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Chiefs’ Smith sustained shoulder injury vs Rams

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith played through a sprained throwing shoulder that he sustained just before halftime of Sunday’s 34-7 rout of the St. Louis Rams.

Smith never mentioned the injury in his postgame remarks, and it wasn’t until Chiefs coach Andy Reid brought it up Monday that anybody learned of it outside the Kansas City locker room.

Reid said that Smith landed on his shoulder but played through the pain. The game was still very much in the balance when the injury happened, the Chiefs leading just 10-7 at the break.

Smith went through a series of examinations Monday. Reid said the quarterback is “tender” and declined to say whether he will miss any practice time this week.

The Chiefs play the New York Jets on Sunday.

HHS boys soccer wins 4-1A regional play-in game

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The Hays High boys socder team wins their play-in game to the 4-1A South Central Regional 5-1 over Mulvane Monday at Hays High School. Senior Kyler Leiker scores three goals and freshman Ethan Nunnery two, all in the second half to lift the Indians (3-11-3) to the victory. Hays will now face No. 2 seed Augusta (11-4-1) Tuesday at 6pm in Augusta.

TMP-Marian is the No. 6 seed and opens at home with Wichita Independent Tuesday afternoon at 4pm. The Monarchs are 8-7-1 while Independent is 7-8.

Royals hope to light up Giants and clubhouse deer

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By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A 2-foot-tall image of deer in multicolored neon with a bulls-eye on its tail is affixed to a wall in the Kansas City Royals locker room. It hangs between the stalls of Aaron Crow and Tim Collins, and has a “W” underneath a crown.

Pitcher James Shields ordered it custom made, and after wins veterans select a “King of the Game” to flip the switch that lights up the so-called “Texas Heart Shot” while a smoke machine perched atop a refrigerator fills the room with a fog more befitting a night club than a clubhouse.

Trailing 3-2 to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series, the Royals hope to light up that sign two more times this week. But if they do come back to win their first title in 29 years, it’s unlikely there will be time for their usual clubhouse ceremony given the champagne-fueled chaos.

“I doubt it. It’s going to be crazy around here if we win both games,” outfielder Lorenzo Cain said Monday.

Kansas City turns to a 23-year-old rookie to save its season, but not just any 23-year-old rookie: the hardest-throwing starting pitcher in the major leagues.

Yordano Ventura gets the ball Tuesday night with the Royals in the same position they were in in 1985 when they sent Charlie Leibrandt to the mound against St. Louis. Kansas City won 2-1 that night on pinch-hitter Dane Iorg’s two-run single in the ninth after a blown call by first base umpire Don Denkinger, and the Royals went on to blow out the Cardinals 11-0 a day later behind Bret Saberhagen for their only title.

In the 41 previous instances the World Series was 2-2 in the best-of-seven format, the Game 5 winner has taken the title 27 times. But eight of the last 10 teams to come home trailing 3-2 swept Games 6 and 7.

“We have a lot of confidence in Ventura. We have confidence that we will win every time he takes the mound,” Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer said. “We know we can do it. We’re a confident group. But we can’t do anything without winning Game 6. We’re excited to get back home, where we feed off the fans and that energy.”

Kansas City hopes to light up Jake Peavy along with the deer in a rematch of Game 2 starters.

Ventura, whose fastball averaged 98 mph this season, didn’t get a decision in the second game, allowing two runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings before Royals manager Ned Yost went to his hard-throwing HDH relief trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland in the 7-2 victory.

“His confidence is just staggering,” Yost said. “You walk in that clubhouse, and he looks you square in the eye with that glint that says: ‘I’m ready for this.”‘

The 33-year-old Peavy took the loss, giving up four runs and six hits in five innings-plus. He is seeking his first World Series win – he didn’t get a decision for Boston in Game 3 last year – and is well aware he could get the victory in the clincher.

“I can’t imagine anything being any sweeter than that,” he said. “This is the start that you play your whole career wanting.”

This is the first World Series in which four of the first five games were decided by five runs or more. The second all-wild card World Series has followed the pattern of the first in 2002. The Giants won the opener on the road, lost the next two games and won two in a row to take a 3-2 lead. San Francisco opened a 5-0 lead in Game 6 at Anaheim but lost 6-5, and the Angels won Game 7 the following night.

