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Tiger Baseball Loses At Home To Tabor

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The Fort Hays State baseball team fell by a score of 6-5 to Tabor College on Tuesday at Larks Park in Hays. Down 6-0 after six innings, a late rally by the Tigers came up short, dropping the Tigers to 2-6 on the young season.

Double plays in the early innings killed several potential rallies by the Tigers, as Tabor methodically opened up its lead with one run in the second, three in the third, one in the fifth, and one in the sixth. The decisive run in the sixth, which scored on a throwing error by the Tigers that would have ended the inning, proved costly.

FHSU capitalized on an error by the Blue Jays in the seventh for its first run. After a Ryan Busboom double to lead off the inning, the Tabor pitcher uncorked a throw on a failed pick-off attempt at second to allow Busboom to get to third. J.C. Ochoa drove him in on a ground ball.

The Tigers took advantage of Tabor’s second error of the game in the eighth. With the bases loaded, the second baseman committed a fielding error off the bat of Mace Krol that allowed all runners to be safe, making the score 6-2. Busboom then cleared the bases with his second-straight double to make it 6-5 with one out. However, Matt Lambert entered the game to pitch and shut the door on FHSU, inducing a pop up and ground out to the next two Tiger hitters.

Lambert worked around a Sheldon Howell single and stolen base in the ninth for his second save of the season and gave Tabor (10-3) the win. Anthony Mendoza picked up the win in three innings of relief for the Blue Jays after starter Brian Kowal went just four innings.

Fort Hays State goes on the road for 4-game conference series’ at Missouri Southern and Lincoln the next two weekends before returning home on March 20 against Bethany College.

– FHSU Sports Information –

FHSU Softball Sweeps Oklahoma-Panhandle State

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The Fort Hays State softball team went into windy Goodwell, Okla., on Tuesday afternoon and swept a doubleheader against Panhandle State. The Tigers scored 25 runs and pounded out 29 hits in the two games, winning by scores of 10-2 and 15-7. FHSU is now 11-5 on the year and they will play another doubleheader on Wednesday at Southwestern Oklahoma State in Weatherford, Okla.

Game 1: Fort Hays State 10, Panhandle State 2
Taylor Nelson hit a solo home run to lead off the first game and put the Tigers ahead 1-0. Both offenses would go stagnant until the fifth inning, when Nelson struck again, this time with an RBI single which scored pinch-runner Yasnava Susoeff. After FHSU added an insurance run in the top of the 6th, Panhandle State mounted their lone offensive attack, scoring two runs in the bottom of the inning on consecutive sacrifice flies.

Fort Hays State put the game away in the top of the seventh inning, when another solo shot from Nelson started a seven-run inning which included five hits and was aided by one Panhandle State error. Amanda Vaupel, Chelsey Rottinhaus and Christine Moses all had RBI singles in the inning, while Nelson came back around to bat and hit a sac fly.

Maddie Holub picked up the win for the Tigers, pitching a complete game and striking out nine batters while allowing four hits and two earned runs. Holub improved to 6-4 with the win and has now struck out 99 batters on the year.

Game 2: Fort Hays State 15, Panhandle State 7
OPSU jumped on top early, scoring two runs in both the first and second innings and leading 4-2 going into the third. That was when the Tigers would make their move, getting a three-run home run to left center from Adriana Wortley followed by a solo shot from Callie Wright three batters later.

The Aggies would tie the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the fourth inning before FHSU put up five runs in the fifth to blow the game open. The Tigers added four more insurance runs in the top of the seventh to put the game away.

Fort Hays State had 17 hits in the game, compared to 16 by OPSU, but the Tigers were aided by six Aggie errors and claimed a 15-7 victory.

Kaitlyn Shattleroe pitched the final 3.1 innings to pick up the victory for Fort Hays State. Shattleroe is now 5-0 on the season after allowing four hits and one run in this outing.

– FHSU Sports Information –

Kansas Dominates Voting By Big 12 Coaches

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Kansas forward Thomas Robinson has been voted the Big 12’s best player by league coaches, while Bill Self was picked as co-coach of the year along withIowaState’s Fred Hoiberg.

Robinson was joined on the All-Big 12 first team on Sunday by teammate Tyshawn Taylor. The Cyclones’ Royce White, Marcus Denmon of Missouri and J’Covan Brown of Texas rounded out the five-member squad.

Baylor’s Quincy Acy and Pierre Jackson made the second team along with Missouri’s Ricardo Ratliffe, Oklahoma State’s Keiton Page and Rodney McGruder of Kansas State.

