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Tiger softball splits on opening day at 8-State Classic

FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State Softball kicked off its 2014 campaign with an split performance on Day 1 of the 8-State Classic in Bentonville, Ark.  The Tigers (1-1) knocked off East Central, 7-3, in the first game of the day before falling to No. 18 Missouri-St. Louis, 2-0, in the second contest of the tournament.

FHSU is back in action tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. against Southern Nazarene, followed by a 3:30 p.m. contest with Quincy.

A recap of today’s games is below…

FHSU 7, East Central 3
Fort Hays State picked up 12 hits and six RBI en route to its first win of the season, a 7-3 victory over East Central.  The Tigers committed zero errors in the opening game and hit .400 as a team.

Rilee Krier made a splash in her Tiger debut, going 3-for-3 with two runs, while Bianca Adame and Tori Beltz went 2-for-4, each with an RBI.

Paxton Duran 4 appearance at the plate.

The Tigers started off hot at the plate, picking up three hits and one run in the top of the first.  Krier singled with one out in the inning then moved to third as Dani Brinkmann reached on an error.  With two outs, Courthey Dobson’s single up the middle scored Krier from third.

After East Central tied the game with a home run in the bottom of the second, FHSU regained control in the third.

Krier led off the top of the third with a bunt single, followed by back-to-back singles from Brinkmann and Beltz – the latter of which scored Krier.  After Dobson’s sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third, Amanda Vaupel walked to load the bases with one out.  Later in the inning, with two outs, Duran singled to right field – scoring Madision Putman (who pinch ran for Brinkmann) and Beltz.  Kellsi Olsen’s double followed, scoring Vaupel and giving the Tigers a 5-1 lead.

East Central again answered in the fourth, as Lauren Reeves hit a two-run home run, but that was as close as the home team would come, as FHSU closed the door in the next half inning.

With one out in the fifth, Kylie Strand started the Tigers’ final scoring opportunity with a single to left field and moved to second on Olsen’s two-out walk. Bianca Adame’s RBI-single followed, scoring Strand.  During Krier’s final at-bat, East Central’s Nicole Nordie would be tagged with two wild pitches – the first of which moved Adame and Olsen to second and third, respectively.  The second wild pitch pushed Krier across home for the Tigers’ seventh run of the day.

No. 18 UMSL 2, FHSU 0
Fort Hays State found itself in a pitcher’s duel in the second game of the day, though Missouri-St. Louis capitalized on two runs in the first for the 2-0 victory.  FHSU had just one hit in the game, and only two Tigers reached base.  Once again, the Tigers showed strong defense with zero errors and one double-play.

Kelsey Kinninau (0-1) threw six innings and allowed just two runs on five hits while striking out five.

The Tritons’ Hannah Perryman (1-0) took the win after striking out 10 Tigers.

Amanda Vaupel had the Tigers’ only hit, picking up a two-out single in the second. Kellsi Olsen’s walk in the sixth proved to be the only other Tiger base runner on the afternoon.

UMSL’s only runs of the game came early.  Back-to-back hits to start the game gave the Tritons a 1-0 lead and a runner on first.  Later on, Katie Wood’s two-out double gave the Tritons the two-run lead.

The Tigers would fight off several more offensive threats from UMSL, including the third, when Kimminau picked up a strikeout and a groundout to get strand two base runners.

In the fourth inning, UMSL had runners on second and third with two outs before Olsen fielded a ground ball and threw out Jena Boudreau at first from her knees.

Hays High splits in Liberal

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Girls: Liberal 56 – Hays 49
It took longer than most would think, but the Hays High Lady Indians started to click on Friday night in Liberal.  Hays led 15-12 after the first quarter and 28-27 at halftime against the Liberal Redskins.

Hays though would only lead one other time in the second half at 30-29 with 6:50 to go in the third quarter.

Liberal went on a 6-0 run to take a 35-30 lead, one they would never give up.  Hays trailed by five entering the fourth quarter and quickly cut it to two at 40-38 on a three pointer by Audra Schmeidler, but that is all the closer the Lady Indians would get.  Liberal went on a 14-1 run to push their lead up to 15 with 2:51 left in the game.

