The Hays Monarchs win their home finale Tuesday night, defeating Colby 14-5 and 7-1.
The Monarchs take on the Hays Eagles Senior American Legion in a six o’clock doubleheader Wednesday night at Larks Park.
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Kansas State’s Pullen Signs With Italian Team
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Former Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen has signed a contract to play for a team in the Italian League.
The school announced the move Tuesday, less than two weeks after the NBA lockout began.
Pullen isKansasState’s all-time leading scorer with 2,132 points, fourth-best in Big 12 history. He averaged 20.2 points last season in leading the Wildcats to the NCAA tournament for the third time in his four years at the school.
Vrabel Retiring From Chiefs To Coach At Alma Mater
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Former All-Pro linebacker Mike Vrabel is retiring from the Kansas City Chiefs and returning to his alma mater as an OhioStateassistant coach.
Vrabel ends his 14-year career to become the linebackers coach with the Buckeyes. The position was previously held by his college roommate and teammate, Luke Fickell, who was elevated to interim head coach when Jim Tressel resigned May 30.
Vrabel played forPittsburgh and New England before closing out his career with the Chiefs. Vrabel played eight seasons with the Patriots, winning three Super Bowl titles.
Hays Hurricanes Host Swim Meet
It was another successful weekend for the Hays Hurricanes Swim Team as they hosted their annual swim meet at the Hays Aquatic Park on Saturday, July 9th.
Girls 8 & Under 50 Freestyle: 6th Place: Kamryn Schoenberger – 57.93
Girls 8 & Under; 50 Back: 6th Place: Hailey Sharp – 1:10.83
Girls 8 & Under 200 Freestyle Relay: 3rd Place: Mackenzie Hagerman, Kamryn Schoenberger, Hailey Sharp and Madelyn Martin – 5:04.50
Boys 8 & Under; 50 Freestyle: 5th Place: Thomas Drabkin – 1:06.79
Boys 8 & Under; 50 Back: 6th Place: Thomas Drabkin – 1:19.59
Boys 8 & Under 200 Freestyle Relay: 2nd Place: Nicklas Helget, Dustin Rajewski, Kayson Unsworth and Skylar Zimmerman – 7:31.77
Girls 9 & 10; 50 Freestyle: 5th Place: Kallyn DeWitt – 42.66
Girls 9 & 10; 50 Breast: 6th Place: Kallyn DeWitt – 1:03.56
Girls 9 & 10; 50 Fly: 6th Place: Kallyn DeWitt – 59.53
Girls 10 & Under 200 Freestyle Relay: 5th Place: Kallyn DeWitt, Clara Lee, Gracie Stanton and Alexandria Hagerman – 3:49.13
Boys 9 & 10; 50 Fly: 4th Place; Cade Swane – 1:09.41
Boys 9 & 10; 50 Freestyle: 5th Place: Cade Swayne – 49.71
Boys 9 & 10; 50 Back: 5th Place: Cade Swayne – 1:02.58
Boys 9 & 10; 100 Freestyle: 4th Place: Jackson Stanton – 2:06.66
Girls 11 & 12; 50 Back: 4th Place: Alison Helget – 45.84
Girls 11 & 12; 50 Breast: 4th Place: Alison Helget – 49.03
Girls 11 & 12; 200 Free: 1st Place: Alison Helget– 3:05.65
Girls 11 & 12; 400 Free: 2nd Place: Alison Helget– 6:42.15
Girls 13 & 14; 50 Freestyle: 6th Place: Shelbie Berens – 36.13
Girls 13 & 14; 100 Back: 5th Place: Shelbie Berens -1:38.25
Girls 13 & 14; 100 Breast: 1st Place: Shelbie Berens– 1:44.84
Girls 13 & 14; 100 Free: 4th Place: Shelbie Berens – 1:22.80
Boys 13 & 14; 100 Fly: 2nd Place: Ben Rajewski, 3rd Place: Hunter Perryman
Boys 13 & 14; 100 Back: 2nd Place: Ben Rajewski– 1:44.89, 3rd Place: Hunter Perryman – 1:46.94, 4th Place: John Drees – 2:05.15
Boys 13 & 14; 200 IM: 3rd Place: Ben Rajewski – 3:31.51
Boys 13 & 14; 100 Free: 2nd Place: Hunter Perryman – 1:21.53, 3rd Place: Ben Rajewski – 1:26.70
Boys 13 & 14; 200 Free: 2nd Place: Hunter Perryman– 3:00.14
Boys 14 & Over; 200 Medley Relay: 4th Place: Ben Rajewski, Derek Drees, John Drees, Connor Hess
Girls 15 & Over; 50 Freestyle: 2nd Place: Beth Channell – 32.37, 4th Place: Becca Channell– 33.12
Girls 15 & Over; 100 Back: 3rd Place: Beth Channell – 1:30.59
Girls 15 & Over; 100 Fly: 4th Place: Katarina Rorstrom– 1:47.23, 5th Place: Maria Hageman – 1:49.61
Girls 15 & Over; 100 Breast: 2nd Place: Maria Marcotte – 1:43.43, 4th Place: Katarina Rorstrom – 1:45.31, 6th Place: Becca Channell – 1:54.23
Girls 15 & Over; 100 Free: 2nd Place: Beth Channell – 1:14.87, 6th Place: Maria Marcotte – 1:23.57