Bears forward Perry Jones III was joined on the third team by Iowa State’s Scott Christopherson, the Jayhawks’ Jeff Withey and Missouri guards Kim English and Phil Pressey.

Baylor’s Quincy Miller and Oklahoma State’s Le’Bryan Nash were co-freshmen of the year. White was the top newcomer, Withey the top defender and Michael Dixon of Missouri the best sixth man.

– Associated Press –

Tigers Come Up Short Against Washburn In MIAA Semifinals

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Will McNeill scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead No. 1 seed Washburn to a 67-54 victory over No. 5 seed Fort Hays State in the semifinals of the MIAA Centennial Men’s Basketball Championship Saturday evening at Municipal Auditorium.

As has been the theme for much of the tournament, neither team could get much separation in the first half. Washburn’s biggest lead in the opening half was six points, while Fort Hays State led by as many as five.

Washburn held a slight edge of 31-29 as the teams went into the locker room at halftime.

The Ichabods came out firing in the second half, opening up with a 17-4 run to take a 48-33 lead with 11:44 to play in the game. Fort Hays State was unable to make a run to close the gap the rest of the way, as Washburn extended the lead to as many as 18 points before winning by the final 13-point margin.

Zack Riggins pitched in 10 points for Washburn, while Bobby Chipman pulled down seven rebounds.

Fort Hays State was led by Kendrick Morse with 13 points, and Markus Yarbrough added 10 points for the Tigers.

Fort Hays State closes the season with a 19-9 overall record.

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Ness City and Oakley win 2A Ellis Sub-State

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Both championship games from the class 2A sub-state in Ellis featured the number one seed versus number two. In the girl’s game it was a NWKL matchup between the Oakley lady Plainsmen and the Rawlins County Lady Buffaloes.

Rawlins County jumped out to an early 6-2 lead behind Hillary Chavatal who scored the first six points for Rawlins County. Oakley answered back with a 5-0 run of their own and took a 7-5 lead. With the game tied at nine Oakley went on a 6-2 run and built their lead to 16-15 after the first quarter . Oakley’s Laura Dennis had six first quarter points and Rawlins County’s Hillary Chavatal scored 12 of her game-high 24 in the first quarter. Oakley ended first and began the second quarter on a 10-4 run and built a 26-19 lead behind four from both Brooke Hemmert and Carrie Pilkington and led 26-21 at halftime.

Rawlins County got three-pointers from Keisha Green and Abbey Wolters and began the second half on a 10-4 and tied the game at 31. Marlee Rath hit a three-pointer and helped Oakley answer back with a 9-2 run and lead 40-33. Rawlins County cut the lead to 43-39 after three quarters and that would be the closest the Lady Buffs would get. Oakley closed out the fourth quarter outscoring Rawlins County 10-2 and picked up the 53-41 win.

Rawlins County’s Hillary Chavatal led all scorers with 24 . Oakley’s Laura Dennis scored a team-high 16 points, Brooke Hemmert added 14 and Carrie Pilkington had 10. Oakley improved to 18-5 and will play at the 2A state tournament in Manhattan next week while Rawlins County finished their season 16-7.

The boys championship game would come down to the final shot between the Plainville Cardinals and the Ness City Eagles. The top seed Cardinals started the game on a 9-2 run behind four points from Jameson Klein who scored seven in the first quarter. Ness City would hang around because of the play of Collin Foos. Foos had nine points in the first quarter and Plainville led 14-12 after the first quarter.

Ness City scored the first five points of the second quarter and took a 15-14 lead. Ness City extended their lead to 22-18 before Plainville forced back-to-back turnovers that led to Kyle Becker layups that kicked off a 6-0 run that gave the Cards a 24-22 lead. After four lead changes to close out the first half Ness City led 30-28.

Ness City began the third quarter on a 12-2 run sparked by a Dalton Gantz three-pointer, he hit three in the game and finished with nine points, as the Eagles lead grew to their largest lead of the game at 12. Plainville closed the quarter on a 6-0 run, four coming from Hadley Gillum, and the Cards trailed 42-36. After Ness City went back up by six, at 44-36 to begin the fourth quarter Plainville stormed back and took a 45-44 lead as Hadley Gillum scored six in the fourth quarter to finish with 12 points. Ness City answered with a Collin Foos layup and a Drew Clarke three-pointer to take a 50-45 lead. Plainville regained the lead with a 6-0 run to lead 51-50. Collin Foos then gave Ness City the lead with a pair of free throws, at 52-51. Ness City’s lead grew to 54-51 in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter before Plainville’s Jameson Klein complete on a three-point lead to close within one at 54-53. Plainville sent Ness City’s Koltyn Ratliff to the line for a one-and-one and he missed the front end. Plainville’s Kyle Becker rushed down the floor and put up a shot as time expired that came up short giving Ness City the 54-53 win.

