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Tigers Run Win Streak To Six With Win Over SD Mines

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The Fort Hays State Tigers closed the first half on a 13-0 run to take a 13-point lead into the halftime locker room. They then outscored South Dakota Mines 9-2 to start the second half and led by as many as 34 before winning 85-60 Saturday at Gross Coliseum. The win is the sixth-straight for the Tigers after a 2-2 start and improves them to 8-2 on the season. The loss snaps a two-game win streak for the Hardrockers and drops them to 8-4.

Despite missing his first 3-point tries in the first half, Ben Congiusta hit 4-of-5 in the second half and led Fort Hays State with 16 points. Dwayne Brunson and Lance Russell both add 14. Craig Nicholson added 12 along with eight assists.

The Tigers shoot 48-percent from the floor (29-61) including 10-for-22 from 3-point range. They also hit 17-of-21 free throws.

Mark Johnson Postgame 12-30

Craig Nicholson Postgame 12-30

Men’s Game Highlights 12-30

Lady Tigers Move To 10-0 With Win Over SD Mines

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The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers raced out to an 8-0 lead and never trailed in a 96-58 win over South Dakota Mines Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. The win improves the 10th-ranked Lady Tigers to 10-0 for the first time in school history. It also snapped the Lady Hardrockers three-game win streak and dropped them to 9-4 on the season.

Mines pulled within three at 15-12 with 12:42 to play in the first half but Fort Hays State outscored the visitors from Rapid City 23-11 over the next 10-plus minutes and led by 15 at the half. They then opened the second half with a 21-6 run and led by as many as 48.

Kate Edwards led five Lady Tigers in double-figures with 17 points and 10 rebounds.  Melissa Nelson added 15 points with Kate Lehman, Taylor Chandler and Tera Inglesbee all scoring 12.

FHSU shot 52-percent from the floor and hit 21-of-23 free throws.

Tony Hobson Postgame 12-30

Women’s Game Highlights 12-30

HHS’ Cornelsen Named Shrine Bowl Head Coach

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Hays High football coach Ryan Cornelsen has been named the head coach of the West team for the 2013 Kansas Shrine Bowl. Cornelsen has guided the Indians to back-to-back state playoff appearances for the first time in school history.

Joining Cornelsen is David Cardinal, the two-time Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Also on the West team are Plainville’s Bradley Chard, LaCrosse’s Kip Keeley, Dalton Gantz from Ness City, , Bryce Steiner from Central Plains, Hunter Harrison from Great Bend and Norton’s Jacob Brooks,

Full rosters below…

West
Gabe Bergmann……………………… Concordia High
Jacob Brooks……………… Norton Community High
Cody Busby…………………………. Salina South High
David Cardinal………………………………… Hays High
Bradey Chard……………………………. Plainville High
Bryce Chavis………………………… Riley County High
DeeIsaac Davis………………………….. Andover High
Riley Dowler………………………. Arkansas City High
Denver Doyle………………………. Garden Plain High
Kolby Fennewald………………………. Mulvane High
Collin French…………………………. McPherson High
Jarod Gagnebin…………………….. Hutchinson High
Riley Galyon………………………………. Sterling High
Dalton Gantz……………………………. Ness City High
Justin Gemachlich………………….. Dodge City High
Hunter Harrison……………………. Great Bend High
Kip Keeley………………………………… LaCrosse High
Drew Kite…………………….. Scott Community High
Stanten Krone………………………………. Beloit High
Alex Lee……………………. Wichita Northwest High
Justus Moreland…………….. Wichita Heights High
Zeke Palmer……………………… Bishop Carroll High
Wes Phillips………………………… Maize South High
Markus Phox………………. Wichita Collegiate High
Sean Rodriguez……………………….. Nickerson High
Kellen Sims…………………………………… Derby High
Ethan Stallbaumer………………………… Maize High
Bryce Steiner…………………….. Central Plains High
Logan Thompson……………………… Sedgwick High
Cody Walther…………………………… Rose Hill High
James West………………………… Junction City High
Clay Wilcox……………………………… Chaparral High
Tanner Wood…………………. Conway Springs High
Nick Young……………………………….. Madison High

