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TMP Girls Defeat Abilene 52-41

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The Lady Monarchs of Thomas More Prep – Marian knocked off a ranked Abilene club 52-41 Tuesday night in Abilene.

TMP built a 20-11 halftime lead thanks to 10 first half points from senior Jenna Lang. Lang finished with a season-high 22.

The Cowgirls (6-2) were ranked sixth in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association in Class 4A. Abilene showed some grit starting out the second half on an 11-0 run to take the lead at 22-20. It took TMP over seven minutes to get their first points of the second half.

The Lady Monarchs (6-2) took a one-point lead into the fourth quarter and were able to pour in 27 points in the final quarter to pull away from the Cowgirls. TMP scored more in the fourth quarter than the previous three quarters combined.

TMP is riding a four-game win streak and will be at home the only time this month Friday night against Russell.

Highlights:
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Late Turnovers Cost No. 23 K-State In Upset Bid Over No. 4 Baylor

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Manhattan, KS – Consecutive steals and layups by Quincy Acy gave Baylor a late lead, and the fourth-ranked Bears hung on to defeat No. 18 Kansas State, 75-73, to stay undefeated.

Kansas State, trying to knock off an undefeated team for the second time in four days, trailed 74-71 following an Acy-led 7-0 run in the closing minutes.

Rodney McGruder scored his 30th point on a layup to pull the Wildcats within one with two minutes left, but the hosts turned it over on their next two possessions.

Baylor’s Perry Jones III tacked on a free throw with 20.9 seconds left after pulling down a big offensive rebound. Jones missed his second attempt from the stripe, but Baylor (16-0, 3-0 Big 12) locked down on defense the end the Wildcats’ 14-game winning streak at Bramlage Coliseum.

– Sports Network –

 

 

Hays High Boys Lose 42-39 To Rival Great Bend

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Hays High hit three of their first four 3-point attempts and opened with an 11-2 over rival Great Bend Tuesday night at the Hays High gym, but the Indians would cool off and eventually lose to the Panthers 42-39.

Great Bend fought back to tied the game at 21 at the half.

The Indians had the ball six times down 38-37 but couldn’t score. They then missed a free throw with the game tied at 39.

After fouling seven times in 12 seconds to get the Panthers to the bonus, Great Bend’s Jace Bowman hits two free throws and the Indians never got a clean look at the final three point attempt at the horn.

Derek Bixenman scored a career high 21, Jordan Windholz set a career mark with 11 to lead Hays who was 8-of-28 from 3-point range and shot just 33-percent for the game. Hays drops to 4-4 on the season and 1-1 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Great Bend snaps a six game losing streak and is also 1-1 in the WAC.

Game Highlights
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Rick Keltner Postgame Interview
Rick Keltner Interview

Game Wrap

Hays High Great Bend Wrap

 

 

 

Hays High Girls Defeat Great Bend 33-16

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Paige Lunsford scored 13 of Hays High’s 15 first half points en route to a 33-16 win over Great Bend Tuesday night at the Hays High gym.

The Indians held the Panthers to just five made field goals and forced 25 turnovers.

Lunsford ended the night with 15 points as Hays High improves to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in the Western Athletic Conference. Great Bend falls to 0-8 and 0-2.

Game Highlights
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Kirk Maska Postgame Interview
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AUDIO – FHSU Weekly Basketball News Conference, 1/10/12

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Fort Hays State women’s basketball coach Tony Hobson and men’s coach Mark Johnson held their weekly news conference Tuesday afternoon in the Cade Suran Tiger Room.

The Lady Tigers are coming off an 80-63 win over Missouri Southern Monday and sit 14-2 overall and in fourth place in the MIAA at 6-2.

The Tiger men dropped their third straight, 82-71 to the Lions Monday. The Tigers are now 10-4 and 4-4 in the conference.

Both teams hit the road Saturday to play Pittsburg State. The Gorilla women are unbeaten and sit atop the MIAA standings. The women’s game tips at 1:30pm with the men to follow around 3:30pm at John Lance Arena.

Tony Hobson Weekly News Conference
 Tony Hobson Presser by GerardWellbrock

Mark Johnson Weekly News Conference
Mark Johnson Presser by GerardWellbrock

FHSU Drops To No. 19 In NABC/Division II Poll

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The Fort Hays State men’s basketball team dropped from No. 8 to No. 19 in the latest NABC Division II National Poll, released on Tuesday, January 10. Fort Hays State’s two road games and the home game against Southwest Baptist last week were considered for the latest poll. The Tigers went 1-2 in those games, suffering consecutive losses to Central Missouri and Southwest Baptist.