Ness City’s Collin Foos led all scorers with 24 and Drew Clarke added 16 points. Plainville’s Andrew Casey had a team-high 14 points before fouling out early in the fourth quarter, Hadley Gillum added 12 and Jameson Klein finished with 10.

The Ness City Eagles improved to 19-3 with the win and will play at the 2A state tournament in Manhattan next week. The Plainville Cardinals finished the season 21-2. Plainville has a 40-4 over the past two years.

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Hays High Lady Indians Fall to Newton, End Season

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The Hays High Lady Indians season comes to an end Saturday night in the Newton 5A Sub-State finals, losing to the host Railers 51-43.

The Lady Indians kept it close, but suffered two, four-minute scoring droughts at key points in the game.

The Railers used a 12-0 run to lead by 11 at halftime.  The Lady Indians tried to play catch-up for the remainder of the game, but just couldn’t get enough going to come away with the victory.

 

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A Loss in the Sub-State Title Game Ends the Season for TMP Girls

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The Thomas More Prep – Marian girls’ basketball team was denied a third-straight trip to the Class 3A State Tournament on Saturday night when they lost to Beloit 52-40.

The Lady Monarchs were the #1 seed in the Lyons Sub-State but the Lady Trojans earned their trip to Hutchinson by outscoring TMP 31-13 in the second half of the sub-state championship game.

Beloit, the #3 seed in the bracket, started the game with a 7-2 lead before TMP started to take control of the first half. With the help of 12 first half points from Rachel Jacobs, the Lady Monarchs took a 27-21 lead into halftime. Jacobs finished the night with 20 points and ended her career at TMP-Marian with 1,468 points (school record).

TMP’s second-leading scorer, Jenna Lang, battled with foul trouble for the second straight night. The Lady Monarchs struggled to keep afloat against Beloit (17-6) in the second half with her on the bench.

TMP held a two-point lead at the end of the third quarter but Beloit attacked inside at the beginning of the final period. Beloit went on to score the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to seize control of the game.

The Lady Trojans’ Olivia Marozas scored nine of her 19 points in the final eight minutes. TMP had no answer for Marozas and Cami Engelbert in the paint in the second half. Englebert ended the night going 7-for-7 from the free throw line and had 14 points.

Lang and Heather Ruder who both average 12.5 points per game were held in check on Saturday. Lang had seven points while Ruder added just six.

TMP’s 12-game winning streak comes to an end with the loss as does the prep careers for Jacobs, Lang, Allison Marsell, and Rebecca Pray.

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Friday Night Basketball 3/2/12

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Class 5A Sub-State Tournament
Championship

Bishop Carroll 49,AndoverCentral 48
Goddard-Eisenhower 85,SalinaSouth 34
Highland Park68,Emporia59
Kapaun MountCarmel43,Andover37
KC Harmon 78,MillValley64
Lansing 64, KC Washington 54
Liberal 58,SalinaCentral 53, OT
St. Thomas Aquinas 83,BlueValley59

Class 4A Sub-State Tournament
Semifinal
Abilene62, Chapman 43
Buhler 68, Smoky Valley 46
FortScott72,AndersonCounty 61
Holton 67,RoyalValley55
KC Sumner 56, DeSoto 54
McPherson 65, Concordia 44
Ottawa60, Spring Hill 50
Paola 61, Osawatomie 52
Pratt 56, Ulysses 26
TopekaHayden 67, Tonganoxie 32

Class 2A Sub-State Tournament
Semifinal
Bennington41,RepublicCounty40
BereanAcademy43, Peabody-Burns 33
Jefferson North 61,JacksonHeights46
Lebo 47,Marais des CygnesValley41
Lyndon 57, Burlingame 53
Meade 79,Elkhart56
Medicine Lodge 66, Pratt Skyline 41
NessCity65,HillCity53
Olpe 54, Herington 45
Plainville63, Ellis 38
Sterling 60, Inman 44
Syracuse55,Johnson-StantonCounty51

