The TMP Marian boys jumped two spots to No. 1 in this weeks Kansas Basketball Coaches Associations 2A rankings.

The Monarchs are 1-2 on the the season with their two losses to state ranked 6A schools.

The Hays High girls, despite a win last week over Junction City, dropped one spot to No. 10 in the 5A girls rankings.

You can see the full rankings below:

6A Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Blue Valley North 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Olathe North 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Shawnee Mission South 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita Heights 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Liberal 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Shawnee Mission Northwest 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lawrence 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Blue Valley 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita South 10.&nbsp; Topeka
High

5A Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. Thomas Aquinas 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Topeka Seaman 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Emporia 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. James Academy 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bishop Carroll 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
De Soto 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Goddard Eisenhower 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hutchinson 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bonner Springs 10.&nbsp; Hays

4A Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bishop Miege 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wamego 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wellington 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
McPherson 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hugoton 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Andale 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Rock Creek 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Baldwin 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Independence 10.&nbsp; Ft.
Scott

3A Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Goodland 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Silver Lake 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Phillipsburg 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Nemaha Central 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Southeast of Saline 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cheney 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Eureka 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cimarron 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Haven 10.&nbsp; Rossville

2A Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Berean Academy 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Jackson Heights 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Smith Center 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hillsboro 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Garden Plain 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. Mary's Colgan 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Remington 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hoxie 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Valley Heights 10.&nbsp; The
Independent

1A-Div 1-Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Little River 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Osborne 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Pretty Prairie 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hodgeman County 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Central Plains 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Centralia\ 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Clifton-Clyde 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Madison-Hamilton 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Burlingame 10.&nbsp; Frankfort

&nbsp;1A-Div 2- Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hanover 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lebo 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Central Christian 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ashland 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Attica 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Golden Plains 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ingalls 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
South Central 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. Paul 10.&nbsp; Bucklin

6A Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita Heights 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Olathe West 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Blue Valley North 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Blue Valley Northwest 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lawrence 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Derby 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Olathe North 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Olathe Northwest 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lawrence Free State 10.&nbsp; Shawnee
Mission East

5A Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Maize South 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Highland Park 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
De Soto 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Andover 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. James Academy 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Basehor-Linwood 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Topeka West 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. Thomas Aquinas 10.&nbsp; Hutchinson

4A Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
McPherson 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bishop Miege 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Topeka Hayden 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Towanda-Circle 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Atchison 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Eudora 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Abilene 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wamego 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Rock Creek 10.&nbsp; Wellington

3A Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Southeast of Saline 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Sabetha 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Osage City 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hesston 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cheney 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita Collegiate 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Haven 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Galena 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wellsville 10.&nbsp; Bishop
Ward

2A Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Thomas More Prep 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Moundridge 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Inman 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ellinwood 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lyndon 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bennington 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Sterling 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita Independent 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hillsboro 10.&nbsp; Wabaunsee

1A-Div 1-Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Olpe 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Centralia 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Macksville 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Burlingame 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Canton-Galva 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Madison-Hamilton 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Little River 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita Classical School 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Clifton-Clyde 10.&nbsp; Troy

1A-Div 2-Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Greeley County 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hanover 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Northern Valley 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Pawnee Heights 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cunningham 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bucklin 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lebo 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Dighton 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Axtell 10.&nbsp; South
Central

The TMP Marian boys jumped two spots to No. 1 in this weeks Kansas Basketball Coaches Associations 2A rankings.The Monarchs are 1-2 on the the season with their two losses to state ranked 6A schools.The Hays High girls, despite a win last week over Junction City, dropped one spot to No. 10 in the 5A girls rankings.You can see the full rankings below:6A Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Blue Valley North 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Olathe North 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Shawnee Mission South 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita Heights 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Liberal 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Shawnee Mission Northwest 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lawrence 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Blue Valley 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita South 10.&nbsp; Topeka
High5A Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. Thomas Aquinas 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Topeka Seaman 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Emporia 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. James Academy 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bishop Carroll 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
De Soto 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Goddard Eisenhower 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hutchinson 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bonner Springs 10.&nbsp; Hays4A Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bishop Miege 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wamego 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wellington 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
McPherson 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hugoton 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Andale 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Rock Creek 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Baldwin 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Independence 10.&nbsp; Ft.
Scott3A Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Goodland 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Silver Lake 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Phillipsburg 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Nemaha Central 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Southeast of Saline 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cheney 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Eureka 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cimarron 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Haven 10.&nbsp; Rossville2A Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Berean Academy 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Jackson Heights 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Smith Center 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hillsboro 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Garden Plain 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. Mary's Colgan 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Remington 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hoxie 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Valley Heights 10.&nbsp; The
Independent1A-Div 1-Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Little River 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Osborne 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Pretty Prairie 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hodgeman County 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Central Plains 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Centralia\ 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Clifton-Clyde 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Madison-Hamilton 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Burlingame 10.&nbsp; Frankfort&nbsp;1A-Div 2- Girls 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hanover 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lebo 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Central Christian 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ashland 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Attica 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Golden Plains 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ingalls 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
South Central 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. Paul 10.&nbsp; Bucklin6A Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita Heights 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Olathe West 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Blue Valley North 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Blue Valley Northwest 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lawrence 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Derby 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Olathe North 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Olathe Northwest 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lawrence Free State 10.&nbsp; Shawnee
Mission East5A Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Maize South 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Highland Park 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
De Soto 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Andover 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. James Academy 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Basehor-Linwood 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Topeka West 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
St. Thomas Aquinas 10.&nbsp; Hutchinson4A Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
McPherson 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bishop Miege 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Topeka Hayden 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Towanda-Circle 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Atchison 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Eudora 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Abilene 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wamego 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Rock Creek 10.&nbsp; Wellington3A Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Southeast of Saline 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Sabetha 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Osage City 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hesston 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cheney 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita Collegiate 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Haven 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Galena 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wellsville 10.&nbsp; Bishop
Ward2A Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Thomas More Prep 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Moundridge 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Inman 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ellinwood 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lyndon 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bennington 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Sterling 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita Independent 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hillsboro 10.&nbsp; Wabaunsee1A-Div 1-Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Olpe 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Centralia 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Macksville 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Burlingame 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Canton-Galva 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Madison-Hamilton 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Little River 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Wichita Classical School 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Clifton-Clyde 10.&nbsp; Troy1A-Div 2-Boys 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Greeley County 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hanover 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Northern Valley 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Pawnee Heights 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cunningham 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Bucklin 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lebo 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Dighton 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Axtell 10.&nbsp; South
Central

🏀 TMP boys No. 1 in latest 2A rankings; HHS girls 10 in 5A

STARKVILLE, MS(AP) —Mike Leach, the gruff, pioneering and unfiltered college football coach who helped revolutionize the passing game with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-college-football-sports-mike-leach-texas-dc84b9b6c1f92acb64d1c5f37f82dd59">the Air Raid offense,</a>&nbsp;has died following complications from a heart condition, Mississippi State said Tuesday. He was 61.

Leach, who was in his third season as head coach at Mississippi State, fell ill Sunday at his home in Starkville, Mississippi. He was treated at a local hospital before being airlifted to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, about 120 miles (200 kilometers) away.

“Mike was a giving and attentive husband, father and grandfather. He was able to participate in organ donation at UMMC as a final act of charity," the family said in a statement issued by Mississippi State. "We are supported and uplifted by the outpouring of love and prayers from family, friends, Mississippi State University, the hospital staff, and football fans around the world. Thank you for sharing in the joy of our beloved husband and father’s life.”

Leach fought through a bout with pneumonia late in this season, coughing uncontrollably at times during news conferences, but seemed to be improving, according to those who worked with him.

News of him falling gravely ill swept through college football the past few days and left many who knew him stunned,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Holgorsendana/status/1602140964742696961">hoping and praying</a>&nbsp;for Leach's recovery under grim circumstances.

His impact on college football over the last two decades runs deep and will continue for years to come.

Leach was known for his pass-happy offenses, wide-ranging interests — he wrote a book about Native American leader Geronimo, had a passion for pirates, a taught a class about insurgent warfare — and rambling, off-the-cuff news conferences.

Leach’s teams were consistent winners at programs where success did not come easy. In 21 seasons as a head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State, Leach went 158-107. And his quarterbacks put up massive passing statistics, running a relatively simple offense called the Air Raid that he did not invent but certainly mastered.

An interview with Leach was as likely to veer off into politics, wedding planning or hypothetical mascot fights as it was to stick to football. He considered Donald Trump a friend before the billionaire businessman ran for president and then campaigned for him in 2016.

He traveled all over the world and his curiosity knew no bounds. He most appreciated those who stepped outside of their expertise.

“One of the biggest things I admire about Michael Jordan, he got condemned a lot for playing baseball. I completely admired that,” Leach told The Associated Press last spring. “I mean, you’re gonna be dead in 100 years anyway. You’ve mastered basketball and you’re gonna go try to master something else, and stick your neck out and you’re not afraid to do it, and know that a lot of people are gonna be watching you while you do it. I thought it was awesome.”

As much as Leach enjoyed digging into topics other than football, he was excellent at the Xs and Os.

Six of the 20 best passing seasons in major college football history were by quarterbacks who played for Leach, including four of the top six.

Calling plays from a folded piece of paper smaller than an index card, Leach turned passers such as B.J. Symons (448.7 yards per game), Graham Harrell (438.8), Connor Halliday (430.3) and Anthony Gordon (429.2) into record-setters and Heisman Trophy contenders.

“You have to make choices and limit what you’re going to teach and what you’re going to do. That’s the hard part,” Leach told the AP about the Air Raid’s economical playbook.

STARKVILLE, MS(AP) —Mike Leach, the gruff, pioneering and unfiltered college football coach who helped revolutionize the passing game with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nfl-college-football-sports-mike-leach-texas-dc84b9b6c1f92acb64d1c5f37f82dd59">the Air Raid offense,</a>&nbsp;has died following complications from a heart condition, Mississippi State said Tuesday. He was 61.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">MSU Bulldog family, college football community mourns the death of Coach Mike Leach<a href="https://t.co/LzWyLyX3xM">https://t.co/LzWyLyX3xM</a>&mdash; Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/HailStateFB/status/1602664206389706755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Leach, who was in his third season as head coach at Mississippi State, fell ill Sunday at his home in Starkville, Mississippi. He was treated at a local hospital before being airlifted to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, about 120 miles (200 kilometers) away.“Mike was a giving and attentive husband, father and grandfather. He was able to participate in organ donation at UMMC as a final act of charity," the family said in a statement issued by Mississippi State. "We are supported and uplifted by the outpouring of love and prayers from family, friends, Mississippi State University, the hospital staff, and football fans around the world. Thank you for sharing in the joy of our beloved husband and father’s life.”Leach fought through a bout with pneumonia late in this season, coughing uncontrollably at times during news conferences, but seemed to be improving, according to those who worked with him.News of him falling gravely ill swept through college football the past few days and left many who knew him stunned,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Holgorsendana/status/1602140964742696961">hoping and praying</a>&nbsp;for Leach's recovery under grim circumstances.His impact on college football over the last two decades runs deep and will continue for years to come.Leach was known for his pass-happy offenses, wide-ranging interests — he wrote a book about Native American leader Geronimo, had a passion for pirates, a taught a class about insurgent warfare — and rambling, off-the-cuff news conferences.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Forever one of the most innovative minds in history. Our entire department mourns the passing of Coach Leach. <a href="https://t.co/wcsXhDMLTK">pic.twitter.com/wcsXhDMLTK</a>&mdash; Texas Tech Red Raiders (@TechAthletics) <a href="https://twitter.com/TechAthletics/status/1602672740309270530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Leach’s teams were consistent winners at programs where success did not come easy. In 21 seasons as a head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State, Leach went 158-107. And his quarterbacks put up massive passing statistics, running a relatively simple offense called the Air Raid that he did not invent but certainly mastered.An interview with Leach was as likely to veer off into politics, wedding planning or hypothetical mascot fights as it was to stick to football. He considered Donald Trump a friend before the billionaire businessman ran for president and then campaigned for him in 2016.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Sending our deepest condolences to the family of Coach Leach and the entire <a href="https://twitter.com/HailStateFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HailStateFB</a> program this morning. Incredibly sad day for the entire college football community.&mdash; Lance Leipold (@CoachLeipold) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachLeipold/status/1602684997688852480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>He traveled all over the world and his curiosity knew no bounds. He most appreciated those who stepped outside of their expertise.“One of the biggest things I admire about Michael Jordan, he got condemned a lot for playing baseball. I completely admired that,” Leach told The Associated Press last spring. “I mean, you’re gonna be dead in 100 years anyway. You’ve mastered basketball and you’re gonna go try to master something else, and stick your neck out and you’re not afraid to do it, and know that a lot of people are gonna be watching you while you do it. I thought it was awesome.”As much as Leach enjoyed digging into topics other than football, he was excellent at the Xs and Os.Six of the 20 best passing seasons in major college football history were by quarterbacks who played for Leach, including four of the top six.Calling plays from a folded piece of paper smaller than an index card, Leach turned passers such as B.J. Symons (448.7 yards per game), Graham Harrell (438.8), Connor Halliday (430.3) and Anthony Gordon (429.2) into record-setters and Heisman Trophy contenders.“You have to make choices and limit what you’re going to teach and what you’re going to do. That’s the hard part,” Leach told the AP about the Air Raid’s economical playbook.

