The TMP-Marian boys soccer team lost 5-3 to Wichita Independent in their first match of the Maize South Invitational Wednesday. Michael Braun, Armel Valois and Ryan Karlin scored for the Monarchs who fall to 0-2 on the season.
TMP, who received a first round bye, is back in action Thrusday night against Maize South in the semifinals at 6pm.
Hays High, who dropped their opener 5-0 to McPherson Tuesday, takes on Life Prep at 2pm Thursday. Life Prep lost 10-0 to Salina South Wednesday.
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Pinch-hitter Miguel Sano homered with two outs in the 12th inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Sano was stuck in an 0-for-14 slump that included 11 strikeouts when he stepped to the plate against Franklin Morales (3-2), the Royals’ sixth reliever of the night. Sano worked a full count before sending a soaring shot over the bullpen in left field.
Blaine Boyer (3-4) pitched 1 2-3 innings of relief for Minnesota, and Kevin Jepsen got three outs for his 12th save while Glen Perkins sat out again with a back injury.
Perkins received a second cortisone shot Wednesday and was still unavailable.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kansas State has announced plans for the next phase of its renovation to Bill Snyder Family Stadium, a $15 million project that will complete the lower bowl and provide other fan amenities.
The school has aggressively upgraded its football facility over the past several years.
First came a $90 million renovation to the west side that includes luxury suites, a training table and other improvements. Then last weekend, the school unveiled a $68 million renovation to the north side that includes new locker rooms, meeting spaces and enhanced fan experiences.
The next phase announced Wednesday will enclose the northwest corner, allowing fans to walk around the entire stadium concourse. The school has already raised $9 million for the privately financed project. Construction is expected to begin in December.
OLATHE, Kan. – Fort Hays State opened its 2015-16 season on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Central Region Preview in Olathe, Kan., at Prairie Highlands Golf Course. The Tigers finished 18th as a team, led by Hannah Perkins.
The Tigers had an entire roster of freshmen compete at the tournament. Perkins, the 2014 Kansas Class 5A Individual State Champion, led the Tigers by shooting rounds of 88 and 77 at the par-72 course. She finished in a tie for 49th individually. Kelsey McCarthy finished 83rd with rounds of 87 and 93. Hannah Karasiuk was one stroke back of McCarthy in a tie for 84th with rounds of 90 and 91. Bailey Jones was consistent, shooting two rounds of 92 to finish 89th. Lexie Schaben tied for 91st with rounds of 96 and 91.
As a team, the Tigers shot a total of 708. Augustana won the tournament, shooting 599 as a team, just 23-over par as a team. Emily Israelson of Augustana and Marla Souvannasing of Central Oklahoma tied for first, each shooting even par overall.
The Tigers return to action next week at the NSU Women’s Golf Classic in Tahlequah, Okla., Sept. 14-15.
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The Green Bay Packers have signed WR Ed Williams to the practice squad. The signing was announced Tuesday by Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations.
Williams, a 6-foot, 196-pound rookie out of Fort Hays State (Kan.), spent the preseason with the Packers after originally signing on Aug. 3. He will wear No. 19 for Green Bay.
Williams caught four passes for 28 yards in the preseason.
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The Hays High volleyball teams holds on to the No. 9 spot in the first 4A Division 1 regular season ranking by the Kansas Volleyaball Association. TMP-Marian falls two spots to No. 5 in 4A Division 2. La Crosse is up one to No. 3 in 1A Division 1.
Below is the complete rankings for all classifications…
Class 6A
1. Olathe Northwest 3-0 (1)
2. Olathe East 4-0 (3)
3. Blue Valley North 2-1 (4)
4. Derby 7-1 (7)
5. Shawnee Mission East 2-0 (8)
6. Washburn Rural 2-1 (6)
7. Manhattan 0-0 (9)
8. Blue Valley 2-2 (2)
9. Blue Valley Northwest 2-2 (5)
10. Hutchinson 6-2 (NR)
Class 5A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas 4-0 (3)
2. St. James Academy 2-1 (1)
3. Shawnee Heights 5-1 (2)
4. Blue Valley West 2-1 (4)
5. Lansing 3-0 (6)
6. Newton 8-0 (8)
7. Bishop Carroll 0-0 (5)
8. Goddard-Eisenhower 6-2 (NR)
9. Andover 5-3 (NR)
10. Emporia 2-1 (NR)
