The Hays Hurricanes Swim Team will host their home swim meet this Saturday, July 9th at the Hays Aquatic Park.
Admission to the meet is free.
The 10 and under swimmers begin warm-ups at 8:00 am with the competition starting at 9:00 am. The 11 and up swimmers will begin at the conclusion of the 10 & Under session (around 11:30 am).
Western Kansas swim Club teams competing at the meet include: Hays, Great Bend, Dodge City, Garden City, Lakin, Scott City and Leoti.
The Hays Hurricanes Swim Team is a competitive swim team with over 60 members.
Kirk Jewasko was the Larks tough luck loser in a 4-1 loss to Liberal Tuesday night. Photo courtesy Mandi Dotts.
The Hays Larks remain winless against Liberal this summer. The Larks dropped to 0-5 against the defending NBC World Series champs with a 4-1 loss Tuesday night in game one of a two-game series at Larks Park.
The Bee Jays scored single runs in the first and second then tacked on two unearned runs in the seventh. The Larks commit four errors in the game and now have two or more errors in their last five.
Kirk Jewasko takes the loss despite allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits over six innings. Aaron Cornell had three hits and Jon Ryan added two.
The Larks have lost five of their last seven and drop to 15-10 and 9-9 in the Jayhawk League where they fall 3 1/2 back of the front-running Bee Jays.
Andy Lewton is the expected starter Wednesday night for the Larks in the series finale at seven o’clock which you can hear on KAYS beginning at 6:40pm.
Matt Treanor's 2-out, 2-run single broke a 3-3 tie and lifted the Royals to a 5-3 win in Chicago.
Matt Treanor’s two-out two-run single in the sixth broke a 3-all tie and lifted the Kansas City Royals to a 5-3 win against the Chicago White Sox Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. It also helped Filepe Paulino to his first win in a little over a year.
Paulino struck out nine over six innings, allowing three runs on nine hits while walking two and throwing 120 pitches. Alcides Escobar hit a two-run triple as the Royals win for just the fifth time in their last 19 games.
The series wraps up this afternoon with Royals pre-game 12:35pm on KAYS.
Mark Johnson signs six for the upcoming FHSU basketball season. Photo courtesy FHSU Athletics.
FHSU Sports Information Fort Hays State men’s basketball coach Mark Johnson announced six recruits that will be joining the men’s basketball team for the 2011-12 season. The recruiting class includes five transfers and one freshman. Junior college transfers include Omar McDade and Kendrick Morse from Sheridan (Wyo.) College, Tyrone Phillips from Chemeketa (Ore.) Community College, and Markus Yarbrough from Kilgore (Texas) College. KC Rodenburg is a senior transfer from the University of South Dakota. The lone freshman is Garrett Dreiling from Victoria High School in Victoria, Kan.
McDade, a native of Logan, Utah, was the second-leading scorer for Sheridan College in 2010-11 as a sophomore. He averaged 14.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, earning All-Region 9 and All-Region 9 Tournament Team honors. McDade led the team in 3-point field goals with 61 shooting 35.5 percent beyond the arc. He also ranked in the top 10 of the region in free-throw percentage (82.7%). As a freshman, he averaged 6.5 points, 3.0 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting 40 percent from beyond the 3-point line.
Morse is a native of Richton, Ill. He was the starting point guard for Sheridan College for two consecutive years. Last year, he averaged 9.6 points, a team-leading 4.4 assists, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game. He buried 36 3-point field goals last year, shooting 34.6 percent beyond the arc. As a freshman, Morse averaged 8.5 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 45 percent from beyond the 3-point line.
Phillips, a native of Portland, Ore., was the second leading scorer in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges at Chemeketa Community College in 2010-11, averaging 23.1 points per game. He led his team with 3.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game and pulled down 3.8 rebounds per game. He earned NWAACC All-Southern Region First Team honors two consecutive seasons. As a freshman, he averaged 19 points, 4.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game, leading his team in scoring and assists as well in 2009-10.
Yarbrough, a native of Zion, Ill., played two seasons at Kilgore College. As a sophomore in 2010-11, he averaged 9.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He shot 65.2 percent from the field, ranking second in NJCAA Region 14. Yarbrough averaged 7.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in 2009-10 as a freshman, shooting 56.1 percent from the field.
Rodenburg is a native of Omaha, Neb., and has one year of eligibility left, transferring from the University of South Dakota. Last year, Rodenburg appeared in nine games for USD in 2010-11 and averaged 1.3 points per game in limited action. He played two years at Iowa Western Community College before transferring to South Dakota.
Dreiling, a native of Victoria, Kan., will join the team after a one-year absence from competitive basketball. As a senior in 2009-10, Dreiling averaged a team-best 14.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game for Victoria High School.
