Fort Hays State women’s basketball coach Tony Hobson held his weekly news conference Monday afternoon in the Cade Suran Tiger Room. The 12-5 Lady Tigers open a four-game homestand Wednesday night at 5:30 against Central Oklahoma. They host Missouri Southern Saturday afternoon at 2pm.
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FHSU Wrestling Finishes Third at Kansas Cup; Napier and Koehn Individual Champs
Fort Hays State wrestling finished third at the fourth-annual Kansas Cup on Sunday (Jan. 27) in Wichita, Kan. at Newman University. C.J. Napier (141 pounds) and Derek Koehn (157 pounds) were individual champions. FHSU finished with 102 team points, behind champion Labette Community College with 119.5 and Baker University with 106.
The team standings are still under review as Fort Hays State was shorted points on the final printed results. Napier was entered in the results as the runner-up at 141 pounds.
The Tigers were down a wrestler in the event as they did not have anyone at 125 pounds. Also, Tanner Kriss, who is nationally ranked at 197 pounds, did not compete in the event. Fort Hays State had three wrestlers reach the finals, which included Derek Koehn (157), C.J. Napier (141), and Noah Killip (149).
Koehn defeated Colby Crank of Bethany College in the finals at 157 pounds with a fall in 1:22. He also had a close 3-2 decision in the semifinals and a fall in the quarterfinals to reach the championship. Napier defeated Tyler Davis of Labette Community College in the finals at 141 pounds by a 5-3 decision. He had close battles throughout the afternoon, winning his opening round match by two, his quarterfinal match by one, and the semifinal by four. Killip had a pair of tight wins to reach the finals with a 5-3 win in the quarters and a 2-1 win over Nick Haugen of Baker in the semis. He was pinned in the final by Spencer Rutherford of Labette Community College in 5:54.
Fort Hays State had three third-place finishers, which included Symon Seaton (133), Sam Thoman (165) and Zack Grimes (184). Seaton was pinned in his first match of the day in the quarterfinals, but picked up a major decision and one-point decision in the consolation bracket before taking third by default. Thoman had a 6-0 shutout win in his first match of the day to reach the semifinals, but lost 9-5. He then had a convincing major decision win in the consolation bracket before posting an 8-3 win over Nathan Sommer of Baker in the third-place match. Grimes took a similar path as Thoman, winning his first match of the day 10-5 to reach the semis, but then lost 12-7. In the consolation side, he had a 6-4 decision and then a 12-2 major decision over Jarid Price of Baker for third.
John Close finished fourth at heavyweight. He reached the semifinals with a 3-0 win in the quarterfinals before getting shutout by eventual champion Brandon Gebhardt of Baker. He posted a fall in 1:33 over Pedro Garcia of Colby Community College, but then lost in the third-place match 3-1 to Lorenzo Serna of Newman. Travis Budke was the only other placer for the Tigers, finishing fifth at 174 pounds.
The Tigers gear up for two duals at home this coming week, hosting Lindenwood on Friday (Feb. 1) and Truman on Sunday (Feb. 3).
Tigers Hold Off Truman
The Fort Hays State Tigers built a 12-point second half lead then held off a comeback bid by the Bulldogs in a 74-68 win in Kirksville. It’s the Tigers sixth-straight win at Truman and improves their record to 11-6 overall and -4 in the MIAA. Truman drops to 7-11 and 4-6 in the conference.
The Tigers never trailed, leading by 10 in the first half. The Bulldogs closed the half on a 7-2 run to pull within Five at the half. Truman hit a 3-pointer to open the second half but could never get any closer the rest of way.
