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Royals reach deal with Maxwell, avoid arbitration

Posted on January 22, 2014January 22, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Outfielder Justin Maxwell and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a one-year contract worth $1,325,000, leaving closer Greg Holland and reliever Aaron Crow as their only unsigned players in arbitration.

Maxwell gets a substantial raise from the $492,500 he made last year. He was asking for $1.7 million and the Royals had offered $1,075,000.

Kansas City previously agreed to one-year contracts with first baseman Eric Hosmer, infielder Emilio Bonifacio, catcher Brett Hayes and relief pitchers Tim Collins and Luke Hochevar.

Holland, coming off his first All-Star appearance, asked for $5.2 million and the Royals offered $4.1 million. He made $539,000 last year, when he was 2-1 with a 1.21 ERA and 47 saves.

Crow asked for $1.7 million. The Royals offered the same $1.28 million he made last year.

Tuesday’s high school basketball scores

Posted on January 22, 2014January 22, 2014

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Balko, Okla. 66, Moscow 51
Burlingame 77, Waverly 59
Fowler 75, Minneola 43
Kiowa County 46, Ingalls 42
Marais des Cygnes Valley 67, Madison 44
Midland Adventist Academy 75, Independence Home School 63
Olpe 55, Lebo 43
Plainville 61, Norton 45
Southern Coffey 60, Hartford 47
Spearville 49, Deerfield 25
Sunrise Christian 81, St. Mary’s Academy 41
Adolph Rupp Tournament
Andale 65, Rose Hill 29
Cheney 45, Halstead 41
Baldwin Tournament
Augusta 65, KC Christian 36
Baldwin 68, Anderson County 37
Bonner Springs 63, Perry-Lecompton 58
Wellsville 47, KC Bishop Ward 39
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Ottawa 62, Pembroke Hill, Mo. 48
Topeka Hayden 69, Park Hill, Mo. 52
Burlington Tournament
Burlington 50, Christ Preparatory Academy 48
Labette County 65, Iola 59, OT
Paola 60, Santa Fe Trail 40
Sabetha 74, Rossville 43
Burrton Invitational Tournament
Berean Academy 65, Pretty Prairie 34
Little River 76, Inman 74
Canton-Galva Tournament
Rock Creek 64, Ell-Saline 42
Wichita Home School 78, St. John’s Military 37
Centre Tournament
Rural Vista 59, Elyria Christian 16
Cherokee Southeast Tournament
Southeast 50, Columbus 40
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Cimarron 64, Lakin 54
Meade 63, Syracuse 56
Satanta 74, Sublette 60
Southwestern Hts. 71, Elkhart 62
Hillsboro Trojan Classic
Hillsboro 50, Goodland 47
Wamego 63, Republic County 58
Hoisington Winter Jam
Minneapolis 68, Russell 35
Otis-Bison 57, Ellinwood 37
McLouth Invitational Tournament
Heritage Christian 79, Oskaloosa 64
McLouth 88, Maranatha Academy 87
Riverside 60, Jefferson North 56
Valley Falls 67, Atchison County 17
Nemaha Valley Tournament
Falls City, Neb. 60, St. Mary’s 35
Jackson Heights 64, Horton 53
Nemaha Valley 51, Hiawatha 33
Silver Lake 53, Marysville 41
Northern Plains League Tournament
Lakeside 42, Lincoln 32
Pike Valley 50, Chase 41
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 42, Wilson 28
Rock Hills 42, Natoma 37
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 57, Osborne 34
Sylvan-Lucas 61, Thunder Ridge 48
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Dighton 62, Oberlin-Decatur 47
Hoxie 78, Quinter 40
Rawlins County 76, St. Francis 65
Wallace County 75, Wichita County 38
Pleasanton Tournament
Humboldt 76, Central Heights 70
Pleasanton 84, Altoona-Midway 23
Uniontown 46, Jayhawk Linn 40
Raider Classic Tournament
Bishop Seabury Academy 56, Immaculata 47
Salina Invitational
Abilene 73, Clay Center 33
Concordia 69, Smoky Valley 38
Salina Central 62, Andover 58
Salina South 62, Salina Sacred Heart 47
Shawnee Mission West Tournament
Lansing 87, KC Schlagle 51
Rockhurst, Mo. 55, SM West 51
Skyline 54 Classic Tournament
Attica 65, Cunningham 34
Norwich 53, Pratt Skyline 46
South Barber 70, Stafford 54
Word of Life 54, Kinsley 43
South Central Border League Tournament
Argonia 44, Sedan 38
Caldwell 51, Oxford 41
Udall 60, Cedar Vale/Dexter 21
West Elk 59, South Haven 15
Spring Hill Tournament
Gardner-Edgerton 55, Spring Hill 53
Goddard-Eisenhower 85, Metro Academy 47
KC Piper 65, Osawatomie 34
Louisburg 41, KC Sumner 39
St. John Tournament
Larned 60, Medicine Lodge 41
St. John 60, Nickerson 46
Sterling Invitational
Maize South 56, Lyons 42
Sterling 68, Southeast Saline 66, OT
Hutchinson Trinity 59, Remington 26
Tonganoxie Invitational
Jefferson West 44, Tonganoxie 35
Twin Valley League Tournament
BV Randolph 46, Frankfort 43, OT
Clifton-Clyde 70, Doniphan West 60
Washington County 55, Wetmore 41
Wilson County Classic
Cherryvale 49, Fredonia 42
Erie 60, Neodesha 50
Girard 47, Caney Valley 26
Independence 68, Bluestem 25

