HAYS – The TMP-Marian volleyball team won their home dual opener, sweeping Victoria 25-14, 25-13, 25-23. The Monarchs, who are now 22-3 on the season, host Norton and Plainville in a triangular Tuesday.
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TMP-Marian girls’ golf finishes third in third in Hoisington
The TMP-Marian girls’ golf team shot a 210 and finished third at the Hoisington Invitational. Hoisington and Larned tied for first with a 181, but Hoisington had the better fifth score.
Individually, Shannen Chin led the Monarchs with a 43 and finished second, five shots back of Larned’s Dorothy Keenan who won the individual title. The rest of TMP’s scoring were Alison Helget 53, Halle Lang 57, Jenna Romme 57, Gracie Wasinger 60 and Haleigh Spray 67.
Karee Dinkel, the team’s No. 1 player missed the tourney due to illness.
Next tourney for TMP is at Clay Center on Thursday September 29.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Hoisington 181
2. Larned 181
3. TMP-Marian 210
4. Pratt 231
5. Russell 242
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Dorothy Keenan, Larned, 38
2. Shannen Chin, TMP, 43
3. Madie Wilborn, Hoisington, 43
4. Jaci Schremmer, Hoisington, 44
5. Haley Skelton, Larned, 44
6. Madison Gleason, Larned, 45
7. Sydney Boxberger, Hoisington, 45
8. Delaney Smith, Hoisington, 49
9. Aubrey Myers, Pratt, 51
10. Sam Ptacek, Russell, 52
Listen to Tiger Talk with Fort Hays State football coach Chris Brown
Click below to listen to Tiger Talk with “Voice of the Tigers” Gerard Wellbrock and Fort Hays State head football coach Chris Brown as they review Saturday’s win in Tahlequah, Okla. over Northeastern State and take a look ahead at this Saturday’s homecoming game against Lindenwood.
Tiger Talk airs on Monday evening at 6 p.m. on Tiger Radio Mix-103.
Tigers still among teams receiving votes in AFCA poll
WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State remains among the teams receiving votes in the latest AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Monday. The MIAA has three teams in the Top 25, while FHSU and Pittsburg State are among the teams receiving votes.
Northwest Missouri State, the only remaining unbeaten in the MIAA, continues its reign as the No. 1 team in the nation following its national championship season. Central Missouri fell from No. 13 to No. 22 this week after an overtime loss to Emporia State, which jumped into the top 25 this week at No. 23. Pittsburg State and Fort Hays State are among 15 schools receiving votes.
The Tigers, now 3-1 overall, host Lindenwood on Saturday for Homecoming. FHSU is in a five-way tie for second in the MIAA.
Below is the AFCA Division II Top 25 for September 26, 2016.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | Northwest Missouri St. (30) | 4-0 | 750 | 1 |
| 2. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 4-0 | 713 | 2 |
| 3. | West Georgia | 4-0 | 658 | 3 |
| 4. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 4-0 | 637 | 4 |
| 5. | Ashland (Ohio) | 4-0 | 622 | 5 |
| 6. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 3-0 | 586 | 6 |
| 7. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 4-0 | 563 | 8 |
| 8. | Indiana (Pa.) | 3-0 | 533 | 9 |
| 9. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 4-0 | 511 | 10 |
| 10. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 3-0 | 458 | 11 |
| 11. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 4-0 | 424 | 12 |
| 12. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 4-0 | 386 | 14 |
| 13. | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 3-1 | 374 | 7 |
| 14. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 4-0 | 365 | 15 |
| 15. | Assumption (Mass.) | 4-0 | 325 | 17 |
| 16. | Florida Tech | 4-0 | 302 | 19 |
| 17. | Colorado Mesa | 4-0 | 289 | 18 |
| 18. | North Alabama | 2-1 | 261 | 20 |
| 19. | Minnesota St. | 3-1 | 178 | 21 |
| 20. | Harding (Ark.) | 4-0 | 172 | 25 |
| 21. | North Carolina-Pembroke | 4-0 | 123 | NR |
| 22. | Central Missouri | 3-1 | 116 | 13 |
| 23. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 3-1 | 97 | NR |
| 24. | California (Pa.) | 3-0 | 71 | NR |
| 25. | Augustana (S.D.) | 3-1 | 48 | 16 |
Others Receiving Votes: Bemidji St. (Minn.), 40; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 37; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 32; West Texas A&M, 32; Wayne St. (Mich.), 20; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 8; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 6; Minnesota-Duluth, 3; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 2; McKendree (Ill.), 2; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 2; Colorado School of Mines, 1; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 1; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1; Western St. (Colo.), 1.