The Tigers, who shot 52-percent from the floor, were led by freshman Craig Nicholson who scored 18 points, hitting all eight of his free throws in the second half. He also dished out nine assists with just two turnovers.Lance Russell scored 25, Ben Congiust, who needed stitches at halftime added 14 as did Dwayne Brunson
Mark Johnson Post Interview
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Highlights
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Truman Outlasts Lady Tigers in Two Overtimes
Truman scored the final seven points of regulation to force overtime and hold off the Fort Hays State loady Tigers 57-55 in two overtimes Saturday afternoon in Kirksville. The loss drops FHSU to 12-5 overall and 4-5 in the MIAA. Truman improves to 15-3 and 8-2 in the conference.
The Lady Tigers had a chance to win the game in the first overtime but turned the ball over. Tracy Keyser missed on a guarded shot at the horn in the second overtime.
Kate Edwsrds led the Lady Tigers with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Kate Lehman, who scored eight of FHSU’s first 23 points, finished with 10.
Tony Hobson Post Game Interview
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Highlights
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Lady Indians Fall to Valley Center 54-34
The Hays High Lady Indians were defeated by the Valley Center Lady Hornets by the score of 54-34 Saturday evening in McPherson. Lady Indians fall to 6-7 on the season.
Kirk Maska Post Game Interview 1-26-13
Lady Indians Highlights 1-26-13
Friday High School Basketball 1-25
Girls
Local
McPherson Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Hays 58, Dodge City 52
Valley Center 66, Wichita Southeast 37
Semifinal
Manhattan 49, Andale 41
Olathe South 43, McPherson 35
Colby 64, Norton 34
Dighton 57, St. Francis 33
Ellis 58, Plainville 44
Hill City 57, Trego 42
Hoxie 75, Quinter 31
Osborne 43, Stockton 32
State-Wide
Abilene 47, Concordia 45
Burlington 78, Cherryvale 47
Caldwell 76, Sedan 42
Centre 43, Wakefield 23
Cheylin 59, Palco 58
Cimarron 74, Elkhart 40
Clay Center 45, Smoky Valley 34
Council Grove 60, Marion 34
DeSoto 45, Basehor-Linwood 38
Eudora 32, Paola 30
Fort Scott 43, Iola 13
Fredonia 50, Eureka 37
Frontenac 74, Parsons 49
Girard 56, Riverton 13
Golden Plains 63, Northern Valley 25
Lakin 53, Deerfield 16
Lamar, Mo. 52, Pittsburg Colgan 43
Lincoln 61, Southern Cloud 28
Linn 42, Centralia 29
Natoma 66, Rock Hills 54
Olathe East 56, KC Washington 36
Pike Valley 50, Chase 20
Riley County 62, Wabaunsee 28
Riverside 59, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 24
Russell 57, Minneapolis 39
Salina Central 48, Andover 31
Santa Fe Trail 49, Osage City 28
Satanta 41, Syracuse 37
Scott City 58, Liberal 51
Silver Lake 66, Royal Valley 36
Smith Center 70, Phillipsburg 47
St. John’s Beloit 43, Lakeside 31
St. Paul 53, Northeast-Arma 19
Sublette 45, Meade 37
Thunder Ridge 60, Tescott 17
Tonganoxie 70, Atchison 66
Valley Heights 50, Baileyville-B&B 36
Wamego 55, Sabetha 29
Washington County 49, Onaga 21
Western Plains 46, Triplains-Brewster 44
Wheatland-Grinnell 46, Weskan 38
Wichita County 50, Rawlins County 43
Wichita County 50, Rawlins County 43
Wilson 61, Sylvan-Lucas 25
El Dorado Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
El Dorado 41, Augusta 38
Wichita Collegiate 49, Wichita West 44
Semifinal
Gardner-Edgerton 45, Circle 38
Mill Valley 48, Wichita East 47
