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Fast Start Pushes FHSU Past Missouri Western

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The Fort Hays State Tigers scored the first six points of the game then went on a 15-0 first half run to lead by as many 29 in the first half, beating the Missouri Western Griffons 66-53 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum.

The Tigers used a 15-0 run, holding the Griffons without a field goal for over 10 minutes in the first half and led 41-17 at the half.

FHSU turned the ball over 19 turnovers resulting in 21 Griffon turnovers. The 13 point margin at the end was the closest MWSU could get in the second half.

Markus Yarbough led two Tigers in double-figures with 11 points. Karron McKenzie added 10. FHSU shot 46-percent from the floor, hit 5-of-15 3’s and 17-of-20 from the free throw line.

The game was played in front of members of the 1996 undefeated national championship team which was inducted into the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame along with their head coach Gary Garner.

FHSU improves to 8-1 and 2-1 in the MIAA.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview
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No. 13 Kansas Upsets No. 2 Ohio State, 78-67

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LAWRENCE, Kan. –A complete team effort, highlighted by 58 percent shooting mark, powered No. 13 Kansas past the previously undefeated No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes, 78-67, Saturday afternoon in Allen Fieldhouse.

Using a balanced attack, all but one of the nine players KU head coach Bill Self checked into the game scored as Kansas (7-2) shot at a 58 percent clip for the second time this season, including a 65 percent mark in the first half. Senior guard Tyshawn Taylor dished out a career-high 13 assists – more than OSU had allowed to an opposing team this season. Off the bench, KU received a 21-4 scoring edge, highlighted by 14 points from junior forward Kevin Young, his most as a Jayhawk.

Junior forward Thomas Robinson’s 14 second-half points gave him a team-best 21 points to lead his team past Ohio State (8-1), which entered the matchup as the NCAA’s No.1 in scoring margin. Aside from Young, junior guards Elijah Johnson (15) and Travis Releford (10) also put up double figures.

Without the use of sophomore forward Jared Sullinger, junior forward Evan Ravenel made his second-career start for Ohio State (8-1) in the prominent big man’s place. The Kansas defense held him to nine points before he fouled out of the game with less than three minutes remaining.

OSU came out shooting at a 50 percent clip, but couldn’t keep pace with a Jayhawk squad that started the second half at a foreboding 80 percent. Two early threes from Johnson and another from Releford shoved the KU lead back to 10, 47-37, with 15 minutes to play.

Attempting just his second three-pointer of the year, Young nailed it to put the third Jayhawk in double figures. Taylor matched his effort with a runner through the paint and Kansas kept the distance at 59-48 with less than nine minutes remaining.

The country’s No. 2-ranked team would come on strong after Kansas tied its biggest lead of the day, 62-50, with an 8-2 run that prompted a 30-second timeout from the Kansas bench. Out of the pause, Releford dropped four-straight points to give Kansas breathing room heading into the final media timeout, 68-61.

Robinson’s sharp move to the basket resulted in the three-point play that fouled Ravenel out of the game, but provided another spark for the Buckeyes. Although Robinson would convert another and-one play less than a minute later, Ohio State’s Buford immediately answered with a three-point basket, cutting the lead to six, 73-67, in the final two minutes. Free throws from Robinson, Taylor and Releford would complete the upset for a 78-67 win.

Although sophomore guard Deshaun Thomas racked up 15 first-half points for OSU, he outscored the rest of his teammates combined in the first half, while Kansas held the Buckeyes to season-low shooting percentage (.387) and points scored (67) for the game. Thomas would score four points in the final frame, but senior guard William Buford stepped in for 17 second-half points, finishing with KU’s Robinson for the game’s lead with 21 points.

Johnson hit the first of his career-high five threes following a quick outlet from a Jeff Withey rebound and Kansas shot out to an early 9-2 lead. A three-point play by Robinson answered a three on OSU’s side of the floor to fuel the home team’s momentum. Kansas set quickly set the tone, shooting at a 75 percent clip compared to the Buckeyes’ 22 percent through the game’s first seven minutes.

After making his first career start on Tuesday, senior guard Conner Teahan came in off the bench to add five points to a 7-0 run that saw Kansas pick up its first double-digit advantage, 21-11, under the midway point of the first half.

In the meantime, the Kansas defense held Ohio State without a field goal for a 4:55 stretch until back-to-back threes from Thomas powered an 8-2 OSU run that cut the Jayhawk lead to five.

An offensive foul called against Buford ended the Buckeyes’ final threat of the opening frame. Kansas took a 35-29 lead into the break, the first halftime deficit of Ohio State’s season.