Coaches:
Ryan Cornelsen (head)……………………. Hays High
Steve Martin……………… Wichita Northwest High
Mike Lee…………………………………… Andover High
Dave Fennewald……………………….. Mulvane High
Brad McCormick…………………. Garden Plain High
Matt Hendricks………………………….. Sterling High

East
Justice Baid……………………………. Neodesha High
Derek Bayless……………………… Caney Valley High
Nick Becker…………………………………. Eudora High
Denzel Chilcoat……………………….. Hiawatha High
Keaton Cofield……………………………….. Piper High
Jordan Ebert………………………….. Rock Creek High
Will Geary………………………………….. Topeka High
Gabe Guild……………………………… SM South High
Dylan Hall…………………………………. Seaman High
Kyle Hammond………………………………. Crest High
Cody Howell……………………………… Chanute High
Dakota Jiskra………………………………. Lyndon High
Ben Johnson………………… Basehor-Linwood High
Jordan Johnson……………. Olathe Northwest High
Kade Larson…………………………….. Louisburg High
Dan Morin………………… St. Thomas Aquinas High
Jerel Morrow…………………………….. Emporia High
Peter Pfannenstiel………………….. Silver Lake High
Matt Plank………………….. Gardner-Edgerton High
Joe Pomatto………………………………….. Paola High
Aaron Ramsey………. Blue Valley Southwest High
Staton Rebeck……………………….. Mill Valley High
Clay Rhodes………………. Blue Valley Stilwell High
Ethan Spore………………………………. Oswego High
Curtis Stallbaumer………………………… B & B High
Cody Stanclift………….. Lawrence Free State High
Brett Sterbach…………………………. SM West High
Brad Strauss……………………………. Lawrence High
Trent Tanking………………………………. Holton High
Dayton Valentine……………………….. Baldwin High
Marc Walbridge………………………… McLouth High
Braden Werner……………. Shawnee Heights High
Conley Wilkins……………… Blue Valley West High
Mitch Wille…………………. SM Bishop Miege High

Coaches:
Jason Swift (head)……….. Shawnee Heights High
Bob Lisher………………………. Lawrence Free State
Jon Holmes……………………….. Bishop Miege High
Chris Brindle………………………………….. Piper High
Criss Davis………………………….. Caney Valley High
Chris Stewart……………………………. McLouth High

TMP Sweeps Larned

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GIRLS:  TMP  53  Larned 23
The TMP Lady Monarchs started Thursday Night’s game against Larned on a 7-0 run and didn’t look back from their the rest of the way.  The Lady Monarchs led by 5 at the end of the 1st Quarter, 16 at halftime and 27 after the 3rd Quarter en-route to their first win on the season.

Heather Ruder led TMP with 16 points while Freshman Melissa Pfeifer came off the bench to score 12.  TMP is now 1-6 overall and 1-1 in Mid Central Activities Association play.  Their next game will be January 8th at home against Abilene.

Allison Pfeifer Interview:
Allison Pfeifer 12-20-12

BOYS:  TMP 61   Larned  48
Sophomore Cameron Fouts scored a career high 23 points to help lead the TMP Monarchs to their 2nd win on the season.  It was a tight first half with TMP leading 28-27 at the break.  Larned was only able to muster 3 points in the 3rd Quarter as TMP grabbed a 38-30 lead going into the 4th Quarter.  Larned wouldn’t get any closer then 7 points in the 4th.

TMP is now 2-5 on the season and 1-1 in Mid Central Activities Association play.

