TMP-Marian placed four golfers in the top-10 to win the Norton 3A Regional. The Monarchs shot a 333 at the Prairie Dog Golf Course and win by 18 shots over Phillipsburg who also qualifies for state.
Max Megaffin was the top individual medalist, shooting a 5-over-par 75 to win by two strokes. Hayden Rohr fired a 79 to finish third, Lane Fisher carded an 89 and was seventh while Dan O’Connor had a 90 and came in eighth.
The Monarchs will play Tuesday at Cherry Oaks in Cheney.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kansas State is standing by its decision to deny a transfer request from talented guard Leticia Romero in a case that has begun to draw national interest.
Romero sought a release from her scholarship after the school fired Deb Patterson, the coach who had recruited her. Romero then met with an appeals committee last month and was again denied her release. The freshman guard has been trying to gain her release ever since.
In a letter that surfaced this week, Kansas State athletic director John Currie asked appeals committee member Pat Bosco to consider new information and “potentially approve her request.”
Kansas State vice president Jeffrey Morris said in a statement late Wednesday that “the final and binding nature of these (appeals committee) decisions does not allow them to be overturned by university administrators.”
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Alexei Ramirez homered and drove in four runs, Dayan Viciedo and Paul Konerko also went deep and the Chicago White Sox climbed out of a five-run hole before holding on for a wild 7-6 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
Zach Putnam (2-0) worked two shutout innings in relief of Scott Carroll, and Ronald Belisario also threw two scoreless innings before Scott Downs and Jake Petricka bailed out Matt Lindstrom.
Lindstrom, normally the White Sox closer, gave up a leadoff single to Nori Aoki in the ninth, then appeared to hurt his foot fielding a sacrifice bunt by Alcides Escobar that resulted in an error. Downs entered and struck out Eric Hosmer, then Petricka picked off pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson at second base before getting Billy Butler on a groundout to end the game.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Jeremy Guthrie, Wade Davis and Greg Holland combined on a four-hitter and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Wednesday night to avoid being swept in their three-game series.
The White Sox had scored 14 runs and hit five home runs in the first two games.
Guthrie, who is winless in seven starts since an April 9 victory over Tampa Bay, left after seven innings with the score 1-1. He gave up three hits, walked two and struck out two.
Wade Davis (3-1) struck out two in a flawless eighth and has tossed 10 scoreless innings in his last nine appearances. Greg Holland logged his 13th save in 14 chances, but not before giving up a single to Dayan Viciedo and walking Adam Dunn in the ninth.
Left-hander Jose Quintana (2-4) gave up three runs on eight hits over 7 1-3 innings for Chicago.
La Crosse has qualified for state, finishing second in their own Sand Greens Regional. The Leopards shot a 353 and finished nine strokes behind Bird City-Cheylin.
The Leopards Shane Miller shot an 81 to win the individual title. Taylor Yohe fired an 84 and finished fourth. Chase Klozenbucher carded an 89 to place seventh.
The Leopards will be in Leonardville for state on Tuesday.
By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post
The TMP Lady Monarchs softball team never trailed in their 15-12 opening round win in the 3A Regional in Ellsworth Monday. TMP scored four runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back. Plainville tied the game 8-8 after a four run bottom of the fourth inning but TMP answered with a six run top of the fifth.
Alison Helget picked up her seventh win as the Lady Monarchs are now 8-13 on the season. They will take on No. 1 seed Beloit Tuesday afternoon at 3pm in Ellsworth. You can watch the game live right here on www.hayspost.com
Game Highlights
Coach Melissa Schoepf Postgame Interview
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs have signed former Vikings and Bears offensive tackle J’Marcus Webb and three undrafted free agents as they prepare for the start of organized team activities next week.
Webb started 45 of the 54 games he’s played in over four seasons in the NFL. He has played both tackle positions and should compete for one of the backup jobs in Kansas City after starting left tackle Branden Albert departed in free agency.
The Chiefs also signed James Baker, a fullback out of Idaho; Ben Gottschalk, a center from SMU; and Cairo Santos, a kicker out of Tulane.
The Chiefs begin a three-day rookie minicamp Saturday. Full-squad OTAs begin May 27.
The team announced the moves Monday.
FHSU Sports Information
Fort Hays State senior Clayton Garland was named to the Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association All-Central Region First Team for the 2014 season. This is the first all-region selection for the two-time All-MIAA selection.
Garland was one of three MIAA outfielders named to the first team, including Ryan Degner of Missouri Western and Cody Robinson of Northeastern State. Garland earned All-MIAA Second Team honors earlier this year.
Garland led the Tigers with a .406 batting average, the first Tiger to hit .400 in a season since Cody Staten hit .419 in 2006. He also led the Tigers in runs scored (42), hits (67), triples (3), total bases (98), slugging percentage (.594), on-base percentage (.466), and stolen bases (6). He finished his career tied with the fifth-highest career batting average at FHSU, a mark of .397 over two seasons.