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andover Central 51, Maize 39
Augusta 35, El Dorado 23
Bishop Miege 67, St. James Academy 44
Burlingame 38, Waverly 31
BV North 62, SM West 39
Chase County 50, Herington 37
Council Grove 63, West Franklin 17
Derby 43, Arkansas City 35
Emporia 43, Junction City 35
Garden City 68, Ulysses 57
Goddard-Eisenhower 58, Wichita Campus 46
Great Bend 64, Larned 34
Hartford 32, Southern Coffey 29
Heritage Christian 50, KC East Christian 34
Hutchinson 49, Goddard 38
Immaculata 45, Christ Preparatory Academy 19
Kapaun Mount Carmel 59, Wichita East 19
KC Piper 50, Mill Valley 34
Kiowa County 49, Ingalls 40
Lawrence 71, Topeka West 37
Lyndon 53, Mission Valley 47
Maize South 51, Nickerson 35
Manhattan 33, Washburn Rural 27
Marais des Cygnes Valley 50, Madison 37
McPherson 47, Circle 33
Minneola 50, Fowler 45
Mulvane 40, Clearwater 39
Newton 40, Valley Center 25
Northern Heights 68, Osage City 18
Olathe East 56, Hogan Prep, Mo. 26
Olpe 64, Lebo 34
Oxford 46, Elk Valley 16
Perry-Lecompton 58, Oskaloosa 29
Rolla 76, Walsh, Colo. 45
Rose Hill 48, Wichita Collegiate 32
SM South 47, SM East 46
Spearville 52, Deerfield 12
Wichita Bishop Carroll 38, Wichita Heights 33
Wichita Northwest 50, Wichita North 30
Wichita South 66, Wichita Southeast 15
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Ottawa 44, Park Hill, Mo. 35
Topeka Hayden 67, Platte County, Mo. 32
Burlington Tournament
Burlington 49, Iola 22
Paola 49, Rossville 30
Sabetha 76, Wichita Northfield 7
Santa Fe Trail 54, Labette County 36
Centre Tournament
Centre 77, Flint Hills Job Corps 16
Elyria Christian 54, Solomon 34
Cherokee Southeast Tournament
Columbus 52, Southeast 38
St. Paul 51, Oswego 34
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Cimarron 71, Lakin 42
Meade 70, Satanta 30
Southwestern Hts. 51, Elkhart 23
Syracuse 42, Johnson-Stanton County 38, OT
Hillsboro Trojan Classic
Hesston 51, Goodland 18
Hillsboro 47, Republic County 23
Hoisington Winter Jam
Hoisington 60, Victoria 46
Minneapolis 47, Otis-Bison 24
Northern Plains League Tournament
Lincoln 33, Lakeside 26
Tescott 41, Rock Hills 33
Pike Valley 45, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 30
Sylvan-Lucas 43, Natoma 41
Osborne 59, Wilson 44
Thunder Ridge 33, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 30
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Dighton 44, Rawlins County 11
Hoxie 65, St. Francis 13
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Trego 56, Wichita County 27
Wallace County 63, Oberlin-Decatur 42
Pleasanton Tournament
Humboldt 65, Altoona-Midway 14
Jayhawk Linn 47, Central Heights 42
Pleasanton 47, Uniontown 39
Sterling Tournament
Hutchinson Trinity 35, Beloit 42
Lyons 75, Southeast Saline 56
Sterling 65, Word of Life 31
Tonganoxie Invitational
Silver Lake 67, Atchison 45
Tonganoxie 40, Eudora 35
Twin Valley League Tournament
Doniphan West 39, Clifton-Clyde 38
Frankfort 42, Blue Valley Stilwell 31
Troy 47, Onaga 33
Wilson County Classic
Erie 47, Bluestem 30
Neodesha 48, Fredonia 39
Cherryvale 45, Girard 32
Independence 51, Caney Valley 38

