On this week's Tiger Talk, Voice of the Tigers Gerard Wellbrock speaks with Fort Hays State University Head Football Coach Chris Brown about the latest in FHSU Football.

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 </figure>On this week's Tiger Talk, Voice of the Tigers Gerard Wellbrock speaks with Fort Hays State University Head Football Coach Chris Brown about the latest in FHSU Football.

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CLASS 6A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
MANHATTAN (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DERBY (7-2) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
OLATHE NORTH (8-1) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
WICHITA NORTHWEST (7-2) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
OLATHE SOUTH (7-2)

CLASS 5A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
MAIZE (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
MILL VALLEY (8-1) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
HAYS (8-1) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BISHOP CARROLL (7-2) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DE SOTO (8-1)

CLASS 4A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (7-2) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BISHOP MIEGE (7-2) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ST. JAMES ACADEMY (5-4) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
WAMEGO (9-0) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CHANUTE (9-0)

CLASS 3A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ANDALE (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
HOLTON (8-1) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ROCK CREEK (8-1) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
TOPEKA HAYDEN (8-1) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
GIRARD (9-0)

CLASS 2A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
SOUTHEAST OF SALINE (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
NEMAHA CENTRAL (9-0) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
KINGMAN (9-0) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
SABETHA (7-2) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
OSAGE CITY (8-1)

CLASS 1A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CENTRALIA (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
OLPE (7-2) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ST. MARYS (7-2) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ST. MARYS COLGAN (8-1) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
TROY (8-1)

CLASS 8M-I RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
WICHITA CO. (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
LITTLE RIVER (8-1) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
SOUTH SUMNER CO. (9-0) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BURLINGAME (8-1) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CHASE COUNTY (8-1)

CLASS 8M-II RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
AXTELL (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CANTON-GALVA (9-0) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
VICTORIA (9-0) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
THUNDER RIDGE (8-1) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DIGHTON (9-0)

CLASS 6M RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CUNNINGHAM (8-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ASHLAND (6-1) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CHEYLIN (7-1) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
TESCOTT (8-1) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
NORTHERN VALLEY (6-2)

CLASS 6A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
MANHATTAN (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DERBY (7-2) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
OLATHE NORTH (8-1) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
WICHITA NORTHWEST (7-2) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
OLATHE SOUTH (7-2)CLASS 5A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
MAIZE (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
MILL VALLEY (8-1) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
HAYS (8-1) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BISHOP CARROLL (7-2) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DE SOTO (8-1)CLASS 4A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (7-2) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BISHOP MIEGE (7-2) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ST. JAMES ACADEMY (5-4) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
WAMEGO (9-0) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CHANUTE (9-0)CLASS 3A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ANDALE (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
HOLTON (8-1) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ROCK CREEK (8-1) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
TOPEKA HAYDEN (8-1) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
GIRARD (9-0)CLASS 2A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
SOUTHEAST OF SALINE (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
NEMAHA CENTRAL (9-0) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
KINGMAN (9-0) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
SABETHA (7-2) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
OSAGE CITY (8-1)CLASS 1A RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CENTRALIA (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
OLPE (7-2) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ST. MARYS (7-2) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ST. MARYS COLGAN (8-1) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
TROY (8-1)CLASS 8M-I RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
WICHITA CO. (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
LITTLE RIVER (8-1) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
SOUTH SUMNER CO. (9-0) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BURLINGAME (8-1) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CHASE COUNTY (8-1)CLASS 8M-II RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
AXTELL (9-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CANTON-GALVA (9-0) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
VICTORIA (9-0) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
THUNDER RIDGE (8-1) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DIGHTON (9-0)CLASS 6M RANKINGS 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CUNNINGHAM (8-0) 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ASHLAND (6-1) 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CHEYLIN (7-1) 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
TESCOTT (8-1) 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
NORTHERN VALLEY (6-2)

🏈 Kpreps week 10 rankings

By GERARD WELLBROCK Hays Post

MANHATTAN - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team overcame a slow start to battle toe to to with Kansas State in an exhibition game Monday night at Bramlage Coliseum, but the Wildcats used a 13-2 run to open the fourth quarter to propel them to a 74-63 win. The Tigers were within one to start the quarter but missed their first five shots and turned the ball over five times.

The Tigers fell behind 10-0 to start the game but quickly responded with a 14-2 run to take their first lead of the game on a corner three from Bradley transfer Sasha Koenig. A basket from Central Oklahoma transfer Clary Donica put the Tigers up 16-15 early in the second quarter.

K-State built an eight point lead at halftime which they increased to 14 a little over two minutes into the third, but the Tigers responded with a 13-0 run to cut the deficit to one. Fort Hays State scored on six of seven possessions over the heart of the third quarter, including seven points from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kate-dilsaver/6841">Kate Dilsaver</a>. The Tiger defense forced seven-straight misses from the Wildcats and created one turnover during the three-minute, 43-second run.

Katie Wagner led the Tigers with 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists. Donica led the Tigers with&nbsp;&nbsp;10 rebounds while adding seven points and two assists. Golladay led the team with five assists alongside five rebounds and three points. 13 different Tigers played in the game, with 11 of the 13 finding their way onto the scorebook. 

K-State was led by Gabby Gregory with 22 points and nine rebounds. The Tigers outshot K-State for the game, 38.7 percent to 37.9 percent. Each team collected 42 rebounds in the contest, with FHSU scoring seven second-chance points to eight for the Wildcats. FHSU outscored the Wildcats in the paint, 24-22, and off the bench, 30-13.

UP NEXT Fort Hays State and seven other top Division II teams from across the country will open the regular season this weekend at the 2022 D2CCA Tip-Off Classic inside historic Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. The Tigers will first play West Texas A&amp;M, a national quarterfinalist from last season, on Saturday and before battling Southern Nazarene on Sunday, with both contests beginning at 1:30 p.m.

