The TMP-Marian girls’ golf team shoots a 400 in the 18 hole Goodland Invitational to finish second.
Karee Dinkel fired a 91 to lead the Monarchs with a third-place finish. Taylor Dinkel was ninth with a 100 and Pam Chen 11th with a 102.
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HHS volleyball goes 3-0, TMP-Marian 1-2 at Goodland Quad
The Hays High volleyball team goes 3-0 and TMP-Marian 1-2 at the Goodland Quadrangular Tueaday. The Indians sweep Burlington (CO) 25-8 and 25-15, knock off Goodland 25-18 and -2516 then beat the Monarchs 25-9 and 25-19.
TMP-Marian lost to Goodland 18-25, 23-25. They beat Burlington (CO) 27-25, 25-16.
Hays High is now 5-0 on the season while the Monarchs fall to 3-5.
Herman makes late charge in first MIAA event; Tigers finish 9th
FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State men’s golf opened its 2014-15 season on Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 8-9) at the Lincoln Invitational in Camdenton, Mo. The event, held at Old Kinderhook Golf Course, marked the first MIAA sanctioned event of four this year. After a tough opening round on Monday, Trey Herman made a charge up the leaderboard over the final two rounds to finish in a tie for seventh individually. FHSU finished ninth as a team.
Herman, tied for 34th individually after the first round, made a charge all the way to tie for seventh by the end of the tournament. He had an opening round of 80, but finished Monday strong with a second-round even par total of 71. That moved him up 10 spots in the standings heading into Tuesday. In the final round, he fired a 2-under par 69 to jump 15 more spots in the standings and tie for seventh overall.
The charge was huge for Herman, who finished second in the MIAA Individual Point Standings last year, just missing Player of the Year honors. By tying for seventh, he earned eight points in the individual standings. Only the top 15 individuals at each tournament earn points, so Herman went from possibly no points in the first tournament to eight with his 15-place leap on Tuesday. Reigning MIAA Player of the Year Travis Mays from Central Missouri finished in a tie for fifth, earning 10.5 points. Eric Kline of Central Oklahoma was the individual champion of the tournament, earning 15 points with an 8-under par total of 205. Herman finished with a total of 220.
The rest of the Tiger team struggled in the first event. Grant Storey was the only other Tiger to card a round inside 80 with a 79 in his second round. Storey bookended that round with an 80 and 86 to finish in a tie for 42nd. Nick VonLintel had rounds of 84, 80, and 82 to finish 45th. Kade Megaffin was 56th with rounds of 97, 86, 89. Billy Frey was 57th with rounds of 91, 94, and 91.
Central Oklahoma was dubbed the champion of the event, even though it tied with Central Missouri in total strokes. UCO won the playoff. Both teams shot 863. FHSU was ninth out of 11 with a total of 977.
FHSU women’s soccer receives votes in first regular season rankings
FHSU Athletics
After a big opening weekend of knocking off the 21st-ranked team in the nation and scoring eight goals total, the FHSU women’s soccer team received votes in the first set of NSCAA Rankings for the regular season released on Tuesday (Sept. 9). Fort Hays State has opened the year 2-0 overall.
Fort Hays State scored four goals in each of its two road wins last week, defeating No. 21 Southwest Minnesota State on its home field 4-1, and then knocking off Sioux Falls 4-0.
Central Missouri is only MIAA school inside the top 25, currently at No. 21. FHSU was the only MIAA school receiving votes.
The Tigers look to further their hot start to the 2014 season on the road again this coming weekend at a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schools, Colorado State-Pueblo (Fri., Sept. 12) and UC-Colorado Springs (Sun., Sept. 14).
Below are the first set of regular season rankings (Sept. 9).
