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Three Jayhawks Taken In NBA Draft

Posted on June 23, 2011June 24, 2011

In somewhat of a surprise, Kansas forward Markieff Morris was taken before twin brother Marcus in the first round of Thursday night’s NBA draft. The Phoenix Suns picked the 6’9” Markieff with the 13th pick about five minutes before Marcus went to the Houston Rockets with the 14th pick. The five minutes also also about what separated the two at birth.

The Memphis Grizzlies used their only pick of the draft on KU guard Josh Selby who went 49th.

Duke’s Kyrie Irving was the No. 1 overall selection by Cleveland despite playing in just eleven games in college. Sacramento took BYU guard Jimmer Fredette at No. 10. Three of the first six players taken were from Europe.

“Kansas Comet” Inspires KS-NE 8-Man All Stars

Posted on June 23, 2011

N-F-L Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers, nicknamed the “Kansas Comet,” was best known for his breakaway speed as a running back for the Chicago Bears. The 1965 NFL Rookie of the Year was in Hays Wednesday night to spread his “open field” message to the high school football players of the Kansas-Nebraska 8- man All-Star squads.

The fourth annual Kansas-Nebraska 8-man All-Star game is Saturday night at 7 in Hays’ Lewis Field Stadium. One member of the Kansas all-star squad is Victoria High School’s Dillon Kuhn.

Sayers is back at his alma mater. The former Kansas University football standout was named KU’s director of fundraising for special projects in late 2009. Sayers was a two-time All-America running back selection at KU in 1963 and ’64.

Watch his message tonight on Street Beat Eagle Community TV Channel 14.

Gomez Fires 2-hitter In Larks Loss

Posted on June 23, 2011

Larks starter Jose Gomez took a no-hitter into the sixth last night in Dodge City, but a walk, bunt single, double and passed ball led to two runs in the sixth and the A’s shutout the Larks 2-0 to snap Hays four-game win streak. The two hits in the sixth were the only hits of the game for the A’s who lost 11-5 to Larks Tuesday night in Hays.

Gomez, from Pima CC, struck out three and walked one over six innings and takes the loss. Chandler-Gilbert’s Malcom Purdy did not allow a hit in the final two innings.

The Larks had ten hits in the game but strand 11 base runners. Kelton Rule, Tito Andino and Cam Brown all had two hit gamess.

The Larks are now 10-5 and 7-4 and fall back into second place in the Jayhawk League. They return home Thursday night for a non-league doubleheader with Colorado beginning at 6pm.

Other Jayhawk League scores from Wednesday…
Haysville 4, Derby 2
Liberal 12, El Dorado 4

FHSU Announces Hoops Schedule

Posted on June 23, 2011June 23, 2011

Fort Hays State has released their men’s and women’s basketball schedules for the upcoming season. It includes 18 home dates between the men’s and women’s teams including 12 combination dates with home doubleheaders.

Both teams will play exhibition games this season. The men open at Kansas State on Sunday November 6th then play at Kansas on the 8th. The women will by at Oklahoma State November 9th.

Both open the regular season on the road. The women will be at the St. Mary’s Classic in San Antonio on November 12th and 13th against St. Mary’s and Tarleton State. The men play at Nebraska-Kearney November 13th. The men open at home November 15th against Bethany with the women the next night against Tabor. The other non-conference games for the men include Newman, Sterling and Baker all at home. The other women’s non-conference games will be against Northwestern Oklahoma State, Bethel, Nebraska-Kearney and Doane.

Conference play begins November 30th in Jefferson City, Mo. against Lincoln.

2011-12 Fort Hays State Men’s Basketball Schedule
Sun. Nov. 6 at Kansas State (exhibition), TBA
Tue. Nov. 8 at Kansas (exhibition), 7:05pm
Sun. Nov. 13 at Nebraska-Kearney, 3pm
Tue. Nov. 15 BETHANY, 7pm
Fri. Nov. 18 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (Kan.), 7:30pm
Tue. Nov. 22  NEWMAN, 7pm
Sat. Nov. 26  STERLING, 4pm
Sun. Nov. 27  BAKER, 3pm
Wed. Nov. 30  at Lincoln, 7:30pm
Wed. Dec. 7  WASHBURN, 7:30pm
Sat. Dec. 10  MISSOURI WESTERN, 4pm
Sat. Dec. 17  NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE, 4pm
Mon. Jan. 2  at Truman State, 7:30pm
Wed. Jan. 4  at Central Missouri, 7:30pm
Sat. Jan. 7  SOUTHWEST BAPTIST, 4pm
Mon. Jan. 9  MISSOURI SOUTHERN, 7:30pm
Sat. Jan. 14  at Pittsburg State, 3:30pm
Wed. Jan. 18  at Emporia State, 7:30pm
Sat. Jan. 21  LINCOLN, 4pm
Sat. Jan. 28  at Northwest Missouri State, TBA
Mon. Nov. 30  at Missouri Western, 7:30pm
Sat. Feb. 4  at Washburn, TBA
Wed. Feb. 8  TRUMAN STATE, 7:30pm
Sat. Feb. 11  CENTRAL MISSOURI, 4pm
Thu. Feb. 16  at Southwest Baptist, 7:30pm
Sat. Feb. 18  at Missouri Southern, 3pm
Wed. Feb. 22  PITTSBURG STATE, 7:30pm
Sat. Feb. 25  EMPORIA STATE, 7:30pm
Mar. 1-4  MIAA Tournament (Kansas City. Mo.)