FHSU's home opener is set for Friday, November 18 against Minnesota State at 6 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/11/1667297833302.jpeg" alt="FHSU's Katie Wagner drives to the basketball in the Tigers exhibition game at Bramlage Coliseum Monday night. (FHSU Athletics photo/Ryan Prickett)" />
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 </figure>By GERARD WELLBROCK Hays PostMANHATTAN - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team overcame a slow start to battle toe to to with Kansas State in an exhibition game Monday night at Bramlage Coliseum, but the Wildcats used a 13-2 run to open the fourth quarter to propel them to a 74-63 win. The Tigers were within one to start the quarter but missed their first five shots and turned the ball over five times.The Tigers fell behind 10-0 to start the game but quickly responded with a 14-2 run to take their first lead of the game on a corner three from Bradley transfer Sasha Koenig. A basket from Central Oklahoma transfer Clary Donica put the Tigers up 16-15 early in the second quarter.<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/1373955742&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-814667509/10-31-22-tony-hobson-post-game" title="Tony Hobson Postgame at Kansas State (Oct 31, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Tony Hobson Postgame at Kansas State (Oct 31, 2022)</a></div></div>K-State built an eight point lead at halftime which they increased to 14 a little over two minutes into the third, but the Tigers responded with a 13-0 run to cut the deficit to one. Fort Hays State scored on six of seven possessions over the heart of the third quarter, including seven points from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kate-dilsaver/6841">Kate Dilsaver</a>. The Tiger defense forced seven-straight misses from the Wildcats and created one turnover during the three-minute, 43-second run.<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/1373955901&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-814667509/10-31-22-katie-wagner-post-game" title="Katie Wagner Postgame at Kansas State (Oct 31, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Katie Wagner Postgame at Kansas State (Oct 31, 2022)</a></div></div>Katie Wagner led the Tigers with 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists. Donica led the Tigers with&nbsp;&nbsp;10 rebounds while adding seven points and two assists. Golladay led the team with five assists alongside five rebounds and three points. 13 different Tigers played in the game, with 11 of the 13 finding their way onto the scorebook. K-State was led by Gabby Gregory with 22 points and nine rebounds. The Tigers outshot K-State for the game, 38.7 percent to 37.9 percent. Each team collected 42 rebounds in the contest, with FHSU scoring seven second-chance points to eight for the Wildcats. FHSU outscored the Wildcats in the paint, 24-22, and off the bench, 30-13.<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/1373955805&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-814667509/10-31-22-fhsu-highlights" title="Fort Hays State WBB Highlights at Kansas State (Oct 31, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Fort Hays State WBB Highlights at Kansas State (Oct 31, 2022)</a></div></div>UP NEXT Fort Hays State and seven other top Division II teams from across the country will open the regular season this weekend at the 2022 D2CCA Tip-Off Classic inside historic Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. The Tigers will first play West Texas A&amp;M, a national quarterfinalist from last season, on Saturday and before battling Southern Nazarene on Sunday, with both contests beginning at 1:30 p.m. FHSU's home opener is set for Friday, November 18 against Minnesota State at 6 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Tiger women hang with Kansas State

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– For a third time this season Kansas State had a pair of players earn weekly honors from the conference, as junior quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/will-howard/7941">Will Howard</a>&nbsp;was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and senior punter/kicker&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/ty-zentner/8000">Ty Zentner</a>&nbsp;earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week accolades, the conference office announced Monday.&nbsp;&nbsp;

It is the first honor for each player and gives K-State eight Big 12 weekly honors this season, the second most in the conference (Oklahoma State – 9) and its most since the Wildcats had nine in 2012. In addition to his weekly conference honor, Howard was also named a Manning Award Star of the Week and is in the running for Manning Award Quarterback of the Week via a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=allstatesugarbowl&amp;set=a.10166602353855459">vote on Facebook</a>. Howard tied the school record with four touchdown passes in K-State's 48-0 win over No. 9 Oklahoma State. The junior was 21-of-37 for 296 passing yards with no interceptions as he set a new career high in yards and tied his career high in completions. Each of Howard's touchdown passes came in the first half as he became just the third quarterback in school history to throw four touchdown passes in a half, the other two being Michael Bishop (1997 vs. Northern Illinois) and Paul Watson (1988 vs. Louisiana Tech). Zentner handled all three kicking duties for K-State for the first time this season. Two of his four punts were downed inside the 20-yard line in addition to hitting a 51-yarder, while five of his nine kickoffs were touchbacks. The senior also connected on both of his field goal attempts and all six extra point attempts. Ranked 13th&nbsp;in this week's Associated Press Top 25, Kansas State hosts Texas on Saturday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game, which serves as Harley Day and kicks off at 6 p.m., will be televised by FS1.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Kansas State AthleticsMANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– For a third time this season Kansas State had a pair of players earn weekly honors from the conference, as junior quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/will-howard/7941">Will Howard</a>&nbsp;was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and senior punter/kicker&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/ty-zentner/8000">Ty Zentner</a>&nbsp;earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week accolades, the conference office announced Monday.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is the first honor for each player and gives K-State eight Big 12 weekly honors this season, the second most in the conference (Oklahoma State – 9) and its most since the Wildcats had nine in 2012. In addition to his weekly conference honor, Howard was also named a Manning Award Star of the Week and is in the running for Manning Award Quarterback of the Week via a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=allstatesugarbowl&amp;set=a.10166602353855459">vote on Facebook</a>. Howard tied the school record with four touchdown passes in K-State's 48-0 win over No. 9 Oklahoma State. The junior was 21-of-37 for 296 passing yards with no interceptions as he set a new career high in yards and tied his career high in completions. Each of Howard's touchdown passes came in the first half as he became just the third quarterback in school history to throw four touchdown passes in a half, the other two being Michael Bishop (1997 vs. Northern Illinois) and Paul Watson (1988 vs. Louisiana Tech). Zentner handled all three kicking duties for K-State for the first time this season. Two of his four punts were downed inside the 20-yard line in addition to hitting a 51-yarder, while five of his nine kickoffs were touchbacks. The senior also connected on both of his field goal attempts and all six extra point attempts. Ranked 13th&nbsp;in this week's Associated Press Top 25, Kansas State hosts Texas on Saturday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game, which serves as Harley Day and kicks off at 6 p.m., will be televised by FS1.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏈 K-State's Howard, Zentner named Big 12 Players of the Week

Fort Hays State at Kansas State Exhibition Monday, October 31, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. Manhattan, Kan. • Bramlage Coliseum Radio&nbsp;• KJLS (103.3)