Yost hopes history repeats and Ventura is energized by the Kauffman Stadium crowd.

“Trust me, if we’re in this position, I would much rather be here than there with our fans. I think home-field advantage is huge,” he said after the team arrived back home at about 4:30 a.m. “It’s going to be a lot funner going into Game 6 here than it would be in San Francisco, that’s for sure.”

The Giants spent the night at home, chartered with player families on the flight and reached Kansas City about 12 1/2 hour later. With the shift to the AL ballpark, designated hitters return: Billy Butler for the Royals and Michael Morse for the Giants.

San Francisco’s Tim Hudson and Kansas City’s Jeremy Guthrie would be the likely Game 7 starters if the Series is extended to Wednesday. And lurking is Madison Bumgarner, who pitched a four-hit shutout to win Game 5 on Sunday. Bumgarner, 4-0 in Series play with a record-low 0.29 ERA, could come out of the bullpen on two days’ rest for what would be his first relief appearance since throwing two scoreless innings in Game 6 of the 2010 NL Championship Series.

He wouldn’t estimate how long he could go.

“I’m not a big pitch-count guy,” he said. “So as long as you keep getting outs and you feel good, you should stay out there.”

FHSU wrestling receives votes in preseason poll; Rodriguez, Inman ranked individually

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Fort Hays State received votes in the NCAA Division II Preseason wrestling poll, released Monday (Oct. 27) by the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association.

FHSU, which finished 21st in last year’s NCAA Division II National Championships, was one of five MIAA squads recognized in the poll. No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney had 134 points, while Central Oklahoma (No. 9, 87 points) and Lindenwood (No. 10, 77 points) were both Top 10 selections. Central Missouri was picked 12th with 77 points.

Individually, the Tigers had two wrestlers ranked in their respective weight classes.

Josh Rodriguez is No. 5 at 174 pounds after going 17-11 last season with an appearance at the NCAA Championships, earning a berth after a second place finish at the NCAA Central Super Regional.

Jon Inman is ranked fifth at 184 pounds after earning MIAA Freshman of the Year honors with a 27-8 overall record. Inman competed at the 2014 NCAA Championships after winning the NCAA Central Super Regional at 184 pounds.

The Tigers open the 2014-15 season with the Black and Gold Scrimmage on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

The complete team and individual rankings are below…

Rank Team Points
1 Maryville (Mo.) 151
2 Quachita Baptist (Ark.) 142
3 Nebraska-Kearney 134
4 Notre Dame (Ohio) 122
5 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 121
6 McKendree (Ill.) 116
7 Mercyhurst (Pa.) 114
8 Western State (Colo.) 94
9 Central Oklahoma 87
10 Lindenwood (Mo.) 77
11 North Carolina-Pembroke 54
12 Central Missouri 53
13 Kutztown (Pa.) 52
14 Lake Erie (Ohio) 51
15 Augustana (S.D.) 45
16 Upper Iowa 44
17 Ashland (Ohio) 34
18 California Baptist 30
19 Newberry (S.C.) 29
20 Colorado Mesa 23

Others receiving votes: Adams State (Colo.), Findlay (Ohio),Fort Hays State (Kan.), Gannon (Pa.), Indianapolis (Ind.), Southwest Minnesota, Tiffin (Ohio), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
1. T.J. North, Augustana (S.D.)
2. Matt Turek, Gannon (Pa.)
3. Gerald Huff, Adams State (Colo.)
4. Garrett Evans, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
5. Josh Kieffer, Indianapolis (Ind.)
6. Willie Bohince, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
7. Tanner Johnshoy, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
8. Blake Bosch, Minnesota State-Moorhead

133 Pounds
1. Daniel DeShazer, Nebraska-Kearney
2. Michael Labry, Ashland (Ohio)
3. Nate Rodriguez, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
4. Zak Hale, Anderson (S.C.)
5. Matt Paulus, Upper Iowa
6. Zac Shank, Western State (Colo.)
7. Ryan Bohince, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
8. Martin Ramirez, Adams State (Colo.)