2011-12 Fort Hays State Women’s Basketball Schedule
Wed. Nov. 9  at Oklahoma State (exhibition), 7pm
Sat. Nov. 12  at St. Mary’s (Tex.) (St. Mary’s Classic), TBA
Sun. Nov. 13  vs. Tarleton State (Tex.) (St. Mary’s Classic), TBA
Wed. Nov. 16  TABOR, 7pm
Fri. Nov. 18  McPHERSON, 5:30pm
Sat. Nov. 19  NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE, 7pm
Sat. Nov. 26  BETHEL, 2pm
Wed. Nov. 30  at Lincoln, 5:30pm
Wed. Dec. 7  WASHBURN, 5:30pm
Sat. Dec. 10  MISSOURI WESTERN, 2pm
Tue. Dec. 13  at Nebraska-Kearney, 6pm
Sat. Dec. 17  NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE, 2pm
Fri. Dec. 30  DOANE (Neb.), 6pm
Mon. Jan. 2  at Truman State, 5:30pm
Wed. Jan. 4  at Central Missouri, 5:30pm
Sat. Jan. 7  SOUTHWEST BAPTIST, 2pm
Mon. Jan. 9  MISSOURI SOUTHERN, 5:30pm
Sat. Jan. 14  at Pittsburg State, 1:30pm
Wed. Jan. 18  at Emporia State, 5:30pm
Sat. Jan. 21  LINCOLN, 2pm
Sat. Jan. 28  at Northwest Missouri State, TBA
Mon. Nov. 30  at Missouri Western, 5:30pm
Sat. Feb. 4  at Washburn, TBA
Wed. Feb. 8  TRUMAN STATE, 5:30pm
Sat. Feb. 11  CENTRAL MISSOURI, 2pm
Thu. Feb. 16  at Southwest Baptist, 5:30pm
Sat. Feb. 18  at Missouri Southern, 1pm
Wed. Feb. 22  PITTSBURG STATE, 5:30pm
Sat. Feb. 25  EMPORIA STATE, 5:30pm
Mar. 1-4  MIAA Tournament (Kansas City. Mo.)

Arizona Pulls Away Late For Win In Kansas City

Posted on June 22, 2011

Luke Hochevar cruised early then gave up three runs in the seventh as the Arizona Diamondbacks pull away late for a 7-2 win over the Royals in Kansas City Tuesday night.

Hochevar was nearly untouchable through the first four innings retiring the first eleven and 13 of the first 14 he faced. He then gave up single runs in the fifth and sixth before the big Arizona seventh. The Diamondbacks added two more runs in the eighth.

Alex Gordon had three of the Royals six hits and was single shy of the cycle. He followed up his leadoff home run in the first with a double in the third. He drove in Kansas City’s other run with a triple off the top of the wall in right field in the seventh inning.

Jeff Francis pitches tonight for Kansas City with Royals pre-game at 6:35pm on KAYS.

Larks Rally to Win Fourth Straight

Posted on June 21, 2011

The Hays Larks rally from an early three-run deficit, pulling away with big sixth and seventh innings to defeat Dodge City 11-5 at Larks Park on Tuesday night.

The A’s grab an early 3-0 lead in the first before the Larks started to rally. The Larks trailed 4-2 in the third when Yavapai’s Ethan Leiter hit a three-run homer with two outs to give the Larks their first lead at 5-4.

Dodge City tied the game at 5 in the top of the sixth with a solo homer off reliever Jon Ryan. However, Hays pushes four across in the bottom of the inning, with Chandler-Gilbert’s Elvin Rodriguez, Eastern Oklahoma’s Aaron Cornell and Vanguard’s Sean Wilson all driving home runs. The Larks would add two more in the seventh for the 11-5 margin.

Ryan picks up the win in relief for the Larks. Hays is now 10-4 on the season and winners of four straight. The Larks are 7-3 in the Jayhawk League. The two teams meet again Wednesday night in Dodge City.

Leo Postgame Dodge City 6-21-11

Larks Return Home To Face Dodge City Tonight

Posted on June 21, 2011

After going 3-2 on a five-game road trip, the Hays Larks return home tonight to face the Dodge City A’s at 7 o’clock at Larks Park.

It begins a stretch in which the Larks play seven of their next eight at home. Hays has won seven of their last nine and have moved within a half-game of Jayhawk League leader Derby.

