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Lady Tigers drop third straight; lose at Washburn

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Washburn Ichabods went on a 13-2 run after Fort Hays State had  built a three-point lead with 6:50 to play and defeats the Lady Tigers 74-65 Wednesday night at Lee Arena in Topeka. The Tigers used a 19-6 run to take the lead, their first since early in the game. The Lady Tigers have now lost three straight and fall to 16-7 overall and 9-7 in the MIAA. Washburn has won three straight and is now 16-8 and 11-6 in conference play.

The Lady Tigers raced out to an early 5-0 lead but Washburn responded with a 22-3 run to lead by 14 with 8:49 to play in the first half. FHSU regrouped and went on a 23-10 run to pull within one and trailed 34-33 at the half.

The Tigers hit just two of their first 11 shots to start the second half an fell behind by 10 with 13:20 to play.

Kate Lehman led the Lady Tigers with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Jill Faxon added 15 points and Chelsea Mason 13.

FHSU shot just 33-percent for the game and were just 5-for-28 from beyond the arc. They did hit 22-of-27 free throws and outrebounded Washburn by five.

Hobson Postgame Interview 2-19-14

Lady Tiger Highlights 2-19-14

FHSU women’s basketball No. 10 in first set of NCAA Central Region Rankings

FHSU Athletics
FHSU Athletics

FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State Women’s Basketball is slated 10th in the first release of the NCAA Central Region Rankings, announced Wednesday (Feb. 19).  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 (16-6, 9-6 MIAA) are tied for fifth in overall losses (six) with MIAA foes Pittsburg State and Missouri Southern, trailing Minnesota State-Mankato and Northern State of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference by just one loss.  Though the TIgers have 16 overall wins, just 13 of those are listed as In-Region and Division II matchups.

Emporia State and Harding are ranked first and second in the region, followed by Central Missouri, Wayne State (Neb.) and MSU to round out the top five.  The Tigers split against ESU this season, knocking off the Lady Hornets in Hays, Kan., but falling in a close game in Emporia, Kan.

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.

FHSU plays its final road game of the regular season on Feb. 19 (Wednesday) against Washburn in Topeka, Kan.  Game time is slated for 5:30 p.m.

Below is the first set of rankings for the 2014 season. A new set of rankings will be released next Wednesday (Feb. 26).

Rank Team In-Region Record Division II Record
1 Emporia State 18-2 20-2
2 Harding 20-1 22-1
3 Central Missouri 17-3 19-3
4 Wayne State (Neb.) 21-3 22-3
5 Minnesota State-Mankato 16-5 18-5
6 Pittsburg State 17-4 18-6
7 Northern State 17-5 17-5
8 Concordia-St. Paul 17-8 18-8
9 Missouri Southern State 13-6 13-6
10 Fort Hays State 13-6 13-6

FHSU nen 6th in first set of NCAA Central Region Rankings

Photo courtesy FHSU Athletics
Photo courtesy FHSU Athletics

FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State men’s basketball is ranked sixth in the first set of NCAA Central Region Rankings, released on Wednesday (Feb. 19). The Tigers join four other MIAA schools in the top eight of the list. 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.

Fort Hays State is among a log jam of schools in the top six that have six or less losses overall. Fort Hays State is currently 20-4 overall, but has a Division II overall record of 18-4. FHSU is tied with Winona State, the top-ranked team in the region in terms of Division II record, which is also 18-4.

Minnesota State, the second-ranked team in the region, has the best overall Division II record among the 10 listed in the region rankings at 19-4, but the Mavericks lost both regular season meetings with Winona State, thus making WSU the top team in the region at this point.

Missouri Southern, which the Tigers defeated in Joplin earlier this year, is the No. 3 ranked team in the region, followed by Northwest Missouri State and Central Missouri. FHSU lost its only meetings with Northwest Missouri and Central Missouri earlier this year. Fort Hays State and Central Missouri have the best overall Division II records of the teams listed from the MIAA, despite being the two lowest ranked out of the cluster of four teams from the conference. FHSU is currently 2-2 against teams in the top 10 of the region rankings, 1-2 against the other MIAA teams and a win on No. 9 Southwest Minnesota State’s home floor.