– KU Media Relations –

Good Second Half Lifts FHSU Women Past Missouri Western

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The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers opened the second half with a 12-2 run to build a 16-point lead and never let Missouri Western any closer than 12 and defeat the Griffons 70-48 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum.

The Tigers shot just 30-percent in the first half and led 27-21 at the break, but used runs of 12-2, 11-3 and 14-2 to go up as many as 24 in the second half.

The Lady Tigers shoot just 35-percent for the game including 9-24 from 3-point range. They hit 15-of-17 free throws and outrebound Missouri Western by 24.

Melissa Nelson came off the bench to lead the Tigers in scoring with 15 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Kate Edwards added 14 points and 11 boards while Traci Keyser scored 13.

FHSU improves to 8-1 and 2-1 in the MIAA. The Griffons ar e2-6 and 0-4 in the conference.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview
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Friday Night High School Score Board Show 12/9/11

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 BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Buhler 73, Salina South 42
Burlingame 53, Madison 54
Centralia 63, Clifton-Clyde 25
Republic County 64, Beloit 40|
 Salina Central 65, Newton 53
 West Franklin 45, Oskaloosa 27
 Wichita East 75, Wichita Southeast 52
Cheney Tournament
 Clearwater 60, Rose Hill 43
 Goessel Tournament
  Burrton 39, Canton-Galva 22
Hugoton Tournament
 Semifinal
 Ulysses 39, Hooker, Okla. 36
 Inman/Sedgwick Tournament
 Hutchinson Trinity 49, Fairfield 37
 Lakeside Tournament
Thunder Ridge 46, St. John’s Beloit 42
 Larned Tournament
 Semifinal
Macksville 65, Salina Sacred Heart 50
Lincoln Tournament
Semifinal
Plainville 64, Russell 37
 Moundridge Tournament
Garden Plain 51, Lyons 40 
 Palco Tournament
 St. John’s Military 52, Natoma 46
 Quinter Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
 Oakley 53, Wheatland-Grinnell 43
Quinter 58, Golden Plains 42
 Semifinal
 Hoxie 71, Dighton 46
 Rolla Tournament
 Consolation Semifinal
 Syracuse 45, Johnson-Stanton County 36
 Semifinal
 Beaver, Okla. 46, Moscow 37
 St. Mary’s Tournament
 Onaga 48, Mission Valley 34
 Tescott Tournament
Rock Hills 64, Tescott 51
 Tri-County Classic
Halstead 64, Solomon 58
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 48, Augusta 10
Andover Central 72, Goddard-Eisenhower 30
Bishop Carroll 44, Wichita North 24
Centralia 47, Clifton-Clyde 19
Hesston 51, Winfield 43
Holcomb 53, Scott City 34
Holton 49, Royal Valley 18
Hutchinson 55, Derby 47
Kapaun Mount Carmel 60, Wichita Northwest 39
Lawrence Free State 75, Shawnee Heights 38
Lyndon 39, Chase County 32
Maize 69, Wichita Campus 16
Marysville 38, Clay Center 35
McPherson 79, Goddard 39
Oskaloosa 50, West Franklin 34
Pratt 33, Great Bend 32
Republic County 52, Beloit 50
Riley County 55, Silver Lake 37
Riverside 48, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 31
Sabetha 56, Perry-Lecompton 16
Salina Central 39, Newton 35
Salina South 51, Buhler 39
Santa Fe Trail 46, Nemaha Valley 36
Smoky Valley 39, Concordia 36
St. Teresa’s Academy, Mo. 35, Lawrence 34
Valley Falls 46, Wellsville 33
Washington County 67, Frankfort 22
Waverly 66, Marais des Cygnes Valley 43
Wichita East 43, Wichita Southeast 35
Wichita South 62, Arkansas City 24
Wilson 60, Stockton 36 
 Caldwell Tournament
Norwich 63, Caldwell 30
Cheney Tournament
Cheney 58, Valley Center 47
Cimarron Tournament
Semi-Finals
Cimarron 40, Sublette 19
Hugoton Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Stratford, Texas 39, Lakin 34
 Semifinal
Hugoton 39, Hooker, Okla. 34
Inman/Sedgwick Tournament
Hutchinson Trinity 68, Fairfield 48
Kingman Tournament
Conway Springs 40, Mulvane 36
Wellington 50, Medicine Lodge 21
Larned Tournament
Semifinal
Hoisington 40, Otis-Bison 30
Spearville 68, Kinsley 52
Lincoln Tournament
Semifinal
Central Plains 51, Russell 45
Marmaton Valley Tournament
Mission Valley 35, Onaga 30
Moundridge Tournament
Garden Plain 56, Lyons 35
Hillsboro 35, Moundridge 23
Rolla Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Beaver, Okla. 37, Syracuse 20
Semifinal
Moscow 47, Elkhart 42
Tescott Tournament
Rock Hills 47, Tescott 27
Tri-County Classic
Halstead 43, Solomon 40

 

TMP Boys Defeat Colby

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TMP picks up back-to-back wins against Colby.