Hays did make one last charge scoring seven straight cutting the score to 54-46, before falling to 0-15 by the final of 56-49.  Liberal improves to 7-9 on the year and 2-3 in the WAC.  Hays is 0-5 in conference play.

Audra Schmeidler and Brooke Russell each had 13 including three treys each.  Schmeidler added 12 rebounds for her first double-double.  She has 23 rebounds over the past two games.

Game Highlights

Kirk Maska Postgame Intervew


Boys: Hays 55 – Liberal 22
The Hays High Indians allowed 10 points in the first quarter against Liberal on Friday night.  Over the next three Hays would give up just 12 more points and on three field goals and six free throws for a 55-22 win over the Redskins.

The score was tied early at five but two 6-0 runs by Hays sandwiched around a Redskin’s three put Hays up 17-8 in the first quarter.

The decisive run came in the second quarter when the Indians pushed their lead to 33-21 on a 13-0 run.

The Indians would not be pushed rest of the way outscoring Liberal 22-8 in the second half.

Hays shot 20-43 on the game and made 7 of 19 three pointers.  Liberal was 7 for 36 and made 2 of 15 three’s.

Jordan Windholz led Hays with 15, Brady Werth put in 13 and Clayton Riedel added 11 of the bench.

Hays is 15-0 on the year and 5-0 in the WAC.  Liberal drops to 5-11 and 1-4 in conference.

Rick Keltner Postgame Interview

Game  Highlights

 

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TMP splits with Scott City

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 60, Scott City 25
TMP stormed out of the gate against Scott City with a 10-0 run and never looked back. The Lady Monarchs led 30-13 at the break and came out firing again in the third quarter on another 10-0 run. Freshman Megan Koenigsman scored 24 points on the night including 16 points in a key run to start the third quarter. TMP improves to five and nine on the season and will play at Ellinwood on Monday.

Rose McFarland Interview


Boys: Scott City 55, TMP 48
A hard fought effort wasn’t enough for TMP on Friday night against Scott City, falling 55-48 to the Beavers.  TMP led throughout much of the first half and a good majority of the third quarter.  The Monarchs trailed by four points going into the fourth quarter, 42-38.  TMP started the quarter on an eight to three run and led by one late and that’s when Scott City poured it on. The Beavers finished the game on a 10 to two run to pick up win number 14 on the season.

TMP drops back to five hundred at seven and seven.  They will be on the road at Ellinwood on Monday.

Joe Hertel Interview

Friday night high school scoreboard

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Western Athletic Conference
Garden City 50 Great Bend 69
Hays 49 Liberal 56

Mid-Central Activities Association
Scott City 25 TMP 58
Ellinwood 48 Hoisington 41

Mid-Continent League
Hill City 30 Smith Center 42
*Osborne 61 Norton 52

 

Central Prairie League
Central Plains 59 La Crosse 32
Otis-Bison 54 Ness City 37
Victoria 37 St. John 54
*Macksville 37 Fowler 52

Northern Plains League
Thunder Ridge 67 Chase 34
St. Johns-Tipton 37 Lincoln 34
Tescott 51 Wilson 71
Sylvan-Lucas 40 Lakeside 20
Natoma 39 Southern Cloud 40

Northwest Kansas League
*Stockton 54 Trego 59
*Oakley 49 Wallace Co. 44
Hoxie 69 Dighton 63

North Central Activities Association
Republic Co. 22 Ellsworth 43
Beloit 48 Russell 56

Western Kansas Liberty League
Golden Plains 65 Healy 15
Wheatland-Grinnell 34 Triplains/Brewster 45
Weskan 29 Palco 48
Logan 39 Cheylin 47
Northern Valley 52 Western Plains 29

Great Western Kansas League
Colby 38 Holcomb 59
Goodland 53 Ulysses 36

Boys
Western Athletic Conference
Hays 55 Liberal 22

Mid-Central Activities Association
Scott City 55 TMP 48
Ellinwood 54 Hoisington 64

