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K-State AD issues statement following Monday night’s court storming

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Kansas State athletic director John Currie has issued a statement regarding the storming of the court following the Wildcats upset of No. 8 Kansas Wednesday night…

Statement from K-State Athletics Director John Currie

On behalf of President Schulz and K-State Athletics, I apologize to Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger, Coach Bill Self and the KU basketball team for the unfortunate situation in which they were placed last night at the conclusion of our basketball game.

Our security staff, which in similar past postgame celebrations has, according to our procedures and rehearsals, provided a solid human barrier to allow the teams to conduct a postgame handshake and safely leave the court, was unable to get into proper position quickly enough last night and was overwhelmed by the fans rushing the floor.

K-State prides itself on providing a great game atmosphere in a safe environment and did successfully execute our security plan when we defeated KU last year in Bramlage as well as in 2011.  Although no one was hurt last night,we fell short of our expectations for securing the court and escorting KU to its locker room without incident.  We are disappointed that we did not do better for the KU team.

We are reviewing our procedures internally and consulting with our law enforcement partners to determine any steps necessary to improve our gameday security.

Additionally, we are actively reviewing video and working in concert with law enforcement to identify any fan who intentionally touched visiting players or personnel.  We will take appropriate action with such identified persons,including turning over all evidence to law enforcement so that any applicable charges can be filed.

Early this morning I met with Student Governing Association President Reagan Kays and Vice-President for Student Life Pat Bosco who are supportive of these steps.  While we are proud of the incredible atmosphere of Bramlage Coliseum and the passion of K-State students and fans, we are saddened by the insistence of some fans to sully the image of our great institution with audible profane chants.  We will continue to work with our student leadership to provide a better example of sportsmanship for our audiences.

Congratulations are still in order for our coaches and student-athletes for their tremendous effort last night, and we look forward to Saturday’s home finale against Iowa State.

Kansas State rallies late to topple No. 8 Kansas

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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Nigel Johnson scored a career-high 20 points, Nino Williams hit a clinching jumper in the final minute and Kansas State rallied to beat eighth-ranked Kansas 70-63 on Monday night.

Williams finished with 15 points in his final regular-season game against the Jayhawks, and Thomas Gipson added 12 points as the Wildcats (14-15, 7-9 Big 12) overcame an eight-point, second-half deficit to beat their bitter rival for only the fifth time in the past 54 meetings.

The Jayhawks (22-6, 11-4) trudged off the court as students poured from the stands into a mad pile, celebrating the biggest highlight of what has been a dreary season in Manhattan.

The Wildcats had lost seven of their last eight games amid suspensions and strife, and it appears a lock that their string of eight straight 20-win seasons will end. But at least for one night, against their biggest foil, they looked like a Top 25 team in their own right.

TMP boys move up; girls hold steady in latest rankings

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The TMP girls and boys basketball teams remain ranked in the latest 4A Division 2 Kansas Basketball Coaches Association rankings released earlier today.

The lady Monarchs held onto the No. 3 stop for a second straight week. TMP went 1-1 last week with a loss to Great Bend and a win over Stockton on Friday.

The TMP boys moved up one spot to No. 7. The Monarch boys went 2-0 last week.

In the boys 1A-Division 1 rankings Osborne remained second with Hoxie No. 4 this week followed by Stockton in 5th. Victoria is 8th and Dighton is in at No. 9.

The Hoxie girls remain No. 1 in 1A-D1. Dighton is No. 5 this week and Thunder Ridge 8th.