| 1 | Grand Valley State University | 2-0-0 | |
| 2 | University Of West Florida | 1-0-0 | |
| 3 | Western Washington University | 2-0-0 | |
| 4 | St. Edward’s University | 2-0-0 | |
| 5 | College Of Saint Rose | 2-0-0 | |
| 6 | California Universityof Pennsylvania | 1-0-1 | |
| 7 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 2-0-0 | |
| 8 | California State University Stanislaus | 3-0-0 | |
| 9 | Rollins College | 2-0-0 | |
| 10 | University of Noth Georgia | 2-0-0 | |
| 11 | University Of Bridgeport | 2-0-0 | |
| 12 | Colorado School Of Mines | 1-0-1 | |
| 13 | Winona State University | 2-0-0 | |
| 14 | Catawba College | 2-0-0 | |
| 15 | University Of Tampa | 0-0-0 | |
| 16 | University Of Wisconsin-Parkside | 2-0-0 | |
| 17 | Gannon University | 2-0-0 | |
| 18 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | 2-0-0 | |
| 19 | California State University-San Bernardino | 1-0-0 | |
| 20 | Columbus State University | 1-0-0 | |
| 21 | University of Central Missouri | 2-0-0 | |
| 22 | Saginaw Valley State University | 2-0-0 | |
| 23 | West Chester University | 2-0-0 | |
| 24 | Seattle Pacific University | 1-0-0 | |
| 25 | Quincy University | 1-1-0 |
Also receiving votes: Sonoma State University (15), Belmont Abbey College (12), Fort Lewis College (11), Adelphi University (10), Angelo State (6), Barry University (6), Fort Hays State University (5)
FHSU men’s soccer holds steady at No. 23 in national rankings
FHSU Athletics
The first set of NSCAA Rankings for the 2014 regular season were released on Tuesday (Sept. 9). Fort Hays State men’s soccer held steady in the national poll at No. 23, after being picked in that spot in the preseason poll. Fort Hays State opened the season 1-1 last week.
The Tigers are one of three MIAA teams listed in the rankings. Northeastern State jumped all the way to No. 7 in the nation after not being listed in the preseason poll. The RiverHawks opened the year 2-0, which included a win over preseason No. 4 ranked Rockhurst. Lindenwood went 1-0, but dropped from No. 7 in the preseason poll to No. 13 in the first regular season poll. Fort Hays State held steady, despite the loss.
Fort Hays State heads to Rapid City, S.D., this coming weekend for two matches at the GNAC/MIAA Shootout. The Tigers face University of Mary on Friday (Sept. 12) and then South Dakota School of Mineson Sunday (Sept. 14).
Below are the first set of regular season rankings for 2014 (Sept. 9).
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire University | 1-0-0 | |
| 2 | Simon Fraser University | 1-0-0 | |
| 3 | Rollins College | 1-0-0 | |
| 4 | Saginaw Valley State University | 2-0-0 | |
| 5 | Limestone College | 3-0-0 | |
| 6 | Texas A&M International University | 2-0-0 | |
| 7 | Northeastern State University | 2-0-0 | |
| 8 | University Of Charleston | 2-0-0 | |
| 9 | California State University-Los Angeles | 2-0-0 | |
| 10 | Southern Connecticut State University | 2-0-0 | |
| 11 | Saint Leo University | 1-0-0 | |
| 12 | Lander University | 1-0-0 | |
| 13 | Lindenwood University | 1-0-0 | |
| 14 | Ohio Dominican University | 2-0-0 | |
| 15 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | 1-0-0 | |
| 16 | California State University Chico | 1-0-0 | |
| 17 | Shippensburg University | 2-0-0 | |
| 18 | University Of West Florida | 1-0-0 | |
| 19 | Barton College | 2-0-0 | |
| 20 | Fort Lewis College | 1-1-0 | |
| 21 | University of the District of Columbia | 2-0-0 | |
| 22 | Quincy University | 2-0-0 | |
| 23 | Fort Hays State University | 1-1-0 | |
| 24 | Young Harris College | 1-0-0 | |
| 25 | Post University | 1-0-0 |
Also receiving votes: Wheeling Jesuit University (15), Midwestern State University (13), Lynn University (11), Drury University (8), Seattle Pacific University (7), Shepherd University (3), LIU Post (2), Mercyhurst University (1), Nova Southeastern University (1), Mount Olive College (1)
FHSU’s Hester named MIAA women’s soccer Offensive Athlete of the Week
FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State’s Jordan Hester has been named the MIAA Women’s Soccer Offensive Athlete of the Week, announced Tuesday by the conference office.
Hester, a junior from Olathe, Kan., had a strong opening weekend for the Tigers, scoring three goals in 126 minutes of action. Hester had two goals in FHSU’s 4-1 win over No. 23 Southwest Minnesota State, tying a school record for goals in a game (and goals in one half), and one goal in FHSU’s 4-0 win over the University of Sioux Falls.
Against SMSU, Hester entered the scoring column at 54:35 using a cross from Kylee Loneker. Off Loneker’s assist, Hester headed the ball past the keeper into the back of the net and put Fort Hays State ahead, 3-0. Hester’s second goal of the night came just past the 71-minute mark (71:07). Kelsey Steffens crossed a pass to the back post of the goal where Hester was waiting for FHSU’s fourth and final goal of the night.