Mid-Continent League
Hill City 65 Smith Center 48
*Osborne 32 Norton 45

Central Prairie League
Central Plains 62 La Crosse 50
Otis-Bison 56 Ness City 54
Victoria 36 St. John 61
*Macksville 68 Fowler 59

Northern Plains League
Thunder Ridge 52 Chase 38
St. Johns-Tipton 55 Lincoln 27
Sylvan-Lucas 50 Lakeside 30
Natoma 61 Southern Cloud 50

Northwest Kansas League
*Stockton 60 Trego 42
*Oakley 73 Wallace Co. 82
Hoxie 65 Dighton 27

North Central Activities Association
Beloit 74 Russell 33

Western Kansas Liberty League
Wheatland-Grinnell 22 Triplains/Brewster 45
Weskan 63 Palco 29
Logan 46 Cheylin 49
Northern Valley 48 Western Plains 54

*Non-league games

By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 63, Wamego 43
Andale 67, Wellington 42
Andover 62, Goddard 55
Andover Central 57, Valley Center 46
Baileyville-B&B 44, Axtell 40
Beloit 74, Russell 33
Bennington 57, Sedgwick 40
Berean Academy 57, Moundridge 50
BV North 68, Gardner-Edgerton 50
BV Northwest 70, Bishop Miege 46
BV Randolph 71, Doniphan West 52
Centralia 64, Clifton-Clyde 48
Chetopa 95, Tyro Community Christian 44
Coffeyville 59, Fort Scott 57
Concordia 61, Chapman 36
Council Grove 65, Northern Heights 26
Derby 83, Salina Central 78, 2OT
Douglass 62, Conway Springs 57
Ellinwood 64, Hoisington 54
Eureka 57, Burlington 48
Garden Plain 43, Wichita Trinity 42
Goddard-Eisenhower 56, Newton 41
Goessel 53, Peabody-Burns 46
Goodland 51, Ulysses 46
Halstead 63, Nickerson 37
Hanover 36, Frankfort 32
Haven 48, Sterling 45
Hays 55, Liberal 22
Hesston 45, Hillsboro 43
Hiawatha 51, Royal Valley 46
Highland Park 66, Topeka Seaman 55
Hill City 65, Smith Center 48
Holton 70, Riverside 62, OT
Hoxie 65, Dighton 27
Hutchinson 38, Salina South 37
Hutchinson Trinity 49, Remington 38
Independence 70, Pittsburg 42
Inman 51, Ell-Saline 47
Jackson Heights 77, McLouth 64
Jefferson North 95, Immaculata 15
Junction City 59, Washburn Rural 37
KC Piper 62, Tonganoxie 58
KC Sumner 61, Atchison 53
Kingman 50, Smoky Valley 42
Labette County 66, Columbus 51
Lansing 60, KC Bishop Ward 30
Lawrence 57, Olathe Northwest 45
Macksville 68, Fowler 59
Maize 48, Wichita Campus 33
Maize South 63, Arkansas City 37
Marais des Cygnes Valley 63, Mission Valley 44
Marion 65, Canton-Galva 43
McPherson 54, El Dorado 35
Minneapolis 70, Southeast Saline 59
Natoma 70, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 61
Norton 45, Osborne 32
Olathe East 64, Olathe North 59
Olathe South 64, Lawrence Free State 50
Onaga 45, Washington County 41
Osawatomie 59, Anderson County 51
Otis-Bison 56, Ness City 54
Ottawa 71, Louisburg 65
Pittsburg Colgan 70, Baxter Springs 37
Pratt 52, Lyons 43
Rawlins County 61, Oberlin-Decatur 47
Riverton 58, Southeast 26
Rock Creek 71, St. Mary’s 17
Rock Hills 36, Pike Valley 34
Rose Hill 61, Mulvane 55
Rossville 61, Silver Lake 51
Sabetha 80, Jefferson West 50
Santa Fe Trail 65, Atchison County 49
Scott City 55, Hays-TMP-Marian 48
Shawnee Heights 69, Manhattan 58
SM Northwest 50, SM East 35
SM South 76, Leavenworth 64
Solomon 57, Elyria Christian 11
South Barber 68, Hutchinson Central Christian 54
Southwestern Hts. 73, South Gray 68
St. John 61, Victoria 36
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 55, Lincoln 27
St. Thomas Aquinas 56, Blue Valley Stilwell 46
Stockton 60, Trego 42
Sylvan-Lucas 50, Lakeside 30
Thunder Ridge 52, Chase 38
Topeka 62, Topeka West 55
Topeka Hayden 37, Emporia 33, OT
Triplains-Brewster 45, Wheatland-Grinnell 22
Valley Falls 52, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 47
Valley Heights 55, Wetmore 41
Wabaunsee 43, Riley County 34
Weskan 63, Palco 29
West Elk 62, Argonia 23
Wichita Bishop Carroll 46, Kapaun Mount Carmel 43
Wichita East 52, Wichita Northwest 42
Wichita Independent 55, Cheney 53