Last second 3-pointer downs No. 22 K-State

Posted on January 22, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Jonathan Holmes made a catch-and-shoot 3 pointer at the buzzer to send Texas to a 67-64 victory over No. 22 Kansas State on Tuesday night, the Longhorns’ fourth straight victory in the Big 12.

Texas had almost blown its chance for the game-winner when it nearly botched an inbounds pass with 3 seconds left. But after a quick timeout, Isaiah Taylor zipped the ball to the Holmes in the left corner and he put up the shot over two defenders. The ball swished through the basket at the buzzer and Holmes was mobbed by his teammates.
Javan Felix scored 23 points to lead Texas (15-4, 4-2) and Cam Ridley scored 18. Holmes finished with 10 points.

Thomas Gipson scored 24 points for Kansas State (14-5, 4-2), which had tied the game at 64 on Shane Southwell’s twisting, off-balance layup with 5 seconds to play after Felix had missed two free throws.

Hays girls 0-10 at season midpoint

Posted on January 21, 2014January 22, 2014

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

DODGE CITY — The Hays High Lady Indians hit the midpoint of their 20-game regular season schedule with the same number of wins it started with unfortunately… zero. The Lady Indians saw Dodge City use a 16-0 run to start the game then add runs of 12-0 and 11-0 before the first half was over, giving the Lady Demons a 30-point lead at the half and eventually a 71-28 victory Tuesday night in Dodge City. The Red Demons outscored Hays High 20-6, 23-7 and 20-5 in each of the first three quarters. The Lady Indians outscored Dodge 10-8 in the fourth.

Dodge City improved to 4-4 on the season and 1-2 in the Western Athletic conference, shooting 52% from the field (26-50) and made eight their 13 three pointers. The Lady Demons also shot 11 of 14 from the free throw line. Hays made just 10 of 43 shots and 1 of 16 threes while dropping to 0-10 on the season and 0-4 in the conference.

Hays is off until next Thursday when they play at the Mid-America Basketball Tournament in McPherson. Those brackets are due out sometime today. Hays is likely to play the #1 overall seed Manhattan.

Game Highlights

Kirk Maska Postgame Interview

Lady Tigers still ranked despite loss

Posted on January 21, 2014January 21, 2014

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Despite their loss at Northeastern State Saturday, the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers remain ranked in the lastest WBCA/USA Today Division II top-25 poll. FHSU drops one-spot to No. 24 and are one of three teams from the MIAA in this week’s poll. Conference leading Emporia State moves up one to No. 2 while Central Missouri holds at No. 8.

The Central Region remains well represented with seven teams ranked and four receiving votes.

Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State are receiving votes.

See full poll below…

Rank	Institution – First Place Votes	Previous Rank	Record	Points
1	Bentley University (Mass.) -27	1	16-0	795
2	Emporia State University (Kan.) -4	3	17-0	766
3	Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) -1	4	14-0	729
4	Colorado Mesa University	5	15-0	680
5	Gannon University (Pa.)	2	17-1	647
6	Harding University (Ark.)	6	17-0	645
7	West Texas A&M University	7	13-1	600
8	University of Central Missouri	8	14-2	571
9	Drury University (Mo.)	10	14-1	529
10	Delta State University (Miss.)	9	13-1	526
11	Glenville State College (W.Va.)	12	14-2	450
12	Wayne State College (Neb.)	11	17-2	419
13	Rollins College (Fla.)	13	14-3	353
14	California State Polytechnic University – Pomona	17	12-2	337
15	Virginia State University	16	14-1	333
16	Quincy University (Ill.)	18	13-2	294
17	Tarleton State University (Texas)	T14	13-2	281
18	University of Indianapolis (Ind.)	T14	15-3	245
19	University of North Georgia	19	13-2	176
20	Adelphi University (N.Y.)	21	13-3	134
21	Wayne State University (Mich.)	20	12-2	124
22	Northern State University (S.D.)	NR	14-2	113
23	Lewis University (Ill.)	25	12-3	99
24	Fort Hays State University (Kan.)	23	12-3	65
25	Minnesota State University – Mankato	22	11-5	59

Dropped Out: Georgia College.

