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Five FHSU wrestlers qualify for NCAA Championships; Tigers fourth at regional

Posted on March 1, 2014March 1, 2014

FHSU Sports Information

Five wrestlers from No. 15 Fort Hays State earned a berth to the NCAA National Championships, as the team finished fourth at the NCAA Central Super Regional on Saturday, March 1. The tournament, held in Edmond, Okla., was a two-day event that sent the top five place-winners of each weight class to nationals.

FHSU’s C.J. Napier (141) and Jon Inman (184) claimed the regional championships in their respective weight classes, while Josh Rodriguez took second at 174 pounds. On the consolation side of the bracket, Tanner Kriss (197) grabbed fourth place and Mitchell Means (157) was fifth. Just missing a trip to Nationals was Adam Ludwin (125) and Trey Page (285). Both wrestlers finished sixth in their respective classes.

In team scoring, FHSU held tough to the second position for much of the tournament, but eventually finished fourth with 89.0 points. Ahead of the Tigers was champion Nebraska-Kearney (106.5 points), Lindenwood (99.5 points) and St. Cloud State (99.0 points). Ouachita Baptist (85.0 points) was fifth.

Napier, ranked fourth nationally at 141 pounds, finished 2-0 on the second day of action, picking up the first of two regional titles for the Tigers. Napier defeated Matt Nelson of St. Cloud State, 5-2 to reach the finals, and then knocked off Kyle Webb (Lindenwood) by decision, 5-2, to grab the championship. Napier is a two-time national qualifier in a Tiger uniform.

Inman, a freshman, earned his first trip to nationals after going 2-0 on Day 2 of competition. Inman won by decision, 7-2, over Sean Derry (Augustana) in the semifinals to reach the title bout. Inman claimed the Tigers second regional championship of the day with a 7-3 decision over Mark Fiala of Nebraska-Kearney.

Rodriguez clinched a berth to the NCAA Championships with a second-place finish at 174 pounds, going 1-1 in the final day of the tournament. In the semifinals, Rodriguez took a 7-1 decision over Connor Monk (Minnesota State-Moorhead) before falling to UNK’s Patrick Martinez, 4-2.

Kriss, ranked seventh nationally at 197 pounds, finished fourth to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Kriss started his day with a narrow 4-3 loss to eventual champion Romero Cotton of Nebraska-Kearney before knocking off Kenny Breaux (Lindenwood) in the consolation semifinals by a 5-0 decision. In the third-place match, Kriss dropped a 3-2 decision to Jayd Docken of Augustana

The Tigers’ final qualifier, Means, finished the tournament at 4-2 overall in fifth place. In the third round of consolation matches, Means defeated Chase White of UNK, 4-0, before falling Bobby Williams (Ouachita Baptist) by pin in 1:37. With a trip to nationals on the line, Means defeated Bradyn Neises of Augustana by major decision, 10-2.

The NCAA Championships will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 13-14.

Hays High Sub-State Games Set

Posted on March 1, 2014

By Dustin Armbruster

Finishing the regular season 20-0 has earned the Hays High Indians the #1 seed in the upcoming week’s sub-state tournament. Hays will host 3-17 Wichita West on Wednesday at 6:00. The winner of that game takes on the winner of fourth seeded Bishop Carroll or the fifth seed Great Bend. Both teams are 7-13 on the season and home court was decided on a coin flip. The higher of the remaining seeds will host the championship game.

Both the Hays high girls and Wichita West finished 0-20 on the year and a coin flip was used to determine the seven and eight seeds. Hays lost the coin flip and will be making a return trip to Great Bend for a 7:00 game on Thursday. The Indians finished the regular season in Great Bend on Friday. The winner will play the winner of fourth seeded Liberal (7-13) and fifth seeded Bishop Carroll (6-14).

See more brackets at https://kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/SSAssignments.cfm

Hays Boys Finish Regular Season Perfect; Girls Fall

Posted on February 28, 2014

By Dustin Armbruster

Girls: Great Bend 62 – Hays 27

The Hays High girls led the Western Athletic Conference champion Great Bend Lady Panthers 6-4 midway through the first quarter. Hays though wouldn’t score for the next nine minutes as Great Bend went on a 33-0 run. Great Bend finished off the night with a 62-27 victory, completing a perfect 8-0 record in the WAC.