Wichita Southeast 59, Wichita North 56
Winfield 53, Buhler 32
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 43, Wellington 27
Anderson County 53, Osawatomie 14
Andover 46, Goddard 40
Andover Central 64, Valley Center 51
Arkansas City 45, Maize South 31
Baileyville-B&B 53, Axtell 32
Basehor-Linwood 51, Bonner Springs 47
Bishop Miege 48, BV Northwest 36
Blue Valley Southwest 73, BV West 33
Buhler 48, Winfield 34
BV North 65, Gardner-Edgerton 37
Caldwell 74, Flinthills 17
Caney Valley 63, Yates Center 23
Central Plains 59, LaCrosse 32
Centralia 51, Clifton-Clyde 21
Chaparral 55, Belle Plaine 41
Cheney 53, Wichita Independent 37
Cherryvale 51, Erie 40
Cheylin 47, Logan 39
Circle 45, Augusta 42
Concordia 49, Chapman 34
Council Grove 66, Northern Heights 45
Doniphan West 39, BV Randolph 34
Douglass 37, Conway Springs 24
Ell-Saline 59, Inman 34
Ellinwood 48, Hoisington 41
Ellsworth 43, Republic County 22
Fort Scott 61, Coffeyville 57
Fowler 52, Macksville 37
Garden Plain 48, Wichita Trinity 42
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 40, Natoma 39
Goddard-Eisenhower 57, Newton 50
Goessel 44, Peabody-Burns 24
Golden Plains 65, Healy 15
Goodland 53, Ulysses 36
Great Bend 69, Garden City 50
Halstead 53, Nickerson 36
Hanover 36, Frankfort 32
Hays-TMP-Marian 58, Scott City 25
Hesston 47, Hillsboro 28
Holcomb 59, Colby 38
Holton 54, Riverside 24
Hoxie 69, Dighton 63
Hugoton 74, Guymon, Okla. 55
Hutchinson 32, Salina South 22
Independence 48, Pittsburg 41
Iola 41, Central Heights 33
Jefferson North 94, Immaculata 15
Kapaun Mount Carmel 45, Wichita Bishop Carroll 32
KC Piper 46, Tonganoxie 39
Kingman 36, Smoky Valley 32
Kiowa County 56, Hodgeman County 33
Labette County 45, Columbus 37
Lakin 60, Elkhart 29
Lansing 42, KC Bishop Ward 26
Leavenworth 74, SM South 72
Liberal 56, Hays 49
Louisburg 48, Ottawa 47
Lyndon 39, Hartford 17
Lyons 45, Pratt 39
Maize 61, Wichita Campus 29
Manhattan 43, Shawnee Heights 31
Marais des Cygnes Valley 49, Mission Valley 29
Marion 47, Canton-Galva 36
Marysville 51, Clay Center 50
McPherson 69, El Dorado 15
Medicine Lodge 52, Bluestem 25
Mill Valley 54, KC Turner 12
Minnesota Academy for the Deaf, Minn. 62, Kansas Deaf 35
Moscow 53, Walsh, Colo. 25
Moundridge 31, Berean Academy 27
Nemaha Valley 42, Perry-Lecompton 23
Oberlin-Decatur 52, Rawlins County 38
Olathe Northwest 66, Lawrence 48
Olathe South 55, Lawrence Free State 45
Osborne 61, Norton 52
Otis-Bison 54, Ness City 37
Pike Valley 57, Rock Hills 25
Pittsburg Colgan 42, Baxter Springs 34
Prairie View 42, Wellsville 34
Pretty Prairie 47, Fairfield 41
Remington 48, Hutchinson Trinity 30
Riley County 58, Wabaunsee 52
Rock Creek 45, St. Mary’s 39
Rose Hill 57, Mulvane 45
Royal Valley 59, Hiawatha 51
Russell 56, Beloit 48
Sabetha 52, Jefferson West 28
Salina Central 63, Derby 44
Santa Fe Trail 37, Atchison County 25
SM Northwest 49, SM East 46
SM West 70, SM North 49
Smith Center 42, Hill City 30
South Barber 54, Hutchinson Central Christian 21
South Central 59, Ashland 37
South Haven 50, Sedan 43
Southeast Saline 54, Minneapolis 47
Southwestern Hts. 56, South Gray 35
Spring Hill Charter 56, Eudora 52
St. Francis 41, Quinter 34
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 37, Lincoln 34
St. Thomas Aquinas 64, Blue Valley Stilwell 46
Sterling 42, Haven 36
Sublette 37, Syracuse 36
Sylvan-Lucas 40, Lakeside 20
Thunder Ridge 67, Chase 34
Topeka 49, Topeka West 32
Topeka Hayden 54, Emporia 42
Topeka Seaman 48, Highland Park 27
Trego 59, Stockton 54
Triplains-Brewster 45, Wheatland-Grinnell 34
Valley Heights 62, Wetmore 46
Victoria 54, St. John 37
Wamego 48, Abilene 16
Washburn Rural 55, Junction City 37
Washington County 51, Onaga 24
Wichita North 58, Wichita Southeast 39
Wichita Northwest 53, Wichita East 46
Wilson 71, Tescott 51

