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Chiefs overcome 17-point deficit, beat Chargers in OT

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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

Chiefs LogoKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Smith dived for a touchdown on the first possession of overtime, completing the Kansas City Chiefs’ frantic rally from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the San Diego Chargers 33-27 in their season opener Sunday.

Smith threw for 363 yards and two touchdowns, the second a back-shoulder fade to Jeremy Maclin with just over nine minutes left in the fourth quarter that trimmed the Chiefs’ deficit to 27-17.

Cairo Santos kicked a 33-yard field goal a few minutes later, and after forcing a three-and-out, Spencer Ware finished off a four-play drive with a touchdown plunge to knot it at 27.

Kansas City needed 10 plays to march 75 yards in overtime, and Smith finished off one of the biggest comebacks in franchise history with his keeper from the 2-yard line on third-and-goal.

Royals hold off White Sox, remain 4 back of wild card

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By MIKE CRANSTON
Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit a go-ahead two-run double in a three-run seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals held on for a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.

Royals closer Wade Davis gave up a single to Tyler Saladino and a double to Adam Eaton to lead off the ninth before Melky Cabrera’s infield single cut the deficit to one.

With the tying run on third and one out, Davis struck out Jose Abreu and Justin Morneau for his 23rd save as the Royals remained four games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card.

Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer in the first and Alex Gordon a solo shot in the fourth off White Sox starter James Shields. The struggling righty exited after six innings leading 4-3 before the Chicago’s bullpen faltered.

Chris Beck (2-2) was charged with three runs while giving up two hits and a walk and getting one out.

Kevin McCarthy (1-0) got the last out of the sixth for the win.

FHSU volleyball improves to 8-0 with two wins Saturday

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – It took a different road to get there, but the Fort Hays State University volleyball team ended with a familiar result Saturday afternoon at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Volleyball Invitational. The Tigers extended their season-opening winning streak to eight matches with a pair of victories, opening the day with a thrilling five-set victory over tournament host Westminster College (2-5) before outlasting Minot State (4-4) in four sets.

The Tigers were the only team to finish the tournament 4-0, leading the competition with a .242 hitting percentage on the weekend and 42 total blocks. FHSU is now 8-0 for the first time since 2003 (14-0) and for the sixth time in program history.

With one match yet to play, Rebekah Spainhour led all players in the tournament with a .378 attack percentage, 22 total blocks and 72.0 points while ranking second with 55 kills, five behind teammate Crystal Whitten.

The squad will return to action next weekend for four matches in Denver, Colo. The Tigers will open the weekend against Central Christian at 9 a.m. (CDT) on Friday (Sept. 16) before a 3 p.m. duel with Graceland. The tournament continues Saturday with a match against Haskell at 11 a.m. before wrapping up with tournament hosts Johnson & Wales at 7 p.m.

Fort Hays State 3, Westminster 2 (18-25, 28-26, 25-13, 19-25, 15-7) 
In a matchup between the only teams to go 2-0 on Friday, the Tigers emerged victorious in a five-set duel against the Westminster Griffins. FHSU hit .200 for the match while holding the Griffins to a .127 attack percentage. The Tigers brought the match home with a blazing .389 hitting effort in the fifth set, recording nine kills to just two errors.

Senior Rebekah Spainhour matched her career record with 19 kills in the match, also leading the way with an unstoppable .415 attack percentage and seven total blocks (one solo). Crystal Whitten contributed 18 kills, two service aces and a team-high 21 digs. Setter Hannah Wagy tossed up a personal-best 61 assists for the third time in her career at FHSU, adding five total blocks (one solo) and seven digs. Callie Christensen turned in five block assists and five kills while Megan Anderson tallied 12 kills and three total blocks.