Ell Saline Tournament
Little River 37, Bennington 34
Lyons 37, Ell-Saline 29
Emporia Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Derby 55, Lawrence 38
Hutchinson 52, Goddard-Eisenhower 48, OT
Semifinal
Leavenworth 52, Emporia 45
Topeka Seaman 46, Blue Valley 44
Haven Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Cheney 59, Nickerson 33
Kingman 40, Halstead 27
Semifinal
Buhler 49, Moundridge 48
Haven 49, Conway Springs 35
Hilltop Hoops Classic
Southeast Saline 66, Ness City 59
Sterling 66, Central Plains 56
Jefferson County North Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Jefferson West 61, Oskaloosa 19
Maranatha Academy 61, McLouth 35
Semifinal
Atchison County 51, Valley Falls 38
Lawrence Free State Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Highland Park 41, KC Sumner 34
SM South 43, Olathe North 35
Semifinal
Lawrence Free State 58, Topeka West 24
Washburn Rural 41, BV West 28
Louisburg Tournament
Fifth Place
St. James Academy 45, Belton, Mo. 23
Third Place
Osawatomie 55, Harrisonville, Mo. 42
Championship
SM North 53, Louisburg 43
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Olpe 68, Madison 30
Waverly 41, Lebo 39
NEO Tournament
Foyil, Okla. 50, Chetopa 43
Newton Invitational Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Andover Central 56, Goddard 24
Wichita Bishop Carroll 54, Garden City 46
Semifinal
Bishop Miege 56, Newton 41
Olathe Northwest 40, Kapaun Mount Carmel 37
Pratt Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Larned 58, Medicine Lodge 49
Wichita North 49, Chaparral 40
Semifinal
St. John 43, Maize South 30
Shawnee Heights Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Junction City 61, Shawnee Heights 46
SM East 53, Wichita Northwest 44
Semifinal
Maize 55, Topeka 41
Wichita Heights 57, Great Bend 30
South Central Border League Tournament
South Haven 52, West Elk 25
Boys
Local
Colby 50, Norton 41
Dighton 56, St. Francis 25
Dodge City 51, Hays 37
Hoxie 68, Quinter 29
Northern Valley 63, Golden Plains 56
Palco 61, Cheylin 54
Phillipsburg 84, Smith Center 62
Plainville 52, Ellis 49
State-Wide
Abilene 62, Concordia 54
Andale 63, Buhler 42
Andover 61, Salina Central 32
Baileyville-B&B 42, Valley Heights 35
Baldwin 63, Osawatomie 44
Bishop Miege 69, Blue Valley Southwest 63, OT
Burlington 59, Cherryvale 25
BV Northwest 57, BV North 39
Central Burden 56, Udall 53
Centralia 68, Linn 45
Chapman 38, Herington 35
Cimarron 63, Elkhart 41
Council Grove 54, Marion 49
Crest 64, Uniontown 40
DeSoto 56, Basehor-Linwood 51
Eudora 70, Paola 63
Eureka 64, Fredonia 48
Flinthills 50, Argonia 17
Fort Scott 46, Iola 29
Galena 58, Columbus 48, OT
Gardner-Edgerton 53, Blue Valley Stilwell 48
Goddard-Eisenhower 65, Wichita Campus 49
Highland Park 82, Junction City 54
Holcomb 52, Hugoton 33
Humboldt 59, Erie 27
Hutchinson Central Christian 58, Norwich 41
Jefferson North 48, KC Christian 24
KC Turner 74, Metro Academy 48
Lakin 53, Deerfield 16
Lamar, Mo. 47, Pittsburg Colgan 39
Macksville 58, Pratt 53
Meade 71, Sublette 53
Mill Valley 63, Olathe Northwest 45
Minneapolis 54, Russell 22
Moundridge 70, Goessel 35
Mulvane 49, Clearwater 34
Olathe East 67, KC Washington 54
Olathe South 69, Central (Kansas City), Mo. 30
Osage City 48, Santa Fe Trail 46
Oswego 60, Altoona-Midway 25
Parsons 57, Frontenac 46
Pike Valley 60, Chase 40
Riverton 64, Girard 49
Rock Creek 49, St. Mary’s 40
Rock Hills 51, Natoma 32