Against Sioux Falls, Hester had game winner (and first) goal of the day. Hailey Davey’s crosser tipped off the USF goalkeepers hands towards Hester, who finished from 10 yards out.
The Tigers are on the road this weekend in Colorado for matches against Colorado State-Pueblo on Friday, Sept. 12 and University of Colorado-Colorado Springs on Sunday, Sept. 14.
Tigers close gap to 1 game with win over Royals
DETROIT (AP) — Brad Ausmus called the Tigers’ series against the Kansas City Royals the biggest of the season so far.
Detroit got off to a good start.
Torii Hunter had two of his three hits in a six-run third inning and Detroit beat Kansas City 9-5 Monday to move within a game of the American League Central-leading Royals.
“I thought there was going to be more energy in our ballclub today (than in recent games), because we’re looking up at the Royals in the standings and this is our chance,” the manager said after the win.
The win was the Tigers’ 9,000th in franchise history.
Justin Verlander (13-12) allowed four runs and six hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out four for Detroit, which moved into a tie with Seattle for the second AL wild card.
“It was pretty good,” Verlander said. “They put up a couple runs in a couple innings, but even after they got those two early runs, I went back and watched the video and those were all good pitches. They’ve just got a good lineup.”
Nick Castellanos had two hits, two runs and two RBIs for the Tigers. Victor Martinez had three hits and an RBI, and Hunter scored twice and drove in a run.
Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie (10-11) allowed eight runs — six earned — and 10 hits in 2 2-3 innings. Guthrie has given up 14 earned runs in his last 6 2-3 innings against Detroit.
“We were down six and I knew we were going to battle back and make it interesting,” Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. “We had the tying runs on in the eighth.”
Lorenzo Cain hit an inside-the-park home run for the Royals in the seventh inning. Eric Hosmer had three hits with an RBI for the Royals.
Seven of Detroit’s first eight batters got his in the third, which began with Hunter’s infield single. Martinez’s infield hit drove in the first run, glancing off the glove of first baseman Hosmer toward the dirt behind second. Don Kelly’s double made it 4-2, Castellanos hit a two-run double and RBI singles by Alex Avila and Hunter boosted the lead to 8-2.
“He was one pitch away from getting out of that third inning but it just kept snowballing and he couldn’t make that pitch,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Detroit tied a season high with eight hits in the inning. The last time it happened was in the fifth inning July 10 at Kansas City, a 16-4 win. That inning was also started by Guthrie.
Detroit took a 2-0 lead in the second on a two-out, two-base error by Hosmer on Andrew Romine’s grounder with the bases-loaded. Hosmer bobbled the ball and then threw wildly to Guthrie, who was covering first. Romine wound up on second.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: LHP Danny Duffy, who was hurt on his first pitch Saturday, had an MRI on his sore shoulder Monday. It showed no structural damage. Yost said that Duffy should only miss one start. “He’s in Kansas City going through three or four rounds of treatment every day,” Yost said. … Closer Greg Holland, who hasn’t taken the team’s last two save opportunities because of a triceps injury, is getting closer to returning. Yost said Holland hasn’t thrown off the mound yet but did throw on the side on Monday. Yost said he is hopeful that Holland will be available on Tuesday.
Tigers: RHP Joakim Soria (left oblique strain) threw 27 pitches in a simulated game and felt good. “Big step today. Hopefully, it feels good tomorrow,” Soria said. Ausmus said Soria threw all of his pitches and that Soria looked strong. If Soria feels good on Tuesday, he will likely be activated on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Tuesday night’s starters are Jason Vargas (11-7, 3.14) for the Royals and Max Scherzer (15-5, 3.25) for the Tigers. Scherzer is 9-5 in his career against Kansas City.
SIGNALS CROSSED
Hunter, in right field, and Kelly, playing center, collided in right-centerfield on Cain’s home run in the seventh. Hunter caught the ball but it came out of his glove and rolled to the wall when he and Kelly collided. Hunter was down for a couple of minutes. But he remained in the game after being checked by a trainer.
BUSY DAY
The Tigers-Royals wasn’t the only big game in downtown Detroit on Monday. The Detroit Lions hosted the New York Giants in the NFL Monday Night Football opener at Ford Field, which is across the street from Comerica Park. The football game began at 7:10 p.m., and that’s why the start of the baseball game was moved from its original 7:08 to 4:08.
Tiger Talk with FHSU football coach Chris Brown
Johnson, DeVito to miss rest of Chiefs season
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Johnson and starting defensive tackle Mike DeVito will miss the remainder of the Kansas City Chiefs’ season after MRI exams confirmed that both players ruptured their right Achilles tendons in Sunday’s loss to Tennessee.