<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE</a> Before opening the 53rd season in program history early next month, the Fort Hays State women's basketball team will play in one final tune-up game Monday evening when the Tigers travel to Manhattan, Kan. for an exhibition contest against Kansas State. First tip between the Tigers and Wildcats is slated for 6:30 p.m. inside Bramlage Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/f5ee1ae7-94c6-4ec4-9ad7-2d07ecfe04df">ESPN+/Big XII NOW</a>&nbsp;streaming platform. Those with active ESPN+ subscriptions can watch the game at no additional cost, while others can sign up at a cost of $9.99 for a month-long subscription. The game is not included in subscriptions to The MIAA Network. Live audio from voice of the Tigers Gerard Wellbrock will also be available on KJLS 103.3 FM and streaming online at&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/ce/kjls2/">hayspost.com</a>. The Tigers are coming off the fourth 30-win season in program history after winning both the MIAA regular season and conference tournament championships in 2021-22. The Tigers are trying to become the first team to win three consecutive regular season MIAA trophies since 2004-06 (Washburn). Fort Hays State returns eight student-athletes from last year's squad, including two All-MIAA performers in&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;(second team) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;(2x honorable mention). Head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-hobson/1136">Tony Hobson</a>&nbsp;brought in six new players this season, including four transfers and two true freshmen. The Tigers are remarkably young on paper, with all but one player entering the season with at least three seasons of eligibility remaining. This year's team includes one graduate student, 11 players with a sophomore designation and two freshmen. While the roster looks young on paper, the Tigers bring in plenty of experience at the collegiate level. Eight of the 12 non-freshmen have played in at least two seasons of collegiate basketball, with those 12 veterans combining for 3,012 career points in 538 games played. Hobson 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 312-109 as a Tiger and 725-215 all-time. Hobson ranks third all-time amongst MIAA head coaches with 312 wins with the program. 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. The Tigers finished last season ranked seventh in the final WBCA Division II Coaches poll after reaching the Central Region championship game for the third time in school history. The Tigers also topped all DII in both GPA (3.814) and attendance (2,184 fans per game). FHSU was one of two schools to rank in the top 25 in all three end-of-season ranks (Ashland - 6th academic, 9th coaches poll, 11th attendance). This will be the seventh exhibition meeting between the Tigers and Wildcats, with all seven coming during the Hobson era. The teams last played in 2019, with K-State holding on to win 78-60 (11/1/19). Just two players remain on either roster from that contest in KSU's Ayoka Lee and Emilee Ebert. The teams were slated to play an exhibition inside Gross Memorial Coliseum to start the 2020 season before the game was canceled due to COVID protocol. The teams played 13 times in the early years of each program between 1969 and 1976, with K-State winning 11 of those matchups. The Tigers have never won in Manhattan, going 0-4 in the regular season and 0-6 in exhibition play. Fort Hays State last played on Halloween in 2010 in an exhibition game against Kansas. The Jayhawks came away with the victory in Lawrence, 83-62.&nbsp;Melissa Nelson led the team with 25 points and six rebounds.&nbsp; K-State reached the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament last season, defeating Washington State 50-40 before falling to NC State 89-57. The Wildcats ranked ninth in the country last year with 170 blocks and 20th in assist/turnover ratio at 1.21. Serena Sundell ranked second in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally with 5.3 assists per game last season. She was named to the preseason All-Big 12 team this season after earning a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman team and honorable mention All-Big 12 status a year ago. Jeff Mittie, father of former Tiger Madison Mittie, enters his ninth season with the Wildcats with a career record of 599-345 in 30 years as a head coach. After battling the Wildcats early in the week, Fort Hays State will take a few days to prep for the regular-season opener on Saturday (Nov. 5). The Tigers will head to Kansas City, Mo. and historic Municipal Auditorium, the annual site of the MIAA Championship Tournament, for the 2022 D2CCA Tip-Off Classic. FHSU will play West Texas A&amp;M, a national quarterfinalist from last season, on Saturday and Southern Nazarene on Sunday (Nov. 5), with both c&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666988495168.jpeg" alt="FHSU's Emma Ruddle attempts at shot at last season MIAA Tournament vs. Central Oklahoma at Municipal Auditorium. (FHSU Athletics photo/Nicole Heitmann)" />
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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsFort Hays State at Kansas State Exhibition Monday, October 31, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. Manhattan, Kan. • Bramlage Coliseum Radio&nbsp;• KJLS (103.3)<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE</a> Before opening the 53rd season in program history early next month, the Fort Hays State women's basketball team will play in one final tune-up game Monday evening when the Tigers travel to Manhattan, Kan. for an exhibition contest against Kansas State. First tip between the Tigers and Wildcats is slated for 6:30 p.m. inside Bramlage Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/f5ee1ae7-94c6-4ec4-9ad7-2d07ecfe04df">ESPN+/Big XII NOW</a>&nbsp;streaming platform. Those with active ESPN+ subscriptions can watch the game at no additional cost, while others can sign up at a cost of $9.99 for a month-long subscription. The game is not included in subscriptions to The MIAA Network. Live audio from voice of the Tigers Gerard Wellbrock will also be available on KJLS 103.3 FM and streaming online at&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/ce/kjls2/">hayspost.com</a>. The Tigers are coming off the fourth 30-win season in program history after winning both the MIAA regular season and conference tournament championships in 2021-22. The Tigers are trying to become the first team to win three consecutive regular season MIAA trophies since 2004-06 (Washburn). Fort Hays State returns eight student-athletes from last year's squad, including two All-MIAA performers in&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/katie-wagner/6848">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;(second team) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/olivia-hollenbeck/6845">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;(2x honorable mention). Head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tony-hobson/1136">Tony Hobson</a>&nbsp;brought in six new players this season, including four transfers and two true freshmen. The Tigers are remarkably young on paper, with all but one player entering the season with at least three seasons of eligibility remaining. This year's team includes one graduate student, 11 players with a sophomore designation and two freshmen. While the roster looks young on paper, the Tigers bring in plenty of experience at the collegiate level. Eight of the 12 non-freshmen have played in at least two seasons of collegiate basketball, with those 12 veterans combining for 3,012 career points in 538 games played. Hobson 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 312-109 as a Tiger and 725-215 all-time. Hobson ranks third all-time amongst MIAA head coaches with 312 wins with the program. 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. The Tigers finished last season ranked seventh in the final WBCA Division II Coaches poll after reaching the Central Region championship game for the third time in school history. The Tigers also topped all DII in both GPA (3.814) and attendance (2,184 fans per game). FHSU was one of two schools to rank in the top 25 in all three end-of-season ranks (Ashland - 6th academic, 9th coaches poll, 11th attendance). This will be the seventh exhibition meeting between the Tigers and Wildcats, with all seven coming during the Hobson era. The teams last played in 2019, with K-State holding on to win 78-60 (11/1/19). Just two players remain on either roster from that contest in KSU's Ayoka Lee and Emilee Ebert. The teams were slated to play an exhibition inside Gross Memorial Coliseum to start the 2020 season before the game was canceled due to COVID protocol. The teams played 13 times in the early years of each program between 1969 and 1976, with K-State winning 11 of those matchups. The Tigers have never won in Manhattan, going 0-4 in the regular season and 0-6 in exhibition play. Fort Hays State last played on Halloween in 2010 in an exhibition game against Kansas. The Jayhawks came away with the victory in Lawrence, 83-62.&nbsp;Melissa Nelson led the team with 25 points and six rebounds.&nbsp; K-State reached the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament last season, defeating Washington State 50-40 before falling to NC State 89-57. The Wildcats ranked ninth in the country last year with 170 blocks and 20th in assist/turnover ratio at 1.21. Serena Sundell ranked second in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally with 5.3 assists per game last season. She was named to the preseason All-Big 12 team this season after earning a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman team and honorable mention All-Big 12 status a year ago. Jeff Mittie, father of former Tiger Madison Mittie, enters his ninth season with the Wildcats with a career record of 599-345 in 30 years as a head coach. After battling the Wildcats early in the week, Fort Hays State will take a few days to prep for the regular-season opener on Saturday (Nov. 5). The Tigers will head to Kansas City, Mo. and historic Municipal Auditorium, the annual site of the MIAA Championship Tournament, for the 2022 D2CCA Tip-Off Classic. FHSU will play West Texas A&amp;M, a national quarterfinalist from last season, on Saturday and Southern Nazarene on Sunday (Nov. 5), with both c&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀🎙️ LISTEN - FHSU women open with exhibition at K-State

Tiger Talk with Fort Hays State head football coach Chris Brown. Tiger Talk airs live on KAYS (94.3 FM/1400 AM) at noon on Monday from Big Smoke Barbecue on Hays.

