The Fort Hays State University football game this weekend against Northeastern State will be broadcast live on Eagle Cable systems in Hays and Abilene on Kansas 22.
The high-definition broadcast of the MIAA Game of the Week can be seen on Eagle Ch. 601.
Fans also can listen live via Hays Post, with Gerard Wellbrock on the call. Watch for the link prior to the 2 p.m. kickoff in Tahlequah, Okla.
The TMP-Marian volleyball team goes 0-3 at the MCAA quad on Thursday. The Monarchs fall Ellinwood (11-25 20-25), Hoisington (25-21 20-25 20-25) and Larned (21-25 25-18 16-25).
Bailey Lacy led the Monarchs with seven blocks. Madyson Koerner recorded 13 kills.
The Monarchs are now 3-8 on the season. They play at Trego Saturday.
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox did a better job of walking a tightrope than the Kansas City Royals.
At least, that’s how manager John Farrell summed up Thursday night’s 6-3 victory.
The last-place Red Sox took advantage of three critical errors by the first-place Royals, and managed to deal with their own costly miscue to end a frustrating four-game losing streak.
“Both sides were capitalizing on errant throws or hit-by-pitches,” Farrell said. “Any time you give a club an extra out, you’re walking a tightrope, and that was the case tonight.”
Clay Buchholz (8-8) allowed three runs, two earned, over 6 1-3 innings for the Red Sox. He turned a one-run lead over to the Boston bullpen, and it preserved his sixth straight win against the Royals. Edward Mujica handled a perfect ninth for his fifth save.
Kansas City’s advantage in the AL Central dropped to a half-game over idle Detroit.
“I felt good with my off-speed stuff early,” said Buchholz, who is starting to resemble the All-Star of last year. “With the lefties they have in their lineup, it’s a pitch I needed to have any chance of winning tonight.”
Liam Hendriks (1-2) failed to last three innings while making a spot start for left-hander Danny Duffy, who is shelved with shoulder soreness. The Royals’ defense didn’t do Hendriks any favors, either, making all three errors in the first four frames.
“There are no focus issues there,” Royals manager Ned Yost said later.
“That’s baseball,” Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar added. “That happens.”
Nearly every run scored in the game was a product of some sort of mishap, though.
In the second inning, Boston’s Will Middlebrooks doubled and then scored when Eric Hosmer allowed a two-out grounder by Christian Vazquez to get by him into right field. It was the Gold Glove first baseman’s third error in four games and his 10th of the season.
The Royals pulled ahead in the bottom half, getting a two-out double from Lorenzo Cain and back-to-back singles by Escobar and Nori Aoki. On Aoki’s hit, Escobar rounded third wide, and first baseman Mike Napoli tried to throw him out. The cross-diamond throw nearly wound up in the visiting dugout, and the error allowed Escobar to trot home for a 2-1 lead.
Boston pulled back ahead in the third. Mookie Betts singled, Xander Bogaerts walked, and Yoenis Cespedes was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Hendriks walked Napoli to tie the game, and Middlebrooks singled up the middle to give the Red Sox the lead.
They added another run in the fourth, thanks in part to two more errors.
Kansas City pieced together a promising rally in the sixth. Josh Willingham was hit by a pitch leading off, and Mike Moustakas and Lorenzo Cain hit back-to-back two-out singles to make it 4-3. But Buchholz bounced back to strike out Escobar and preserve the lead.
Jemile Weeks added a two-run double in the eighth to give Boston a cushion.
“We’re struggling offensively a little bit,” Yost said. “Plus, Hendriks went out, had a really good first inning. The error in the second inning cost him a run. He lost all his tempo in the third inning. He was really rushing his delivery to the plate.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia had surgery Thursday to repair tendon damage and clean out scar tissue in his troublesome left wrist. He is expected to heal in about six weeks. “It created more range of motion and instant relief than Dustin has felt,” Farrell said.