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 6A Sub-State Tournament
Championship
Maize 62,Dodge City26
Manhattan43, Washburn Rural 39
OlatheNorthwest 36, Gardner-Edgerton 32
OlatheSouth 60,LawrenceFree State48
WichitaHeights37,WichitaEast 33
WichitaSouth 53, Garden City 45

Class 1A Sub-State Tournament
Division II
 Semifinal
Wetmore 59, Axtell 9
Wheatland-Grinnell 44, Natoma 27

Class 3A Sub-State Tournament
Semifinal
AtchisonCounty43, Marysville 39
Beloit52, Hoisington 38
CentralHeights54,Eureka49
Cimarron60,Phillipsburg48
Conway Springs 43, Kingman 32
Frontenac 40, South East 23
Garden Plain 57, Chaparral 31
Hays-TMP-Marian 58, Russell 49
Hillsboro43, Southeast Saline 33
Holcomb 51, Southwestern Hts. 42
Moundridge 36, Remington 33

Class 1A Sub-State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
BishopSeaburyAcademy58,St. Paul43
Caldwell 58, Udall 45, OT
Hanover58,ValleyHeights52
Lakeside42, Sylvan-Lucas 36
PikeValley50, Southern Cloud 43
St. John54, LaCrosse 17

Division II
Semifinal
Altoona-Midway 56,KansasDeaf 10
Baileyville-B&B 59,Frankfort31
Bucklin 52, Argonia 42
Crest 42, Chetopa 40
Victoria43,Stafford15
WallaceCounty29, Weskan 28

Plainville and Ness City boys Earned Semifinals Wins

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The top two seeds on the boy’s side advanced to the sub-state Championship game with semifinal wins on Friday night. In the first game of the night the two seed, Ness City took on the three seed Hill City.

Hill City jumped out to a 5-3 lead after Matt Craig a three-pointer and they led 7-5 but that would be their only lead of the game. Ness City finished the first quarter on an 11-2 run behind four from Colin Foos and Drew Clarke and they led 16-10 after the first quarter. The second quarter was more of the same for the Eagles. Drew Clarke hit two three-points and Colin Foos added four more points as Ness City outscored Hill City 19-8 in the second quarter and led 35-18 at halftime.

Hill City came out swinging in the second half cutting the deficit to 10 at 44-34, hitting their first five field goal attempts in the quarter. But Ness City Dalton Gantz hit his second three of the night and Drew Clarke added seven more in the third quarter and Ness City led 51-34 after three.

Hill City began the fourth quarter on a 9-2 led by three-pointers from Matt Craig and Solomon Wilson and they cut the Eagle lead to 53-45. But in the end the Ness City attack was just too much as they earned the 65-53 victory.

Ness City’s Drew Clarke led all scorers with 22 points, Collin Foos added 13 and Koltyn Ratliff and Tucker VonLehe both chipped in nine. Hill City’s Matt Craig finished with 19 points, Adam Pfeifer had 11 and Solomon Wilson added nine before fouling out.

Hill City’s season comes to an end with a 17-6 record while the Ness City Eagles are 19-3 and they will take on the Plainville Cardinals in the sub-state Championship game Saturday night in Ellis.

In the second game of the night the Plainville Cardinals proved to be too much for the Ellis Railroaders. Plainville’s Andrew Casey scored five of the first seven points as the Cardinals jumped out to a 7-2 first quarter lead. Ellis close the gap to 13-7 on a Luke Lohrmeyer layup and free throw but that was a close as they would get the rest of the way. Plainville used a 24-8 run to end the first quarter and the entire second quarter to take a 35-15 lead at halftime. The second half was more of the same for Plainville in the second half as Plainville cruised to a 63-38 win.

Plainville’s Andrew Casey led all scorers with 19 points, Hadley Gillum added 11 points and Nolan Weiser had 10. Cole Pfeifer led the Railers with 13 points and Luke Lohrmeyer finished with six points.

TMP Girls Beat Russell in the Sub-State Semifinals

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The girls’ basketball team from Thomas More Prep – Marian was able to overcome an 11-point halftime deficit to Russell Friday night and get a 58-49 win in the semifinals of the Class 3A Lyons Sub-State.

The Lady Monarchs (19-3) held a one-point lead at the end of the first quarter but then got outscored in the second period 16-4.

What made things worse for TMP was the problem of Jenna Lang (TMP’s second-leading scorer) committing four fouls in the second quarter. With Lang on the bench to start the second half, Russell (15-7) took a 32-20 lead with a bucket from Janna Schulte. At that point the Lady Monarchs went on a 14-1 run to regain the lead after a 3-pointer by Heather Ruder. Ruder finished the night with a game-high 21 points.