Recruiting Class of 2011-12 Name Position Ht Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School)
Garrett Dreiling F 6-6 220 Fr. Victoria, Kan. (Victoria HS)
Omar McDade G 6-2 205 Jr. Logan, Utah (Sheridan (Wyo.) College)
Kendrick Morse G 5-7 170 Jr. Richton, Ill. (Sheridan (Wyo.) College)
Tyrone Phillips G 6-1 175 Jr. Portland, Ore. (Chemeketa (Ore.) CC)
KC Rodenburg F 6-7 210 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (University of South Dakota)
Markus Yarbrough F 6-7 260 Jr. Zion, Ill. (Kilgore (Texas) College)
FHSU women's basketball coach Tony Hobson announces recruiting class for the upcoming season. Photo courtesy FHSU Athletics
FHSU Sports Information
Fort Hays State University head women’s basketball coach Tony Hobson announced that four more players committed for the 2011-12 season, bringing the recruiting class total to seven. The four players include three transfers and one true freshman. The three transfers are Jacqueline Bartleson from Howard (Texas) College, Kaiameka Brown from Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) College, and Katelyn Edwards from the University of South Dakota, while the freshman addition is Keriann Shaw from Sandy Creek High School in Nebraska.
Bartleson, a native of Santa Fe, N.M., comes to the program as a sophomore from Howard College in Big Springs, Texas. She was an All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference First Team selection in 2009-10 as a freshman, averaging 10.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Last year, Bartleson played in just seven games but suffered a season-ending injury. She was averaging 7.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, but retains her year of eligibility by receiving a medical hardship.
Brown, a native of La Puente, Calif., comes to the program from Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. As a sophomore in 2010-11, Brown was a starter averaging nearly four points per game, along with three rebounds and assists per game, helping the team to a South Coast Conference title.
Shaw, a native of Deweese, Neb., played her prep career at Sandy Creek High School. She helped the team to the Nebraska Class C2 state championship in 2010 as a junior and a third-place finish in Class C1 in 2011 as a senior. She was a Class C1 All-State Second Team selection in 2011 and a Class C2 All-State First Team selection in 2010 and honorable mention selection in 2009. She averaged 11 points per game her senior year.
Edwards is a native of Crete, Neb., and will have three years of eligibility remaining. She is a sophomore transfer from the University of South Dakota. She played in 30 games last year as a true freshman, averaging 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game as a reserve. Edwards had a solid prep career at Crete (Neb.) High School, where she was a Lincoln Journal Star Super State Third Team selection, an All-Nebraska Second Team and Class A First Team selection as a senior. She finished as a four-time all-state selection in Nebraska.
Early Signings (November 2010) Logan Antenen, native of Salina, Kan., was a Kansas Class 5A All-State Second Team selection in 2010-11 at Salina South High School. The 5-foot, 8-inch guard averaged 9.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game as a senior. Antenen was the Arkansas Valley Chisholm Trail League Player of the Year as a junior and shared the honor as a senior with fellow FHSU recruit Kate Lehman. As a junior, she averaged 8.9 points, 5.4 assists, and 2.3 steals per game, earning all-state honorable mention honors.
Brooke Arp, native of Gretna, Neb., garnered first team all-metro and all-league selections in 2010 as a junior, along with a second team all-state selection and first team all-state tournament selection. She helped Gretna to a state runner-up finish in Class B in 2010. She averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game as a junior, while shooting 42 percent from beyond the 3-point line. Arp was unable to play her senior year due to injury.
Kate Lehman, native of Newton, Kan., was a Kansas Class 5A All-State First Team selection in 2010-11 at Newton High School. The 6-foot, 4-inch post player averaged 15.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 6.1 blocked shots per game in her final year of high school. Lehman was the Co-Arkansas Valley Chisholm Trail League Player of the Year with fellow FHSU recruit Logan Antenen in 2011. She was an all-state honorable mention selection as a junior and has garnered all-league honors three times. As a junior, she averaged 15.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 5.5 blocks per game.
Recruiting Class For 2011-12 Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown (Previous School)
Logan Antenen G 5-8 Fr. Salina, Kan. (Salina South HS)
Brooke Arp G 5-11 Fr. Gretna, Neb. (Gretna HS)
Jacqueline Bartleson F 6-2 So. Santa Fe, N.M. (Howard (Texas) College)
Kaiameka Brown G 5-5 Jr. La Puente, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) College)
Katelyn Edwards F 6-0 So. Crete, Neb. (University of South Dakota)
Kate Lehman F 6-4 Fr. Newton, Kan. (Newton HS)
Keriann Shaw F 5-10 Fr. Deweese, Neb. (Sandy Creek HS)
A.J. Pierzynski scored the winning run on a walk-off balk lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the opening game of their three-game series in Chicago.
Aaron Crow, who gave up a 2-run homer to Adam Dunn in eighth inning to give the Sox the lead, was called for the balk. Eric Hosmer tied the game in the ninth with a lead off homer off White Sox closer Sergio Santos. It was first ruled a triple but after it was contested by manager Ned Yost and later reviewed, ruled a homer.
The Royals jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the Sox thanks in part to Jeff Franceour’s 2-run homer in the first.
The Royals played the game without left fielder Alex Gordon who was hit by a pitch in the knee the day before in Denver.
Felipe Paulino looks for his first win in a Royals uniform tonight. Royals pre-game at 6:35pm on KAYS.
