The TMP-Marian girls’ golf team wins their own tournament Monday, shooting a 404 and defeating second place Hoisington by 10 shots.
Karee Dinkel was the Monarchs top individual, finishing third with a 96. Taylor Dinkel fired a 101 to finish sixth and Pam Chen came in ninth after a 103.
The Hays High volleyball team is now 23-6 after three wins at the Colby quadrangular yesterday. The Indians sweep Phillipsburg (25-14, 25-17), Liberal (25-8, 25-23) and Colby 25-16, 25-17).
Against Philipsburg, Albany Schaffer had 10 digs, Kylie Brown and Ashlyn Parrish each had five kills and Madison Prough recorded 11 assists and five service aces.
In the Liberal match, Albany Schaffer had 21 digs, Tessa Stickel 11 kills and Madison Prough 13 assists.
In the final match with Colby, Albany Schaffer recorded 13 digs, Kylie Brown nine kills, Madison Prough had nine assists.
Hays is now on the Western Athletic Conference tournament a week from Saturday.
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After completing their ALDS sweep Monday, members of the Kansas City Royals made it to Kansas City’s Power & Light District to celebrate.
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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Almost an hour had passed, and the postgame party had moved from the field to the Kansas City clubhouse, where victory champagne was once again flowing. Yet as sheets of rain fell at Kauffman Stadium, thousands of celebrating Royals fans refused to leave.
They had waited 29 years to soak in moments like these.
“This is a special time in the city right now and they’re enjoying this as much as we are,” winning pitcher James Shields said. “This is the best atmosphere I’ve ever been a part of.”
Alex Gordon hit a bases-clearing double in the first inning, Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas each homered and the wild-card Royals finished off a three-game sweep of the mighty Los Angeles Angels with an emphatic 8-3 victory Sunday night in the AL Division Series.
The scrappy team with the unorthodox manager, popgun offense, dynamic defense and lights-out bullpen will open the AL Championship Series against the Orioles beginning Friday night in Baltimore. Kansas City went 4-3 against the O’s this year.
“I’ve never seen this group of kids so confident on the big stage,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “It’s really fun to see their development and watch them come into the postseason and just really take their game to the next level.”
The power-hitting Angels, 98-64 in the regular season, became the second team in the divisional era that began in 1969 to have the best record in the majors and get swept out of the playoffs, STATS said. In no small coincidence, the Royals dealt the same humiliating fate to the New York Yankees in the 1980 ALCS.
Stalking around the mound amid an electric atmosphere, Shields lived up to his “Big Game James” billing. The Royals’ ace gave up homers to Mike Trout and Albert Pujols, but otherwise held in check a suddenly punchless Los Angeles lineup
Shields was helped, too, by diving grabs by center fielder Lorenzo Cain on back-to-back plays. All told, the highest-scoring team in baseball managed six runs in the entire series.
“Anything happens in the playoffs,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “You don’t go in with any badge saying you won the most games, and you’re certainly not going to get any points for that going into the playoffs.”
Kansas City showcased great glovework in every game, especially by its fleet outfielders. In this one, Cain’s catches in the fifth inning preserved a five-run lead.
The Royals coasted the rest of the way to their seventh straight postseason victory dating to Game 5 of the 1985 World Series, the last time they were in the playoffs. George Brett, the star of that team, watched from an upstairs suite and raised his arms when ace closer Greg Holland fanned Trout for the final out.
“We feel like we belong,” Cain said, “that we can play with anyone.”
The Royals are certainly proving it.
Kansas City played a 12-inning thriller against Oakland in the wild-card game, and a pair of 11-inning games in Los Angeles before returning home to a raucous, adoring crowd.
Trout staked his team to a first-inning lead, but Angels starter C.J. Wilson quickly got into trouble. The left-hander with the $16 million price tag this season gave up consecutive singles and a four-pitch walk in the bottom half to load the bases for Gordon, whose slicing two-out double gave Kansas City a 3-1 lead.
Sensing the game already slipping away, Scioscia immediately marched to the mound and turned the game over to his bullpen. It didn’t fare a whole lot better.