Below is the entire Rawlings/ABCA All-Central Region Team for 2014.
| First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name, School, Year | |||
| 1B | Stetson Olson, Minnesota State, Sr. | |||
| 2B | Jake Peterson, Augustana, Sr. | |||
| 3B | Tony Viger, Augustana, Sr. | |||
| SS | Phillip Wilson, Central Oklahoma, Sr. | |||
| INF | Jake O’Brien, Central Oklahoma, Jr. | |||
| OF | Ryan Degner, Missouri Western, Jr. | |||
| OF | Jonathan Freemyer, NW Okla St., Sr. | |||
| OF | Cody Robinson, Northeastern St., Sr. | |||
| OF | Clayton Garland, Fort Hays State, Sr. | |||
| C | Jack Goihl, Augustana, Jr. | |||
| DH | Patrick Rients, SW Minn. St., Jr. | |||
| SP | Jason Hoppe, Minnesota State, Sr. | |||
| SP | Ricky Reeves, Central Oklahoma, Jr. | |||
| SP | Eric Browning, Wayne State, So. | |||
| SP | Davis Ward, Ouachita Baptist, Sr. | |||
| RP | Reese Gregory, St. Cloud State, So. | |||
| Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name, School, Year | |||
| 1B | Mike Kattula, Arkansas Tech, Sr. | |||
| 2B | Ben Agredano, Arkansas-Monticello, Sr. | |||
| 3B | Spencer Blacksher, Southwest Baptist, Jr. | |||
| SS | Tyler Nehring, Winona State, So. | |||
| INF | Dean Lond, Emporia State, Jr. | |||
| OF | Brad Wilson, Central Missouri, Sr. | |||
| OF | Kyle Dalton, Concordia, Jr. | |||
| OF | Tyler Adams, Upper Iowa, Sr. | |||
| OF | Anthony Pacheco, Nebraska-Kearney, So. | |||
| C | Nolan Johnson, Minnesota State, Jr. | |||
| DH | Josh Ingram, Central Oklahoma, Jr. | |||
| SP | Dylan Lynn, Southern Arkansas, Sr. | |||
| SP | Collin Campbell, Harding, So. | |||
| SP | Kade Garlington, Arkansas-Monticello, Sr. | |||
| SP | Bryce Bellin, Minnesota State, Sr. | |||
| RP | Brenton Higgins, Emporia State, Sr. | |||
| Central Region Player of the Year | |||
| Phillip Wilson, Central Oklahoma, Sr. | |||
| Central Region Pitcher of the Year | |||
| Jason Hoppe, Minnesota State, Sr. | |||
| Central Region Coach of the Year | |||
| TBA |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Alex Gordon went 4 for 4 with a pair of three-run homers and a career-high six RBIs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 on Sunday.
Gordon drove a 1-1 pitch from Ubaldo Jimenez out to right with two outs in the fifth with Nori Aoki and Billy Butler aboard. Gordon, who led the Royals with 20 home runs last year, had gone 134 at-bats without a home run.
Gordon homered in his next at-bat, a three-run shot off left-hander Troy Patton in the seventh after Eric Hosmer walked and Butler doubled for his third hit.
Adam Jones hit a three-run homer off Royals reliever Aaron Crow in the ninth. It was the first runs Crow allowed in 20 relief appearances and 17 innings.Greg Holland got the final two outs for his 12th save in 13 appearances.
FHSU Sports Information
Fort Hays State women’s basketball head coach Tony Hobson announced the signing of Elle Stein, transfer from Pratt (Kan.) Community College for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Stein, a native of Spearville, Kan., will be a junior.
Stein was an All-KJCCC West Division Honorable Mention selection in 2013-14 as a sophomore, averaging 11.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game helping Pratt to a record of 20-11 overall. The 6-foot post player started all 31 games and shot 53.2 percent from the field. As a freshman in 2012-13, she averaged 7.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.
Prior to her two years at Pratt Community College, Stein was a KBCA Class 1A All-State First Team selection at Spearville High School as a senior.
Stein brings the 2014-15 signing class to four as she joins three that signed earlier in the year, which includes Morgan Hood, Kristin Huser, and Taylor Menke.
Hood earned KBCA Class 1A All-State First Team honors as a senior, while she averaged 18.0 points (led Class 1A-Division II), 10.9 rebounds, and 2.8 steals per game. Huser earned KBCA Class 1A All-State Third Team honors as a senior, while she averaged 15.9 points and 3.6 assists (led Class 1A-Division I), and 3.4 steals per game. Menke earned All-State First Team honors for Class D1 in Nebraska and was named the honorary captain of the first team. She averaged 17.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.