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K-State’s Pringle picks up Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors
MANHATTAN, Kan. – For a second-consecutive week, a Kansas State returner earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week accolades as sophomore Byron Pringle was honored for his performance against Missouri State, the conference office announced Monday morning.
Pringle, a community-college transfer, earned K-State’s 22nd special teams player-of-the-week honor since 2011. Additionally, it was the Wildcats’ 39th Big 12 Player of the Week accolade in the last six seasons, which ranks second in the league.
A week after Dominique Heath returned a punt 75 yards for a score against FAU en route to his player of the week honor, Pringle recorded 108 all-purpose yards in just one half of K-State’s 35-0 weather-shortened victory over Missouri State on Saturday.
Pringle began his evening by returning the opening kickoff 35 yards as the Wildcats scored on their opening drive, and he later took a second-quarter punt 43 yards to the Bear 21-yard line. The return set up another K-State score three plays later to take a 21-0 lead. The sophomore also hauled in his first-career touchdown reception, a 19-yard pass in the first quarter on a tipped ball in the end zone.
Kansas State opens Big 12 play on the road as the Wildcats face West Virginia on Saturday in Milan Puskar Stadium. The game, which kicks off at 2:30 p.m. (CT), will be televised by ESPNU.
Few changes for area schools as KSHSAA releases classifications
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas State High School Activities Association has released their classifications for the 2016-17 school year.
Click here to view complete list of classifications.
There are very few changes involving area schools. Larned and Scott City are both moving up from Class 3A to 4A and Hoxie will go from Class 1A to 2A.
The changes take effect immediately and are for all activities except football.
School classification changes with enrollment ranges are as follows:
(Last year’s (2015-2016) classification is shown in parenthesis).
Class Number of Schools Range Schools Changing Class
6A 32 2348 – 1382 No Schools
5A 32 1356 – 774 De Soto (4A)
Kansas City–Sumner Academy (4A)
4A 64 773 – 264 Bonner Springs (5A)
Larned (3A)
Maize-South (5A)
Scott Community (3A)
3A 64 262 – 156 Horton (2A)
Hugoton (4A)
Kingman (4A)
2A 64 156 – 92 Burden-Central (1A)
Hoxie (1A)
Kinsley (1A)
Leon-Bluestem (3A)
Moran-Marmaton Valley (1A)
Pleasanton (1A)
Rosalia-Flinthills (1A)
1A 97 91 – 23 Burlingame (2A)
Coldwater-South Central (2A)
Little River (2A)
Montezuma-South Gray (2A)
Olpe (2A)
St. Francis (2A)
Chiefs force eight turnovers, take two for TDs in win over Jets
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs returned two turnovers for touchdowns, intercepted three passes in the end zone and forced eight turnovers total in a 24-3 victory over the hapless New York Jets on Sunday.
Marcus Peters had two of the picks for the Chiefs (2-1), including the first of four off the Jets’ Ryan Fitzpatrick in the fourth quarter. Daniel Sorenson had another, Derrick Johnson returned his 55 yards for a touchdown, and D.J. White snagged his in the end zone with 1:54 left in the game.
The eight turnovers were the most by the Jets (1-2) since they set a franchise record with 10 in a loss to the New England Patriots on Nov. 21, 1976.
Alex Smith was 25 of 33 for 237 yards and a touchdown for Kansas City, while Spencer Ware added 75 yards rushing. But it was the performance of the defense — and all those Jets turnovers — that helped the Chiefs bounced back from their first regular-season defeat in 12 games.