Strength of schedule could be playing a big factor in the current rankings. Even though FHSU ran the table in its Division II non-conference schedule (7-0), a few of the non-conference opponents have turned out to be well below .500 in overall record this year. Unfortunately, that is a factor that cannot be controlled as the season moves on.

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.

Below is the first set of rankings for the 2014 season. A new set of rankings will be released next Wednesday (Feb. 26).

Rank School Overall DII Record DII In-Region Record
1 Winona State 18-4 18-4
2 Minnesota State-Mankato 19-4 18-3
3 Missouri Southern State 14-5 12-5
4 Northwest Missouri State 15-6 15-5
5 Central Missouri 17-4 17-3
6 Fort Hays State 18-4 18-4
7 Arkansas Tech 15-6 15-6
8 Bemidji State 15-6 15-6
9 Southwest Minnesota State 15-9 15-9
10 St. Cloud State 14-7 14-7

Lagree signs with Butler

photoTMP-Marian Senior Mason LaGree has signed to play football at Butler Community College. Lagree, whose father also played at Butler, said this afternoon at his signing ceremony at TMP-Marian high school he chose Butler because of the familiarity he has with the program.

Lagree said, “I know the coaches down there really well, I’ve know them for a couple of years now. I’ve known the head coach for a long time.”

Lagree added he is happy to be moving on to play at the next level and is excited about joining a program with a winning tradition.

Tiger Softball vaults to No. 14 in national poll

FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State Softball jumped to 14th in the latest version of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 rankings, released Wednesday (Feb. 19).  The Tigers, unranked in the preseason poll, went 5-1 last weekend at the 8-State Classic in Bentonville, Ark.

FHSU is joined in the poll by MIAA opponent Emporia State (No. 24), while Central Oklahoma (previously No. 1) and Missouri Western are receiving votes.

The Tigers travel to Kansas City, Mo., on Friday (Feb. 21) for a doubleheader with Rockhurst before heading north for a five-game tournament in St. Paul, Minn. on Feb. 23-24.  FHSU will face Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference members Minnesota-Duluth, University of Mary and Minot State at the tournament, hosted by UMD.

The complete NFCA rankings are below, with MIAA teams in bold…

Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Humboldt State (7) 12-1 390 4
2 West Texas A&M (8) 11-0 382 8
3 Alabama-Huntsville 8-2 352 9
4 Grand Valley State 0-0 351 3
5 Armstrong (1) 7-3 344 5
6 Texas Woman’s University 12-3 292 14
7 Tampa 5-0 272 13
8 Augustana (South Dakota) 4-1 263 22
9 California Baptist 11-2 243
10 LIU Post 0-0 232 11
11 Missouri-St. Louis 5-1 214 18
12 North Georgia 7-5 193 15
13 UC San Diego 8-2 163 21
14 Fort Hays State 5-1 162 NR
St. Mary’s (Texas) 10-3 162 NR
16 Barry 7-2 151 24
17 Wayne State (Michigan) 5-1 119 NR
18 Caldwell 0-0 112 19
19 Valdosta State 9-5 107 6
20 California (Pennsylvania) 0-0 91 16
21 Anderson (South Carolina) 8-0 87 20
22 Dixie State 9-2 84 23
23 Kutztown 1-3 80 2
24 Wingate 8-0 75 NR
25 Emporia State 7-2 69 NR

Dropped Out:  No. 1 Central Oklahoma (6-5), No. 7 Indianapolis (4-4), No. 10 Southeastern Oklahoma State (5-4), No. 12 St. Martin’s (2-5), No. 17 Angelo State (9-5), No. 25 Columbus State (9-4).

Receiving Votes:  Angelo State (53), Indianapolis (32), Central Oklahoma (23)Missouri Western State (23), Southeastern Oklahoma State (14), Columbus State (11), Central Washington (9), Florida Tech (9), St. Edward’s (8), New Haven (7), Winona State (7), Molloy (5), Bloomsburg (3), Cal State Monterey Bay (3), Metro State (2), St. Martin’s (1).