After taking the first set, 25-18, the Griffins scored the first point in the second set and seemed to be on the way to a two-set lead. But the Tigers kept things close, never falling behind by more than four, before finally taking the lead at 23-22 on a big block from Christensen and Spainhour. The Griffins managed three set points after taking the next two rallies, but two kills from Spainhour and a Westminster attack error kept the Tigers alive. After Spainhour returned serve to the Tigers at 26-26, back-to-back attacks from Whitten and Anderson leveled the match at one set apiece.

The Tigers found their groove in the third set, winning 25-13 after taking eight of the first 10 points in the frame. Spainhour extended the lead to 20-10 with a kill on a pass from Wagy after a solo block. Kailey Klibbe came in to serve for the final four points, recording one service ace before a block from Spainhour and Wagy made the score 23-13. Two Griffin attack errors put the Tigers within one set of victory.

The Griffins leveled the match after taking the fourth set, 25-19, with Westminster going on multiple five-point runs. The teams traded points to open the final frame before a kill from Spainhour returned serve to FHSU trailing 7-6. Klibbe then subbed in to serve, helping the Tigers score nine-straight points to win the match. Wagy and Spainhour combined for a block before each recorded a kill to extend the lead to 12-7. After a pair of Griffin attack errors, Whitten ended the match on a kill after a pass from Wagy.

Fort Hays State 3, Minot State 1 (21-25, 25-12, 25-15, 25-19) 
The Tigers returned to the floor after a two-hour break and struggled to find a rhythm against Minot State. The Beavers kept the first set within reach before making their move late in the game, scoring five of the last six points to take the set, 25-21. But the momentum quickly shifted back to Fort Hays State, with the Tigers limiting MSU to just 12, 15 and 19 points in the final three sets, respectively.

The Tigers hit an eye-popping .314 for the match, including three sets with an attack percentage above .355 (2nd .357, 3rd .390, 4th .355). Just as impressive was the Tigers’ season-high 14 total blocks while the Beavers managed just three blocks in the match.

Rebekah Spainhour continued a tremendous day on the floor, hitting .480 with 14 kills compared to just two attack errors. The senior added four total blocks and one service ace. Callie Christensen tied a personal-best with nine total blocks, while Megan Anderson added eight blocks and 10 kills. Crystal Whitten led the team with 16 kills, adding eight digs and two blocks. Ari Jacobson led the team with 16 kills wit Hannah Wagy leading the way with 49 assists.

The Tigers quickly bounced back after dropping the opening set, jumping out to an 8-2 lead in the second frame. A pair of Whitten kills and service aces from Kailey Klibbe and Spainhour helped FHSU score nine of the final 10 points in the set to capture a dominating 25-12 victory.

The Tigers never trailed in the third set after a block from Anderson and Christensen set the tone on the first point. Three kills from Sydney Dixon gave FHSU a quick 5-2 lead before Whitten knocked down four kills in five points, extending the advantage to 13-5. The set was bookended with Anderson and Whitten going up for a block to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the match.

The fourth set belonged to Megan Anderson, who recorded six kills, zero attack errors and two blocks in the frame. Multiple kills from Anderson and Dixon alongside two blocks from Christensen and Anderson put the Tigers in front, 17-10. Later, Anderson gave the Tigers a shot at match point with a kill and ended the contest two rallies later with an attack on a pass from Wagy.

Ohio builds big early lead, knocks off Kansas

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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Greg Windham threw for 167 yards and a touchdown, ran for 146 yards and another score, and led Ohio to a 37-21 victory over mistake-prone Kansas on a sun-splashed Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Dorian Brown added 122 yards rushing, Louie Zervos was 5-for-5 on field goals, and Papi White and Mason Morgan also scored for the Bobcats (1-1), who rebounded from a triple-overtime loss to Texas State a week ago to beat a Kansas (1-1) team coming off its first win in more than a year.

LaQuvionte Gonzalez had a 99-yard kickoff return for the Jayhawks, but he also muffed a pair of punts that led to field goals. Montell Cozart threw for 198 yards and hit Steven Sims Jr. for a pair of TDs, but the dual-threat quarterback also struggled to deal with constant pressure.