141 Pounds
1. Daniel Ownbey, North Carolina-Pembroke
2. Josh Myers, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
3. Darick Lapaglia, Maryville (Mo.)
4. Kyle Webb, Lindenwood (Mo.)
5. Maurice Miller, Notre Dame (Ohio)
6. Justin Keiffer, Indianapolis (Ind.)
7. Jordan Roths, Upper Iowa
8. Corbin Bennetts, Western State (Colo.)

149 Pounds
1. Frank Cagnina, Central Missouri
2. Jay Hildreth, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
3. Keenan Hagerty, Maryville (Mo.)
4. Jeremy Landowski, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
5. Andrew Bannister, Notre Dame (Ohio)
6. Brent Fickel, Ashland (Ohio)
7. Spencer Rutherford, Central Oklahoma
8. Colin Landowski, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

157 Pounds
1. Jonatan Rivera, Notre Dame (Ohio)
2. Clint Poster, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
3. James Martinez, Colorado Mesa
4. Derrick Weller, Lindenwood (Mo.)
5. Brady Bersano, California Baptist
6. John Crowley, Colorado School of Mines
7. Josh Ballard, McKendree (Ill.)
8. Chase White, Nebraska Kearney

165 Pounds
1. Chris Watson, Central Oklahoma
2. Nick Haferkamp, McKendree (Ill.)
3. Dimitri Willis, Maryville (Mo.)
4. Cody Quinn, Minnesota State-Mankato
5. Gabe Fogarty, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
6. Ty Loethen, Central Missouri
7. Bo Candelaria, Kutztown (Pa.)
8. Matt Vandermeer, Lake Erie (Ohio)

174 Pounds
1. Elliot Copeland, Western State (Colo.)
2. Zeb Wahle, Maryville (Mo.)
3. Jacob Begin, Southwest Minnesota
4. August Mizia, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
5. Josh Rodriguez, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
6. Joe Pittman, Newberry (S.C.)
7. Luis Alba, McKendree (Ill.)
8. Clayton Jennissen, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

184 Pounds
], Dallas Smith, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
2. Nick Brughardt, Maryville (Mo.)
3. Kyle Piatt, Western State (Colo.)
4. Jared Holliday, Newberry (S.C.)
5. Jon Inman, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
6. Jon Vogt, McKendree (Ill.)
7. Blake Sorenson, Upper Iowa
8. Zack Zelcs, Gannon (Pa.)

197 Pounds
1. Romero Cotton, Nebraska-Kearney
2. Julian Smith, McKendree (Ill.)
3. Evan Rosborough, Lake Erie (Ohio)
4. Kenny Breauz, Lindenwood (Mo.)
5. Sam Mangum, Western State (Colo.)
6. Paco Petana, Colorado Mesa
7. Jayd Docken, Augustana (S.D.)
8. Andrew Reggi, San Francisco State (Calif.)

285 Pounds
1. Ziad Haddad, Kutztown (Pa.)
2. Donnell Walker, Maryville (Mo.)
3. Austin Goergen, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4. Cole Wilson, Southwest Minnesota
5. Logan Hopp, Upper Iowa
6. Chris Giddens, North Carolina-Pembroke
7. Peter Anguiano, Western State (Colo.)
8. Andy Welton, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

Tiger Talk with FHSU football coach Chris Brown (AUDIO)

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K-State’s Barnett earns Big 12 weekly honor

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Following a seven-tackle contest in which he batted away four Texas passes, Kansas State junior defensive back Dante Barnett was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.

It was Barnett’s first career honor and the fourth this season for the Wildcats as Jake Waters earned the offensive honor following the Iowa State game, Dakorey Johnson was the defensive player of the week after the Auburn game and Tyler Lockett earned the special teams honors following the UTEP game.

The accolade was also Kansas State’s Big 12-leading 28th weekly conference honor since the beginning of 2011.

A product of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Barnett led the Wildcat defense to a shutout of Texas in a 23-0 victory on Saturday. It was the first home conference shutout for a K-State team since 1999 and marked the first time in 10 seasons that a Texas team had been held scoreless. His four passes defended are tied for the eighth most nationally in a game this season and the most by a Wildcat since 2003. Barnett has six passes broken up in 2014, just one away from tying his high for a season.