Girls 15 & Over; 200 IM: 2nd Place: Maria Marcotte – 3:30.70, 3rd Place: Katarina Rorstrom – 3:41.52
Girls 15 & Over; 200 Free: 3rd Place: Maria Marcotte – 3:16.38, 4th Place: Maria Hageman – 3:30.94, 5th Place: Emma Hilton – 3:46.63
Girls 15 & Over; 200 Freestyle Relay: 2nd Place: Beth Channell, Becca Channell, Shelbie Berens & Maria Marcotte; 6th Place: Alison Helget, Katarina Rorstrom, Lakin Ditter & Kyra Polifka-Wilhelm
Girls 15 & Over; 200 Medley Relay: 2nd Place: Beth Channell, Becca Channell, Shelbie Berens and Maria Marcotte; 6th Place: Katarina Rorstrom, Alison Helget, Lakin Ditter and Kyra Polifka-Wilhelm
Boys 15 & Over; 50 Freestyle: 1st Place: Derek Drees – 27.32, 4th Place: Connor Hess – 29.77
Boys 15 & Over; 100 Back: 3rd Place: Connor Hess
Boys 15 & Over; 100 Fly: 3rd Place: Derek Drees – 1:19.17
Boys 15 & Over; 100 Free: 2nd Place: Derek Drees – 1:03.93, 5th Place: Connor Hess – 1:10.03
Boys 15 & Over; 200 IM: 1st Place: Connor Hess – 3:03.41
Boys 15 & Up; 200 Freestyle Relay: 2nd Place: Connor Hess, Derek Drees, Ben Rajewski & Hunter Perryman – 2:08.34
The Hurricanes are comprised of swimmers ages 4 to 18.
The team practices and competes year round. For more information contact team President, Dana Stanton.
Larks Rally For Sweep Over El Dorado
Cam Brown’s 3-run homer capped a five run eighth inning as the Hays Larks rally from an 8-1 deficit to beat the El Dorado Broncos 11-8 to complete a three-game weekend sweep at Larks Park last night.
Sloan Solia’s drew a bases-loaded walk to pull the Larks within a run then MacKenzie Handel tied the game with a sacrifice fly to deep left field. The Larks scored five in the sixth to pull within two.
Malcolm Purdy picks up the win, throwing a scoreless eighth inning. Michael Burchett gets his third save of the series and fourth straight, working a 1-2-3 ninth.
Cam Brown finishes 3-for-4 with four RBI’s and two runs scored as the Larks win their fourth straight league game and are now 19-11 and 13-9 in the Jayhawk League where they’ve moved within a game of first place Haysville.
The Larks are off today before opening a key three-game set in Haysville tomorrow night.
Larks manager Frank Leo’s postgame interview
Cam Brown postgame interview
Cam Brown
Michael Burchett postgame interview
Micheal Burchett
Game highlights
Larks Highlights 07-10-11
Royals Lose To Detroit
The Detroit Tigers head into the All-Star break in first place in the American League Central following a 2-1 win over the Royals on a hot day in Kansas City.
Justin Verlander became the first Tigers pitcher to earn 12 wins before the All-Star break in 24 years going 7 2/3 strong innings with nine strikeouts.
The Royals threatened in the ninth after a leadoff double by Eric Hosmer but he was thrown out trying to steal third for the second out of the inning.
Jeff Francis takes the loss, allowing just the two runs on four hits and striking out six while walking just one over six innings.
The Royals struggled to get the big hit, going 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
Larks Rally Past El Dorado
Cam Brown’s one-out solo homer to straight away centerfield in the sixth inning broke a 4-4 tie and lifted the Hays Larks to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the El Dorado Broncos Saturday night at Larks Park.
El Dorado tried to rally in the ninth, loading the bases with one out but grounding into a game-ending double play when Cam Brown backhanded a grounder and threw home for the second out then received the return throw from catcher Rick Stover to end the game.
The Larks score two in the first but fell behind 4-2 when the Broncos plated three in the fifth. The Larks answered with two in the bottom of the inning with two out to tie.
Tory Doerr (Dare) picks up the win in relief. Micheal Burchett pitched the final 1 2/3 innings for his fifth save. The Larks improve to 18-11 and 12-9 in the Jayhawk League. They will go for the series sweep Sunday night at seven 0’clock. The game will be broadcast on KAYS beginning at 6:40pm.
Larks Beat El Dorado In Series Opener
The Hays Larks scored three in the second and two in the third then hold on to defeat the El Dorado Broncos 5-3 in the opening game of their three-game Jayhawk League series at Larks Park Friday night.
