The Fort Hays State women’s golf team finished third at the two-day Central Missouri Invitational in Branson. The Tigers shot a two-round 778, 42 shots behind first-place Missouri Western. Northwest Missouri State finished one-shot back of the Griffons.
Carmen Thompson and Samantha Hobson led the way for the Tigers, both shooting a 187 to tie for seventh, 21 back of the lead.
Fort Hays State senior softball player Maddie Holub swept the MIAA Softball Athlete of the Week awards for Tuesday (Mar. 12) as she was named Hitter of the Week and Pitcher of the Week. She helped FHSU to a 6-2 record on the team’s trip to Florida this past week, which included two wins over nationally ranked opponents.
Holub had a huge week at the plate in Fort Hays State’s eight games in Florida. She batted .464 with five home runs, three doubles, a triple, and 10 RBI with with eight runs scored, slugging 1.179 for the week. All five of her home runs came in a six-game stretch at the NTC Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. After posting a shutout win as a pitcher against No. 11 Tampa by a score of 1-0 to start the week, she had a double and scored Fort Hays State’s only run in the second game of the doubleheader with Tampa. Her bat really came to life in the six-game stretch at the NTC Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. Against Post University, her two-run home run in the fourth broke a scoreless tie as FHSU went on to win 3-0. She helped her own cause as a pitcher in a 1-0 in-region win against University of Mary, delivering the only run of the game with a RBI single in the fifth. With FHSU trailing 3-0 early to St. Anselm, she triggered a three-run fourth with a solo home run and FHSU went on to win 5-4 in eight innings. Against Wayne State, she put FHSU on the board in the first with a solo home run as FHSU picked up a big in-region win against Wayne State (Neb.), 2-1 in eight innings. She had her biggest game against #24 Winona State, going 4-for-4 with a pair of two-run home runs in a 12-2 in-region win. She was just a double short of the cycle in that game. In the week’s finale against Grand Valley State, she drove home the only run of the game for FHSU with a RBI single.
Meanwhile in the pitching circle, Holub improved to 7-0 overall on the season by going 4-0 for FHSU in Florida this past week. She had four complete games and averaged 11.5 strikeouts per seven innings and 1.6 per inning. She was the winner for FHSU over two nationally ranked opponents, No. 11 Tampa on its home field and No. 24 Winona State. She did not allow an earned run in her first 40 innings of the season until allowing just one against Wayne State in a 2-1 win in eight innings. Against Tampa, she won a match-up between two of the premier strikeout pitchers in Division II with 11 strikeouts and just three hits allowed, while her counterpart Kayla Cox had 19 strikeouts in the game, but FHSU won 1-0. She also won 1-0 against University of Mary with 12 strikeouts and just two hits allowed. Against Wayne State, she struck out 10 in an eight-inning game. Against No. 24 Winona State, she struck out 13, allowing four hits and just two runs in a 12-2 win. Holub has reached double figures in strikeouts in all seven of her starts this year and averages 12.2 per seven innings. Her season ERA currently sits at 0.41.
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The Fort Hays State baseball doubleheader against Northwest Missouri State has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday at 2 pm at Larks Park in Hays.
Fort Hays State will play at home for the first time since February 19, due to the winter weather throughout the Midwest over the past few weeks.
The Tigers enter the doubleheader at 8-7 overall, 5-6 in the MIAA.
Even though they were co-champions of the regular season in the MIAA, the Fort Hays State men’s basketball team was left out of the eight-team Central Regional field of the 64-team NCAA Tournament. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference received four bids, while the MIAA and Great American Conference received two each.
Fort Hays State finished 20-8 overall, but mysteriously fell from eighth in the region rankings on February 20 to ninth the next week, to out of the top 10 entering the MIAA Tournament. Advancing to the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament was not enough to get the Tigers in this year, even though they reached 20 wins in a season for the seventh time under head coach Mark Johnson, which ties for most in school history with Bill Morse.
Central Missouri, co-champion of the regular season with FHSU, earned the automatic bid from the conference by winning the MIAA Tournament. Northeastern State received the other bid, even though it finished 19-8 overall and tied for third in the MIAA regular season. The Riverhawks lost in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Tournament.
Most baffling is the fact that two at-large bids were handed to a pair of 11-loss teams, Upper Iowa from the NSIC and Arkansas Tech from the Great American Conference. Arkansas Tech finished in a three-way tie for the GAC conference regular season title, but the champions of that conference were 13-7. FHSU and Central Missouri were 13-5 in conference play. Arkansas Tech had three non-conference losses outside its conference tournament, while FHSU had just two. All of Fort Hays State’s losses were to teams over .500, most being well over .500.