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🎧 Defend the Fort Podcast: Tiger Talk (Oct 29, 2022)

BETHANY, Okla. – The Great American Conference announced that the 2022 Men's Soccer Championship Tournament semifinal round has been moved up a day due to inclement weather forecasted on Friday. The tournament semifinals will now be on Thursday (Nov. 3) with the start times of each match remaining the same as they were scheduled for Friday. FHSU will face Rogers State at 3 p.m., followed by Southern Nazarene vs. Northeastern State at 6 p.m. The championship match will remain on Sunday at 1 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsBETHANY, Okla. – The Great American Conference announced that the 2022 Men's Soccer Championship Tournament semifinal round has been moved up a day due to inclement weather forecasted on Friday. The tournament semifinals will now be on Thursday (Nov. 3) with the start times of each match remaining the same as they were scheduled for Friday. FHSU will face Rogers State at 3 p.m., followed by Southern Nazarene vs. Northeastern State at 6 p.m. The championship match will remain on Sunday at 1 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;

⚽ Semifinal round of GAC/MIAA Tournament moved up a day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State Wrestling was picked third in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll, released on Monday . The Tigers are picked to finish one notch higher in the dual standings than where they finished last season. Defending national champion Nebraska-Kearney is picked first in the poll just by a slight margin over Central Oklahoma. The Lopers received 15 points in the poll and three first-place votes, while the Bronchos received 14 points and one first-place vote. Central Oklahoma won the MIAA dual title last year, going 4-0 in conference action and a perfect 13-0 overall. Nebraska-Kearney and Central Oklahoma went into the NCAA Championships ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation last year. That's exactly where both teams finished when the championship was over, UNK generating 127 points and UCO 86. UCO had two individual national champions, while UNK had one. Fort Hays State received votes in the NWCA National Rankings as a team all throughout last season. The Tigers had three national qualifiers.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/tereus-henry/7220">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;at 197 pounds is the lone individual of that trio back this year, which also included Marty Verhaeghe and A.J. Cooper. Verhaeghe and Cooper both earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in their final year competing for the Tigers. 2022-23 MIAA Wrestling Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Nebraska Kearney – 15 [3] 2. Central Oklahoma – 14 [1] 3. Fort Hays State – 9 4. Central Missouri – 8 5. Newman – 4&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State Wrestling was picked third in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll, released on Monday . The Tigers are picked to finish one notch higher in the dual standings than where they finished last season. Defending national champion Nebraska-Kearney is picked first in the poll just by a slight margin over Central Oklahoma. The Lopers received 15 points in the poll and three first-place votes, while the Bronchos received 14 points and one first-place vote. Central Oklahoma won the MIAA dual title last year, going 4-0 in conference action and a perfect 13-0 overall. Nebraska-Kearney and Central Oklahoma went into the NCAA Championships ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation last year. That's exactly where both teams finished when the championship was over, UNK generating 127 points and UCO 86. UCO had two individual national champions, while UNK had one. Fort Hays State received votes in the NWCA National Rankings as a team all throughout last season. The Tigers had three national qualifiers.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/tereus-henry/7220">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;at 197 pounds is the lone individual of that trio back this year, which also included Marty Verhaeghe and A.J. Cooper. Verhaeghe and Cooper both earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in their final year competing for the Tigers. 2022-23 MIAA Wrestling Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Nebraska Kearney – 15 [3] 2. Central Oklahoma – 14 [1] 3. Fort Hays State – 9 4. Central Missouri – 8 5. Newman – 4&nbsp;&nbsp;

🤼 Tigers picked third in MIAA Coaches Preseason Poll

HAYS, Kan. - Fourth-seeded Fort Hays State defeated fifth-seeded Central Oklahoma 2-0 in the MIAA Tournament Quarterfinals on Sunday at the FHSU Soccer Stadium. After a scoreless first half, the Tigers found the net twice to advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2018. FHSU improved to 11-1-7 overall, while UCO moved to 11-4-4 overall and will now await its NCAA Tournament fate next weekend. Both the Tigers and Bronchos went into the match ranked among the top six in the NCAA region rankings. The first Tiger goal came in the 59th&nbsp;minute on a set-piece as&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/megan-wiman/6946">Megan Wiman</a>&nbsp;sent a free kick soaring into the box for&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/hannah-mares/6688">Hannah Mares</a>&nbsp;to chip into the net. That extended her team-leading goals total to eight on the season. About 10 minutes later,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/montserrat-diaz/7113">Montserrat Diaz</a>&nbsp;sealed the match for FHSU as she took a pass from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/emily-hutchings/6682">Emily Hutchings</a>&nbsp;and created some space at the front of the box before sending the ball past the keeper in the 69th&nbsp;minute, just moments after she entered the match. The Tigers finished with 16 shots, one shy of their season high, compared to seven by the Bronchos. FHSU finished with six shots on goal, compared to one by UCO, which was saved by&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/isabel-robben/6693">Isabel Robben</a>. Caroline Faulkner finished with four saves on the night. The Tigers are still unbeaten in the MIAA Tournament at home in their program history, now 4-0-2. All of those results have been in the tournament quarterfinals. The result marked the 12th shutout of the season by the Tigers, which ties their program record set by the 2016 squad.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/isabel-robben/6693">Isabel Robben</a>&nbsp;picked up her 11th individual shutout of the season, which also ties a single-season program record with Kristen Thompson (2014) and Abbie Flax (2016). Fort Hays State turns its sights to the MIAA Tournament Semifinals where they will face top-seeded Central Missouri in Warrensburg on Friday (Nov. 4) at 3 p.m. FHSU and Central Missouri played to a 1-1 draw in the regular season meeting in Hays.

