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Former Tiger basketball players signs to play professionally in Spain

Posted on January 29, 2014

FHSU Sports Information

Former Fort Hays State basketball player Ben Congiusta has signed to play professional basketball for Club Baloncesto Clavijo, located in Longrono, Spain. The team, also known by it’s sponsor’s name, Cocinas.com, is part of the Spanish Basketball Federation. The Spanish Basketball Federation is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

Congiusta was an All-MIAA Honorable Mention selection in 2012-13 as a senior. The Sydney, Australia native averaged 12.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. Congiusta led the MIAA in 3-point field goal percentage (.446) and had 78 3-point field goals made in 2012-13. He was also named to the MIAA All-Tournament Team his senior year.

Congiusta joins a long list of players coached by Mark Johnson at Fort Hays State to go on and play professionally. Below is a list of former players under Johnson to play professionally. Years listed are years played at FHSU.

Ben Congiusta (2009-13)
KC Rodenburg (2011-12)
Moses Dayee (2010-12)
Karron McKenzie (2010-12)
Dominique Jones (2009-11)
Dijon Smith (2009-11)
Ken Bowman (2009-11)
Terry Jeffries (2007-09)
Rob Igbawua (2007-09)
Tyrone Shephard (2004-06)
Jonathan Raney (2001-03)
Melroy McKelvey (2001-03)

Royals acquire outfielder from Seattle

Posted on January 29, 2014

Kansas City Royals Media Relations

KANSAS CITY, MO – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have acquired outfielder Carlos Peguero from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations. Peguero (pronounced: peh-GAIR-oh) has been added to the 40-man roster. In a corresponding roster move, left-handed pitcher Everett Teaford has been designated for assignment.

Peguero, 26, has spent parts of the last three seasons in the Major Leagues with Seattle. Last season, he played in two games in April, going 2-for-6 with a homer and an RBI. He ranked seventh in the Pacific Coast League with 19 homers in 2013, to go along with a .260 batting average (118-for-454), 28 doubles and 83 RBI at Triple-A Tacoma. The left-handed hitting outfielder participated in the 2010 XM All-Star Futures Game at Angel Stadium, going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored for the World team. He is a career .195 hitter with nine homers and 27 RBI in just 219 plate appearances at the Major League level between 2011-13.

Teaford, 29, made one appearance for the Royals in 2013, pitching 0.2 inning at Cleveland on July 14.

Tuesday’s high school basketball scores

Posted on January 29, 2014January 29, 2014

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Atchison 63, Jefferson West 51
Barstow, Mo. 79, St. James Academy 72
Beloit 57, Salina Sacred Heart 54, OT
Burlington 79, Chase County 69, OT
BV Northwest 78, Blue Valley Southwest 37
Central Heights 62, West Franklin 59
Cherryvale 68, Neodesha 36
Chetopa 57, St. Paul 44
Cheylin 62, Idalia, Colo. 38
Council Grove 55, Wamego 54
Deerfield 60, Moscow 40
Derby 51, Arkansas City 39
Dighton 60, Otis-Bison 42
El Dorado 52, Augusta 47
Elkhart 75, Satanta 62
Eureka 70, Caney Valley 36
Flinthills 43, Central Burden 38
Forgan, Okla. 61, Southwestern Hts. 47
Fredonia 54, Erie 43
Frontenac 59, Baxter Springs 47
Galena 38, Girard 36
Garden City 54, Ulysses 23
Great Bend 54, Larned 51
Hanover 55, Onaga 44
Hoisington 53, Smith Center 39
Hoxie 66, Hill City 37
Humboldt 60, Yates Center 34
Hutchinson 59, Goddard 54
KC Harmon 63, KC Schlagle 53
KC Piper 62, KC Sumner 55
LaCrosse 55, Ellinwood 31
Maize 54, Andover Central 48
Maize South 69, Nickerson 43
McPherson 66, Circle 32
Natoma 63, Logan 58
Norton 58, Trego 41
Oakley 57, Goodland 48
Osborne 55, Lakeside 36
Oskaloosa 52, Perry-Lecompton 50
Paola 68, Osage City 47
Parsons 46, Webb City, Mo. 32
Pittsburg Colgan 68, Columbus 49
Plainville 38, Lincoln 33
Pleasanton 63, Altoona-Midway 23
Quinter 47, Golden Plains 44
Riverton 38, Fort Scott 33
Rossville 60, Frankfort 44
Rural Vista 63, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 41
Scott City 66, Lakin 33
Sedan 63, Elk Valley 35
Silver Lake 70, Santa Fe Trail 65
Spring Hill 61, Louisburg 48
Stockton 57, Northern Valley 48
Thunder Ridge 56, Franklin, Neb. 26
Topeka 53, Topeka West 45
Topeka Hayden 62, Leavenworth 58
Udall 58, Argonia 31
Valley Center 44, Newton 37
Valley Heights 62, Linn 29
Veritas Christian 62, Heritage Christian 45
Victoria 88, Ellis 71
West Elk 55, Cedar Vale/Dexter 15
Wichita County 60, Greeley County 31
Wichita East 59, Kapaun Mount Carmel 49
Wichita Heights 62, Wichita Bishop Carroll 28
Wichita Home School 69, St. John’s Military 22
Wichita North 60, Wichita Northwest 58
Wichita Southeast 69, Wichita South 63
Lyon County League Tournament
Lebo 52, Southern Coffey 41
Marais des Cygnes Valley 67, Madison 23
SPIAA Tournament
Ashland 41, South Central 38
Fowler 54, Kiowa County 39
South Gray 53, Hodgeman County 38
Spearville 62, Ingalls 47