FHSU women’s soccer announces 2014 signing class

FHSU Sports Information

Fort Hays State women’s soccer coach Craig Shaw announced the signings of nine student-athletes for the 2014 season. Eight of the players will be incoming freshman, with one junior college transfer joining the team. Five signees hail from Colorado, while Kansas, Nebraska, Hawaii and Texas each have one representative. The class includes three forwards, two defenders, two goalkeepers, one midfielder and one midfielder/defender hybrid.

Fort Hays State completed just its third year of women’s soccer in 2013, and has one MIAA Tournament Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance in its history. FHSU finished at 7-8-3 last season.

Jasmine Beaulieu
Midfielder/Defender
Commerce City, Colo.
Legacy HS
Club: FC Boulder

Abbie Flax
Goalkeeper
Overland Park, Kan.
St. James Academy
Club: Kansas Rush Wolves Academy 95/96

Amy Hayes
Forward
Arvada, Colo.
Arvada West HS
Club: Colorado Edge Select

Kimi-Ann Kaniaupio
Goalkeeper
Waipahu, Hawaii
Otero JC (Colo.)
Club: 94G Hawaii Rush

Vianei Sanchez
Midfielder
McKinney, Texas
McKinney HS
Club: Sting ’97

Baylie Schmitz
Defender
Littleton, Colo.
Columbine HS
Club: Real Colorado National ECNL

Taylor Siedel
Defender
Lincoln, Neb.
Lincoln Southwest HS
Club: Gretna Prima 95/96

Peyton Silbaugh
Forward
Parker, Colo.
Ponderosa HS
Club: Colorado Storm ECNL

Kelsey Steffens
Forward
Greeley, Colo.
Windsor HS
Club: FC Boulder

Thursday’s high school basketball scores

BOYS’ BASKETBALLhttps://www.facebook.com/BrockWhitmoreStateFarm
Bishop Seabury Academy 75, Hyman Brand 31
Central Plains 62, Otis-Bison 46
Dodge City 66, Colby 39
Fort Scott 71, Pittsburg 33
Horton 66, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 64
Humboldt 47, Erie 37
Little River 62, Goessel 42
Lyons 57, Halstead 43
McPherson 53, Andale 32
Mission Valley 44, Madison 29
Osage City 47, Silver Lake 39
Paola 64, Eudora 61, OT
Pittsburg Colgan 77, Girard 63
Pleasanton 48, Marmaton Valley 25
Riverton 62, Columbus 46
Sabetha 62, Holton 51
Wallace County 76, Oberlin-Decatur 45
Wichita Trinity 65, Belle Plaine 35

