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Rios beats tag in 8th, Royals sweep White Sox

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Rios beat the tag at the plate on a grounder in the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals edged the Chicago White Sox 5-4 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

The Royals have won three straight games by one run for the first time since August 2012.

Kendrys Morales hits a 3-run homer to put the Royals up 3-0 Sunday vs. Chicago. (Chris Vleisides)
Kendrys Morales hits a 2-run homer to put the Royals up 3-0 Sunday vs. Chicago. (Chris Vleisides)

Kendrys Morales hit a two-run homer that put Kansas City ahead 3-0 in the first.

It was 4-all in the eighth when Rios singled with one out off Jeff Petricka (3-3) and Paulo Orlando followed with a ground-rule double. Omar Infante hit a grounder to first baseman Jose Abreu, and Rios slid home ahead of the tag.

Kelvin Herrera (3-2) picked up the victory despite blowing a save and giving up the tying run in the eighth on Melky Cabrera’s RBI single with two outs. Ryan Madson pitched a spotless ninth to earn his second save in four chances.

Chiefs’ great Will Shields enters Hall of Fame

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CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs lineman Will Shields has powered his way to football immortality.

The 12-time Pro Bowl right guard was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Shields became just the third right guard to enter the Hall.

He made it to Canton in his fourth year of eligibility. The 6-foot-3 Shields joked he’s glad he didn’t grow another couple of inches because if he was taller he might have been moved to tackle and might not have ended up in Canton.

Shields was presented for induction by good friend Adrian Lunsford.

Hays Monarchs season comes to an end with loss

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The Hays Monarchs season came to an end early Saturday morning with a 7-1 loss to Foley, Minn. in the quarterfinals of the Central Plains Division II tournament in Le Seuer Minn.

Foley got on the board first scoring a single run in the first and second innings to go up 2-0. In the first the Falcons got three straight singles and scored the game’s first run on a sac fly. An RBI single in the second put Foley up 2-0.

The big inning for Foley came in the third. The Falcons sent nine guys to the plate and scored five runs, chasing Monarchs starter Kameron Schmidt. Schmidt, in his second start of the tournament, allowed six runs on seven hits in two and two-thirds innings and suffered the loss.

The Monarchs lone run came in the fifth inning on an error that scored Braiden Werth who led off the inning with a double.

Hays finished the year 28-9 and earned their first ever AA Kansas State Championship and their first trip to the regional tournament.

UPDATE: Hays Monarchs qualify for bracket play at Legion regional

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Monarch players wait to hear the results from the tie-breaker calculations.
Monarch players wait to hear the results from the tie-breaker calculations.

LE SUEUR, Minn. – Despite some initial confusion surrounding the tie-breaker, the Hays Monarchs qualified for bracket play at the American Legion Central Plains regional. Rancho (NV) Post 8 defeated Moose Lake (MN) 11-6 in Friday’s pool play finale leaving all three teams with a 1-1 record. Runs allowed per innings played provided the tiebreaker with the Monarchs finishing second.

The Monarchs defeated Rancho 7-2 then lost to Moose Lake 14-4 on Thursday.

Iola, who the Monarchs defeated at the ‘AA’ state tournament in Colby, also went 1-1 in pool play but garnered the runner-up spot to advance to the single-elimination bracket play.

The Monarchs are expected to play their first single-elimination game at about 8:30 p.m. Friday. Listen to KFIX 96.6-FM or watch live online at HaysPost.com.

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Hays Monarchs lose to Moose Lake (MN); go 1-1 in pool play at Central Plains Regional

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Central Plains Regional logoLE SUEUR, Minn. – The Moose Lake (MN) Outlaws scored eight runs in the fifth inning then added five more in the sixth to rally past the Hays Monarchs 14-4 in six innings at the American Legion Central Plains Regional Thursday afternoon. The loss snaps the Monarchs (28-8) six-game winning streak giving them a 1-1 record in pool play. They must now wait to see if they advance to the single-elimination bracket play on Friday.

Moose Lake plays Rancho (NV) at 11:30 a.m. Friday. If Moose Lake wins, the Monarchs advance. If Rancho wins, tie-breakers will be used to determine which two teams advance out of the pool.