The Jayhawks did everything they could to give the game away.

Along with Gonzalez’s punt return trouble, the Jayhawks had a snap go awry on their own punt that led to another field goal. Ke’aun Kinner was stacked up in the end zone for a safety in the first quarter. And a series of penalties at the most inopportune of times kept Ohio scoring drives alive.

The result was a first half about as lopsided as they come: The Bobcats out-gained the Jayhawks 359 to 21, had 18 first downs to one, and controlled the ball for 22 minutes, 56 seconds.

Yet the Jayhawks managed to make it interesting.

Cozart connected with Sims on a 74-yard touchdown pass on the second play out of the locker room, and then hit Sims from 22 yards out a few minutes later to trim a 28-7 halftime lead to 31-21.

But an Ohio defense that allowed 630 yards to Texas State held the Jayhawks to three straight punts, deflating a crowd that began to dwindle. And Windham showed the poise of a fifth-year senior rather than a quarterback making his second career start, scrambling for a crucial first down midway through the fourth quarter that kept the clock moving and the Kansas offense on the sideline.

The outcome was nothing new for Ohio coach Frank Solich, who went 6-0 against the Jayhawks when he was with former Big 12 rival Nebraska. He beat them by an average of 40-9 over that stretch.

It was all-too-familiar for Kansas coach David Beaty, too. He was hoping to build on a victory over Rhode Island last week that ended the Jayhawks’ 15-game losing streak.

THE TAKEAWAY

Ohio: The Bobcats ran for 334 yards without top running back A.J. Ouellette, who hurt his foot the previous week. He was on crutches when the captains went on the field for the coin toss.

Kansas: The Jayhawks were 0 for 8 on third down, failed to pick up both fourth downs and still could not settle on a quarterback. Ryan Willis threw a pick late in the fourth quarter in relief.

UP NEXT

Ohio: Tries to beat another power-five opponent when it visits Tennessee on Saturday.

Kansas: Heads to Memphis on Saturday to face a team that beat the Jayhawks 55-23 a year ago.

High school football scoreboard Sept. 9

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Ark Valley Chisholm Trail I
*Goddard   6  Derby 35
*Arkansas City  13  Salina Central   7

Central Kansas League
*Wichita Collegiate 22  Hoisington  31
Larned 12   Smokey Valley 6
Nickerson  39  Lyons  0

Great West Activities Conference
Scott  13  Holcomb 32
Hugoton  14 Ulysses 6
*Wray CO.  0  Goodland 55
*Colby 55  La Crosse 26

Hi Plains
*Oakley 62  Sublette 14

Mid-Continent League (11-Man)
Norton   14  Plainville 20
Ellis  42   TMP  32
Smith Center 16   Phillipsburg  29

North Central Activities Association
Russell  0  Sacred Heart 41
Chapman  6  SE of Saline  54

Western Athletic Conference
Hays 14   Great Bend 35
* Dodge City 50 Wichita Southeast 8
*Garden City 15  Castle View CO.  0
*Liberal 14  Guymon OK. 0
Central Prairie League
Ness City 8 Central Plains 54
Otis-Bison 66   Ellinwood 26
Kinsley 34   St. John 44
Victoria 50  Macksville 20

Mid-Continent League
Hill City 26 Stockton  0
Trego Community 16  South Gray 6

Northern Plains
Osborne  50  St. Johns-Tipton  18
*Hoxie  60   Lakeside-Downs  12

Northwest Kansas League
Greeley Co.  36  Quinter  0

Western Kansas Liberty League/>
*St. Francis  54  Triplains-Brewster 0
Northern Valley 28 Logan-Palco 66