Sports Illustrated cover for Shockers

Screen Shot 2014-02-19 at 7.43.06 AMThis week’s edition of Sports Illustrated features members of Wichita State University’s unbeaten basketball team on the cover. The magazine is now on newsstands. The Shockers play Loyola Wednesday night.

Tuesday high school basketball scores

BOYS’ BASKETBALLhttps://www.facebook.com/BrockWhitmoreStateFarm
Andale 65, Augusta 55
Andover Central 54, Maize South 50
Ashland 73, Rolla 41
Atchison 80, KC Schlagle 77
Axtell 68, Doniphan West 57
Baldwin 45, Louisburg 44, OT
Beloit 71, Salina Sacred Heart 68
Bennington 60, Canton-Galva 52
Berean Academy 44, Ell-Saline 27
Bishop Seabury Academy 59, Baileyville-B&B 50
Blue Valley Southwest 51, Bishop Miege 42
Buhler 56, El Dorado 32
BV Northwest 54, BV North 42
Cair Paravel 61, Manhattan CHIEF 34
Caldwell 56, Argonia 30
Cedar Vale/Dexter 64, Central Burden 44
Central Plains 70, Ness City 44
Centralia 59, Marysville 57
Centre 87, St. Xavier 45
Chanute 50, Pittsburg 38
Chase County 67, Madison 37
Cheney 72, Bluestem 47
Chetopa 63, Marmaton Valley 35
Cheyenne Wells, Colo. 66, Weskan 56
Cheylin 57, St. Francis 50
Clearwater 56, Circle 32
Concordia 84, Phillipsburg 54
Council Grove 48, Riley County 38
Deerfield 58, Ingalls 45
Derby 66, Hutchinson 60
Dighton 55, Greeley County 10
Douglass 66, Medicine Lodge 48
Ellis 80, Trego 53
Eudora 66, DeSoto 53
Eureka 66, Erie 21
Flinthills 56, Elk Valley 39
Fort Scott 65, Parsons 52
Fowler 60, Hodgeman County 32
Garden City 60, Dodge City 51
Garden Plain 61, Conway Springs 45
Gardner-Edgerton 59, Blue Valley Stilwell 49
Girard 48, Columbus 43
Goddard-Eisenhower 69, Andover 64
Goodland 68, Colby 52
Hanover 53, Clifton-Clyde 40
Haven 54, Nickerson 45
Hays 68, Abilene 60
Hays-TMP-Marian 74, Hoisington 60
Hesston 56, Kingman 25
Hiawatha 42, Atchison County 34
Hill City 76, Northern Valley 48
Hillsboro 49, Halstead 37
Holcomb 66, Scott City 57
Holton 72, Santa Fe Trail 54
Horton 62, Riverside 57
Hoxie 54, Norton 41
Hugoton 58, Ulysses 47
Humboldt 60, Burlington 49
Hutchinson Central Christian 69, Burrton 51
Hutchinson Trinity 47, Inman 35
Independence 53, Labette County 36
Iola 52, Prairie View 41
Jayhawk Linn 55, Pleasanton 42
Jefferson North 57, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 55
Jefferson West 49, Royal Valley 38
KC Christian 67, Oskaloosa 53
KC Piper 76, KC Bishop Ward 49
KC Sumner 67, KC Harmon 51
KC Washington 94, KC Wyandotte 57
Lansing 73, Basehor-Linwood 62
Larned 80, Ellinwood 68
Lawrence 76, SM North 62
Lebo 63, Crest 32
Liberal 59, Cimarron 46