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Argonia 64, Udall 46
Atchison 37, Jefferson West 35
Baileyville-B&B 54, Clifton-Clyde 37
Burlington 52, Chase County 46
BV Randolph 55, Wakefield 34
Caney Valley 68, Eureka 31
Centre 58, Flint Hills Christian 8
Cherryvale 63, Neodesha 41
Columbus 30, Pittsburg Colgan 26
Dighton 60, Otis-Bison 46
Ellinwood 56, LaCrosse 26
Ellis 38, Victoria 22
Elyria Christian 49, Chase 27
Flinthills 42, Central Burden 37
Forgan, Okla. 50, Southwestern Hts. 48
Fort Scott 65, Riverton 27
Fredonia 45, Erie 34
Frontenac 58, Baxter Springs 22
Girard 57, Galena 40
Golden Plains 54, Quinter 18
Goodland 44, Oakley 17
Hanover 57, Onaga 50
Heritage Christian 67, Immaculata 39
Hoisington 44, Smith Center 33
Hoxie 77, Hill City 38
Humboldt 60, Yates Center 34
Idalia, Colo. 63, Cheylin 42
Jayhawk Linn 65, Uniontown 41
KC Wyandotte 54, Northeast-Arma 25
Lakin 55, Scott City 41
Logan 41, Natoma 37
Moscow 59, Deerfield 25
Northern Valley 62, Stockton 58, OT
Norton 61, Trego 47
Osborne 74, Lakeside 24
Oswego 44, Moran, Texas 13
Paola 62, Osage City 23
Plainville 45, Lincoln 38
Rossville 46, Frankfort 34
Rural Vista 52, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 32
Salina Sacred Heart 36, Beloit 32
Santa Fe Trail 48, Silver Lake 35
Satanta 73, Elkhart 50
Sedan 58, Elk Valley 32
St. Paul 47, Chetopa 18
Tescott 54, St. Xavier 32
Thunder Ridge 48, Franklin, Neb. 23
Valley Heights 49, Linn 44
Wamego 57, Council Grove 28
West Franklin 37, Central Heights 27
Wichita County 70, Greeley County 45
Berean Academy/Eli Walter Tournament
Berean Academy 65, Hutchinson Central Christian 9
Douglass 62, Stafford 12
Goessel 40, Sunrise Christian 38
Wichita Trinity 64, Burrton 22
Cunningham Tournament
Cunningham 29, Kinsley 26
Norwich 41, Pratt Skyline 25
Pretty Prairie 33, Attica 29, OT
South Barber 63, Macksville 45
Hiawatha Tournament
Falls City, Neb. 55, Hiawatha 51
Horton 51, Rock Creek 38
Marysville 67, Riverside 27
Nemaha Valley 48, Jackson Heights 23
Hilltop Hoops Classic
Central Plains 91, Ness City 50
Ell-Saline 41, Bennington 32
Jefferson County North Tournament
Atchison County 38, Valley Falls 34
Cornerstone Family 56, McLouth 36
Jefferson North 93, Oskaloosa 33
Perry-Lecompton 64, Maranatha Academy 35
Louisburg Tournament
Louisburg 55, Osawatomie 14
St. James Academy 48, Belton, Mo. 28
Lyon County League Tournament
Madison 58, Lebo 40
Marais des Cygnes Valley 75, Southern Coffey 30
Mulvane Tournament
Clearwater 43, Arkansas City 38
Garden Plain 53, Wichita Defenders 32
Sedgwick Tournament
Conway Springs 28, Sedgwick 18
Inman 44, Fairfield 21
Wichita Home School 56, Belle Plaine 34
Wichita Independent 35, Canton-Galva 34
Wellsville Tournament
Baldwin 56, St. Mary’s 25
Bonner Springs 49, KC Christian 18
KC Piper 55, Anderson County 41
Spring Hill 54, Wellsville 32