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsHAYS, Kan. - Fourth-seeded Fort Hays State defeated fifth-seeded Central Oklahoma 2-0 in the MIAA Tournament Quarterfinals on Sunday at the FHSU Soccer Stadium. After a scoreless first half, the Tigers found the net twice to advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2018. FHSU improved to 11-1-7 overall, while UCO moved to 11-4-4 overall and will now await its NCAA Tournament fate next weekend. Both the Tigers and Bronchos went into the match ranked among the top six in the NCAA region rankings. The first Tiger goal came in the 59th&nbsp;minute on a set-piece as&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/megan-wiman/6946">Megan Wiman</a>&nbsp;sent a free kick soaring into the box for&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/hannah-mares/6688">Hannah Mares</a>&nbsp;to chip into the net. That extended her team-leading goals total to eight on the season. About 10 minutes later,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/montserrat-diaz/7113">Montserrat Diaz</a>&nbsp;sealed the match for FHSU as she took a pass from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/emily-hutchings/6682">Emily Hutchings</a>&nbsp;and created some space at the front of the box before sending the ball past the keeper in the 69th&nbsp;minute, just moments after she entered the match. The Tigers finished with 16 shots, one shy of their season high, compared to seven by the Bronchos. FHSU finished with six shots on goal, compared to one by UCO, which was saved by&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/isabel-robben/6693">Isabel Robben</a>. Caroline Faulkner finished with four saves on the night. The Tigers are still unbeaten in the MIAA Tournament at home in their program history, now 4-0-2. All of those results have been in the tournament quarterfinals. The result marked the 12th shutout of the season by the Tigers, which ties their program record set by the 2016 squad.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/isabel-robben/6693">Isabel Robben</a>&nbsp;picked up her 11th individual shutout of the season, which also ties a single-season program record with Kristen Thompson (2014) and Abbie Flax (2016). Fort Hays State turns its sights to the MIAA Tournament Semifinals where they will face top-seeded Central Missouri in Warrensburg on Friday (Nov. 4) at 3 p.m. FHSU and Central Missouri played to a 1-1 draw in the regular season meeting in Hays.

⚽ Two second half goals carries Tiger women into MIAA Tourney win

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

The Big 12 has reached an agreement on a six-year contract extension with ESPN and Fox worth more than $2 billion that will keep the conference's media rights with those networks through the 2030-31 college sports seasons, according to people familiar with the deal.

Two people confirmed details of the new media rights deal to The Associated Press on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because contracts have yet to be finalized and no official announcement was expected soon.

Sports Business Journal was the first to report the deal would be worth $380 million annually. The Big 12 still has two years left on its current deals with Fox and ESPN.

New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark announced in August he was engaging the networks in discussions about an extension and just a few weeks ago said a new deal could be done soon.

The television deal provides stability to a league that a little more than a year ago seemed to be in danger of falling apart. Oklahoma and Texas announced in the summer of 2021 that they intended to leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference at the end of the current TV deal, which expires in 2025.

Former Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby and the conference moved quickly to add Houston, Cincinnati, Central Florida and BYU. Those four will join next year, giving the Big 12 14 teams for at least one season.

It would cost tens of millions of dollars for Texas and Oklahoma to break current contracts leave the conference early.

Without the Longhorns and Sooners, there were concerns about how much networks would value the the Big 12. The final two years of the current deal pays $220 million annually.

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football WriterThe Big 12 has reached an agreement on a six-year contract extension with ESPN and Fox worth more than $2 billion that will keep the conference's media rights with those networks through the 2030-31 college sports seasons, according to people familiar with the deal.Two people confirmed details of the new media rights deal to The Associated Press on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because contracts have yet to be finalized and no official announcement was expected soon.Sports Business Journal was the first to report the deal would be worth $380 million annually. The Big 12 still has two years left on its current deals with Fox and ESPN.New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark announced in August he was engaging the networks in discussions about an extension and just a few weeks ago said a new deal could be done soon.The television deal provides stability to a league that a little more than a year ago seemed to be in danger of falling apart. Oklahoma and Texas announced in the summer of 2021 that they intended to leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference at the end of the current TV deal, which expires in 2025.Former Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby and the conference moved quickly to add Houston, Cincinnati, Central Florida and BYU. Those four will join next year, giving the Big 12 14 teams for at least one season.It would cost tens of millions of dollars for Texas and Oklahoma to break current contracts leave the conference early.Without the Longhorns and Sooners, there were concerns about how much networks would value the the Big 12. The final two years of the current deal pays $220 million annually.

AP sources: Big 12 agrees to 6-year extension with ESPN, Fox

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have hired Tampa Bay Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro as their new manager, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the club had yet to announce the move.

Quatraro replaces Mike Matheny, who was fired as part of a wide-spread shakeup within the organization after finishing with a 65-97 record for their sixth straight losing season. Quatraro was chosen by Royals general manager J.J. Picollo, who took over as head of the club's baseball operations after the firing of longtime front-office executive Dayton Moore.

Picollo, along with Royals owner John Sherman, had said they wanted a forward-thinking manager who was more data-driven than those of the past. They got exactly that in the 48-year-old Quatraro, who had been the bench coach in Tampa Bay since 2018 and had also been a hitting coordinator and third base coach. He previously worked on manager Terry Francona's staff in Cleveland.

He had been a hot commodity in recent seasons, interviewing with the Mets and A's last season for their manager jobs.

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⚾ Royals hire Rays' Quatraro as new manager

RUSSELVILLE, Ark. – Fort Hays State Men's Soccer will be the No. 3 seed in the four-team GAC/MIAA Tournament, held November 4 and 6. The tournament will be in Bethany, Oklahoma for a second straight year as Southern Nazarene claimed a second-straight regular season title to host the tournament. FHSU will face Rogers State in the semifinals. This year's semifinal matchups will be the same as last year, the only difference being that FHSU and Rogers State swap seeds this year. Last year FHSU was the No. 2 seed going into the tournament, but holds the No. 3 seed this year. Fort Hays State claimed the GAC/MIAA Tournament title last year in Bethany, defeating Rogers State and Northeastern State. Fort Hays State and Rogers State played to a draw in both regular season meetings. Southern Nazarene defeated Northeastern State twice in the regular season. The Friday semifinal between FHSU and Rogers State will be at 3 p.m., with the Southern Nazarene vs. Northeastern State semifinal following at 6 p.m. The final on Sunday is slated for 1 p.m. The winner of the GAC/MIAA Tournament will receive an automatic bid into Super Regional 3 of the NCAA Tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsRUSSELVILLE, Ark. – Fort Hays State Men's Soccer will be the No. 3 seed in the four-team GAC/MIAA Tournament, held November 4 and 6. The tournament will be in Bethany, Oklahoma for a second straight year as Southern Nazarene claimed a second-straight regular season title to host the tournament. FHSU will face Rogers State in the semifinals. This year's semifinal matchups will be the same as last year, the only difference being that FHSU and Rogers State swap seeds this year. Last year FHSU was the No. 2 seed going into the tournament, but holds the No. 3 seed this year. Fort Hays State claimed the GAC/MIAA Tournament title last year in Bethany, defeating Rogers State and Northeastern State. Fort Hays State and Rogers State played to a draw in both regular season meetings. Southern Nazarene defeated Northeastern State twice in the regular season. The Friday semifinal between FHSU and Rogers State will be at 3 p.m., with the Southern Nazarene vs. Northeastern State semifinal following at 6 p.m. The final on Sunday is slated for 1 p.m. The winner of the GAC/MIAA Tournament will receive an automatic bid into Super Regional 3 of the NCAA Tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp;

⚽ Tiger men No. 3 seed for GAC/MIAA Tournament

LONDON (AP) — The Broncos offense has stalled all season so expectations were low when a punt left them on their 2-yard line, trailing the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.