Eric Berry picked off a pass in the end zone late in the third quarter, and a fumbled kick return by the Jets’ Jalin Marshall was returned 27 yards by Demetrius Harris for another score.
Fitzpatrick was dismal a week after torching Buffalo, going 20 of 44 for 188 yards. His six picks were a career high, surpassing the five that he threw for St. Louis against Minnesota in 2005, and tied a franchise record.
The Jets’ Matt Forte, who scored three times against the Bills, was held to just 65 yards rushing.
Not that the Chiefs were infallible.
They appeared to take a 24-3 lead in the third quarter when Ware stretched the ball into the pylon for a touchdown. But the officials reviewed the play and saw the ball beginning to come out, and decided that it was a fumble resulting in a touchback for New York.
The Chiefs also were stuffed on fourth-and-inches at the Jets 39 early in the fourth quarter.
TURNOVER TROUBLE
Things could have been worse for New York. Berry and Sorenson dropped picks before Sorenson hauled in his, and Fitzpatrick fell on his own fumble earlier in the game.
PETERS A ‘PICKER
It was the second straight two-interception day for Peters, who has quickly become one of the league’s top cornerbacks. He had eight as a rookie in the regular season a year ago.
DECKER MIA
Jets wide receiver Eric Decker had his streak of touchdowns in six straight games come to an end. Decker, who has scored 15 times in his last 19 games, had one catch for 31 yards.
MARSHALL PLAYS
The Jets’ Brandon Marshall was active after missing practice earlier in the week with a slightly sprained knee. But shadowed by Peters and Berry, the star wide receiver had a tough time getting open. He finished with three catches for 27 yards.
INJURY REPORT
Jets: CB Darrelle Revis was evaluated for an eye injury and missed the final series of the first half. He returned after the break. … DL Lawrence Thomas left in the first half with a shoulder injury. … LB Erin Henderson was inactive because of a foot sprain.
Chiefs: RB Jamaal Charles (ACL surgery) remained inactive for the third straight week, but coach Andy Reid insisted the four-time Pro Bowl selection is getting closer to playing.
Big second half leads FHSU men’s soccer to blowout win at University of Mary
BISMARCK, N.D. – Fort Hays State put a goal on the board early, then used a flurry of five second half goals to run away with a 6-1 win at University of Mary on Sunday. The 19th-ranked Tigers moved to 4-2-1 overall with the win, while Mary fell to 5-5 overall.
It was a very windy day in North Dakota, but that did not bother the Tiger offense. Going into the wind in the first half, Mauricio Castorino put the Tigers on the board with a goal in the 4th minute. He worked past a defender near the top of the box and then beat the keeper to the low left corner with a piercing shot along the ground. The Tigers went into halftime with the 1-0 lead.
Luis Mendez gave the Tigers breathing room in the 56th minute when Arsenio Chamorro threaded a ball to him just in front of the goal. Mendez tapped in past the diving keeper to put FHSU up 2-0. Derick Gonzalez broke the game open in the 65th minute on a ball he flipped over the keeper from Tobias Patino.
With the game already in hand, the Tigers put in a flurry of goals in the final 15 minutes. Gonzalez notched his second goal of the game in the 76th minute on Chamorro’s second assists of the day. In the 83rd minute, Tyler VanCamp was able to corral a rebound and score, then Domion Cooper tallied the game’s final goal in the 87th minute. Mary scored its only goal 13 seconds before the Cooper goal, also in the 87th minute.
Alex Rodela picked up the win for FHSU in goal, saving five shots. He moved to 2-0 on the season.
The Tigers open MIAA play next week with two matches on the road. FHSU plays at Southwest Baptist on Friday and then Northeastern State on Sunday. FHSU will finally return home on October 7.
