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Hays High’s Lane Clark to kick for Tennessee State

Posted on May 8, 2014May 9, 2014

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Four sport athlete at Hays High School, Lane Clark signed his letter of intent Thursday to kick at Division 1 Tennessee State University. Clark was on the football team three of his four high school years and also played soccer during the same fall season. He also was on the 4th place state basketball team where he was a three year starter and also a varsity member of the golf team in the spring.

This summer Clark spent time honing his football kicking skills at the KCKicking camp as was named MVP and also won the Last Man Standing Competition, Punt Championship and Kick-Off Championship. According to KCKicking.com “Lane Clark proved at this camp that he is one of the most consistent kicker we’ve ever worked with.”

During Clark’s junior season he made 33 of 38 PATs and was 4-4 on field goals hitting from 27 yards twice, 33 yards and 37 yards.

His senior year Clark missed just one PAT making 30 of 31 and was 7-9 of FG. He converted from 28, 29, 31, 36, 37, 38, and 48 yards. His only misses in two years were from 47 and 50 yards. Clark also played wide receiver and defensive back during his senior season.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and is a Division 1 Football Championship Subdivision school. The Tigers compete in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Hays High baseball 2-0 in first day of Diamond Classic

Posted on May 8, 2014May 9, 2014

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Hays 7 – Word of Life 6 (8 inn.)
If the opening game of the 2014 Western Plains Diamond Classic is any indication as to how the next three games to go, fans are in for a treat this year. The Hays High Indians defeated Word of Life 7-6 in eight innings to open up the three days of baseball games.

Word of Life held a 1-0 lead on a fielding error in the top of the second inning until Marcus Altman sent a towering solo home run over the left field fence to tie the game at 1-1. Starting pitcher Layne Downing gave the Indians their first lead of the game with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. Downing was pretty much on cruise control until he ran into a bases loaded jam in the top of fourth when Jazz Chisholm gave the Fire a 5-3 lead with grand slam homerun.

Jared Haynes scored in the bottom of the sixth and then was matched by a single run by Word of Life in the top of the seventh to set up a 6-4 lead for the Fire heading to the bottom of the seventh.

Hays loaded the bases on a hit by pitch, single and walk with now outs. Dalton Stout grounded into a double play but was able to plate Marcus Altman and move pinch runner Adam Klaus to third. Still trailing 6-5 Trenton Henningson sent a hard ground ball towards right field that was cut off by first baseman Jack Halloran. Holloran dove for first base in an attempt to record the third out, but dropped the baseball allowing Henningson to reach safely and Klaus to score from third to tie the game 6-6.

Kade Parker then relieved Downing on the mound for the top of the eighth needing just ten pitches to get through four batters. In the bottom of the eighth, Jared Haynes walked to open the inning and moved to second base on a one out single by Cole Schumacher. Altman lined out to left field, bringing Parker to the plate. Parker sent his fourth hit of the game to left field, scoring Haynes from second and giving the Indians the 7-6 victory.

Parker (4-1) picks up the win in relief. Derrick Begane (2-2) takes the loss in relief, allowing a run in the eighth inning.

Hays will face Great Bend at 7:00 Thursday night to cap off the first day of the 2014 Western Plains Diamond Classic. The game can be heard on 96.9 KFIX.

Game Highlights

Frank Leo Postgame Interview

Hays 16 – Great Bend 6 (6 inn.)
Hays High had no problem in their second game of the Diamond Classic beating Great Bend 16-6 in six innings. Hays scored in all but one of the six innings, scoring 3 in the first, 6 in the second, 1 in each the third and fourth, and five runs in the sixth inning. Using a twenty hit attack, the Indians led 10-0 after three innings, but Great Bend was able to extend the game scoring two runs in the fourth and four runs in the sixth.

The Panthers used four different pitchers in the defeat. Anson Hall takes the loss for Great Bend. Cole Shumacher moves his record to 3-0 pitching all six innings, allowing 6 runs on 8 hits, striking out seven and walking two.

The Hays offense was highlighted by Marcus Altman’s four hits including his second home run of the tournament. Each of the ten Indians that batted recorded a hit.

Hays has won eight games in a row and improve their record to 11-5. Great Bend falls to 7-8.

