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Hays Rec’s annual Punt, Pass and Kick Competition will be this weekend

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Screen Shot 2016-09-08 at 11.36.37 AMThe Hays Recreation Commission will host the annual Punt, Pass and Kick Competition this weekend.

The event is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex. The event is geared toward youth ages 6 to 15. There are five age groups — 6/7, 8/9, 10/11, 12/13 and 14/15. The top boy and girl from each age group will move on to regional competition in Scott City at a time to be determined.

No football shoes or cleats of any form are allowed. All equipment, other than shoes, will be provided by the HRC.

For more information or to register, click HERE.

According to the NFL, the purpose of the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick program creates a lively and engaging forum for boys and girls ages 6-15 to compete separately against their peers in punting, passing and kicking skills. The National Football League wants every child to be given an equal opportunity to compete. Therefore, no registration fee or purchase required for any participant to enter.

HHS boys soccer wins in Wichita

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WICHITA – The Hays High boys soccer team bounced from their 3-1 opening round loss to Derby at the Wichita South Titan Classic with a 6-0 won over Topeka West Wednesday.

Ethan Nunnery and Michael Reyes both scored two goals while Tradgon McCrae and Jacob Maska both scored once.

Zach Wagner assisted on two of the goals. Reyes and Maska also had an assist. Connor Teget had two saves while recording his first shutout of the season in goal.

The Indians (2-2) close out play at the Titan Classic Saturday at 11am against Hutchinson.

Twins stave off sweep with win over Royals

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Miguel Sano’s hustle led Minnesota to a pair of early runs and his RBI double tied the game in the decisive seventh inning, helping the Twins dodge a series sweep by beating the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday night.

Brian Dozier didn’t hit a home run for Minnesota, ending his club-tying record at five straight games, but he singled and stole second before scoring on Sano’s double off Joakim Soria (4-8). Dozier also started a dazzling double play to finish the fifth inning, with a diving stop of Eric Hosmer’s grounder and a glove flick to second base to get the ball out while he was flat on the dirt.

Alex Wimmers (1-0) pitched a scoreless seventh in relief of Kyle Gibson to record his first major league victory. Brandon Kintzler gave up Jarrod Dyson’s two-out RBI single before finishing the ninth inning for his 14th save in 16 attempts.

ROYALS-PEREZ

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has only a bruise on his right wrist after getting hit by a pitch.

X-rays on Perez’s throwing hand showed no broken bone, but Perez was held out of the starting lineup at Minnesota on Wednesday, a night after getting plunked by Twins pitcher Ervin Santana. Manager Ned Yost told reporters he hopes to put the All-Star back behind the plate for the next game Friday at Chicago.

Drew Butera was catching for the series finale against the Twins.

Perez has 20 home runs and 59 RBIs in 121 games for the defending champion Royals, who started Wednesday four games out of the second AL wild card spot.

Several area teams ranked in week one KVA poll

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TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Volleyball Association is pleased to announce the 2016 Week 1 Volleyball Rankings sponsored by PrepVolleyball.com. Records are based on information that was submitted by Monday, September 5.

Class 6A
1. Blue Valley West 3-0 (1) 2.
Blue Valley North 2-0 (4) 3.
Blue Valley 2-1 (5) 4.
Shawnee Mission East 1-1 (7)
5. Olathe East 2-2 (6)
6. Olathe Northwest 0-2 (2)
7. Washburn Rural 3-1 (8)
8. Blue Valley Northwest 1-2 (3)
9. Lawrence-Free State 1-1 (9)
10. Garden City 3-1 (NR)

Class 5A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas 1-1 (3)
2. St. James Academy 1-1 (2)
3. Shawnee Heights 2-1 (1)
4. Lansing 4-0 (4)
5. Maize 7-1 (9)
6. Newton 8-0 (6)
7. Goddard-Eisenhower 7-1 (7)
8. Emporia 2-1 (5)
9. Blue Valley Southwest 1-0 (NR)
10. Andover 5-3 (8)

Class 4A – Division 1
1. Abilene 3-0 (2)
2. Bishop Miege 0-1 (1)
3. McPherson 6-2 (3)
4. Rose Hill 2-0 (6)
5. DeSoto 5-0 (8)
6. Andale 6-1 (7)
7. Ulysses 6-0 (10)
8. Louisburg 4-3 (4)
9. Andover Central 3-2 (9)
10. El Dorado 6-1 (NR)