No. 11 Kansas State hosts Oklahoma State this Saturday in a 7 p.m., contest at Bill Snyder Family Stadium this Saturday. The game will be televised to a regional audience on ABC while it will also be available on ESPN3, the WatchESPN app and ESPN Game Plan.

Giants beat Royals 5-0 for 3-2 World Series lead

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By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Madison Bumgarner smothered the Kansas City Royals for the second time in a week, pitching a four-hitter that led the San Francisco Giants to a 5-0 victory Sunday night and a 3-2 World Series lead.

Bumgarner struck out eight and walked none in improving to 4-0 in four World Series starts. He has allowed one run in 31 Series innings, an astonishing 0.29 ERA.

Brandon Crawford drove in three runs and Juan Perez hit a two-run double for the Giants, seeking to become only the second NL team to win three titles in a five-year span.

James Shields lost to Bumgarner for the second time, allowing eight hits and two runs in six innings.

In the 41 previous instances the World Series was 2-2 in the best-of-seven format, the Game 5 winner has taken the title 27 times. After a day off, the Series resumes Tuesday night at Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium. In a rematch of Game 2 starters, Jordano Ventura pitches for the Royals and Jake Peavy for the Giants.

TMP-Marian volleyball No. 7 seed at 4A Division II state tournament

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The TMP-Marian volleyball team is the No. 7 seed at the 4A Division II state tournament in Salina and will face Holcomb, Baldwin and Royal Valley in pool play Friday.

4A Division II pairings

The Monarchs (22-14) play Holcomb (29-7) to open pool play then take on Baldwin (27-11) at 11:30am. They close out pool play against Holt-Royal Valley (23-14) at 12:30pm.

The top two teams from each pool advance to Saturday’s semifinals.

The Monarchs defeated Larned and Smoky Valley this past Saturday at the Larned regional to advance.

No. 24 FHSU men’s soccer plays to 1-1 draw with No. 15 NSU

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No. 24 Fort Hays State pushed its unbeaten streak to 10 matches on Sunday (Oct. 26), earning a 1-1 draw with No. 15 Northeastern State at FHSU Soccer Stadium.

The Tigers (11-3-2, 8-2-1 MIAA) did see their nine-match win streak come to an end with the draw, but haven’t lost since Sept. 20.

FHSU scored first, capitalizing on a scramble in front of the net to grab a lead with about 10 minutes to play in the first half.  After shots from David Lucio and Michael Cole were blocked and deflected, respectively, Drew Wilson gathered the ball in the box and took aim.  Wilson’s shot originally appeared to rebound off the cross bar towards a crowd of players, but at closer look, deflected past the goal line for a score.  The goal was Wilson’s second of the season, and sent the Tigers to halftime with a lead.

Out of the break, both squads were active on the offensive end, firing 17 total shots combined (with FHSU taking six). The Tigers’ defense held strong for much of the half, but with just under seven minutes to play in regulation, found themselves in a tie game. After a yellow card was given to FHSU’s Carlos Linares on a foul inside the box, the RiverHawks’ Jordan Schmoker hit a penalty kick at 83:19 to tie the game up.

After ending regulation in a tie, the Tigers’ looked to pick up their second consecutive golden goal victory (after defeating Lindenwood on Oct. 23 on a golden goal), but couldn’t find the net in the final 20 minutes of play.  NSU had three shots split between the final two 10-minute overtime periods, while FHSU did not record a shot.

Offensively, Maurizio Costa led the squad with three shots on the day, while Mauricio Castorino, Austin Clifton and Damion Cooper each had two shots.

In the net, Kent Freund played all 110 minutes, picking up a season-high eight saves on the afternoon.  Freund’s goals against average is now 0.93 for the season.

The Tigers hit the road next week for its final MIAA contest of the year, squaring off with Upper Iowa on Thursday (Oct. 30) at 2 p.m.  Fort Hays State returns to FHSU Soccer Stadium for Senior Day (and its regular season finale) on Nov. 2, taking on West Texas A&M at 1 p.m.