2014-15 FHSU Women’s Basketball Signings (As of May 16, 2014)
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Yr. | Hometown | Previous School |
| Morgan Hood | G | 5-9 | Fr. | Bucklin, Kan. | Bucklin HS |
| Kristin Huser | G | 5-3 | Fr. | Victoria, Kan. | Victoria HS |
| Taylor Menke | G | 5-10 | Fr. | Friend, Neb. | Friend HS |
| Elle Stein | F | 6-0 | Jr. | Spearville, Kan. | Pratt (Kan.) CC |
Players entering second through eighth grades are invited to this year’s edition of the Hays Larks Baseball Camp, with a variety of sessions scheduled for next month.
The all skills camp will be June 2 to 5, with hitting camps for different age groups June 10, 11 and 16. Pitchers and catchers are invited to a specialty camp June 12 and 13.
All camps are held at the Hays High School baseball field.
Click HERE for a registration form and more information or call Hays Recreation Center at (785) 623-2650.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Nelson Cruz has only two hits in 15 at-bats against the Kansas City Royals this season. Both are home runs.
Cruz hit a two-run homer and the first-place Baltimore Orioles beat the Royals 2-1 on Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Cruz homered in the fourth after Chris Davis drew a walk to lead off the inning. It was Cruz’s 12th home run, which is second in the American League to the 15 of Chicago White Sox rookie Jose Abreu. Cruz’s 35 RBIs are tied for second in the AL.
“He’s one of the best power hitters in the American League over the past five or six years,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He’s hit in a good hitter’s park in Texas, but he’s got power to all fields.”
Wei-Yin Chen (5-2) limited the Royals to one run and seven hits over 5 1-3 innings with one walk and one strikeout. Chen, who is 5-1 in his past seven starts, was removed in the sixth after Salvador Perez walked and Alex Gordon singled with one out. Darren O’Day replaced Chen and struck out Danny Valencia and retried Johnny Giavotella on a fly to right.
Royals rookie right-hander Yordano Ventura (2-3) struck out nine and walked one in 6 1-3 innings, allowing two runs and seven hits. After Cruz’s home run, Ventura retired the next 10 batters, striking out seven, including six straight at one stretch.
“He made a mistake to Nelson Cruz and it wasn’t even a mistake,” Yost said. “I think he threw a good fastball to Nelson. It was up and over the middle of the plate and he ambushed it.”
Cruz hit the first pitch out to right-center from Ventura, who has a fastball that routinely hits triple digits on radar guns.
“We know he’s got a great fastball,” Cruz said. “He can get you quick. He’s got great stuff. It was one of those at-bats that I got what I was looking for. We were trying to be aggressive and he was throwing a lot of first-pitch fastballs. I was looking for a fastball.”
With a northwest wind blowing 15 mph and gusting up to 28, it was less than ideal conditions to hit a home run.
“You could have made some money off me if you’d have bet me that somebody could have gotten a ball out of here tonight,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
Valencia’s sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the fourth scored Eric Hosmer for the only run off Chen.
“Ventura pitched great,” Giavotella said. “We just couldn’t back him up with any runs.”
Left-hander Zach Britton, who had not allowed a run in 7 1-3 innings in his past eight appearances, worked a perfect ninth for his first major league save. Showalter elected to go to Britton after closer Tommy Hunter blew his past two save chances.
“Guys graduate,” Showalter said. “It was a good start and it’s good to know that if we need him for a given night he’ll be ready. We’ll see how it goes from here.”
The Royals did not have a baserunner off four Baltimore relievers, who retired 11 straight.
“Our pitchers did a really good job and we really needed this win,” Cruz said. “Anytime you can win a game by one run it’s huge. We feel like we can get something going.”
The Orioles, who went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position, threatened in the seventh and eighth innings, but came away empty.
Gordon, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner, threw out J.J. Hardy at the plate to end the seventh for his fourth outfield assist this season and his 58th since moving to the outfield in 2011. Hardy attempted to score from second on Nick Markakis’ single.
Manny Machado and Adam Jones led off the Orioles eighth with singles off Louis Coleman, the third Kansas City pitcher. Kelvin Herrera replaced Coleman and struck out Davis and Cruz and retired Steve Clevenger on a grounder to strand the runners.
NOTES: The Orioles recalled RHP Evan Meek from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned RHP Kevin Gausman, who lost a Wednesday start to Detroit, to the same club. … Markakis snapped an 0-for-14 skid with three singles. … Royals RHP Wade Davis has a stiff neck and was not available.
The Hays High boys track team won their fifth straight Western Athletic Conference meet yesterday in Dodge City. The Indians scored 105 points, 8 1/2 more than second place Dodge City. The Indians were led by junior Alex Delton who won the 100, 200 and was part of the winning 4×100 relay. Clayton Reidel had two first place finishes, winning the 400 and was on the 4×100 relay. Junior Hayden Kreutzer won the pole vault and Aaron Voss won the high jump.
The Hays High girls’ finished third and were led by junior Mattie Schlaefli who own the javelin.