Class 4A – Division 2
1. Topeka-Hayden 5-0 (1)
2. Kingman 6-1 (3)
3. Santa Fe Trail 4-1 (6)
4. Frontenac 2-0 (4)
5. Burlington 7-1 (NR)
6. Concordia 1-2 (2)
7. Baxter Springs 3-0 (9)
8. Clay Center 2-0 (10)
9. Girard 4-1 (7)
10. Smoky Valley 4-5 (8)

Class 3A
1. Silver Lake 5-0 (1)
2. Hesston 10-0 (2)
3. Cheney 3-1 (3)
4. Wellsville 5-0 (6)
5. Garden Plain 2-0 (5)
6. Douglass 2-0 (7)
7. Thomas More Prep-Marian 4-1 (9)
8. Southeast of Saline 1-1 (4)
9. Beloit 2-0 (8)
10. Phillipsburg 3-0 (NR)

Class 2A
1. Central Plains 3-0 (1)
2. Heritage Christian 2-0 (2)
3. St. Mary’s Colgan 1-0 (3)
4. Jefferson County North 2-0 (5)
5. Kiowa County 8-0 (7)
6. Smith Center 2-1 (8)
7. Oswego 5-1 (9)
8. Inman 6-1 (NR)
9. Wabaunsee 5-2 (NR)
10. Uniontown 6-2 (NR)

Class 1A – Division 1
1. Goessel 3-0 (1)
2. Centralia 7-0 (2)
3. Hanover 2-0 (4)
4. Otis-Bison 5-0 (8)
5. Hoxie 3-1 (6)
6. Thunder Ridge 3-1 (10)
7. Immaculata 3-0 (NR)
8. Waverly 3-3 (3)
9. Flinthills 2-2 (7)
10. Victoria 2-0 (NR)

Class 1A – Division 2
1. Dighton 7-1 (2)
2. Wheatland-Grinnell 3-1 (1)
3. Logan 2-0 (3)
4. Northern Valley 2-0 (6)
5. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton 3-0 (4)
6. Axtell 5-2 (5)
7. Sylvan-Lucas 2-0 (8)
8. Attica 1-0 (7)
9. Fowler 3-0 (10)
10. Norwich 2-1 (9)

FHSU men’s soccer ranked No. 20 in first NSCAA regular season poll

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FHSU Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer was tabbed No. 20 in the first regular season release of the NSCAA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Tuesday. The Tigers were ranked No. 15 in the preseason poll, but fell to No. 20 after an 0-1-1 start to the 2016 season.

The Tigers tied Alderson Broaddus before falling to No. 3 ranked Rockhurst in Kansas City this past weekend. The Tigers play at Texas A&M-International this week on Thursday night before returning home to face UC-Colorado Springs on Monday. UC-Colorado Springs is receiving votes in the latest poll.

Joining the Tigers in the rankings from the MIAA is Lindenwood at No. 23, which opened its season at 1-1-1 overall. When this poll was conducted, Lindenwood had yet to take its first loss of the season.

Below is the NSCAA Division II Top 25 for September 6, 2016.

Rank School Prev. W-L-T
1 Pfeiffer University 1 2-0-0
2 University Of Charleston 2 2-0-0
3 Rockhurst University 5 2-0-0
4 Lynn University 25 2-0-0
5 Southern New Hampshire University 8 1-0-0
6 Simon Fraser University NR 2-0-0
7 St. Edward’s University 14 2-0-0
8 LIU Post 9 2-0-0
9 Midwestern State University 7 1-0-1
10 Saint Leo University RV 1-0-0
11 Wingate University 18 1-0-0
12 Urbana University 16 2-0-0
13 Northwood University (Mich.) 12 1-0-0
14 Fresno Pacific University 22 1-0-1
15 Merrimack College 19 2-0-0
16 Barry University NR 3-0-0
17 Saginaw Valley State University 21 2-0-0
18 Millersville University RV 2-0-0
19 Limestone College RV 2-0-0
20 Fort Hays State University 15 0-1-1
21 Colorado Mesa University NR 1-0-1
22 California State University-Los Angeles 24 1-0-1
23 Lindenwood University NR 1-0-1
24 University Of Tampa NR 2-0-0
25 Seton Hill University NR 2-0-0

Also receiving votes: University Of Indianapolis (14), Wilmington University (10), Colorado School Of Mines (10), Palm Beach Atlantic University (4), Carson-Newman University (4), Point Loma Nazarene University (4), University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (1)

Racy to replace Boerigter as MIAA Commissioner

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MIAA Release

MIAA-Racy 2KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mike Racy has been selected as the next commissioner of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) by the conference’s Chief Executive Officers Council.