Hays was led by Audra Schmeidler with 8 points and 9 rebounds.

Hays finishes the season at 0-20 and 0-8 in the WAC. Great Bend finishes at 18-2.

Hays will play next Thursday in the first round of sub-state as either the seven or eight seed. Wichita West also went 0-20 this season and coin flip will determine the seeds. Depending the outcome of that flip, Hays will play either at Great Bend again, at Bishop-Carroll in Wichita or in Goddard at Eisenhower High School.

Boys: Hays 63 – Great Bend 35

All twenty of Hays High’s regular season games have had the same result…a W for the Indians. Hays improved their record to 20-0 and 8-0 in the Western Athletic Conference with a 63-35 in on Friday night in Great Bend. Great Bend took an early 3-0 lead when Hays exploded for an 11-0 run and never looked back. Jordan Windholz scored 13 first quarter points and Lane Clark hit two three’s including one at the the first quarter buzzer to lead 23-10. The Indians defense stole the show in the second quarter, allowing the Panthers to score just one point for a 33-11 half time lead.

Both teams scored 17 points in the third and Hays outscored Great Bend 13-7 in the fourth.

At 20-0, this Hays team is just the third Indian squad to earn 20 or more wins in a season. Hays went 22-1 in the 1943-44 season earning the Indians only state basketball title. The 1995-96 team went 21-4.

Hays wins the Western Athletic Conference for the first time 2006 and wraps up the one seed in the sub-state with the win. Great Bend finishes the year at 7-13 and 2-6 in the WAC.

Jordan Windholz followed up his career high 26 points on Tuesday night with a 20 point effort on Friday. Brady Werth added 14 in the victory.

Hays shot 57% for the game 26 of 46 and committed just five turnovers, none in the first half.

Hays High will host the first round of the sub-state tournament next Wednesday against Wichita Heights. The KSHSAA changed the hosting rules last year and the higher seeded team hosts the second round as well.

Great Bend will learn their fate on Saturday as they are tied with Bishop Carroll for the fourth and fifth seed. A coin flip will determine who get the first round home game.

Tigers come up short in regular season finale

Posted on February 28, 2014February 28, 2014

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

After shooting 61-percent from the floor and hitting 7-of-9 three-pointers in the first half, the Fort Hays State Tigers connected on just 39-percent in the second and were just 1-for-6 from beyond the arc and lose 75-71 to Northeastern State Friday night in front of 3,437 at Gross Coliseum. The RiverHawks, who shot 52-percent in the first half, hit on 59-percent in the second including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc.

The Tigers led by as many as 11 in the first half before settling for a seven-point halftime lead. They pushed the lead to nine but get outscored 10-4 over the final 3:55.

The Tigers, who lead the MIAA and are fourth in the country in free throw shooting, hit just 6-of-14 while the RiverHawks connected on 22-of-26.

Dwayne Brunson led the Tigers with 22 points and nine rebounds. Carson Konrade added 18 and Craig Nicholson 13 before fouling out late in the game.

Bryton Hobbs led Northeastern State with a game-high 30.

The Tigers, who end the regular season 22-6 and 13-6 in the MIAA, will be the No. 4 seed in the MIAA tournament and play in the 2:15pm game on Friday.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Lehman’s triple-double lifts Lady Tigers past Northeastern State

Posted on February 28, 2014February 28, 2014

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

On a night where both teams struggled to make shots, the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers had just enough offense defeating Northeastern State 55-39. FHSU ends the regular season on a three-game win streak and improves to 19-7 overall and 12-7 in the MIAA. Northeastern drops their sixth straight and falls to 10-16 and 7-12 in the conference.

Both teams struggled in the first half. Fort Hays State hit just one of their first 10 shots while the RiverHawks missed their first 11. The Lady Tigers eventually put together a 10-2 run and led 24-15 at the half despite going 0-for-10 from beyond the arc. NSU shot just 18-percent in the first 20 minutes (5-27).