Class 4A – Division 1
1. Bishop Miege 1-1 (1)
2. Topeka-Hayden 5-0 (2)
3. Abilene 3-0 (3)
4. Louisburg 6-0 (5)
5. McPherson 7-1 (4)
6. Rose Hill 2-0 (6)
7. Andale 7-1 (7)
8. Wamego 0-0 (8)
9. Hays 2-0 (9)
10. DeSoto 5-1 (NR)
Class 4A – Division 2
1. Holton 4-0 (2)
2. Rock Creek 6-1 (5)
3. Royal Valley 5-2 (1)
4. Girard 6-2 (4)
5. Thomas More Prep-Marian 3-2 (3)
6. Clearwater 2-0 (NR)
7. Pratt 6-4 (NR)
8. Smoky Valley 5-3 (NR)
9. Holcomb 1-0 (9)
10. Frontenac 2-0 (NR)
Class 3A
1. Silver Lake 5-0 (2)
2. Hesston 9-0 (4)
3. Hillsboro 4-1 (1)
4. Burlington 7-1 (NR)
5. Wellsville 4-1 (3)
6. Douglass 2-0 (5)
7. Garden Plain 2-0 (6)
8. Southeast of Saline 2-0 (7)
9. Cheney 3-1 (8)
10. Kingman 6-1 (NR)
Class 2A
1. Central Plains 3-0 (2)
2. South Central 7-0 (5)
3. Wabaunsee 4-3 (3)
4. Spearville 1-0 (4)
5. Bishop Seabury 7-2 (NR)
6. St. Mary’s Colgan 1-1 (6)
7. Ness City 0-0 (7)
8. Kiowa County 6-1 (NR)
9. Valley Falls 5-2 (NR)
10. Olpe 2-0 (NR)
Class 1A – Division 1
1. Goessel 2-0 (1)
2. Centralia 7-0 (2)
3. LaCrosse 5-1 (4)
4. Hoxie 4-0 (5)
5. Waverly 4-3 (3)
6. Thunder Ridge 4-0 (7)
7. St. Paul 4-2 (NR)
8. Dighton 6-2 (NR)
9. Frankfort 2-0 (NR)
10. Flinthills 1-1 (6)
Class 1A – Division 2
1. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton 3-0 (2)
2. Northern Valley 2-0 (3)
3. Axtell 5-3 (1)
4. Logan 2-0 (9)
5. Wheatland-Grinnell 2-2 (5)
6. Wallace County 3-2 (8)
7. Attica 3-0 (NR)
8. Fowler 3-0 (NR)
9. Western Plains 4-1 (NR)
10. Linn 1-1 (10)
A near record round helped lift the TMP-Marian girls golf team to a second place finish at the Goodland Invitational Tuesday. The Monarchs shot a 380 in the 18-hole event, one-stroke behind first place Goodland.
The only other better 18-hole team score for the Monarchs came in 1999 when they fired a 377 at the Fort Hays Municipal Golf Course.
Karee Dinkel led the Monarchs with an 83 and finished second. Alison Helget shot a 92 to finish fourth. The other Monarch scores included a 102 by Hannah Michaud, Taylor Dinkel with a 103 and Gracie Wasinger at 126. TMP’s #4 golfer, Annaka Applequist, did not compete because of illness.
The TMP-Marian volleyball team bounced back from their first two losses of the season with a pair of wins Tuesday night over Hill City and Phillipsburg. The Monarchs beat the Ringnecks 25-17, 25-21 then swept the Panthers 25-16, 25-14 to move to 5-2 overall and 4-0 in the Mid-Continent League.
“All six hitters attacked very smart and aggressive throughout the matches” said coach Natasha Dreher. “The speed of our game continues to improve and will hopefully continue to speed up as the season continues”.
Kayla Vitztum led the Monarchs with 13 kills. Bailey Hegemann recorded 16 digs and Kendra Werth had five blocks.
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Eric Hosmer hit a three-run double, Kendrys Morales drove in another run and the Kansas City Royals hung tough through eight more innings for a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night that snapped their four-game skid.
Edinson Volquez (13-7) settled down after a shaky start to last seven innings, allowing six hits and two runs – consecutive RBI hits by the Twins’ Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer.
Volquez had been hammered for at least six earned runs in three of his past five starts.
Kyle Gibson (9-10) also recovered from a brutal start to last eight innings, but the Twins’ offense was unable to bail him out. The young right-hander allowed his first six batters to reach, and Hosmer and Morales staked Kansas City to an early 4-0 lead.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State held steady in the first regular season edition of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America NCAA Division II Poll, released on Tuesday (Sept. 8). The Tigers remained No. 14 in the national rankings and join two other MIAA schools in the top 25.
Fort Hays State posted a pair of neutral site victories this past week, defeating Missouri S&T and Truman in Tahlequah, Okla. Northeastern State had wins over the same two opponents, but dropped three spots in the latest poll to No. 24 after holding the No. 21 spot in the preseason poll. Making a huge leap in the rankings was Lindenwood, which knocked off preseason No. 23 Drury and then No. 3 Quincy University on its home field in the opening week. Lindenwood moved from unranked to No. 7 in the first regular season poll.
The MIAA looks strong early as four of the five teams are 2-0. Upper Iowa is receiving votes in the first poll.