Racy will succeed Dr. Bob Boerigter, who after six years with the MIAA announced in May his retirement effective January 31, 2017. Racy will be the fifth full-time commissioner in MIAA history.

“The MIAA is a great NCAA conference, with a stellar reputation for academic excellence, national championship success and service to community.  I am thrilled to be selected as the next commissioner of the MIAA.  I would like to thank Chancellor Kristensen and the MIAA CEO Council for giving me this opportunity to lead the conference office and to serve the CEO’s, student-athletes, coaches, faculty and administrators at MIAA member institutions,“ stated Racy.

Racy joined the NCAA staff in November 1993 and went on to serve as the NCAA Division II vice president from 1999 to 2013. In that position, he was a member of the NCAA President’s Cabinet; managed the Division II governance structure and the division’s $30 million annual budget; provided leadership in the consideration of policies, legislation and issues that affected Division II member institutions and conferences; and coordinated the national office staff support and services for the division’s membership. Most recently, Racy has served as a collegiate athletics consultant.

“Mike Racy’s experience on the national level and his strong sense of the values of Division II make him a perfect match for the MIAA. I am confident he will lead the tradition-rich MIAA with a forward-looking strategic view,” said Doug Kristensen, Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney and chair of the CEO Council.

Under Racy’s leadership, Division II developed and implemented a groundbreaking strategic-positioning platform; created a National Championships Festival series; and passed landmark “Life in the Balance” legislation that reframed the educational and athletics experience for Division II student-athletes, coaches and administrators.

A Kansas native, Racy was born in Lawrence and grew up in Abilene. He attended Washburn University in Topeka and worked for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) after his graduation, then went on to earn a law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, in 1992. That was followed by his legal practice with Gage and Tucker (now Lathrop and Gage) law firm in Kansas City as a general litigation attorney.

Racy and his wife, Kathy, have three sons – Cal, Zac and Ty.

Whitten named Aggies Challenge MVP; Wagy picks up all-tournament honors

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FHSU Sports Information

Courtesy FHSU Athletics
Courtesy FHSU Athletics

GOODWELL, Okla. – Fort Hays State University volleyball senior Crystal Whitten has been given Tournament MVP honors for her performance in the Aggies Challenge last weekend. In addition, Hannah Wagy was one of seven other student-athletes named to the All-Tournament team. The All-Tournament team, announced Tuesday evening (Sept. 6) by the Oklahoma Panhandle State athletic department, was voted on by the coaches of all six participating schools.

Whitten finished with 56 kills for the weekend, second only to UC-Colorado Springs’ Alyssa Brinton (58). The outside hitter added 40 digs, six block assists and three service aces. She was listed on ballots from all four coaches FHSU played.

Wagy turned in a strong weekend as the primary setter, tossing up 10.38 assists per set (135 assists). The senior also contributed four block assists, seven kills and 17 digs.

The Tigers will return to the floor this weekend (Sept. 9-10) when they travel to Salt Lake City, Utah for the Fairfield Inn & Suites Volleyball Invitational, hosted by Westminster College.

Morales homers twice, Royals score 7 in 9th to beat Twins

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Kendrys Morales had two home runs, including a three-run blast in Kansas City’s seven-run ninth inning that propelled the Royals to a 10-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

Morales hit a two-run shot in the first inning to help the Royals overcome the loss of catcher Salvador Perez, who left the game with a right wrist contusion after he was hit by a pitch in the sixth inning.

Brian Dozier hit his 39th home run of the season for the Twins, moving him into a tie with Rogers Hornsby (twice) and Alfonso Soriano for fourth-most home runs by a second baseman in a season. He has homered in five straight games, tying Harmon Killebrew and Marty Cordova for the longest streak in Twins history.

Former Twin Drew Butera’s bases loaded single off Brandon Kintzler (0-2) broke a 3-3 tie and got the Royals rolling in the ninth.

GEE’S START

Gee gave up three runs and eight hits and struck out two in six innings. Kelvin Herrera (2-4) pitched one inning for the win.

Yost said he thought he might have to get a tired bullpen up early when Gee served up long balls to Dozier, Trevor Plouffe and Eddie Rosario in the first two innings. But the right-hander settled in after that and allowed just two hits over the final four innings before yielding to the bullpen.

