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TMP-Marian girls’ soccer advances in 4-1A regional

Posted on May 17, 2016May 17, 2016

HAYS, Kan. – The TMP-Marian girls’ soccer team had no problem handling the rain or Rose Hill in their 4-1A regional opener Monday at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex. The Monarchs cruised past the Rockets 10-0 to advance to Thursday’s regional final.

Aubrey Koeningsman had three goals. Megan Koeningsman and Bailey Hageman both scored twice. Taylor Gabel, Ashley Ostrander and Tyra Younie also added goals.

Gracie Schmidt had two saves in goal in the second half helping the Monarchs to their eighth shutout of the season.

TMP-M is now 11-3-1 and will host the winner of Tuesday’s match between Topeka-Hayden (8-8) and Wichita Collegiate (3-6-1) at 4:30 pm Thursday at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex.

TMP-Marian golf qualifies for 3A state tourney

Posted on May 17, 2016

SYRACUSE, Kan. – The TMP-Marian boys golf team is headed to state for a sixth straight year after a second place finish at the Syracuse 3A regional at the Tamerisk Golf Club. The Moanrchs shot a 368, one shot ahead of third place Cimarron and seven behind first place Syracuse.

Hayden Rohr finished third with an 80 and Collin Werth was fifth with an 85.

The 3A state tournament is at the Salina Municipal Golf Course on Monday.

HHS boys golf headed back to state

Posted on May 17, 2016May 17, 2016

GOODLAND, Kan. – For an eighth consecutive year, the Hays High boys golf team is headed to the state tournament. The Indians shot a 335 and won the team title by 24 shots over Goodland at the Goodland 4A regional Monday at the Sugar Hill Golf Club. It is the fourth consecutive regional title for Hays High.

The Indians placed four in the top-10 led by freshman Tradgon McCrae who won the individual title with an 80, edging Goodland freshman Garin Ihrig by one stroke. Payton Ruder finished third with an 83, Allen Zollinger finished eighth with an 85 and Peyton Keiffer came in ninth with an 87. Justin McCullick shot an 89 and finished 11th.

The 4A state tournament is at the Bentwood Golf Course in Ulysses Monday.

Team Results
1. Hays – 335
2. Goodland – 359
3. Colby – 362
4. Ulysses – 380
5. Holcomb – 383
6. Nickerson – 413
7. Concordia – 453
8. Hugoton – 497
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Individual Results
1. Tradgon McCrae-Hays 80
2. Garin Ihrig-Goodland 81
3. Payton Ruder-Hays 83
4. Braden Showalter-Holcomb 84
5. Brennen Acree-Concordia 84
6. Brandon Peters-Ulysses 85
7. Bryce Arnberger-Colby 85
8. Allen Zollinger-Hays 85
9. Peyton Kieffer-Hays 87
10. Robert Lee-Colby 87

Monarchs softball beats Lakin; advances to regional semifinals

Posted on May 16, 2016May 17, 2016

HAYS – TMP scored three runs in the 6th and Bailey Lacy struck out seven in relief as the Monarchs advanced to the regional semifinal with a 6-4 win over Lakin Monday at TMP Softball Complex.

Lakin took advantage of an infield single and a passed ball in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead.

The Monarchs tied the game at one in the second inning, scoring on an error and then an RBI double by Allison Helget put TMP up 2-1 after two innings.

Brianna Romme’s third inning RBI single put the Monarchs up 3-1 after three.

TMP turned to Bailey Lacy in relief in the fourth inning and she retired six straight, striking five in-a-row, earning her ninth win of the season.

Leading 3-2 the Monarchs scored three runs on two errors and a Meagan Brin run scoring single to go up 6-2 after six innings.

The Broncs scored two in the seventh and got the game-tying run on base but Lacy was able to strand two runners as the Monarchs pick up the win.

TMP moved to 15-6 on the season and will play Scott Community in Tuesday semifinals at 4:30.

Melissa Schoepf Post game

FHSU women’s basketball adds transfer for 2016-17 season

Posted on May 16, 2016

FHSU Athletics

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State head women’s basketball coach Tony Hobson has announced the addition of Emma Stroyan for the 2016-17 season. Stroyan is a junior transfer from Central Connecticut State University, where she played for two years. Standing at 6-feet, 2-inches, she is a native of Bloomington, Ill.