Others Receiving Votes: University of Alaska – Anchorage 56; Michigan Technological University 54; Georgia College 49; Edinboro University (Pa.) 47; University of Southern Indiana 29; Missouri Southern State University 17; Wingate University (N.C.) 17; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 15; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 12; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) 12; University of District of Columbia 12; Concordia University (Minn.) 11; Saint Leo University (Fla.) 11; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 10; Saint Martin’s University (Wash.) 10; Saint Edwards University (Texas) 9; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 8; Saint Mary’s University (Texas) 8; Simon Fraser University (BC) 8; Stonehill College (Mass.) 6; Minot State University (N.D.) 3; Montana State University – Billings 3; Northern Michigan University 3; Young Harris College (Ga.) 3; Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 2; Augustana College (S.D.) 1; California State University – East Bay 1.

FHSU’s Inman earns MIAA Wrestler of the Week honors

Posted on January 21, 2014January 21, 2014

FHSU Sports Information

No. 6 Fort Hays State’s Jon Inman has been named MIAA Wrestler of the Week, as announced by the conference office Tuesday (Jan. 21). Inman closed out the week at 5-0 as an individual, helping the Tigers pick up two wins at the Midwest Duals.

Inman, a redshirt freshman from Branson, Mo., improved to 15-3 on the season after scoring 22 team points for the Tigers in five duals (four of which were regional matchups). Inman had two 1st period falls, a major decision and two decisions.

A breakdown of Inman’s wins is below:

6-4 decision vs. Znick Ferrell (No. 5 Central Oklahoma)
5-3 decision vs. Caleb Gerl (California Baptist)
16-8 major decision vs. Andrew Rodas (SW Minnesota State)
2:59 fall vs. Justin Berg (Minot State)
2:03 fall vs. Anthony Navarro (Northern State).

FHSU receiving more votes in Division II poll

Posted on January 21, 2014

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State men’s basketball team is receiving more votes in this week’s NABC Division II top-25 poll. The Tigers, who were ranked as high as No. 15 earlier this season, are up to eight votes in the latest poll out Tuesday. Missouri Southern is the only MIAA team in the poll this week at No. 22. Conference leader Northwest Missouri State is also receiving votes.

Full poll below…

Team

Record

Points

West Liberty (W.Va.)

14-0

398

(14 first place votes)

Florida Southern

17-0

381

(1 first place vote)

Metropolitan State (Colo.)

14-1

363

Tarleton State (Texas)

15-0

350

Drury (Mo.)

14-1

322

East Stroudsburg (Pa.)

16-0

319

Bellarmine (Ky.)

13-1

295

Cal State-San Bernardino

13-1

293

(1 first place vote)

Southern Indiana

13-1

283

10.

Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)

13-1

245

11.

Colorado School of Mines

14-1

220

12.

California Baptist

15-0

217

13.

South Carolina Aiken

14-2

206

14.

Minnesota State

16-3

158

15.

Indiana (Pa.)

14-2

154

16.

Indianapolis (Ind.)

12-2

151

17.

Montevallo (Ala.)

13-2

126

18.

Dixie State (Utah)

13-2

118

19.

Lewis (Ill.)

13-1

111

20.

Delta State (Miss.)

14-2

105

21.

Franklin Pierce (N.H.)

13-2

100

22.

Missouri Southern

13-2

23.

Lake Superior State (Mich.)

16-2

24.

Seattle Pacific (Wash.)

15-4

25.

GRU Augusta (Ga.)

14-2

Dropped out: Winona State (16), Western Washington (19), Chico State (25).

Others receiving votes: Southern Connecticut State 16, Cal Poly Pomona 13, Cal State-Stanislaus 9, Fort Hays State (Kan.) 9, Western Washington 8, MIchigan Tech 7, Northwest Missouri State 7, Winona State (Minn.) 6, Hawaii Pacific 5, Georgia Southwestern 2, St. Mary’s (Texas) 2, Cal State-L.A. 1, Wisconsin-Parkside 1.