ROSTER MOVES

Royals: Recalled INF Christian Colon and selected the contracts of OF Daniel Nava and RHP Kevin McCarthy from Triple-A Omaha. OF Reymond Fuentes and RHP Nick Tepesch were designated for assignment to make room.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: OF Lorenzo Cain missed his sixth straight game because of left wrist inflammation. He is listed as day to day.

UP NEXT

The Royals send LHP Danny Duffy (11-2, 3.13) to the mound to face Twins RHP Kyle Gibson (5-9, 5.31) in the series finale. Duffy has been dominant for most of the season, but has allowed at least eight hits in three straight starts. Gibson has been largely disappointing in his Twins career, but is 5-4 with a 3.10 ERA in 10 starts against Kansas City.

ROYALS-PEREZ

Royals C Perez leaves game after being hit on right wrist

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Tuesday night’s game against Minnesota night in the sixth inning after he was hit on the right wrist during an at-bat against Ervin Santana.

Santana’s pitch ran in on Perez’s hands and hit him right on the wrist of his throwing hand. Perez leaped out of the batter’s box and crouched to his knees as he winced in pain. After several minutes Perez left the field and went back into the clubhouse for further examination.

The Royals said he had a right wrist bruise.

Perez has 20 home runs and 59 RBIs in 121 games for the defending champions, who started the day two games back of the second AL wild card spot.

Hays High girls’ golf finishes runner-up in Salina

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SALINA – The Hays High girls’ golf team shot a 171 and finished runner-up at the Salina Central Invitational Tuesday at the Salina Municipal Golf Course. The Indians were three shots back of first place Manhattan in the 9-hole event and one stroke better than third place Salina Central.

Katie Brungardt paced the Indians with a five-over-par 40 and finished fifth. Talyn Kleweno was one stroke back and came in seventh.

Team Finish
1. Manhattan 168
2. Hays High 171
3. Salina Central 173
4. Great Bend 180
5. Clay Center 185
6. Hutchinson 187
7. Newton 205
8. Emporia 212
9. Russell 214
10. Salina South 229
11. Junction City 268

Top 10 Medalists
1. Macy Myers, Manhattan 39 (win playoff)
2. Ellie Cobb, Salina Central  39
3. Lydia Fry, Manhattan 40
4. Analisa Bridge, Salina South 40
5. Katie Brungardt, Hays 40
6. Taylor Hommertzheim, Great Bend 41
7. Talyn Kleweno, Hays High 41
8. Allie Wright-Frederick, Clay Center 42
9. Bailee Steinle, Salina Central 43
10. Delaney Wisdom, Manhattan 44

 

TMP-Marian girls’ golf set school record at Goodland Invite

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GOODLAND – The TMP-Marian girls’ golf team won their second tournament of the season, taking the Goodland Invitational by 27 strokes Tuesday at the Sugar Hills Golf Club. The Monarchs shot a school record 364 in the 1 hole event. Goodland was a distant second with a 391.

Karee Dinkel led the Monarchs with an 83 and finished second after a playoff for first with Rylie Cook of Stanton County. Shannen Chin fired an 85 and finished third. Alison Helget was also in the top-10, finishing 6th after an 92.

Next up for the Monarchs is the Larned Invitational on September 15.
TEAM RESULTS
1.  TMP-Marian 364
2.  Goodland 391
3.  Syracuse 397
4.  Stanton County 441
5.  Oakley 455
6.  Colby 460
7.  Lakin  467
8.  Ulysses  486
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1.  Rylie Cook, Stanton County 83
2.  Karee Dinkel, TMP-M  83
3.  Shannen Chin, TMP-M  85
4.  Kerrigan Rudolph, Goodland  88
5.  Payton Zarkowski, Dundy County  91
6.  Alison Helget, TMP-M  92
7.  Riley Baker, Syracuse  93
8.  Paige Barnes, Syracuse  95
9.  Madison Haines, Dundy County  95
10.  Megan Burrows, Holcomb  95

FHSU football holds weekly football press conference

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Fort Hays State Weekly Football Press Conference
September 6, 2016

FHSU Presser-Brown 090616Fort 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, who are coming off a 22-10 win over Missouri Southern State in their season opener, travel to Warrensburg, Mo. Thursday to play No. 16 Central Missouri at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Head coach Chris Brown

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Senior cornerback Raheeme Dumas

Senior offensive lineman Chico Feltenberger

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