Spradling leads K-State to win over Texas Tech

Posted on January 29, 2014January 29, 2014

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Will Spradling scored a season-high 17 points, including four free throws in the closing seconds, to help Kansas State hold off Texas Tech 66-58 on Tuesday night.

K-State's Nino Williams passes the ball around Texas Tech's Toddrick Gotcher at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas on January 28, 2014. (Scott D. Weaver/K-State Athletics) — K-State’s Nino Williams passes the ball around Texas Tech’s Toddrick Gotcher at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas on January 28, 2014. (Scott D. Weaver/K-State Athletics)

Nino Williams added 13 points and Wesley Iwundu had 11 for the Wildcats (15-6, 5-3 Big 12), who ended a two-game skid despite getting very little from their three leading scorers.Marcus Foster had two points on 1-for-8 shooting, Shane Southwell missed his first seven shots and finished with four points, and Thomas Gipson scored seven before fouling out.

The Red Raiders (10-11, 2-6) closed within 48-47 midway through the second half, but the stingiest defense in the Big 12 kept answering the call, and Texas Tech never regained the lead.

Jaye Crockett had 15 points to lead Texas Tech. Dusty Hannahs finished with 14.

No. 4 Wichita State beats Loyola of Chicago

Posted on January 29, 2014January 29, 2014

By JEFFREY PARSON
Associated Press

The Shockers outrebounded Loyola 44-28.

The Shockers tied the 1985-86 Bradley team for the third-longest winning streak by a Missouri Valley team.

The top two MVC winning streaks are Cincinnati, 37 from 1961 to 1963, and Indiana State, 33 in 1978-79.

The Shockers led 36-18 at halftime with the Ramblers 7 of 25 (28 percent) from the field and 1 of 9 (11 percent) from beyond the 3-point line.

Consecutive 3-pointers from Ron Baker and Early quickly pushed Wichita State’s lead to 42-20 early in the second half, but the Shockers went ice cold after that, making only two of their next 18 shots.

Doyle, who entered the game averaging 16 points, finally found scoring opportunities after a two-point first half.

His 3-pointer pulled Loyola within 43-29 with 13:31 left, but Early quickly countered with a 3-pointer to stem the tide.

Doyle scored four points in a six-point run that trimmed Wichita State’s lead to 48-35 with 6:03 remaining.

A 3 by Devon Turk off a Wichita State turnover and Doyle’s slashing layup 31 seconds later brought the Ramblers within 50-40.

The crowd was nervous and then restless after Doyle’s three-point play with 2:27 left shaved the lead to single digits, 52-43.

But four free throws by Anthony and a dunk by Darius Carter sealed the victory.

Wiggins gives KU a trifecta in national freshman weekly honor

Posted on January 28, 2014

Kansas Athletics

ST. LOUIS – Kansas freshman guard Andrew Wiggins claimed the Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week award, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) announced Tuesday. Wiggins was selected by CBSSports.com’s Jeff Borzello, in partnership with the USBWA.

Wiggins becomes the third-straight KU freshman to earn the national accolade as guard Wayne Selden, Jr., was named Jan. 14, and center Joel Embiid on Jan. 21.

