uphill to tie the set three times, the latest occurrence at 15-15, but CCU held off the Tigers to improve to 9-5 overall on the season. It was the first match this season the Tigers did not win a set and also the first non-conference loss of the season for FHSU.
Rebekah Spainhour was the only Tiger, other than setter Hannah Wagy, to hit above .200 for the evening. She finished at .400 for the match, producing nine kills on 20 swings with just one error. Wagy hit .500 with four kills on eight attacks. But the rest of the team combined for 28 attacking errors. Crystal Whitten had a team-high 10 kills, Wagy had 34 assists, and Kailey Klibbe led in digs with 22. Spainhour had a team-best four blocks.
Colorado Christian hit just .198 as a team, but won with tremendous effort on several scrambling plays. The Cougars found ways to keep several balls alive, frustrating the Tiger offense by repeatedly scoring points out of chaos. Sophia Proano led CCU in kills with 12, hitting .312 for the match. Angela Jurek added eight kills and hit .500. Kylee Wurster had 31 assists and Mariela Gonzalez had a team-best 22 digs for CCU.
The Tigers look to shake off the rough evening when they return to MIAA play hosting No. 6 ranked Central Missouri on Friday night (Sept. 30) in Hays. They also host Lindenwood on Saturday evening at 6:30 pm.
FHSU Sports Information
LYONS – Both the TMP-Marian boys and girls cross country teams won the team titles at the Lyons cross country meet Tuesday. It’s the third straight year the Monarch boys have brought home the team title from the meet and the second straight for the girls.
The Monarch boys placed four in the top-11, led by Trevor Pfeifer who finished second (18:21.73). Paul Brull placed fifth (18:32.10), Mark Loftus sixth (18:36.04) and Jared Mayers 11th (19:37.98).
The Monarch girls placed four in the top-15. Julie Werth led the way wtih a third place finish (23:10.26) with Emily Schippers fourth (23:43.11). Megan Brin was 14th (25:08.41) and Alins Schibi 15th (25:10.45). Cheyenne Rhoades was 16th (25:30.26).
BOYS TEAM RESULTS
1. TMP-Marian, 34
2. Pratt Skyline, 40
3. Ellsworth, 63
4. Haven, 76
BOYS TOP-10
1. Oscor Jaime, Lyons
2. Trevor Pfeifer, TMP-Marlin
3. Erik Ghumm, Pratt-Skyline
4. Jared Shriver, Pratt-Skyline
5. Paul Brull, TMP-Marian
6. Mark Loftus, TMP-Marian
7. Josiah Bolton, Ellsworth
8. Mark Reyes, Lyons
9. Will Dutton, Sterling
10. Cy Cisneros, Russell
GIRLS TEAM RESULTS
1. TMP-Marian, 39
2. Ellsworth, 59
3. Haven, 62
4. Sterling, 90
5. Pratt Skyline, 118
6. Ell-Saline, 125
GIRLS TOP-10
1. Samanta Trejo, Lyons
2. Jaismon Travelbee, Fairfield
3. Julia Werth, TMP-Marian
4. Emily Schippers, TMP-Marian
5. Hannay Gruber, Russell
6. Maggie Allen, Ellsworth
7. Makenzie Stroede, Ellsworth
8. Madison Tyler, Pratt-Skyline
9. Amy Burton, Haven
10. Kamdyn Johnson, Ell-Saline
HAYS – The TMP-Marian volleyball team closed out their home regular season slate Tuesday in a triangular with Norton and Plainville. The Monarchs sweep both matches and move to 23-2 on the season.
TMP-Marian is off until October 8th when they travel to Scott City for a tournament.
JUNCTION CITY – Kellen Griffin is 1-0 as the Hays High interin head soccer coach. Taking over the reigns after Jim Maska’s stunning resignation earlier in the day, Griffin helped lead the Indians to a 5-3 win in Junction City Tuesday.
Ethan Nunnery recorded his third straight hat trick, scoring three goals including two in the first half helping the Indians build a 4-2 halftime lead. Jacob Maska and Zach Wagner also scored as the Indians improve to 5-5 on the year. They travel to Liberal Thursday.
Fort Hays State Weekly Football Press Conference
September 27, 2016
Fort Hays State head football coach Chris Brown along with select players met with members of the media on Tuesday afternoon at Lewis Field.
The Tigers (3-1) are coming off a 34-7 road win at Northeastern State this past Saturday. Fort Hays State is back at home for their homecoming game this Saturday afternoon against Lindenwood (1-3) who’s coming off a 50-19 home loss to Pittsburg State. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. at Lewis Field.
Coach Chris Brown
RS-Freshman Tight End Matt Wendelberger
RS-Sophomore Bandit Back Doyin Jibowu
RS-Senior Linebacker Alex Schmidtberger
WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Sophomore Hannah Perkins turned in a solid showing at the MIAA Fall Preview held at Mules National Golf Course. She finished seventh with matching rounds of 75 and just 8-over par overall, taking seventh alone. Her total of 150 led the Tigers, which placed 13th as a team.