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Fort Hays State’s run at obtaining a NCAA Tournament bid came up just short as the Lady Tigers were left out of the eight-team Central Regional field for the 64-team NCAA Tournament. Even with a 22-7 record overall, 20-7 in Division II play, it was not enough to get the Lady Tigers into a very tough regional field.
Washburn, Central Missouri and Emporia State will represent the MIAA in the tournament field. Three teams from the NSIC and two from the GAC also will compete at the regional. The Lady Tigers made a run to the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament, losing to Central Missouri in overtime, but it was not enough to obtain an at-large bid. Emporia State is the only team in the Central Regional field with more than six losses, but got in with the automatic bid by winning the MIAA Tournament.
The 22 wins this season for FHSU were most for the program since 2004-05. It also marked the most wins for FHSU in a season under fifth-year head coach Tony Hobson. That passes the mark of 20 wins set last season. The Lady Tigers had two All-MIAA selections in first-teamer Kate Lehman and third-teamer Kate Edward. Lehman was also named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year and landed on the MIAA All-Defensive Team.
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The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers missed their final five free throws in regulation and lose 87-78 to No. 13 Central Missouri in the semifinals of the MIAA tournament at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. The loss snaps the Tigers four-game win streak and drops them to 22-7. The Jennies improve to 24-4 and will play Emporia State Sunday afternoon for the tournament title.
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After a slow start, the Lady Tigers went on a 16-2 run to take a 12-point lead with 13:37 to play in the first half. The Jennies answer with a 33-11 run over the next 10 minutes to go up 12 with 3:26 to play. FHSU finished the half on an 11-2 run to pull within three at the half.
Fort Hays State would get as close as one early in the second, only to fall behind by 10. They would rally to take the lead back on a Kate Edwards three-point play. Back-to-back Traci Keyser three-pointers put them up three at 72-69. Missed free throws prevented them from building the lead any bigger.
The Jennies had a chance to win it in the final 10 seconds. BreAnna Lewis hit the front end but missed the second of two free throws to force overtime. UCM outscored the Lady Tigers 12-3 in the extra period.
Kaiameka Brown and Kate Edwards both scored 18 points to lead the Tigers. It’s a career-high for Brown. Edwards added 10 rebounds and dished out eight assists. Kate Lehman scored 17 points and had nine rebounds and eight blocks before fouling out.
Keuna Flax scored 23 and had 15 rebounds and Nicole Caddell added 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Jennies who avenge a 45-point regular season loss to the Lady Tigers in Hays back in early December.
The Fort Hays State Tigers were held to just one field goal over the final 12:30 minutes Saturday, and fall 73-66 to Northwest Missouri State in the MIAA tournament semifinals Saturday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. The loss snaps a three-game win streak and drops them to 20-8 on the season. The Bearcats avenge two regular season losses to the Tigers and improve to 21-9.
The Tigers closed the first half on an 8-1 run and led by fivc at the half. They pushed the lead as high as 12 in the second half but were outscored 25-10 the rest of the way.
Ben Congiusta tied a career-high scoring 21 points while fellow senior Lance Russell added 16.
Girls Basketball
Class 1A State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Hoxie 47, St. John 41
Olpe 54, Bucklin 43
Saturday’s Championship Round
St. John 36, Bucklin 38
Hoxie 68, Olpe 63
Division II at Gross Coliseum
Semifinal
Ingalls 53, Wilson 42
Norwich 32, Golden Plains 29
Saturday’s Championship Round
Wilson 67, Golden Plains 77
Ingalls 37, Norwich 22
Class 2A State Tournament
Semifinal
Jefferson North 62, Moundridge 39
Smith Center 62, Sterling 59
Saturday’s Championship Round
Moundridge 35, Sterling 57
Jefferson North 55, Smith Center 63
Class 3A State Tournament