Royals: RHP Greg Holland (muscle stiffness) felt good after throwing Monday, Yost said, and could have been available. … Duffy said he hopes to begin throwing in the next couple of days. He is due to start Tuesday against the White Sox.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: RHP Allen Webster (3-3, 6.47) faces Kansas City for the first time since April 2013.
Royals: RHP Yordano Ventura (12-9, 3.25) tries to win his fourth consecutive start.
For the first time in program history, the TMP-Marian boys soccer team defeats Hays High. The Monarchs win 2-0 Thursday to advance to the finals of the Maize South Invitational.
Senior defender Kameron Schmidt scores on a header off a corner kick midway through the first half to put the Monarchs in front. Junior forward Mauricio Russek adds a goal in the final minute to seal the win.
TMP-Marian will face Garden City in Saturday’s championship match at 4pm. The Buffs score a goal in the last minute to edge Salina South 3-2. Hays High will face the Cougars in the third-place match.
The Hays High girls’ golf team finishes runner-up for the second time this season. The Indians shoot a 378 and finish one stroke behind Goddard-Eisenhower at the Dodge City Invitational Thursday at the Mariah Hills Golf Course. Garden City finishes third, one stroke back of the Indians.
Katie Brungardt fired a 10-over par 83 to lead Hays with a third-place finish. Rhian Patterston shot a 93 and finished 10th.
Hays High Results
Katie Brungardt 83 3rd medalist
Rhian Patterson 93 10th medalist
Lexie Schaben 99 T16th
Taylor DeBoer 103 T24th
378 2nd place
Elissa Jensen 105 T29th
Macie Mayo 111 42nd
Team Finish
1. Goddard Eisenhower 377
2. Hays High 378
3. Garden City 379
4. Maize 392
5. Great Bend 403
6. Hutchinson 407
7. Dodge City 417
8. Salina South 434
9. Hoisington 437
10. Cimarron 438
11. Goddard 439
12. Liberal 441
Top 10 Medalists
1. Makena Mucciaccio Goddard Eisenhower 74
2. Taylor Schlyer Goddard 82
3. Katie Brungardt Hays High 83
4. Emily Wessel Hutchinson 88
5. Daneille Gaspar Garden City 90
6. Morgan Ediger Cimarron 91
7. Brittany Casement Maize 91
8. Molly Proffitt Hutchinson 92
9. Lindsay Bradstreet Garden City 92
10. Rhian Patterson Hays High 93
The ninth-ranked Hays High volleyball team moved their record to 8-0 Thursday night, winning all three of their matches at the Dodge City quadrangular.
The Indians sweep Sublette 25-13, 25-19, sweep Dodge City 25-18 and 25-20 and defeat Lakin in three 25-16, 21-25 and 25-15.
Against Sublette Kylie Brown recorded seven kills and six aces. Albany Schaffer had 6 digs, Madison Prough nine assists and Taylor Groen Younger seven assists.
In the Dodge City match Tessa Stickel and vKylie Brown each had six kills. Albany Schaffer recorded 10 digs and Madison Prough seven assists.
In the final match against Lakin, Tessa Stickel, Ashlyn Parish and Audra Schmeidler each had five kills, Ashlyn Parish five blocks, Madison Prough seven assists and Albany Schaffer 13 digs and five aces.
The Indians are back at home Tuesday to host their own triangular.
8-0 on the season. Next action is Tuesday, September 16 at Hays High
The Fort Hays State men’s basketball team receives a verbal commitment. Scott City senior Trey O’Neil tweeting Wednesday night that he will be a Tiger next season.
O’Neil helped lead the Beavers to the 4A Division II state title game this past season. He scored 67 points while grabbing 16 rebounds and dishing out 18 assists in Scott City’s three state tournament games.
O’Neil joins Derby’s Aaron Nicholson who verbally committed last month.
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Baseball Writer
DETROIT (AP) — James Shields allowed two hits over seven innings in another terrific performance, and the Kansas City Royals edged Detroit 3-0 on Wednesday night to take a one-game lead over the Tigers atop the AL Central.