The Monarchs scored three in the bottom of the fourth to take a 4-1 lead. Ricky Hockett and Liam Stults both drove in runs with a double. Stults later scored in a Jared Vitztum single.

Ryan Ruder takes the loss, allowing five runs (three earned) on seven hits over 4 1/3 innings.

Kinsler hits 2-run homer in ninth, Tigers top Royals

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By DAVE HOGG
Associated Press

KC Royals Logo 7DETROIT (AP) – Ian Kinsler hit a two-run homer off Ryan Madson in the ninth inning to give the Detroit Tigers an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.

Jose Iglesias led off with a single against Madson (1-2) before Kinsler hit a 2-0 fastball into the bullpen in left field.

Alex Wilson (2-3) got the win after getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth.

Victor Martinez hit a three-run homer in the third and a two-run shot in the fifth to help the Tigers take a 6-3 lead. Martinez hadn’t homered since July 17 and hadn’t had a multi-homer game since hitting two for Boston against Toronto on Sept. 17, 2010.

The Royals tied it with a three-run seventh. Drew Butera led off with a homer, and Kendrys Morales had a two-run double.

The game was delayed for several minutes when a squirrel ran around on the field. It briefly ended up in the Tigers’ dugout, then raced into left field.

FHSU men’s soccer tabbed No. 14 in NSCAA Division II preseason poll

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FHSU-MSOC-LogoKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State men’s soccer was tabbed the No. 14 ranked team in the nation in the NSCAA Division II Preseason Rankings for the 2015 season on Thursday (Aug. 6). It is the same ranking the Tigers held in the final poll of the 2014 season.

The Tigers reached new heights in 2014 as they advanced to the National Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament (Super Region 3 Final) for the first time. FHSU, ranked No. 23 in the nation at the time, was on the verge of advancing to the National Semifinals with a 2-0 lead on No. 5 ranked Quincy University at halftime in the national quarterfinal match, but Quincy rallied for three goals in the second half to edge FHSU 3-2. Quincy finished as the No. 3 ranked team in the nation with a record of 21-2-2. Fort Hays State finished its season at 11-6-4 overall.

Fort Hays State reached the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year in 2014, just the program’s fourth year of existence. The Tigers have produced at least 11 wins in each year of the program’s short history. Brett Parker enters his fifth season as head coach, now with a record of 45-22-11 in his time guiding FHSU. The Tigers have been a mainstay in the national rankings in each of the last three years, reaching as high as No. 9 in the nation during the 2012 season.

Over four years, Fort Hays State has produced four All-Americans, 24 all-region selections, and 24 All-MIAA selections, including the 2014 MIAA Player of the Year, Tanner Brock.

Fort Hays State returns four All-MIAA selections (Michael Cole, David Lucio, Mauricio Castorino and Drew Wilson) and two all-region selections (Cole and Lucio) in 2015.

Fort Hays State is one of two MIAA schools referenced in the 2015 preseason national rankings. Conference rival Northeastern State is ranked No. 21 in the initial poll. Northeastern State was the MIAA Regular Season and Tournament Champion last year and hosted the Super Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers knocked off the RiverHawks on their home field in the Super Regional Semifinal, advancing on penalty kicks (3-2) after the teams played to a 1-1 draw.

Fort Hays State begins its exhibition play on Saturday, August 15 against Northwest Kansas Tech in Hays. The Tigers have three preseason friendlies to tune up for the regular season, which begins on September 4 against Missouri Science & Technology in Tahlequah, Okla.

NSCAA Preseason Division II Men’s Soccer Rankings

Rank School Prev. W-L-T
1 Lynn University 1 19-1-1
2 University Of Charleston 2 22-1-1
3 Quincy University 3 21-2-2
4 Colorado Mesa University 5 19-1-1
5 Young Harris College 4 18-4-1
6 California State University-Los Angeles 6 16-2-2
7 Southern New Hampshire University 8 17-1-2
8 Seattle Pacific University 7 16-3-1
9 Mercyhurst University 10 19-3-0
10 Limestone College 9 16-5-2
11 LIU Post 11 16-3-1
12 St. Edward’s University 12 10-6-4
13 Saint Leo University 13 10-4-4
14 Fort Hays State University 14 11-6-4
15 Merrimack College 15 15-5-0
16 Southern Connecticut State University 17 14-5-2
16 Christian Brothers University 16 14-3-1
18 Saginaw Valley State University 18 14-3-0
19 Azusa Pacific University 19 13-4-2
20 Midwestern State University 20 14-5-1
21 Northeastern State University 22 16-3-2
22 Wingate University 21 10-6-2
23 Drury University 24 16-5-0
24 Notre Dame College 24 10-6-2
25 Northwood University (Mich.) NR 14-4-1

