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Royals rout Blue Jays, 1 win from World Series return

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By HOWIE RUMBERG
AP Baseball Writer

2015 ALCS LogoTORONTO (AP) — Ben Zobrist hit a two-run homer on knuckleballer R.A. Dickey’s fourth pitch of the game, Alex Rios connected an inning later and the Kansas City Royals routed the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2 Tuesday to move one win from a second straight World Series.

Kansas City moved ahead 3-1 in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series and can win the pennant Wednesday, when Edinson Volquez starts against Toronto’s Marco Estrada in a Game 1 rematch.

Lorenzo Cain scored on a passed ball and Mike Moustakas had a sacrifice fly in an LCS-record four-run top of the first.

Kansas led 5-2 in the seventh before breaking away.

Blue Jays infielder Cliff Pennington relieved in the ninth inning, becoming the first primarily position player to pitch in the postseason, STATS said.

Familiar faces ready to star (again) in Big 12 this season

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big 12 XIIKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas is the preseason pick to win its 12th consecutive Big 12 title.

All-American forward Perry Ellis opted to return for his senior season, and he’ll be joined by talented guards Wayne Selden, Frank Mason and Devonte Graham, all players who logged crucial minutes as the Jayhawks rolled to another conference championship last season.

But there is plenty of talent around the league. Oklahoma returns All-American guard Buddy Hield, who may have been a first-round pick had he declared for the draft after last season. He’ll be joined by fellow seniors Isaiah Cousins and Ryan Spangler, who also started all 35 games for Oklahoma a year ago.

Iowa State may have a new coach in Steve Prohm, but Georges Niang, Jameel McKay and Naz Long are seniors with high expectations.

Dinkel wins state golf title; TMP finishes runners-up

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TMP-Marian Sophomore Karee Dinkel won the individual state championship and the TMP Lady Monarchs placed second as a team at the 3-2-1A State Golf Championship at the Cherry Oaks Golf Course in Cheney Monday.

Dinkel finished with an 85, two shots better than the second place finisher Paige Price of Caney Valley.

The Lady Monarchs had three finished in the top 20. Alison Helget tied for 16th with a 101 and Annaka Applequist and Hannah Michaud turned in a 102 and tied for 20th.

Caney Valley won the team title with a total team score of 372. The Monarchs finished with a team total of 390. Hoisington was third.

Blue Jays bats chase Cueto in game three win; Royals lead ALCS 2-1

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TORONTO (AP) – Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson each homered in a six-run third inning, and Toronto’s bats broke out at home for an 11-8 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night that trimmed the Blue Jays’ deficit to 2-1 in the AL Championship Series.

Ryan Goins also connected and had a two-run single, one game after his misplayed pop fly set off Kansas City’s winning rally Sunday.

Veteran knuckleballer R.A. Dickey will try to get the Blue Jays even in the best-of-seven series Tuesday afternoon. He faces Kansas City’s 6-foot-10 right-hander Chris Young in Game 4.

In the first ALCS game in Toronto since 1993, Tulowitzki connected for a three-run shot off Johnny Cueto, and Donaldson hit a two-run drive off Kris Medlen as the Blue Jays hit their first home runs of the series.

Cueto failed to retire a batter in the third inning, allowing eight runs and six hits in the worst postseason start of his career.

Hays High Golf 3rd At State; Brungardt and DeBoer Top 5

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By Dustin Armbruster

The Hays High Lady Indian golf team wasn’t quite able to defend their 2014 state title.  However their third place finish on Monday was still a major accomplishment.

All season Katie Brungardt and Taylor DeBoer battled at the top of the leaderboard, consistently finishing in the top five.  But for the majority of the season the team finishes didn’t match up.  The team was made up of inexperienced players outside of Brungardt and Deboer.  Four of the players didn’t even own clubs, playing the season with borrowed equipment.

Coach Kelli Karlin

Katie Brungardt

Taylor DeBoer

Heading into the Regional Tournament in Goodland, Hays was just simply hoping to qualify the team to state.  They did qualify to the state tournament to be held on their home course at Smoky Hill Golf Course.

Battling 20-30 mph southerly winds Brungardt fired an 82 to finish runner-up.  She shot a 44 on the her first nine, followed by a 38.  The winning score was 77.  DeBoer carded an 89 for 5th shooting a 44 and 45.   Emily McGuire and Breanna Park rounded out the Indians score of 411.  Emily George and Brittani Park also competed on Monday.

Hays finished behind Goodland (400) and champion Winfield at 395.

Tigers sweep MIAA/AstroTurf football Player of the Week awards

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State sweeps this week’s individual MIAA awards for football. Running back Shaquille Cooper has been named the MIAA/AstroTurf Offensive Athlete of the Week with teammate Brock Long earning Defensive Athlete of the Week. The Tigers Drew O’ Brien joins NSU’s Garrett Powell as Co-Special Teams Athletes of the Week.