Below is the NSCAA Division II Poll for September 8, 2015.
| Rank | School | Prev. | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn University | 1 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | University Of Charleston | 2 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Young Harris College | 5 | 2-0-0 |
| 4 | Southern New Hampshire University | 7 | 1-0-0 |
| 5 | Seattle Pacific University | 8 | 2-0-0 |
| 6 | Saginaw Valley State University | 18 | 2-0-0 |
| 7 | Lindenwood University | NR | 2-0-0 |
| 8 | Limestone College | 10 | 2-0-0 |
| 9 | Midwestern State University | 20 | 2-0-0 |
| 10 | Florida Tech | NR | 2-0-0 |
| 11 | Notre Dame College | 24 | 2-0-0 |
| 12 | Colorado State University-Pueblo | NR | 2-0-0 |
| 13 | Northwest Nazarene University | RV | 1-0-0 |
| 14 | Fort Hays State University | 14 | 2-0-0 |
| 15 | LIU Post | 11 | 1-0-1 |
| 16 | Northwood University (Mich.) | 25 | 1-0-0 |
| 17 | Merrimack College | 15 | 2-0-0 |
| 18 | Bloomsburg University | NR | 2-0-0 |
| 19 | Christian Brothers University | 16 | 1-0-0 |
| 20 | Quincy University | NR | 1-1-0 |
| 21 | Sonoma State University | NR | 2-0-0 |
| 22 | St. Edward’s University | 12 | 1-0-1 |
| 23 | Wingate University | 22 | 1-0-1 |
| 24 | Northeastern State University | 21 | 2-0-0 |
| 25 | Pfeiffer University | NR | 2-0-0 |
Also receiving votes: East Stroudsburg University (6), Regis University (4), Nova Southeastern University (4), Wilmington University (4), Upper Iowa University (3), Tiffin University (3), California State University Monterey Bay (2), Chowan University (2), Clayton State University (1)
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WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State is receiving votes in the first regular season release of the American Football Coaches Association Division II Poll, released on Monday (Sept. 7). The Tigers are coming off a 30-29 win over Central Oklahoma last week, a team that received votes in the preseason poll. Fort Hays State received two votes in Monday’s edition.
This is the second straight year the Tigers have been among teams receiving votes in the poll. Fort Hays State received votes in the poll in 2014 after its upset win over then No. 8 ranked Pittsburg State. Prior to 2014, Fort Hays State had never received votes in the AFCA Poll as the organization did not release a poll prior to 2000.
Fort Hays State hosts its home opener this week on Thursday night (Sept. 10) at 7 pm. The Tigers take on Northeastern State at Lewis Field Stadium in the Eagle Communications Kickoff Classic.
Below is the AFCA Coaches’ Poll for Monday, September 7, 2015.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | Minnesota State (24) | 1-0 | 790 | 1 |
| 2. | Colorado State-Pueblo (6) | 1-0 | 773 | 2 |
| 3. | West Georgia (1) | 1-0 | 722 | 4 |
| 4. | Northwest Missouri State (1) | 1-0 | 703 | 5 |
| 5. | Pittsburg State (Kan.) | 1-0 | 636 | 7 |
| 6. | Ferris State (Mich.) | 0-0 | 621 | 6 |
| 7. | Ohio Dominican | 1-0 | 599 | 8 |
| 8. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 1-0 | 546 | 10 |
| 9. | Minnesota-Duluth | 0-1 | 531 | 3 |
| 10. | Delta State (Miss.) | 1-0 | 480 | 14 |
| 11. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 1-0 | 475 | 12 |
| 12. | Angelo State (Texas) | 1-0 | 463 | 13 |
| 13. | North Alabama | 1-0 | 401 | 15 |
| 14. | Valdosta State (Ga.) | 1-0 | 387 | 16 |
| 15. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 1-0 | 364 | 17 |
| 16. | Colorado School of Mines | 1-0 | 295 | 18 |
| 17. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 1-0 | 286 | 19 |
| 18. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1-0 | 231 | 22 |
| 19. | Harding (Ark.) | 1-0 | 204 | 21 |
| 20. | Grand Valley State (Mich.) | 1-0 | 143 | 24 |
| 21. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 1-0 | 107 | 25 |
| 22. | Concord (W.Va.) | 0-1 | 94 | 9 |
| 23. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 1-0 | 77 | NR |
| 24. | Ashland (Ohio) | 1-0 | 64 | NR |
| 25. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 1-0 | 60 | NR |
Dropped Out: Bloomsburg (Pa.) (11), Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (20), West Chester (Pa.) (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Tuskegee (Ala.), 56; Michigan Tech, 50; North Carolina-Pembroke, 39; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 36; Midwestern State (Texas), 35; Central Missouri, 22; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 21; Newberry (S.C.), 14; West Chester (Pa.), 13; Henderson State (Ark.), 12; Tarleton State (Texas), 12; California (Pa.), 10; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 6; Virginia Union, 5; Gannon (Pa.), 4; Charleston (W.Va.), 3; Humboldt State (Calif.), 3; Stonehill (Mass.), 3; Fort Hays State (Kan.), 2; Bowie State (Md.), 1; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 1.