The Royals kept the pressure on, and even plodding designated hitter Billy Butler got in on the act, stealing second base to another roar. It was his fifth career steal and first in two years, but it typified the way the Royals have been winning this postseason.
Dazzling pitching, daring baserunning and some dogged determination.
“They were just up there trying to put the ball in play,” Wilson said. “Then they went into damage mode and started swinging for homers. They’re hot right now. That’s what happens.”
After swiping seven bases and playing small-ball against the A’s, the club that hit the fewest homers in the regular season pounded out four long balls against Los Angeles.
Moustakas hit the first of them in the 11th inning of the opener, Hosmer hit the second in the 11th inning the next night, and both of them went deep to finish off the sweep.
Hosmer’s two-run shot came in the third inning. Moustakas connected in the fourth.
By that point, the Angels — their high-priced offense having fizzled and pitching having failed them — were slumped over the railing of their dugout. They spent the final five innings bundled up against the October chill, periods of rain making their night miserable.
But hardly putting a damper on thousands of Royals fans.
“Everyone knows how long it’s been since we’ve been in the postseason, and you can tell because of all these people out here,” Hosmer said. “They’ve got our backs on every pitch, and we’re feeding off the energy. To do this in front of our home crowd, it couldn’t be any better than coming and celebrating with all these people out here.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals RHP Kelvin Herrera pitched a scoreless seventh inning. He left Thursday night’s series opener after five pitches with a strained forearm.
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The Orioles beat Detroit 2-1 on Sunday to finish off their series sweep. They are back in the ALCS for the first time since 1997.
By ANTONIO GONZALEZ
AP Sports Writer
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The day began with another round of questions about the relationship between Jim Harbaugh and his players. It ended with him putting a lot of trust in them to make a big play.
And just as Harbaugh’s teams usually do, the San Francisco 49ers delivered.
The 49ers converted a gutsy fake punt from deep in their territory and leaned on five field goals from Phil Dawson to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22-17 on Sunday, quieting the drama around Harbaugh’s future for at least one more week.
“The football team has done good. And the better you do and the more you do, the more people try to trip you up,” Harbaugh said. Later, he added: “My destiny lies between these walls with these men.”
Reports have appeared since the offseason that players aren’t particularly happy with Harbaugh, and the latest caused 49ers CEO and acting owner Jed York to speak out.
About three hours before kickoff, York posted on Twitter: “Jim is my coach. We are trying to win a SB (Super Bowl), not a personality or popularity contest. Any more questions?”
Harbaugh and his players helped answer some of them with a critical call late, spoiling the return of former franchise quarterback Alex Smith in the process.
The 49ers (3-2) turned to a trick play on fourth-and-1 from their 29 early in the fourth quarter, giving a direct snap to Craig Dahl for a 3-yard run up the middle. Colin Kaepernick directed the offense downfield, and Phil Dawson kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8:42 to play for the go-ahead score.
“It doesn’t matter where they’re called on the field. You just have to execute,” Dahl said. “See the ball, catch it, tuck it away and go.”
Dawson also connected from 55, 52, 35 and 30 yards. He credited Harbaugh and the coaching staff for having confidence in him to make the kicks, particularly the two long ones.
Kaepernick threw for 201 yards and a touchdown, and Frank Gore ran for 107 yards to offset the absence of injured tight end Vernon Davis.
The 49ers smothered Smith and the Chiefs (2-3) after a slow start, including twice in the closing moments. Smith threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns, but Perrish Cox intercepted his overthrown pass to end any chance Kansas City had to rally.
“It’s tough, you’re competitive, you want to win the game. Some of those guys I played a long time with,” said Smith, who completed 17 of 31 passes.
San Francisco sparked the offense with the fake punt, and even more big plays followed. Brandon Lloyd made a leaping 29-yard catch over 6-foot-3 Sean Smith — “basketball’s version of the alley-oop,” Lloyd said — to extend San Francisco’s drive again and set up Dawson’s fourth field goal.