The Larks scored in the second on a MacKenzie Handel double and a Kelton Rule single. Cody Gougler and Jon Ryan hit back-to-back homers in the third. The Broncos scored three in the fourth then were held to two hits the rest of the night.
Justin Ziegler allowed three runs on six hits over eight innings for the win. Michael Burchett worked a scoreless ninth for the save as the Larks improve to 17-11 and 11-9 in the Jayhawk League. The two play the middle game of the series Saturday night. It’s Larkstoberfest and Oldtimers night. Seven o’clock start with free admission. Sunday night’s game will be broadcast on KAYS.
Golden Giants Pull Away Late To Defeat The Larks
Larks starter Connor Beer and Topeka’s Shane Conlon hooked up in an old fashioned pitchers dual for five innings but the Golden Giants pull away late and defeat the Hays Larks 10-4 Thursday night in a non-league game in Topeka.
Beer held the Golden Giants to no runs and two hits through five innings but was chased in the sixth after giving up four runs. Kansas State’s Shane Conlon gave up a single on the game’s first pitch then didn’t allow another until Larks catcher Jay Sanders singled with one out in the eighth.
The Larks would score three in the inning on back-to-back doubles from Brandon Dixon and Cody Gougler and added the third run on error to pull within one. Topeka answered with six runs on four hits, two walks and an error off three Larks pitchers in the bottom of the inning to blow the game open.
Beer (0-1) takes the loss for the Larks who drop to 16-11. Topeka improves to 24-4.
The Larks are back home Friday to open a three-game Jayhawk League series with El Dorado beginning at seven o’clock. Saturday night’s game is Larkstober Fest and Oldtimer’s Night.
Duffy Optioned To Triple-A Omaha
After the game Friday night, the Royals announced that they have optioned rookie Danny Duffy to Triple-A Omaha so that he could keep pitching on a regular schedule during next week’s All-Star break. He is expected to be called up in time for his next schedule start on July 19 th. The Royals plan to recall Everett Teaford in time for Friday night’s game.
Royals Fall To Tigers
Former Missouri Tiger Max Scherzer picks up his tenth win of the season as the Detroit Tigers hold off the Royals 3-1 in the opening game of their four-game series in Kansas City Thursday night.
Scherzer scattered four hits over the first six innings before giving up a pair of singles in the seventh. Phil Coke came on in relief and protected the Tigers 2-1 lead by retiring Mike Moustakas on a fly ball to center. The Royals had two won with two out in the ninth and Moustakas flied to left to end the game.
Royals rookie left-hander Danny Duffy allowed two runs on four hits over six stellar innings. The two runs came on a Ryan Raburn homer. Duffy struck out six and walked only one but still lost for the fourth time in his first five big league decisions. All-Star Aaron Crow gave up a home run in the eighth.
Game two of the series tonight with Kyle Davies pitching for the Royals. Pre-game at 6:35pm tonight on KAYS.
Larks Snap Losing Streak to Liberal
The Hays Larks pick up their first win over the Liberal Bee Jays this season, holding on for a 5-4 victory Wednesday night at Larks Park.
The Larks open the scoring in the bottom of the first with Cody Gougler’s RBI single, driving home Sean Wilson for the 1-0 lead. Liberal would tie it in the fifth on Blake Bergeron’s RBI single.
Hays opens the bottom of the fifth with back-t0-back singles from Kelton Rule and Tito Andino. Rule would score on a bases-loaded walk by Gougler, while Andino scores on Aaron Cornell’s infield single. Cam Brown would cap the inning with a 2-RBI single to center, pushing the lead to 5-1.
Liberal responds with a three-run seventh, but strand runners at first and second as the Larks hold on to the 5-4 lead. The Bee Jays would get a runner at second in the eighth and at third in the ninth, but could not tie the game.
Andy Lewton gets the win, pitching five and a third innings, giving up a run on nine hits while striking out seven. Michael Burchett picks up his third save, pitching a scoreless ninth.
The Larks are 16-10 and 10-9 in the Jayhawk League. They are at Topeka on Thursday night for a non-league game against the Golden Giants before opening a three-game set at home against El Dorado on Friday.
Frank Leo Postgame Interview
Leo Postgame 07-06-11
Andy Lewton Postgame Interview
Lewton Post 07-06-11
Elvin Rodriguez Player Profile
Rodriguez Profile
Game Highlights
Highlights Liberal 07-06-11
Chen Lifts Royals Past Chicago
Bruce Chen picks up his first career win over the White Sox, allowing one run on four hits as the Royals beat Chicago 4-1 to win the final two games of their series at U.S. Cellular Field.
Chen escaped a bases-loaded no-out jam in the fourth, allowing just the one run. Greg Holland threw two scoreless innings and Joakim Soria worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 15th save.
Jeff Francoeur drove in two and Eric Hosmer homered for the third time in four games.
The Royals are back home tonight to open a four-game series with Detroit prior to the All-Star game.