GIRLS RANKINGS
6A Girls
1 – Maize
2 – Wichita South
3 – Olathe South
4 – SM Northwest
5 – Manhattan
6 – Washburn Rural
7 – Free State
8 – Dodge City
9 – Hutchinson
10 – SM West

5A Girls
1. Aquinas
2. Leavenworth
3. Andover Central
4. Andover
5. Kapaun
6. Mill Valley
7. Salina Central
8. Blue Valley SW
9. Seaman
10. Carroll

4A D1-Girls
1. Bishop Miege
2. Paola
3. Topeka Hayden
4. McPherson
5. Buhler
6. Labette Co
7. Chanute
8. Andale
9. Abilene
10.Ottawa

4A D2-Girls
1. Hugoton
2. Baldwin
3. TMP-Hays
4. Pratt
5. Wichita Trinity
6. Concordia
7. Clay Center
8. Holton
9. Iola
10. Columbus

3A Girls
1. Hesston
2. Cimarron
3. Garden Plain
4. Silver Lake
5. Caney Valley
6. Sabetha
7. NE Arma
8. Sterling
9. Lyons
10. Beloit

2A Girls
1. Central Plains
2. Ellinwood
3. Washington County
4. Olpe
5. Moundridge
6. Pitt-Colgan
7. Valley Falls
8. Northern Hts
9. Meade
10. Chase County

1A-Div 1-Girls
1. Hoxie
2. Waverly
3. St. Paul
4. Ingalls
5. Dighton
6. Goessel
7. Centralia
8. Thunder Ridge
9. Centre
10. South Haven

1A-Div 2- Girls
1. Moscow
2. Cunningham
3. St. John’s/Tipton
4. Axtell
5. Wheatland/Grinnell
6. Triplains/Brewser
7. Golden Plains
8. Norwich
9. Attica
10. Wallace County

BOYS RANKINGS
6A Boys
1. Wichita East
2. Lawrence
3. Manhattan
4. Olathe East
5. Wyandotte
6. Derby
7. BV North
8. Wichita South
9. SM North
10. SM East

5A Boys
1. Shawnee Heights
2. Maize South
3. Salina Central
4. Wichita Hts.
5. KC Washington
6. Bishop Carroll
7. Kapaun Mt. Carmel
8. St. Thomas Aquinas
9. Andover Central
10. Blue Valley West

4A-Div 1-Boys
1. McPherson
2. Baselor Linwood
3. Independence
4. Ottawa
5. Eudora
6. Miege
7. Andale
8. Abilene
9. Circle
10. Fort Scott

4A-Div 2-Boys
1. Holcomb
2. Rock Creek
3. Girard
4. Wichita Trinity
5. Hugoton
6. Holton
7. TMP-Hays
8. Atchison
9. Royal Valley
10. Concordia

3A Boys
1. Scott City
2. Sabetha
3. Wichita Collegiate
4. Hesston
5. Osage City
6. Burlington
7. Nemaha Central
8. Eureka
9. Northeast Arma
10. Maur Hill

2A Boys
1. St. John
2. Olpe
3. Central Plains
4. Sacred Heart
5. South Gray
6. Jackson Heights
7. Troy
8. Washington County
9. Spearville
10. Bennington

1A-Div 1-Boys
1. Hanover
2. Osborne
3. Centralia
4. Hoxie
5. Stockton
6. Doniphan West
7. Valley Heights
8. Victoria
9. Dighton
10. Hartford

1A-Div 2-Boys
1. St. John’s-Tipton
2. Wallace County
3. South Barber
4. Caldwell
5. Attica
6. Central Christian
7. Ashland
8. Wheatland-Grinnell
9. Greeley Co
10. Pike Valley

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VanVleet lifts Wichita State to win over Evansville

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By JEFFREY PARSON
Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Fred VanVleet scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half to lead No. 13 Wichita State to a 62-43 win over Evansville on Sunday.

Ron Baker added 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Shockers (25-3, 15-1 Missouri Valley). Evan Wessel had 11 points for Wichita State, which led for 32 or more minutes in 12 of its last 13 games.

Egidijus Mockevicius scored 15 points to lead Evansville (19-9, 9-7). Mockevicius was 5 of 7 from the floor while the rest of the Aces were 10 of 41.

Evansville entered the game averaging 70.9 points, tied with Wichita State for the conference lead.

But the Aces could not generate any offense in the first half. After D.J. Balentine’s basket pulled Evansville within 9-6 with 13:10 remaining in the half, the Aces made just one field goal the rest of the half.