Monday’s high school basketball results

Posted on January 21, 2014January 21, 2014

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Council Grove 75, Herington 29
Highland Park 70, Grandview, Mo. 55
KC Harmon 73, Northeast-Arma 57
KC Washington 54, Hogan Prep, Mo. 50
KC Wyandotte 66, East (Kansas City), Mo. 56
Lakeside 44, Chase 16
Lincoln 45, Tescott 22
Sunrise Christian 64, Wilmington, Ohio 52
Adolph Rupp Tournament
Douglass 60, Garden Plain 51
Moundridge 50, Haven 42
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Basehor-Linwood 79, Benton, Mo. 39
Blue Valley Stilwell 62, Platte County, Mo. 28
Burrton Invitational
Fairfield 60, Hutchinson Central Christian 52
Canton-Galva Tournament
Bennington 56, Sedgwick 40
Derby Invasion 59, Canton-Galva 31
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Syracuse 52, Johnson-Stanton County 40
Hillsboro Trojan Classic
Hesston 70, Riley County 30
Holcomb 60, Hays-TMP-Marian 43
Hoisington Winter Jam
LaCrosse 48, Ellsworth 45
Victoria 39, Hoisington 30
Northern Plains League Tournament
Osborne 48, Rock Hills 37
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 71, Natoma 40
Sylvan-Lucas 47, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 43, OT
Thunder Ridge 67, Wilson 40
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Quinter 65, Trego 58
Sterling Invitational
Beloit 64, Remington 28
Hutchinson Trinity 56, Wichita Independent 53
Tonganoxie Invitational
Blue Valley Southwest 61, Atchison 35
DeSoto 52, Holton 50
Eudora 73, Jefferson West 60
Wilson County Classic
Bluestem 62, Cherryvale 55
Girard 51, Erie 29
Independence 65, Fredonia 43

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Chase 42, Lakeside 30
Lincoln 49, Tescott 22
Washington County 59, Wetmore 22
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Basehor-Linwood 41, Pembroke Hill, Mo. 39
Benton, Mo. 38, Holton 18
Liberty, Mo. 59, Blue Valley Stilwell 47
Cherokee Southeast Tournament
Columbus 37, St. Paul 36
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Lakin 55, Sublette 38
Hillsboro Trojan Classic
Riley County 51, Holcomb 46
Wamego 55, Hays-TMP-Marian 21
Hoisington Winter Jam
Ellinwood 60, LaCrosse 26
Russell 54, Ellsworth 52
Northern Plains League Tournament
Osborne 43, Pike Valley 31
St. John’s Beloit 36, Sylvan-Lucas 32
Thunder Ridge 54, Natoma 19
Wilson 55, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 37
Salina Invitational Tournament
Abilene 60, Clay Center 46
Andover 54, Salina Sacred Heart 35
Salina Central 76, Smoky Valley 16
Salina South 46, Concordia 33
SCBL Tournament Elk Valley
Sedan 39, West Elk 27
Sterling Tournament
Beloit 42, Hutchinson Trinity 35
Lyons 57, Remington 44
Tonganoxie Invitational
Chanute 42, Jefferson West 27
Lansing 45, DeSoto 39
Wilson County Classic
Cherryvale 61, Bluestem 28
Girard 36, Erie 30

No. 8 Kansas defeats fourth-straight ranked opponent

Posted on January 21, 2014

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points, most of them coming at the free throw line, and No. 8 Kansas pulled away in the second half to beat No. 24 Baylor 78-68 on Monday night.

Wiggins was 10 of 12 from the free throw line, and the Jayhawks (14-4, 5-0 Big 12) were 27 of 29 as a team, allowing them to put away Baylor for their fifth straight win – the last four over Top 25 opponents. They are the first team to accomplish that feat since North Carolina in 1997.

Perry Ellis added 19 points and Joel Embiid had 12 for Kansas, which led 37-35 at halftime but used a 14-2 surge fueled by defense and hustle in the second half to draw away.

Brady Heslip hit six 3-pointers and scored 19 points for the Bears (13-5, 1-4), who have lost three straight and four of five. Cory Jefferson and Isaiah Austin added 16 points apiece.

The teams combined for 16 turnovers in a disjointed first half that included 12 lead changes but virtually no rhythm. The Jayhawks managed to squeeze out the two-point halftime lead, but they had to shoot 60 percent from the field to do it.

That’s because Baylor was scorching from beyond the arc.

Heslip hit all four of his 3-point tries and the 7-foot Austin added two – he was 0 for 4 from inside the arc. Along with the two 3-pointers that Jefferson hit, the Bears knocked down 8 of 10 beyond the perimeter in the first half. They were 4 of 18 everywhere else.

The game remained close until Ellis scored inside with 12:48 remaining to start the Jayhawks on their game-defining run, and then came the two biggest highlights of the game.

The first came when Ellis stepped in front of a pass and took off toward the other end of the court, dunking the ball home while getting fouled. Naturally, he made the free throw.