Stroyan started all 30 games for CCSU in 2015-16 as a sophomore. She averaged 5.7 points and 3.3 rebounds, while shooting 47.2 percent from the field and 84.2 percent at the free-throw line. She saw limited action as a reserve during her freshman year.

Prior to CCSU, Stroyan attended University High School in Normal, Ill. She was a four-year starter and ranked second on the team in points and rebounds her last three years. As a senior, she was an all-state selection, while also garnering all-conference and all-area first team honors. As a junior, she was an all-conference second team selection. She had a total of 1,150 points in her prep career. Stroyan was also a member of the National Honor Society.

FHSU men’s soccer announces 2016 recruiting class

Posted on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016

FHSU Athletics

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State head men’s soccer coach Brett Parker has announced the signing of 10 student-athletes for the upcoming 2016 season. The recruiting class includes nine freshmen and one transfer.

Joining the Tigers are Carson Cavitt-Wells, Nathan De La Hoya, Nathaniel Hendricks, Dorian Hernandez, William Howell-Perkowski, Alberto Jimenez, Luis Mendez, Luke Neves, Abdias Palacios, and Moises Peralta. Below is more information on each individual.

Carson Cavitt-Wells – Three-year letterwinner at Park Hill South High School in Riverside, Mo., for coach Joe Toigo…Two-time all-conference first team selection and Conference Player of the Year…2014 Missouri Class 4 All-State Honorable Mention and 2015 First-Team All-State selection…2015 Missouri Class 4 Kansas City (Districts 13-16) Player of the Year…Played for Coach Steve Welch and the FCKC Cosmos 97/98 club team. Cavitt-Wells is a native of Parkville, Mo.

Coaches Comments: “Carson is a very dynamic and creative attacking midfielder. He has been one of the best high school players in Kansas City over the past few years. He has great leadership qualities and is exactly the type of player on and off the field that we have built our program on. We expect big things from Carson in his career at FHSU.”

Nathan De La Hoya – Three-year letterwinner at North Forney High School in his hometown of Forney, Texas. First team all-district and district’s leading scorer…Played for coach Adrian Solca and the Solar Chelsea USSDA team during junior year…One of 80 players chosen for the U-14 National Team ID Camp in 2011…A three-star prospect according to TopDrawer Soccer.

Coaches Comments: “Nathan is the only forward in this class and we feel that he can continue our tradition of goal scorers for years to come. He is a very good 1-on-1 player, has exceptional pace, and can score in a variety of ways.”

Nathaniel Hendricks – Four-year letterwinner for coach Rey Ramirez at Maize South High School…2015 AVCTL DII All-League First-Team selection…Helped Maize South to 2013 league and regional championship…Played for Kansas Rush Wichita and Coach Tom Newby…Hendricks is a native of Wichita, Kan.

Coaches Comments: “Nate is a player that we’ve been watching for several years at our ID and residential camps. He has tremendous athleticism and a very high work rate that will be a big addition to our program for years to come”

Dorian Hernandez – Transfer from Richland College where he played for coach Sean Worley…Started all 20 games helping Richland to a third-place finish at the NJCAA DIII National Championships…Played freshman year for former FHSU Assistant Coach Donovan Dowling at Northeast Texas Community College, starting 22 of 23 games and helping the Eagles to their only National Tournament appearance in program history…Played club soccer for Solar Chelsea USSDA…Hernandez is a native of Irving, Texas.

Coaches Comments: “Dorian brings a great deal of experience at the club and junior college level. He comes from winning programs and has competed in two national tournaments in his two years of college. Dorian is a very smart and technical defender that will give us a lot of depth and flexibility in our back line this fall. We expect big things out of Dorian at FHSU.

William Howell-Perkowski – Earned one letter at Denver East High School before electing to compete with the Colorado Rapids USSDA program the past three years…Played for coach Jamie Smith with the Rapids starting 7 of 12 games this year as a defender…Howell-Perkowski is a native of Denver.

Coaches Comments: “William is a very quick and tenacious defender that has a played at a very high level with the Rapids Academy. He is exactly the type of outside back that thrives in our system. We expect William to compete to play right away and be a big time player at FHSU in the long term.”

Alberto Jimenez – Four-year letterwinner and three-time captain for coach Wyatt Bobo at Wichita West High School…Earned All-City Second Team honors as a senior in 2015…Member of Kansas Rush Wichita under Coach Tom Newby helping the team earn back-to-back Kansas State Cup Championships in 2010 and 2011…Jimenez is a native of Wichita.