The Monarch boys’ basketball team completed the sweep on Colby again this year as they handed the Eagles a 60-44 loss Thursday night in Colby at the Colby Community Building.

After defeating them by 25 points in the 7th-place contest in the Hays City Shootout last Saturday, Thomas More Prep – Marian got off to a quick start against the 0-5 Eagles. The Monarchs also overcame two technical fouls to garner their second win of the season.

TMP (2-2) started the contest on a 7-0 run before eventually taking a 28-17 lead into halftime. Colby would make things interesting in the third quarter by trimming the Monarchs’ lead down to four but TMP would put them away down the stretch with solid play from seniors Nick Hammeke and Drew O’Brien.

Hammeke connected on four 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 16 points. O’Brien scored seven of his eight points in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Both performances were season highs for both Hammeke and O’Brien.

Sophomore Luke Cox and junior Todd Kane each had 11 points to lead Colby.

TMP returns to action next Tuesday night when they travel north to take on Phillipsburg.

Joe Hertel Postgame Interview
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K-State Falls In Double-Overtime To West Virginia

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WICHITA, Kan.– Rodney McGruder led Kansas State with 20 points, while freshman Thomas Gipson recorded his second double-double of the season, but Kansas State suffered its first defeat of the season in an 85-80 double-overtime thriller against West Virginia at a sold-out INTRUST Bank Arena.

The loss, which pitted Wildcat head coach Frank Martin against his long-time mentor and friend Bob Huggins for the first time since he took over the West Virginia program, moved K-State to 5-1 on the season, while the Mountaineers improved to 5-2.

After a back-and-forth game, which saw nine lead changes and 17 ties, the Mountaineers were able to seal the game with a 7-2 run in the second overtime. Kevin Jones led West Virginia with a game-high 30 points and 12 rebounds. Six of his points were scored in the two overtimes combined. In addition to McGruder’s 20 points, Will Spradling added 16 points, while Gipson had 15 points and 10 rebounds.

K-State led by as many as seven points in the first half and held on to a slim 31-30 halftime lead. McGruder and Spradling had eight points apiece in the first period. The Wildcats opened the game with a 9-2 run highlighted by a Spradling three-pointer. West Virginia then used a 13-4 run to take a 13-15 lead. K-State and West Virginia would continue to trade baskets throughout the half.

At the start of the second half, the Wildcats started on a 10-4 run to extend its lead to 41-34. K-State led for the majority of the second half until the Mountaineers tied the game for the first time in the period at 54-54 off of a Gary Browne layup. In the closing seconds K-State took a 64-61 with 22 seconds remaining after a Gipson layup. Jones then knocked down a crucial game-tying three-pointer with 14 seconds left. K-State had one more chance to win it in regulation but McGruder’s last-second attempt came up short.

In the first overtime, both teams would continue to trade baskets. A Darryl Bryant free-throw gave the Mountaineers a two point lead with 20 seconds left, but a McGruder jumper tied it up at 74. Bryant missed a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to a second overtime.

West Virginia would then take command in the second extra period to seal the win. Despite tying the game twice in the second overtime, K-State missed its final five shots after tying the game at 80. A Jones jumper gave the visitors the lead for good as they scored the game’s final five points.

– KSU Sports Information –

TMP Girls Lose to Colby

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Rough second half dooms TMP girls in Colby.

The Thomas More Prep-Marian Girls drop back-to-back ballgames after starting 2-0 as they stumble Thursday night in Colby 44-34 at the Colby Community Building.

The Lady Monarchs jumped out to a 4-0 lead to begin the game but just had too many stretches where they couldn’t buy a bucket.

TMP found themselves down by seven in the second quarter but then went on a 9-0 run to get a 19-17 lead right before halftime. Colby’s Lauren Bell connected on a 3-pointer right before the buzzer to give the Lady Eagles (2-3) a one-point lead at the break. Bell finished with 11 points in the contest.

TMP (2-2) battled in the second half but were only able to score five points in the fourth quarter going on to lose by 10.