Kate Lehman recorded her second triple-double with 10 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocked shots. Beth Bohuslavsky scored 12 and Kate Edwards 10.

FHSU held the RiverHawks to 21-percent shooting and their second lowest point total of the season.

The Lady Tigers are back at home Monday at 7pm for a first-round game in the MIAA tournament.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Thursday’s high school basketball results

Posted on February 28, 2014

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 59, Wichita Collegiate 49
Andover 63, Wichita Campus 25
Andover Central 64, Arkansas City 51
Atchison 81, Maranatha Academy 45
Augusta 60, Clearwater 47
Baldwin 58, DeSoto 50
Basehor-Linwood 79, Mill Valley 53
Bonner Springs 64, Tonganoxie 56
Buhler 50, Rose Hill 44
Burlington 62, Cherryvale 41
Centralia 50, Onaga 37
Chanute Christian 45, Flint Hills Christian 32
Cheney 57, Douglass 53
Chetopa 69, Sedan 44
Cimarron 63, Southwestern Hts. 47
Circle 63, Wellington 55
Coffeyville 63, Parsons 55
Concordia 82, Abilene 75, OT
Derby Invasion 77, St. John’s Military 32
Goddard-Eisenhower 82, Goddard 69
Hesston 66, Haven 51
Hiawatha 50, Riverside 42
Horton 71, Wetmore 47
Hutchinson Central Christian 76, Elyria Christian 38
Jefferson West 59, Perry-Lecompton 55, OT
KC Bishop Ward 38, KC Turner 32
KC East Christian 72, St. Louis Christian, Mo. 63
Lansing 68, KC Piper 66
Maize South 55, Valley Center 40
Mulvane 65, El Dorado 60
Pittsburg 55, Fort Scott 40
Pittsburg Colgan 59, Labette County 49
Riley County 57, St. Mary’s 29
Rock Creek 65, Rossville 39
Silver Lake 53, Wabaunsee 30
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 57, Rock Hills 43
Sunrise Christian 61, St. Mary’s Academy 44
TMP-Marian 55, Hutchinson Trinity 50
Ulysses 59, Colby 57
Veritas Christian 56, Cair Paravel 50
West Franklin 59, Marmaton Valley 25
Wichita Bishop Carroll 56, Wichita Northwest 44
Wichita Heights 46, Kapaun Mount Carmel 36
Wichita North 95, Wichita West 51
Wichita Southeast 67, Wichita East 59

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 47, Wichita Collegiate 39
Andover 50, Wichita Campus 28
Andover Central 75, Arkansas City 44
Atchison 49, Maranatha Academy 38
Augusta 41, Clearwater 26
Baldwin 46, DeSoto 31
Buhler 52, Rose Hill 50
Centre 67, Solomon 35
Cheney 46, Douglass 40
Cimarron 54, Southwestern Hts. 29
Coffeyville 78, Parsons 61
Concordia 48, Abilene 46
Elyria Christian 43, Hutchinson Central Christian 24
Fort Scott 42, Pittsburg 30
Goddard 46, Goddard-Eisenhower 41
Hesston 51, Haven 21
Horton 47, Wetmore 40
Hutchinson Trinity 49, Hays-TMP-Marian 46
Iola 42, Wellsville 33
Jefferson West 43, Perry-Lecompton 35
Kapaun Mount Carmel 55, Wichita Heights 41
KC Bishop Ward 38, KC Turner 32
KC Piper 63, Lansing 56
Labette County 50, Pittsburg Colgan 39
LaCrosse 49, Macksville 47
Memphis-Area Home Education Association, Tenn. 74, KC East Christian 24
Mulvane 52, El Dorado 36
Rossville 47, Rock Creek 37
Sedan 78, Chetopa 41
Silver Lake 44, Wabaunsee 40
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 45, Rock Hills 28
St. Thomas Aquinas 57, BV North 35
Sunrise Christian 53, Veritas Christian 29
Tonganoxie 41, Bonner Springs 40
Topeka Heritage Christian 35, Derby Invasion 20
Valley Center 57, Maize South 31
Wellington 53, Circle 45
Wichita Bishop Carroll 64, Wichita Northwest 26
Wichita East 47, Wichita Southeast 38
Wichita Home School 56, Manhattan CHIEF 26
Wichita North 65, Wichita West 45