Shields (14-7) gave up a single to Ian Kinsler leading off the first. Then he picked off Kinsler — and retired every other batter he faced until another Detroit single in the seventh. The Tigers put two on that inning, but Shields worked out of the jam.
Kelvin Herrera pitched the eighth and Wade Davis finished for his third save.
Rick Porcello (15-11) pitched well for the Tigers, but Kansas City pushed across two runs in the fourth on RBI singles by Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain.
Alcides Escobar added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
Detroit won the first two games of the series to pull into a virtual tie for first in the division, but the Royals avoided a sweep. The teams have a three-game series in Kansas City that starts Sept. 19.
Shields was acquired in December 2012 in a trade that sent top prospect Wil Myers to Tampa Bay. Myers won Rookie of the Year honors last season, but now Shields has helped put the Royals in contention for their first postseason appearance since 1985.
He came within two outs of a shutout in New York on Friday in a 1-0 win over the Yankees, and the Tigers didn’t fare any better against the 32-year-old right-hander. Shields struck out eight and walked one on Wednesday, throwing 98 pitches. Torii Hunter’s comebacker hit Shields in the back of his right leg in the first, but the Kansas City starter was able to continue.
In the seventh, Hunter managed a single and Miguel Cabrera walked, but Davis retired Victor Martinez on a deep fly and struck out J.D. Martinez.
Porcello allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings, striking out seven without a walk. He allowed consecutive singles to Josh Willingham, Eric Hosmer and Perez with one out in the fourth, and Cain’s two-out single made it 2-0.
The game was delayed 42 minutes by rain at the start, and in the fourth it was raining hard enough to send fans toward the concourse, but there were no more delays.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: All-Star closer Greg Holland sat out again, despite the tight score in the late innings. He hasn’t pitched since Sept. 3 because of a triceps issue.
Tigers: RHP Joakim Soria (left oblique strain) was activated from the disabled list before the game. He allowed a run in the ninth. … Left-handed reliever Phil Coke left in the eighth with an apparent injury after being unable to field Hosmer’s bunt.
UP NEXT
Royals: RHP Liam Hendriks (1-1) starts in Boston against Clay Buchholz (7-8) on Thursday night. Kansas City LHP Danny Duffy is missing that turn in the rotation because of a sore shoulder.
Tigers: Detroit has an off day Thursday, followed by a home series against Cleveland. Tigers LHP David Price (13-11) starts against Cleveland RHP Carlos Carrasco (7-4) on Friday night.
The Hays High boys soccer team advances to the semifinals of the Maize South Invitational with a 1-0 win over McPherson Wednesday..
Kyler Leiker scores the only goal in the 69th minute. Tyler Staab made five saves. The Indians, who had eight shots on goal, improve to 1-1-1.
They will now face TMP-Marian in the semifinals Thursday at 4pm. The Monarchs won their opener 4-1 over Maize South on Tuesday.
The Hays High volleyball team is ranked in the first regular season KVA rankings released Wednesday. The Indians are in at No. 9 in class 5A. Ellis is ranked No. 9 in the 2A poll while La Crosse is fifth in 1A Division I.