Embattled quarterback Russell Wilson delivered a message in the huddle.

“I told the guys ’hey listen we’re going to go 98 yards right here. Believe in it,” Wilson said. “Every season I've ever played, you’ve got to catch momentum. There’s a moment in time where it clicks.”

Melvin Gordon scored on that drive early in the second half, and Latavius Murray took it in from 2 yards late in the fourth quarter to help the Broncos snap a four-game losing streak by beating the Jaguars 21-17 on Sunday.

Wilson led two go-ahead scoring drives in the second half on his return from a hamstring injury. He finished 18 for 30 for 252 yards with a touchdown and interception.

Wilson looked rusty early, but connected on a 47-yard completion to KJ Hamler after the Broncos fell behind 17-14 on Travis Etienne's 1-yard touchdown run with 3:54 to play. Wilson then scrambled for 10 yards on a third-and-5 to get to the Jacksonville 28.

The late score gave Murray a touchdown for two different teams this month in London. He ran for a score for New Orleans earlier in October at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The Broncos (3-5) erased a 10-point deficit on Jerry Jeudy's 6-yard touchdown reception in the first half and Gordon's 1-yard run to complete the 98-yard scoring drive. On the long drive, Wilson connected three times with rookie tight end Greg Dulcich, including a 38-yard completion to the 1. Gordon then ran it in to give the Broncos a 14-10 lead.

Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett, who has come under criticism in his first year on the job, credited Wilson for shaking off the slow start.

“You learn a lot about a quarterback when they throw a pick,” Hackett said. “He got it out of the way early. He was able to rebound and come back.”

The announced attendance of 86,215 is the largest crowd in the history of NFL international games.

The Jaguars (2-6) lost their fifth consecutive game despite a career day from Etienne, who carried 24 times for 156 yards and a touchdown.

Etienne scored on a 1-yard plunge to give Jacksonville a 17-14 lead with 3:54 to play.

After Murray's touchdown with 1:43 remaining, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw an interception to K'Waun Williams at the Jacksonville 35.

Lawrence had a costly red zone interception on a first-and-goal from the 1 in the first half. Lawrence was 18 for 31 for 133 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.

“I’ve got to look in the mirror. I’ve got to play better,” Lawrence said.

Jags coach Doug Pederson said he didn't regret calling the pass near the goal line.

“It’s a relatively safe play. If it’s not there, and Trevor knows this, just throw the ball (away), just sail the ball and you’ve got two to three more downs to do whatever you want to do there.”

Wilson missed last week's game because of a strained hamstring and threw an interception on his second pass.

The Broncos didn't get their first first down until almost midway through the second quarter.

The Jags had opened the scoring when Lawrence found Evan Engram for a 22-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter.

The Jags had another costly red zone turnover for the second consecutive week. Last week, Etienne fumbled into the end zone in the 23-17 loss to the New York Giants. It was Lawrence's turn this week. Broncos safety Justin Simmons reached up and snatched the ball out of the air at the goal line with Jacksonville leading 7-0.

“I saw him rolling out. I’m hoping maybe there's a chance I can bat the ball,” Simmons said, doing even better by pulling the ball down for a crucial turnover.

The Broncos amassed 10 penalties for 71 yards in the first half, handing the Jags extra opportunities on offense. Simmons was whistled for taunting after a tackle on JaMycal Hasty but later in the drive he intercepted Lawrence for a touchback. The Broncos finished with 12 penalties for 81 yards.

“We’ve got to get that out of the game. We can’t do that,” Hackett said.

Jaguars return specialist Jamal Agnew was inactive for a second week in a row because of a knee injury. Jags safety Rayshawn Jenkins stayed down after tackling Jeudy in second quarter. Broncos center Lloyd Cushenberry III (hip) went down on Denver's final drive of first half and was ruled out. Graham Glasgow replaced him.

Broncos: Bye week and then at Tennessee on Nov. 13.

Jaguars: Host the Las Vegas Raiders next Sunday. They're at Kansas City the following week before their bye.