Salina Sacred Heart 48, Hutchinson Trinity 38
Satanta 43, Syracuse 38
Scott City 82, Liberal 67
Silver Lake 62, Royal Valley 29
SM East 62, Rockhurst, Mo. 50
SM Northwest 73, KC Harmon 53
SM South 64, SM West 43
Smoky Valley 46, Clay Center 33
Southeast Saline 48, Baxter Springs 30
Southern Cloud 50, Lincoln 38
St. James Academy 55, KC Sumner 42
St. John’s Beloit 59, Lakeside 48
St. John’s Military 45, Wichita Northfield 40
St. Paul 61, Northeast-Arma 35
St. Thomas Aquinas 51, BV West 47
Sylvan-Lucas 72, Wilson 67, 2OT
Thunder Ridge 57, Tescott 28
Tonganoxie 60, Atchison 55
Topeka 58, Washburn Rural 56, 2OT
Topeka Seaman 83, Topeka West 67
Valley Center 57, Newton 44
Wakefield 52, Centre 51
Wamego 49, Sabetha 37
Washington County 58, Onaga 52
Wellsville 61, Anderson County 55
Weskan 48, Wheatland-Grinnell 21
Western Plains 46, Triplains-Brewster 44
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Marais des Cygnes Valley 51, Hartford 35
Olpe 57, Waverly 46
NEO Tournament
Chetopa 45, Commerce, Okla. 24
SPIAA Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Hodgeman County 51, South Central 50
Minneola 53, Ingalls 36
Semifinal
Fowler 54, Kiowa County 33
South Gray 47, Ashland 46
Hays High Boys Fall to Dodge City
Dodge City 51 Hays High 37
Brady Werth scored 14 points for Hays High but it wasn’t enough as the Indians dropped their third consecutive game, a 51-37 loss to Dodge City. Hays High trailed 21-19 at the half and never held the lead in the 2nd Half falling to 9-4 overall and 2-2 in the Western Athletic Conference.
Rick Keltner Post-Game
TMP Suffers Sweep to Hoisington
TMP 46 – Hoisington 50 (Ladies)
The TMP girls fell to the Hoisington Lady Cardinals by the score of 46-50 Thursday night at home.
TMP GBB Coach’s Interview 1-24-13
TMP 60 – Hoisington 73 (Boys)
The TMP boys fell to the Hoisington Cardinals by the score of 73-60 Thursday night in Hays.
TMP BBB Coach’s Interview 1-24-13 part1
TMP BBB Coach’s Interview 1-24-13 part2
Tigers Can’t Overcome Slow Start, Lose to Lindenwood
The Fort Hays State Tigers couldn’t overcome a bad shooting first half and fall to Lindenwood 69-58 Thursday night in St. Charles, Mo. The loss is the second straight for the Tigers who fall to 10-6 and 4-4 in the MIAA. Lindenwood improves to 12-4 and 5-3 in the conference.
The Tigers hit just one of their first nine shots to start the game and connected on just 23-percent in the first half. They trailed early by 13 before going on a 8-0 to pull within four. The Lions, who are in their first year in the MIAA, closed the half on a 15-4 run to lead by 15 at the half.
They were down 17 early in the second half before mounting a 10-0 run to pull within seven. Lindenwood answered by scoring the next seven. The Tigers got it back to seven points late but could never get any closer.
Ben Congiusta led the Tigers with 16 points, Craig Nicholson added 11 and Nick Capiti 10. The Tigers shoot 37-percent for the game and 5-of-16 from 3-point range.
Lady Indians Fall to McPherson 68-28
McPherson used runs of 19-1 and 17-0 in the first half to build a 42-7 halftime lead over Hays in the first round of the Mid-America Classic hosted by the Bullpups. The Indians outscored McPherson 17-8 in the third quarter getting back within 24 points at one time. The Indians were led by Janae Gagnon and Emily Braun who scored nine points each. Oklahoma State Signee Katelyn Loecker scored a game high 17 in the 62-28 Bullpup victory.