Joe Hertel Interview:
Joe Hertel 12-20-12

 

Hays High Splits Meeting With Pratt

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Girls Pratt 52 Hays 28

The Hays High Lady Indians fell behind 8-0 before scoring their first points of the game as Pratt opened the game on a 13-2 run.  Hays the pulled within seven at 13-6, but Pratt again went onto a 15-2 run into the mid-second quarter taking control of the game 28-8.  Hays was cold shooting from the field the entire night as they make just 22% of the shots 11-49 while Pratt went 21-46 at 46%.  The Indians combined that with 17 first half turnovers and 26 for the game.  Katelyn Schumacher scored 11 and grabbed a game high eight rebounds.  Both teams are 3-3 on the season.

 


Hays High Ladies Highlights 12-20
Kirk Maska Post Game Interview 12-20

Boys Hays 79 Pratt 41

Hays scored 26 points in each the first and third quarters setting up a continuous clock fourth quarter in their sixth win of the season.  Hays led Pratt by only two with a little over five minutes left in the first quarter, but erupted for a 15-3 run taking a 14 point lead and led 26-13 after the first quarter.  Defensively Hays locked Pratt down in the second quarter holding the Greenbacks to just five points, call coming in the final :48 seconds of the quarter.  Hays led by 23 at half time and 67-33 after three quarters.

Hays got a second consecutive 22 point performance from Brady Werth.  Jordan Windholz added 13, tying each players career highs.  Fifteen Indians played in the game with twelve scoring.  Liam Kahmeyer led 0-6 Pratt with 12 on four, three point field goals.

Hays shot 54% from the field on 25 of 46 and 20 of 25 from the free throw line.  Hays turned the ball over just nine times and out-rebounded Pratt by 11.

Hays is now 6-0 and matches the win total from all of last year.

Both Hays teams return to action January 4th on the road in Liberal.

Hays High Boys Highlights 12-20
Keltner Post Game Interview Pt1
Keltner Post Game Interview Pt2 

TUESDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL SCORES 12/18

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 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Area Schedule

Victoria44, Hays-TMP-Marian 41, OT

Ellis 67,NessCity46

HillCity58, Quinter 38

LaCrosse 48, Western Plains 29

Logan38, Oberlin-Decatur 37

Natoma 49, Sylvan-Lucas 40

Norton 59,Cambridge,Neb.26

Thunder Ridge 53,Lakeside20

Wheatland-Grinnell 58, Trego 35

 