With time winding down in the third quarter, Russell’s Madison Beagley hit a 3-pointer to give the Lady Broncos a 36-34 lead going into the final quarter.

Things got really interesting in the fourth quarter when TMP’s Rachel Jacobs fouled out with over four minutes to play and TMP only leading by four points. TMP, who defeated Russell by 18 back in January, would hit enough free throws down the stretch to avoid the upset.

Jacobs, before fouling out, ended with nine points and unofficially 13 rebounds. Lang, playing the entire second half with four fouls, finished with 14 points.

TMP has now made it 12-straight wins, and advance to the championship game of the Lyons Sub-State. The Lady Monarchs will take on the Beloit Lady Trojans Saturday evening. Beloit, the #3 seed, defeated Hoisington 52-38 in the other semifinal contest. Tip-off from Lyons is set for 6 PM and our coverage will begin at 5:40 with the Fort Hays Auto Sales Pregame Show.

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Tigers Win Overtime Thriller Over Missouri Southern At MIAA Tournament

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the first overtime game of the 2012 MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship, No. 5 seed Fort Hays State outlasted No. 4 seed Missouri Southern to earn a 103-102 first round victory Friday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium.

Karron McKenzie recorded a double-double to lead Fort Hays State, scoring 26 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to go along with five assists. Moses Dayee went 5-of-9 from three-point range, netting 22 points for the Tigers.

The game featured 11 ties and 13 lead changes, with the largest lead by either team the entire game being eight points.

Missouri Southern got off to a fast start, taking a 9-2 lead out of the gates on three Jason Adams three-pointers. It was a sign of things to come for Adams, who ended the game with 42 points. It was the second-best individual scoring performance in MIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament history, behind Washburn’s Dan Buie (45 points vs. Missouri Rolla in 2004).

Fort Hays State (19-8) fought right back, going on a 24-9 run over the next eight minutes to take its largest lead of the game at 26-18 with 9:27 to play in the first half.

Missouri Southern trimmed the Fort Hays State lead down to three at halftime, 43-40, setting up an entertaining stretch run.

After over 10 minutes and back and forth basketball, Missouri Southern appeared to take control of the game. Leading just 64-63 with 9:14 to go in the game, the Lions went on an 8-2 run to take a 72-65 advantage with 7:05 left to go.

Fort Hays State, however, turned the tide in less than two minutes and found itself in the lead, 75-73, with 5:15 showing on the clock.

The Tigers held the lead into the last seconds of the game, and when Dayee hit one of two free throws with 13 seconds to play, the score was 82-79 in favor of FHSU.

On the ensuing trip down the floor, Adams missed a jumper from the right wing but was fouled on the attempt. He hit both free throws, cutting the lead to one with seven seconds to play.

Coming out of a timeout, Adams stole the Fort Hays State inbounds pass, and was fouled before he could get off a shot. He missed the first free throw, but connected on the second to knot the game at 82. Fort Hays State was unable to get off a shot before the buzzer sounded, so the game went into overtime.

The two teams traded buckets to start the OT period, but Fort Hays State took the lead for good when Dayee hit a three-pointer with 3:58 to play to make it 88-85 Tigers.

Fort Hays State extended the lead to as many as seven in overtime, but Adams and Missouri Southern wouldn’t go down without a fight.

With the Lions down 99-94 and 34 seconds left in the game, Adams hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to two (99-97).

When two Hays free throws moved the lead back to four at 101-97, Adams hit two free throws of his own to bring Southern back to within two.

Lance Russell looked to have iced the game for Fort Hays State with two more free throws on the other end to give the Tigers a 103-99 lead with just eight seconds left. However, another Adams three-pointer made it interesting, cutting the Hays lead to 103-102 with three seconds showing on the clock.

Missouri Southern fouled Fort Hays State with one second remaining to extend the game. After Omar McDade missed the first free throw, he intentionally missed the second one, and Southern was unable to get a shot off before time expired.

Kendrick Morse, McDade and Matt Simmons joined McKenzie and Dayee in double figures for Fort Hays State, scoring 17, 12, and 10 points, respectfully.

In addition to his spectacular scoring performance, Adams recorded eight rebounds and three assists for Missouri Southern. MIAA Player of the Year Keane Thomann added 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Lions.

Fort Hays State moves on to face No. 1 seed Washburn in the semifinals Saturday at 6 p.m. Missouri Southern, with a 22-7 overall record, now awaits its postseason fate.

