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Northwest Missouri State football player found dead

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MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) – A Northwest Missouri State football player has died in his dorm room, cutting short an event to celebrate the school’s fifth NCAA Division II championship.

The Maryville school says in a news release that junior Nicholas Turner was found dead Sunday. The release says no foul player is suspected but that authorities are investigating.

The St. Joseph News-Press reports that a celebration of the championship team was underway when head coach Adam Dorrell abruptly canceled it. Teammates were seen hugging around campus.

Turner recorded 22 tackles this season. He also had a sack in last month’s national title win against Shepherd.

The St. Louis junior was majoring in corporate recreation and wellness.

A service is planned for Monday at the school to remember him.

Marshall ties WSU wins record in Shockers win at Evansville

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Wichita State Athletics

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall is now tied with Ralph Miller for all-time coaching wins in program history, as the Shockers topped Evansville 78-65. Marshall and Miller now have 220 career coaching wins each at WSU, but Marshall has reached the mark five seasons sooner than Miller did.

Fred VanVleet set a new career high in points, dropping 32 points in the game. VanVleet also had five rebounds, and went a perfect 15-15 from the free throw line. His previous best was 29.

Ron Baker had nine points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor, and had five rebounds. Conner Frankamp added ten points.

Egidijus Mockevicius had a double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. D.J. Balentine added 18 points, 15 of them coming in the second half.

Strong defense and some sloppy offense was the story of both teams in the first half. The teams combined for 22 turnovers and fouls, and went 3-of-14 shooting from three-point range. WSU blocked eight shots in the half, three by Anton Grady and Zach Brown each. The Shockers’ defense held Balentine, the Valley’s leading scorer, to only three points in the half, all coming from the free throw line.

The Shockers outrebounded Evansville 43-35, 11 coming from the offensive glass. Both teams shot under 40% from the floor, and had 33 combined turnovers. WSU’s depth continues to shine, as the bench scored 27 points. The Shockers went 24-of-27 (89%) from the free throw line.

Wichita State has won 11 games in a row, and improve to 16-5 overall (10-0 in MVC play).

Tiger wrestling falls in dual at No. 4 Maryville

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Fort Hays State dropped its third straight dual meet to ranked opponents, suffering a 26-12 defeat to the No. 4 ranked Maryville University on Sunday (Jan. 31). The Tigers never held a lead and the closest score was an early 6-6 tie.

After FHSU dropped the first two matches by decision (Kregg Clarke at 165 pounds and Dylan Wiesner at 174 pounds) to go down 6-0, the No. 6 wrestler at 184 pounds Jon Inman knotted the dual by pinning Maryville’s Nick Burghardt at the 3:25 mark.

Maryville went on to win the 197-pound bout with a major decision (18-4) by the No. 2 wrestler Ryan Beltz over Cash Drylie, then followed up with a 9-6 decision from the No. 5 wrestler at 285 pounds Donnell Walker over Dakota Gulley pushing back in front 13-6.

At 125 pounds, Adam Ludwin brought the Tigers back within four by defeating Jaret Singh with a 9-6 decision, but the gap widened again as No. 5 Dakota Bauer scored a technical fall (18-1) over the Anthony Calderon at 133 pounds. Noah Killip (141) kept the Tigers alive with a 7-1 decision over Keygan Foster, bringing the score to 18-12 in favor of Maryville.

That was all the Saints allowed as they won the next two matches with back-to-back major decisions by James Krischke (149) and Greg Hegarty (157) to seal the victory by the score of 26-12. William Homalon (149) lost 16-8 and Joey Dozier(157) lost 10-2.

The Saints improved to 1-1 overall on the season and the Tigers went to 5-5 overall. The Tigers look to bounce back in an MIAA match in Hays, Kan. against Central Missouri on Wednesday (Feb. 3). It will be senior night at Gross Memorial Coliseum as the dual is the final home event of the season.

Royals sign former Orioles OF Snider to minor league deal

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Royals have signed former Orioles outfielder Travis Snider to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training.

Snider, who turns 28 on Tuesday, spent most of last season with Baltimore after getting traded from Pittsburgh. He hit .237 with three homers and 20 RBIs for the Orioles before clearing waivers in August and re-signing with the Pirates.

He was Toronto’s first-round pick in 2006 but hit just 31 homers in five seasons with the Blue Jays. His best season came with Pittsburgh in 2014, when he hit .264 with 13 homers and 38 RBIs.