Dawson also lined up for a 54-yard field goal with 4:19 remaining after San Francisco stopped Kansas City. But the Chiefs were penalized for having 12 players on the field, handing the 49ers a first down. Dawson finished the drive with a 30-yard field goal.
Smith and Kansas City took over with 2:12 left and another chance to come back. But Smith sailed a pass to tight end Anthony Fasano, and Cox swooped in for an easy interception.
“I thought he handled (the environment) like a champ,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said of Smith.
Smith completed six of eight passes for 61 yards on the game’s opening drive, capping it with a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce. Jamaal Charles ran for 80 yards to eclipse Larry Johnson (6,015 yards) for second place on Kansas City’s career rushing list, but was mostly a nonfactor late.
San Francisco scored on all three of its possessions in the first half, though the first two ended with Dawson’s big right leg. Kaepernick finished off the third drive where he wanted, rolling to his right and lofting a 9-yard pass to a wide-open Stevie Johnson to give the 49ers a 13-10 lead.
The Chiefs stopped San Francisco to start the third quarter, and De’Anthony Thomas ran his first punt return 28 yards, then caught a short screen and sprinted 17 yards for a score to put the Chiefs back in front, 17-13.
But San Francisco stayed focused and never lost its cool.
FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State scored late for force overtime at No. 13 Central Missouri, but couldn’t complete the comeback in a 2-1 loss in Warrensburg, Mo., on Sunday (Oct. 5).
FHSU (5-4-1, 3-2-1 MIAA) had just three shots on the afternoon, but made the most of their opportunities as all three were on goal. Defensively, FHSU hung tough with the MIAA’s leading offense, limiting the Jennies to nine shots (three on goal).
UCM scored early on, taking a 1-0 lead at 9:53 after a scramble in front of the net. Hannah Pyle gained control of a loose ball inside the box and cleaned up for an unassisted score.
The Tigers buckled down defensively after the goal, allowing just eight shots over the final 80-plus minutes of regulation.
Taking advantage of the strong defensive play to stay within striking distance, Fort Hays State broke through the Jennies’ defense near the end of regulation in the 81st minute.
On a free kick situation, Jamie Babyak served it to Jordan Hester, who found the net from eight yards outside the box for the equalizer. Hester’s goal was her fourth of the season (a team-high), while Babyak tallied her first assist of the year.
With the comeback halfway completed, FHSU looked to seal a victory in a golden goal situation, but in the 96th minute of overtime, it was Central Missouri that clinched the win on a shot from outside the box.
Near the midway point of the first overtime period, UCM’s Taylor Thompson took aim from 30 yards out and hit a shot that just cleared FHSU’s Kristen Thompson’s grasp for the game winner at 95:11.
Babyak, Hester and Kelsey Steffens combined for the Tigers’ shots on the afternoon, with Babyak and Mallory Diedrich leading the defensive effort. Thompson recorded one save on the afternoon.
Fort Hays State begins a four-game homestand next week with two games over the Homecoming weekend. FHSU hosts Northeastern State on Friday (Oct. 10) at 7 p.m., before closing out the weekend with a Sunday (Oct. 12) matchup against Central Oklahoma, set for Noon.
By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post
Washburn’s Vershon Moore bounced off several would-be Fort Hays State tacklers, scoring on a 15-yard touchdown run in overtime, lifting the Ichabods to a 27-24 win Saturday at Yager Stadium in Topeka. The Ichabods scored one play after a DaJuan Beard catch was ruled incomplete in the endzone. Moore converted on fourth and one earlier in the possession to extend the drive.
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The Tigers drove to the Washburn three yard line on the first overtime possession but had to settle for a Drew O’Brien 20-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 24-21 lead in the overtime.
Fort Hays State forced overtime on Edward Smith’s 11-yard touchdown catch with just under a minute to play. Smith finished with 83 yards on rushing on 23 carries.
Game Highlights
The Tigers grabbed control early, scoring on their first possession on a 16-yard Smith run. They would add another score with just over three minutes to play in the first quarter on a 41-yard screen pass to Ed Williams. Williams hauled in six passes for 121 yards and a touchdown.