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61

&nbsp; HAYS, Kan. - Fort Hays State women's basketball head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-hobson/1136">Tony Hobson</a>&nbsp;has announced that Goodland, Kan. native Talexa Weeter has signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Tiger squad in the fall of 2023. Weeter has been a dominant force on the court for the Cowgirls, averaging more than 17 points per game as a sophomore and junior. She earned KBCA All-State honors each of the last two seasons, earning a spot on the first team in 2022 as a junior after picking up second team status as a sophomore in 2021. Weeter helped the Cowgirls win their first state title in more than 40 years last season, scoring a team-high 16 points in the KSHSAA Class 3A state title game. The 6-foot guard surpassed the 1,000-point plateau during her junior season. In addition to her first team 3A All-State selection, Weeter was a third team All-State, all-classes honoree from&nbsp;KSHSAACovered.com. She was a&nbsp;Sports in Kansas&nbsp;Class 3A Player of the Year finalist last year and was a first team all-conference selection. Weeter and the Cowgirls are off to another strong start to the 2022-23 season, opening the year 4-0. Weeter is averaging 26.0 points per game so far as a senior, including a school-record 40 points in the championship game of the 34th annual Topside Tip-Off. She scored a tournament-record 92 points across the three games. Weeter was also an all-conference performer in volleyball, surpassing 1,000 career kills while guiding the Cowgirls to the final state championship site three times. She earned first team all-league honors as a junior and senior.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>&nbsp; HAYS, Kan. - Fort Hays State women's basketball head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-hobson/1136">Tony Hobson</a>&nbsp;has announced that Goodland, Kan. native Talexa Weeter has signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Tiger squad in the fall of 2023. Weeter has been a dominant force on the court for the Cowgirls, averaging more than 17 points per game as a sophomore and junior. She earned KBCA All-State honors each of the last two seasons, earning a spot on the first team in 2022 as a junior after picking up second team status as a sophomore in 2021. Weeter helped the Cowgirls win their first state title in more than 40 years last season, scoring a team-high 16 points in the KSHSAA Class 3A state title game. The 6-foot guard surpassed the 1,000-point plateau during her junior season. In addition to her first team 3A All-State selection, Weeter was a third team All-State, all-classes honoree from&nbsp;KSHSAACovered.com. She was a&nbsp;Sports in Kansas&nbsp;Class 3A Player of the Year finalist last year and was a first team all-conference selection. Weeter and the Cowgirls are off to another strong start to the 2022-23 season, opening the year 4-0. Weeter is averaging 26.0 points per game so far as a senior, including a school-record 40 points in the championship game of the 34th annual Topside Tip-Off. She scored a tournament-record 92 points across the three games. Weeter was also an all-conference performer in volleyball, surpassing 1,000 career kills while guiding the Cowgirls to the final state championship site three times. She earned first team all-league honors as a junior and senior.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀FHSU Women's Basketball Signs Goodland Standout Weeter

The Hays High boys' wrestling team finished 9th at the Colby Dual Tournament.

The Indians beat Phillipsburg 48-24, lost to McPherson 45-28 and Junction City 57-12. 

Hays rebounded to beat Goodland 54-30 and then lost to Lexington (NE) 45-27.&nbsp;

Hays lost to Wray (CO) 42-39 and Colby 44-33.

Individual Results: 106: Grady Lind 6-1 113: Elijah McCullough 5-2 120: Jace Myers 4-3 126: Tacoma Augustine 3-4 132: Cade Lind 0-3 138: Holden Lind 4-3 144: Adin Flock 4-3 150: Corbin Luck 2-5 157: Tathan Lovewell 1-6 165: Dalton Meyers 5-2 175: Braxton Fritzler 2-5 190: Logan Schoenberger 0-7 215: Boston Brungardt 4-3 285: Quinton McGuire 4-3

The Hays High boys' wrestling team finished 9th at the Colby Dual Tournament.The Indians beat Phillipsburg 48-24, lost to McPherson 45-28 and Junction City 57-12. Hays rebounded to beat Goodland 54-30 and then lost to Lexington (NE) 45-27.&nbsp;Hays lost to Wray (CO) 42-39 and Colby 44-33.Individual Results: 106: Grady Lind 6-1 113: Elijah McCullough 5-2 120: Jace Myers 4-3 126: Tacoma Augustine 3-4 132: Cade Lind 0-3 138: Holden Lind 4-3 144: Adin Flock 4-3 150: Corbin Luck 2-5 157: Tathan Lovewell 1-6 165: Dalton Meyers 5-2 175: Braxton Fritzler 2-5 190: Logan Schoenberger 0-7 215: Boston Brungardt 4-3 285: Quinton McGuire 4-3

Hays boys' wrestling team 9th in Colby

Hays High finished third at the Christmas Clash that wrapped up on Saturday in Great Bend. The Western Athletic Conference performed well with all five teams finishing in the top six. Dodge City took the top spot followed by Garden City then Hays. Great Bend was fourth and Liberal sixth.

Hays senior Sarah Zimmerman was voted Most Outstanding Wrestler. She took first at 110 pounds where she recorded three pins. Zimmerman is 7-0 on the year, ranked as the #1 wrestler in 5A at 11o and #3 in all classes.

Tionna Napue was runner-up at 115 pounds with three first period falls before losing by fall in the finals.

In the 130 pound bracket Katie Gutierrez placed third. Her only loss on the day was a 10-9 decision.

Lexi Burton was runner-up at 135 falling in a 5-1 decision. Burton recorded two pins.

Lexi Barnett placed 6th at 145 pounds.&nbsp;

Hays High finished third at the Christmas Clash that wrapped up on Saturday in Great Bend. The Western Athletic Conference performed well with all five teams finishing in the top six. Dodge City took the top spot followed by Garden City then Hays. Great Bend was fourth and Liberal sixth.Hays senior Sarah Zimmerman was voted Most Outstanding Wrestler. She took first at 110 pounds where she recorded three pins. Zimmerman is 7-0 on the year, ranked as the #1 wrestler in 5A at 11o and #3 in all classes.Tionna Napue was runner-up at 115 pounds with three first period falls before losing by fall in the finals.Addison Otte placed 8th at 120.In the 130 pound bracket Katie Gutierrez placed third. Her only loss on the day was a 10-9 decision.Lexi Burton was runner-up at 135 falling in a 5-1 decision. Burton recorded two pins.Lexi Barnett placed 6th at 145 pounds.&nbsp;

Hays girls' wrestling team 3rd in Great Bend; Zimmerman honored

DENVER (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs own the Denver Broncos — even when Patrick Mahomes throws three interceptions and a 27-0 lead turns into a nail-biter.

Mahomes counterbalanced his mistakes with a trio of touchdown passes and the Chiefs (10-3) outlasted the Broncos 34-28 on Sunday. Russell Wilson left with a concussion early in the fourth quarter as Denver (3-10) lost to Kansas City for the 14th consecutive time.

“Just three bad decisions,” Mahomes said. “Luckily for me, the rest of the team stepped up. Defense made a lot of stops in some critical moments when we were putting them in some bad situations. Even my special teams. (Punter) Tommy (Townsend) flipped the field a couple of times for us.”

Mahomes improved to 10-0 against Denver, becoming the fourth QB to ever beat one team 10 times without a loss. The Chiefs reached double digits in wins for the eighth straight season and they inched closer to their seventh consecutive AFC West crown.

The Broncos, well, they came up short again and lost a one-score game for the seventh time this season under rookie coach Nathaniel Hackett.

"We never finish the way we want to," Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy said after a career-best&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/1602071004746223616">three-touchdown</a>&nbsp;day, “but the one thing I can say for sure is that we never quit.”

The Broncos, who have lost five straight overall and eight consecutive AFC West games for the first time since divisional play began with the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, turned their 27-0 deficit into a ballgame by scoring three touchdowns over a 3 1/2-minute stretch spanning halftime.

Jeudy's third TD came from backup Brett Rypien, making it 34-28 shortly after the Broncos&nbsp;<a is="" href="https://newsroom.ap.org/Summary%20=%20Patrick%20Mahomes%20led%20the%20Kansas%20City%20to%20their%2014th%20consecutive%20win%20over%20the%20Denver%20Broncos%20despite%20throwing%20three%20interceptions.%20The%20Chiefs%20won%2034-28%20and%20the%20Broncos%20lost%20quarterback%20Russell%20Wilson%20to%20a%20concussion.%20Mahomes%20threw%20for%20352%20yards%20and%20three%20touchdowns%20as%20the%20Chiefs%20improved%20to%2010-3.%20He%20led%20a%20clock-chewing%20drive%20after%20L'Jarius%20Sneed's%20interception%20of%20Brett%20Rypien's%20pass%20late%20in%20the%20fourth%20quarter.%20Rypien%20came%20in%20after%20Wilson%20was%20knocked%20out%20of%20the%20game%20early%20in%20the%20fourth%20quarter.%20Wilson%20got%20hurt%20at%20the%20end%20of%20a%2014-yard%20scramble%20to%20the%20Kansas%20City%202-yard%20line.%20Body%20=%20The%20Kansas%20City%20Chiefs%20own%20the%20Denver%20Broncos%20even%20when%20Patrick%20Mahomes%20throws%20three%20interceptions%20and%20a%2027-0%20lead%20turns%20into%20a%20nailbiter.%20Mahomes%20counterbalanced%20his%20mistakes%20with%20a%20trio%20of%20touchdown%20passes%20and%20the%20Chiefs%20(10-3)%20outlasted%20the%20Broncos%2034-28%20Sunday,%20beating%20Denver%20(3-10)%20for%20the%2014th%20consecutive%20time.%20%E2%80%9CJust%20three%20bad%20decisions,%E2%80%9D%20Mahomes%20said.%20%E2%80%9CLuckily%20for%20me,%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20team%20stepped%20up.%20Defense%20made%20a%20lot%20of%20stops%20in%20some%20critical%20moments%20when%20we%20were%20putting%20them%20in%20some%20bad%20situations.%20Even%20my%20special%20teams.%20(Punter)%20Tommy%20(Townsend)%20flipped%20the%20field%20a%20couple%20of%20times%20for%20us.%E2%80%9D%20Mahomes%20improved%20to%2010-0%20against%20Denver,%20becoming%20the%20fourth%20QB%20to%20ever%20beat%20one%20team%2010%20times%20without%20a%20loss,%20the%20Chiefs%20reached%20double%20digits%20in%20wins%20for%20the%20eighth%20straight%20season%20and%20they%20inched%20closer%20to%20their%20seventh%20consecutive%20AFC%20West%20crown.%20The%20Broncos,%20well,%20they%20came%20up%20short%20again%20and%20lost%20a%20one-score%20game%20for%20the%20seventh%20time%20this%20season.">lost Wilson to a concussion</a>&nbsp;on a 14-yard scramble to the Chiefs 2.

Rypien had a chance to put the Broncos ahead following linebacker Josey Jewell's second interception of the game with just under six minutes left. But Rypien was hit by Chris Jones just as he released a deep throw toward Jeudy, and cornerback L'Jarius Sneed picked off the high pass with 4:21 remaining.

A personal foul on Frank Clark after that interception pushed the Chiefs back to their 15-yard line, but Mahomes &amp; Co. chewed up the rest of the clock, never letting the Broncos get another crack at the upset.

Mahomes threw for 352 yards and one of his three touchdowns was a&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/1602057078000201729">no-look hook pass</a>&nbsp;to Jerick McKinnon, who had two TD catches.

Mahomes was scrambling for a first down when he shook defensive lineman D.J. Jones and flung a pass across his body to a wide-open McKinnon, who raced down Denver's dejected sideline for a 56-yard touchdown and a 13-0 lead.

“I was committed to running,” Mahomes said, “and I saw I was about to get hit like I did last week in Cincinnati, so I just kind of flicked it. I was just trying to get it to him whatever way possible.”

Mahomes and McKinnon connected on a more traditional 10-yard TD on Kansas City's next possession. At that point, Mahomes had 224 passing yards to Wilson's 33, but things would get even worse for Denver's scuffling quarterback before they got better.

On fourth-and-2 at his own 45-yard line, Wilson tried to throw a screen pass to Brandon Johnson but didn't get it high enough. Linebacker Willie Gay reached up and&nbsp;<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/Kelce%20has%2010,045%20career%20receiving%20yards%20and%20is%20the%20fifth%20tight%20end%20ever%20with%20at%20least%2010,000%20career%20receiving%20yards,%20joining%20Pro%20Football%20Hall%20of%20Famer%20TONY%20GONZALEZ%20(15,127),%20JASON%20WITTEN%20(13,046),%20ANTONIO%20GATES%20(11,841)%20and%20Pro%20Football%20Hall%20of%20Famer%20SHANNON%20SHARPE%20(10,060).%20Kelce,%20who%20has%20recorded%20at%20least%201,000%20receiving%20yards%20in%20each%20of%20the%20past%20seven%20seasons%20(2016-22),%20is%20the%20first%20tight%20end%20in%20NFL%20history%20with%20seven%20career%20seasons%20of%20at%20least%201,000%20receiving%20yards.">deflected the throw</a>, corralled the ball in his left hand and stiff-armed Wilson with his right, sending him tumbling as he raced 47 yards for the touchdown.

“I was an athlete all through high school,” Gay said, “so I knew I was going to be able to get that.”

His pick-6 put the Chiefs in charge at 27-0 with 4:32 left in the half.

Jeudy caught his first two touchdown passes, from 18 and 5 yards out, after Mahomes uncharacteristically threw interceptions — to Josey Jewell and Patrick Surtain II — on consecutive possessions, making it 27-14 at the half.

On the opening drive after halftime, running back&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/1602076235122630658">Marlon Mack</a>&nbsp;caught a short pass from Wilson and raced 66 yards for the end zone to pull Denver within 27-21.

Mahomes countered with a 4-yard TD strike to JuJu Smith-Schuster.