Wiggins had two double-figure scoring efforts as the Jayhawks extended their win streak to six games with victories over Baylor (78-68) and at TCU (91-69). The Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, guard averaged 22.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 55.0 percent. He opened the week with 17 points against the Bears, including 11 points in the second half. Wiggins was then the main catalyst versus the Frogs with a career-best 27 points, including 19 in the first half. He also made 19-of-22 (.864) from the free throw line on the week and leads all Big 12 freshmen in scoring with 15.8 points per game.

In addition to the KU trio earning the Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week honor, Kansas junior Naadir Tharpe was named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week Jan. 20.

No. 6 Kansas (15-4, 6-0) will play host to No. 16 Iowa State (15-3, 3-3) on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 8 p.m. (Central) on ESPNU.

Tiger men’s basketball back in top-25

Posted on January 28, 2014January 28, 2014

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

For the first time since early December, the Fort Hays State men’s basketball team is in the NABC top-25. The Tigers, who were ranked as high as 15th before losing three of four in December, are back in this week’s poll at No. 24.

The Tigers are the only MIAA team ranked in this week’s poll. Missouri Southern, who was ranked 22nd, fell out after a loss at conference leading Northwest Missouri State. The Lions, along with the Bearcats are among those receiving votes.

FHSU is at home Thursday to play Emporia State then host Washburn Saturday.

NABC Division II Poll

Lady Tigers drop out of WBCA poll

Posted on January 28, 2014

The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers have dropped out of this week’s WBCA/USA Today Division II women’s basketball poll. The Lady Tigers, who fell to No. 24 in last week’s rankings, are still receiving votes and are the third highest vote getter not ranked.

Emporia State, who lost for the first time at Northeastern State last week, drops one spot to No. 3. Central Missouri falls to 12th after a home loss to Lindenwood.

The Tigers host Emporia State on Thursday and Washburn Saturday.

Complete poll below…

Rank	Institution – First Place Votes	Previous Rank	Record	Points
1	Bentley University (Mass.) -30	1	18-0	798
2	Colorado Mesa University -1	4	17-0	756
3	Emporia State University (Kan.) -1	2	18-1	697
4	Gannon University (Pa.)	5	18-1	682
5	Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)	3	15-1	667
6	West Texas A&M University	7	16-1	654
7	Drury University (Mo.)	9	16-1	597
8	Harding University (Ark.)	6	18-1	585
9	Wayne State College (Neb.)	12	19-2	489
10	Glenville State College (W.Va.)	11	16-2	483
11	Delta State University (Miss.)	10	14-2	441
12	University of Central Missouri	8	15-3	399
13	Rollins College (Fla.)	13	16-3	398
14	Virginia State University	15	15-1	394
15	Quincy University (Ill.)	16	15-2	358
16	University of Indianapolis (Ind.)	18	17-3	322
17	California State Polytechnic University – Pomona	14	13-3	253
18	Wayne State University (Mich.)	21	14-2	228
19	Tarleton State University (Texas)	17	14-3	209
20	Lewis University (Ill.)	23	14-3	167
21	University of North Georgia	19	14-3	152
22	Edinboro University (Pa.)	NR	14-3	95
23	Northern State University (S.D.)	22	15-3	94
24	Minnesota State University – Mankato	25	13-5	87
25	Adelphi University (N.Y.)	20	14-4	54

Dropped Out: Fort Hays State University (Kan.).

Others Receiving Votes: Missouri Southern State University 41; Wingate University (N.C.) 36; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 29; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 27; University of Alaska – Anchorage 25; Georgia College 21; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 21; Saint Leo University (Fla.) 19; University of District of Columbia 17; Concordia University (Minn.) 12; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) 12; Montana State University – Billings 11; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 9; Clayton State University (Ga.) 7; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 6; Young Harris College (Ga.) 6; Michigan Technological University 5; California State University – East Bay 4; Saint Edwards University (Texas) 4; Saint Mary’s University (Texas) 4; University of Tampa (Fla.) 4; Minot State University (N.D.) 3; Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 2; Western Washington University 2; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 1; LIU Post (N.Y.) 1; Truman State University (Mo) 1.

Tiger Talk (VIDEO)

Posted on January 28, 2014January 28, 2014

Wiggins honored with Big 12 Men’s basketball weekly award

Posted on January 28, 2014

Kansas Athletics

IRVING, Texas – Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins has been chosen the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week in a vote by a media panel which covers the league, the conference announced Monday. Wiggins is recognized for the second time as top rookie and his award marks the eighth weekly honor for KU in 2013-14.