Semifinal
Burlington 55, Hillsboro 45
Garden Plain 57, Russell 35
Saturday’s Championship Round
Russell 44, Hillsboro 59
Garden Plain 42, Burlington 52
Class 4A State Tournament
Semifinal
McPherson 53, Paola 38
Wamego 63, Fort Scott 46
Saturday’s Championship Round
Fort Scott 51, Paola 40
Wamego 60, McPherson 53
Class 5A State Tournament
Semifinal
Mill Valley 34, Kapaun Mount Carmel 32
St. Thomas Aquinas 42, Newton 40
Saturday’s Championship Round
Newton 35, Kapaun Mount Carmel 30
St. Thomas Aquinas 23, Mill Valley 22
Class 6A State Tournament
Semifinal
Wichita Heights 48, Maize 39
Wichita South 51, BV North 48
Saturday’s Championship Round
BV North 55, Maize 50
Wichita South 46, Wichita Heights 44
Boys Basketball
Class 1A
Division I
Semifinal
South Haven 65, Stockton 60
St. John 61, Centralia 56
Saturday’s Championship Round
Stockton 47, Centralia 78
South Haven 50, St. John 70
Class 1 A Division II
Semifinal
Axtell 56, White City 29
Fowler 75, Wallace County 63
Saturday’s Championship Round
Wallace County 46, White City 53
Fowler 56, Axtell 65
Class 2A State Tournament
Semifinal
Meade 74, Moundridge 54
Republic County 51, Ness City 37
Saturday’s Championship Round
Moundridge 71, Ness City 68
Meade 53, Republic County 64 OT
Class 3A State Tournament
Semifinal
Humboldt 47, Silver Lake 35
Scott City 50, Nemaha Valley 38
Saturday’s Championship Round
Nemaha Valley 60, Silver Lake 47
Scott City 74, Humboldt 55
Class 4A State Tournament
Semifinal
Highland Park 68, Abilene 32
Ottawa 73, Andale 49
Saturday’s Championship Round
Andale 54, Abilene 41
Ottawa 54, Highland Park 45
Class 5A State Tournament
Semifinal
Lansing 71, Kapaun Mount Carmel 56
SM South 70, Mill Valley 49
Saturday’s Championship Round
Mill Valley 75, Kapaun Mount Carmel 70
SM South 46, Lansing 40
Class 6A State Tournament
Semifinal
BV Northwest 73, Derby 36
SM East 41, Wichita North 35
Saturday’s Championship Round
Derby 62, SM East 57
BV Northwest 46, BV West 29
Sixth-seeded Fort Hays State played lock-down defense in the MIAA Quarterfinals on Friday against Northeastern State, producing a 61-42 win to advance to the semifinals against No. 2 seed Central Missouri. The Tigers moved to 22-6 overall with the win, while Northeastern State dropped to 19-8 overall.
A 17-4 run by the Tigers early in the game pushed them to a 16-point advantage at the 4:45 mark of the first half. The Lady Tigers led by 14 at halftime 34-20. A 14-4 run by the Tigers to open the second half extended the lead to 24 points to leave no doubt. They reached that margin once more in the second half, which was their largest of the game.
FHSU held Northeastern State to just 28 percent shooting overall in the game, including 25 percent in the first half. The Lady Tigers held the perimeter-oriented Riverhawk team to just 17.6 percent shooting beyond the 3-point line.
Kate Lehman led FHSU in scoring with 18 points, followed by Traci Keyser with 14 and Kate Edwards with 10. Lehman was 6-of-12 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line, adding six rebounds and four blocked shots. Keyser knocked down four 3-point field goals. Edwards had a team-high seven rebounds and tied for the team high in assists with five, Kaiameka Brown also had four assists.
Taylor Lewis led Northeastern State with 14 points and Tosha Tyler was right behind with 13.
Fort Hays State faces Central Missouri in the semifinals on Saturday at 8:15 pm.
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Game Highlights
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Boys
Class 6A
At Koch Arena
Wednesday’s Quarterfinals
BV Northwest 56, Lawrence Free State 37
Derby 55, Garden City 46
BV West 41, Wichita North 35
SM East 53, Wichita East 41
Friday’s Semifinals
Derby (19-3) vs. BV Northwest (23-0), 4:45 p.m.
SM East (21-2) vs. BV West (14-9), 8:15
Class 5A
At Kansas Expocentre, Topeka
Thursday’s Quarterfinals
SM South 82, Salina South 38
Mill Valley 56, Andover 46
Lansing 59, Hays 42
Kapaun Mount Carmel 62, Emporia 56
Friday’s Semifinals
Mill Valley (19-3) vs. SM South (23-0), 4:45 p.m.
Kapaun (17-6) vs. Lansing (21-1), 8:15
Class 4A
At Bicentennial Center, Salina
Wednesday’s Quarterfinals
Ottawa 76, Anderson County 44
Andale 54, KC Piper 52
Highland Park 65, Winfield 49
Abilene 51, Independence 45
Friday’s Semifinals
Andale (21-2) vs. Ottawa (23-0), 4:45 p.m.