The second highlight came moments later, when Kansas lost control of the ball under the Baylor basket. Freshman guard Wayne Selden tracked it down and saved it to Embiid as he crashed over a fan seated at a courtside table and wound up in the laps of two more fans wearing Bears clothing.

Everybody’s eyes immediately turned to Embiid – including the officials – and the 7-foot freshman converted the basket. The only people who seemed to notice that Selden’s foot was out of bounds were the folks who were able to catch the replay on television.

Bears coach Scott Drew burned a timeout as the game was starting to get away from them, but the Jayhawks kept on charging. Naadir Tharpe’s 3-pointer made it 60-46 with 8:16 remaining.

From there, it was a matter of Kansas maintaining its lead.

Austin hit a 3-pointer to get Baylor within 61-51 with just over 6 minutes left, but Wiggins made four straight from the free throw line. Heslip hit another 3-pointer with 3:45 to go, but Wiggins scored on a scooping layup to keep the cushion comfortable.

Just about the only thing that went wrong toward the end of the game for Kansas happened when reserve forward Tarik Black hurt his lower leg. He appeared to get rolled into by the Bears’ Rico Gathers, and Black needed considerable help to make it off the court.

TMP-Marian boys and girls basketball fall to ranked teams at Trojan Classic

Posted on January 21, 2014January 21, 2014

GIRLS: #1 Wamego 55, TMP-Marian 21
The TMP girls were playing without four key players who were on a trip to Washington D.C. and fell behind 16-2 at the start and lose 55-21 to the top-ranked team in 4A, Wamego.

Katelyn Zimmerman scored 10 to lead the Lady Monarchs who are now now 3-7.

They will play the loser of Tuesday’s game between Hesston and Goodland are 3pm on Friday.

Girls Highlights
Girls

Rose McFarland Postgame Interview

BOYS: #5 Holcomb 60, TMP-Marian 43
The Longhorns raced out to a 9-0 lead, keeping the Monarchs off the board for the over four minutes to start the game. TMP was down 11 in the second quarter before finishing the half strong and pulling within five at halftime. Holcomb slowly took control in the second half and led by as many as 19.

Cameron Fouts led the Monarchs with 10 as they fall to 4-6 on the season.

TMP will play the loser of Tuesday’s game between Hillsboro and Goodland at 4:30pm on Thursday.

Boys Highlights

Joe Hertel Postgame Interview

Tiger Talk (AUDIO)

Posted on January 21, 2014January 21, 2014

Chiefs’ Johnson, Smith added to Pro Bowl

Posted on January 20, 2014January 21, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson and quarterback Alex Smith were chosen Monday to replace 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the Pro Bowl.

The two substitutions means Kansas City will be sending 10 players to Hawaii.

Bowman tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee in Sunday’s NFC championship loss to Seattle. Brady bowed out of the all-star game one day after New England lost to Denver in the AFC championship.

This will be Johnson’s third straight Pro Bowl, while Smith will be headed to his first.

They’ll be joined in Hawaii by Chiefs left tackle Branden Albert, safety Eric Berry, running back Jamaal Charles, cornerback Brandon Flowers, defensive tackle Dontari Poe, punt returner Dexter McCluster and linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston.

Charles is among four player captains picked for the Jan. 26 game.

FHSU’s Nicholson’s named MIAA men’s basketball POW

Posted on January 20, 2014

MIAA Media Relations

Nicholson was key in a pair of MIAA wins on the road for FHSU this past week. He averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 assists, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game, while shooting 50 percent from the field and 92.3 percent from the free-throw line. Nicholson buried a 3-point field goal to tie the game in regulation at Central Oklahoma and force overtime as the Tigers never led in the second half erasing an 11-point halftime deficit. It was the first tie or lead for FHSU in the game since the 8:34 mark of the first half. He went on to go 4-of-4 at the free-throw line in overtime and finish with 19 points and 9 assists in the comeback win. Five of his nine assists were to Dwayne Brunson, who had a team-high 31 points in the game.

Against Northeastern State, Nicholson scored 18 of his team-high 27 points in the second half, including a perfect 12-of-12 effort at the free-throw line after the half. He added seven assists against the RiverHawks. Nicholson missed just one free-throw in each contest. He went 24-of-26 at the line for the week (9-of-10 at UCO and 15-of-16 at NSU).

The 5-8 sophomore guard is a native of Wichita, Kan. where he competed at Wichita Northwest High School.