FHSU softball splits on final day at Husky Dome

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Fort Hays State Softball split on its final day at the Kelly Laas Memorial MIAA/NSIC Crossover Softball Invite on Sunday, picking up a 7-6 win over Wayne State College before losing its finale, 4-0, to No. 23 Augustana.

FHSU closes out the Kelly Laas Memorial MIAA/NSIC Crossover Softball Invite at 2-3, putting the Tigers at 3-6 on the year.  Next on the schedule is a doubleheader in Hays, Kan., on Wednesday against Arkansas Tech.  Game times are set for 2 and 4 p.m.

Fort Hays State 7, Wayne State College (Neb.) 6
Fort Hays State started the final day with a 7-6 comeback victory over NSIC foe Wayne State College on Sunday (Feb. 22) at the Husky Dome.

Missed opportunities hurt the Tigers early, as FHSU left 11 runners on base throughout the game, but patience at the plate and key hits late eventually paid off as FHSU picked up the win.  All told, the Tigers had just five hits as a team but worked 11 walks in the effort.

Paxton Duran threw the first four innings, striking out seven and allowing just one earned run (five total runs).  Sarah Cochran (1-0) earned her first career win by throwing the final three innings, giving up one run on two hits.

Offensively, Samantha Villarreal  was 1-for-1 with a double, three walks and three RBI, while Tori Beltz was 1-for-2 with two walks. Kylie Strand, Jenna Lang and Veronica Knittig each had RBI’s for FHSU as well.

FHSU got the scoring started in the first, taking advantage of three walks to push two across.  With bases loaded, Villarreal drew a walk that brought Amanda Vaupel home, and Strand followed with an RBI ground out to plate Erin Elmore.

Duran was sharp through the first two, throwing just 19 pitches with four strikeouts before running into trouble in the third.  WSC strung together four hits and took advantage of an error that originally sparked the rally, taking a 4-2 lead after 2.5 innings of play.

FHSU looked to strike back in its half of the third, loading the bases with one out, but a pop up and force out at third ended the threat and kept the Tigers at bay.

WSC extended its lead in the fourth as Melanie Alyea hit a two-out, solo home run to center field and put the Wildcats in front, 5-2.

The Tigers ahead showed life in the fourth, pushing Vaupel to third with one out before WSC gathered itself and ended the inning with a foul out and strikeout.

In the top of the fifth, FHSU found itself in a jam as the Wildcats put runners on second and third with no outs.  After getting a ground out, FHSU allowed one run on a sacrifice fly to center but limited the damage after that, trailing 6-2 after the top of the fifth.

Struggling to find clutch hits for the first five innings, FHSU broke through in the sixth with five runs on three hits, all with two outs, to take a 7-6 lead. Courtney Dobson  and Elmore started the rally with back-to-back walks before loading the bases on Beltz’s infield single.  From there, Villarreal took the first pitch she saw to the right center fence for a two-RBI double, bringing the Tigers within two (6-4).

Strand then worked a walk, and FHSU scored again as Jenna Lang reached on a fielder’s choice that allowed Beltz to score, and after a WSC error, Villarreal dashed home to tie it, 6-all. Knittig continued the rally with a single into center, scoring Strand on the eventual game-winner.

WSC threatened in the seventh and put a runner on third with one out, but a tough snag by Knittig on a line drive to third and a soft liner to Strand closed out the win for the Tigers.

No. 23 Augustana (S.D.) 4, Fort Hays State 0
Fort Hays State was shut out for the second time this season in the final game of its stay in St. Cloud, falling 4-0 to No. 23 Augustana.

FHSU mustered just three hits in the game, coming from Samantha Villarreal, Jenna Lang and Madison Putman.  Villarreal had the Tigers’ only extra base hit – a double in the second inning.

In the circle, Kelsey Kimminau (1-3) took the loss with four runs allowed in four innings. Sarah Cochran threw the final three innings and scattered three hits with three strikeouts.

Augie took a 1-0 lead in the first off a bloop single into left, allowing the Vikings’ Jordan Schaffer to come home.  That lead was extended to 4-0 in the third off a three-run home run from Jenelle Trautmann.  That lead held up for the remainder of the game, though both teams threatened throughout the afternoon.