“Luckily we got the win,” Mahomes said. “But you don't win a lot of games when you've got three interceptions.”

By improving to 10-0 against the Broncos, Mahomes joined Andrew Luck, who started 11-0 against the Titans; Tom Brady, who went 10-0 against the Falcons; and John Elway, who won his first 10 against the Patriots.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Mahomes had a difficult day connecting, but coach Andy Reid said, “you've got to give a couple of shout-outs to Kelce” after he caught four passes (out of nine targets) for 71 yards.

That made Kelce the first tight end in NFL history to record seven straight 1,000-yard seasons, and he became the fifth tight end to top 10,000 yards, joining Tony Gonzalez, Jason Witten, Antonio Gates and Shannon Sharpe.

“Honestly," Kelce said, “right now the winning means more than any of those stats.”

Broncos LG Dalton Risner (back) missed his first game of the year. RB Mike Boone (ankle) and WR Kendall Hinton (hamstring) couldn’t finish.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/12/1670819990203.jpeg" alt="Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay, right, runs past Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (3) to score a touchdown after intercepting a Wilson pass during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" />
 <figcaption>Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay, right, runs past Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (3) to score a touchdown after intercepting a Wilson pass during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)</figcaption>
 </figure>DENVER (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs own the Denver Broncos — even when Patrick Mahomes throws three interceptions and a 27-0 lead turns into a nail-biter.Mahomes counterbalanced his mistakes with a trio of touchdown passes and the Chiefs (10-3) outlasted the Broncos 34-28 on Sunday. Russell Wilson left with a concussion early in the fourth quarter as Denver (3-10) lost to Kansas City for the 14th consecutive time.“Just three bad decisions,” Mahomes said. “Luckily for me, the rest of the team stepped up. Defense made a lot of stops in some critical moments when we were putting them in some bad situations. Even my special teams. (Punter) Tommy (Townsend) flipped the field a couple of times for us.”Mahomes improved to 10-0 against Denver, becoming the fourth QB to ever beat one team 10 times without a loss. The Chiefs reached double digits in wins for the eighth straight season and they inched closer to their seventh consecutive AFC West crown.The Broncos, well, they came up short again and lost a one-score game for the seventh time this season under rookie coach Nathaniel Hackett."We never finish the way we want to," Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy said after a career-best&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/1602071004746223616">three-touchdown</a>&nbsp;day, “but the one thing I can say for sure is that we never quit.”The Broncos, who have lost five straight overall and eight consecutive AFC West games for the first time since divisional play began with the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, turned their 27-0 deficit into a ballgame by scoring three touchdowns over a 3 1/2-minute stretch spanning halftime.Jeudy's third TD came from backup Brett Rypien, making it 34-28 shortly after the Broncos&nbsp;<a is="" href="https://newsroom.ap.org/Summary%20=%20Patrick%20Mahomes%20led%20the%20Kansas%20City%20to%20their%2014th%20consecutive%20win%20over%20the%20Denver%20Broncos%20despite%20throwing%20three%20interceptions.%20The%20Chiefs%20won%2034-28%20and%20the%20Broncos%20lost%20quarterback%20Russell%20Wilson%20to%20a%20concussion.%20Mahomes%20threw%20for%20352%20yards%20and%20three%20touchdowns%20as%20the%20Chiefs%20improved%20to%2010-3.%20He%20led%20a%20clock-chewing%20drive%20after%20L'Jarius%20Sneed's%20interception%20of%20Brett%20Rypien's%20pass%20late%20in%20the%20fourth%20quarter.%20Rypien%20came%20in%20after%20Wilson%20was%20knocked%20out%20of%20the%20game%20early%20in%20the%20fourth%20quarter.%20Wilson%20got%20hurt%20at%20the%20end%20of%20a%2014-yard%20scramble%20to%20the%20Kansas%20City%202-yard%20line.%20Body%20=%20The%20Kansas%20City%20Chiefs%20own%20the%20Denver%20Broncos%20even%20when%20Patrick%20Mahomes%20throws%20three%20interceptions%20and%20a%2027-0%20lead%20turns%20into%20a%20nailbiter.%20Mahomes%20counterbalanced%20his%20mistakes%20with%20a%20trio%20of%20touchdown%20passes%20and%20the%20Chiefs%20(10-3)%20outlasted%20the%20Broncos%2034-28%20Sunday,%20beating%20Denver%20(3-10)%20for%20the%2014th%20consecutive%20time.%20%E2%80%9CJust%20three%20bad%20decisions,%E2%80%9D%20Mahomes%20said.%20%E2%80%9CLuckily%20for%20me,%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20team%20stepped%20up.%20Defense%20made%20a%20lot%20of%20stops%20in%20some%20critical%20moments%20when%20we%20were%20putting%20them%20in%20some%20bad%20situations.%20Even%20my%20special%20teams.%20(Punter)%20Tommy%20(Townsend)%20flipped%20the%20field%20a%20couple%20of%20times%20for%20us.%E2%80%9D%20Mahomes%20improved%20to%2010-0%20against%20Denver,%20becoming%20the%20fourth%20QB%20to%20ever%20beat%20one%20team%2010%20times%20without%20a%20loss,%20the%20Chiefs%20reached%20double%20digits%20in%20wins%20for%20the%20eighth%20straight%20season%20and%20they%20inched%20closer%20to%20their%20seventh%20consecutive%20AFC%20West%20crown.%20The%20Broncos,%20well,%20they%20came%20up%20short%20again%20and%20lost%20a%20one-score%20game%20for%20the%20seventh%20time%20this%20season.">lost Wilson to a concussion</a>&nbsp;on a 14-yard scramble to the Chiefs 2.Rypien had a chance to put the Broncos ahead following linebacker Josey Jewell's second interception of the game with just under six minutes left. But Rypien was hit by Chris Jones just as he released a deep throw toward Jeudy, and cornerback L'Jarius Sneed picked off the high pass with 4:21 remaining.A personal foul on Frank Clark after that interception pushed the Chiefs back to their 15-yard line, but Mahomes &amp; Co. chewed up the rest of the clock, never letting the Broncos get another crack at the upset.Mahomes threw for 352 yards and one of his three touchdowns was a&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/1602057078000201729">no-look hook pass</a>&nbsp;to Jerick McKinnon, who had two TD catches.Mahomes was scrambling for a first down when he shook defensive lineman D.J. Jones and flung a pass across his body to a wide-open McKinnon, who raced down Denver's dejected sideline for a 56-yard touchdown and a 13-0 lead.“I was committed to running,” Mahomes said, “and I saw I was about to get hit like I did last week in Cincinnati, so I just kind of flicked it. I was just trying to get it to him whatever way possible.”Mahomes and McKinnon connected on a more traditional 10-yard TD on Kansas City's next possession. At that point, Mahomes had 224 passing yards to Wilson's 33, but things would get even worse for Denver's scuffling quarterback before they got better.On fourth-and-2 at his own 45-yard line, Wilson tried to throw a screen pass to Brandon Johnson but didn't get it high enough. Linebacker Willie Gay reached up and&nbsp;<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/Kelce%20has%2010,045%20career%20receiving%20yards%20and%20is%20the%20fifth%20tight%20end%20ever%20with%20at%20least%2010,000%20career%20receiving%20yards,%20joining%20Pro%20Football%20Hall%20of%20Famer%20TONY%20GONZALEZ%20(15,127),%20JASON%20WITTEN%20(13,046),%20ANTONIO%20GATES%20(11,841)%20and%20Pro%20Football%20Hall%20of%20Famer%20SHANNON%20SHARPE%20(10,060).%20Kelce,%20who%20has%20recorded%20at%20least%201,000%20receiving%20yards%20in%20each%20of%20the%20past%20seven%20seasons%20(2016-22),%20is%20the%20first%20tight%20end%20in%20NFL%20history%20with%20seven%20career%20seasons%20of%20at%20least%201,000%20receiving%20yards.">deflected the throw</a>, corralled the ball in his left hand and stiff-armed Wilson with his right, sending him tumbling as he raced 47 yards for the touchdown.“I was an athlete all through high school,” Gay said, “so I knew I was going to be able to get that.”His pick-6 put the Chiefs in charge at 27-0 with 4:32 left in the half.Jeudy caught his first two touchdown passes, from 18 and 5 yards out, after Mahomes uncharacteristically threw interceptions — to Josey Jewell and Patrick Surtain II — on consecutive possessions, making it 27-14 at the half.On the opening drive after halftime, running back&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/1602076235122630658">Marlon Mack</a>&nbsp;caught a short pass from Wilson and raced 66 yards for the end zone to pull Denver within 27-21.Mahomes countered with a 4-yard TD strike to JuJu Smith-Schuster.“Luckily we got the win,” Mahomes said. “But you don't win a lot of games when you've got three interceptions.”SELECT COMPANYBy improving to 10-0 against the Broncos, Mahomes joined Andrew Luck, who started 11-0 against the Titans; Tom Brady, who went 10-0 against the Falcons; and John Elway, who won his first 10 against the Patriots.KELCE 10KChiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Mahomes had a difficult day connecting, but coach Andy Reid said, “you've got to give a couple of shout-outs to Kelce” after he caught four passes (out of nine targets) for 71 yards.That made Kelce the first tight end in NFL history to record seven straight 1,000-yard seasons, and he became the fifth tight end to top 10,000 yards, joining Tony Gonzalez, Jason Witten, Antonio Gates and Shannon Sharpe.“Honestly," Kelce said, “right now the winning means more than any of those stats.”INJURIESBroncos LG Dalton Risner (back) missed his first game of the year. RB Mike Boone (ankle) and WR Kendall Hinton (hamstring) couldn’t finish.UP NEXTChiefs: At Houston next Sunday.Broncos: Host Arizona next Sunday.

🏈 Mahomes, Chiefs outlast Broncos

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State held the lead a few times in the second half, but No. 1 ranked Northwest Missouri State pulled away late on its home floor on Sunday afternoon. The Bearcats won 64-49, remaining unbeaten on the season at 10-0 overall and 4-0 in the MIAA, while the Tigers had their seven-game win streak snapped, moving to 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the MIAA.

Fort Hays State took the lead four times in the second half after trailing by just four points at halftime. After tying the game three times in the first half, the Tigers took their first lead at 36-35 when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kaleb-hammeke/6897">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;dropped in a 3-point field goal with 14:41 remaining in the game. Hammeke pushed the Tigers in front by one three more times as the lead went back and forth all the way to the 8:23 mark. Diego Bernard hit a tough 3-point shot in the left corner to put the Bearcats back in front for good with 7:50 to play. Bernard's shot triggered a 9-0 run for the Bearcats, which had them up eight with six minutes to go. The Tigers got the lead trimmed back to five and had a couple of looks to try to get back within two. However, they could not make another surge after a 3-point play by Byron Alexander with 3:24 to play that put the Bearcats back up by eight.

Northwest Missouri State finished with a 12-point advantage at the free-throw line, hitting 19-of-24 attempts. FHSU shot just 10 attempts and made seven. Otherwise, NWMSU had just one more 3-point field goal than FHSU and both teams buried 15 shots inside the arc. Hammeke finished with a team-high 19 points and three assists for the Tigers, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/bjarni-jonsson/6901">Bjarni Jonsson</a>&nbsp;also reached double figures with 10.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/traejon-davis/6896">Traejon Davis</a>&nbsp;led the Tigers in rebounding with seven, while adding eight points. Bernard led all scorers, finishing with 23 for the Bearcats. He was 7-of-9 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. Luke Waters was the only other NWMSU player in double figures with 15 points. Wes Dreamer had a team-high eight rebounds for the Bearcats. Fort Hays State will play another current top-10 ranked team to open its weekend home stand in Hays this coming week with Central Oklahoma on Friday (Dec. 16) at 7:30 p.m. The Bronchos were undefeated going into this week, but took their first loss on Thursday night (Dec. 8) to Missouri Southern. UCO will enter the game at 8-1 overall and 3-1 in the MIAA.

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsMARYVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State held the lead a few times in the second half, but No. 1 ranked Northwest Missouri State pulled away late on its home floor on Sunday afternoon. The Bearcats won 64-49, remaining unbeaten on the season at 10-0 overall and 4-0 in the MIAA, while the Tigers had their seven-game win streak snapped, moving to 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the MIAA.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1400672209&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/12-11-22-fhsu-mbkb-coach-interview" title="Mark Johnson Postgame at No. 1 NW Missouri State (Dec. 11, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Mark Johnson Postgame at No. 1 NW Missouri State (Dec. 11, 2022)</a></div></div>Fort Hays State took the lead four times in the second half after trailing by just four points at halftime. After tying the game three times in the first half, the Tigers took their first lead at 36-35 when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kaleb-hammeke/6897">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;dropped in a 3-point field goal with 14:41 remaining in the game. Hammeke pushed the Tigers in front by one three more times as the lead went back and forth all the way to the 8:23 mark. Diego Bernard hit a tough 3-point shot in the left corner to put the Bearcats back in front for good with 7:50 to play. Bernard's shot triggered a 9-0 run for the Bearcats, which had them up eight with six minutes to go. The Tigers got the lead trimmed back to five and had a couple of looks to try to get back within two. However, they could not make another surge after a 3-point play by Byron Alexander with 3:24 to play that put the Bearcats back up by eight.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1400675122&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/12-11-22-fhsu-mbkb-v-nw-miss-hilights" title="Fort Hays State MBB Highlights at No. 1 NW Missouri State (Dec. 11, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Fort Hays State MBB Highlights at No. 1 NW Missouri State (Dec. 11, 2022)</a></div></div>Northwest Missouri State finished with a 12-point advantage at the free-throw line, hitting 19-of-24 attempts. FHSU shot just 10 attempts and made seven. Otherwise, NWMSU had just one more 3-point field goal than FHSU and both teams buried 15 shots inside the arc. Hammeke finished with a team-high 19 points and three assists for the Tigers, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/bjarni-jonsson/6901">Bjarni Jonsson</a>&nbsp;also reached double figures with 10.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/traejon-davis/6896">Traejon Davis</a>&nbsp;led the Tigers in rebounding with seven, while adding eight points. Bernard led all scorers, finishing with 23 for the Bearcats. He was 7-of-9 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. Luke Waters was the only other NWMSU player in double figures with 15 points. Wes Dreamer had a team-high eight rebounds for the Bearcats. Fort Hays State will play another current top-10 ranked team to open its weekend home stand in Hays this coming week with Central Oklahoma on Friday (Dec. 16) at 7:30 p.m. The Bronchos were undefeated going into this week, but took their first loss on Thursday night (Dec. 8) to Missouri Southern. UCO will enter the game at 8-1 overall and 3-1 in the MIAA.