Lady Monarch senior Jenna Lang finished the evening with 12 points while fellow senior Rachel Jacobs put in eight points. Jacobs, the Most Inspirational Player from the Hays City Shootout last weekend, did not play at all in the fourth quarter.

Colby received a nice boost from sophomore Haileigh Shull who came off the bench to score 13 points.

TMP will look to bounce back next Tuesday as they travel to Phillipsburg.

Coach’s Interview
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High School Basketball Scores (Thursday)

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Southeast Saline 53, Wakefield 41
TMP-Marian 60, Colby 44
Valley Falls 57,West Franklin 45
Wellsville 55, Oskaloosa 36
 Alva Tournament
South Barber 55,Waynoka, Okla. 22
South Central 78, Aline-Cleo, Okla. 34
Blue Valley Tournament
Blue Valley 50, Ralston, Neb. 43
Lawrence 61, KC Sumner 49
Lee’s Summit, Mo. 66, Olathe North 61
Olathe Northwest 61,Oak Park, Mo. 40
Circle Tournament
Douglass 40, Circle 38
DK Classic Tournament
Rock Creek 55, Council Grove 37
Eudora Tournament
KC Piper 49, KC Bishop Ward 40
KC Schlagle 39, Eudora 38
Emporia 67, KC Harmon 55
Fowler Tournament 
Ashland 62, Ingalls 38
Fowler 57, Minneola 42
Goodland Top-Side Tipoff Tournament 
Norton 48, Wallace County 44
Hugoton Tournament
Guymon, Okla. 57, Lakin 51
Hugoton 64, Perryton, Tex. 52
Ulysses 56, Stratford, Tex. 33
Humboldt Tournament
Crest 47, Humboldt 38
Uniontown 48, Erie 35
Kingman Tournament
Conway Springs 50, Mulvane 44
Medicine Lodge 47,Wellington 45
Leavenworth Tournament
Hogan Prep, Mo. 81, KC-Wyandotte 46
Leavenworth 67, North Kansas City, Mo. 40
Nixa, Mo. 75, Highland Park 50
Raytown South, Mo.60, KC-Washington 55
Louisburg Tournament
Louisburg 54, Burlington 38
Marion Tournament
Berean Academy 41, Marion 37, OT
Moundridge Tournament
Hillsboro 51, Garden Plain 30
Olathe South Tournament 
Olathe South 61,Sunrise Christian 60
Truman, Mo.61,Topeka West 53
Quinter Tournament
Dighton 56, Quinter 36
Ellis 49, Wheatland-Grinnell 33
Hoxie 65, Golden Plains 26
Word of Life 72, Oakley 26
Rolla Tournament
Beaver,Okla. 53, Johnson-Stanton County44
Elkhart 49, South Baca,Colo. 37
Moscow 60, Syracuse 37
St. Mary’s Tournament
Onaga 57, Jackson Heights 48
Trego Tournament
Victoria 51, Western Plains 28
Ness City 66, Smith Center 52
Tri-County Classic
Bennington 50, Solomon 48
Minneapolis 44, Halstead 41
Welch Tournament
Watts, Okla. 64, Chetopa 57
 
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Bishop Miege 62, Blue Valley Southwest 50
BV Northwest 59, Olathe North 38
Colby 44, TMP-Marian 34
Conway Springs 40, Mulvane 36
Olathe South 82, Sumner, Mo.17
SM Northwest 57, SM North 35
Wakefield 60, Southeast Saline 42
Alva Tournament
South Barber 53, Aline-Cleo, Okla. 18
South Central 66, Freedom, Okla. 36
Circle Tournament
Circle 45, Douglass 43
DK Classic Tournament
Rock Creek 50, Council Grove 21
Fowler Tournament
Ingalls 50, Ashland 22
Minneola 48, Fowler 30
Goodland Tournament 
Burlington, Colo. 44, Weskan 40
McCook, Neb. 65, Goodland 44
Wallace County 32, Norton 23
Hugoton Tournament
Hooker, Okla. 53, Lakin 44
Hugoton 48, Stratford, Tex. 22
Southwestern Hts. 44, Perryton, Tex. 43
Ulysses 43, Guymon, Okla. 32
Humboldt Tournament
Erie 49, Uniontown 33
Kingman Tournament
Conway Springs 40, Mulvane 36
Wellington 50, Medicine Lodge 21
Larned Tournament
Salina Sacred Heart 40, Macksville 23
Louisburg Tournament
Burlington 54, Louisburg 36
Marion Tournament
Berean Academy 47, Marion 27
Remington 34, Peabody-Burns 20
Marmaton ValleyTournament
JacksonHeights 63, Onaga 33
Oswego 36, West Elk 23
Moundridge Tournament
Hillsboro 43, Garden Plain 42
Quinter Tournament
Hoxie 65, Golden Plains 26
Oakley 45, Wheatland-Grinnell 22
Quinter 53, Dighton 50, OT
Word of Life 60, Ellis 35
Rolla Tournament
Elkhart 46, Beaver, Okla. 32
Johnson-Stanton County 53, South Baca, Colo. 7
Moscow 42, Syracuse 15
Trego Tournament
Victoria 45, Western Plains 23
Smith Center 62, Ness City 26
Tri-County Classic
Minneapolis 34, Halstead 24
Solomon 54,Bennington 34
Welch Tournament
Watts, Okla. 56, Chetopa 21