Little River 62, Peabody-Burns 56
Lyndon 61, Waverly 45
Lyons 51, Smoky Valley 33
Manhattan 94, Junction City 65
Marais des Cygnes Valley 57, Topeka Heritage Christian 28
Maranatha Academy 69, Heritage Christian 57
Marion 40, Sedgwick 30
McLouth 65, Immaculata 54
McPherson 65, Mulvane 46
Meade 61, Southwestern Hts. 57
Mill Valley 75, Bonner Springs 72
Minneola 62, Bucklin 57
Mission Valley 53, Burlingame 41
Moundridge 49, Remington 36
Natoma 65, Chase 40
Newkirk, Okla. 59, Caney Valley 44
Newton 51, Wichita Campus 40
Olathe North 82, Leavenworth 59
Olathe South 46, SM West 36
Olpe 70, Northern Heights 45
Osage City 80, St. Mary’s 61
Osborne 55, Smith Center 50
Oswego 53, St. Paul 18
Otis-Bison 62, Macksville 51
Ottawa 66, Paola 52
Pike Valley 47, Lincoln 34
Pittsburg Colgan 88, Frontenac 67
Pratt 57, Sterling 44
Pratt Skyline 41, Norwich 35
Quinter 62, Oakley 56
Republic County 64, Minneapolis 46
Riverton 60, Baxter Springs 51
Rock Creek 72, Chapman 46
Rossville 68, Wabaunsee 47
Rural Vista 56, Hartford 51
Sabetha 62, Riverside 57
Salina Central 51, Salina South 47
Satanta 54, Moscow 27
Shawnee Heights 67, Topeka 60
SM East 51, Olathe Northwest 40
SM Northwest 73, Olathe East 58
SM South 73, Lawrence Free State 61
Solomon 46, Herington 15
South Barber 59, Fairfield 43
South Gray 99, Sublette 70
Southeast 65, Galena 60, OT
Southeast Saline 63, Ellsworth 39
Spearville 74, South Central 41
St. James Academy 51, Hogan Prep, Mo. 34
St. John 68, Word of Life 42
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 59, Thunder Ridge 29
St. Thomas Aquinas 60, BV West 47
Stafford 66, Cunningham 58
Stockton 50, LaCrosse 38
Syracuse 47, Wallace County 38
Tescott 35, Sylvan-Lucas 31
Tonganoxie 57, KC Turner 33
Topeka Seaman 49, Topeka Hayden 44
Topeka West 50, Emporia 45
Triplains-Brewster 31, Golden Plains 28
Troy 60, Frankfort 48
Udall 49, Goessel 46
Uniontown 68, Altoona-Midway 22
Valley Center 63, Arkansas City 43
Valley Falls 64, Jackson Heights 61
Veritas Christian 72, St. John’s Military 23
Victoria 54, Kinsley 42
Wamego 70, Clay Center 40
Washburn Rural 63, Highland Park 43
Wellsville 73, Osawatomie 56
West Elk 73, Sedan 24
Wheatland-Grinnell 60, Oberlin-Decatur 58
Wichita Collegiate 72, Wellington 51
Wichita East 78, Wichita West 42
Wichita Heights 55, Wichita Northwest 50
Wichita Independent 76, Belle Plaine 42
Wichita North 53, Wichita South 37
Wichita Southeast 69, Wichita Bishop Carroll 61
Wichita Trinity 71, Chaparral 47
Wilson 60, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 49
Winfield 73, Rose Hill 64