The World Series champion Royals will have an open competition for the right field job this spring. Jarrod Dyson and Paulo Orlando are the front-runners to platoon there.

Big first half run carries Neb.-Kearney past Fort Hays State

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

KEARNEY, Neb. – Nebraska-Kearney shot 54-percent and hit 9-of-19 from 3-point range and beat Fort Hays State 90-64 in front of 3,732 at the Health and Sports Center. The Tigers (13-7, 7-7 MIAA) have dropped three straight while UNK (12-8, 8-6 MIAA) wins their third straight and fourth in their last five games.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview


Game Highlights

 

The used a 28-8 run to build a 19 point lead late in the first half. The Tigers could only get withinf, but a 28-8 run by the Lopers pushed their lead to 19 late in the half and led by as many as 28 in the second half.

Rob Davis was the only Tiger to reach double figures with 10 points. Connor Beranek led the Lopers with 28 points and 12 rebounds.

Selden leads No. 4 Kansas past No. 20 Kentucky in OT

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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Wayne Selden Jr. scored a career-high 33 points, seven in overtime, and fourth-ranked Kansas beat No. 20 Kentucky 90-84 on Saturday night in the premier showdown of the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

Frank Mason III added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Jayhawks (17-4), who snapped a three-game losing streak to the Wildcats (16-5) by winning their 35th straight game at Allen Fieldhouse.

It wasn’t easy.

The Wildcats built an eight-point lead midway through the second half before Kansas switched to a zone defense and mounted a comeback. Perry Ellis made the second of two free throws to tie the game 76-all with 9 seconds left, and Tyler Ulis coughed up the ball at the other end before Kentucky got off a shot.

 

Bohusavsky layup lifts No. 7 FHSU women over Nebraska-Kearney

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

KEARNEY, Neb. – Beth Bohuslavsky hit a layup off an inbounds pass with four seconds to play in overtime giving Fort Hays State a one-point lead. Paige Lunsford then deflected a pass preventing Nebraska-Kearney from getting off a potential game-winning shot and the Tigers beat the Lopers 82-81. It’s Fort Hays State’s (18-2, 12-2 MIAA) third overtime win this season and second straight over UNK (10-10, 6-8).

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview


Game Highlights


The Tigers trailed by six with three minutes to play, but scored seven straight to take a 69-68 lead with 1:09 to play. Nicola Kacperska scored the final five points of the run with two free throws following a technical foul on the Loper bench followed by a 3-pointer.

FHSU scored the first eight to build their big lead. UNK scored the next seven and led by seven early in the second quarter.

Paige Lunsford led for Tigers in double-figures with 22 points and seven rebounds along with five assists. Jill Faxon added 16, Beth Boshuslavsky 13 and Chelsea Mason 11.

The Lopers were led by Alexa Hogberg who tied a career high with 21 points.

The Tigers shot 44-percent for the game including 11-of-24 from beyond the arc. There were 11-of-13 from the free throw line.

UNK shot 48-percent inlcuding 10-of-20 from 3-point range and 9-of-11 from the free throw line.

Hays girls fall to hot shooting Shawnee Mission South

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By Dustin Armbruster

The Hays High Lady Indians looked to build some momentum for February as they took on Shawnee Mission South in the fifth place game of the Mid-America Classic in McPherson on Saturday.

Neither team could gain traction in the first quarter resulting in a 7-5 Hays High lead after 4:00. South got on the game’s first run scoring eleven straight points for a 16-7 lead early in the second quarter. Hays would tie the game up at 16 with a 9-0 run of their own with 6:15 remaining before Hays. The Raiders finished the half outscoring Hays 8-2 to take a 28-22 lead.

Highlights

The second half started out promising for the Lady Indians getting within one point after a Talyn Kleweno three pointer and a Haley George basket. Hays had two chances to take the lead trailing 28-27 but couldn’t grasp the opportunity. South scored the next six points to go back up by eight and led rest of the way, winning 63-45.

The Raiders who average 23% on three pointers made 10 of 18. Hays was led by Talyn Kleweno with 10 points. Shawnee Mission South got 24 from Madi McAvoy and 16 from Clara Sitas. Both players made four three point field goals.

Coach Kirk Maska

The Lady Indians drop to 5-8 and will play Salina South on Tuesday. Shawnee Mission South wins back to back games for the first time this season and is 4-9.