Abilene (20-4) vs. Highland Park (23-0), 8:15
Class 3A
At Hutchinson Sports Arena
Thursday’s Quarterfinals
Scott City 61, Pittsburg Colgan 48
Nemaha Valley 53, Wichita Independent 47
Humboldt 41, Sacred Heart 37
Silver Lake 52, Beloit 50
Friday’s Semifinals
Nemaha Valley (23-1) vs. Scott City (23-1), 4:45 p.m.
Silver Lake (21-2) vs. Humboldt (24-0), 8:15
Class 2A
At Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan
Wednesday’s Quarterfinals
Meade 80, Oswego 43
Moundridge 48, Inman 41
Ness City 53, Lyndon 48
Republic County 78, Jefferson North 68
Friday’s Semifinals
Moundridge (19-5) vs. Meade (23-0), 4:45 p.m.
Republic County (21-3) vs. Ness City (17-7), 8:15
Class 1A-Division I
At White Auditorium, Emporia
Thursday’s Quarterfinals
South Haven 54, Minneola 48
Stockton 58, Hoxie 42
St. John 68, Burrton 44
Centralia 59, Olpe 54
Friday’s Semifinals
Stockton (18-6) vs. South Haven (22-2), 4:45 p.m.
Centralia (19-5) vs. St. John (23-1), 8:15
Class 1A-Division II
At Gross Coliseum, Hays
Thursday’s Quarterfinals
Fowler 67, Cunningham 50
Wallace County 72, Crest 62
Axtell 63, Central Christian 58
White City 48, Dighton 39
Friday’s Semifinals
Wallace County (19-5) vs. Fowler (24-0), 4:45 p.m.
White City (20-3) vs. Axtell (17-8), 8:15
Girls
Class 6A
At Koch Arena
Thursday’s Quarterfinals
Wichita South 36, Blue Valley 31
BV North 58, Olathe Northwest 55, OT
Wichita Heights 50, Olathe South 43
Maize 46, Washburn Rural 36
Friday’s Semifinals
BV North (19-4) vs. Wichita South (22-1), 3 p.m.
Maize (21-2) vs. Wichita Heights (17-6), 6:30
Class 5A
At Kansas Expocentre, Topeka
Wednesday’s Quarterfinals
St. Thomas Aquinas 54, Leavenworth 47, 2OT
Newton 44, Andover 36
Mill Valley 38, Salina South 28
Kapaun Mount Carmel 54, Bishop Miege 41
Friday’s Semifinals
Newton (19-4) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (22-1), 3 p.m.
Kapaun (20-3) vs. Mill Valley (21-1), 6:30
Class 4A
At Bicentennial Center, Salina
Thursday’s Quarterfinals
Wamego 54, Pratt 36
Fort Scott 45, Clearwater 36
McPherson 70, Labette County 34
Paola 55, Tonganoxie 38
Friday’s Semifinals
Fort Scott (18-5) vs. Wamego (23-1), 3 p.m.
Paola (19-4) vs. McPherson (21-3), 6:30
Class 3A
Class 3A
At Hutchinson Sports Arena
Wednesday’s Quarterfinals
Garden Plain 57, Riley County 54
Russell 50, Caney Valley 42
Burlington 48, Sabetha 46
Hillsboro 53, Holcomb 45
Friday’s Semifinals
Russell (19-5) vs. Garden Plain (23-1), 3 p.m.
Hillsboro (22-2) vs. Burlington (24-0), 6:30
Class 2A
At Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan
Thursday’s Quarterfinals
Jefferson North 62, Meade 42
Moundridge 54, Northern Heights 38
Smith Center 61, Sedan 35
Sterling 63, Republic County 47
Friday’s Semifinals
Moundridge (21-3) vs. Jefferson North (22-2), 3 p.m.
Sterling (21-3) vs. Smith Center (22-2), 6:30
Class 1A-Division I
At White Auditorium, Emporia
Wednesday’s Quarterfinals
Hoxie 81, South Haven 36
St. John 55, Centre 26
Olpe 56, Hanover 40
Bucklin 45, Thunder Ridge 32
Friday’s Semifinals
St. John (22-2) vs. Hoxie (24-0), 3 p.m.
Bucklin (18-5) vs. Thunder Ridge (19-4), 6:30
Class 1A-Division II
At Gross Coliseum, Hays
Wednesday’s Quarterfinals
Ingalls 54, Southern Coffey County 27
Wilson 53, Baileyville 42
Norwich 56, Dighton 35
Golden Plains 58, Hope 43
Friday’s Semifinals
Wilson (21-2) vs. Ingalls (24-0), 3 p.m.