MIAA/AstroTurf Offensive Athlete of the Week

Courtesy Bob Duffy
Courtesy Bob Duffy

Shaquille Cooper, RB, Fort Hays State
Cooper recorded his second 200-yard rushing game of the season with 216 yards on the ground in a 27-24 win over No. 13 ranked Emporia State. Cooper averaged 9.4 yards per carry in the game. With the Tigers trailing 17-13 in the fourth quarter, he broke a couple tackles and ran for an 89-yard touchdown to put FHSU up 20-17 with 7:51 to go in the game. The run pushed Cooper over 1,000 rushing yards for the season, now at 1,009. He also had a team-high four receptions and 25 receiving yards to give him 241 all-purpose yards in the game. The 5-10 sophomore running back is a native of Coral Gables, Fla. where he competed at Coral Gables High School.

MIAA/AstroTurf Defensive Athlete of the Week

Courtesy Bob Duffy
Courtesy Bob Duffy

Brock Long, LB, Fort Hays State
Long had a huge game on defense in a 27-24 win over No. 13 Emporia State. He recorded a career-high 22 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and an interception. The interception was the biggest play of the day as it sealed the win for FHSU with under 10 seconds remaining in the game. With ESU at the FHSU 23-yardline and eight seconds remaining, Long gave FHSU its third interception of quarterback Brent Wilson and he returned it seven yards before going down. The 5-11 senior linebacker is a native of Assaria, Kan. where he competed at Southeast of Saline High School prior to playing at Hutchinson Community College.

MIAA/AstroTurf Co-Special Teams Athlete of the Week

Courtesy Bob Duffy
Courtesy Bob Duffy

Drew O’ Brien, K, Fort Hays State
O’ Brien made two field goals and all three of his extra-point attempts in a 27-24 Fort Hays State win over No. 13 ranked Emporia State. His two field goals in the first half of 36 and 39 yards kept the Tigers within four points of the Hornets at halftime, down 10-6. He tacked on the extra points for all three of Fort Hays States second-half touchdowns. With 220 career points, O’ Brien tied the career scoring record at FHSU with his final extra point of the game on the game-winning touchdown with 52 seconds remaining. The record was set by Bob Johnson from 1963-66. He also broke the school kicking points record in the game, passing Wes Simoneaus 218 from 1997-2001. The 6-0 senior kicker is a native of Hays, Kan. where he competed at TMP-Marian High School.

FHSU football jumps back into receiving votes section of AFCA poll

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WACO, Texas – After a one-week hiatus from the AFCA Division II Poll, Fort Hays State jumped back into the receiving votes section on Monday (Oct. 19). The Tigers dropped out of the receiving votes section last week for the first time this season, but jumped back in following a 27-24 win over No. 13 ranked Emporia State in Hays this past Saturday.

The Tigers (5-2) are receiving 19 votes this week, sixth in order of teams receiving votes not in the top 25. Emporia State (6-1) dropped to No. 19 this week after its loss to FHSU. Northwest Missouri State held steady at No. 3 in the nation, still unbeaten at 7-0. The Tigers head to Northwest Missouri State this weekend, looking to hand a team its first blemish of the season for the second weekend in a row. Pittsburg State (4-3), which sat at No. 22 last week, dropped completely out of the poll after a loss to Northwest Missouri State. Central Missouri (5-2) joins FHSU in the receiving votes section this week with five votes.

Northwest Missouri State will be Fort Hays State’s third ranked opponent of the season. The Tigers are 1-1 against ranked teams so far this year. The loss came to a then No. 15 ranked Pittsburg State team in Week 4.

The Tigers gained a big win last week in regards to potential postseason play. Each game from here on out is critical to Fort Hays State’s postseason chances. Seven teams make the NCAA Playoffs in Super Region 3 this year. Four weeks remain in the season and Fort Hays State is tied for third in the MIAA standings with Central Missouri, both at 5-2, just one game back of second place Emporia State. A win for the Tigers Saturday would pull them within one game of the conference lead.

Below is the AFCA Division II Top 25 for October 19, 2015.