Kansas State holds off Ole Miss

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By TATE STEINLAGE
Associated Press

MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) — D.J. Johnson scored eight of his 14 points during a 19-2 run in the second half, and Kansas State held off Ole Miss 69-64 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday.

Wesley Iwundu finished with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists for the Wildcats. Justin Edwards and Stephen Hurt added 10 points apiece.

Barry Brown missed the second of two free-throw attempts following a foul with 8:49 left, but grabbed his own rebound and scurried to the corner where he sunk a 3-pointer. The bucket bookended a 17-point swing for Kansas State that proved insurmountable.

Rebels star Stefan Moody entered leading the SEC in scoring averaging 24.3 points, including 14-straight games with 20-plus points. But after a 10-point first half, Moody was held scoreless in the final period.

Ole Miss was led by Anthony Perez with 13 points.

TMP splits in Abilene

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Girls:  TMP 50, Abilene 38

TMP hit the road on Friday night and took out Abilene, the number nine team in 4A-Division 1.  The Lady Monarchs would never trail in this game as they held a 23-18 lead at halftime.  Abilene could the lead to three early in the third quarter but TMP went on a seven-nothing run to go up by double figure.  The Lady Monarchs led by 11 at the quarter break and ended up winning 50-38.

Madyson Koerner led TMP with 21 points, 15 of those from three point land. The Lady Monarchs are now 11-2 on the year.  They play next Friday on the road in Norton.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS


Boys:  Abilene 66, TMP 52

Abilene took what was a close game in the third quarter and turned it in to a double digit win on Friday night against TMP.  The Monarchs had cut the Abilene lead to one a couple of times in the third quarter.  The Cowboys stretched it back to five at the start of the fourth quarter.

That is when things really went downhill for TMP.  Abilene built their lead to as many as 17 points before TMP cut it to the final margin of 14 points, 66-52.  Peyton Hoffman lead TMP with 18 points as the Monarchs saw their 10 game winning streak come to an end.  TMP will travel to Norton next Friday.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

High School Basketball Scores Week 9

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High School Scoreboard Whitmore