 

Hays Monarchs win American Legion Central Plains regional opener

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TMP Monarchs LogoHENDERSON, Minn. — The Hays Monarchs Sr. American Legion scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie and beat the Rancho (Nev.) Post 8 Rams 7-2 in their opener Thursday morning at the American Legion Central Plains Regional in Henderson.

Jared Vitztum opened the big inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on Justin Pfeifer’s RBI double. Braiden Werth followed with a two-run double, then Jordan Gottschalk hit a two-run homer.

Kameron Schmidt went the distance for the win, allowing two runs on nine hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.

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Vitztum led the Monarchs 13-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Gottschalk, Ryan Schippers and Ryan Ruder all had two hits.

The Monarchs have now won six straight and 13 of their last 14 to improve to 28-7 on the season. They can secure a spot in Friday’s bracket play with a win in their final pool play game against the Moose Lake (Minn.) Outlaws, which is scheduled for 1:30 Thursday afternoon.

You can hear the game on KFIX (96.9-FM) or by clicking on the following link. Listen live

The game also will be streamed live on HaysPost.com.

Boyd throws 7 strong in Tigers debut, Detroit downs KC

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KC Royals Logo 6DETROIT (AP) – Matt Boyd pitched seven strong innings in his Tigers debut and Anthony Gose and Ian Kinsler hit key triples as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Acquired last week from Toronto in the David Price trade, Boyd (1-2) only allowed one run on seven hits and didn’t walk a batter in a career-long seven innings. He received a standing ovation when he exited.

The Tigers broke a scoreless tie in the third when Gose’s two-out triple over the head of Lorenzo Cain brought home Tyler Collins.

Johnny Cueto (7-7) couldn’t pick up his first win for Kansas City despite only allowing two runs on five hits in seven innings. Cueto walked two and struck out two.

Rice, Irvin set as NFL Legends captains for Pro Bowl

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NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame wide receivers Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin will serve as NFL Legends captains for the Pro Bowl.

The NFL announced the captains Wednesday.

The Pro Bowl will be played Sunday, Jan. 31 in Aloha Stadium in Hawaii.

Last season, Irvin and Cris Carter were captains, with Team Irvin beating Team Carter 32-28 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona. Rice and Deion Sanders served as captains the previous year, with Team Rice topping Team Sanders 22-21 in Honolulu.

Listen to MIAA Football Media Day

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The MIAA held their annual football Media Day Tuesday at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. Listen to coaches and players from all 12 schools as well as MIAA commissioner Dr. Bob Boerigter and director of officials Phil Laurie below…

MIAA Commissioner Dr. Bob Boerigter

MIAA Supervisor of Officials Phil Laurie

Central Missouri

Central Oklahoma

Emporia State

Fort Hays State

Lindenwood

Missouri Southern

Missouri Western

Nebraska-Kearney

Northeastern State

Northwest Missouri State

Pittsburg State

Washburn

 

Perez homers to lift Royals to win over Tigers

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KC Royals Logo 6DETROIT (AP) – Salvador Perez homered and drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 Tuesday night.

The game was overshadowed by an afternoon announcement that Dave Dombrowski was being replaced as Detroit’s general manager by his top assistant, Al Avila. In 14 years with the Tigers, Dombrowski took one of the worst franchises in the game and took it to six postseason appearances including World Series losses in 2006 and 2012.

Detroit came into the season looking for a fifth straight AL Central title, but now trail the Royals by 12 1/2 games.

Danny Duffy (5-5) allowed one run on five hits and four walks in seven innings, only striking out two.

Justin Verlander (1-4) struggled in his ninth start of the season, allowing five runs on 10 hits in seven innings.

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