TMP boys win, girls lose at Hutch Trinity

Posted on February 28, 2014February 28, 2014

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: Hutch Trinity 49, TMP 46
The TMP Lady Monarchs lost a heartbreaker to Hutch Trinity on Thursday night, 49-46. Trailing 23 to 14 at halftime, the Lady Monarchs hit four 3-pointers in the third quarter while allowing only three Celtic points and went to the fourth quarter tied at 26 points. Both teams would put up big numbers in the fourth but TMP fell short. The Lady Monarchs had a couple of opportunities late but two critical turnovers cost them a chance at attempting a game tying three pointer.

Megan Koenigsman was the lone Lady Monarch in double figures with 16 points. TMP begins 3A Sub-State play on Tuesday at Phillipsburg.

Girls Highlights

Boys: TMP 55, Hutch Trinity 50
The Hutch Trinity Celtics shot out of the gates against TMP by scoring the game’s first six points and didn’t look back for most of the first half. The Celtics led 14-6 after the first quarter and 31-24 at halftime. Their lead would grow to as many as 12 points in the third quarter when TMP started to push back. The Monarchs would cut the lead back to six at 42-36 going to quarter number four.

Hutch Trinity would quickly build the lead back to nine at 45-36 early in the fourth quarter and TMP would answer in a big way outscoring the Celtics 19 to five the rest of the way. Jordan Gottschalk finished with 16 points to lead the Monarchs. Sophomore Jared Vitztum would come off of the bench and score 15 points, including a three pointer with 1:22 left in the game to give TMP a 52-50 lead that they would never relinquish.

TMP is now 11-9 on the season and will host Norton in the first round of the Hoisington 3A Sub-State.

Joe Hertel Interview

Boys Highlights

FHSU baseball swept at Missouri Southern

Posted on February 28, 2014February 28, 2014

FHSU Sports Information

Missouri Southern remained undefeated by sweeping a doubleheader against Fort Hays State on Thursday (Feb. 27) in Joplin, Mo. Fort Hays State fell by scores of 8-0 and 11-7, now 3-6 overall and 2-4 in the MIAA. Missouri Southern improved to 10-0 overall and 6-0 in the MIAA.

Game 1: Missouri Southern 8, Fort Hays State 0
The Tigers could not get anything going offensively in the first game, scratching out just one hit against Missouri Southern starter David Reese. Reese threw a complete game shutout, striking out nine Tigers and did not allow a walk, but hit one batter.

Cooper Langley had the lone hit for FHSU in the second inning. FHSU had runners at second and third in that inning, but could not push a run across with MSSU holding a 1-0 lead at the time. MSSU went on to score one in the second, two in the third, and four in the sixth.

Steven Federau went the distance for FHSU, allowing eight runs on 11 hits with two walks and one strikeout.

Game 2: Missouri Southern 11, Fort Hays State 7
The Tigers fell behind 7-1 after three innings, then 11-2 after five innings and could not mount a big enough comeback to catch the Lions in game two.

Horace Johnson had a RBI single in the first inning to give FHSU the lead 1-0 momentarily until Missouri Southern scored four in the bottom half of the first. FHSU added its second run of the game in the fourth on a sacrifice fly RBI by Nick Hammeke.

Down by nine, the Tigers scored twice in the sixth on a two-RBI single by Alex King, then plated three in the eighth on a two-RBI double by King and a RBI single by Cooper Langley. King finished the game with four RBI.

The Tigers had two pitchers each go 4.0 innings. Starter Tyler Patty pitched to one batter in the fifth before being relieved by Ty Thomas. Patty surrendered eight runs on 11 hits with one walk. Thomas allowed just three runs (one earned) and eight hits, while striking out three.

Payton Walker threw 6.0 innings for the Lions, picking up the win. He surrendered four runs on 11 hits and struck out eight. Josh Engler (0.1 innings) and Stephen Vaughn (1.0 innings) shut down the Tigers over the final inning and a third.

Fort Hays State and Missouri Southern play the final two games of the four-game series on Friday, starting at 1 pm.