Rank School (1st votes) Record Points Previous
1. Minnesota St. (27) 7-0 794 1
2. West Georgia (5) 7-0 763 2
3. Northwest Missouri St. 7-0 741 3
4. Ferris St. (Mich.) 6-0 702 4
5. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 7-0 671 5
6. Colorado St.-Pueblo 6-1 622 6
7. Colorado School of Mines 7-0 597 7
8. Ashland (Ohio) 7-0 576 8
9. Shepherd (W.Va.) 6-0 545 9
10. Midwestern St. (Texas) 7-0 539 11
11. Texas A&M-Commerce 6-1 460 14
12. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 6-1 426 18
13. North Alabama 5-1 424 17
14. Henderson St. (Ark.) 6-1 352 19
15. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 6-1 304 20
16. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 5-1 256 10
17. Michigan Tech 5-1 250 12
18. Tuskegee (Ala.) 6-1 230 23
19. Emporia St. (Kan.) 6-1 179 13
20. Minnesota-Duluth 5-2 176 21
21. Wingate (N.C.) 6-1 147 NR
22. Delta St. (Miss.) 5-2 138 15
23. Colorado Mesa 6-1 117 NR
24. Angelo St. (Texas) 5-2 92 25
25. Clarion (Pa.) 7-0 77 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 40; Indianapolis (Ind.), 37; Charleston (W.Va.), 35; Virginia Union, 23; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 21; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 19; East Central (Okla.), 13; Indiana (Pa.), 9; Assumption (Mass.), 7; Bowie St. (Md.), 6; Central Missouri, 5; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 2; North Greenville (S.C.), 2; Southwest Minnesota St., 2; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 1.

TMP-Marian volleyball wins second straight MCL tournament

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The TMP-Marian volleyball team won their second straight Mid-Continent League tournament on Saturday defeating Ellis in straight sets.

Smith Center, TMP and Hill City all finished 3-1 in pool play with the Lady Red earning the No. 1 seed and TMP the second seed out of pool A by way of tie-breaker.

Phillipsburg got the top seed out of pool B by finishing 4-0 and Ellis finished 3-1 and got the number two seed.

Ellis defeated Smith Center in three sets in the first semifinal match; 25-23, 22-25 and 25-17 to advance to the championship match. TMP also advanced to the championship by upending Phillipsburg 25-22 and 25-20.

In the championship match TMP swept Ellis winning 28-26 and 25-21. The Lady Monarchs are 33-4 on the season.

TMP will travel to Norton for 3A sub-state. The brackets will be released Wednesday.

Manning shakes off interceptions, Broncos beat Browns

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By TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer

Broncos logoCLEVELAND (AP) — Peyton Manning shook off three interceptions and drove Denver in range for Brandon McManus’ 34-yard field goal with 4:56 left in overtime, giving the unbeaten Broncos a 26-23 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Manning took the Broncos from their 12 to the Cleveland 16 before McManus kicked his game-winner to make Denver 6-0 for the seventh time in franchise history. The Broncos only rallied thanks to their top-ranked defense, which came up big in overtime.

After Manning’s third pick, Denver recorded two sacks to push the Browns (2-4) out of field-goal range.

Given another chance, Manning took over. He completed 4 of 4 passes for 39 yards on the last drive.

The extra period came after a frenetic fourth quarter during which Cleveland took the lead on an interception return only to have Manning take it back 14 seconds later with a 75-yard touchdown pass.

Vikings hold on for win over Chiefs

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By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Pro Football Writer

ChiefsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s defense and rookie wide receiver Stefon Diggs bailed out Teddy Bridgewater for an erratic performance, and the Vikings held on to beat the mistake-prone Kansas City Chiefs 16-10 on Sunday.

Alex Smith’s 42-yard touchdown pass to Albert Wilson midway through the fourth quarter pulled the Chiefs within three points, but the Vikings (3-2) played well enough early to survive their ragged finish.

Charcandrick West, one of their replacements for the injured Chiefs star Jamaal Charles, lost a fumble down the stretch. The Chiefs (1-5) had eight penalties enforced for 95 yards.

Diggs had 129 yards on seven catches on a day when Bridgewater threw two interceptions. Adrian Peterson, who was on the sideline late in the game with the Vikings trying to put it away, finished with 60 yards on 26 carries.

FHSU women’s soccer drops back to level with loss to Griffons

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Fort Hays State dropped back to level overall and in the MIAA with a 1-0 loss at Missouri Western on Sunday. The Tigers outshot the Griffons 15-9 in the match, but could not find the net. FHSU is now 7-7 overall and 4-4 in the MIAA, while MWSU moved to 8-4-1 overall and 4-3-1 in the MIAA.

Missouri Western scored the match’s only goal at 61:18 when Bridget Blessie took a pass from Layne Shepherd and buried it inside the box.

Katie Thompson took the tough-luck loss for FHSU. She saved four shots, but fell to 5-6 overall on the season. Abbie Flax played the final 18 minutes of the match in goal, but did not face any shots on goal.

Sarah Lyle picked up the win for the Griffons in goal, saving nine shots to earn the shutout. She is now 7-4-1 on the season.

FHSU returns to Hays for a three-match home stand, starting next weekend against Washburn and Emporia State. The match with Washburn on Friday (Oct. 23) will be a non-conference contest.

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