Golden Plains (21-2) vs. Norwich (23-1), 6:30
The Hays High Indians fell to the Lansing Lions by the score of 59-42 in the first round of the 5A State Tournament Thursday evening in Topeka. With the loss, the Indians season ends at 14-8.
The Fort Hays State Tigers outscored Missouri Southern 28-12 over the final 11:23 and beat the Lions 79-60 in the quarterfinals of the MIAA tournament in Kansas City Thursday. It’s the Tigers third-straight win an improves them to 20-7. The Lions end their season at 13-15. Fort Hays State will face Northwest Missouri State in the semifinals Saturday at noon. The Bearcats held off Northeastern State 69-65 in the second game Thursday.
Fort Hays State trailed by six early then went on a 25-11 run to go up eight. They pushed the lead to 13 a little over five minutes into the second half, but the Lions rallied and pulled within three at 51-48 before the Tigers decisive run.
The Tigers had four in double figures, led by Craig Nicholson with 19. Ben Congiusta, who was 4-4 from three-point range in the first half, finished with 17. Carson Konrade added 15 and a season-high eight rebounds while Lance Russell added 12, all in the second half.
FHSU vs. Missouri Southern Game Highlights
Scores from the opening day of the Kansas State Basketball Tournament
Wednesday
Class 6A Boys
Blue Valley NW 56 Lawrence Free State 37 F
Derby 55 Garden City 46 F
Blue Valley West 41 Wichita North 35 F
Shawnee Mission East 53 Wichita East 41 F
Class 5A Girls
Aquinas 54 Leavenworth 47 F
Newton 44 Andover 36 F
Mill Valley 38 Salina South 28 F
Kapaun 54 Bishop Miege 41 F
Class 4A Boys
Highland Park 65 Winfield 49 F
Abilene 51 Indpendence 45 F
Ottawa 76 Anderson County 44 F
Andale 54 KC Piper 52 F
Class 3A Girls
Burlington 48 Sabetha 46 F
Hillsboro 53 Holcomb 45 F
Garden Plain 57 Riley County 34 F
Russell 50 Caney Valley 42 F
Class 2A Boys
Meade 80 Oswego 43 F
Moundridge 48 Inman 41 F
Ness City 53 Lyndon 48 F
Republic County 78 Jeff County North 68 F
Class 1A Div 1 Girls
Olpe 56 Hanover 40 F
Bucklin 45 Thunder Ridge 32 F
Hoxie 81 South Haven 36 F
St John 55 Lost Springs Centre 26 F
Class 1A Div 2 Girls
Ingalls 54 Southern Coffey Co 27 F
Wilson 50 Baileyville B&B 42 F
Norwich 56 Dighton 35 F
Golden Plains 58 Hope 43 F
THURSDAY GAMES
Class 6A Girls
1. Wichita South vs 8. Blue Valley Stillwell @ 3:00
4. Blue Valley North vs 5. Olathe Northwest @ 4:45
2. Olathe South vs 7. Wichita Heights @ 6:30
3. Maize vs 6. Washburn Rural @ 8:15
Class 5A Boys
1. Shawnee Mission South vs 8. Salina South @3:00
4. Mill Valley vs 5. Andover @ 4:45
2. Lansing vs 7. Hays @ 6:30
3. Emporia vs 6. Kapaun @ 8:15
Class 4A Girls
1. Wamego vs 8. Pratt @ 3:00
4. Fort Scott vs 5. Clearwater @ 4:45
2. McPherson vs 7. Labette County @ 6:15
3. Paola vs Tonganoxie @ 8:15
Class 3A Boys
1. Humboldt vs 8. Salina Sacred Heart @ 6:30
4. Beloit vs 5. Silver Lake @ 8:15
2. Scott City vs 7, St. Marys Colgan @ 3:00
3. Nemaha Valley vs 6. Wichita Indpendent @ 4:45
Class 2A Girls
1. Jeff County North vs 8. Meade @ 3:00
4. Moundridge vs 5. Northern Heights @ 4:45
2. Smith Center vs 7. Sedan @ 6:30
3. Sterling vs Republic County @ 8:15
Class 1A Div 1 Boys
1. St Johns vs 8. Burrton @ 6:30
4. Olpe vs 5. Centralia @ 8:15
2. South Haven vs 7. Minneola @ 3:00
3. Hoxie vs 6. Stockton @ 4:45
Class 1A Div 2 Boys
1. Fowler vs 8. Cunningham @ 3:00
4. Sharon Springs vs 5. Colony-Crest @ 4:45
2. Hutchinson-Cen Chris vs 7. Axtell @ 6:30
3. White City vs 6. Dighton @ 8:15