Nicholson basket carries Tigers past Central Oklahoma

Posted on February 26, 2014February 26, 2014

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State Tigers score the final seven points to rally past Central Oklahoma 80-79 Wednesday night in front of 3,177 at Gross Coliseum. The victory secures the Tigers the No. 4 seed in next week’s MIAA tournament and a trip to the quarterfinals.

Craig Nicholson scored the game winner on a layup with 1.6 seconds left. The Bronchos Aaron Anderson then missed a shot from just inside half court to end the game.

The Tigers led by as many as 12 in the first half and were up 10 at halftime, but UCO opened the second half with a 15-5 run to tie the game 42-42 with 16:46 to play. They would push the lead as high as eight with 3:05 left and were up 79-73 with 1:38 left.

UCO hit eight second half 3-pointers and finished 10-for-23 from beyond the arc. The Tigers shot just 42-percent in the game but outrebounded the Bronchos by 11 and had 16 offensive boards.

Nicholson played all 20 minutes in the second half and finished with 25 points, nine assists and just two turnovers. James Fleming added 15 points, Carson Konrade 14 and Dwayne Brunson 11 along with 11 rebounds.

FHSU is now 22-5 overall and 13-5 in the MIAA. The Bronchos see their six game win streak come to and end and drop to 17-8 and 11-7 I the conference.

Coach Johnson Postgame 2-26-14

Craig Nicholson Interview 2-26-14

Tiger Highlights 2-26-14

Strong second half carries Lady Tigers to win over UCO

Posted on February 26, 2014February 26, 2014

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers closed the final 4:41 on a 9-0 run and beat Central Oklahoma 72-62 Wednesday night at Gross Coliseum. FHSU has now won two straight and improves to 18-7 and 11-7 in the MIAA. The Bronchos fall to 11-14 and 6-12 in the MIAA.

The Tigers trailed by three at halftime and were down five early in the second before going on a 14-0 run to go up 11. The Bronchos answered with an 19-8 run to tie the game at 60-60 with 8:19 to play. Taylor Chandler hit a top of key 3-pointer to give FHSU a 63-60 with 5:49 to play and the Lady Tigers would never trail again.

Kate Lehman led FHSU with 16 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and six blocks. Kate Edwards added 19 points and seven rebounds.

Central Oklahoma finished 8-for-16 from beyond the arc but the Lady Tigers controlled the glass, outrebounded UCO by 10 and scored 13 points off 16 offensive rebounds.

UCO was led by Britney Morgan’s 20 points.

Coach Hobson Postgame 2-26-14

Lady Tiger Highlights 2-26-14

FHSU women’s basketball holds 10th spot in Central Region Rankings

Posted on February 26, 2014February 27, 2014

FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State Women’s Basketball remained 10th in the second version of the NCAA Central Region rankings, released Wednesday (Feb. 26). Eight teams are selected to play in the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament at the end of the season, but automatic bids are given to teams that win conference postseason tournaments.

The Tigers (17-7, 10-7 MIAA) are 14-7 against NCAA Divison II teams – with all matchups coming against regional opponents.

Just one change occured in the Top 5, as Emporia State, Harding and Central Missouri hold the top three slots. Wayne State (Neb.) is fourth, while Pittsburg State leap-frogged Minnesota State for the fifth spot. The seventh, eighth and ninth spots are held by NSIC teams Northern State, Concordia-St. Paul and Minot State, respectively, with FHSU coming in at No. 10. MIAA opponent Missouri Southern fell out of the rankings, replace by Minot.

Eight teams will be selected to the NCAA Tournament from the region, but three automatic bids will be at stake from the MIAA, NSIC, and GAC. Teams outside the top 10 of the region rankings could steal a bid to the tournament by winning their conference tournament.