🏀 Top-ranked Bearcats end Tigers seven-game win streak

HAYS, Kan. - The Fort Hays State wrestling team hosted the annual Bob Smith Open on Sunday. The Tigers finished with 13 placers, including individual championships from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/tereus-henry/7220">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(197) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/cade-lindsey/7240">Cade Lindsey</a>&nbsp;(174). The Tigers also had three runner-up finishes, one third-place, three fourth-place, three fifth-place, and one sixth-place finish.

Henry received a first-round bye before coasting to his second individual championship of the season. He reached the finals with wins via technical fall, decision, and major decision before capping off his day with a 17-0 technical fall victory in the finals. Henry, ranked No. 4 in Division II at 197 pounds, outscored his opponents 51-2 on the day.

Lindsey reached the finals via three bonus-point wins, including one fall and two technical falls. In the championship, he secured an 8-0 major decision over Gavyn Brauer of Nebraska-Kearney to claim his first individual championship as a Tiger.

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/mason-turner/7231">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(133),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/cason-lindsey/7227">Cason Lindsey</a>&nbsp;(157), and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/ryan-tiers/7237">Ryan Tiers</a>&nbsp;(197) all claimed runner-up finishes at their respective weights. Turner coasted to the semifinals with two wins by fall before advancing to the finals on a 7-4 decision. He unfortunately fell short in the championship, losing to Joseph Ariola of Nebraska-Kearney by a 5-1 decision. Competing unattached, Lindsey won his first two matches by technical fall before advancing to the semifinals with a 6-2 decision. He reached the finals with a first period fall, but fell in the championship by an 8-2 decision. Tiers reached the semifinals via two wins by fall. A 3-0 decision over Braden Baumgartner of Colorado Mesa lifted him to the championship, but he fell victim to a technical fall and claimed second.

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/aidan-johnson/7224">Aidan Johnson</a>&nbsp;claimed the lone bronze finish for the Tigers at 174 pounds. Competing unattached, Johnson received a first-round bye before falling in the second round by a 3-1 decision. He then worked his way up the consolation ladder to reach the consolation semifinals. He advanced to the third-place match with a 3-1 decision and claimed third with an 11-5 decision.

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/drew-bell/7247">Drew Bell</a>&nbsp;(141),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/matthew-rodriguez/7248">Matthew Rodriguez</a>&nbsp;(174), and Anthony Caldwell (285) each finished in fourth-place at their respective weights. Competing unattached, Bell reached the semifinals with wins by fall and decision before dropping a 4-0 decision. He advanced to the third-place match with a 7-2 decision over Jazen Brown of Labette Community College, but fell short in his final match losing by a 6-1 decision. Also competing unattached, Rodriguez followed a similar path reaching the semifinals with wins by fall and decision before falling to the eventual champion,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/cade-lindsey/7240">Cade Lindsey</a>, moving him to the consolation semifinals. He picked up another fall to reach the third-place match but fell just short against Johnson and wrapped his day in fourth-place. Caldwell also reached the semifinals in the 285-pound class with wins by fall and major decision. He moved to the backside after he fell victim to a quick pin by eventual champion Hayden Simpson of Oklahoma State. Caldwell reached the third-place match with an 8-3 decision, but chose to medically forfeit after that.

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/cody-lambert/7226">Cody Lambert</a>&nbsp;(149),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/cody-hicks/7222">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(157), and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/blaise-ronnau/7228">Blaise Ronnau</a>&nbsp;(165) each claimed fifth-place in their brackets. Lambert reached the semifinals with two wins by fall, but lost his next two matches before his opponent medially forfeited the fifth-place match. Hicks fought his way up the entire consolation bracket to reach the consolation semifinals after a loss in the opening round. He won five matches on his way including one fall, one major decision, and three decisions. Upon reaching the consolation semifinals, Hicks had wrestled his maximum number of matches and was granted fifth-place in a no contest at the placement match. Ronnau started out strong with two wins by fall before dropping to the consolation bracket by a 6-4 sudden victory. He advanced to the consolation semifinals with a decision and a major decision before falling in a close 7-6 decision and claimed fifth-place via a medical forfeit by his opponent.

The final placer for the Tigers was&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/drew-burgoon/7249">Drew Burgoon</a>, who captured sixth-place at 149 pounds. After receiving a first-round bye, Burgoon fell to the back side after a 3-2 decision. He would receive another bye before winning his next three matches via decision, fall, and major decision, but after he lost by fall in the consolation semifinals his day came to an end as he medically forfeited the placement match. The Tigers will be back in action next weekend when they wrap up the 2022 portion of their season at the annual Midwest Classic in Indianapolis.

🤼 Tigers place 13 at Bob Smith Open

MARYVILLE, Mo. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team used a dominant second half to come from behind and defeat Northwest Missouri State Sunday afternoon, 67-52. The Tigers trailed by as many as nine in the first half before doubling up the Bearcats after the break, 38-19.

Fort Hays State jumped out to a hot start, knocking more than half of its attempts in the opening quarter to lead by as many as nine. But the Bearcats were even more efficient, hitting 72.7 percent in the opening frame (8-of-11). Northwest closed the quarter on a 12-2 run to take a one-point lead, 21-20. The Bearcats continued to add to their lead early in the second quarter, going in front by as many as nine, 29-20, after holding the Tigers scoreless for nearly five minutes.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ellie-stearns/6851">Ellie Stearns</a>&nbsp;helped the Tigers break out of the funk with a 3-pointer, helping FHSU close the first half on a 9-4 run to close within four, 33-29. Fort Hays State turned on the jets after halftime, knocking down eight of its first nine shots to race back in front by nine. The Tiger defense forced seven turnovers during that six-minute stretch, limiting the Bearcats to four points.

Overall the Tigers hit 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the floor in the second half while forcing 11 Bearcat turnovers over the final 20 minutes of play. After entering the game ranked second in all Division II with just 11.0 turnovers per game, Fort Hays State forced Northwest into a season-high 19 turnovers. FHSU capitalized to the tune of 26 points off those Bearcat miscues, a new season-high for the Tigers. The Tigers lost the rebound battle for just the second time this season, 31-27. Four Tigers scored in double figures for the second time this season, led by 17 from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;on 7-of-10 shooting.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sydney-golladay/6844">Sydney Golladay</a>&nbsp;tallied 11 points alongside four assists and two steals, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jessie-sallach/6847">Jessie Sallach</a>&nbsp;both scored 10 points.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ellie-stearns/6851">Ellie Stearns</a>&nbsp;poked away a team-high four steals while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kate-dilsaver/6841">Kate Dilsaver</a>&nbsp;matched Golladay with a team-best four assists. The Tigers will return to Hays next weekend to wrap up the semester with three games in four days. FHSU will host Central Oklahoma on Friday (Dec. 16, 5:30 p.m.), Newman on Sunday (Dec. 18, 2 p.m.) and Bethany on Monday (Dec. 19, 6 p.m.).&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsMARYVILLE, Mo. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team used a dominant second half to come from behind and defeat Northwest Missouri State Sunday afternoon, 67-52. The Tigers trailed by as many as nine in the first half before doubling up the Bearcats after the break, 38-19.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1400624650&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/12-11-22-fhsu-wbkb-coach-interview" title="Tony Hobson Postgame at NW Missouri State (Dec. 11, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Tony Hobson Postgame at NW Missouri State (Dec. 11, 2022)</a></div></div>Fort Hays State jumped out to a hot start, knocking more than half of its attempts in the opening quarter to lead by as many as nine. But the Bearcats were even more efficient, hitting 72.7 percent in the opening frame (8-of-11). Northwest closed the quarter on a 12-2 run to take a one-point lead, 21-20. The Bearcats continued to add to their lead early in the second quarter, going in front by as many as nine, 29-20, after holding the Tigers scoreless for nearly five minutes.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ellie-stearns/6851">Ellie Stearns</a>&nbsp;helped the Tigers break out of the funk with a 3-pointer, helping FHSU close the first half on a 9-4 run to close within four, 33-29. Fort Hays State turned on the jets after halftime, knocking down eight of its first nine shots to race back in front by nine. The Tiger defense forced seven turnovers during that six-minute stretch, limiting the Bearcats to four points.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1400624641&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/12-11-22-fhsu-wbkb-v-nw-miss-hilights" title="Fort Hays State WBB Highlights at NW Missouri State (Dec. 11, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Fort Hays State WBB Highlights at NW Missouri State (Dec. 11, 2022)</a></div></div>Overall the Tigers hit 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the floor in the second half while forcing 11 Bearcat turnovers over the final 20 minutes of play. After entering the game ranked second in all Division II with just 11.0 turnovers per game, Fort Hays State forced Northwest into a season-high 19 turnovers. FHSU capitalized to the tune of 26 points off those Bearcat miscues, a new season-high for the Tigers. The Tigers lost the rebound battle for just the second time this season, 31-27. Four Tigers scored in double figures for the second time this season, led by 17 from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;on 7-of-10 shooting.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sydney-golladay/6844">Sydney Golladay</a>&nbsp;tallied 11 points alongside four assists and two steals, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jessie-sallach/6847">Jessie Sallach</a>&nbsp;both scored 10 points.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ellie-stearns/6851">Ellie Stearns</a>&nbsp;poked away a team-high four steals while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kate-dilsaver/6841">Kate Dilsaver</a>&nbsp;matched Golladay with a team-best four assists. The Tigers will return to Hays next weekend to wrap up the semester with three games in four days. FHSU will host Central Oklahoma on Friday (Dec. 16, 5:30 p.m.), Newman on Sunday (Dec. 18, 2 p.m.) and Bethany on Monday (Dec. 19, 6 p.m.).&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Dominant second half lifts Tiger women past NW Missouri State

The Kansas City Chiefs' tight end Travis Kelce hit the 10,000 career receiving yards mark during the team's victory over the Denver Broncos Sunday.

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Chiefs' Kelce hits 10,000 receiving yards Sunday

RV/- Fort Hays State women (7-3, 3-0 MIAA) at Northwest Missouri State (4-4, 0-3 MIAA) Sunday, December 11 – 1:30 p.m. Maryville, Mo. – Bearcat Arena Radio - KJLS (103.3)

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RV/RV Fort Hays State men(7-1, 2-0 MIAA) at #1/1 Northwest Missouri State (8-0, 2-0 MIAA) Sunday, December 11 – 3:30 p.m. Maryville, Mo. – Bearcat Arena Radio - KJLS (103.3)

<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> After sweeping a six-game home stand, Fort Hays State heads on the road to No. 1 ranked Northwest Missouri State on Sunday (Dec. 11). The Tigers will put their seven-game win streak overall to the test against the three-time defending national champions at 3:30 p.m. FHSU enters the game at 7-1 overall, 2-0 in the MIAA, while NWMSU enters the weekend at 8-0 overall, 2-0 in the MIAA. The Tigers are receiving votes in both top 25 polls, while the Bearcats have remained the No. 1 ranked team nationally up to this point. Due to the Missouri Western men's basketball program dealing with COVID-19 issues this week, FHSU's game at Missouri Western scheduled for Saturday (Dec. 10) was postponed. Nebraska-Kearney's men also had their game that was scheduled for Thursday at Missouri Western postponed. With that unfortunate occurrence, the Tigers will play only one game this weekend and will seek a make-up date with the Griffons. Northwest Missouri on the other hand will play back-to-back days since it hosts Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday before taking on FHSU on Sunday. The Tigers won their first two games in conference play against teams they will not see again during the regular season. Northeastern State and Rogers State are two of four MIAA opponents that the Tigers will only play once this season, the others being Washburn and Emporia State coming up in January. The Tigers won their MIAA opener in an overtime thriller over Northeastern State 96-87, then turned around two days later to grind out a 65-55 win over Rogers State. Northwest Missouri State won its first two MIAA games on the road, knocking off Missouri Southern by 27 and Pittsburg State by 11. The Bearcats have won all eight of their games so far this season by at least 10 points, the only close contest being a three-point win over Northern State on neutral territory in St. Joseph, Mo. The Bearcats are outscoring opponents by an average of 22 points per game. NWMSU won its third consecutive national title in 2021-22 after tying for the MIAA regular season title with Central Oklahoma. Fort Hays State was only one game back in the standings of both teams, finishing in third alone and had a chance to claim at least a share of the MIAA title when they battled the Bearcats in the final game of the regular season last year. The Tigers will be looking to end a long frustrating 14-game losing streak to the Bearcats, which began back in 2012-13. The Tigers were MIAA regular season co-champions that year with Central Missouri before falling to NWMSU in the MIAA Tournament semifinals, which was the start of the 14-game streak for the Bearcats. Since then, NWMSU has claimed nine straight MIAA regular season titles, sharing the title just twice (2013-14 and 2021-22), and four NCAA national titles. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kaleb-hammeke/6897">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;continues to lead FHSU in scoring at 18.9 per game, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/elijah-nnanabu/6902">Elijah Nnanabu</a>&nbsp;is just one point shy of averaging double figures as well at 9.9 per game. Hammeke has reached double figures in every game this year and scored at least 20 in each of the last three games.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/gabe-pieschl/6904">Gabe Pieschl</a>&nbsp;leads the Tigers in rebounding at 6.5 per game and has two double-doubles this season in points and rebounds. FHSU enters the weekend with the second-best scoring defense (55.9 points per game) and third-best field goal percentage defense (35.8 percent) in NCAA Division II. Northwest Missouri State owns the nation's top field goal percentage at 56.5 percent. Diego Bernard leads the Bearcats in scoring at 14.8 points per game, followed by Bennett Stirtz at 13.9 per game and Luke Waters at 11.6 per game.