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 59, Hays 48
Andale 36, Augusta 25
Anderson County 37, Central Heights 36, OT
Andover 50, Goddard-Eisenhower 48
Andover Central 74, Maize South 27
Argonia 67, Caldwell 47
Ashland 34, Rolla 32
Atchison 69, KC Schlagle 48
Atchison County 47, Hiawatha 46
Baileyville-B&B 77, Bishop Seabury Academy 61
Baxter Springs 43, Riverton 39
Beloit 75, Salina Sacred Heart 40
Bennington 48, Canton-Galva 43
Bishop Miege 53, Blue Valley Southwest 40
Bucklin 51, Minneola 39
Buhler 60, El Dorado 32
Burlingame 45, Mission Valley 32
Burlington 88, Humboldt 25
Burrton 43, Hutchinson Central Christian 39
BV North 46, BV Northwest 41
Cair Paravel 52, Manhattan CHIEF 22
Caney Valley 43, Newkirk, Okla. 21
Cedar Vale/Dexter 40, Central Burden 35
Central Plains 56, Ness City 26
Centre 62, St. Xavier 29
Chanute 41, Pittsburg 26
Chase County 57, Madison 32
Cheney 72, Bluestem 31
Chetopa 49, Marmaton Valley 36
Cheylin 64, St. Francis 51
Cimarron 66, Liberal 48
Clearwater 57, Circle 55, OT
Colby 30, Goodland 24
Columbus 52, Girard 47
Concordia 55, Phillipsburg 42
Cunningham 37, Stafford 6
DeSoto 28, Eudora 18
Dighton 55, Greeley County 10
Dodge City 44, Garden City 43
Doniphan West 41, Axtell 40
Douglass 57, Medicine Lodge 38
Ell-Saline 34, Berean Academy 23
Ellinwood 50, Larned 25
Ellis 54, Trego 38
Emporia 56, Topeka West 25
Erie 43, Eureka 33
Flinthills 60, Elk Valley 39
Fort Scott 56, Parsons 22
Fowler 48, Hodgeman County 24
Frankfort 45, Troy 40
Frontenac 54, Pittsburg Colgan 35
Garden Plain 40, Conway Springs 27
Goessel 42, Udall 31
Golden Plains 55, Triplains-Brewster 52, OT
Hanover 40, Clifton-Clyde 32
Haven 52, Nickerson 19
Herington 53, Solomon 38
Heritage Christian 68, Maranatha Academy 56
Hesston 59, Kingman 25
Hill City 81, Northern Valley 38
Hillsboro 57, Halstead 35
Hoisington 54, Hays-TMP-Marian 40
Holcomb 57, Scott City 25
Horton 50, Riverside 25
Hoxie 64, Norton 26
Hutchinson 29, Derby 28, OT
Hutchinson Trinity 48, Inman 19
Independence 57, Labette County 42
Ingalls 68, Deerfield 14
Jefferson North 63, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 18
Johnson-Stanton County 61, Wichita County 50
KC Piper 64, KC Bishop Ward 14
KC Washington 48, KC Wyandotte 45
Lakeside 46, Rock Hills 35
Lansing 54, Basehor-Linwood 51
Lawrence 58, SM North 49
Lawrence Free State 52, SM South 42
Leavenworth 65, Olathe North 10
Lebo 52, Crest 34
Linn 57, Onaga 48
Little River 38, Peabody-Burns 9
Louisburg 62, Baldwin 59
Lyons 68, Smoky Valley 35
Manhattan 71, Junction City 21
Marais des Cygnes Valley 52, Topeka Heritage Christian 32
Marion 39, Sedgwick 29
Marysville 66, Centralia 50
McLouth 51, Immaculata 31
McPherson 58, Mulvane 56
Meade 51, Southwestern Hts. 40
Mill Valley 43, Bonner Springs 34
Minneapolis 56, Republic County 39
Moscow 53, Satanta 50
Moundridge 41, Remington 36, OT
Natoma 38, Chase 32
Nemaha Valley 43, Sabetha 35
Newton 61, Wichita Campus 30
Northern Heights 49, Olpe 45
Norwich 44, Pratt Skyline 34
Olathe Northwest 33, SM East 27
Olathe South 63, SM West 55
Osage City 30, St. Mary’s 24
Osborne 53, Smith Center 46
Otis-Bison 43, Macksville 34
Ottawa 57, Paola 46
Pike Valley 39, Lincoln 34
Pleasanton 31, Jayhawk Linn 27
Prairie View 26, Iola 24
Riley County 72, Council Grove 58
Rock Creek 45, Chapman 37
Rose Hill 38, Winfield 32
Royal Valley 57, Jefferson West 56
Rural Vista 33, Hartford 32
Salina Central 59, Salina South 26
Santa Fe Trail 53, Holton 32
Sedan 50, West Elk 38
SM Northwest 49, Olathe East 32
South Barber 55, Fairfield 54
South Central 46, Spearville 43
South Gray 50, Sublette 42
Southeast 36, Galena 31
Southeast Saline 58, Ellsworth 32
St. John 47, Word of Life 27
St. Paul 54, Oswego 23
St. Thomas Aquinas 60, BV West 18
Sterling 62, Pratt 50
Stockton 48, LaCrosse 41
Sylvan-Lucas 49, Tescott 26
Thunder Ridge 32, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 30
Tonganoxie 53, KC Turner 17
Topeka 56, Shawnee Heights 52
Topeka Seaman 54, Topeka Hayden 44
Uniontown 64, Altoona-Midway 23
Valley Center 67, Arkansas City 47
Valley Falls 37, Jackson Heights 28
Victoria 48, Kinsley 47
Wabaunsee 50, Rossville 30
Wakefield 32, Flint Hills Christian 14
Wallace County 41, Syracuse 23
Wamego 47, Clay Center 22
Washburn Rural 43, Highland Park 39
Waverly 51, Lyndon 46
Wellington 55, Wichita Collegiate 38
Wellsville 36, Osawatomie 24
Weskan 46, Cheyenne Wells, Colo. 20
Wetmore 51, BV Randolph 45
Wheatland-Grinnell 48, Oberlin-Decatur 40
White City 33, Hartford 32
Wichita Bishop Carroll 70, Wichita Southeast 10
Wichita East 78, Wichita West 42
Wichita Heights 61, Wichita Northwest 41
Wichita Independent 40, Belle Plaine 33
Wichita North 53, Wichita South 37
Wichita Trinity 61, Chaparral 32