The Tigers led 14-7 at the half, but Washburn took advantage of a bad snap on an FHSU punt and eventually tied the game 14-14. The Tigers drove deep inside Washburn territory on their next possession, but were turned away on fourth down inside the one yard line.
The Ichabods went on to drive 99-yards and take the lead with a touchdown with 13:36 to play.
FHSU quarterback Treveon Albert completed 20 of 32 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns. He also led the Tigers with 93 yards rushing on 18 carries..
Vershon Moore had 108 rushing yards on 21 carries to lead Washburn.
The Tigers fall to 3-2 and the Ichabods improve to 2-3.
FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State battled in its road match with Lindenwood, but ultimately fell, 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 29-27, 25-22) on Saturday afternoon in St. Charles, Mo.
The Tigers (7-9, 2-6 MIAA) were within three in all four sets, but couldn’t overcome a .152 hitting percentage over the four-set match. Lindenwood hit .254 in the contest.
FHSU led for much of the first set, but fell behind late and couldn’t recover. Leading 5-0 to start the match, FHSU held tough until 14-8, when an 8-2 LWU run tied the match at 16-all. From there, the Tigers recovered to lead 18-16, but the Lions ralled with four straight, separating themselves enough for a 25-22 win.
The Tigers again started hot in the second frame, up 5-2 before stretching the lead to five (9-4 and 10-5). Later on however, at 13-9, FHSU allowed a 10-2 by LWU that pushed the Lions into a 19-15 lead. Fort Hays State, however, recovered with a run of its own (5-1) to tie the match at 20-all, and after back and forth play to 23-all, sealed the win on a kill from Mallory Flagor and a block assist from Taylor Mares and Rebecah Spainhour.
Tied 1-1 after the intermission, the third set proved to be a battle, though Lindenwood eventually grabbed the point in a win-by-two situation. The Tigers did not lead until late (23-22), falling behind by as many as four (14-10) before rallying to tie it at 21-all. Facing match point (24-23) a kill from Haley Corkill tied the match before see-saw action set the score at 27-27. Two attack errors from the Tigers, however, gave LWU the set, 29-27.
Needing a fourth set win to continue the game, FHSU led by four (10-6) early on, but eventually saw LWU the match at 13. Later on, trailing by three (19-16), Fort Hays State used a kill from Spainhour to start a 4-0 spurt that gave them a 20-19 lead. LWU, however, ran off four straight of its own to take control, 23-20, and held on for a 25-22 win.
Flagor led the Tigers with 17 kills on the afternoon, nine ahead of Mares‘ eight kills, which was second highest for the squad. Libby Ary had 23 assists with five digs, while Crinin Conor had 11 assists and five digs.
All-around threat Sara Hewson had six kills and 9 digs, while Keanu Bradley dug up 19 attacks.
Callie Christensen had five blocks, leading the team at the net.
Fort Hays State is home next weekend for matches on Friday and Saturday versus Missouri Western (Oct. 10, 7 p.m.) and Northwest Missouri State (Oct. 11, 3 p.m.)
FHSU Athletics
No. 25 Fort Hays State continued its hot play on both sides of the ball, defeating Harding 4-0 in the Tigers’ fourth consecutive shutout.
FHSU (6-3-1, 3-2-0 MIAA) outshot the Bison 24-9, putting eight on goal compared to HU’s three shots on goal.
Scoreless through the opening frame, FHSU broke into the scoring column just eight minutes into the second half with Anthony Hernandez‘s second goal of the year. On a cross from Mauricio Castorino at 53:32, Hernandez hit a one-touch just outside the goal that beat the keeper.
Just over three minutes later, Diego Cabral set FHSU up 2-0 in the 57th minute. David Lucio passed from the right side to the top of the box for Cabral, who beat his defender and scored in the left side of the net.
Up by two, FHSU pushed the lead further at 71:21. Austin Clifton passed to Tanner Brock at the top of the box, and Brock dribbled around two defenders before hitting a shot from 10 yards out, beating a diving goalkeeper.