 State Wide Scores

Abilene56, Chapman 37

Andale 47, Circle 35

Andover61, Goddard-Eisenhower 38

AndoverCentral 52, Maize South 30

Ashland53,HodgemanCounty40

AtchisonCounty52, KC Christian 20

Baileyville-B&B 59,Pawnee City,Neb.40

Baldwin 36, Eudora 26

Basehor-Linwood 54, KC Turner 29

Belle Plaine 45,WichitaIndependent 42

BereanAcademy50, Canton-Galva 35

Bonner Springs 46, KC Piper 39

Bucklin 58, Fowler 21

Burlingame34,Hartford30

Burlington65,Eureka23

Central Plains 70, Larned 32

Cherryvale 49,Erie41

ClayCenter61, Concordia 39

Clearwater29,Wellington24

Conway Springs 41, Cheney 12

Council Grove 48, Herington 25

DeSoto 63, Paola 60

Douglass 54, Chaparral 53

Ellsworth 51, Southeast Saline 38

Fairfield53,KiowaCounty51

FortScott59, Parsons 44

Frankfort46,BlueValley31

Fredonia 51, West Elk 22

Garden City 60,Dodge City37

Garden Plain 62, Medicine Lodge 24

Goessel 43, Hope 30

Golden Plains 51, St. Francis 30

Haven 51, Nickerson 18

Hesston 66, Lyons 40

Hillsboro66, Smoky Valley 29

Holcomb 75, Southwestern Hts. 31

Holton 46,NemahaValley27

Jefferson North 53, Wellsville 26

Jefferson West 56,Santa Fe Trail45

Lakin 62,WichitaCounty53

Liberal 49, Ulysses 46

Lincoln 63, Tescott 40

Linn 41,ValleyHeights39

Little River 42,ElyriaChristian 38

Lyndon 37,West Franklin26

Madison 21, Lebo 20

Marais des CygnesValley56, Southern Coffey 43

Maur Hill -MountAcademy38,JacksonHeights31, OT

McLouth 47, Oskaloosa 39

McPherson 59, Buhler 29

MillValley57,Lansing26

Miltonvale 56, Rock Hills 50

Moundridge 56,Bennington33

Mulvane 78, Winfield 44

Newton53,WichitaCampus 21

Northern Heights 67, Chase County 53

OlatheSouth 46,Highland Park13

OlatheSouth 45,Highland,Mo.13

Olpe 51, Waverly 35

OsageCity38,MissionValley30

Ottawa50,Louisburg49

Perry-Lecompton 41,RoyalValley30

PikeValley39,St. John’sBeloit24

Pratt 48, Kingman 16

Pretty Prairie 51, Burrton 45

RepublicCounty38,Minneapolis33

RileyCounty46, Rock Creek 36

Riverside 53,Troy38

Rose Hill 52,El Dorado34

Sabetha 54, Hiawatha 20

SalinaCentral 47,Hutchinson25

SalinaSouth 57,Derby51, OT

Sedgwick 39, Inman 37

SilverLake50, Rossville 31

Southern Cloud 56, Rock Hills 50

St. John40, Kinsley 19

Sterling 63, Halstead 28

Sublette 51,Elkhart44

Syracuse32,Johnson-StantonCounty17

Tonganoxie 56, KC Bishop Ward 46

ValleyCenter44,ArkansasCity27

Valley Falls 35, Onaga 26

Wamego 63,Centralia27

WhiteCity47, Solomon 29

WichitaCollegiate 44,Augusta39

WichitaTrinity 61, Bluestem 23

Wilcox-Hildreth,Neb.39, Northern Valley 34

Wilson54, Chase 13

 

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Area Games

Victoria 53,TMP38

Cambridge,Neb.47, Norton 36

HillCity65, Quinter 40

Lakeside35, Thunder Ridge 26

Natoma 59, Sylvan-Lucas 49

NessCity73, Ellis 64

Oberlin-Decatur 70,Logan31

Otis-Bison 62, Healy 32

Trego 59, Wheatland-Grinnell 33

La Crosse45, Western Plains 40

 