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Bishop Seabury Academy 46, Hyman Brand 30
Central Plains 68, Otis-Bison 20
Columbus 56, Riverton 21
Dodge City 42, Colby 31
Fort Scott 52, Pittsburg 34
Holton 53, Sabetha 40
Horton 51, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 27
KC Schlagle 60, KC Washington 47
Little River 40, Goessel 27
Lyons 69, Halstead 31
Madison 45, Mission Valley 29
McPherson 49, Andale 28
Paola 64, Eudora 61, OT
Pittsburg Colgan 42, Girard 37
Pleasanton 45, Marmaton Valley 26
Rolla 58, Moscow 57
Rolla 58, Moscow 57
Silver Lake 57, Osage City 35
Syracuse 45, Greeley County 20
Wallace County 38, Oberlin-Decatur 23

Manhattan basketball coach resigns

Little Apple Post

MANHATTAN — Manhattan High School boys head basketball coach Tim Brooks has resigned.

Mike Marsh, MHS athletic director, made the announcement Friday morning.

Brooks was suspended recently from his coaching job at Manhattan High School, but school officials have not released  information as to why that action occurred.

Assistant coaches Shane Sieben and Benji George are leading the basketball program.

Brooks was in his 10th season as the head coach at Manhattan High.

Area official receives national honor

KSHSAA Release

INDIANAPOLIS,  Ind. – Two distinguished Kansas State High School Activities Association registered officials have been recognized by the NFHS for their service to interscholastic activities. Herbert Schwartzkopf was awarded the 2013 NFHS National Contributor Award for Officials and Jim Knight has been dubbed the 2013 Section 5 Active Official of the Year.

Schwarzkopf’s contributions to Kansas schools, students and the KSHSAA during his more than forty years as an active official and area supervisor are too numerous to list. Herb began officiating in 1972 and served not only the KSHSAA and Kansas colleges, but continued officiating during his military service. For twenty-three years, the KSHSAA depended on Herb to conduct rules meetings, clinics and serve as an Area Supervisor of officials in football and basketball. He conducted mechanics clinics and has been actively involved in training scores of young officials.  Herb personally mentored more than 50 young officials in his career and continues to track their progress and careers. 

Herb Swartzkopf has been a dedicated supporter of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and the member schools of Kansas working over 4,000 games at all levels, grades 7-12, and the collegiate level.  He is a proud veteran and family man who holds a statewide elective office as State Adjutant-Quartermaster for the Kansas VFW.  In addition, he serves as an elected County Commissioner in Trego County, where he farms.  The KSHSAA is proud to honor Herbert Swartzkopf with the NFHS National Contributor Award for Officials.

KSHSAA Official Jim Knight exemplify the highest standards of ethical conduct, moral character and has the full support of the Kansas State High School Activities Association as an active official.  The Overland Park native is a 50 year veteran of Kansas basketball and football officiating.  He has been selected to officiate a total 26 times at the State Championship level 14 times in basketball and 12 times football.  In addition to officiating, Knight serves the KSHSAA and Kansas officials as an area supervisor of officials in basketball and football, and is also a member of the KSHSAA Official Advisory Committee.  He continues to mentor young officials at all levels in clinics and camps in the Kansas City area. Knight is the Section 5 winner which includes the states of: KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD.

Mayorga inks with Hutchinson CC

Ryan Mayorga joined by his family, coach John Montgomery and TMP-Marian students at his signing ceremony
Ryan Mayorga joined by his family, coach John Montgomery and TMP-Marian students at his signing ceremony

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

After a productive senior season, TMP-Marian wide receiver Ryan Mayorga has signed with Hutchinson Community College to continue his playing career.