Hays High shot 12-34 in the game while McPherson went 24-45 and made 7 of 14 three pointers.
McPherson is ranked third in class 4A and is one of the five ranked teams in the tournament. Andale (4A), Manhattan (6A), Valley Center (5A) and Olathe South (6A) are also ranked.
Hays falls to 5-6 on the season and will play Dodge City at 4:30 on Friday. It will be the second time in three games the two have met. Hays High beat Dodge City after a ten points second half deficit last Tuesday.
Other scores from the tournament:
Andale (11-0) 60 Wichita S.E. (2-8) 41
Manhattan (8-2) 48 Valley Center (6-4) 44
Olathe South (10-0) 67 Dodge City (2-7) 35
Friday’s Schedule:
Wichita S.E. v Valley Center 3:00
Hays High v Dodge City 4:30
Andale v Manhattan 6:00
Olathe South v McPherson 7:30
Lady Tigers Beat Lindenwood, Lehman Sets Block Record
Kate Lehman scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half and blocked eight shots to lead the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers to 75-63 victory over Lindenwood Thursday night in St. Charles. The win improves the Lady Tigers to 12-4 and 4-4 in the MIAA. The Lady Lions drop to 4-12 and 1-7 in the conference.
With her eight blocks, Lehman sets the new career block shot record at Fort Hays State with 167, passing Erica Beil.
Lindenwood pulled within seven in the second half but FHSU answered with a 15-4 run to go up 18.
Fort Hays State hit five 3-pointers in the first half, using a 13-2 run to build a 13-point lead and were up as many as 17 before the Lady Lions scored the final six points of the half to pull within 11 (34-23) at the break.
Tigers Baseball Picked No. 5 by MIAA Coaches
Fort Hays State baseball was picked to fifth in the MIAA Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, released on Wednesday, January 23. The MIAA expands to 15 teams this year in baseball as each member institution has the sport. Fort Hays State finished sixth in the regular season last year and made the MIAA Tournament Championship Game in just Steve Johnson’s second year as head coach.
Entering his third year at the helm, Steve Johnson has compiled an overall record of 57-47, finishing five games over .500 in each of his first two seasons. The Tigers finished 29-24 last year with a 20-19 MIAA mark.
Picked atop the poll once again is three-time defending conference champion Central Missouri, which starts the year ranked fourth in the nation. Missouri Western and Emporia State, which are each in the Top 40 of the ABCA Division II poll, are picked behind UCM in second and third respectively. Conference newcomer Central Oklahoma is picked fourth after going 31-17 in 2012. Missouri Southern and Washburn, which both finished ahead of the Tigers in the MIAA regular season standings last year, are picked behind the Tigers in sixth and seventh respectively.
Headlining the returners to the 2013 squad is senior Ryan Busboom, an All-America First Team selection by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Daktronics and the Daktronics South Central Region Player of the Year in 2012. Busboom had a monster year offensively, hitting .386 with 17 doubles, 16 home runs, 66 RBI and 50 runs scored, while slugging .718. Busboom, who started every game last year in the outfield, is likely to move back to the infield at third base this year with the depth the Tigers have in the outfield. Catchers Jay Sanders and Shane Wade, and second baseman Chris Santoscoy, who were a regular part of the lineup in 2012, also return to the squad this year as seniors.
FHSU returns two from its 2012 starting rotation on the mound in seniors Alex Ellison and Jesse Hart. Kyle Leroy, Sam Thornton, Nathan Zimmerman, and Tayler Davis also return after seeing significant action on the mound in 2012.