6-Man
Pawnee Heights  29  Golden Plains 51

Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
PREP FOOTBALL
Abilene 14, Marysville 12
Andale 49, Labette County 8
Anderson County 26, West Franklin 0
Arkansas City 13, Salina Central 7
Atchison 51, KC Sumner 8
Axtell 54, Valley Falls 26
Basehor-Linwood 50, Spring Hill 12
Beloit 58, Ellsworth 52
Bishop Miege 38, Gardner-Edgerton 7
Blue Valley Stillwell 49, BV West 7
Central Plains 54, Ness City 8
Cherryvale 24, Humboldt 13
Cimarron 54, Johnson-Stanton County 0
Clay Center 27, Concordia 6
Clifton-Clyde 53, Frankfort 8
Coffeyville 40, Parsons 10
Colby 55, LaCrosse 26
Columbus 53, Southeast 7
Derby 35, Goddard 6
DeSoto 28, Bonner Springs 0
Dighton/Healy 48, Oberlin-Decatur 0
Dodge City 50, Wichita Southeast 8
Elkhart 23, Southwestern Hts. 0
Ell-Saline 55, Remington 24
Ellis 42, Hays-TMP-Marian 32
Girard 42, Riverton 6
Golden Plains 51, Pawnee Heights 29
Goodland 55, Wray, Colo. 6
Great Bend 35, Hays 14
Greeley County 36, Quinter 14
Greenfield, Mo. 54, Pleasanton 6
Hoisington 31, Wichita Collegiate 22
Holcomb 32, Scott City 13
Hugoton 15, Ulysses 14
Independence 14, Fort Scott 11
Iola 25, Prairie View 7
Jefferson North 50, Maranatha/Immaculata (FB) 0
Junction City 26, Topeka 21
KC Turner 34, KC Washington 30
Lansing 46, KC Bishop Ward 0
Larned 19, Smoky Valley 12
Lawrence 52, SM North 26
Lawrence Free State 38, SM South 0
Liberal 14, Guymon, Okla. 0
Linn 48, BV Randolph 0
Little River 44, Bennington 12
Logan/Palco 66, Northern Valley 28
Marion 30, Inman 8
Marmaton Valley 48, Crest 0
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 31, McLouth 13
Meade 52, Lakin 6
Nemaha Central 41, Royal Valley 0
Neodesha 42, Oswego 14
Nickerson 39, Lyons 0
Oakley 62, Sublette 14
Olathe East 20, Olathe Northwest 14
Olathe North 21, Olathe South 20
Olpe 14, Caney Valley 7
Osborne 50, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 18
Otis-Bison 66, Ellinwood 26
Ottawa 21, Wamego 0
Paola 38, Baldwin 16
Perry-Lecompton 26, Hiawatha 0
Phillipsburg 29, Smith Center 16
Pittsburg 44, Chanute 0
Pittsburg Colgan 34, Baxter Springs 24
Plainville 20, Norton 14
Republic County 27, Minneapolis 7
Rock Hills 48, Lincoln 0
Rossville 41, Rock Creek 26
Rural Vista 42, Canton-Galva 0
Sabetha 25, Holton 22
Salina Sacred Heart 41, Russell 0
Sedgwick 35, Sterling 34
Shawnee Heights 40, Topeka West 0
SM West 40, Leavenworth 17
Southeast Saline 54, Chapman 6
Spearville 38, Hodgeman County 6
St. Francis 54, Triplains-Brewster 0
St. James Academy 12, Blue Valley Southwest 7
St. John 44, Kinsley 34
St. Mary’s 26, Centralia 18
St. Thomas Aquinas 35, BV North 14
Syracuse 35, Beaver, Okla. 12
Tonganoxie 46, Eudora 40
Topeka Seaman 23, Highland Park 0
Valley Heights 36, Doniphan West 6
Victoria 50, Macksville 20
Washington County 28, Riley County 16
West Elk 68, Oxford 20
Wichita County 46, Moscow 0
Yates Center 52, Northeast-Arma 12
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Andover Central vs. Buhler, ppd. to Sep 10.
Belle Plaine vs. Cheney, ppd. to Sep 12.
Burlington vs. Santa Fe Trail, ccd.
Clearwater vs. Augusta, ppd. to Sep 10.
Erie vs. Bluestem, ppd. to Sep 12.
Fairfield vs. Pretty Prairie, ppd. to Sep 10.
Fredonia vs. Douglass, ppd. to Sep 10.
Galena vs. Frontenac, ppd. to Sep 10.
Haven vs. Pratt, ppd. to Sep 10.
Hesston vs. Halstead, ppd.
Hillsboro vs. Kingman, ppd. to Sep 10.
Hutchinson Trinity vs. Moundridge, ppd. to Sep 10.
Hutchinson vs. Newton, ppd. to Sep 11.
Jefferson West vs. Riverside, ppd.
Maize vs. Goddard-Eisenhower, ppd. to Sep 10.
Mulvane vs. Rose Hill, ppd. to Sep 10.
Salina South vs. Wichita Bishop Carroll, ppd.
South Barber vs. Norwich, ppd. to Sep 10.
Topeka Hayden vs. Emporia, ppd. to Oct 21.
Veritas Christian vs. Marais des Cygnes Valley, ppd.
Wellington vs. El Dorado, ppd. to Sep 10.
Wichita Independent vs. Conway Springs, ppd. to Sep 10.
Wichita North vs. Wichita East, ppd. to Sep 10.
Wichita Northwest vs. Wichita Heights, ppd. to Sep 10.
Wichita Trinity vs. Garden Plain, ppd. to Sep 10.
Winfield vs. Circle, ppd. to Sep 10.