Six different Jayhawks have earned Big 12 player or newcomer accolades this season. Embiid, Selden, Andrew Wiggins and Tarik Black have all earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week in 2013-14. The KU foursome surpasses its previous high of three different Kansas Big 12 Newcomer of the Week selections established in 2005-06 (Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers and Julian Wright).

Kansas 2013-14 Big 12 Weekly Honorees
Nov. 18 – Perry Ellis (co-player); Andrew Wiggins (newcomer)
Dec. 2 – Joel Embiid (newcomer)
Dec. 23 – Tarik Black (newcomer)
Jan. 13 – Wayne Selden, Jr. (newcomer)
Jan. 20 – Naadir Tharpe (player); Joel Embiid (newcomer)
Jan. 27 – Andrew Wiggins (newcomer)

Hays High boys take over top-spot in 5A boys basketball poll

Posted on January 27, 2014January 28, 2014

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Three straight wins at the Dodge City Tournament of Champions including a 10-point victory over Wichita East, who was the No. 2 ranked team in 6A in the title game, has propelled the Hays High boys basketball team to the No. 1 ranking in the latest KBCA 5A poll. The Indians are now 12-0 on the year. Lansing is ranked No. 2 followed by Goddard-Eisenhower, Topeka Highland Park and Wichita Heights.. Salina Central is ranked seventh.

Other area teams in this week’s poll includes the Plainville boys at No. 3 in Class 2A. The Stockton boys are seventh and La Crosse 10th in 1A Division I and Otis-Bison No. 9 in 1A Division II.

The Osborne girls’ are sixth and Victoria ranked 10th in 1A Division I.

KBCA Boys Rankings

KBCA Girls Rankings

Hays High wins Dodge City Tournament of Champions

Posted on January 25, 2014January 27, 2014

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Hays 61 – Wichita East 51
DODGE CITY — Something had to give. Two 11-0 teams in the championship of the Dodge City Tournament of Champions represented in Hays and Wichita East.

The hype and build up of the game became realized after Hays went on a 9-0 run in the first quarter to take a 12-8 lead. Hays led after the first quarter 14-12 despite Brady Werth picking up two fouls in the first 58 seconds of the game.

Hays led 22-21 heading towards half time but the Wichita East Blue Aces scored the last three points of the half to take 24-22 lead at half.

The big quarter for Hays came in the third. Tied at 29 Hays went on a 14-2 run taking the biggest lead of the night 43-31. East cut the lead down to seven on several occasions and eventually down to five at 56-51, but never got any closer with Hays winning 61-51.

Hays made 17 of 21 free throws and shot 44% from the field at 19 for 43. East shot 37% 20 of 54.

Brady Werth led the Indians with 17 points, Jordan Windholz scored 13 and Clayton Riedel scored 11 off the bench. Werth and Windholz were named to the all tournament team. Werth was name the tournaments Most Inspirational Player. Hays moves to 12-0 on the season. The Blue Aces are 11-1.

Tigers hold on in Pittsburg

Posted on January 25, 2014January 25, 2014

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State Tigers built a 16-point first half lead then had to hold on for a 78-75 win over Pittsburg State Saturday afternoon at John Lance Arena in Pittsburg. The victory is the Tigers eighth straight and improves them to 16-3 overall and 7-3 in the MIAA. The Gorillas have now lost four straight and are 6-10 and 2-7 in the MIAA.

The Tigers went on a 19-4 first half run to go up 27-12 and pushed it as high as 16 before Pitt State cut it to eight at the half. The Gorillas hit seven of their first nine 3-point shots in the second half. The game was tied 71-71 when Craig Nicholson hit a 3-pointer with 2:29 to play. Nicholson would hit four free throws in the final 30-seconds to keep the lead at three.

Pitt State had a chance to tie but Devon Branch’s 3-pointer rimmed off at the horn.

The Tigers shoot just 39-percent for the game and only 62,5-percent from the foul line but outrebound the Gorillas by seven.

Carson Konrade led the Tigers with 17 points, all in the second half. Nicholson and James Fleming both score 15 and Jake Stoppel added 10 points and a season-high 11 rebounds.

Devon Branch led Pitt State with 20.

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