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsRV/- Fort Hays State women (7-3, 3-0 MIAA) at Northwest Missouri State (4-4, 0-3 MIAA) Sunday, December 11 – 1:30 p.m. Maryville, Mo. – Bearcat Arena Radio - KJLS (103.3)<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a>RV/RV Fort Hays State men(7-1, 2-0 MIAA) at #1/1 Northwest Missouri State (8-0, 2-0 MIAA) Sunday, December 11 – 3:30 p.m. Maryville, Mo. – Bearcat Arena Radio - KJLS (103.3)<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> After sweeping a six-game home stand, Fort Hays State heads on the road to No. 1 ranked Northwest Missouri State on Sunday (Dec. 11). The Tigers will put their seven-game win streak overall to the test against the three-time defending national champions at 3:30 p.m. FHSU enters the game at 7-1 overall, 2-0 in the MIAA, while NWMSU enters the weekend at 8-0 overall, 2-0 in the MIAA. The Tigers are receiving votes in both top 25 polls, while the Bearcats have remained the No. 1 ranked team nationally up to this point. Due to the Missouri Western men's basketball program dealing with COVID-19 issues this week, FHSU's game at Missouri Western scheduled for Saturday (Dec. 10) was postponed. Nebraska-Kearney's men also had their game that was scheduled for Thursday at Missouri Western postponed. With that unfortunate occurrence, the Tigers will play only one game this weekend and will seek a make-up date with the Griffons. Northwest Missouri on the other hand will play back-to-back days since it hosts Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday before taking on FHSU on Sunday. The Tigers won their first two games in conference play against teams they will not see again during the regular season. Northeastern State and Rogers State are two of four MIAA opponents that the Tigers will only play once this season, the others being Washburn and Emporia State coming up in January. The Tigers won their MIAA opener in an overtime thriller over Northeastern State 96-87, then turned around two days later to grind out a 65-55 win over Rogers State. Northwest Missouri State won its first two MIAA games on the road, knocking off Missouri Southern by 27 and Pittsburg State by 11. The Bearcats have won all eight of their games so far this season by at least 10 points, the only close contest being a three-point win over Northern State on neutral territory in St. Joseph, Mo. The Bearcats are outscoring opponents by an average of 22 points per game. NWMSU won its third consecutive national title in 2021-22 after tying for the MIAA regular season title with Central Oklahoma. Fort Hays State was only one game back in the standings of both teams, finishing in third alone and had a chance to claim at least a share of the MIAA title when they battled the Bearcats in the final game of the regular season last year. The Tigers will be looking to end a long frustrating 14-game losing streak to the Bearcats, which began back in 2012-13. The Tigers were MIAA regular season co-champions that year with Central Missouri before falling to NWMSU in the MIAA Tournament semifinals, which was the start of the 14-game streak for the Bearcats. Since then, NWMSU has claimed nine straight MIAA regular season titles, sharing the title just twice (2013-14 and 2021-22), and four NCAA national titles. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kaleb-hammeke/6897">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;continues to lead FHSU in scoring at 18.9 per game, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/elijah-nnanabu/6902">Elijah Nnanabu</a>&nbsp;is just one point shy of averaging double figures as well at 9.9 per game. Hammeke has reached double figures in every game this year and scored at least 20 in each of the last three games.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/gabe-pieschl/6904">Gabe Pieschl</a>&nbsp;leads the Tigers in rebounding at 6.5 per game and has two double-doubles this season in points and rebounds. FHSU enters the weekend with the second-best scoring defense (55.9 points per game) and third-best field goal percentage defense (35.8 percent) in NCAA Division II. Northwest Missouri State owns the nation's top field goal percentage at 56.5 percent. Diego Bernard leads the Bearcats in scoring at 14.8 points per game, followed by Bennett Stirtz at 13.9 per game and Luke Waters at 11.6 per game.

🏀🎙️ LISTEN - FHSU men and women take on NW Missouri State Sunday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kevin McCullar Jr. heard the boos and catcalls from the Missouri student section hours before tipoff, when Kansas first emerged from the tunnel for pregame warmups. The noise rose to an ear-splitting roar as the bitter rivals began their first showdown in Columbia in more than a decade.

All that McCullar heard by the end was the haunting refrain of “Rock Chalk Jayhawk.”

McCullar finished with 21 points, Jalen Wilson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the sixth-ranked Jayhawks pounded their old Big 12 foe 95-67 on Saturday night in just their second meeting since the Tigers bolted for the SEC.

“The atmosphere was electric tonight,” McCullar said. “We just tried to embrace the environment.”

KJ Adams Jr. also had a career-high 19 points and Gradey Dick scored 16 for the Jayhawks (9-1), who romped past the Tigers last year in Lawrence but were making their first visit to Columbia since Feb. 4, 2012, the year Missouri switched conferences.

The fevered pitch for the latest showdown of century-old rivals evaporated in the opening minutes, though, when Kansas raced to a 30-16 lead. It swelled to 26 points early in the second half before the Jayhawks cruised to the finish.

“In all honesty, you want to be in environments where people care,” Kansas coach Bill Self said, “and it was obviously a caring environment today. The crowd was great. And I thought our guys really did a good job of not letting them go on runs that could have really gotten the crowd more into the game.”

D'Moi Hodge and Nick Honor scored 15 apiece to lead the Tigers (9-1), who had been one of 10 remaining unbeatens in Division I men's basketball at the start of the day. Noah Carter finished with 12 points and DeAndre Gholston had 11.

“There’s a reason why Kansas is top 10 in the country. There’s a reason why Bill Self is a Hall of Fame coach,” Tigers counterpart Dennis Gates said. “I thought we showed and displayed different things throughout the game where we almost had runs going, but something — a missed free throw or a missed 3 — kind of took the wind out of our sails.”

There are rivalries in college basketball and then there is Kansas-Missouri, marked by a pervasive hatred predating James Naismith and his peach baskets to actual guerrilla warfare along their border in the years leading up to the Civil War.

One fan walking through the concourse of Mizzou Arena on Saturday even wore a hat that read “Remember Quantrill” — as in the Confederate sympathizer William Quantrill, who led a massacre in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1863.

So it wasn't surprising that the smoke billowing out of the tunnel leading to the Tigers' locker room seemed a little thicker Saturday night. The student section and their notorious bunch known as “the Antlers” a little more vulgar. And the roars of their first sellout crowd this season just a little bit louder.

It didn't take long for the Jayhawks to silence all of them.

After missing their first two shots, they proceeded to hit 11 straight, including five by Dick. Two of his were effortless 3-pointers, the second giving Kansas a 28-14 lead and prompting Gates to finally call a timeout.

“I think that gets us jacked up to play,” Adams said of the atmosphere. “It really set a tone for us.”

Not even the return of Hall of Fame basketball coach Norm Stewart nor football coach Gary Pinkel could shake Missouri from its malaise. The Tigers missed 16 of their first 22 shots, allowing Kansas to establish a 36-17 lead — to the chagrin of three-time Cy Young Award winner and former Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer, who also was in the crowd.

“We just didn't execute how we planned,” Honor said.

Dick and Adams had 15 points apiece by halftime as Kansas took a 50-33 lead to the locker room.

Nothing changed there: Missouri turned the ball over on four of its first six second-half possessions, and the Jayhawks turned the miscues into nine straight points. And despite a second-half slump that allowed Missouri to put together an 11-2 run, the Jayhawks were never seriously threatened down the stretch.

“Every segment of the game is a learning experience to get better. You have to learn to win on the road,” Self said, “and I thought we did a pretty good job with that tonight."

Kansas got sloppy midway through the second half but otherwise was dominant on both ends of the floor. The Jayhawks were 10 of 22 from the 3-point arc, caused 21 turnovers and had 24 assists to just eight for the Tigers.

Missouri has played at a breakneck pace this season, scoring a nation-leading 23.9% of its points on fast breaks. But the more athletic Jayhawks outran the Tigers on Saturday night, outscoring them 22-10 in transition.

The Jayhawks begin a three-game homestand against No. 14 Indiana next Saturday.

The Tigers play Central Florida in the Orange Bowl Classic next Saturday in Sunrise, Florida.

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 </figure>COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kevin McCullar Jr. heard the boos and catcalls from the Missouri student section hours before tipoff, when Kansas first emerged from the tunnel for pregame warmups. The noise rose to an ear-splitting roar as the bitter rivals began their first showdown in Columbia in more than a decade.All that McCullar heard by the end was the haunting refrain of “Rock Chalk Jayhawk.”McCullar finished with 21 points, Jalen Wilson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the sixth-ranked Jayhawks pounded their old Big 12 foe 95-67 on Saturday night in just their second meeting since the Tigers bolted for the SEC.“The atmosphere was electric tonight,” McCullar said. “We just tried to embrace the environment.”KJ Adams Jr. also had a career-high 19 points and Gradey Dick scored 16 for the Jayhawks (9-1), who romped past the Tigers last year in Lawrence but were making their first visit to Columbia since Feb. 4, 2012, the year Missouri switched conferences.The fevered pitch for the latest showdown of century-old rivals evaporated in the opening minutes, though, when Kansas raced to a 30-16 lead. It swelled to 26 points early in the second half before the Jayhawks cruised to the finish.“In all honesty, you want to be in environments where people care,” Kansas coach Bill Self said, “and it was obviously a caring environment today. The crowd was great. And I thought our guys really did a good job of not letting them go on runs that could have really gotten the crowd more into the game.”D'Moi Hodge and Nick Honor scored 15 apiece to lead the Tigers (9-1), who had been one of 10 remaining unbeatens in Division I men's basketball at the start of the day. Noah Carter finished with 12 points and DeAndre Gholston had 11.“There’s a reason why Kansas is top 10 in the country. There’s a reason why Bill Self is a Hall of Fame coach,” Tigers counterpart Dennis Gates said. “I thought we showed and displayed different things throughout the game where we almost had runs going, but something — a missed free throw or a missed 3 — kind of took the wind out of our sails.”There are rivalries in college basketball and then there is Kansas-Missouri, marked by a pervasive hatred predating James Naismith and his peach baskets to actual guerrilla warfare along their border in the years leading up to the Civil War.One fan walking through the concourse of Mizzou Arena on Saturday even wore a hat that read “Remember Quantrill” — as in the Confederate sympathizer William Quantrill, who led a massacre in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1863.So it wasn't surprising that the smoke billowing out of the tunnel leading to the Tigers' locker room seemed a little thicker Saturday night. The student section and their notorious bunch known as “the Antlers” a little more vulgar. And the roars of their first sellout crowd this season just a little bit louder.It didn't take long for the Jayhawks to silence all of them.After missing their first two shots, they proceeded to hit 11 straight, including five by Dick. Two of his were effortless 3-pointers, the second giving Kansas a 28-14 lead and prompting Gates to finally call a timeout.“I think that gets us jacked up to play,” Adams said of the atmosphere. “It really set a tone for us.”Not even the return of Hall of Fame basketball coach Norm Stewart nor football coach Gary Pinkel could shake Missouri from its malaise. The Tigers missed 16 of their first 22 shots, allowing Kansas to establish a 36-17 lead — to the chagrin of three-time Cy Young Award winner and former Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer, who also was in the crowd.“We just didn't execute how we planned,” Honor said.Dick and Adams had 15 points apiece by halftime as Kansas took a 50-33 lead to the locker room.Nothing changed there: Missouri turned the ball over on four of its first six second-half possessions, and the Jayhawks turned the miscues into nine straight points. And despite a second-half slump that allowed Missouri to put together an 11-2 run, the Jayhawks were never seriously threatened down the stretch.“Every segment of the game is a learning experience to get better. You have to learn to win on the road,” Self said, “and I thought we did a pretty good job with that tonight."THE TAKEAWAYKansas got sloppy midway through the second half but otherwise was dominant on both ends of the floor. The Jayhawks were 10 of 22 from the 3-point arc, caused 21 turnovers and had 24 assists to just eight for the Tigers.Missouri has played at a breakneck pace this season, scoring a nation-leading 23.9% of its points on fast breaks. But the more athletic Jayhawks outran the Tigers on Saturday night, outscoring them 22-10 in transition.UP NEXTThe Jayhawks begin a three-game homestand against No. 14 Indiana next Saturday.The Tigers play Central Florida in the Orange Bowl Classic next Saturday in Sunrise, Florida.

🏀 No. 6 Kansas routs Mizzou in first visit in 10 years

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team came out on top in a back-and-forth affair against Missouri Western Saturday afternoon, winning 64-58 at the MWSU Fieldhouse. The lead changed hands 13 times on the day, but a strong fourth quarter helped the Tigers (7-3, 3-0 MIAA) pull away to secure their third-straight road win over the Griffons (7-4, 2-2 MIAA).