Below is the 2013 MIAA Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll…
2013 MIAA Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Central Missouri (14) 196
2. Missouri Western (1) 175
3. Emporia State 160
4. Central Oklahoma 152
5. Fort Hays State 136
6. Missouri Southern 135
7. Washburn 118
8. Lindenwood 108
9. Pittsburg State 91
10. Northwest Missouri 75
11. Northeastern State 64
12. Nebraska-Kearney 62
13. Southwest Baptist 43
14. Truman 41
15. Lincoln 19
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FHSU Softball Picked No. 4 in the MIAA Preseason Poll
Fort Hays State was picked fourth in the MIAA Softball Preseason Coaches Poll, released on Wednesday, January 23. The MIAA expands to 15 teams this year in softball as each member institution has the sport. Fort Hays State is looking to continue its success under second-year head coach Erin Kinberger, who guided FHSU to a 31-19 mark in her first season.
The Tigers finished third in the MIAA last year with 11 teams in the conference. FHSU nearly made the finals of the MIAA Tournament for the second straight year in 2012, but came up just one win short of repeating the feat from 2011.
Emporia State, the conference regular season and tournament champion in 2012, is picked atop the conference once again. The Hornets went undefeated in MIAA play last year and finished the year 42-11 overall. ESU received 12 first place votes in the poll.
Picked second is Central Oklahoma, which won the South Central Regional last year and fell just one win short of the national title game, falling to 2011 national champion UC-San Diego twice in a row to end its season at 46-9 overall. The Bronchos received three first-place votes in the poll. Missouri Western is picked third in the conference, which kept the Tigers from their second straight MIAA Tournament final in 2012 and finished 42-13 overall, making the South Central Regional.
Fort Hays State looks to improve against the three teams picked ahead of them in the conference in 2013. Nine of Fort Hays State’s 19 losses in 2013 came against the teams picked ahead of them in the conference. The only win in 10 games against those three teams was against Missouri Western at the MIAA Tournament.
The Tigers are led by the only senior on this year’s team, Maddie Holub, who earned All-South Central Region Second Team honors and All-MIAA First Team honors in 2012 as a pitcher. Holub had a dominating year in the pitching circle, shattering the single-season school record for strikeouts with 306 passing the old mark of 190 set by Kayla Rupa in 2009. She was twice named the MIAA Pitcher of the Week in 2012 and earned Louisville Slugger Division II National Pitcher of the Week for April 16-22 with a no-hitter and one-hitter. Holub struck out 10 or more batters in a game 16 times in 2012, including a school-record 16 strikeouts on three occasions. She also set single-season records at FHSU for wins (19), saves (4), fewest hits allowed per innings pitched (.56), and strikeouts per innings pitched (1.57). She ranked third nationally in strikeouts per seven innings (11.0) and seventh in total strikeouts.
Two other All-MIAA selections return in 2013, which includes junior catcher Callie Wright and sophomore outfielder Amanda Vaupel. Wright batted .258 with 11 extra-base hits and 21 RBI in 2012, including three home runs. She was a second-team selection and set a new FHSU single season record in putouts with 369, while starting all 50 games at catcher. Vaupel hit .333 as a true freshman with eight extra-base hits and 26 RBI and started all 50 games for FHSU in the outfield. Another All-MIAA selection returning is Danie Brinkmann, who redshirted last year, but was an all-conference selection in 2011 when she hit .323 with 16 extra-base hits and 22 RBI, including four home runs. Other notable returners from last year are Kellsi Olsen and Madison Putman, who each started all 50 games.
Below is the 2013 MIAA Softball Preseason Coaches Poll…
2013 MIAA Softball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Emporia State (12) 194
2. Central Oklahoma (3) 177
3. Missouri Western 176
4. Fort Hays State 153
5. Pittsburg State 143
6. Central Missouri 128
7. Washburn 103
8. Northwest Missouri 92
9. Northeastern State 83
10. Nebraska-Kearney 81
11. Missouri Southern 77
12. Truman 68
13. Lindenwood 52
14. Lincoln 25
15. Southwest Baptist 23
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