State Wide

Abilene65, Chapman 27

Andale 72, Circle 46

AndoverCentral 51, Maize South 42

Ashland53,HodgemanCounty40

AtchisonCounty41, KC Christian 36

Attica47,Oxford44

Baileyville-B&B 38,Pawnee City,Neb.35

Baldwin 55, Eudora 35

Basehor-Linwood 74, KC Turner 70

Bennington60, Moundridge 55

Benton,Mo.49, KC Schlagle 38

BereanAcademy56, Canton-Galva 37

Burlingame61,Hartford55

Caldwell43,Norwich33

Central Plains 60, Larned 46

Central Burden 52, Udall 39

Cheney 77,ConwaySprings 71, 2OT

Cherryvale 76,Erie71, OT

Chetopa 48,Sedan47

Clearwater51,Wellington44

Columbus69,Galena53

Concordia 45,ClayCenter23

Council Grove 53, Herington 41

Derby72,SalinaSouth 43

DeSoto 54, Paola 3

Dodge City50, Garden City 35

Douglass 71, Chaparral 65

El Dorado47, Rose Hill 31

Elkhart59, Sublette 55

Eureka61,Burlington49

Fairfield53,KiowaCounty51

FortScott45, Parsons 34

Fowler 72, Bucklin 23

Frankfort57,BlueValley42

Garden Plain 63, Medicine Lodge 54

Goessel 49, Hope 31

Halstead 65, Sterling 53

Hanover 81, Tonganoxie 25

Haven 60, Nickerson 48

Hesston 66, Lyons 40

Hillsboro56, Smoky Valley 34

Hoisington 79, Ellinwood 34

Holcomb 64, Southwestern Hts. 51

Humboldt 63,MarmatonValley31

Jefferson North 65, Wellsville 55

Jefferson West 64,Santa Fe Trail62

Johnson-StantonCounty53,Syracuse47

KC Piper 67, Bonner Springs 43

KC Sumner 61,LincolnCollegePrep,Mo.60

KC Washington 84,Atchison56

Kingman 56, Pratt 46

LabetteCounty48,Independence47

Lakin 62,WichitaCounty53

Lansing60,MillValley55

Lebo 41, Madison 34

Lincoln 36, Tescott 27

Little River 55,ElyriaChristian 16

Lyndon 58,West Franklin45

Marais des CygnesValley50, Southern Coffey 29

Maur Hill -MountAcademy61,JacksonHeights42

McPherson 60, Buhler 33

Mulvane 58, Winfield 56

NemahaValley42, Holton 40

Newton 95,WichitaCampus 40

OsageCity58,MissionValley53

Peabody-Burns 82, Centre 66

Perry-Lecompton 52,RoyalValley48

Pretty Prairie 51, Burrton 45

RepublicCounty59,Minneapolis33

Riverside 65,Troy62

Rock Creek 67,RileyCounty33

Rock Hills 55, Southern Cloud 35

Sabetha 34, Hiawatha 25

SalinaCentral 56,Hutchinson50

Sedgwick 39, Inman 37

SilverLake67, Rossville 42

Southeast Saline 59, Ellsworth 43

St. John40, Kinsley 19

St. John’sBeloit61,PikeValley38

Ulysses 43, Liberal 38

ValleyCenter44,ArkansasCity41

Valley Falls 50, Onaga 42

ValleyHeights54, Linn 39

Wamego 60,Centralia38

Washburn Rural 60,TopekaWest 28

Waverly 54, Olpe 51, OT

WhiteCity47, Solomon 29

WichitaCollegiate 70,Augusta58

WichitaIndependent 64, Belle Plaine 25

WichitaTrinity 73, Bluestem 38

Wilcox-Hildreth,Neb.47, Northern Valley 41

Wilson61, Chase 52

Victoria Sweeps TMP

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GIRLS:    Victoria  44   TMP   41   (OT)

The Ellis County Battle between the TMP Lady Monarchs and the Victoria Lady Knights could not be settled in 4 Quarters, with Victoria winning 44-41 in overtime.  TMP trailed 33-22 early in the 4th and went on an 11-0 run to tie the game at 33.  The Monarchs would get 2 Jenna Schuckman free throws with 19 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime.  Heather Ruder’s 3 point attempt at the buzzer came up short which would have sent the game to a 2nd overtime.

Ruder and Schuckman led TMP in scoring with 14 each.  Brooke Schmidt led Victoria with 14 as well.

Rose McFarland Interview:
Rose MacFarland 12-18-12

BOYS:   Victoria  53   TMP  38

A tough shooting night for TMP led the Monarchs to their 5th loss of the season, losing 53-28 to Victoria.  TMP held the lead for much of the first half but Victoria finished the half on a 16-1 run to take a 10 point lead at the break.  The 3rd Quarter did the Monarchs in being outscored 13-2.  TMP did a little cosmetic work on the scoreboard in the 4th Quarter but never threatened the Knights’ lead.

Shane Zimmerman lead TMP with 9 points while Clayton Roth paced Victoria with 15.

Joe Hertel Interview:
Joe Hertel 12-18-12

Lady Tigers Move up to No. 10 in National Rankings

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The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team moved up one spot in the latest WBCA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Tuesday (Dec. 18). The Lady Tigers are now ranked No. 10 in the nation, cracking the Top 10 for the first time school history. This is the fourth consecutive week the Lady Tigers have been in the rankings.