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/megan-earney/6842">Megan Earney</a>&nbsp;buried four 3-pointers for the second game in a row, including two early in the fourth quarter that helped the Tigers take the lead for good.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;took control in the paint down the stretch, knocking down 4-of-5 from the floor in the fourth quarter for nine points while grabbing four offensive rebounds to help FHSU stay in front. Neither side led by more than five in a low-scoring first half. The Griffons scored the first four points, but a pair of Earney triples late in the first quarter put the Tigers up 16-12 after 10 minutes of play. Missouri Western then opened the second quarter on an 11-2 run to go up by five, 23-18. The Tigers bounced back down the stretch, closing the half on a 9-2 run before taking a 27-25 lead with seven seconds left in the half on a left wing 3-pointer from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sydney-golladay/6844">Sydney Golladay</a>.

The Griffons hit four-straight shots to start the second half, taking a game-high eight-point lead after a 10-0 run.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;helped the Tigers break out of the funk, scoring seven in a row on her own. FHSU closed within one following Wagner's second triple of the game before&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ellie-stearns/6851">Ellie Stearns</a>&nbsp;tied things up at 37 with a triple of her own. Another Golladay triple pushed the Tiger run to 14-2, matching FHSU's biggest lead to that point at 41-37. Missouri Western regained the lead two minutes into the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer, but Earney quickly responded to put the Tigers in front for good. Wagner led all scorers with 17 points while collecting a game-high nine rebounds. The Maize, Kan. native was a force to be reckoned with on the defensive end as well, recording a career-best four blocks and poking away two steals. Hollenbeck added 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Earney matched her career high with 12 for the second game in a row. Golladay totaled nine points and a season-high seven rebounds. Dilsaver tallied game highs in assists with five and steals with three. Fort Hays State grabbed 13 offensive rebounds, turning those boards into 12 second-chance points. The Tiger defense created 14 Griffon turnovers with 11 steals while totaling 19 points off turnovers on the other end. The Tigers won the rebound battle by four, 41-37. The Griffons outshot the Tigers from the floor, 38.5 percent to 31.7 percent. However, the Tigers matched their season-high with nine 3-pointers while holding the Griffons to a season-low four 3-pointers. Missouri Western's 58-point output was its lowest of the season by seven points. The Tigers will turn around and play Northwest Missouri State on the road Sunday afternoon (Dec. 11) beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Maryville, Mo.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team came out on top in a back-and-forth affair against Missouri Western Saturday afternoon, winning 64-58 at the MWSU Fieldhouse. The lead changed hands 13 times on the day, but a strong fourth quarter helped the Tigers (7-3, 3-0 MIAA) pull away to secure their third-straight road win over the Griffons (7-4, 2-2 MIAA).<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1400155249&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/12-10-22-fhsu-womens-bkb-coach-interview" title="Tony Hobson Postgame at Missouri Western State (Dec, 10, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Tony Hobson Postgame at Missouri Western State (Dec, 10, 2022)</a></div></div><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/megan-earney/6842">Megan Earney</a>&nbsp;buried four 3-pointers for the second game in a row, including two early in the fourth quarter that helped the Tigers take the lead for good.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;took control in the paint down the stretch, knocking down 4-of-5 from the floor in the fourth quarter for nine points while grabbing four offensive rebounds to help FHSU stay in front. Neither side led by more than five in a low-scoring first half. The Griffons scored the first four points, but a pair of Earney triples late in the first quarter put the Tigers up 16-12 after 10 minutes of play. Missouri Western then opened the second quarter on an 11-2 run to go up by five, 23-18. The Tigers bounced back down the stretch, closing the half on a 9-2 run before taking a 27-25 lead with seven seconds left in the half on a left wing 3-pointer from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sydney-golladay/6844">Sydney Golladay</a>.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1400157790&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/12-10-22-fhsu-wbkb-v-miss-w-hilights" title="Fort Hays State WBB Highlights at Missouri Western State (Dec. 10, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Fort Hays State WBB Highlights at Missouri Western State (Dec. 10, 2022)</a></div></div>The Griffons hit four-straight shots to start the second half, taking a game-high eight-point lead after a 10-0 run.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;helped the Tigers break out of the funk, scoring seven in a row on her own. FHSU closed within one following Wagner's second triple of the game before&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ellie-stearns/6851">Ellie Stearns</a>&nbsp;tied things up at 37 with a triple of her own. Another Golladay triple pushed the Tiger run to 14-2, matching FHSU's biggest lead to that point at 41-37. Missouri Western regained the lead two minutes into the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer, but Earney quickly responded to put the Tigers in front for good. Wagner led all scorers with 17 points while collecting a game-high nine rebounds. The Maize, Kan. native was a force to be reckoned with on the defensive end as well, recording a career-best four blocks and poking away two steals. Hollenbeck added 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Earney matched her career high with 12 for the second game in a row. Golladay totaled nine points and a season-high seven rebounds. Dilsaver tallied game highs in assists with five and steals with three. Fort Hays State grabbed 13 offensive rebounds, turning those boards into 12 second-chance points. The Tiger defense created 14 Griffon turnovers with 11 steals while totaling 19 points off turnovers on the other end. The Tigers won the rebound battle by four, 41-37. The Griffons outshot the Tigers from the floor, 38.5 percent to 31.7 percent. However, the Tigers matched their season-high with nine 3-pointers while holding the Griffons to a season-low four 3-pointers. Missouri Western's 58-point output was its lowest of the season by seven points. The Tigers will turn around and play Northwest Missouri State on the road Sunday afternoon (Dec. 11) beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Maryville, Mo.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Tiger women win back-and-forth game at Missouri Western

Fort Hays State Women's Basketball (6-3, 2-0 MIAA) at Missouri Western (6-3, 1-1 MIAA) Saturday, December 10, 2022 • 1:30 p.m. St. Joseph, Mo. • MWSU Fieldhouse at Looney Complex Radio&nbsp;• KJLS (103.3)

<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> FHSU at Northwest Missouri State (4-3, 0-2 MIAA) Sunday, December 11, 2022 • 1:30 p.m. Maryville, Mo. • Bearcat Arena Radio • KJLS (103.3)