Fort Hays State’s run of 34 consecutive weeks in the regular season poll, dating back to the 2009-10 season, could be on the verge of ending after its loss to Missouri Southern in Hays on Monday. Missouri Southern is No. 23 in this week’s poll, falling from the No. 14 spot last week. Fort Hays State has just one more game this week before the next poll release, that being at Pittsburg State on Saturday. The Tigers currently stand at 10-4 overall.

The 34-consecutive week streak of being ranked in the NABC regular season poll is the longest ever for Fort Hays State. The Tigers eclipsed the old mark of 29, which started with the first regular season poll of the 1995-96 undefeated national championship season for the Tigers and ended on the ninth poll of the 1997-98 season, in the second regular season poll this year.

The Tigers have now been ranked in 47 regular season polls under 11th-year head coach Mark Johnson. All of those polls have been since the 2005-06 season, a year that saw the Tigers reach the No. 1 ranking in the nation.

Finally cracking the Top 25 this week is Northwest Missouri State, which continues to lead the conference standings at 6-1 and 12-1 overall. The Bearcats check in at No. 24 this week. Northwest Missouri State’s only loss this year was to Fort Hays State in Hays. The Bearcats give the MIAA three teams in this week’s poll.

See complete poll below…

– FHSU Sports Information –

NABC/Division II Coaches Poll (Jan. 10, 2012)
1. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn.  (14-0)
2. Kentucky Wesleyan (12-0)
3. Bellarmine, Ky. (11-1)
4. West Liberty, W.Va. (12-1)
5. Metropolitan State, Colo. (13-1)
6. Tarleton State, Texas (11-1 )
7. Southern Indiana (11-1)
8. Northern Kentucky 12-09
9. Colorado School of Mines (12-1)
10. Cal Poly Pomona (9-1)
11. Midwestern State, Texas (12-0)
12. Bowie State, Md. (9-1)
13. Winona State, Minn. (13-2)
14. Indiana, Pa. (10-2)
15. Christian Brothers, Tenn. (11-2)
16. Minnesota State-Moorhead (12-1)
17. Alabama-Huntsville (9-3)
18. Hillsdale, Mich. (13-1)
19. Fort Hays State, Kan. (10-3)
20. Montevallo, Ala. (12-2)
21. St. Cloud State, Minn. (11-2)
22. District of Columbia (12-1)
23. Missouri Southern (12-3)
24. Northwest Missouri State (12-1)
25. West Georgia (14-2)

Others receiving votes: Findlay (Ohio) 20, Western Oregon 20, Alaska-Anchorage 16, Arkansas-Monticello 15, South Carolina Aiken 13, Western Washington 10, Bentley (Mass.) 6, Charleston (W.Va.) 4, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 4, King (Tenn.) 3, West Texas A&M 3, Missouri-St. Louis 1.

Dropped out: Findlay (17), Alaska-Anchorage (18), Augustana (21), Arkansas Tech (22), Western Washington (23), Benedict (24).

Records and previous rankings are through games of Jan. 8, 2012.  The next poll will be released on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Missouri Southern Too Much For FHSU, Defeat Tigers 82-71

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Missouri Southern shot 54-percent from the floor and hit 13-of-17 free throws as they hand Fort Hays State their first three-game losing streak since 2008 with an 82-71 win at Gross Coliseum Monday night.

The Lions scored 13-straight over a five and-a-half minute stretch of the first half to go up 17. The Tigers answered with an 18-6 run to pull within five with under a minute to play in the first half, but a missed shot and MSSU 3-pointer saw the Tigers down eight at the break 40-32.

Southern outscored the Tigers 13-5 to begin the second half  to  build a 16-point lead and led by as many as 21 in the second half.

Fort Hays State shot just 42-percent but were just 4-for-22 from 3-point range.

Markus Yarbrough four Tigers in double-figures with a season-high 13 points. Tyrone Phillips and Kendrick Morse both score 12 and Karron McKenzie 10.

Missouri Southern was led by Jason Adams 24 points with Keane Thomann adding 22.

The loss drops FHSU to 10-4 and 4-4 in the MIAA.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview Part 1:
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Mark Johnson Part 2:
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Karron McKenzie Postgame Interview:
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Game Highlights:
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Lady Tigers Rally From Double-Digit First Half Deficit To Defeat Missouri Southern

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The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers rally from a double-digit first half deficit to lead by one at halftime and to on to defeat Missouri Southern 80-63 Monday night at Gross Coliseum.