Ellis outlasts TMP

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By Jeremy McGuire
Hays Post

Ellis 42, TMP 32

TMP and Ellis battled all night long on Friday at Lewis Field Stadium.  TMP had their only lead of the game and the season following a 29 yard field goal from Jace Rueschhoff that gave the Monarchs a 3-0 lead.  Ellis would take the lead on a 1 yard run from Easton Smith but couldn’t convert the extra point kick and led 6-3.  TMP would tie the game at six points apiece following a second Rueschhoff field goal.

It was a back and forth second quarter as the two teams would traded scores and had a 12-12 tie.  Ellis scored the next 14 points on a pair of Smith touchdown passes.  The first, a 55 yard strike to Ryan Herl.  The second a 26 yard connection with Geoffrey Soneson.  TMP would pull to within one score just before the half when Gavin Schumacher plunged into the end zone from one yard out making the score 26-19 at halftime.

Ellis would get the ball to start the second half and TMP would promptly take the ball back on a Schumacher interception followed by his second one yard touchdown run to tie the game at 26.  The Railroaders would score 16 unanswered points thanks in large part to Clay Feik who chipped in with a 2 yard run and two point conversion followed by a 39 yard rumble.

TMP would score as Luke Ruder threw his first touchdown pass of the season to Tucker Rhoades midway through the fourth quarter but he Monarchs were not able to convert the two point conversion.  Ruder finished the game with a career high 296 yards through the air and 89 on the ground.  Neither team scored the rest of the way and Ellis picked up their second win, 42-32, of the season and will be at home on Friday against Sublette.  TMP drops to 0-2 and will travel to Smith Center to take on the winless Redmen.

JASON CAULEY POST-GAME

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

FHSU volleyball picks up two wins in Salt Lake

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Fort Hays State University volleyball team continued where it left off last weekend, picking up a pair of victories Friday (Sept. 9) in the Fairfield Inn & Suites Volleyball Invitational. The Tigers are now 6-0 on the season, their most victories to open a season since 2004 (7-0). FHSU cruised past Texas A&M-International (0-5) in straight sets to open the day before holding off Western New Mexico (4-3) in five sets in the nightcap.

The Invitational is being hosted by Westminster College inside Behnken Field House. The Tigers will face off with the tournament hosts, the only other team to finish 2-0 on day one, Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. The weekend will come to a close with a 5 p.m. contest with Minot State.