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FHSU women’s soccer wins MIAA opener
EMPORIA, Kan. – Fort Hays State women’s soccer snapped out of a three-match winless funk on Sunday by winning its MIAA opener at Emporia State. The Tigers won in shutout fashion, 1-0, to improve to 5-2-1 overall on the season and 1-0 in the MIAA. Emporia State dropped to 2-4-2 overall and 0-1 in the MIAA.
Eden Stoddard provided all the scoring necessary, putting in a goal on an assist from Kelsey Steffens in the 7th minute of the game. It was Stoddard’s team-best sixth goal of the season.
The Tiger defense allowed just nine shots throughout the match and only three on goal. Offensively, the Tigers produced 16 shots and put eight on goal. Abbie Flax saved three shots for the win, moving to 4-2-1 on the season. Yadira Rivera took the loss for ESU, saving seven shots.
The Tigers remain on the road next week for MIAA matches at Lindenwood Friday and Central Missouri Sunday.
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Royals hold off Tigers in final road game
DETROIT (AP) — Salvador Perez homered to cap a cycle by Kansas City’s first four batters of the game, and the Royals went deep three more times to beat Detroit 12-9 Sunday and drop the Tigers in the AL wild-card race.
The defending World Series champions avoided elimination from this year’s postseason race by chasing Detroit starter Matt Boyd (6-5) before he retired a hitter. Kansas City started the game with a single, a triple and a double before Perez’s two-run homer made it 4-0.
The Royals led 7-0 before Victor Martinez hit a grand slam off Edison Volquez in the third inning.
Everyone in Kansas City’s lineup had at least one hit with Whit Merrifield, Kendrys Morales, Paulo Orlando and Alex Gordon all getting three.
Cheslor Cuthbert hit a two-run homer, Raul Mondesi a solo shot and Alex Gordon a two-run blast.
The Tigers fell 1½ games behind Baltimore for the second wild-card spot. The loss cut Cleveland’s magic number to clinch the AL Central to one — the Indians start a four-game series in Detroit on Monday night.
Siemian’s 4 TD passes lead Broncos over Bengals
CINCINNATI (AP) — Trevor Siemian threw a career-high four touchdown passes in his first road start and was nearly perfect under fourth-quarter pressure on Sunday, rallying the Denver Broncos to a 29-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
The defending Super Bowl champions are 3-0 under Siemian, who took over after Peyton Manning retired and Brock Osweiler went to Houston. He completed 11 of 12 passes while rallying the Broncos to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns.
The previous Bronco to throw for four touchdowns was Manning in 2014 against the Dolphins. Siemian went 23 of 35 for 312 yards and a passer rating of 132.1.
Siemian had a 41-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders to get it started, and stood in under a heavy rush and connected with Demaryius Thomas on a 55-yard score with 4:23 left to clinch it. Sanders finished with nine catches for 117 yards.
The Bengals got their dormant running game going, but were still out of sync as they fell to 1-2 for the first time in five years. Jeremy Hill ran for a pair of touchdowns and 97 yards — huge strides for Cincinnati’s pass-heavy offense — but Andy Dalton couldn’t do much after the Bengals fell behind.
INJURIES
Broncos safety T.J. Ward hurt his neck late in the first quarter but returned. The Broncos were already missing safety Justin Simmons. Bengals kicker Mike Nugent suffered a shoulder injury while helping to make a tackle during a kickoff return in the second quarter but later made a field goal.
UP AND RUNNING
After two games of getting virtually nothing out of their running game, the Bengals made it a point of emphasis and got immediate results. Hill, who had a total of 53 yards in the first two games, broke off a 50-yard run on Cincinnati’s opening possession — his longest run since 2014. He capped the drive with a 3-yard TD run, giving the Bengals a season high in rushing after one series. Denver clamped down the rest of the way.
NOT-SO-SWEET HOME
The Bengals are 6-4 in their past nine games at Paul Brown Stadium, including a first-round playoff loss to Pittsburgh.
ANTHEM
Ward raised his right fist during the anthem, the first time he’s made such a gesture. Brandon Marshall again went to his knee behind the front line of players.