Hays boys stay undefeated; Girls improve In loss

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

GIRLS: Abilene 59 – Hays 48
The Hays High Lady Indians have been plagued this season by slow starts.  Against Abilene however Hays took an early 6-5 lead in the first quarter and stayed within striking distance of the Abilene Cowgirls all night. Down 16-9 after the first quarter Hays used a 12-4 run to take a 21-20 lead on a Talyn Kleweno three pointer with 2:07 left in the second quarter.  It would end up being the Indians last lead of the game.

Down 42-33 early in the fourth quarter Hays did make one last charge with a 8-0 run to get within one point before turnovers by the Indians led to a 11-3 Cowgirls run to seal the game 59-48.

The Lady Indians had just one less field goal (16 to 17) in the game and made six more three pointers (8-2).  But Abilene out scored Hays 23-8 from the free throw line in the 11 point difference.

Hays falls to 0-16.  Abilene is now 8-8.  Abilene was led by Belle Barbieri with 20 points and 15 rebounds.  Five Indians scored seven or more points.  Haley Wells led the Indians with 13 points, Audra Schmeidler scored 10, Brooke Russel had 9, Talyn Kleweno added 8 and Mattison Schlaefli scored 7.

Kirk Maska Postgame Interveiw

Game Highlights


BOYS: Hays 68 – Abilene 60
Hays High over came a cold start to their game against Abilene on Tuesday night falling behind by seven at 9-2 and 11-4 in the first quarter.  Hays went on a 12-2 run to take their first lead of the game at 16-13 and led 16-15 after the first quarter.

Abilene would never allow Hays to pull ahead by more than six points in the second quarter and the Indians led 33-31 at half time.  Abilene’s leading scorer Keil Kelly scored 14 of his game high 24 in the first half.

Hays never relinquished the lead in the second half though Abilene pulled within two points and three points on four different occasions.  Up 45-41 in the fourth quarter, Kade Parker sparked the Indians with four straight points on a free throw and deep three that led to a Hays High 14-4 run expanding the Indians lead to 60-48 with 2:30 left in the game.  Abilene scored seven straight after that getting with in five at 60-55 with :47 left. Hays though hit six of their final eight free throw to claim the 68-60 victory.

It truly was the free throw line that made the difference.  Both teams made 23 field goals and five three pointers.  Each team had 29 rebounds.  Hays thought outscored Abilene 15-7 at the free throw line in the eight point win.

Hays is now 16-0 on the year and Abilene falls to 11-5.