Fort Hays State 3, Texas A&M International 0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-15)

The Tigers dominated in the opening match of the day, never trailing by more than two points in the three-set sweep. FHSU hit .238 for the match, highlighted by a .324 hitting percentage in the final set. The Dustdevils were held to a .059 attack percentage overall.

Crystal Whitten led the Tigers with 10 kills, adding 12 digs and three service aces. Ari Jacobson picked up 17 digs to go along with two assists, while Hannah Wagy tossed up 35 assists in the match. Magan Alexander, Rebekah Spainhour and Megan Anderson all contributed nine kills with Spainhour leading the team with five total blocks and three service aces.

The teams battled back and forth in the opening set, with neither side leading by more than six. After the Dustdevils took a 5-3 lead, FHSU took the lead for good at 7-5 with Kailey Klibbe behind the line serving. A kill from Alexander handed the Tigers set point before a TAMIU service error closed the set.

After dropping the first two points of the second set, Fort Hays State scored 11 straight points with Whitten serving, highlighted by a pair of service aces. The Tigers ultimately took the set, 25-17, with back-to-back service aces from Spainhour.

The third set stayed close until Alexander recorded a kill to give the Tigers a 17-14 lead. FHSU won eight of the next nine points to capture the match, with Klibbe recording a service ace to seal the victory.

Fort Hays State 3, Western New Mexico 2 (25-20, 25-18, 18-25, 16-25, 15-8)

After a five hour break, the Tigers returned to the court against Western New Mexico Friday evening and picked up their second five-set victory season. The Tigers totaled 10 blocks in the match, recording five service aces and a .229 attack percentage for the match. FHSU hit .459 in the opening set, recording 20 kills to just three errors in the frame.

Crystal Whitten recorded her second double-double of the day and third of the season in the match, totaling 16 kills and 13 digs while adding one block assist. Rebekah Spainhour contributed 13 kills and tying for the team lead with six block assists. Megan Anderson led the team with a .400 attack percentage, recording 12 kills and four block assists. Ari Jacobson tallied 22 digs and a team-best three service aces, while Hannay Wagy turned in a season-best 49 assists.

The Tigers took a commanding two set lead after winning five of the last seven points in the second set, winning 25-18. The Mustangs battled back by taking the third and fourth sets to force a deciding fifth set.

After the Mustangs jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the final set, FHSU took the lead with four-straight points. Spainhour returned serve to the Tigers with a kill to make the score 10-8 before Kailey Klibbe brought the match home as server, highlighted by blocks from Whitten and Spainhour and the match-winning block from Spainhour and Wagy.

(Courtesy FHSU Sports Information)

Rodon fans 8 to silence struggling Royals

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Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Rodon struck out a season-high nine over six innings, Adam Eaton doubled twice and scored two runs and the Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City 7-2 on Friday night to prevent the Royals from gaining ground in the playoff race.

Rodon (7-8) fanned Paulo Orlando with the bases loaded on his 116th pitch to end the sixth inning and move to 5-0 in his last seven starts.

Kendrys Morales had a two-run single in the first inning for Kansas City, which has dropped six of nine and remained four games behind the second wild-card after Detroit beat Baltimore.

Eaton doubled to lead off the first and fifth innings off Yordano Ventura (10-10) and scored each time on Melky Cabrera RBIs. Tyler Saladino had three hits and drove in two runs in Chicago’s third straight win over a playoff contender.

Hays falls 35-14 at Great Bend

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Hays and Great Bend met for the 79th time since 1923 as the two opened up Western Athletic Conference play on Friday night. For Hays it was the second consecutive week they had faced a ranked opponent after beating then ranked Scott City on the road 31-21. Great Bend entered the game ranked #5 after a 57-13 win over Coffeyville in week 1.