Coaches Comments: “Alberto is a very smooth and technical midfielder that can fit a number of roles. His versatility and technical ability will help him make the transition to the DII level.”

Luis Mendez – Played one year for coach Brady Cagle at Martin High School earning all-state and all-district first team honors as a freshman…Elected to play for USSDA Solar Chelsea for last three years of high school for coach Adrian Solca…Lead Solar 98B to National Finals and Academy to Disney Championship…Started 14 of 15 games played this season for Solar scoring 2 goals…Mendez is a native of Arlington, Texas.

Coaches Comments: “Luis is exactly the type of player we were looking for to replace our losses due to graduation. He is a very technical midfielder with great passing range. Luis has competed at a very high level with his Solar Chelsea team and we expect him to come in and compete for a starting spot in our midfield this fall.

Luke Neves – Attended Cirencester College Football Academy playing for coach Steve Lowndes. Awarded Player of the Season in 2014-15 and named Team Captain for 2015-16 Season. Helped Cirencester to FA Youth Cup Final Preliminary Round…Neves is a native of Swindon, England.

Coaches Comments: “Luke will bring a different dynamic to our midfield. He is very good on the ball, rarely gives away possession, and is not afraid of a tackle. His communication level, experience, and professionalism will be a big addition to our midfield this fall.

Abdias Palacios – Competed for Andromeda USSDA Academy during 2014-15 season…Started 2015-16 season with Solar Chelsea USSDA before electing to compete for Skyline High School his senior year…Palacios is a native of Dallas.

Coaches Comments: “Abdias is a very hard working, scrappy, box-to-box type of midfielder. He is good on the ball and defensively works very hard. We expect Abdias to be a big time player for us at FHSU.

Moises Peralta – Helped lead East Central High School and coach Joshua Diamond to three consecutive district championships as team captain…Three-time team MVP of West Side Alliance club team for Coach Greg Haney…Peralta is a native of Tulsa, Okla.

Coaches Comments: “Moises is the last in line of a very talented and successful Peralta family, including former Tiger Daniel. He is a very skillful and creative attacking player with a nose for goal. We have very high expectations for Moises in his career at FHSU.”

Coach Parker is very pleased with the 2016 recruiting class. “Our 2016 recruiting class is a direct reflection of the success our program has had the past five years,” said Parker. “We feel like this is exactly the group of players that we needed to add to our program, to sustain our level within our region and help us take the next steps forward on the national level. Our expectation is for several of these players to help us immediately in the fall and also be the foundation of excellence for the next four to five years.”

Weather alters area baseball and softball schedules

Posted on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016

The expected rain and serve weather has forced changes to this week’s regional baseball and softball tournaments.

The TMP-Marian baseball game against Scott City at Larned has been rescheduled for 6 pm Tuesday. The semifinal and championship games will now be played on Wednesday afternoon starting at 2 pm.

Play at the Ellis baseball regional has also been adjusted. The opening round game, between Lincoln/Sylvan Grove and Wichita County will now be played at 2 pm Wednesday. The winner will play the host Ellis at 6 pm in the Wednesday semifinal. The championship game will be Thursday at 6 pm.

Play at the Russell regional has been rescheduled to Wednesday afternoon. Russell/Victoria will play Lyons/Chase at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Hoisington/Central Plains plays Nickerson in the first game Wednesday at 2 p.m. The championship game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The McPherson baseball regional has also been pushed back a day. Hays High will now play Buhler at 4 pm Wednesday.

Morales smacks 2-run walk-off homer, KC beats Braves in 13 innings

Posted on May 15, 2016May 16, 2016

Danny Duffy flips the ball to Eric Hosmer for an out in the 2nd inning of the Royals home game vs. Atlanta. (Courtesy Kansas City Royals/Chris Vleisides)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kendrys Morales hit a walk-off two-run homer with two out in the 13th inning and the Kansas City Royals overcame a rare blown save by Wade Davis to defeat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Sunday.

The Royals took two of three from the last-place Braves after losing their five previous series. The Braves lost for the 18th time in 23 games and have won only one series this season.

Alcides Escobar, who had four hits to match his career high, singled before Morales’ blast off Jason Grilli.

The Royals used nine pitchers, tying a club record for one game, with Chien-Ming Wang (2-0) picking up the victory. Lefthander Eric O’Flaherty (0-3), the sixth of seven Braves pitchers, took the loss.