Kansas Hires Charlie Wies As New Football Coach

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has been hired at Kansas.

Weis will be introduced during a news conference Friday afternoon on campus, where he’ll try to rebuild a program that won the Orange Bowl just a few years ago but floundered under Turner Gill.

Weis is wrapping up his first season as offensive coordinator atFlorida after spending one season directing the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense. But his most extensive college experience came with the Fighting Irish, where he went 35-27 in five seasons.

The 55-year-old former New England Patriots assistant has also spent time with the New York Jets and New York Giants.

Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger is hopeful that his high profile will energize a fan base that had grown apathetic under Gill, who was fired after going 5-19 in just two seasons..

1996 National Championship Team, Coach Gary Garner To Be Inducted Into Tiger Sports Hall of Fame Saturday

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The 1995-96 undefeated Fort Hays State National Championship team returns this Saturday, December 10, for the basketball games against Missouri Western. The team and head coach Gary Garner will be inducted into the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame that morning, then will be recognized in the afternoon at the basketball games beginning at 2 and 4 pm at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

The 1995-96 team finished a perfect 34-0, defeating Northern Kentucky in the national title game 70-63 to claim Fort Hays State’s first and only NCAA II National Championship to date in any sport. It was the third national championship in the history of FHSU men’s basketball, after the Tigers won back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 1984 and 1985. It was the eighth national championship overall for FHSU, after the cross country program claimed four NAIA titles in the 1960s and the women’s basketball team claimed an NAIA title in 1990-91.

Members of the 1995-96 national championship team include Chad Creamer, Geoff Eck, Mark Eck, Alonzo Goldston, Sherick Simpson, Earl Tyson, Anthony Pope, Jeremie Kester, Matt Starkey, Brooke Thompson, Lance Hammond, Head Coach Gary Garner, Assistant Coaches Swede Trenkle, Phil Cook, and Gregg Hackerott, and Manager Doug Bigge.

The team will be honored at halftime of the men’s game against Missouri Western.

– FHSU Sports Information –

FHSU Men’s Basketball Shoots Poorly, Loses To Washburn

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The Fort Hays State Tigers were held to  31-percent shooting and outrebounded by 16 as they drop their first game of the season 61-45 at home to Washburn Tuesday night.

The Ichabods used a 12-3 run to build a seven-point first half lead and were up five at halftime. The never trailed past the 6:37 mark of the first half and pushed the lead as high as 16 in the second half.

Fort Hays State (7-1, 1-1 MIAA) hit just 7-of-26 3-point attempts and were outscored 32-12 in the paint.

Lance Russell scored nine and grabbed five rebounds to lead Fort Hays. Matt Simmons and Kendrick Morse both score seven.

It’s the fewest points scored by the Tigers since tallying 40 in a loss at Northwest Missouri State late in the 2007 season. It’s the fewest points ever scored at home since records of home and away games were kept starting in 1959. It’s Washburn’s first win in Hays since late November 28, 1998.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview
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FHSU Women’s Basketball Fall To No. 15 Washburn

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The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers were held to 27-percent shooting in the second half and were out-rebounded by 18, falling to No. 15 Washburn 67-60 Saturday night at Gross Coliseum.

After Washburn used a 9-0 run to go up five, the Tigers score the final seven points of the first half and led by two at halftime.

The Lady Blues put together an 8-2 run to go up six with 12:32 to play and led by as many as nine in the second half, never letting the Tigers closer than five the rest of the way.

The Tigers finished 36-percent from the floor for the game while giving up 15 offensive rebounds.

Crista Bechard who scored 12 and Kate Edwards added 10 as the FHSU drops to 7-1 and 1-1 in the MIAA. Washburn improves to 9-2 and 2-0 in the conference.

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