Hays fumbled the football away on the third play of the game setting up Great Bend’s quarterback Jacob Murray for a one yard touchdown plunge. The Panthers had returned the fumble to the one yard line to set up the short field. Hays went 11 plays on the next drive and reached the Panther 21 yard line before losing the ball on downs. Great Bend responded with a 13 play 79 yard scoring drive to take a 13-0 lead after missing the extra point with four seconds left in the first quarter.

Highlights

The Indians again got into Great Bend territory but punted the ball away. Leading by two scores the Panthers drove into Hays territory but threw an incomplete pass on fourth down. The Indians finally got their offense going on the ensuing drive as Keaton Markley finished off an 8 play 63 yard drive, scoring his first career varsity touchdown on a 7 yard rush. Great Bend punted for the first time all season on the next drive giving Hays the ball at their own 33 yard line with 31 seconds left before the half. With the wind at their backs and no time outs Hunter Brown hit Collyn Kreutzer on a 54 yard pass to the fifteen yard line. After spiking the ball to stop the clock Brown hit Kruezter again this time for 15 yards and a touchdown. Logan Clark hit both extra points of the first half to give Hays a 14-13 lead with nine seconds before half.

Coach Randall Rath

Great Bend took the opening drive of the second half for ten plays and 35 yard touchdown by Cal Marshall. Murray flipped the ball to the corner of the end zone for a two point conversion to go up 21-14. Great Bend stayed with the ground and pound attack in the second half as Jacob Murray scored from a yard out and Cal Marshall bolted to the end zone from 53 yards. Great Bend outscored Hays 22-0 in the second half, taking the 35-14 win.

Hays falls to 1-1 on the season and will play at home for the first time this year. The Indians host 1-1 Liberal who won 14-0 at Guymon, Oklahoma on Friday.

Great Bend is 2-0 and travels to Wichita NW.

Kohlton Meyers ran for 106 yards for the Indians while quarterback Hunter Brown threw for 128 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Great Bend’s Cal Marshall ran for 160 yards and two scores. Quarterback Jacob Murray threw for 152 yards and score. Murray also scored twice from one yard out.

HHS girls golf finishes 5th at Dodge City

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DODGE CITY – The Hays High Indians girls golf team placed 5th at the Dodge City Invitational Thursday at Mariah Hills Golf Course in Dodge City.

Hays combined to shot a 393 as a team, 34 shots back of first place Kapaun Mt. Carmel. Maize was second with a 387 and Garden City pkaced third one shot back at 388.

Katie Brungardt was the Indians highest finisher, placing second with an 82. Emily McGuire finished in a tie for 18th with a 97. Talyn Kleweno finished 28th and Emily George was 37th.

Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s Emma Whitaker turned in a two-under 70, a new tournament record and took home the individual title.

Tigers find golden goal down TAMIU

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FHSU Sports Information
LAREDO, Texas – Fort Hays State used about every tick of the clock possible to notch its first win of the season in a 2-1 overtime win at Texas A&M-International on Thursday night (Sept. 8). Derick Gonzalez provided the golden goal with only two possible seconds remaining to avoid a tie in the double overtime thriller.

The 20th-ranked Tigers took the upper hand with a goal by Tobias Patino in the 55th minute. Maurizio Costa earned an assist by blasting a shot off the goalkeeper that rebounded to Patino for the scoring strike.

Misfortune struck FHSU in the 65th minute as the Dustdevils tied the match when FHSU mishandled a ball that went into their own goal.

With the score all square at the end of 90 minutes, the Tigers went to overtime for the second time in their first three games. It looked as though the Tigers were going to have to settle for their second draw of the season, but Mauricio Castorino found Gonzalez about 20 yards out just before the final horn sounded to lift the Tigers to victory. Gonzalez snuck his shot just inside the left post for the winning score.

Alex Rodela picked up the win in goal for the Tigers, now 1-0 on the season, playing all 109:58 of the match. He had four saves on the night. He had a big save with 20 seconds remaining, which triggered the final push for the Tigers just before the clock expired.