Perkins finished near the top among some of the MIAA’s most decorated players. She was fifth among MIAA competitors. Central Missouri’s Olivia Sobaski and Missouri Western’s Shi Qing Ong tied for first individually at 2-over par (144), with Sobaski taking medalist honors on her home course in a playoff. Marla Souvannasing of Central Oklahoma finished in a tie for third at 148 and Northeastern State’s Baylee Price tied for fifth at 149. The other players tying for third and fifth were from non-MIAA schools, giving Perkins the fifth-best score for MIAA competitors in the tournament.
Perkins turned in her rounds of 75 with steady play each day, recording 23 pars out of 36 holes. She also had three birdies to her credit, nine bogeys, and just one double bogey for the tournament.
Madison Roether tied for 54th with rounds of 81 and 89. Kelsey McCarthy (99, 83), Kylie McCarthy (92, 90) and Taylor DeBoer (98, 84) all tied for 72nd with totals of 182.
Lindenwood University won the tournament with a score of 609. Missouri Western was second with a 617 and Central Missouri was third at 624. Fort Hays State shot 677, but finished eighth among MIAA teams.
FHSU men place 12th at MSSU Fall Invitational
MONKEY ISLAND, Okla. – Dalton Ayres led the Fort Hays State men’s golf team at the Missouri Southern Men’s Fall Invitational, hosted at Shangri-La Country Club in Oklahoma. Ayres had rounds of 79, 77, and 75 to post a total score of 231 and tie for 42nd place.
Colton Bobek tied for 61st place with rounds of 82, 82 and 79 for a total of 243. Isaiah Grover tied for 64th place producing three identical rounds of 82. Marcus Willey finished 66th alone with rounds of 83, 76, and 90. Cash Hobson was 68th position with rounds of 86, 82 and 84.
Central Oklahoma took the team title with an aggregate score of 860. Oklahoma Christian placed second at 869. Fort Hays State finished 12tj as team with 963.
Alberto Ruiz Nava of Central Oklahoma claimed the individual title with a low score of -7 and a total score of 209 (71-69-69).
FHSU Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State moved up to two spots in the most recent release of the NSCAA Division II Top 25 Poll on Tuesday (Sept. 27). The Tigers are now ranked No. 17 in the nation.
The Tigers have been in every poll so far this year, ranked between No. 15 and No. 20 in the nation. The Tigers were ranked No. 15 in the preseason poll, slid to No. 20 in the first regular season poll, then bounced from No. 18 to No. 19 and now No. 17.
Fort Hays State and Lindenwood are the two programs from the MIAA referenced in the poll. Lindenwood is the first team listed among the receiving votes list.
Fort Hays State opens MIAA play this week with road matches at Southwest Baptist and Northeastern State.
Below is the NSCAA Division II Top 25 Poll for September 27, 2016.
Rank School Prev. W-L-T
1 Rockhurst University 3 7-0-1
2 Southern New Hampshire University 4 6-0-0
3 St. Edward’s University 5 8-0-0
4 Simon Fraser University 6 7-0-0
5 University Of Charleston 1 7-1-0
6 Pfeiffer University 7 6-1-0
7 University Of Tampa 15 4-0-1
8 LIU Post 8 8-0-0
9 Regis University 10 7-0-0
10 Wingate University 9 6-0-0
11 Barry University 11 5-1-0
12 California State University-Los Angeles 13 4-0-3
13 Drury University 16 7-1-0
14 Limestone College 14 7-0-0
15 Lynn University 2 7-1-1
16 Adelphi University 17 6-1-0
17 Fort Hays State University 19 4-2-1
18 Tusculum College 18 7-0-0
19 Gannon University 25 4-2-1
20 Cal Poly Pomona NR 7-2-1
21 Metropolitan State University of Denver NR 5-2-1
22 Millersville University 20 5-2-1
23 Tiffin University 12 6-1-0
24 Florida Tech NR 5-0-1
25 Midwestern State University 23 5-2-1
Also receiving votes: Lindenwood University (14), Merrimack College (6), University Of Missouri-St. Louis (6), University of California-San Diego (3), Notre Dame College (3), Maryville University of St. Louis (3), Palm Beach Atlantic University (1).
Hays Post
Hays High soccer coach Jim Maska resigned Tuesday.
Hays High Athletic Director Chris Michaelis confirmed Tuesday that Maska submitted his resignation as coach of both boys’ and girls’ teams.
Citing employee confidentiality, Michaelis would not comment further.
Maska was hired as the head coach at Hays High in 2014 after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Hays and four years at TMP-Marian. Maska also coached with the Hays Soccer Club for 14 years.
Kellen Griffin will serve as the interim coach through the rest of the fall season. Michaelis said the school will begin searching for a girls’ coach soon.