LONDON (AP) — The Broncos offense has stalled all season so expectations were low when a punt left them on their 2-yard line, trailing the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.Embattled quarterback Russell Wilson delivered a message in the huddle.“I told the guys ’hey listen we’re going to go 98 yards right here. Believe in it,” Wilson said. “Every season I've ever played, you’ve got to catch momentum. There’s a moment in time where it clicks.”Melvin Gordon scored on that drive early in the second half, and Latavius Murray took it in from 2 yards late in the fourth quarter to help the Broncos snap a four-game losing streak by beating the Jaguars 21-17 on Sunday.Wilson led two go-ahead scoring drives in the second half on his return from a hamstring injury. He finished 18 for 30 for 252 yards with a touchdown and interception.Wilson looked rusty early, but connected on a 47-yard completion to KJ Hamler after the Broncos fell behind 17-14 on Travis Etienne's 1-yard touchdown run with 3:54 to play. Wilson then scrambled for 10 yards on a third-and-5 to get to the Jacksonville 28.The late score gave Murray a touchdown for two different teams this month in London. He ran for a score for New Orleans earlier in October at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.The Broncos (3-5) erased a 10-point deficit on Jerry Jeudy's 6-yard touchdown reception in the first half and Gordon's 1-yard run to complete the 98-yard scoring drive. On the long drive, Wilson connected three times with rookie tight end Greg Dulcich, including a 38-yard completion to the 1. Gordon then ran it in to give the Broncos a 14-10 lead.Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett, who has come under criticism in his first year on the job, credited Wilson for shaking off the slow start.“You learn a lot about a quarterback when they throw a pick,” Hackett said. “He got it out of the way early. He was able to rebound and come back.”The announced attendance of 86,215 is the largest crowd in the history of NFL international games.The Jaguars (2-6) lost their fifth consecutive game despite a career day from Etienne, who carried 24 times for 156 yards and a touchdown.Etienne scored on a 1-yard plunge to give Jacksonville a 17-14 lead with 3:54 to play.After Murray's touchdown with 1:43 remaining, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw an interception to K'Waun Williams at the Jacksonville 35.Lawrence had a costly red zone interception on a first-and-goal from the 1 in the first half. Lawrence was 18 for 31 for 133 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.“I’ve got to look in the mirror. I’ve got to play better,” Lawrence said.Jags coach Doug Pederson said he didn't regret calling the pass near the goal line.“It’s a relatively safe play. If it’s not there, and Trevor knows this, just throw the ball (away), just sail the ball and you’ve got two to three more downs to do whatever you want to do there.”Wilson missed last week's game because of a strained hamstring and threw an interception on his second pass.The Broncos didn't get their first first down until almost midway through the second quarter.The Jags had opened the scoring when Lawrence found Evan Engram for a 22-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter.SEEING REDThe Jags had another costly red zone turnover for the second consecutive week. Last week, Etienne fumbled into the end zone in the 23-17 loss to the New York Giants. It was Lawrence's turn this week. Broncos safety Justin Simmons reached up and snatched the ball out of the air at the goal line with Jacksonville leading 7-0.“I saw him rolling out. I’m hoping maybe there's a chance I can bat the ball,” Simmons said, doing even better by pulling the ball down for a crucial turnover.FLAG FOOTBALLThe Broncos amassed 10 penalties for 71 yards in the first half, handing the Jags extra opportunities on offense. Simmons was whistled for taunting after a tackle on JaMycal Hasty but later in the drive he intercepted Lawrence for a touchback. The Broncos finished with 12 penalties for 81 yards.“We’ve got to get that out of the game. We can’t do that,” Hackett said.INJURIESJaguars return specialist Jamal Agnew was inactive for a second week in a row because of a knee injury. Jags safety Rayshawn Jenkins stayed down after tackling Jeudy in second quarter. Broncos center Lloyd Cushenberry III (hip) went down on Denver's final drive of first half and was ruled out. Graham Glasgow replaced him.UP NEXTBroncos: Bye week and then at Tennessee on Nov. 13.Jaguars: Host the Las Vegas Raiders next Sunday. They're at Kansas City the following week before their bye.

🏈 Broncos beat Jaguars in London to snap losing streak

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — After the final seconds ticked away on No. 22 Kansas State's comprehensive 48-0 win over ninth-ranked Oklahoma State on Saturday, thousands of purple-clad fans didn't storm the field so much as they wandered onto it in celebration.

Which was altogether fitting, considering the way the Wildcats methodically trounced the Cowboys.

Backup quarterback Will Howard threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns, Deuce Vaughn ran for 158 yards and another score, and a late interception by the Wildcats sealed Oklahoma State's first shutout loss since 2009 while allowing Kansas State to remain a game behind TCU in the race for berths in the Big 12 championship game.

“This is as good a win as I've ever been a part of,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said. “Offense fed off defense. Defense fed off the offense. We need to play complementary football and we were really good in all three phases.”

Kansas State scored TDs on its first two possessions, had 495 yards of total offense and held Oklahoma State, which had been the nation’s No. 3 scoring offense at 44.7 points per game, to just 217 yards — less than half its season average.

Kade Warner caught five passes for 97 yards and two scores, and Malik Knowles had eight catches for 113 yards. The late interception gave the Wildcats (6-2, 4-1) their first shutout of the Cowboys since a 10-0 win on Nov. 21, 1992.

“We’re confident," Howard said. "We feel good right now. And we just played a really good game against a really good team and beat them 48-0. And the nice thing is, we haven’t played our best game, and that's still in front of us.”

Spencer Sanders was just 13 of 26 for 147 yards with an interception for Oklahoma State (6-2, 3-2) before landing hard on his shoulder midway through the fourth quarter. The star quarterback did not return to the game.

The Cowboys’ most lopsided loss in nearly 18 seasons under coach Mike Gundy was also their first shutout loss to anyone since Nov. 28, 2009, when they fell 27-0 to Oklahoma in the Bedlam game.

“We got our butt kicked,” Gundy said. “I'm not taking anything away from Kansas State. They're a good team and they played really well. I don't know if they could have played a better game than they did today.”

The Wildcats have had some strangely easy wins over Oklahoma State. The last time a Gundy team was held to 12 points or fewer was in a 31-12 loss in Manhattan in 2018, and the last time the Cowboys trailed any game by at least 38 points was during a 48-14 loss to the Wildcats in 2014.

The biggest question surrounding Kansas State was the health of its own quarterback, Adrian Martinez, who played just four snaps in last week's loss to TCU because of a knee injury. And while he warmed up with the starters Saturday, it was the veteran backup Howard who headed out to the field on the opening possession of the game.

Howard proceeded to torture the banged-up Cowboys defense for the next 30 minutes.

He capped the opening drive by hitting Warner on fourth-and-10 for a 38-yard TD reception. Then, after Vaughn ripped off a 62-yard touchdown run, Howard threw a 31-yard third-down scoring strike to Phillip Brooks to make it 21-0.

“Adrian didn't feel like he was 100 percent confident in what he was going to be able to do,” Klieman said, “and I appreciate that because he's a team player. We knew we would be good either way.”

Howard's fourth TD throw — also to Warner and also on third down — was a short screen that turned into a 41-yard strike. And the final touchdown of the half, after Oklahoma State stuffed Kansas State twice at the goal line, went to Vaughn with just 11 seconds left and made it 35-0 at halftime.

Meanwhile, the prolific Cowboys offense couldn't answer any of the scores.

Their opening drive ended with a fourth-down incompletion. The next ended in a punt, and the next when Oklahoma State wide receiver Brennan Presley fumbled the ball away on the first play. The Cowboys punted twice more in the half around an interception, when Sanders overthrew everyone but the Kansas State defense.

The only question in the second half was whether the Wildcats would keep the Cowboys off the scoreboard.

“It takes all of us," Warner said, “to have an outcome like that today.”

Oklahoma State had won eight of its past 10 against ranked opponents, and the losses were by five last year to Baylor and three in double-overtime to TCU this season. But the Cowboys never put up a fight against Kansas State, even though the winner would have the inside track on a possible rematch with the Horned Frogs in the Big 12 title game.

Kansas State celebrated its first home game in 28 days by ending a three-game skid against the Cowboys in confidence-building fashion. It dominated on both sides of the ball, and on special teams, nearly got a punt return touchdown.

Oklahoma State heads down Interstate 70 to face Kansas next Saturday.