The Tigers put runners on in every inning after the first, showing patience with five walks on the day, but saw each scoring opportunity fall short.  FHSU’s best chance to score came in the seventh, when Lang and Veronica Knittig reached third and second, respectively, with one out, but the Tigers’ couldn’t bring them home.

Tigers fall short at Nebraska-Kearney

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Nebraska-Kearney shot 63-percent from the floor in the first half including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc in building a 28-point halftime lead and defeats the Fort Hays State Tigers 79-59 in front of 3.721 Saturday night at the Health and Sports Center in Kearney. The loss drops the Tigers to 16-10 overall, and 9-10 in MIAA where they hold a one-game lead over Washburn for eighth place and a first-round home game in the conference standings. The Loeprs improve to 16-8 and 11-6 in the MIAA.

Mark Johnson Post Game

 

James Fleming Post Game

 

Game Highlights

The Lopers raced out to an early 12-2 lead but FHSU answered with a 7-0 to pull within three on a James Fleming 3-pointers. The Lopers scored the next seven to push the lead back to double-figures. It was part of a 19-3 run that saw their lead grow to 19. After the Tigers closed the gap to 14, UNK closed the half on a 17-3 run and lead 48-20 at the break and were up as many as 34 in the second half.

The Tigers shot 42-percent from the floor and were just 3-for-15 from beyond the arc. Kearney cooled off in the second half but still managed to hit on 49-percent of their shots including 10-of-20 from beyond the arc.

James Fleming and Achoki Moikobu both scored 12 to lead the Tigers. Connor Beranek lead UNK with a game-high 20.

Lady Tigers clinch share of MIAA title with win at Nebraska-Kearney

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Kate Lehman scored 26 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots, leading the fifth-ranked Fort Hays State Lady Tigers to an 81-71 win over Nebraska-Kearney Saturday night in front of 2,815 at the Health and Sports Center. The win, coupled with a Pittsburg State overtime loss earlier in the day to Missouri Southern, clinches a share of the MIAA title. FHSU improves to 24-2 overall and 16-1 in MIAA. The 24 wins are the most for the Lady Tigers since joining Division II in 1992.

Tony Hobson Post Game

 

FHSU Women Highlights

 

Fort Hays State used a 14-2 first half run to go up 11 and lead by 13 at the half. They pushed the lead as high as 14 two and-a-half minutes into the second half but the Lopers (11-15, 5-12 MIAA) answered with a 21-11 run to close the gap to four. The Tigers led by just four with under four minutes to play when Paige Lunsford hit a 3-pointer from the right corner to push the lead to seven with 2:49 on the clock. UNK would get only one more basket the rest of the way.

Lehman’s four blocks moves her into third on the Division II career blocked shot list and she’s now just seven blocks away from tying Jenny Crouse of North Dakota at No. 2.

Chelsea Mason was 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and scored 18, Beth Bohuslavsky added 16 points along with eight assists and Jill Faxon came off the bench to score 11.

Nebraska-Kearney hit 8-of-20 from 3-point range and outrebounded the Tigers by seven.

FHSU can claim the outright conference title with a win at Central Oklahoma on Thursday.

HHS qualifies 4;TMP 1 for state wrestling

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The Hays High Indians qualified four wrestlers and the TMP Monarchs one, by placing in the top four at the 4A Hays regional.

Tathen Burkhart was the Indians lone regional champion at 170 pounds.

Ethan Deterding at 182 pounds and Braydon Delzeit at 220 pounds finished second and Austin Dale placed third at 145.

Tucker Rhoades placed second at 126 pounds for the Monarchs.

Hays placed sixth and TMP 13th.

The 4A state tournament is Friday and Saturday in Salina.

Ellis helps No. 8 Kansas hold off feisty TCU

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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Perry Ellis scored 23 points, Devonte’ Graham added a career-high 20 and eighth-ranked Kansas bounced back from a frustrating loss to hold off foul-plagued TCU, 81-72 on Saturday.