Keil Kelly led the game for Abilene with 24 points, Jesse Patrick had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while freshman Ryan Wilson added 10.

Hays was led by Brady Werth with his own double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds.  Werth added five blocks as well.  Lane Clark scored 14 and Jordan Windholz put in 12.

Hays is at the home on Friday to take on Garden City and Saturday against Salina South.

Rick Keltner Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

No. 8 Kansas hangs on to beat Texas Tech

By BETSY BLANEY
Associated Press

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Andrew Wiggins’ layup with two seconds left lifted No. 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night.

The freshman finished with 19 points and Joel Embiid added 18 to lead the Jayhawks (20-6, 11-2). The victory for Kansas gave them 20 wins for the 25th consecutive season and 11 or more conference wins for 20th-straight year.

Texas Tech’s Robert Turner sank two free throws with 16 seconds left to put the Red Raiders up 63-62 but Kansas brought the ball up and got it inside to Wiggins for the win.

Jordan Tolbert scored 16 points and Dejan Kravic added 13 to lead Texas Tech (13-13, 5-8).

TMP and Hoisington split

By JEREMY McGUIRE
HaysPost

GIRLS: Hoisington 54, TMP 40
Senior Samantha Younie scored a career high 15 points but it wasn’t enough as her TMP Lady Monarchs fell to Hoisington Tuesday night, 54-40.  Younie was the only Lady Monarch in double figures.  Riley Koester led Hoisington with 20 points and Jordin Greer added 19.

With the loss TMP drops to five and 11 overall and one and four in the Mid Central Activities Association.  They will host Larned on Thursday at Hays Middle School.

Samantha Younie Interview

Girls Highlights


BOYS: TMP 74, Hoisington 60
Kameron Schmidt scored 19 and Max Megaffin added 17 as the TMP Monarchs rolled by Hoisington 74-60 on Tuesday in Hays.  TMP led by 13 at the half and by as many as 25 points in the fourth quarter.  Hoisington made a late run but the Monarch victory was never in doubt.

TMP climbs two games over five hundred for the first time all year at nine and seven.  They will face Larned on Thursday night at Hays Middle School.

Joe Hertel Interview

Boys Highlights

Bo Black named new Hays High football coach

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

The search for a head football coach at Hays High school is over. The school announced this morning they have hired former Great Bend head coach Bo Black to lead the Indians starting in 2014. 

Hays narrowed their list down to six candidates over the past six weeks and held interviews over two days last week.

Black accepted the position Friday and informed his Great Bend players of his decision this morning.

Black spent 13 years at Great Bend with a record of 82-47.  He led the Panthers to a 5A State runner-up finish in 2006 finishing 11-2.  The Panthers won eight Western Athletic Conference titles, including six in-a-row and led Great Bend to eight playoff appearances.

Before coaching the Panthers, Black was an assistant coach at Lancaster High School in Texas for five years. Black is a graduate of Emporia State where he played football for the Hornets.

Against Hays, Black went 9-4, winning in the first nine meetings. His teams only finished lower than second on the WAC once which was this past season. 

Black is scheduled to meet with the Hays High players today.

Black and his wife Stefanie have two children, Hannah 12 and Ty 11. 

Black takes over Ryan Cornelsen from who spent five years as the Hays High head coach before accepting the same position at Hutchinson in early January. 

Below is an interview with the Hays High Indian head coach Bo Black…

Tigers stay out of to-25 for second straight week; still receiving votes

The Fort Hays State Tigers picked up seven more votes than last week but it’s still not enough to crack the latest NABC Division II top-25 rankings. It’s the second straight week the Tigers are out of the top-25 after moving as high as No. 15 in early December.

Central Missouri is the only MIAA team ranked in this week’s poll at No. 24.

Complete poll below…

Team

Record

Points

1.

Metropolitan State (Colo.)

21-1

398

(14 first place votes)

2.

Drury (Mo.)

22-1

383

(2 first place votes)

3.

Tarleton State (Texas)

21-1

363

4.

Indianapolis (Ind.)