It was also throwback Thursday for the Indians as they wore uniforms from 1981, the first year that Coach Frank Leo and pitching coach Keith Harper started coaching Hays High.

The Indians next action in the tournament will be against Salina Central at 7:15 on Friday night.

Barton CC coach resigns

Posted on May 8, 2014May 8, 2014

Great Bend Post

After 904 wins at Barton Community College, and 1,001 career victories overall, baseball coach Mike Warren resigned Wednesday. Warren says he informed BCC Athletic Director Trevor Rolfs and President Dr. Carl Heilman Wednesday of his decision.

Warren has coached at Barton for 30 years and has a record of 904-630 while coaching the Cougars and a career mark of 1,001-740 including his coaching stops at Pratt Community College and Dodge City Community College.

The Cougars went 32-25-1 this past season in what turned out to be Warren’s final season at BCC.

FHSU has four named to All-MIAA baseball team

Posted on May 8, 2014May 8, 2014

Fort Hays State’s senior outfielder Clayton Garland has been named to the Second Team of the All-MIAA baseball team announced Thursday. It’s the second consecutive season Garland has been honored by the conference after being named Honorable Mention in 2013.

Garland led the Tigers and was third in the conference with a .406 batting average. The Cheyenne, Wyo. native, who played two season at Barton [Kan.] CC before transferring to FHSU, also led the Tigers with 67 hits, 42 runs scored, three triples and six stolen bases.

Senior first baseman Horace Johnson who was named to the Third Team. Johnson, who was a First Team pick at designated hitter in 2013, was second on the team with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 42 runs batted in.

Cooper Langley and Kevin Czarnecki were both Honorable Mention picks. Langley as a designated hitter and Czarnecki as a utility player. Czarnecki led the Tigers with eight home runs and 43 runs batted and was second with a .350 batting average.

Complete All-MIAA team below…

Player of the Year: Phillip Wilson, SS/RP, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Pitcher of the Year: Ricky Reeves, Jr., Central Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year: Ryan Helsley, P, Northeastern State
Coach of the Year: Chris Martin, Southwest Baptist

First Team All-MIAA 
Pitcher: Ricky Reeves, Jr., Central Oklahoma
Pitcher: Shawn Talkington, Jr, Emporia State
Pitcher: Kyle Gehrs, Sr., Central Missouri
Relief Pitcher: Brenton Higgins, Sr., Emporia State
Catcher: David Gauntt, So., Washburn
First Base: Jake O’ Brien, Jr., Central Oklahoma
Second Base: Levi Parker, Jr., Emporia State
Shortstop: Phillip Wilson, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Third Base: Spencer Blacksher, Jr., Southwest Baptist
Outfield: Cody Robinson, Sr., Northeastern State
Outfield: Anthony Pacheco, So., Nebraska-Kearney
Outfield: Brad Wilson, Sr., Central Missouri
Designated Hitter: Josh Ingram, Jr., Central Oklahoma
Utility: Danny Droll, Jr., Nebraska-Kearney

Second Team All-MIAA 
Pitcher: Brett Ash, Sr., Washburn^
Pitcher: Jared Sterling, Jr., Central Oklahoma^
Pitcher: David Reese, Sr., Missouri Southern^
Pitcher: Ryan Hesley, Fr., Northeastern State^
Relief Pitcher: Zach Davis, Sr., Central Missouri
Catcher: Max Ayoub, Jr., Nebraska-Kearney
First Base: Mike Failoni, Sr., Lindenwood
Second Base: Cesar Wong, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Shortstop: Ross Wolfe, Jr., Southwest Baptist
Third Base: Dean Long, Jr., Emporia State
Outfield: Clayton Garland, Sr., Fort Hays State
Outfield: Justin Harris, Jr., Emporia State
Outfield: Ryan Degner, Jr., Missouri Western
Designated Hitter: Chance Wolfe, Fr., Southwest Baptist
Utility: Jake Alexander, So., Central Missouri
^= Four pitchers due to tie in the voting