The Larks commit three errors in an 8-run first inning and lose 12-7 at Derby Saturday night.
The Derby Twins scored eight runs in the first inning and hold off the Hays Larks the rest of the way in a 12-7 victory Saturday night in Derby. Eleven of the Twins first 12 batters all reached base, three by error and two by walk resulting in six unearned runs.
Larks starter Hunter Hertdt (Chandler-Gilbert CC) allowed four runs on seven hits, retiring only two batters and takes the loss.
The Larks scored two in the fifth on RBI singles from Elvin Rodriguez (Chandler-Gilbert CC) and Sean Wilson (Vanguard). They added five in the seventh highlighted by a Jon Ryan (Illinois-Chicago) 3-run homer.
The loss drops the Larks to 15-9 and 9-8 in the Jayhawk League. They will try to salvage the final game of the series Sunday night at 7pm.
The Hays Larks are back at home Tuesday night to host Liberal in the first of a two-game series. It begins a stretch where they will play five of their next six at Larks Park.
The Larks, who lost both of their games in Derby over the weekend, enter the week in fourth place in the Jayhawk League, 2 1/2 games behind the first-place Bee Jays who saw their seven-game league win streak snapped Monday night in a 16-4 loss at home to Dodge City. The Bee Jays have won 10 of their last 12 overall.
The Hays Larks lose 4-3 in 12 innings Friday night in Derby.
The Derby Twins scored the tying run on a fielding error by Larks shortstop Elvin Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth inning and go on to beat the Hays Larks 4-3 in 12 innings in the opening game of their three-game Jayhawk League series Friday night in Derby.
The Larks scored single runs in the first, fourth and seventh inning at led 3-1 at one point. Cody Gougler had three hits in the game.
Michael Burchett, who gave up a single then game-winning double in the 12th, takes the loss. Burchett allowed just the one run on two hits over 2 1/3 innings.
The Larks fall to 15-8 and 9-7 in the Jayhawk League.
Larks pick up first win of the season in Dodge City with 17-16 win Wednesday night.
Aaron Cornell and Cam Brown both had four hits and Sloan Soulia drove in six runs as the Hays Larks pick up their first win in Dodge City this season with a wild 17-16 victory Wednesday night.
Cornell hit a solo homer in the first then another for the game-winner in the eighth to break a 16-all tie. Soulia’s 3-run blast capped a four-run first but the A’s came back with three in the secondand six in the third. They took the lead with five in the fifth then added two more in the sixth. Hays tied the game with four in the seventh capped by MacKezie Handel’s 2-run single. Handel and Jon Ryan both drove in three.
Starter Kirk Jewasko was roughed up for a second straight start, allowing eight runs, five earned, on seven hits over 2 1/3 innings. Bradley’s Tony Doerr picks up the win with three scoreless innings of relief. Eastern Oklahoma State’s Nick Goza works a scoreless ninth for his first save of the summer.
The win improves the Larks to 15-7 and 9-6 in the Jayhawk League. They are off Thursday before opening a three-game series in Derby Friday.
The Hays Monarchs sweep Ellis on Wednesday night. The Monarchs win the opener 12-2 in four innings and 14-5 in six innings. Pierce Schippers gets the win in game one while Nathan Zimmerman is the winner in game two.
The Kansas City Royals first trip to San Diego in seven years results in a three-game sweep. The Padres scored four unearned runs with two outs in the third inning and finished off the Royals 4-1 yesterday afternoon in the final game of their three-game interleague set.
The Royals were unable to catch a pup-up in the sun near the mound which led to the big inning and that was all Tim Stauffer needed, holding the Royals to just one run on four hits over seven innings. The Royals threatened in the ninth with consecutive singles from Mike Moustakas and Brayan Pena but the next three batters were retired in fly balls to end the game.
Bruce Chen takes the loss, allowing four unearned runs on eight hits in six innings, striking out six and walking one. Eric Hosmer drove in the Royals only run with a single in the third. The Royals have now lost nine of their last 11. They are off today before opening a weekend series at Colorado tomorrow.
Larks snap 3-game Jayhawk League losing streak with shutout win over Dodge City.
After giving up 22 runs and not seeing a starting pitcher make it past four innings against Liberal over the weekend, the Hays Larks were in need of a strong pitching performance last night against Dodge City and they got just that Tuesday night from Bradley’s Justin Ziegler.
The right-hander, who was making his first start of the season, threw a a no-hitter through six before allowing a leadoff single in the seventh. Ziegler allowed just the one hit over seven innings and nearly matched his season strikeout total with nine in the Larks 5-0 victory.
The Larks scored a run in the first, two in the third then single runs in the sixth and seventh. Shortstop Elvin Rodriguez had three hits and drove in a run. Aaron Cornell homered in the first as the Larks improve to 14-7 and 8-6 in the Jayhawk League.
Kirk Jewasko is scheduled to start Wednesday night for the Larks as they make a return trip to Dodge City.
The Hays Hurricanes Swim Team will host their home swim meet this Saturday, July 9th at the Hays Aquatic Park.