Free admission for the 7 o’clock game. The First Care Clinic will be providing blood pressure checks from 6:30 to 7:30 at tonight’s game.

Jayhawk League Standings
Team           Overall   League   GB
Derby                10-2            7-3         —
Hays                    9-4            6-3            1/2
Haysville            8-6            7-5       1
Liberal              12-4             5-4       1 1/2
Dodge City        7-6             2-6       4
El Dorado         5-11            3-9       5

Kinberger Promoted To FHSU Softball Coach (AUDIO)

Posted on June 20, 2011June 21, 2011

After spending three years as an assistant coach at Fort Hays State, Erin Kinberger is being promoted to head coach of the Tiger softball program. Kinberger takes over for Julie LeMaire, who resigned to take the head coaching position at Emporia State. LeMaire led the Tigers to a 92-76 mark over the last three seasons and guided the team to the MIAA Tournament championship game this past spring.

The 26-year-old Kinberger spent one year as a graduate assistant at St. Leo University in Florida where she a solid playing career as the Lions catcher where she was a part of two NCAA II Tournament teams. Kinberger was the head coach in the summer of 2007 for the Team FLA 16U and moved up to head caoch of the Team FLA 18U Gold in the summer of 2008.

Kinberger is a native of Clearwater, Fla. and has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Saint Leo University in 2007 and a master’s degree in Health and Human Performance from Fort Hays State University in 2009.

Kinberger Presser 06-20-11

LeMaire Resigns As FHSU Softball Coach

Posted on June 20, 2011June 21, 2011

Fort Hays State softball coach Julie LeMaire resigned from her position as head softball coach at Fort Hays State University to become the new head coach at Emporia State University. LeMaire was announced as the new head coach at ESU on Monday, June 20, succeeding Kristi Bredbenner who took the head coaching position at Wichita State University a couple of weeks ago.

In three seasons at Fort Hays State, LeMaire guided the Tigers to a combined record of 92-76, producing the second-most wins of any coach in the program’s history. She led the Tigers to 30 or more wins in all three of her seasons at the helm. She also finishes with the second-best win percentage in the program’s NCAA Division II history (.548). LeMaire guided the Tigers to their first MIAA Championship Tournament Finals appearance in 2011, where they fell to Nebraska-Omaha.

Whitehill Named Preseason First Team All-American

Posted on June 20, 2011June 21, 2011

Fort Hays State linebacker Alex Whitehill has been named a Consensus Draft Services Preseason First Team All-American.

The McPherson native 11 games at linebacker as a junior last season and racked up 114 tackles, which ranked him second in the MIAA and 12th nationally. He recorded double digits in tackles in seven of the team’s 11 games and led or tied for the team lead in tackles 10 times. For his efforts, he was an honorable mention All-MIAA selection and a first team choice on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.

Whitehill has appeared in all 33 games for the Tigers over the past three years and has career totals of 165 tackles, including seven for loss, one forced fumble and an interception.

Cornell Helps Larks To Sweep Of El Dorado

Posted on June 20, 2011June 20, 2011

A big day at the plate for Eastern Oklahoma’s Aaron Cornell helps the Hays Larks to a three-game sweep of El Dorado over the weekend.

Cornell hit a two-out three-run homer in the top of the ninth Sunday to lift Hays to a 4-1 win in a game suspended after eight innings by rain Saturday night. Cornell scored the tying run in the eighth Saturday night. He had two more hits and three RBI’s and stole home in the Larks 8-3 win in the regularly schedule game.

Yavapai Community College’s Ethan Leiter, who drove in the tying and winning runs with a double Friday night, homered twice last night.

Fort Hays State’s Andy Lewton picks up the win, allowing two runs on two hits over six innings. Bradley’s Justin Ziegler picks up the save, getting a strikeout with the bases loaded.

The Larks are now 9-4 and 6-3 in the Jayhawk League and a half-game behind Derby. They are off today before hosting Dodge City tomorrow.

Hays Monarchs Sweep Russell

Posted on June 20, 2011

Hays Monarchs Sweep Russell The Hays Monarchs American Legion sweeps Russell 16-3 in four innings and 19-0 in six innings in game two. The Monarchs get a no-hitter from Krayton Werth in the game two win. Shane Zimmerman gets the win in the opener.

Schumaker’s Homer Lifts Cards Past Kansas City

Posted on June 20, 2011

Skip Schumaker’s home run with one-out in the ninth inning lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Royals yesterday at Busch Stadium. It was their second straight 5-4 win over Kansas City on a walk-off homer in the ninth.

The Royals tied the game in the top of the ninth on Alcides Escobar’s first home run of the year.

Albert Pujols, who homered earlier in the game to break a 2-2 tie, sprained his left wrist when he was run into by Wilson Betemit trying to catch the throw from second baseman Pete Kozma.

The Royals are off today before returning home to Arizona tomorrow.