Class 6A
1. Olathe East 3-1 (1)
2. Olathe Northwest 2-1 (4)
3. Blue Valley North 7-1 (6)
4. Blue Valley Northwest 8-1 (5)
5. Blue Valley West 2-1 (3)
6. Maize 8-0 (8)
7. Blue Valley 1-3 (2)
8. Washburn Rural 1-1 (7)
9. Derby 6-2 (10)
10. Manhattan 3-2 (9)
Class 5A
1. St. James Academy 3-1 (1)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas 3-0 (2)
3. Shawnee Heights 3-0 (3)
4. Topeka-Seaman 4-0 (4)
5. Bishop Carroll 0-0 (5)
6. Lansing 2-1 (6)
7. Newton 6-2 (NR)
8. Andover 5-3 (7)
9. Hays 2-0 (NR)
10. Mill Valley 4-5 (9)
Class 4A – Division 1
1. Bishop Miege 1-1 (1)
2. Topeka-Hayden 3-0 (3)
3. Louisburg 4-1 (2)
4. Andover Central 8-0 (9)
5. Rose Hill 2-0 (4)
6. McPherson 7-1 (6)
7. Wamego 0-0 (7)
8. Abilene 3-0 (8)
9. Basehor-Linwood 8-2 (NR)
10. Ulysses 6-0 (10)
Class 4A – Division 2
1. Clay Center 2-0 (1)
2. Andale 8-0 (2)
3. Holton 4-0 (3)
4. Jefferson West 6-1 (4)
5. Frontenac 2-0 (5)
6. Clearwater 2-0 (7)
7. Wichita Trinity Academy 4-2 (8)
8. Colby 1-1 (9)
9. Pratt 7-3 (NR)
10. Royal Valley 4-3 (NR)
Class 3A
1. Silver Lake 5-0 (1)
2. Cheney 3-1 (2)
3. Hesston 8-1 (4)
4. Garden Plain 2-0 (3)
5. Rock Creek 6-1 (NR)
6. Nemaha Central 0-0 (7)
7. Wabaunsee 5-2 (NR)
8. Council Grove 5-2 (NR)
9. Wellsville 4-1 (6)
10. Douglass 2-0 (10)
Class 2A
1. Hillsboro 5-0 (1)
2. Washington County 3-0 (3)
3. Smith Center 2-0 (4)
4. Sterling 6-1 (7)
5. South Central 5-2 (5)
6. Central Plains 3-0 (6)
7. Olpe 2-0 (9)
8. Bucklin/Ashland 2-1 (8)
9. Ellis 0-0 (10)
10. Jefferson County North 0-2 (2)
Class 1A – Division 1
1. Goessel 3-0 (2)
2. Centralia 6-1 (1)
3. Hoxie 4-0 (3)
4. Waverly 6-1 (5)
5. LaCrosse 5-1 (NR)
6. Valley Heights 2-0 (6)
7. Spearville 3-0 (4)
8. Thunder Ridge 4-1 (8)
9. Linn 2-1 (7)
10. Pike Valley 2-0 (9)
Class 1A – Division 2
1. Wallace County 8-0 (6)
2. Logan 2-0 (2)
3. Dighton 2-1 (3)
4. Argonia 0-0 (1)
5. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton 2-0 (4)
6. Northern Valley 4-1 (5)
7. Wheatland-Grinnell 2-2 (7)
8. South Barber 4-1 (8)
9. Fowler 3-0 (NR)
10. Weskan 2-1 (10)
DETROIT (AP) — The Kansas City Royals were at it again, starting the ninth inning with a couple of infield singles.
Then the team that’s threatening to win the AL Central because of its speed and defense made a costly blunder on the bases.
“Every time I’m in I’m looking to steal. I just didn’t get the job done,” pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson said. “There’s no excuse for it.”
Dyson was picked off second with one out in the ninth, and the Royals lost again to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2 on Tuesday night. The Tigers pulled within percentage points of Kansas City atop the AL Central, and they can sweep the three-game series with a win Wednesday night.
Rajai Davis and J.D. Martinez homered for the Tigers, and Max Scherzer (16-5) allowed a run and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings. Kansas City was down 3-1 in the fifth when Alex Gordon’s deep fly to right went just foul with two on.
“When that came off the bat, I was sure that thing was gone, and I was stunned when I turned around and realized it had gone foul,” Scherzer said.
Gordon walked to load the bases with one out, but Salvador Perez lined out and Eric Hosmer struck out.
Joe Nathan worked out of another jam in the ninth to earn his 30th save in 36 chances. He allowed the two infield singles before closing out the game with two strikeouts sandwiched around the picked-off runner.