Third Team All-MIAA 
Pitcher: Ricky Rivera, Jr., Central Missouri#
Pitcher: Logan Willard, Sr., Nebraska-Kearney#
Pitcher: Jarrod Miller, Jr., Emporia State#
Pitcher: Ryker Fox, Sr., Northwest Missouri#
Relief Pitcher: Phillip Wilson, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Catcher: Jake Schrader, Sr., Missouri Western
First Base: Horace Johnson, Sr., Fort Hays State*
First Base: Jake Vore, Jr., Southwest Baptist*
Second Base: Landon Young, Sr., Southwest Baptist
Shortstop: Toby Cornejo, Sr., Emporia State
Third Base: Matt Johnson, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Outfield: Brandon Landanger, Jr., Nebraska-Kearney%
Outfield: Logan Moon, Sr., Missouri Southern%
Outfield: Christian Binger, So., Southwest Baptist%
Outfield: Trevor Jones, Sr., Central Missouri%
Designated Hitter: Barrett Noirfalise, Sr., Central Missouri
Utility: David Weber, Sr., Northeastern State
#= Four pitchers due to tie in the voting
*= Two first basemen due to tie in the voting
%= Four outfielders due to tie in the voting

Honorable Mention  
Pitcher: Kurtis Schuyler, Central Missouri; Dakota McKaskle, Emporia State; Payton Walker, Missouri Southern; Jake Jones, Missouri Western; Tyler Thompson, Pittsburg State; Cory Borsh, Southwest Baptist; Taylor Gentry, Washburn
Relief Pitcher: Stephen Vaughn, Missouri Southern; Mason Queen, Missouri Western; Joe Smidt, Nebraska-Kearney; Ryan McKay, Pittsburg State; Sam Vergara, Southwest Baptist
Catcher: Seth Wheeler, Central Missouri; Brad Lamberti, Central Oklahoma.
First Base: Ryan Staggs, Northeastern State; Matt Jackson, Washburn
Second Base: Dylon Koch, Missouri Western; Corey Gragg, Washburn
Shortstop: Brad Jelinek, Central Missouri; Cody Childs, Missouri Western; Andrew Walker, Northeastern State
Third Base: Tony Sandifer, Central Missouri; Brad Foss, Pittsburg State; Kyle Carnahan, Washburn
Outfield: Kevin Gratza, Central Missouri; Tyler Crabtree, Central Oklahoma; Dillon Argo, Central Oklahoma; Price Jacobs, Emporia State; Marshall Vallandingham, Lindenwood; David Chew, Missouri Western; Jon Pomatto, Northwest Missouri; Cody Ball, Pittsburg State; Bo Helsel, Southwest Baptist; Wes Jones, Washburn; Parker Gibson, Washburn
Designated Hitter: Cooper Langley, Fort Hays State; Taylor Herrington, Washburn
Utility: Kevin Czarnecki, Fort Hays State; Ben Stewart, Lincoln; Ben Courdret, Lindenwood; Jerry Roam, Lindenwood.

Shields pitches Royals past Padres

Posted on May 8, 2014

SAN DIEGO (AP) – James Shields scattered seven hits over seven innings, Eric Hosmer drove in a season-high four runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 Wednesday.

The Royals scored three times in the first and that was plenty for Shields (4-3). He struck out four, walked two and threw 118 pitches.

Two relievers finished for the Royals. The Padres were shut out for a major league-high sixth time this season. San Diego has lost six of eight overall.

Andrew Cashner (2-5) lasted a season-low four innings.

Herman closes out season with seventh-place finish at Midwest/Central Regional

Posted on May 8, 2014May 8, 2014

FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State junior Trey Herman closed out his 2013-14 season at the Midwest/Central Regional on Wednesday at the Fox Run Golf Club in Eureka, Mo. Herman finished in a tie for seventh at 5-over par for the three-round tournament. Herman was the third-best individual in the standings not on a team advancing to the NCAA Championships, but only the top two individuals advance.

Herman started Wednesday in a tie for 32nd at 7-over par and saw that total balloon to 9-over after two bogeys in his first three holes (he started on the back nine for the second straight day). But he did not go quietly as he quickly caught fire by posting an eagle 3 at the par-5 13th hole. After a par at 14, he knocked in back-to-back birdies at the par-3 15th and par-5 16th. He finished his first nine of the day at 2-under par on a back nine that he had played 8-over par through the first two rounds.

Herman had made four straight pars until carding his third bogey of the day at the 3rd hole, but then back-to-back birdies at the par-4 5th and the par-5 6th pushed his round to 3-under par. Unfortunately, another bogey at the 7th hole pushed his round back to 2-under and he made par at the final two holes, carding a round of 70.