The goal was Brock’s second in two games, as he scored FHSU’s lone goal in the win over West Texas A&M on Thursday.
Nearing the end of regulation, Daniel Molina entered the goals’ category for the first time this season. At 87:49, Brian Ness hit a through ball to Molina at the top of the box, and Molina beat his defender to score from mid-range, solidifying the Tigers’ 4-0 victory.
Kent Fruend posted his third consecutive shutout in the net, saving three shots on goal and lowering his goals against average to 0.79 in eight games played.
FHSU has outscored opponents 18-0 over the previous four games, helped in part to a stingy Tigers’ defense that has allowed an average of 10 shots per game.
The Tigers remain home for two conference games next week, facing Upper Iowa on Thursday (Oct. 9) at 5 p.m., before a Homecoming matchup with Southern Nazarene on Saturday (Oct. 11). Game time for Saturday’s match up is 2 p.m.
Get primed for your Chiefs weekend as the “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus discuss Kansas City’s big Monday Night Football win over the Patriots and looks at Sunday’s game with San Francisco.
The Holthus Hotline airs on KFIX (96.9-FM) Saturday mornings at 8:30a.
You can hear the Chiefs on KFIX beginning at 2pm Sunday.
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Area Scores
Hays 57, Wichita South 8
Cimarron 46, Hays-TMP-Marian 0
Central Plains 62, Canton-Galva 12
Decatur County 56, Logan-Palco 6
Dodge City 28, Great Bend 21
Garden City 52, Liberal 6
Hanover 70, Rock Hills 22
Hill City 50, Clifton-Clyde 6
Hoxie 48, Wheatland-Grinnell 0
La Crosse 42, Ellis 22
Norton 48, Plainville 0
Oakley 76, Wichita County 6
Osborne 50, Lakeside 0
Phillipsburg 36, Bennington 6
Quinter 60, Stockton 14
Rawlins County 44, St. Francis 8
Russell 42, Southwestern Heights 14
Smith Center 24, Republic County 6
Spearville 50, Ness City 38
Thunder Ridge 60, Otis-Bison 8
Trego 52, South Gray 6
Victoria 48, Northern Valley 0
Wakefield 48, Lincoln 0
Wallace County 50, Triplains-Brewster 16
Statewide Scores
Abilene 40, Chapman 7
Andale 63, Wellington 21
Ashland 48, Bucklin 0
Atchison 23, KC Schlagle 12
Atchinson County 40, West Franklin 0
Attica/Argonia 60, Caldwell 38
Augusta 31, Galena 20
Axtell 62, Frankfort 28
Baldwin 20, Louisburg 19
Basehor-Linwood 9, Eudora 7
Beloit 44, Southeast Saline 7
Bishop Carroll 49, Wichita North 0
Bishop Miege 35, BV West 7
Blue Valley Stillwell 35, BV North 7
Bluestem 46, Medicine Lodge 6
Bonner Springs 31, KC Piper 24
Buhler 48, Rose Hill 3
Burlingame 58, Lebo 8
Burlington 23, Fredonia 6
BV Northwest 28, BV Southwest 10
Caney Valley 40, Erie 2
Cedar Vale-Dexter, 28, Oxford 24
Centralia 32, Washington County 0
Centre-Lost Springs 56, Burrton 34
Chanute 50, Independence 26
Chaparral 16, Garden Plain 6
Chase 56, Wilson 6
Cherryvale 20, Neodesha 14
Chetopa 72, Altoona-Midway 0
Coffeyville 24, Labette County 22
Colony-Crest 60, Elk Valley 8
Columbus 33, Riverton 14
Concordia 47, Marysville 6
Conway Springs 56, Wichita Independent 21
Council Grove 22, Osage City 16