Johnson went down without getting touched near the end of the first half. Eight plays later, early in the second half, DeVito went down at nearly the same spot on the field.
The blows are significant to a Chiefs team that was already missing several key pieces to injuries and suspensions, and was routed 26-10 by the Titans at Arrowhead Stadium. Johnson had four tackles before getting carted off the field, moving him within 15 of 1,000 for his career. That would surpass Gary Spani for the franchise record.
KU’s Dexter McDonald tabbed Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Kansas Athletics
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas senior cornerback Dexter McDonald was named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week Monday following his standout performance in the Jayhawks’ season-opening win over Southeast Missouri State.
McDonald, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, led the Kansas defense with the first multiple interception game of his career. He first picked off SEMO quarterback Kyle Snyder in the end zone and returned it 62 yards to keep the Redhawks scoreless in the first half. He then grabbed a second interception off of Snyder five minutes into the third quarter, returning it 10 yards. Additionally, McDonald was credited with two solo tackles and two pass breakups, giving him four passes defended in the game.
McDonald is the first Kansas player to be honored by the Big 12 Conference in its weekly awards since running back James Sims picked up the weekly offensive award on Nov. 18. He is the first Jayhawk to pick up the conference’s defensive honor since Justin Springer was tabbed for the weekly award on Sept. 11, 2010.
Additionally, McDonald was tabbed an honorable mention defensive back of the week by the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA), while his teammate Trevor Pardula was honored by the CFPA as an honorable mention punter of the week. The CFPA are based on objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.
KSU’s Waters nabs Big 12 Player of the Week honors
Kansas State Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kan. – After accumulating 377 total yards – including a career-best 138 rushing yards and two touchdowns – in a 32-28 victory at Iowa State, Kansas State senior quarterback Jake Waters earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors, the conference office announced Monday.
The accolade is the first of Waters’ career and the first by a Wildcat offensive player since Collin Klein in 2012.
Waters led K-State to its first double-digit comeback victory on the road since 2010 and the first overall since 2011 as the Wildcats trailed the Cyclones, 28-13, with 1:36 remaining before halftime. The Wildcat signal caller capped a 10-play, 84-yard drive just prior to halftime with a one-yard rushing touchdown to pull the Wildcats within eight at 28-20. After a scoreless third quarter, Waters ran for 59 yards on only seven carries (8.4 yards per rush) in the fourth quarter and guided the Wildcat offense on a pair of touchdown drives, including the final drive that ended with his own game-winning eight-yard touchdown run with one minute, 30 seconds remaining in the contest.
A product of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Waters also threw for 239 yards on 16-of-29 aim, which included a 57-yard pass to Tyler Lockett to set up K-State’s first touchdown of the game and a 23-yarder to Lockett on the game-winning drive.
MIAA announces football Athletes of the Week
MIAA Media Relations
Kansas City, Mo. – The first Athletes of the Week for the 2014 campaign came out as football was announced today. Central Oklahoma’s Chas Stallard earned Offensive Athlete of the Week, Emporia State’s Deshawn Dinwiddie earned Defensive Athlete of the Week and UCO’s Seth Hiddink was named Special Teams Athlete of the Week.
MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week
Chas Stallard, QB, Central Oklahoma
Stallard shined in his first-ever college game, rushing 17 times for 107 yards and a touchdown in addition to hitting 15-of-23 passes for 204 yards and a score leading UCO to a 26-7 road win over Fort Hays State. The redshirt freshman threw a 28-yard TD pass on a flea-flicker to give the Bronchos a 7-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter, then led an 80-yard TD drive hitting 4-of-4 passes for 42 yards before scoring on an 11-yard scramble late in the period to give UCO a 14-0 halftime lead. Stallard had runs of 29 and 44 yards during third-quarter field goal drives as UCO won its first season-opener since 2007. The 6-0 redshirt freshman quarterback is a native of Cleveland, Okla. where he competed at Cleveland High School.
Others nominated: Anthony Abenoja, Pittsburg State; Phil Jackson, Northwest Missouri; Michael Nelson, Missouri Southern; Raphael Spencer, Missouri Western; Austin Willis, Emporia State.
MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week
Deshawn Dinwiddie, LB, Emporia State
Dinwiddie had a game high ten tackles, two forced fumbles and returned a defensive PAT for a score as Emporia State held Missouri Southern to just 212 rushing yards in the Hornets 53-28 victory. His first forced fumble was on the Lions Michael Nelson two yards behind the line of scrimmage and was scooped up and returned for a touchdown by Kadeem Satchell to give the Hornets a 21-7 lead with 6:00 left in the half. It was the first defensive score for the Hornets since Sept. 8, 2012 at Neb.-Kearney and was followed 14 seconds later by another fumble return for a touchdown and a 27-7 Emporia State lead. After the Lions scored to cut the lead to 27-13 Deshawn returned the extra point that was blocked by his brother Deveon for a defensive PAT and 29-13 Hornet lead with2:12 left in the half. He then forced a fumble on MSSU’s first possession of the second half that the Hornets would eventually score off of for a 36-13 lead. The 6-2 senior linebacker is a native of Hutchinson, Kan. where he competed at Hutchinson high school before playing two season’s at North Dakota State.
Others nominated: Tyler Disney, Pittsburg State; Arbanas Elliot, Missouri Western; Connor Harris, Lindenwood; Tyke Kozeal, Nebraska-Kearney; Matt Pruitt, Central Oklahoma; Tevin Teamer, Central Missouri.
MIAA Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Seth Hiddink, K, Central Oklahoma
Hiddink scored 14 points in UCOs 26-7 road win over Fort Hays State, hitting all four field goal tries and both extra point attempts. He made two first-half PATs as the Bronchos took a 14-0 lead and then scored all 12 UCO points in the second half with field goals of 18, 37, 38 and 48 yards. Hiddink has made 13 consecutive field goals dating back to last season. The 6-4 sophomore kicker is a native of Wylie, Texas where he competed at Wylie High School.
Others nominated: Davis Brendel, Nebraska-Kearney; Deveon Dinwiddie, Emporia State; Connor Frazell, Pittsburg State; Kyle Goodburn, Northwest Missouri; Scott Groner, Missouri Western; DeAndre James, Fort Hays State; Lavorrie Johnson, Lindenwood.
Waters leads inconsistent K-State
By LUKE MEREDITH
AP Sports Writer
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Kansas State certainly has its issues following a 32-28 win over Iowa State on Saturday.
It also has mental toughness and a star quarterback in Jake Waters – two things that could go a long way in the Big 12 this season.
The 19th-ranked Wildcats (2-0, 1-0 Big 12) allowed 28 straight points to an offense that scored half that many against an FCS team a week earlier. But they also held Iowa State scoreless in the second half, and Waters led Kansas State on an 80-yard, game-winning drive in just 91 seconds.
“There was a lot of character involved with playing the last five minutes of the game the way that they did,” Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said.
Kansas State’s strong finish was bookended by an encouraging start.
It was the middle of the game that got away from the Wildcats.
Kansas State needed just five plays to take a 7-0 lead, and it held Iowa State (0-2, 0-1) without a yard on its first series. The Wildcats then quickly drove to the Cyclones 10-yard line before stalling out.
Kansas State settled for field goals on back-to-back drives in the first quarter. It didn’t seem like a big deal at the time since the Wildcats held a staggering 171-9 advantage in yardage, but it would soon come back to haunt them.
“After the first drive, we turned around and have to kick two field goals. It was a 13-0 ballgame instead of a 21-0 game. That made a huge difference. I think that’s where the real letdown was, right there,” Snyder said.
Iowa State’s stops gave it hope that a comeback was still possible.
The Cyclones spent the next 15 minutes doing whatever it wanted against Kansas State’s inexperienced defense.
Quarterback Sam Richardson led Iowa State on an 85-yard scoring drive to end the first quarter. The Wildcats then let Jarvis West run a punt back 82 yards for a touchdown, and West’s perfect pass off to freshman Allen Lazard off a reverse put the Cyclones ahead 21-13.
Kansas State’s defense gave up its third touchdown in less than 14 minutes late in the first half, with DeVondrick Nealy capping a 75-yard drive on a short TD run.
But to its credit, Kansas State responded.
The Wildcats got a touchdown back before halftime and stuffed Iowa State on a 4th-and-1 in K-State territory to start the second half.
Kansas State outscored Iowa State 19-0 over the final 31 minutes, and Waters took control with his arm and his legs.
Waters threw for 239 yards and rushed for 138 more as the offense averaged nearly seven yards a play without turning the ball over.
“Another side of me kind of came out. I haven’t really shown that a lot. I just wanted it so bad,” Waters said. “I just knew that we had it in us.”
The Wildcats have a few extra days to sort out their defensive issues before their biggest test so far.
Auburn visits Manhattan on Sept. 18 in one of the marquee matchups of the young season.
“We had a lot of toughness to win a ball game and we didn’t quit. We finished like we wanted to,” running back Charles Jones said.