When he finished his round, Herman had gained 12 spots from 32nd to 20th. He got in the clubhouse early and watched a majority of the field come back to him and he moved all the way up to a tie for seventh by the end of the day, a gain of 25 spots in the standings.

Unfortunately Herman’s big climb in the standings was not quite enough to get to the NCAA Championship, as only the top two individuals in the standings on teams that did not qualify move on. Michael Colgate of Nebraska-Kearney won the tournament at 4-under par overall and Marcos Sevilla of Southeastern Oklahoma State finished third at 1-over par overall. They will be the two advancing to the NCAA Championship site as individuals. Herman and Ross Miller of Minnesota State-Mankato tied for seventh at 5-over par. They rounded out the top four individuals not on qualifying teams.

Teams that moved on to the NCAA Championships include Malone University, Central Missouri, Saginaw Valley State, and Central Oklahoma.

Herman finished the tournament with rounds of 74 (+2), 77 (+5), and 70 (-2). He had a very successful year triggered by his success at the Kansas Amateur last summer, where he topped a very talented field in stroke play, earned the No. 1 seed for match play, and finished as a semifinalist. He finished second in the MIAA Individual Point Standings this season and earned All-MIAA honors. Second is the highest any Tiger has ever finished in the MIAA point standings. Herman will look to carry this success into his senior year of 2014-15.

Kansas to host Florida in SEC/Big 12 Challenge

Posted on May 7, 2014

Kansas Athletics

IRVING, Texas – National powers and defending regular-season men’s basketball champions in each of their respective conferences, Kansas and Florida will square off in the second SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Dec. 5 in historic Allen Fieldhouse, the two leagues and ESPN announced Wednesday.

The Kansas-Florida contest is one of two in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge that will pit preseason-ranked teams in the early ESPN.com “Fab 50” ratings. Kansas is at No. 4, while Florida is No. 7 in the early poll. No. 6 Texas will play at No. 1 Kentucky on Dec. 5 in the Challenge. Last season, the Big 12 won the Challenge by capturing wins in seven of the 10 meetings.

In last season’s inaugural Challenge, then-No. 19 Florida defeated then-No. 13 Kansas, 67-61, on Dec. 10 in Gainesville. The two teams would climb the national rankings for the remainder of the season with Florida at No. 1 the final four weeks of 2013-14 and Kansas as high as No. 5 on Feb. 24. Both teams won their regular-season conference championships and Florida won the SEC Tournament, as well. KU finished 25-10 and 14-4 in the 2013-14 season and entered the NCAA Tournament a No. 2 seed, while Florida went 36-3 overall, 18-0 in the SEC and was the overall No. 1 seed of the 2014 NCAA tourney.

Though there have only been five games in this series, the Kansas-Florida matchups have been highly touted. Kansas leads 3-2, with three of the five meetings being top-10 nationally-ranked contests. Four of the five meetings has seen at least one team ranked in the top 10.

In the first meeting, No. 5 Kansas defeated No. 6 Florida 69-63 in Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 7, 1994. KU was ranked No. 3 when the Jayhawks defeated the Gators 69-64 on Jan. 11, 1996, in Gainesville. No. 7 Florida bested No. 2 Kansas in the third meeting 83-73 on Nov. 29, 2003, in the consolation finals of the Preseason NIT at Madison Square Garden. Prior to last season’s meeting in Gainesville, No. 10 Kansas defeated top-ranked Florida 82-80 in overtime on Nov. 25, 2006, in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational. Florida went on to win its second-straight NCAA National Championship that season, while Kansas claimed the national title the following year in 2008.

2014 SEC / BIG 12 CHALLENGE
Wednesday, December 3
Auburn at Texas Tech

Thursday, December 4
Arkansas at Iowa State
Baylor at Vanderbilt
LSU at West Virginia
TCU at Mississippi

Friday, December 5
Florida at KANSAS
Missouri at Oklahoma
Texas at Kentucky

Saturday, December 6
Kansas State at Tennessee
Oklahoma State at South Carolina

Gordon, Butler lift Royals to extra inning win over Padres

Posted on May 7, 2014May 7, 2014

By BERNIE WILSON
AP Sports Writer

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Alex Gordon singled in the go-ahead run with one out in the 11th inning and pinch-hitter Billy Butler followed with an RBI double for the Kansas City Royals, who beat San Diego 3-1 Tuesday night to snap their season-high five-game losing streak.