AP-KS–Kansas Prep Scores
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 66, Hays-TMP-Marian 52
Andover Central 43, Maize 40
Basehor-Linwood 63, DeSoto 32
Bishop Miege 52, Blue Valley Southwest 51
Bishop Seabury Academy 63, KC Christian 32
Blue Valley Stillwell 54, Gardner-Edgerton 40
BV Northwest 51, BV North 47
BV Randolph 51, Wetmore 42
BV West 48, St. Thomas Aquinas 46
Cedar Vale/Dexter 63, South Haven 46
Central Heights 31, Jayhawk Linn 28
Chanute 61, Iola 36
Chase 55, Pike Valley 47
Circle 65, Rose Hill 53
Clearwater 45, Winfield 37
Doniphan West 50, Washington County 49, OT
Ellinwood 60, Palco 29
Flinthills 54, Udall 51
Fort Scott 66, Coffeyville 45
Fredonia 80, Eureka 61
Galena 61, Southeast 47
Garden Plain 45, Conway Springs 41
Girard 60, Labette County 47
Goddard-Eisenhower 63, Goddard 54
Hanover 72, Axtell 64
Hays 62, Dodge City 59
Hill City 74, Trego 52
Holcomb 81, Southwestern Hts. 53
Holton 47, Sabetha 38
Horton 51, Hiawatha 46
Hoxie 67, Quinter 60
Hugoton 56, Guymon, Okla. 49
Humboldt 57, Erie 52, OT
Hutchinson Central Christian 79, Norwich 63
Independence 68, Frontenac 61
Lafayette (St. Joseph), Mo. 71, Leavenworth 41
Lakin 62, Deerfield 50
Logan 61, Weskan 47
Maize South 73, Hutchinson 49
Meade 66, Sublette 41
Minneapolis 60, Russell 59, OT
Moundridge 44, Goessel 38
Nemaha Central 61, Riverside 59
Northeast-Arma 84, St. Paul 71
Norton 58, Colby 50
Olathe North 70, Mill Valley 56
Osborne 59, Lakeside 48
Oxford 62, Central Burden 28
Paola 51, Eudora 49
Phillipsburg 64, Oakley 50
Pittsburg Colgan 45, Baxter Springs 30
Pratt 66, Macksville 52
Riley County 57, Wabaunsee 50
Rock Creek 56, Wamego 53
Rock Hills 54, Wilson 48
Royal Valley 36, Jefferson West 29
Salina Sacred Heart 67, Hutchinson Trinity 35
Scott City 63, Goodland 33
Sedan 73, Argonia 54
Shawnee Heights 61, Junction City 59
SM East 60, Rockhurst, Mo. 49
SM West 53, SM South 51
Smoky Valley 59, Clay Center 55
Solomon 37, Rural Vista 36
Southeast Saline 62, Ellsworth 56
St. James Academy 74, KC Sumner 68
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 73, Tescott 43
Stockton 57, Smith Center 50
Sylvan-Lucas 39, Elyria Christian 24
Syracuse 47, Johnson-Stanton County 46
Thunder Ridge 63, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 46
Tonganoxie 47, KC Bishop Ward 38
Topeka Hayden 63, Washburn Rural 54
Triplains-Brewster 55, St. Francis 52
Troy 78, Clifton-Clyde 68
Uniontown 49, Crest 44
Valley Heights 65, Frankfort 57
Victoria 54, LaCrosse 28
Wallace County 91, Oberlin-Decatur 52
Wellsville 57, Anderson County 47
West Elk 62, Caldwell 49
West Franklin 57, Marmaton Valley 39
Wheatland-Grinnell 68, Healy 26
Wichita Sunrise 63, St. John’s Military 33
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Burlingame 58, Lebo 44
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Hartford 47, Olpe 37
SPIAA Tournament
Consolation
Ashland 71, South Central 57
Minneola 59, Fowler 31
Satanta 61, Ingalls 39
Semifinal
South Gray 63, Hodgeman County 46
Spearville 55, Kiowa County 42
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Axtell 66, Hanover 60
Basehor-Linwood 41, DeSoto 28
Baxter Springs 46, Pittsburg Colgan 36
Bonner Springs 58, KC Turner 23
Burlington 76, Cherryvale 57
Caldwell 56, West Elk 29
Central Burden 32, Oxford 28
Central Heights 31, Jayhawk Linn 28
Chanute 61, Iola 36
Chapman 52, Herington 30
Clay Center 41, Smoky Valley 9
Ellinwood 50, Palco 19
Ellis 54, Plainville 36
Flinthills 39, Udall 27
Fort Scott 60, Coffeyville 30
Fredonia 49, Eureka 30
Galena 36, Southeast 32
Goodland 48, Scott City 34
Hays-TMP-Marian 50, Abilene 38
Hill City 74, Trego 17
Holcomb 55, Southwestern Hts. 53
Hoxie 57, Quinter 38 Hugoton 69, Guymon, Okla. 50
Humboldt 45, Erie 37
Independence 56, Frontenac 35
Jefferson West 45, Royal Valley 41
Labette County 63, Girard 47
Lakeside 49, Osborne 18
Lakin 79, Deerfield 18
Lincoln 46, Natoma 39, OT
Linn 47, Onaga 23
Logan 49, Weskan 47
Minneapolis 50, Russell 47, OT
Moscow 53, Elkhart 32
Northern Valley 54, Cheylin 42
Norton 55, Colby 18
Paola 63, Eudora 28
Phillipsburg 63, Oakley 43
Pike Valley 51, Chase 28
Riley County 54, Wabaunsee 34
Riverton 66, Columbus 35
Rock Creek 37, Wamego 31
Rolla 48, Felt, Okla. 46
Sabetha 59, Holton 41
Salina Sacred Heart 43, Hutchinson Trinity 41
Sedan 52, Argonia 39
Silver Lake 68, Atchison 25
Smith Center 42, Stockton 39
Solomon 60, Rural Vista 33
South Haven 60, Cedar Vale/Dexter 19
Southeast Saline 63, Ellsworth 34
St. Francis 54, Triplains-Brewster 45
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 73, Tescott 24
St. Paul 54, Northeast-Arma 36
Sylvan-Lucas 52, Elyria Christian 47
Syracuse 32, Johnson-Stanton County 28
Thunder Ridge 57, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 37
Tonganoxie 63, KC Bishop Ward 42
Troy 48, Clifton-Clyde 33
Uniontown 56, Crest 21
Valley Heights 67, Frankfort 50
Veritas Christian 64, Maranatha Academy 33
Victoria 68, LaCrosse 51
Wallace County 56, Oberlin-Decatur 17
Washington County 55, Doniphan West 38
West Franklin 47, Marmaton Valley 26
Wetmore 42, BV Randolph 23
Wheatland-Grinnell 74, Healy 15
Wilson 48, Rock Hills 26
Cunningham Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Attica 52, Pretty Prairie 33
Cunningham 43, Medicine Lodge 25
Semifinal
Kinsley 37, Pratt Skyline 18
Norwich 54, South Barber 46
El Dorado Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Augusta 66, Wichita Collegiate 46
Wichita East 32, El Dorado 31
Semifinal
Mill Valley 56, Circle 46
Valley Center 49, Gardner-Edgerton 42
Emporia Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Emporia 61, Junction City 39
Topeka West 47, Wichita Southeast 44, 2OT
Semifinal
Leavenworth 36, Hutchinson 25
Olathe South 54, Goddard-Eisenhower 22
Haven Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Haven 49, Nickerson 32
Kingman 58, Chaparral 17
Semifinal
Goddard 49, Rose Hill 41
Wellington 56, Cheney 44
Hilltop Hoops Classic
Seventh Place
Macksville 35, Little River 34
Fifth Place
Ell-Saline 41, St. John 36
Third Place
Moundridge 69, Ness City 41
Championship
Central Plains 63, Wichita Life Prep 51
Jefferson County North Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Atchison County 46, Cornerstone Family 35
Oskaloosa 35, Osawatomie 34
Semifinal
Rossville 61, Jefferson North 42
Valley Falls 44, Perry-Lecompton 22
Lawrence Free State Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Great Bend 60, Highland Park 39
SM East 67, KC Sumner 59
Semifinal
Derby 57, Lawrence Free State 41
Wichita South 54, Washburn Rural 29
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Olpe 71, Lebo 48
Waverly 58, Madison/Hamilton 39
McPherson Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Hays 45, Andale 30
SM South 59, Wichita Northwest 43
Semifinal
Olathe East 50, Manhattan 33
SM Northwest 42, McPherson 37
Newton Invitational Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Dodge City 58, Kapaun Mount Carmel 28
Wichita Bishop Carroll 37, Garden City 27
Semifinal
Olathe Northwest 67, Andover Central 56
Pratt Tournament
Larned 52, KC Washington 33
Ulysses 40, Wichita North 38
Topeka Seaman Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Maize 58, Topeka 55
Shawnee Heights 56, SM North 48
Semifinal
St. Thomas Aquinas 41, Topeka Seaman 32
Wichita Heights 51, Lawrence 49
Wellsville Tournament
Louisburg 40, Anderson County 36