Mayorga signed with the Blue Dragons on National Signing Day last week but was forced to move his signing ceremony to Wednesday because of the snowstorm.

Mayorga said he is excited about the opportunity, “to know that somebody wants you to be on their team… It’s always been a big dream of mine to play at the next level.”

This past season was only his second year playing wide receiver and Mayorga finished his senior season with six touchdowns and more then 545 receiving yards.

Mayorga also said he hopes the younger players on the team will look up to him and “they know now that they can play at  the next level because I’m going up too.”

TMP-Marian coach John Montgomery said that Ryan’s hard work has led to his success, “he was willing to go out an run extra routes and catch extra passes from the quarterbacks. That’s what its going to take for him to be successful at the next level.”

Tiger wrestling falls in polls

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Fort Hays State dropped six spots to No. 12 in the latest version of the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Poll, released Wednesday (Feb. 12).  The poll is the final dual season publication of the rankings before FHSU begins postseason action this weekend.

The Tigers went 2-1 last week, picking up wins over Central Missouri and Truman State, which sandwiched a loss at Lindenwood.

Joining FHSU from the MIAA is No. 2 Nebraska-Kearney, No. 5 Central Oklahoma and No. 7 Lindenwood.

Individually, C.J. Napier and Tanner Kriss remained ranked, while Adam Ludwin (125) and Trey Page (285) dropped out.

Napier moved up one spot to fourth in the 141 pound rankings after going 3-0 last week with two major decisions.  Kriss (197) has been idle since Jan. 12, but holds an 8-3 record on the season and is seventh at his weight.

The MIAA Tournament is held at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays, Kan., on Sunday (Feb. 16), with action scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

A complete version of the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll is below…

Rank Team Points Last
1 Notre Dame (Ohio) 159 1st
2 Nebraska-Kearney 151 2nd
3 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 141 4th
4 Newberry (S.C.) 135 3rd
5 Central Oklahoma 129 5th
6 Upper Iowa 110 7th
7 Lindenwood (Mo.) 102 NR
8 Mercyhurst (Pa.) 91 9th
9 Kutztown (Pa.) 75 10th
10 Western State (Colo.) 73 8th
11 California Baptist 70 NR
12 Fort Hays State (Kan.) 65 6th
T13. Indianapolis (Ind.) 64 11th
T13. McKendree (Ill.) 64 T13th
15 Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 58 12th
16 Maryville (Mo.) 39 19th
17 Colorado Mesa 35 T13th
18 Lake Erie (Ohio) 29 NR
19 Adams State (Colo.) 24 15th
20 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 22 20th

Others receiving votes:  Ashland (Ohio), Augustana (S.D.), Minnesota State-Mankato, North Carolina-Pembroke, San Francisco State (Calif.)

8-Man All-Star Football Game rosters announced

Rosters for the 2014 Kansas 8-Man All-Star game have been announced. Defending Division I champ Osborne has the maximum three players on the East.

Trenton Klaus and Nathan Kuhn are in the Division II West team.

The game will be played June 7th in Beloit.

Team rosters below…

2014 Division I East Selections

Head Coach: Romney Runyan – Burden Central
Assistant Coach: Chris Haag – West Elk
Assistant Coach: Mick Holt – Sedan

Hayden Serrer – Madison
Xavier Jabary – Peabody-Burns
Caleb Denoon – Yates Center
Brett Peters – Linn
Kenton Ubelaker – Osborne
Maverick Lerock – Osborne
JT Yunker – South Haven
Matt Jones – Marais des Cygnes Valley
Caleb Gelino – Clifton-Clyde
Devon Freemen – Rock Hills
Elijah Smith – West Elk
Zane Mills – Sedan
Dallas Thompson – Madison
Anthony Hawkins – South Haven
Kaden Vanderpool – Marais des Cygnes Valley
Austin Biggerstaff – Clifton-Clyde
Collin Berkley – Osborne
Robert Arnold – Yates Center
Paxton Noll – West Elk
John Bott – Linn

2014 Division I West Selections

Head Coach: Paul Dold – Little River
Assistant Coach: Chris Steiner – Central Plains
Assistant Coach: Clint Young – Kiowa County