Rank	Team	In-Region	DII Record
1	Emporia State	20-2	22-2
2	Harding	21-1	24-1
3	Central Missouri	18-3	20-3
4	Wayne State (Neb.)	23-3	24-3
5	Pittsburg State	19-4	20-6
6	Minnesota State-Mankato	18-5	20-5
7	Northern State	19-5	19-5
8	Concordia-St. Paul	19-8	20-8
9	Minot State	15-8	15-8
10	Fort Hays State	14-7	14-7

Tigers remain No. 6 in NCAA Central Region Rankings

Posted on February 26, 2014February 27, 2014

FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State men’s basketball remained No. 6 in the latest NCAA Division II Central Region Rankings, released on Wednesday (Feb. 26). There was a shake-up at the top of the rankings with Winona State falling from the No. 1 spot last week to No. 5 this week with Minnesota State taking over the No. 1 spot, up one from last week.

Central Missouri jumped from No. 5 in the region all the way to No. 2, Northwest Missouri State moved up one spot to No. 3, and Missouri Southern fell back one spot from No. 3 to No. 4. The Tigers and Arkansas Tech maintained the No. 6 and No. 7 positions, while St. Cloud State jumped from No. 10 to No. 8 this week.

Fort Hays State closes out the regular season this week at home against Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State. Fort Hays State is 21-5 overall. Central Oklahoma is now in the region rankings at No. 9.

Eight teams from the region are selected for the NCAA Tournament at the completion of conference tournaments. Automatic bids go to the champions of the MIAA, NSIC, and GAC Tournaments.

Below are the region rankings for Wednesday, February 26.

	CENTRAL	DII Record	In-Region Record
1	Minnesota State-Mankato	21-4	20-3
2	Central Missouri	18-4	18-3
3	Northwest Missouri State	17-6	17-5
4	Missouri Southern State	16-5	14-5
5	Winona State	19-5	19-5
6	Fort Hays State	19-5	19-5
7	Arkansas Tech	16-7	16-7
8	St. Cloud State	16-7	16-7
9	Central Oklahoma	13-7	13-7
10	Minnesota State-Moorhead	15-7	15-7

High School basketball sub-state brackets released

Posted on February 26, 2014February 27, 2014

The sub-state basketball brackets were released Wednesday afternoon for classes 4A through 1A for the sub-state tournaments beginning next Monday and Tuesday.

The TMP-Marian boys are the three seed at the 3A Hoisington tournament and they will take on Norton, the six seed on Monday, March 3^rd at 7:00 p.m.

3A Hoisington boy’s bracket

The TMP girls are the number eight seed at 7-12 and they are on the road in Phillipsburg on Tuesday, March 4^th at 7:00.

3A Hoisington girl’s bracket

The Ellis girls are the number one seed in the 2A Oberlin sub-state and they will host Plainville at 7:00 on March 3^rd. Ellis is 16-4.

Smith Center is the No. 2 seed and they host Rawlins County. Trego is the No. 4 seed and they host five seed Hill City on Monday.

2A Oberlin girl’s bracket

The Plainville boys are 18-2 and the No. 1 seed at the Oberlin sub-state and they will take on Trego on Tuesday night at 7:00. Hill City is the No. 3 seed and they host Smith Center and Ellis travels to Atwood in the four versus five matchup.

2A Oberlin boy’s bracket

At the 1A-Division 1 Burrton sub-state the LaCrosse boys are the No. 3 seed and they will play Pretty Prairie. Victoria is the four seed and they take on host Burrton. Both games are Monday, March 3^rd at Burrton.

1A-Division 1 Burrton boy’s sub-state

The Victoria girls are the No. 1 seed and they get a first round bye and will take on the winner of No. 4 LaCrosse versus No. 5 Burrton.

1A-Division 1 Burrton girl’s sub-state

At the 1A-Division Quinter sub-state the Hoxie boys are the No. 1 seed and they get a first round bye and will take on the winner of the Quinter and St. Francis, the No. 4 versus No. 5 matchup. Stockton and Thunder Ridge also get first round byes and will matchup in the second round on Thursday March 6.

1A-Division 1 Quinter boy’s sub-state

The Hoxie girls are the No. 1 seed in the girls 1A-division 1 Quinter sub-state and will get the winner of the four versus five, St. Francis and Quinter matchup. The Stockton girls and Thunder Ridge girls both get byes and will play on Friday night in the second round.

1A-Division Quinter girl’s bracket

1A-Division 2 Otis-Bison sub-state

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