<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> The Fort Hays State women's basketball team hits the road for the first time in nearly a month this weekend for a pair of conference contests. First up is a rematch of the 2022 NCAA Division II Central Region Championship with Missouri Western on Saturday (Dec. 10, 1:30 p.m.) in St. Joseph, Mo. The Tigers will then turn around and play Northwest Missouri State one day later (Dec. 11, 1:30 p.m.) in Maryville, Mo. Fort Hays State enters the week 6-3 on the year and 2-0 in MIAA play, while the Griffons are 6-3 overall and 1-1 in MIAA play and the Bearcats are 4-3 this season and 0-2 in league games. Both the Griffons and Bearcats will play No. 22 Nebraska-Kearney&nbsp;before hosting the Tigers. Live video of the both contests will be available on&nbsp;<a href="https://themiaanetwork.com/fhsutigers/">The MIAA Network</a>. Fans can purchase access to a single contest for $10, a month-long pass for $25 or a season-long, all-access pass for $125. Both the monthly and year-long passes gain access to any event in any sport streamed on The MIAA Network. Live radio coverage with voice of the Tigers Gerard Wellbrock&nbsp;will be available over the air on KJLS 103.3 FM and online at&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">hayspost.com</a>. Last Time Out -&nbsp;The Tigers moved to 7-0 all-time against Rogers State with an 84-42 win Saturday afternoon, the largest margin of victory in series history. - FHSU never trailed after hitting just under 45 percent (29-of-65) from the floor and creating 21 turnovers. -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;led the team with 18 points, with&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;adding 17. -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/megan-earney/6842">Megan Earney</a>&nbsp;poured in four 3-pointers in a two-minute span for a career-high 12 points. - The Tigers dominated on the glass for a second-consecutive game, outrebounding the Hillcats by 19, 47-28. - FHSU grabbed a season-high 19 offensive rebounds, its most in a conference contest in more than two years (21 vs RSU, 2/20/20). - The Tigers scored a season-high 25 points off the 21 RSU turnovers.&nbsp; Tiger Notables - Fort Hays State has won 216 games since the start of the 2014-15 season, by far the most of any MIAA team (ESU - 187&nbsp;wins). - The Tigers are 206-112 (.648) in conference games since joining the MIAA in 2006. - The Tigers are 60-42 in games played in the state of Missouri during the&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-hobson/1136">Tony Hobson</a>&nbsp;era, including an 11-6 mark in the city of St. Joseph. - FHSU leads the league with a free-throw percentage of 78.7 percent. - The Griffons (17.7 assists per game) and the Tigers (16.3 a/g) rank first and second in the league in distributing assists. - Hollenbeck&nbsp;blocked three shots in the win over Rogers State, bringing her career total to 102. She is the eighth Tiger to surpass 100 career blocks and now sits in a tie for seventh at FHSU with Emma Stroyan. -&nbsp;Lincoln, Neb. native&nbsp;Hollenbeck feels right at home when playing teams from the northwest corner of Missouri. She averages 16.3 points and 6.3 rebounds against the Bearcats and 14.4 points against the Griffons. -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/brooke-loewe/6850">Brooke Loewe's</a>&nbsp;35 assists are third-most in the MIAA so far this season. -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ellie-stearns/6851">Ellie Stearns</a>&nbsp;ranks 11th in the league with 14 makes from behind the 3-point arc this season. - The Tigers average 11.9 turnovers per game, sixth-fewest in the country. - More than 40 percent of FHSU's wins during the Hobson era have come on a Saturday (137 of 318). - Wagner and Missouri Western's Connie Clarke are tied for the league lead with five double-doubles on the year. That total is good for fifth in Division II. -&nbsp;FHSU has more regular season wins (18) against the Bearcats than any other league rival during the MIAA era. - All four teams playing this weekend in Maryville and St. Joseph rank in the top 50 in Division II in limiting turnovers, with three squads in the top six in the country.&nbsp;Northwest Missouri State ranks second with 11.0 turnovers per game, Nebraska-Kearney is fourth with 11.3 per game,&nbsp;Fort Hays State ranks sixth with 11.9 and Missouri Western is 48th with 14.2 turnovers per game. - The Tigers have a chance to win the league for a third-consecutive year, a feat not accomplished in more than 15 years (Washburn 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06). Series History with Missouri Western - Fort Hays State leads the all-time series with Missouri Western, 32-24. - The Tigers are 10-16 on the road against the Griffons, with FHSU winning each of the last two matchups in St. Joseph. - FHSU is 16-7 against Missouri Western under Hobson, including a 5-6 mark on the road. - Missouri Western came away victorious in the most recent meeting, rallying from a 21-point deficit to win the 2022 NCAA Division II Central Region Championship, 70-69 (3/14/22). - FHSU had won four in a row before MWSU's postseason win. The Tigers have won seven of the last nine matchups. Series History with Northwest Missouri State - The Tigers hold a 19-10 lead in the all-time series against Northwest Missouri State. - Each team has seven wins in 14 matchups all-time in Maryville. - Fort Hays State is 17-4 against Northwest under Hobson, including a 7-4 record inside Bearcat Arena. - The Tigers have won seven in a row against Northwest and 15 of the last 16. - FHSU has won three in a row on the road against the Bearcats. On This Day - The Tigers are 9-1 in recorded history on December 10. - Most recently, the Tigers defeated top-ranked Emporia State 54-51 at home in 2016. - The Tigers are 7-4 in recorded history on December 11. - Most recently, the Tigers lost to Nebraska-Kearney 61-56 at home in 2021. The Coach -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-hobson/1136">Tony Hobson</a>&nbsp;enters his 15th season at Fort Hays State and his 31st season as a head coach at the collegiate level in 2022-23. - He is 318-112 as a Tiger and 731-218 all-time. - Hobson ranks third all-time amongst MIAA head coaches with 318 wins at FHSU. - He ranks in the top 30 in win percentage amongst all active NCAA head coaches and in the top 10 in Division II. - Hobson earned the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Women's Four-Year College Coach of the Year award last season, his 19th career coach of the year award. - He has coached four All-Americans, four Academic All-Americans, two conference players of the year and 48 All-MIAA performers over the last 14 seasons. Scouting the Griffons - &nbsp;MWSU opened the year with the same fate as the Tigers, going 1-1 at the D2CCA Tip-Off Classic and at the Courtyard Sioux Falls Tip-Off Classic. - The Griffons are 6-3 on the year and 1-1 in MIAA play after an overtime win against Pittsburg State and a road loss against Missouri Western to open league competition. - Connie Clarke leads the MIAA with 9.8 rebounds per night while ranking third in the league with 17.9 points each game. -The Griffons have played at home just twice so far this season, defeating Truman State by 9 and Avila by 58. Career vs. the Griffons -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;- 14.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.4 apg in 5 games, 4 games&nbsp;scoring in double figures -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;- 10.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.8 apg in 5 games, 2 double-doubles -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jessie-sallach/6847">Jessie Sallach</a>&nbsp;- 6.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.2 apg in 5 games, 2 games scoring in double figures -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sydney-golladay/6844">Sydney Golladay</a>&nbsp;- 4.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.6 apg in 5 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kate-dilsaver/6841">Kate Dilsaver</a>&nbsp;- 1.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.7 apg in 3 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/emma-ruddle/6846">Emma Ruddle</a>&nbsp;- 0.8 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.0 apg in 4 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/megan-earney/6842">Megan Earney</a>&nbsp;- 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 apg in 1 game Scouting the Bearcats - Northwest Missouri State enters the weekend 4-3 overall and 0-2 in league play after falling on the road against Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State last weekend. - The Bearcats are led in scoring by Molly Hartnett, who ranks 18th in the MIAA with 12.6 points per game. - Kelsey Fields leads the Bearcats with 9.1 rebounds per night, third-most in the MIAA. - Northwest Missouri State leads the MIAA and ranks second nationally with just 11.0 turnovers per game. - The Bearcats have played only one home game so far this season. Career vs. the Bearcats -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;- 16.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 0.8 apg in 4 games, 1 double-double, 4 games scoring in double figures,&nbsp; -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;- 10.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.8 apg in 4 games, 1 20-point game -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jessie-sallach/6847">Jessie Sallach</a>&nbsp;- 7.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.8 apg in 4 games, 2 games scoring in double figures -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/emma-ruddle/6846">Emma Ruddle</a>&nbsp;- 3.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.0 apg in 3 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sydney-golladay/6844">Sydney Golladay</a>&nbsp;- 2.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.8 apg in 4 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kate-dilsaver/6841">Kate Dilsaver</a>&nbsp;- 1.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.5 apg in 2 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/megan-earney/6842">Megan Earney</a>&nbsp;- 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 1.0 apg in 1 game Looking Ahead The Tigers return home to wrap up the semester with three games in four days next weekend. FHSU will host a pair of conference opponents in Central Oklahoma on Friday (Dec. 16, 5:30 p.m.) and Newman on Sunday (Dec. 18, 2 p.m.) before putting a bow on the non-conference schedule against Bethany Monday evening (Dec. 19, 6 p.m.).&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsFort Hays State Women's Basketball (6-3, 2-0 MIAA) at Missouri Western (6-3, 1-1 MIAA) Saturday, December 10, 2022 • 1:30 p.m. St. Joseph, Mo. • MWSU Fieldhouse at Looney Complex Radio&nbsp;• KJLS (103.3)<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> FHSU at Northwest Missouri State (4-3, 0-2 MIAA) Sunday, December 11, 2022 • 1:30 p.m. Maryville, Mo. • Bearcat Arena Radio • KJLS (103.3)<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> The Fort Hays State women's basketball team hits the road for the first time in nearly a month this weekend for a pair of conference contests. First up is a rematch of the 2022 NCAA Division II Central Region Championship with Missouri Western on Saturday (Dec. 10, 1:30 p.m.) in St. Joseph, Mo. The Tigers will then turn around and play Northwest Missouri State one day later (Dec. 11, 1:30 p.m.) in Maryville, Mo. Fort Hays State enters the week 6-3 on the year and 2-0 in MIAA play, while the Griffons are 6-3 overall and 1-1 in MIAA play and the Bearcats are 4-3 this season and 0-2 in league games. Both the Griffons and Bearcats will play No. 22 Nebraska-Kearney&nbsp;before hosting the Tigers. Live video of the both contests will be available on&nbsp;<a href="https://themiaanetwork.com/fhsutigers/">The MIAA Network</a>. Fans can purchase access to a single contest for $10, a month-long pass for $25 or a season-long, all-access pass for $125. Both the monthly and year-long passes gain access to any event in any sport streamed on The MIAA Network. Live radio coverage with voice of the Tigers Gerard Wellbrock&nbsp;will be available over the air on KJLS 103.3 FM and online at&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">hayspost.com</a>. Last Time Out -&nbsp;The Tigers moved to 7-0 all-time against Rogers State with an 84-42 win Saturday afternoon, the largest margin of victory in series history. - FHSU never trailed after hitting just under 45 percent (29-of-65) from the floor and creating 21 turnovers. -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;led the team with 18 points, with&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;adding 17. -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/megan-earney/6842">Megan Earney</a>&nbsp;poured in four 3-pointers in a two-minute span for a career-high 12 points. - The Tigers dominated on the glass for a second-consecutive game, outrebounding the Hillcats by 19, 47-28. - FHSU grabbed a season-high 19 offensive rebounds, its most in a conference contest in more than two years (21 vs RSU, 2/20/20). - The Tigers scored a season-high 25 points off the 21 RSU turnovers.&nbsp; Tiger Notables - Fort Hays State has won 216 games since the start of the 2014-15 season, by far the most of any MIAA team (ESU - 187&nbsp;wins). - The Tigers are 206-112 (.648) in conference games since joining the MIAA in 2006. - The Tigers are 60-42 in games played in the state of Missouri during the&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-hobson/1136">Tony Hobson</a>&nbsp;era, including an 11-6 mark in the city of St. Joseph. - FHSU leads the league with a free-throw percentage of 78.7 percent. - The Griffons (17.7 assists per game) and the Tigers (16.3 a/g) rank first and second in the league in distributing assists. - Hollenbeck&nbsp;blocked three shots in the win over Rogers State, bringing her career total to 102. She is the eighth Tiger to surpass 100 career blocks and now sits in a tie for seventh at FHSU with Emma Stroyan. -&nbsp;Lincoln, Neb. native&nbsp;Hollenbeck feels right at home when playing teams from the northwest corner of Missouri. She averages 16.3 points and 6.3 rebounds against the Bearcats and 14.4 points against the Griffons. -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/brooke-loewe/6850">Brooke Loewe's</a>&nbsp;35 assists are third-most in the MIAA so far this season. -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ellie-stearns/6851">Ellie Stearns</a>&nbsp;ranks 11th in the league with 14 makes from behind the 3-point arc this season. - The Tigers average 11.9 turnovers per game, sixth-fewest in the country. - More than 40 percent of FHSU's wins during the Hobson era have come on a Saturday (137 of 318). - Wagner and Missouri Western's Connie Clarke are tied for the league lead with five double-doubles on the year. That total is good for fifth in Division II. -&nbsp;FHSU has more regular season wins (18) against the Bearcats than any other league rival during the MIAA era. - All four teams playing this weekend in Maryville and St. Joseph rank in the top 50 in Division II in limiting turnovers, with three squads in the top six in the country.&nbsp;Northwest Missouri State ranks second with 11.0 turnovers per game, Nebraska-Kearney is fourth with 11.3 per game,&nbsp;Fort Hays State ranks sixth with 11.9 and Missouri Western is 48th with 14.2 turnovers per game. - The Tigers have a chance to win the league for a third-consecutive year, a feat not accomplished in more than 15 years (Washburn 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06). Series History with Missouri Western - Fort Hays State leads the all-time series with Missouri Western, 32-24. - The Tigers are 10-16 on the road against the Griffons, with FHSU winning each of the last two matchups in St. Joseph. - FHSU is 16-7 against Missouri Western under Hobson, including a 5-6 mark on the road. - Missouri Western came away victorious in the most recent meeting, rallying from a 21-point deficit to win the 2022 NCAA Division II Central Region Championship, 70-69 (3/14/22). - FHSU had won four in a row before MWSU's postseason win. The Tigers have won seven of the last nine matchups. Series History with Northwest Missouri State - The Tigers hold a 19-10 lead in the all-time series against Northwest Missouri State. - Each team has seven wins in 14 matchups all-time in Maryville. - Fort Hays State is 17-4 against Northwest under Hobson, including a 7-4 record inside Bearcat Arena. - The Tigers have won seven in a row against Northwest and 15 of the last 16. - FHSU has won three in a row on the road against the Bearcats. On This Day - The Tigers are 9-1 in recorded history on December 10. - Most recently, the Tigers defeated top-ranked Emporia State 54-51 at home in 2016. - The Tigers are 7-4 in recorded history on December 11. - Most recently, the Tigers lost to Nebraska-Kearney 61-56 at home in 2021. The Coach -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-hobson/1136">Tony Hobson</a>&nbsp;enters his 15th season at Fort Hays State and his 31st season as a head coach at the collegiate level in 2022-23. - He is 318-112 as a Tiger and 731-218 all-time. - Hobson ranks third all-time amongst MIAA head coaches with 318 wins at FHSU. - He ranks in the top 30 in win percentage amongst all active NCAA head coaches and in the top 10 in Division II. - Hobson earned the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Women's Four-Year College Coach of the Year award last season, his 19th career coach of the year award. - He has coached four All-Americans, four Academic All-Americans, two conference players of the year and 48 All-MIAA performers over the last 14 seasons. Scouting the Griffons - &nbsp;MWSU opened the year with the same fate as the Tigers, going 1-1 at the D2CCA Tip-Off Classic and at the Courtyard Sioux Falls Tip-Off Classic. - The Griffons are 6-3 on the year and 1-1 in MIAA play after an overtime win against Pittsburg State and a road loss against Missouri Western to open league competition. - Connie Clarke leads the MIAA with 9.8 rebounds per night while ranking third in the league with 17.9 points each game. -The Griffons have played at home just twice so far this season, defeating Truman State by 9 and Avila by 58. Career vs. the Griffons -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;- 14.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.4 apg in 5 games, 4 games&nbsp;scoring in double figures -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;- 10.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.8 apg in 5 games, 2 double-doubles -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jessie-sallach/6847">Jessie Sallach</a>&nbsp;- 6.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.2 apg in 5 games, 2 games scoring in double figures -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sydney-golladay/6844">Sydney Golladay</a>&nbsp;- 4.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.6 apg in 5 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kate-dilsaver/6841">Kate Dilsaver</a>&nbsp;- 1.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.7 apg in 3 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/emma-ruddle/6846">Emma Ruddle</a>&nbsp;- 0.8 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.0 apg in 4 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/megan-earney/6842">Megan Earney</a>&nbsp;- 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 0.0 apg in 1 game Scouting the Bearcats - Northwest Missouri State enters the weekend 4-3 overall and 0-2 in league play after falling on the road against Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State last weekend. - The Bearcats are led in scoring by Molly Hartnett, who ranks 18th in the MIAA with 12.6 points per game. - Kelsey Fields leads the Bearcats with 9.1 rebounds per night, third-most in the MIAA. - Northwest Missouri State leads the MIAA and ranks second nationally with just 11.0 turnovers per game. - The Bearcats have played only one home game so far this season. Career vs. the Bearcats -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;- 16.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 0.8 apg in 4 games, 1 double-double, 4 games scoring in double figures,&nbsp; -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;- 10.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.8 apg in 4 games, 1 20-point game -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jessie-sallach/6847">Jessie Sallach</a>&nbsp;- 7.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.8 apg in 4 games, 2 games scoring in double figures -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/emma-ruddle/6846">Emma Ruddle</a>&nbsp;- 3.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.0 apg in 3 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sydney-golladay/6844">Sydney Golladay</a>&nbsp;- 2.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.8 apg in 4 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kate-dilsaver/6841">Kate Dilsaver</a>&nbsp;- 1.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.5 apg in 2 games -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/megan-earney/6842">Megan Earney</a>&nbsp;- 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 1.0 apg in 1 game Looking Ahead The Tigers return home to wrap up the semester with three games in four days next weekend. FHSU will host a pair of conference opponents in Central Oklahoma on Friday (Dec. 16, 5:30 p.m.) and Newman on Sunday (Dec. 18, 2 p.m.) before putting a bow on the non-conference schedule against Bethany Monday evening (Dec. 19, 6 p.m.).&nbsp;&nbsp;

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LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. He was 48.

U.S. media seated near him said Wahl fell back in his seat in a section of Lusail Stadium reserved for journalists during extra time of the game, and reporters adjacent to him called for assistance.

Emergency services workers responded very quickly, treated him for 20 or 30 minutes on the spot and then took him out on a stretcher, said Keir Radnedge, a veteran British sports journalist who was working nearby at the time.

The World Cup organizing committee said he was taken to Doha's Hamad General Hospital, but it did not state a cause of death. “We are in touch with the US Embassy and relevant local authorities to ensure the process of repatriating the body is in accordance with the family’s wishes,” it said in a statement.

Wahl, who wrote for Sports Illustrated for a decade then started his own website, was a major voice in introducing professional soccer to an American public more used to seeing the sport as a school-level game. He also brought a critical eye to the organizational bodies of the international sport.

He “really helped put soccer on the mainstream sports map in the States,” Radnedge said.

“Grant had a strong moral compass, on where sports should be and how sport ... should help set standards for people,” he said. “There was never any doubt that Grant was on the side of the good guys in wanting soccer to make the best of itself.”

Wahl was covering his eighth World Cup. He wrote Monday on his website that he had&nbsp;<a href="https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/world-cup-daily-day-22">visited a medical clinic</a>&nbsp;while in Qatar.

“My body finally broke down on me. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you,” Wahl wrote. “What had been a cold over the last 10 days turned into something more severe on the night of the USA-Netherlands game, and I could feel my upper chest take on a new level of pressure and discomfort.”

Wahl wrote that he tested negative for COVID-19 and sought treatment for his symptoms.

“I went into the medical clinic at the main media center today, and they said I probably have bronchitis. They gave me a course of antibiotics and some heavy-duty cough syrup, and I’m already feeling a bit better just a few hours later. But still: No bueno,” he wrote.

Wahl tweeted on Wednesday that he had celebrated his birthday that day.

“We could always count on Grant to deliver insightful and entertaining stories about our game, and its major protagonists,” the U.S. Soccer Federation said in a statement. “Grant’s belief in the power of the game to advance human rights was, and will remain, an inspiration to all. Grant made soccer his life’s work, and we are devastated that he and his brilliant writing will no longer be with us.”

Wahl's wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, tweeted that she was thankful for the support of her husband’s “soccer family” and friends who had reached out.

“&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1601404727014879232?s=20&amp;t=Wpv4uCqNxr74RB-kYxrn-w">I’m in complete shock</a>,” wrote Gounder, who is an associate professor at New York University School of Medicine, an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital Center and a CBS News contributor.