Alex Kreger – Hodgeman County
Trevor Powell – Kiowa County
Coby Lindsay – South Central
Mason Demars – Solomon
Mitchell Johnson – Hoxie
Cameron Ginther – Rawlins County
Zech Shiew – Hodgeman County
Evan Liebl – Central Plains
Trevor Hawkins – Ness City
Trevor Smyres – Little River
Cole Stoecklein – Ness City
John Terhune – Kiowa County
Connor Haury – Pretty Prairie
Colton Zink – Central Plains
Mark Aylward – Solomon
Chase Kennedy – Hoxie
Dylan Tiemeyer – Rawlins County
Tanner Tranbarger – Macksville
Nathan Brooks – South Central
Colton Panzer – Lincoln

2014 Division II East Selections

Head Coach: Johne Wellman – Chase
Assistant Coach: Justin Coup – Baileyville B&B
Assistant Coach: Matt Schreiber – Blue Valley

Dustin Rottinghaus – Baileyville B&B
Kyle Comstock – Tescott
Lucas Adams – Frankfort
Austen Sanders – Chetopa
Sam Morgan – White City
Cameron Haug – Baileyville B&B
Brice Riddle – Chetopa
Eli Corino – South Barber
Brandon Jueneman – Hanover
Tristin Paulsen – Stafford
Payton Heinen – Axtell
Dustin Davidson – Hope
Derek Porting – Axtell
Austin Bailey – Waverly
Terrance Eggar – White City
Lance Heller – Southern Cloud
Ryan Perkins – Southern Cloud
Kent Bruna – Hanover
Brian Hiebert – Goessel
Blake Deters – Baileyville B&B

2014 Division II West Selections

Head Coach: Marc Cowles – Weskan
Assistant Coach: Keith Kresin – St. John’s/Beloit
Assistant Coach: Chuck Fessenden – Northern Valley

Kyle Gfeller – Wallace County
Isaac Alino – Dighton
Connor Eilert – St. John’s/Tipton
Jordan Baird – Northern Valley
Tyler Compton – Weskan
Luke Eilert – St. John’s/Tipton
Ty Clark – Fowler
Callahan Grund – Wallace County
Benton Hrabe – Thunder Ridge
Trenton Klaus – Victoria
Ian Vincent – Northern Valley
Seth Smith – Triplains-Brewster
Dalton Walker – Wallace County
Nathan Kuhn – Victoria
Ben Speer – Dighton
Garrett Krueger – Thunder Ridge
Luke Huelskamp – Fowler
Brett Pinkerton – Logan
Hayden Walker – Weskan
Jackson Stull-Meiers – Natoma

Gene Stephenson among 7 college baseball HOFers

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Former Wichita State coach Gene Stephenson, whose 1,837 wins rank him third in college baseball history, was one of seven selected for induction into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Stephenson, whose brother Phil was inducted in 2007, won a national title in 1989 and built Wichita State’s program into a perennial NCAA tournament contender in his 36 seasons.

Former major league pitcher Alex Fernandez, a star at Miami and Miami-Dade South Community College, was also announced Tuesday as a member of this year’s class.

Also selected were former USC pitcher Bill Bordley, former Miami outfielder Mike Fiore, former Miami-Dade North Community College coach Demie Mainieri, former Tuskegee Institute and Harvard shortstop William C. Matthews, and former Baylor outfielder and coach Mickey Sullivan.

Kansas loses as Embiid deals with ailments

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kansas coach Bill Self says that star freshman Joel Embiid could miss time with back and knee injuries, and just how much could determine whether the Jayhawks still have a shot at landing a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

The 7-footer has been dealing with a sprained knee and back trouble. He only played 18 minutes in an 85-82 overtime loss at rival Kansas State on Monday night.

Self said afterward Embiid is “going to need some time off,” but he wouldn’t say whether the big man would miss Saturday’s game against TCU.

The Jayhawks are 18-6 and 9-2 in the Big 12, good enough for a narrow lead over Texas (18-5, 7-3) in the race for the conference title.

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