The Tigers have a long drive back and Hays and look to rest up for their home opener on Monday night (Sept. 12) against UC-Colorado Springs at 5 pm.

Hays High Volleyball takes two of three in Dodge City

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By Jeremy McGuire
Hays Post

Hays High vs Sublette
W 25-9, 25-19

The Hays High Lady Indian Volleyball team was back in action Thursday in Dodge City. The Lady Indians opened up with Sublette. After falling behind 2-0 early in the first set against the Larks, Hays High scored eight out of the next 10 points and took command of the opening match of the day at Dodge City High School.  The Lady Indians scored the last six points of the first set to pick up the 25-9 first set win.

Hays High took control early in set two, jumping out to a 7-1 lead and never trailed.  Sublette cut the Lady Indian lead to 22-19 late but wouldn’t get any closer.  Kallie Leiker had 7 digs.  Tasiah Nunnery, Jaycee Dale and Jaysa Wichers had 6 kills.  Nunnery also led the way with 8 assists and 3 service aces.

Hays High vs Dodge City
W 25-12, 25-14

Hays High dominated the host team Dodge City in the second match of the day.  The Lady Indians jumped out to a 13-3 lead and never looked back winning the first set 25-12.  Set number two was a lot of the same with Hays High leading from beginning to end, taking the set 25-14.

Leiker led the way with 8 digs, Nunnery 7 kills and 2 service aces, and Hannah McGuire with 8 assists.

Hays High vs Lakin
L 27-25, 23-25, 22-25

Game number three was a battle between Hays High and Lakin.  The two teams could get very little separation throughout the match.  The Lady Indians led most of set one and came out on top 27-25.  Set number two was a game of runs.  Hays High rattled off 8 straight points to take a 22-17 lead.  The tables quickly turned as Lakin would score eight of the next nine to win set two 25-23.

Set number three went down to the wire with the Lady Broncs coming out on top 25-22.  Hays High led 19-15 but couldn’t hold on as Lakin outscored them 10-3 down the stretch to pick up the win.  Leiker finished with 11 digs, Dale 5 blocks, Nunnery 12 kills and 2 aces, and McGuire 19 assists.

Hays High is now 3-2 on the season and will see their next action on September 15th in Ulysses.

Slow starts hurts FHSU in loss at No. 16 Central Missouri

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – 16th-ranked Central Missouri scored touchdowns on their first two possessions, building a 14-0 first quarter lead then held off Fort Hays State the rest of the night for a 34-17 win over the Tigers Thursday at Walton Stadium. The Mules (2-0) amassed 514 yards of offense while the Tigers (1-1), who were forced to punt on seven of their eight first half possessions, were held to 223 yards.

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Game Highlights

UCM quarterback Garrett Fugate completed 26 of 39 passes for 306 yards and two touchdowns. He connected with Jaylen Zachary on strikes of 58 and 13 yards in the first quarter which gave the Mules the early lead.

Malik Thomas, who didn’t play in the second half because of knee discomfort, scored on a three-yard run early in the second quarter to pull the Tigers within seven. The Mules would kick a field goal on the next possession to push their lead to 17-7 where it would remain the rest of the quarter.

The Tiger defense stopped the Mules on fourth down on their first possession of the third quarter, but UCM would get two touchdown runs over the next seven minutes to push the lead to 21.

T.J. Thomas scored on a  nine-yard run to close the gap to 31-17. The Mules then put the game away with a 14-play, 82-yard drive which ended with a 26-yard Billy Greco 26-yard field goal with 0:58 to play to seal the win.

Jacob Mezera completed 15 of 28 passes for 141 yards and an interception. Shaquille Cooper rushed for 63 yards on 12 carries to lead a Tiger ground game that was held to 82 yards.

Alex Schmidtberger recorded 17 tackles to lead the defense. Redshirt freshman Tanner Hoekman recovered a fumble and had an interception.

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