Chiefs score 34 unanswered in rout of Rams

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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jamaal Charles ran for two touchdowns, Knile Davis returned a kick 99 yards for another score and the Kansas City Chiefs trounced the St. Louis Rams 34-7 on Sunday.

Cairo Santos added a pair of field goals for Kansas City (4-3), including a career-best 53-yarder. Alex Smith was 24 of 28 for 226 yards, while Davis capped a run of 34 unanswered points with a short touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.

Justin Houston had three of the Chiefs’ seven sacks.

The banged-up Rams (2-5) lost their sixth straight to Kansas City dating to Sept. 25, 1994, when they were still in Los Angeles. Austin Davis threw for 160 yards with a touchdown and a pick.

FHSU women’s soccer defeats Emporia State for fourth straight win

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Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer pushed its win streak to four matches with a 2-1 comeback victory over Emporia State on Sunday (Oct. 26) afternoon in Emporia, Kan.

FHSU (10-4-2, 8-2-2 MIAA) now stands alone in third place of the conference standings with two conference games remaining, locking up a Top 4 finish in the MIAA regular season.  The Tigers clinched a berth to the MIAA Tournament earlier this week.

ESU struck first, gaining an early advantage in the ninth minute of action.  Off a pass from Kelsey Wakefield, the Lady Hornets’ Grace Linton picked up her team-leading sixth goal of the year at 8:40.

Down 1-0 after the break, FHSU tied the match on a penalty kick from Kelsey Steffens. Steffens was awarded a penalty kick at 55:49, capitalizing on the scoring chance by driving it past ESU’s Yadira Rivera.

Inside 20 minutes remaining in regulation, FHSU’s Hannah Smith recorded her first goal of the season off a corner kick from Steffens.  Off an assist from Steffens, Smith’s head found the ball for the eventual game-winner.

For the game, FHSU outshot ESU, 17-14, and had eight shots on goal.  Individually, Hailey Davey’s five shots (four on goal) led the team, while Hannah Jurgens, Kylee Loneker and Hannah Smith each had two shots.

Goalkeeper Kristen Thompson picked up four saves on the afternoon, grabbing win No. 10 on the year. Thompson has allowed just three goals over the previous nine games, including a stretch of five straight shutouts.

FHSU closes out its road trip next Thursday (Oct. 30) in Kearney, Neb., in a rematch with Nebraska-Kearney.  The Tigers defeated UNK, 1-0, in the MIAA opener earlier this season.  Game time on Thursday is set for 6:30 p.m.  Fort Hays State returns to FHSU Soccer Stadium on Sunday (Nov. 2) for Senior Day (and the regular season finale), taking on Washburn at 3:30 p.m.

TMP-Marian volleyball headed to state

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The TMP-Marian volleyball is headed to the 4A Division II state tournament after  a pair of wins at the Larned regional Saturday. TMP defeated Larned (25-13, 25-7) then knocked off Smoky Valley (26-24, 25-21) in the title match.

Kayle Vitztum led TMP with 14 kills, Madyson Koerner recorded 24 assists and Bailey Hageman 22 digs.

Big second half carries No. 10 NW Missouri State past FHSU

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Northwest Missouri State held Fort Hays State without a first down for much of the second half and blow open a tight game by scoring 22 unanswered second half points to beat the Tigers 29-10 Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field. The defending national champions improve to 7-1 while the Tigers fall to 4-4.

Coach Chris Brown Postgame Interview

 

Brock Long / Ed Williams Postgame Interview


Northwest scored on their opening possession to grab a 7-0 lead. The Tigers used a 46-yard pass to Ed Williams to set up a 41-yard Drew O’Brien field goal for a 7-3 score at halftime.

Game Highlights


The Tigers were held without a first down on their first four second half possessions and trailed 29-3 before a 32-yard touchdown run by quarterback Treveon Albert with 3:20 to play.

The Tigers finish with just 186 yards of offense, 96 of them coming on their scoring drive. Northwest had 449 yards.

Treveon Albert completed 8-of-18 passes for 98 yards. Six of the passes were to Ed Williams for 83 yards. Albert rushed for 56 yards and scored the Tigers only touchdown.

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