Hays knocks off Dodge City

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By Dustin Armbruster

Hays and Dodge City met up for the second time in just six day. Both times in Dodge City. This time though at Dodge City and the game counted for the Western Athletic Conference standings. The first go around Hays pulled away late in the fourth quarter winning by sixteen points and claiming fifth at the Dodge City Tournament of Champions.

Hays High started the game out with a rare four point play from Maddux Winter on the Indian’s first possession. Like the first game between the two, the first half would be designed by runs. The Red Demons used a 6-0 run to take a two point lead at 6-4. Hays closed the first quarter with three straight three pointers, including a buzzer beater from Laken Jacobs to give Hays a 17-10 lead.

Highlights

Dodge City used a 12-3 run over the first 4:30 of the second quarter to reclaim the lead at 22-20. But again this was a game of runs. Hays responded with a 15-5 run to push their lead to eight at 35-27. Two late free throws from Dodge City cut the half time lead down to 35-29.

Hays held Dodge City scoreless for nearly the first three minutes of the third quarter building their lead to 14 twice and led 47-36 after three quarters.

Hays pushed their to 14 with 2:40 remaining after Dodge City went to fouling the Indians. Keith Dryden made five of six free throws to push the Hays lead back to fourteen with 2:40 remaining in the game. Dodge City had one last push in them cutting the Hays lead down to three on two occasions, the last one with forty seconds remaining at 56-53. Hays hit six of their next eight free throws claiming a 62-59 win after a half court three pointer from Dodge City at the buzzer. Hays made 13 of 16 free throws int he fourth quarter.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays moves to 11-2 on the season and 4-0 in the Western Athletic Conference. Dodge City falls to 5-7 and 1-2.

Hays was led by Drew Young with 12 and Keith Dryden scoring 11. Dryden was 9-12 from the free throw line.

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