Deerfield 52, Rolla 14
Derby 45, Newton 14
Doniphan West 26, Maranatha Academy 6
Douglass 51, Belle Plaine 12
Elkhart 37, Sublette 7
Emporia 9, Shawnee Heights 7
Fort Scott 42, Prairie View 8
Frontenac 14, Pittsburg Colgan 7
Goddard 10, Valley Center 7
Goddard-Eisenhower 38, Andover Central 35
Greeley County 78, Golden Plains 38
Halstead 63, Sterling 12
Hesston 56, Haven 21
Hodgeman County 68, Dighton-Healy 6
Hoisington 21, Kingman 7
Holcomb 27, Colby 0
Holton 28, Nemaha Central 6
Horton 28, Pleasant Ridge 6
Humboldt 26, Eureka 18
Hutchinson 40, Maize 37
Hutchinson Trinity 34, Ell-Saline 8
Ingalls 48, Moscow 0
Iola 34, Central Heights 0
Jackson Heights 1, Immaculata 0
Jefferson West 49, Hiawatha 6
Junction City 20, Washburn Rural 13
Kapaun Mount Carmel 31, Wichita Southeast 0
KC Washington 52, KC Harmon 0
KC Wyandotte 47, KC Sumner Academy 30
Lakin 64, Stanton County 0
Lansing 20, KC Turner 13
Larned 33, Lyons 7
Lawrence 19, SM South 7
Linn 60, Southern Cloud 0
Little River 54, Goessel 8
Lyndon 41, Oswego 0
Madison 58, Rural Vista 12
Maize South, Arkansas City 7
Manhattan 42, Topeka West 7
Marais des Cygnes Valley 55, Marmaton Valley 6
Marion 50, Chase County 12
McPherson 46, El Dorado 7
Meade 59, Syracuse 16
Minneapolis 16, Ellsworth 7
Minneola 72, Fairfield 26
Mission Valley 54, Herington 21
Moundridge 12, Inman 6
Mulvane 48, Circle 6
Northeast-Arma 36, Jayhawk-Linn 18
Northern Heights 34, Yates Center 8
Olathe North 38, Leavenworth 22
Olathe Northwest 37, SM North 20
Olathe South 31, SM West 21
Olpe 41, Remington 22
Onaga 34, Wabaunsee 8
Osawatomie 48, Anderson County 0
Oskaloosa 28, McLouth 18
Paola 20, Ottawa 14
Peabody-Burns 52, Flint Hills 6
Pike Valley 58, BV Randolph 20
Pittsburg 56, Parsons 0
Pratt 32, Nickerson 0
Pratt Skyline 52, Macksville 0
Quapaw (OK) 26, Baxter Springs 12
Riley County 34, Rock Creek 13
Riverside 37, Royal Valley 6
Rossville 56, St. Mary’s 12
Sabetha 41, Perry-Lecompton 37
Salina Central 49, Wichita Campus 0
Salina South 42, Andover 10
Satanta 54, Fowler 8
Scott City 42, Hugoton 0
Silver Lake 56, Winfield 0
SM East 42, Lawrence Free State 14
SM Northwest 27, Olathe East 7
Smoky Valley 21, Hillsboro 20
Solomon 54, Ellinwood 28
South Central 56, Kiowa County 8
Southeast-Cherokee 20, Girard 14
Southern Coffey Co. 28, Hartford 22
Spring Hill 37, De Soto 36
St. James Academy 35, Lincoln College Prep, Mo. 0
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 50, Natoma 0
St. Thomas Aquinas 34, Gardner-Edgerton 21
Stafford 58, Cunningham 6
Staley, Mo. 35, Mill Valley 0
Sylvan-Lucas 36, Tescott 8
Tonganoxie 19, Bishop Ward 18
Topeka High 49, Topeka Seaman 14
Topeka Hayden 55, Highland Park 6
Troy 64, Jefferson County North 0
Udall 68, Central Burden 20
Ulysses 73, Goodland 33
Uniontown 52, St. Paul 6
Valley Heights 33, Valley Falls 28
Wamego 14, Clay Center 6
Waverly 62, Pleasanton 12
Wellsville 12, Santa Fe Trail 6
Weskan 44, Cheylin 26
West Elk 50, Sedan 46
Wichita Collegiate 26, Clearwater 7
Wichita Heights 23, Wichita East 13
Wichita Northwest 38, Wichita West 0
Wichita Trinity 38, Cheney 7