Eric Hosmer started the winning rally when he hit a leadoff double to center off Nick Vincent (0-1). Gordon singled to right with one out and Hosmer beat the throw home with a headfirst slide, touching the plate with his left hand.

Butler then doubled in Gordon.

Wade Davis (2-1) pitched two innings of one-hit ball for for the victory, striking out four. Greg Holland, who blew the save Monday night, pitched the 11th for his eighth save in nine chances.

Indian girls’ soccer non-loss streak comes to an end

Posted on May 7, 2014May 7, 2014

You have to go all the way back to April 5th to find the last time the Hays High girls’ soccer team lost a match. That was a 1-0 setback to Newton in the third-place game of the McPherson Invitational.

Tuesday, the Indians had their stretch of non-losses end at 10 with a 2-0 loss at McPherson. The Indians are now 10-3-1 with all three losses coming in McPherson.

Hays returns to Western Athletic Conference play Thursday when they host Dodge City.

Herman cards 5-over par in second round of NCAA Regional

Posted on May 7, 2014

FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State junior Trey Herman shot a 5-over par round of 77 on day two of the Midwest/Central Regional in Eureka, Mo. The round pushes Herman to 7-over for the tournament after a 2-over par opening round on Monday. Herman is now tied for 32nd heading into the final round on Wednesday.

Herman could not find a birdie in his second round after carding four on Monday. He started on the back nine, a side he struggled with for the second straight day. He was 3-over after two holes with a double bogey on No. 10 (par 4) and a bogey on No. 11 (par 3). He settled in with three straight pars before carding two more bogeys in his last four holes of the opening nine.

Herman has not experienced any problems with the front nine at Fox Run Golf Club so far. He played the front even on Tuesday, carding nine straight pars. So far through two rounds, Herman is 1-under on the front nine and 8-over on the back nine.

Michael Colgate of Nebraska-Kearney is now the tournament leader at 4-under par overall after a round of 3-under on Tuesday. Only three golfers are under par and two are at even.

Monarch baseball splits with Larned

Posted on May 7, 2014

The TMP-Marian baseball team split their doubleheader with a two-loss Larned team Tuesday, winning the first game 2-0 then losing game two 5-3 at the TMP Field.

The Monarchs scored both of their runs in the first inning of game one. Kameron Schmidt took over from there, picking up the complete game victory, striking out eight.

The Monarchs commit five errors in the second contest, falling behind 5-0 before scoring three in the bottom of the seventh. Cameron Brin takes the loss, striking out seven over seven innings. Grant Romme drove in two as the Monarchs move to 12-4 on the year while Larned is 13-3.

TMP is off until Monday when they host Russell/Victoria in a makeup doubleheader.

Ellis baseball swept by Hoisington

Posted on May 7, 2014

The Ellis baseball team has lost four straight after they were swept in Hoisington Tuesday by scores of 15-0 and 2-1.

The Railers were held to one hit in the first game which ended after three innings by run rule. Scott Pfeifer takes the loss, allowing four earned runs on nine hits.

Brandon Bollig struck out 11 and allowed just one earned run in the second game and is the tough luck loser as the Cardinals score a run in the sixth to tie then another in the seventh for the comeback win.

The Railers were held to just three hits as they fall to 6-8 on the year.

Lady Monarchs sweep Plainville

Posted on May 6, 2014May 7, 2014

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Game 1 TMP 21, Plainville 1
Game 2 TMP 9, Plainville 4

Allison Helget picked up two wins against Plainville on Tuesday to help the TMP Lady Monarchs improve their record to 7-11. Helget struck out 14 batters over the two games and never pitched from behind and improves to 6-8 on the season.

TMP had some big help from the bats in the first game, pounding out 14 hits including a pair of inside the park home runs from Kelli Veach and Heidi Gottschalk.

The Lady Monarchs will finish up their regular season schedule at home in the Mid-Central Activities Association tournament on May 13th.

Highlights

Melissa Schoepf Interview