The 9-0 start for Fort Hays State is best in the women’s basketball program history. Fort Hays State joins Washburn (6-0) as one of two MIAA schools from the MIAA in the Top 25. Washburn also moved up one spot in the latest poll to No. 6. Pittsburg State is the only other MIAA school currently in the Top 25 at No. 17. Fort Hays State is one of seven teams in the Top 10 that remain unbeaten this year.

Fort Hays State is on a two-week break from action before returning to the court on Saturday, December 29. The Lady Tigers host South Dakota School of Mines that day at 2 pm at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays.

 

Tigers Push Win Streak to Five With Win Over Sterling

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The Fort Hays State Tigers held Sterling to two field goals in the first 18 minutes of the second half and cruise to an 80-49 win over the Warriors Monday night at Gross Coliseum. FHSU used an 18-4 run to start the half to go up 24 and led by as many as 36 as they win their fifth-straight and improve to 7-2 on the season.

Mark Johnson Post Game Interview Part1
Mark Johnson Post Game Interview Part2 

Freshman point guard Craig Nicholson led four Tigers in double-figures with 11 points. He also dished out eight assists with just one turnover. Dwayne Brunson, Ben Congiusta and Carson Konrade all add 10. Lance Russell chipped in with nine.

Andrew Victoria Post Game Interview 12-17

Sterling missed their first 10 shots of the game helping the Tigers jump out to an 8-0 lead. The Warriors rallied within two before an 11-3 Tiger run helped them to a 40-27 halftime lead.

FHSU Game Highlights 12-17

FHSU’s Lehman Named MIAA Player of the Week for Second Time

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Fort Hays State sophomore center Kate Lehman was tabbed as the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week on Monday for the week of December 10-16. This is the second time Lehman has earned the honor this year, after also being selected on Monday, December 3.

Lehman posted her team-leading fourth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds in a 33-point win on the road at Oklahoma Panhandle State on Saturday (Dec. 15). Lehaman also was just a shade over her season blocks per game average with five in the contest. She also added two assists and one steal. The 6-foot, 4-inch sophomore center is a native of Newton, Kan. where she competed at Newton High School.

– FHSU Sports Information –

Wilkinson Named MIAA Wrestler of the Week

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Fort Hays State’s Rory Wilkinson has been named the MIAA Wrestler of the Week for week six, announced by the MIAA today (Dec. 17). It is the second straight week the Tigers have earned the honor as Derek Koehn was named wrestler of the week last week.

Wilkinson went 4-0 for the Tigers at the Raven Duals hosted by Benedictine College on Saturday. At 133 pounds, Wilkinson had three wins by decision and one forfeit win. He had a 4-0 win in his match against Rust from Morningside. He then had a 4-1 win over Negley of York College to help FHSU to a 41-12 win. He edged Stephanek of Concordia 7-5 to help the Tigers blank Concordia 48-0.

The 133 pounder is a native of Gibbon, Neb. where he competed at Shelton High School. It is the first time Wilkinson has earned the honor.

Free Throws Help Tigers Hold Off Oklahoma-Panhandle State

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The Fort Hays State hit 18-of-23 free throws in the second half as they rally from a five-point deficit to defeat the Oklahoma-Panhandle State Aggies 87-80 Saturday night in Goodwell. The win is the Tigers fourth straight as they improve to 6-2 on the season. The Aggies fall to 4-6.

The Tigers led by two at halftime then opened the second half on a 5-0 run to build a seven-point lead early in the second. OPSU ralled to go up five, the a 27-15 Tiger run put them up seven with one minute to play.

Fort Hays State shot 46-percent from the floor and only 41-percent in the second half. They turned the ball over just 14 times while forcing 20 for OPSU.

Ben Congiusta led five Tigers in double-figures with a career-high 21 points. Dwayne Brunson added 20, 16 in the second half. Freshman point guard Criag Nicholson added 16 while dishing out eight assists with no turnovers.

Men’s Game Highlights 12-15

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview 12-15

Ben Congiusta Postgame Interview 12-15

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