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/StateDeptSpox/status/1601419687619067904">in a tweet</a>&nbsp;that American officials were in touch with Qatari authorities “to see to it that his family’s wishes are fulfilled as expeditiously as possible."

<a href="https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/an-unexpected-detention-by-world">Wahl wore a rainbow T-shirt in support of LGBTQ rights to the United States' World Cup opener against Wales on Nov. 21</a>&nbsp;and wrote that security refused him entry and told him to remove the shirt. Gay and lesbian sex is criminalized in Qatar, a conservative Muslim emirate.

Wahl wrote he was detained for 25 minutes at Ahmed Bin Ali stadium in Al Rayyan, then was let go by a security commander. Wahl said FIFA apologized to him.

Among Wahl’s work before he began covering soccer exclusively was&nbsp;<a href="https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/02/18/ahead-of-his-class-ohio-high-school-junior-lebron-james-is-so-good-that-hes-already-being-mentioned-as-the-heir-to-air-jordan">a Sports Illustrated cover story</a>&nbsp;about LeBron James in 2002, when James was a junior at St. Vincent-St. Mary High in Akron, Ohio.

“He was always pretty cool to be around. He spent a lot of time in my hometown of Akron,” James said in Philadelphia after the Los Angeles Lakers lost in overtime to the 76ers. “Any time his name would come up, I’ll always think back to me as a teenager having Grant in our building down at St. V’s. It’s a tragic loss. It’s unfortunate to lose someone as great as he was. I wish his family the best. May he rest in paradise.”

A voter at times in FIFA’s annual awards, Wahl was among 82 journalists honored last week by FIFA and the international sports press association AIPS for attending eight or more World Cups.

“His love for football was immense and his reporting will be missed by all who follow the global game,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said.

Wahl graduated from Princeton in 1996 and worked for Sports Illustrated from 1996 to 2021, known primarily for his coverage of soccer and college basketball. He then launched his own website.

Wahl also worked for Fox Sports from 2012-19.

His death at the World Cup left fellow journalists covering the games stunned.

“You come to a World Cup as a journalist to work, to share the stresses, the pressures but also the enjoyments and the fascination of it — and to share that with your readers, your listeners, your viewers. That’s what Grant was doing, that’s what he enjoyed doing. Everybody recognized that enthusiasm in him,” Radnedge said.

“So for him to not be with us anymore at such a young age, that’s an immense shock.”

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. He was 48.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Just now: Security guard refusing to let me into the stadium for USA-Wales. “You have to change your shirt. It’s not allowed.” <a href="https://t.co/TvSGThMYq8">pic.twitter.com/TvSGThMYq8</a>&mdash; Subscribe to GrantWahl.com (@GrantWahl) <a href="https://twitter.com/GrantWahl/status/1594721724746338305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>U.S. media seated near him said Wahl fell back in his seat in a section of Lusail Stadium reserved for journalists during extra time of the game, and reporters adjacent to him called for assistance.Emergency services workers responded very quickly, treated him for 20 or 30 minutes on the spot and then took him out on a stretcher, said Keir Radnedge, a veteran British sports journalist who was working nearby at the time.The World Cup organizing committee said he was taken to Doha's Hamad General Hospital, but it did not state a cause of death. “We are in touch with the US Embassy and relevant local authorities to ensure the process of repatriating the body is in accordance with the family’s wishes,” it said in a statement.Wahl, who wrote for Sports Illustrated for a decade then started his own website, was a major voice in introducing professional soccer to an American public more used to seeing the sport as a school-level game. He also brought a critical eye to the organizational bodies of the international sport.He “really helped put soccer on the mainstream sports map in the States,” Radnedge said.“Grant had a strong moral compass, on where sports should be and how sport ... should help set standards for people,” he said. “There was never any doubt that Grant was on the side of the good guys in wanting soccer to make the best of itself.”Wahl was covering his eighth World Cup. He wrote Monday on his website that he had&nbsp;<a href="https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/world-cup-daily-day-22">visited a medical clinic</a>&nbsp;while in Qatar.“My body finally broke down on me. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you,” Wahl wrote. “What had been a cold over the last 10 days turned into something more severe on the night of the USA-Netherlands game, and I could feel my upper chest take on a new level of pressure and discomfort.”Wahl wrote that he tested negative for COVID-19 and sought treatment for his symptoms.“I went into the medical clinic at the main media center today, and they said I probably have bronchitis. They gave me a course of antibiotics and some heavy-duty cough syrup, and I’m already feeling a bit better just a few hours later. But still: No bueno,” he wrote.Wahl tweeted on Wednesday that he had celebrated his birthday that day.“We could always count on Grant to deliver insightful and entertaining stories about our game, and its major protagonists,” the U.S. Soccer Federation said in a statement. “Grant’s belief in the power of the game to advance human rights was, and will remain, an inspiration to all. Grant made soccer his life’s work, and we are devastated that he and his brilliant writing will no longer be with us.”Wahl's wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, tweeted that she was thankful for the support of her husband’s “soccer family” and friends who had reached out.“&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1601404727014879232?s=20&amp;t=Wpv4uCqNxr74RB-kYxrn-w">I’m in complete shock</a>,” wrote Gounder, who is an associate professor at New York University School of Medicine, an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital Center and a CBS News contributor.U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/StateDeptSpox/status/1601419687619067904">in a tweet</a>&nbsp;that American officials were in touch with Qatari authorities “to see to it that his family’s wishes are fulfilled as expeditiously as possible."<a href="https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/an-unexpected-detention-by-world">Wahl wore a rainbow T-shirt in support of LGBTQ rights to the United States' World Cup opener against Wales on Nov. 21</a>&nbsp;and wrote that security refused him entry and told him to remove the shirt. Gay and lesbian sex is criminalized in Qatar, a conservative Muslim emirate.Wahl wrote he was detained for 25 minutes at Ahmed Bin Ali stadium in Al Rayyan, then was let go by a security commander. Wahl said FIFA apologized to him.Among Wahl’s work before he began covering soccer exclusively was&nbsp;<a href="https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/02/18/ahead-of-his-class-ohio-high-school-junior-lebron-james-is-so-good-that-hes-already-being-mentioned-as-the-heir-to-air-jordan">a Sports Illustrated cover story</a>&nbsp;about LeBron James in 2002, when James was a junior at St. Vincent-St. Mary High in Akron, Ohio.“He was always pretty cool to be around. He spent a lot of time in my hometown of Akron,” James said in Philadelphia after the Los Angeles Lakers lost in overtime to the 76ers. “Any time his name would come up, I’ll always think back to me as a teenager having Grant in our building down at St. V’s. It’s a tragic loss. It’s unfortunate to lose someone as great as he was. I wish his family the best. May he rest in paradise.”A voter at times in FIFA’s annual awards, Wahl was among 82 journalists honored last week by FIFA and the international sports press association AIPS for attending eight or more World Cups.“His love for football was immense and his reporting will be missed by all who follow the global game,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">U.S. Soccer Statement On The Passing Of Grant Wahl: <a href="https://t.co/CBp1mCK1mQ">pic.twitter.com/CBp1mCK1mQ</a>&mdash; U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ussoccer/status/1601401947692863489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Wahl graduated from Princeton in 1996 and worked for Sports Illustrated from 1996 to 2021, known primarily for his coverage of soccer and college basketball. He then launched his own website.Wahl also worked for Fox Sports from 2012-19.His death at the World Cup left fellow journalists covering the games stunned.“You come to a World Cup as a journalist to work, to share the stresses, the pressures but also the enjoyments and the fascination of it — and to share that with your readers, your listeners, your viewers. That’s what Grant was doing, that’s what he enjoyed doing. Everybody recognized that enthusiasm in him,” Radnedge said.“So for him to not be with us anymore at such a young age, that’s an immense shock.”

⚽️ Writer Grant Wahl, who wore rainbow shirt to World Cup, dies in Qatar

Hays High hosted Junction City Friday night to wrap up the home portion of the 2022 season.&nbsp;

Girls #9 Hays 51 - Junction City 25

Hays turned a cold shooting first quarter into a 26 point win 51-25 over the Junction City Blue Jays. The Indians made just two of eleven first quarter shots and were tied at nine points after the first quarter. Hays slowly started to pull away in the second quarter with a 15-7 advantage during the eight minutes for a 24-16 halftime lead.

Hays never trailed and was never threatened in the second half. Junction City failed to score in the third quarter and Hays put 16 more points on the board for a 40-16 lead. The Indians pushed the lead to near thirty before settling for a 51-26 victory.

The Indians were led by Molly Martin with 16 points which included four more three pointers after making six on Tuesday. Katie Linenberger scored a career high 14 points.

Hays improves to 4-1 and will play Wichita South at Wichita Southeast on Saturday, December 17th. Junction City drops to 0-3.

Boys Hays 45 - Junction City 47

Hays High was outrebounded for the first time on the season and committed 19 turnovers in a two point loss to Junction City 47-45.

The Blue Jays led 9-4 leading into a timeout by Hays. The Indians responded with a 15-2 run that lasted midway through the second quarter. Hays had their biggest lead of the night at that point 19-11.&nbsp;

Junction City went on an 8-0 run to get within one before Hays pushed their advantage back to six at halftime 26-20.

Hays kept their lead at six through the first two minutes of the third quarter before Junction City started chipping away and taking the lead at 32-30 with three minutes left. Hays took their last lead of the game moments later on a three pointer at 34-32.

Junction City took a two point lead into the fourth quarter and pushed their advantage to five points on two occasions. The last of which was at 45-40 with 1:17 remaining. Hays scored the game's next five points to tie the game at 45, but the Blue Jays scored quickly on their next possession.

Hays had a pair of free throws with five seconds remaining. They missed the first and after intentionally missing the second got the offensive rebound but was called a travel. The Indians stole the inbound pass but could not get a clean look at a game winner, falling 47-45.

Six players scored five or more points for the Indians, led by the nine of Edwin Muller.

Hays falls to 2-3 and will be in Wichita to face South High School next Saturday at 2:00. The contest will be held at Southeast High School.

Hays High hosted Junction City Friday night to wrap up the home portion of the 2022 season.&nbsp;Girls #9 Hays 51 - Junction City 25Hays turned a cold shooting first quarter into a 26 point win 51-25 over the Junction City Blue Jays. The Indians made just two of eleven first quarter shots and were tied at nine points after the first quarter. Hays slowly started to pull away in the second quarter with a 15-7 advantage during the eight minutes for a 24-16 halftime lead.Highlights<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1399769407&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/12-09-22-hhs-wbkb-vs-junction-city-highlights" title="12 - 09 - 22 HHS WBKB Vs Junction City Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">12 - 09 - 22 HHS WBKB Vs Junction City Highlights</a></div></div>Hays never trailed and was never threatened in the second half. Junction City failed to score in the third quarter and Hays put 16 more points on the board for a 40-16 lead. The Indians pushed the lead to near thirty before settling for a 51-26 victory.Coach Len Melvin<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1399769320&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/12-09-22-coach-len-melvin-interview" title="12 - 09 - 22 Coach Len Melvin Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">12 - 09 - 22 Coach Len Melvin Interview</a></div></div>The Indians were led by Molly Martin with 16 points which included four more three pointers after making six on Tuesday. Katie Linenberger scored a career high 14 points.Hays improves to 4-1 and will play Wichita South at Wichita Southeast on Saturday, December 17th. Junction City drops to 0-3.Boys Hays 45 - Junction City 47Hays High was outrebounded for the first time on the season and committed 19 turnovers in a two point loss to Junction City 47-45.The Blue Jays led 9-4 leading into a timeout by Hays. The Indians responded with a 15-2 run that lasted midway through the second quarter. Hays had their biggest lead of the night at that point 19-11.&nbsp;Junction City went on an 8-0 run to get within one before Hays pushed their advantage back to six at halftime 26-20.Highlights<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1399769365&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/12-09-22-hhs-mbkb-vs-junction-city-highlights" title="12 - 09 - 22 HHS MBKB Vs Junction City Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">12 - 09 - 22 HHS MBKB Vs Junction City Highlights</a></div></div>Hays kept their lead at six through the first two minutes of the third quarter before Junction City started chipping away and taking the lead at 32-30 with three minutes left. Hays took their last lead of the game moments later on a three pointer at 34-32.Junction City took a two point lead into the fourth quarter and pushed their advantage to five points on two occasions. The last of which was at 45-40 with 1:17 remaining. Hays scored the game's next five points to tie the game at 45, but the Blue Jays scored quickly on their next possession.Hays had a pair of free throws with five seconds remaining. They missed the first and after intentionally missing the second got the offensive rebound but was called a travel. The Indians stole the inbound pass but could not get a clean look at a game winner, falling 47-45.Coach Sean Dreiling<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1399769347&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/12-09-22-coach-sean-dreiling-interview" title="12 - 09 - 22 Coach Sean Dreiling Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">12 - 09 - 22 Coach Sean Dreiling Interview</a></div></div>Six players scored five or more points for the Indians, led by the nine of Edwin Muller.Hays falls to 2-3 and will be in Wichita to face South High School next Saturday at 2:00. The contest will be held at Southeast High School.

🏀 Hays girls win big; boys lose heartbreaker to Junction City

The Hays High Indians return home Friday night for a matchup with the Junction City Blue Jays.

The girls game will tipoff at approximately 6:00 with the boys to follow from Hays High School.

Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/480609">HERE&nbsp;</a>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.

The Hays High Indians return home Friday night for a matchup with the Junction City Blue Jays.The girls game will tipoff at approximately 6:00 with the boys to follow from Hays High School.Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/480609">HERE&nbsp;</a>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.<div><iframe src="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/480609?autoplay=1" width="640" height="360" allow="fullscreen;" style="border:0;overflow:hidden;"></iframe></div>