Southern used a 16-6 run to build a 10-point lead midway through the first half and led by 11 with 7:31 to go in the half. The Lady scored 15 unanswered over the next 5:45 to go up 33-29 and led by one at the half despite going 0-for-7 from 3-point range.

The Tigers used a 15-2 second half run to go up 13 in the second half. After falling behind in the first half, the Tigers outscore the Lions 38-14.

The Tigers shot 44-percent for the game and were just 2-for-12 from 3-point range but go 30-of-42 from the free throw line.

Kate Edwards led three Lady Tigers in double-figures with a career-high 24 points and 10 rebounds, her fifth double-double of the season. Kate Lehman added 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Kaiameka Brown added 14 points.

The win is the Lady Tigers fifth-straight at home as they improve to 14-2 and 6-2 in the MIAA. FHSU plays at conference leading Pittsburg State Saturday at 1:30pm.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview:
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Game Highlights:
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Kansas’ Travis Releford Named Big 12 Player of the Week

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IRVING, Tex. – Kansas junior Travis Releford was selected Phillips 66 Big 12 Player for games of Jan. 2-8 in voting by a panel of media covering the conference. It is the first career honor for Releford and the fourth time this season for a Jayhawk as Thomas Robinson has earned the honor three times (11/28, 12/12 and 1/2).

Releford averaged a Big 12-best 22.0 points for the week, leading the Jayhawks to a 2-0 start in league play with wins over Kansas State (67-49) and at Oklahoma (72-61). The Kansas City, Mo., guard opened with career-highs in points (16) and rebounds (11) versus KSU to record his first career double-double. He followed the performance by matching that career-high in the first half and finishing with 28 points as KU handed the Sooners their first home loss of the season.

Releford shot 62.5 percent in the two games, including 55.6 percent from three-point range. He also made 9-of-10 (.900) free throws, with three assists and two steals. Releford is averaging 10.1 points this season and has recorded double figures in three straight contests and eight times this season.

Last season, Kansas men’s basketball players were named Big 12 Player of the Week four times with conference player of the year Marcus Morris three times and Markieff Morris once. In 2001-02, KU earned the league’s player of the week accolades six times – Drew Gooden (four times) and Kirk Hinrich (two times).

– KU Athletics Media Relations –

It’s Official: Interim Removed From Crennel’s Title

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The Kansas City Chiefs have reportedly hired interim coach Romeo Crennel as the new head coach, according to multiple reports.

Crennel took over for Todd Haley, who was fired midseason. The Chiefs went 2-1 under Crennel during his 3 game stint as interim coach.

Crennel wasf 24-40 over four seasons as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns.

No. 12 FHSU Wrestling Defeats Chadron State

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The No. 12-ranked Fort Hays State grapplers defeated RMAC opponent Chadron State, 24-10, on Sunday at Gross Coliseum in Hays. The Tigers won seven of the 10 matches in the dual, upping their season record to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the RMAC.

The Tigers rolled out to an early 9-0 lead, winning the first three matches of the night at 141, 149 and 157 pounds, respectively. Sophomore C.J. Napier started the dual with a 9-3 decision win over Leandro Arias at 141 pounds. Redshirt-Freshman Joey Dozier followed that victory with his own win, defeating C.J. Clark in overtime, 7-5, at 149 pounds. Sophomore Derek Koehn gave the Tigers their third straight win with a 4-0 decision victory over Bruce Zurek, upping FHSU team score to 9-0.

After the Eagles won the next two matches at 165 pounds and 174 pounds to cut the score to 9-7, FHSU won the next four matches for a commanding 24-7 advantage. Walker Clarke, who is ranked No. 3 in his 184-pound class, started the run of four straight wins with a 14-5 decision over Jordan Debus. Clarke’s record is now 11-1 on the season. At 197 pounds, sophomore Tanner Kriss scored a technical fall by the score of 17-1 over Chris Leak, giving the Tigers a 18-7 lead.

The final two Tiger wins came via decisions at 285 and 125 pounds. Senior Justin Glenn defeated RJ Boylan in a 3-1 overtime decision, while junior Collin Hase won, 2-0, at 125-pounds over the Eagles’ Connor Larson.

The next action for FHSU is on Jan. 19 when the Tigers travel to Adams State in Alamosa, Colo for RMAC action. The scheduled start time is 8 p.m.

– FHSU Athletics –

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