21-2

345

5.

East Stroudsburg (Pa.)

23-1

343

6.

West Liberty (W.Va.)

21-2

296

7.

California Baptist

22-1

295

8.

Florida Southern

22-2

287

9.

Southern Connecticut State

21-2

258

10.

South Carolina Aiken

21-3

237

11.

Colorado School of Mines

20-3

221

12.

Indiana (Pa.)

20-3

202

13.

Seattle Pacific (Wash.)

22-4

186

14.

Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)

19-2

183

15.

Cal State-San Bernardino

19-3

173

16.

Montevallo (Ala.)

19-3

166

17.

Minnesota State

23-4

136

18.

Lake Superior State (Mich.)

24-3

123

19.

Delta State (Miss.)

20-3

111

20.

Southern Indiana

19-4

88

21.

Cal Poly Pomona

18-4

78

22.

Walsh (Ohio)

19-3

74

23.

Lewis (Ill.)

19-4

70

24.

Central Missouri

21-4

52

25.

Wisconsin-Parkside

19-5

32

Dropped out: Western Washington (24).
Others receiving votes: Winona  State (Minn.) 26, Findlay (Ohio) 16, Dixie State (Utah) 11, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 11, Chico State (Calif.) 10, GRU Augusta 7, Dowling (N.Y.) 6, Michigan Tech 4, Saint Leo (Fla.) 2, Western Washington 2, Midwestern State (Texas) 1.

Lady Tigers drop out of latest Division II poll; still receiving votes

Back-to-back losses have dropped the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers out of the latest WBCA/USA Today Division II poll. The Lady Tigers are still receiving votes along with Pittsburg State.

Emporia State continues to hold down the No. 7 spot and Central Missouri No. 12, the same as last week.

The Central Region continues to be well represented with six schools ranked and four others receiving votes.

Complete poll below…

Rank

Institution – First Place Votes

Previous Rank

Record

Points

1

Bentley University (Mass.) -30

1

23-0

797

2

Colorado Mesa University -2

2

23-0

761

3

West Texas A&M University

5

21-1

725

4

Harding University (Ark.)

6

23-1

682

5

Gannon University (Pa.)

3

23-2

632

6

Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)

4

20-2

620

7

Emporia State University (Kan.)

7

23-2

613

8

Drury University (Mo.)

9

21-2

552

9

Glenville State College (W.Va.)

10

23-2

513

10

Quincy University (Ill.)

11

21-2

503

11

Wayne State College (Neb.)

8

24-3

476

12

University of Central Missouri

12

20-3

463

13

Virginia State University

13

21-1

423

14

Rollins College (Fla.)

18

21-4

319

15

Lewis University (Ill.)

15

19-4

284

16

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

20

20-3

275

17

Cal Poly – Pomona

14

18-4

233

18

Delta State University (Miss.)

16

18-4

210

19

University of North Georgia

23

18-4

181

20

Minnesota State University – Mankato

21

19-5

177

21

Wayne State University (Mich.)

19

19-4

152

22

Northern State University (S.D.)

17

19-5

114

23

University of Indianapolis (Ind.)

22

20-6

103

24

Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.)

NR

19-4

94

25

Montana State University – Billings

NR

20-5

71

 

Others Receiving Votes: University of District of Columbia (DC) 57; Wingate University (N.C.) 55; University of Tampa (Fla.) 40; Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 37; Edinboro University (Pa.) 34; Clayton State University (Ga.) 33; Simon Fraser University (BC) 23; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 19; Adelphi University (N.Y.) 18; Lee University (Tenn.) 18; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) 12; Academy of Art University (Calif.) 7; California State University – Dominguez Hills 7; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 7; Tarleton State University (Texas) 7; LIU Post (N.Y.) 5; Concordia University (Minn.) 4; Philadelphia University (Pa.) 4; Saint Edwards University (Texas) 4; Stonehill College (Mass.) 4; Columbus State University (Ga.) 3; Minot State University (N.D.) 3; Western Washington University 3; Limestone College (S.C.) 2; Texas A&M International University 2.

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