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Rawlins County and Oakley Advance in Ellis Sub-State

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After Thursday night’s girls semifinal games, at the class 2A girls sub-state, Saturday’s championship game will feature two Northwest Kansas League teams.

In the first game of the evening the Rawlins County Buffaloes would prove to be too much for the Trego Golden Eagles. Rawlins County scored the first five points of the game and led 10-4 early behind four from Hillary Chavatal and three from Summer Castens. Trego trailed 12-8 after the first quarter.

The Golden Eagles opened the scoring in the second quarter and tied the game at 12. Trego’s Haley Dietz scored four of her 12 points in the second quarter but Rawlins Country used a 7-0 run to take a 19-12 lead and the led by seven, 21-14, at half.

It was much of the same coming out of the halftime break. Rawlins Country built their largest lead of the game at 32-20 in the third quarter but Trego put together a strong 7-0 run led by Hannah Dietz who scored eight of her team-high 20 and Rawlins County led 39-27 after three. Trego cut the deficit to 41-39 to begin the fourth quarter but they would get no closer and Rawlins Country advanced to the sub-state Championship game with a 52-46 win.

Rawlins County’s Hilary Chavatal and Trego’s Hannah Dietz tied for a game-high 20 points. Keshia Green, who had not scored all season for Rawlins County added 10 and Summer Castens had nine. Trego’s Haley Dietz added 12 points. Rawlins County improved to 16-6 on the season and will play Oakley in the Sub-state Championship game while Trego’s season ended at 14-8.

The second game of the night was just as close with the Oakley lady Plainsmen earning the victory over the Hill City Ringnecks. Oakley quickly jumped out to an 8-3 lead to begin the game behind Carrie Pilkington who had four first quarter points. Hill City answered right back with a 6-0 run spurred on by eight first quarter points from Kelsey Keith as Hill City took an 11-8 lead. Oakley led 12-11 after one.

In the second quarter Hill City kept firing on all cylinders and built a 21-17 lead. Keith added six more points, Haley Dinkel scored four points and Shelby Stewart knocked in a three all in the second quarter to give Trego a 28-19 lead at halftime. Oakley though would jump out of the gate in the third quarter and own the second half.

Kenzie Weiser hit a three to start the third quarter and cut the lead to 28-22. Brooke Hemmert and Carrie Pilkington added four more points to tie the game at 34 and then as the quarter came to an end Laura Dennis drained a three at the top of the key to give Oakley a 37-34 lead. The fourth quarter would belong to Oakley, outscoring Hill City 13-3 in the final period to earn the 51-40 win.

Oakley’s Brooke Hemmert lead all scorers with 15 points, Carrie Pilkington added 12 and Laura Dennis finished with 11. Kelsey Keith scored all 14 of her points in the first half and led Hill City in scoring. Haley Dinkel was the only other Ringneck in double figures with 12.

Oakley improves to 17-5 and will take on Rawlins County in the finals on Saturday evening at 6pm while Hill City ends their season 13-9.

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TMP Boys’ Basketball Season Ends with a Loss to Hoisington

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The Monarch boys’ basketball team saw their season come to a close Thursday night after losing to Hoisington 63-48 in the Lyons Class 3A Sub-State Semifinals.

Hoisington (18-4) picked up the 3-0 sweep over Thomas More Prep – Marian this year defeating the Monarchs twice in the regular season on their way to getting the conference championship. TMP, who finished their season at 12-10, has yet to beat Hoisington since joining the Mid-Central Activities Association going 0-5 against the Cardinals in the last two years.

TMP had an electric start to the ballgame as Hoisington’s main two players, Cody Stetler and Derrick Kaiser, got in foul trouble in the first half. The Monarchs led by as many as eight in the second quarter and held a 29-24 lead at halftime.

TMP scored the first bucket of the second half to take a seven-point lead but then back-to-back 3-pointers by Kaiser made it a 31-30 contest just like that.

The Cardinals, the #1 seed in the Lyons Sub-State, would eventually tie the game up at 35 apiece midway through the third quarter and then go on a 12-1 run to take control of the game.

TMP was led in scoring by Jacob Fouts who ended with 11 points. The Herd did a good job defensively on the 6’8″ Stetler holding him to only six points while battling foul trouble, but the Cardinals had others step up to help their cause. Kaiser finished with 16 points while Trent Schremmer added 15.

TMP completed the year with one extra win than they had last season and also earned their first postseason victory since 2009. The Monarchs will lose eight seniors for next year.

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