Kansas City’s Jason Vargas (11-8) allowed four runs and six hits in 5 1-3 innings. He struck out six and walked three.
Scherzer had allowed 14 earned runs over his previous four starts — not terrible, but below his standards as the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner. He’s had a hard time protecting leads lately.
On Tuesday, the Tigers led 3-0 in the fifth when Omar Infante hit an RBI single for the Royals — but Scherzer avoided the big inning.
Martinez opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first, and Davis’ two-run homer in the second made it 3-0.
Martinez’s 20th homer of the season gave Detroit a 4-1 lead in the fifth.
TOO MANY MISTAKES
The normally sure-handed Royals made two errors Tuesday after making two in the series opener. Then there was Dyson’s mistake in the ninth, which eliminated a crucial baserunner.
The Royals had men on first and second for the dangerous Gordon, but he struck out. Then Dyson was picked off second. Manager Ned Yost said he was hoping Dyson and fellow pinch-runner Terrance Gore could pull off a double steal.
“Dyson’s the lead runner, Dyson’s going to find a spot when he can get a jump and go,” Yost said. “Gore’s the tail runner. He’s going to be right behind him.”
The Tigers aren’t known for their impressive fielding, but second baseman Ian Kinsler made a crucial diving stop to his left on Josh Willingham’s grounder in the eighth. The Royals ended up scoring a run that inning, but that was it.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Tigers are trying for their fourth straight AL Central title, and the hallmark of this run has been their ability to beat their closest competitors in the division head to head. Last year, Detroit went 15-4 against Cleveland and finished one game ahead of the Indians.
The Tigers are 11-4 against the Royals this year, and the race is now in a virtual tie. Detroit has one more win and one more loss than Kansas City — and the Royals still have to finish a suspended game in which they trail Cleveland 4-2 in the 10th.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: Yost said he would not have used star closer Greg Holland on Tuesday, but he is close to returning from a triceps injury. … RHP Liam Hendriks (1-1) is listed as Thursday night’s starter against Boston — LHP Danny Duffy is missing that turn in the rotation because of a sore shoulder.
Tigers: Detroit expects RHP Joakim Soria (left oblique strain) to be activated from the disabled list Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Kansas City’s James Shields (13-7) faces Detroit’s Rick Porcello (15-10) on Wednesday, although the possibility of rain puts that game in some doubt. Shields is coming off a 1-0 win over the Yankees in New York on Friday.
FHSU Weekly Football Press Conference
September 9, 2014
Head coach Chris Brown
Matt Erbert
Kevin Spain
Daniel Lindsey
Katie Brungardt fired a 39 to win the individual title and help the Hays High girls’ golf team to a runner-up finish at the Salina Central Invitational at the Salina Municipal Golf Course Tuesday. The Indians, who shot a 174 to finish five shots behind Manhattan, placed three in the top-10. Lexie Schaben finished seventh with a 43 and Taylor DeBoer eighth with a 44.
HHS Results
Katie Brungardt 39 1st place
Lexie Schaben 43 7th place
Taylor DeBoer 44 8th place
Elissa Jensen 48 T15th place
174 2nd Place
Rhian Patterson 49 T20th place
Macie Mayo 60
Summer Smith 53
Team Finish
1. Manhattan 169
2. Hays High 174
3. Great Bend 196
4. Salina Central 206
5. Salina South 207
6. Hutchinson JV 211
7. Newton 215
8. Concordia 225
9. Emporia 237
10. Clay Center 244
Top 10 Medalists
1. Katie Brungardt Hays High 39
2. Kylie McCarthy Manhattan 40
3. Macie Meyer Manhattan 41
4. Megan Boxberer Russell 41
5. Kelsey McCarthy Manhattan 42
6. Karissa Boyles Salina South 43
7. Lexie Schaben Hays High 43
8. Taylor DeBoer Hays High 44
9; Analisa Bridge Salina South 44
10. Sydney Heinan Topeka West 45