Frank Mason III added 14 points and five assists for the Jayhawks (22-5, 11-4), who held onto their one-game lead over Iowa State with four left in the Big 12 race. Kansas also extended its win streak in the friendly confines of Allen Fieldhouse to 22 games.

Trey Zeigler had 20 points to lead the Horned Frogs (16-11, 3-11), who still have never won in Lawrence. Kyan Anderson added 14 points and Amric Fields finished with 11.

Prince, No. 20 Baylor top K-State

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By SCHUYLER DIXON
AP Sports Writer

WACO, Texas (AP) — With yet another 20-win season under Scott Drew secured, Baylor forward Rico Gathers is thinking more about the two times the Bears have been a win away from the Final Four under their coach.

“I’m glad that we won 20 games, but we’re on a mission to win the rest of our games for the rest of the regular season and stuff,” Gathers said after his Big 12-leading 14th double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in a 69-42 win over Kansas State on Saturday.

“We stay hungry all the time. We know we’ve got tests coming up. We’re locked and ready to go.”

Taurean Price had 14 points, five assists and five steals to lead the Bears (20-7, 8-6 Big 12), who have seven of the school’s 10 seasons with at least 20 wins since Drew arrived in 2003. They’ve all been in the past eight years.

“It’s hard to sustain because you just have so much influx in our sport and our sport alone,” Drew said. “So to be consistent, again, Baylor nation, players we’ve had, the fact that they’ve stayed with the program, haven’t transferred, is why we’ve been successful.”

Thomas Gipson scored 11 points to lead the Wildcats (13-15, 6-9), who set a season low for points and dropped two games under .500 for the first time since the end of the 2003 season.

Kansas State, which was swept on a two-game trip to Texas that started with a loss to lowly TCU, got within 39-31 with six quick points after falling behind by 14 at halftime and made it 39-33 on a steal and dunk by Marcus Foster with 14 minutes to go.

But the Wildcats had just three field goals the rest of the way, shot 39 percent and were 1 of 16 from 3-point range while the Bears made eight of 16 from beyond the arc. Baylor built its 39-25 halftime lead thanks to 7-of-14 shooting from long range.

“You’ve got to make some 3s,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “When we’ve played against them, we’ve made 3s.”

Lester Medford scored 12 and Al Freeman had 11 on 5-of-6 shooting for the Bears, who won for the 18th time in 20 home games despite going almost 8 minutes without a field goal to start the second half before Gathers hit a layup on a feed from Kenny Chery.

With consecutive wins since a two-game skid that interrupted a hot streak, Baylor is looking solid for a fifth trip to the NCAA tournament under Drew, who has taken the Bears to the regional finals twice.

“It’s the Big 12,” Drew said. “You don’t get too high or low after any game. I think we all realize that.”

REBOUNDING RECOGNITION

Gathers was honored before the game for his Big 12-record 28 rebounds against Huston-Tillotson on Jan 21. The burly 6-foot-8 forward broke Baylor’s oldest individual game record, held by Jerry Mallett with 27 against North Texas on Feb. 1, 1955. Mallett presented Gathers with a commemorative ball.

TRYING TIMES

The Wildcats, who are 2-8 since beating Baylor at home on Jan. 17, had a rough February in Texas. The month started with a 64-47 loss at Texas Tech, the only team below TCU in the Big 12 standings. And now they go home to play No. 8 Kansas on Monday night for their third game in six days. “Maybe it’s a chance to regroup and get some things going in the right direction,” Weber said.

TIP-INS

Kansas State: The previous scoring low came in a 50-46 loss to Georgia on Dec. 31. … The Wildcats had nine of their 15 turnovers in the second half, including four when the deficit was still less than 10 in the second half.

Baylor: Royce O’Neale was Baylor’s other double-figure scorer with 10 points. … Besides sharing the scoring load like they usually do, the Bears had five players with at least four assists each. The total of 24 was four off their season high.

UP NEXT

Kansas State: Home against No. 8 Kansas on Monday.

Baylor: At No. 14 Iowa State on Wednesday.

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