The Braves rallied to tie it with two runs in the ninth off Davis, who blew his first save since July 12 against Toronto.

Foltynewicz pitches 8 scoreless as Braves beat Royals

Posted on May 14, 2016

Dillon Gee pitches Saturday night vs. Atlanta (Courtesy Kansas City Royals/Chris Vleisides)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Foltynewicz pitched a career-high eight scoreless innings, Kelly Johnson and A.J. Pierzynski each drove in two runs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 Saturday night.

Foltynewicz (1-1) got his first victory since Aug. 8, holding the Royals to seven hits, while striking out four and walking none. The Braves (9-26) avoided matching the worst 35-game start in franchise history — 8-27, set by the 1911 Boston Braves.

Dillon Gee (0-1), making his first start for the Royals in place of the injured Chris Young, held the Braves scoreless on three hits over the first five innings, but retired only one of the six batters he faced in the sixth. He was charged with three runs and six hits, while striking out five and walking three in 5 1/3 innings.

The Royals have lost 13 of 18 and have not won consecutive games since April 21-22.

Volquez pitches 7 strong innings in Royals’ victory

Posted on May 13, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Edinson Volquez pitched seven effective innings, Alcides Escobar had two hits, scored a run and drove in a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 to open a six-game homestand Friday night.

The World Series champion Royals had dropped 12 of their previous 16 games, while the Braves, who have the worst record in the National League, lost for the 17th time in 25 games.

Volquez (4-3) picked up his first victory since April 21, snapping a three-game winless streak. Erick Aybar’s sacrifice fly in the seventh scored Jeff Francoeur, who led off the inning with a single, for the only run Volquez allowed.

Julio Teheran (0-4) is winless in eight starts this season, the longest winless streak of his career, despite a 1.48 ERA in his past five starts. Teheran held the Royals to two runs, one unearned, and four hits over seven innings.

Yankees surge past Royals for victory

Posted on May 13, 2016

By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) – Chase Headley, Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius hit early home runs and the New York Yankees beat Kansas City 7-3 Thursday night, sending the World Series champion Royals to their 12th loss in 16 games.

Kansas City dropped three of four at Yankee Stadium. Before the game, manager Ned Yost insisted he wasn’t worried about his team, saying “it’s a group that doesn’t panic.”

Nathan Eovaldi (3-2) worked around eight hits in five innings, and overcame getting struck on the leg by Lorenzo Cain’s hard one-hopper at the outset.

On Eovaldi’s last pitch, Salvador Perez nearly launched a go-ahead, three-run homer, but right fielder Carlos Beltran caught the ball at the top of the wall. Eovaldi wiped his brow as he walked off the mound while Perez put both hands on the top of his helmet.

HHS baseball splits with Garden City

Posted on May 13, 2016

HAYS, Kan. – Connor rule singled to right field and scored Drew Young with two down in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Hays High baseball team to a 2-1 win over Garden City in game two of their doubleheader Thursday at Hays High and fave the Indians a split in their regular season finale.

Brayden Delzeit’s sac fly in the bottom of the sixth scored Rule to tie the game 1-1. Palmer Hutchison allowed the one run on six hits and picks up the complete game victory.

Garden City exploded for five runs in the top of the seventh to rally for a 5-3 win in game one.

The Indians finish the regular season 12-8. They will play Buhler in their regional opener Tuesday at 4 pm in McPherson.

TMP-Marian baseball sweeps Colby

Posted on May 13, 2016May 13, 2016

HYAS, Kan. – The TMP-Marian baseball team closed out their regular season on a three-game win streak after a pair of six inning run-rule wins over Colby Thursday at TMP-Marian.

The Monarchs score 14 runs on 16 hits and overcome four errors in a 14-4 win in game one. In game two they score 13 runs on 12 hits and overcome five errors for a 13-3 victory.

Ricky Hockett and Jared Vitztum both had three hits in the opener and Chase Werth drove in three and scored three times. Hockett went four innings on the mound allowing two runs on two hits with three strikeouts and two walks for the win.

Chase Werth homered and drove in three to lead TMP in game two. Ryan Ruder doubled and also drove in three. Ruder allowed three unearned runs on four hits with six strikeouts and no walks for the win.

The Monarchs finish the regular season winning eight of their last nine and take a 15-5 record into the regional tournament where they will play Scott City Monday at 5 pm in Larned.