LINE CHANGE
The Broncos switched their offensive line, with Ty Sambrailo starting at right tackle in place of Donald Stephenson, who has a strained calf. Sambrailo got called for holding late in the first half, but Siemian had enough time for his big game. He was sacked only twice.
AGGIE VS AGGIE
Bengals right tackle Cedric Ogbuehi got to block Von Miller, who was a teammate at Texas A&M for one season. In his third NFL start, Ogbuehi — a first-round pick last season — got caught holding the Super Bowl MVP once.
UP NEXT
The Broncos play at Tampa Bay next Sunday.
The Bengals have a quick turnaround, getting ready to host the Dolphins on Thursday night.
K-State beats Missouri State in game called at halftime
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Jesse Ertz threw two touchdown passes, Winston Dimel added two touchdown runs and Kansas State beat Missouri State 35-0 on Saturday night in a game called at halftime as lightning lit up the skies around Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
With rain having already lashed the area and more lightning on the way, Kansas State (2-1) made quick work of the overmatched Bears (2-1). The Wildcats jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and added three more touchdowns by halftime to make it an easy choice to call the game complete.
Ertz was 7 of 8 for 94 yards with TD passes to Byron Pringle and Dominique Heath, and the junior quarterback also ran for 85 yards on just three carries in a Collin Klein-esque performance.
Brodie Lambert and Michael Briggs were a combined 3 for 12 for 24 yards with an interception, and Missouri State only managed four first downs and 54 yards of offense in the first half.
THE TAKEAWAY
Missouri State: The Bears don’t have to play anymore Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. And they got a nice paycheck for their trip to Manhattan.
Kansas State: The Wildcats once again dominated on defense. They have not allowed an opponent to gain more than 300 yards in their first three games.
UP NEXT
Missouri State: The Bears begin Missouri Valley Conference play at Indiana State.
Kansas State: The Wildcats open their Big 12 schedule next Saturday at West Virginia. The Mountaineers have yet to defeat coach Bill Snyder’s team since joining the league in 2012.
Hays High Volleyball finds success in Garden City
By Jeremy McGuire
Hays Post
GARDEN CITY, KS-The Hays High Lady Indians had a busy day on Saturday at the Garden City Varsity Round Robin Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Indians played six matches against Lakin, Cimarron, Ulysses, Holcomb, Garden City and Hugoton. Hays High won their first three matches against Lakin, Cimarron and Ulysses before losing two in a row against Holcomb and Garden City. The Lady Indians rebounded with a win in the final match of the day against Hugoton.
Hays High went 4-2 on the day and finished in second place. The Lady Indians have now evened their record on the season at 7-7. They will have their next action at home on September 29th against Abilene, Salina South and Norton.
LAKIN
W 16-25, 25-16, 25-18
Stat Leaders: Tasiah Nunnery 12 kills, Hannah McGuire 17 assists, Jaysa Wichers and Jaycee Dale 6 blocks, Kallie Leiker 7 digs
CIMARRON
W 25-23,25-13
Stat Leaders: Tasiah Nunnery 10 kills, Hannah McGuire and Mattie Hutchison 8 assists
ULYSSES
W 16-25, 28-26, 25-17
Stat Leaders: Tasiah Nunnery 10 kills, Hannah McGuire 14 assists, Rachel Taylor and Jaysa Wichers 5 blocks, Kallie Leiker 12 digs
HOLCOMB
L 16-25, 18-25
Stat Leaders: Jaycee Dale 5 kills and 5 blocks, Hannah McGuire 8 assists
GARDEN CITY
L 10-25, 17-25
Stat Leaders: Tasiah Nunnery 7 kills and 7 digs, Mattie Hutchison 8 assists
HUGOTON
W 25-14, 25-20
Stat Leaders: Jaycee Dale and Jaysa Wichers 7 kills, Hannah McGuire 15 assists, Dale 6 blocks, Kallie Leiker 7 digs
Other Tournament Action:
Hays High Freshmen won their tournament in Holcomb going 4-0. Their record improves to 17-2.
Hays High Junior Varsity went 4-2 in Lakin.