Kansas State welcomes Texas to Bill Snyder Family Stadium the same day.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1667098421701.jpeg" alt="K-State quarterback Will Howard scrambles against Oklahoma State Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. (Kansas State Athletics photo)" />
 <figcaption>K-State quarterback Will Howard scrambles against Oklahoma State Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. (Kansas State Athletics photo)</figcaption>
 </figure>MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — After the final seconds ticked away on No. 22 Kansas State's comprehensive 48-0 win over ninth-ranked Oklahoma State on Saturday, thousands of purple-clad fans didn't storm the field so much as they wandered onto it in celebration.Which was altogether fitting, considering the way the Wildcats methodically trounced the Cowboys.Backup quarterback Will Howard threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns, Deuce Vaughn ran for 158 yards and another score, and a late interception by the Wildcats sealed Oklahoma State's first shutout loss since 2009 while allowing Kansas State to remain a game behind TCU in the race for berths in the Big 12 championship game.“This is as good a win as I've ever been a part of,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said. “Offense fed off defense. Defense fed off the offense. We need to play complementary football and we were really good in all three phases.”Kansas State scored TDs on its first two possessions, had 495 yards of total offense and held Oklahoma State, which had been the nation’s No. 3 scoring offense at 44.7 points per game, to just 217 yards — less than half its season average.Kade Warner caught five passes for 97 yards and two scores, and Malik Knowles had eight catches for 113 yards. The late interception gave the Wildcats (6-2, 4-1) their first shutout of the Cowboys since a 10-0 win on Nov. 21, 1992.“We’re confident," Howard said. "We feel good right now. And we just played a really good game against a really good team and beat them 48-0. And the nice thing is, we haven’t played our best game, and that's still in front of us.”Spencer Sanders was just 13 of 26 for 147 yards with an interception for Oklahoma State (6-2, 3-2) before landing hard on his shoulder midway through the fourth quarter. The star quarterback did not return to the game.The Cowboys’ most lopsided loss in nearly 18 seasons under coach Mike Gundy was also their first shutout loss to anyone since Nov. 28, 2009, when they fell 27-0 to Oklahoma in the Bedlam game.“We got our butt kicked,” Gundy said. “I'm not taking anything away from Kansas State. They're a good team and they played really well. I don't know if they could have played a better game than they did today.”The Wildcats have had some strangely easy wins over Oklahoma State. The last time a Gundy team was held to 12 points or fewer was in a 31-12 loss in Manhattan in 2018, and the last time the Cowboys trailed any game by at least 38 points was during a 48-14 loss to the Wildcats in 2014.The biggest question surrounding Kansas State was the health of its own quarterback, Adrian Martinez, who played just four snaps in last week's loss to TCU because of a knee injury. And while he warmed up with the starters Saturday, it was the veteran backup Howard who headed out to the field on the opening possession of the game.Howard proceeded to torture the banged-up Cowboys defense for the next 30 minutes.He capped the opening drive by hitting Warner on fourth-and-10 for a 38-yard TD reception. Then, after Vaughn ripped off a 62-yard touchdown run, Howard threw a 31-yard third-down scoring strike to Phillip Brooks to make it 21-0.“Adrian didn't feel like he was 100 percent confident in what he was going to be able to do,” Klieman said, “and I appreciate that because he's a team player. We knew we would be good either way.”Howard's fourth TD throw — also to Warner and also on third down — was a short screen that turned into a 41-yard strike. And the final touchdown of the half, after Oklahoma State stuffed Kansas State twice at the goal line, went to Vaughn with just 11 seconds left and made it 35-0 at halftime.Meanwhile, the prolific Cowboys offense couldn't answer any of the scores.Their opening drive ended with a fourth-down incompletion. The next ended in a punt, and the next when Oklahoma State wide receiver Brennan Presley fumbled the ball away on the first play. The Cowboys punted twice more in the half around an interception, when Sanders overthrew everyone but the Kansas State defense.The only question in the second half was whether the Wildcats would keep the Cowboys off the scoreboard.“It takes all of us," Warner said, “to have an outcome like that today.”THE TAKEAWAYOklahoma State had won eight of its past 10 against ranked opponents, and the losses were by five last year to Baylor and three in double-overtime to TCU this season. But the Cowboys never put up a fight against Kansas State, even though the winner would have the inside track on a possible rematch with the Horned Frogs in the Big 12 title game.Kansas State celebrated its first home game in 28 days by ending a three-game skid against the Cowboys in confidence-building fashion. It dominated on both sides of the ball, and on special teams, nearly got a punt return touchdown.UP NEXTOklahoma State heads down Interstate 70 to face Kansas next Saturday.Kansas State welcomes Texas to Bill Snyder Family Stadium the same day.

🏈 No. 22 Kansas State routs No. 9 Oklahoma State

EMPORIA – Fort Hays State fell behind early and lost 42-14 to
Emporia State Saturday afternoon at Jones Field/Welch Stadium. The Tigers are
now 2-7 on the season while the Hornets improve to 7-2.

ESU scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and
built a 21-0 lead with 4:42 to play in the first quarter.

The Tigers countered with a 60-yard touchdown pass from Jack
Dawson to tight end Cale Cormaney.

The Hornets scored on their next two possession and led 35-7
at halftime.

The Tiger defense got a stop on the Hornets first possession
of the third quarter but a punt went off the back of a Tiger giving Emporia
State the ball at the FHSU 26. They scored one play later to push the score to
42-7.

Fort Hays State’s Manny Ramsey caught a 13-yard pass from
Dawson midway through

Manny Ramsey hauled in six passes for 66 yards and one
touchdown, moving up to second in all-time receptions at FHSU (171) and third
in career receiving touchdowns (22). Adrian Soto rushed for 67 yards.

Hornet quarterback Braden Gleason completed 30 of 

FHSU plays their final home game next Saturday against Northeastern
State at 1:00 p.m. The RiverHawks lost 21-17 at home to Washburn.

By GERARD WELLBROCK Hays PostEMPORIA – Fort Hays State fell behind early and lost 42-14 to
Emporia State Saturday afternoon at Jones Field/Welch Stadium. The Tigers are
now 2-7 on the season while the Hornets improve to 7-2.<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/1372668091&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-814667509/10-29-22-fhsu-fb-coach-interview" title="Chris Brown Postgame at Emporia State (Oct 29, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Chris Brown Postgame at Emporia State (Oct 29, 2022)</a></div></div>ESU scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and
built a 21-0 lead with 4:42 to play in the first quarter.The Tigers countered with a 60-yard touchdown pass from Jack
Dawson to tight end Cale Cormaney.The Hornets scored on their next two possession and led 35-7
at halftime.<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/1372668040&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-814667509/10-29-22-fhsu-fb-player-manny-ramsey-interview" title="Manny Ramsey Postgame at Emporia State (Oct 29, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Manny Ramsey Postgame at Emporia State (Oct 29, 2022)</a></div></div>The Tiger defense got a stop on the Hornets first possession
of the third quarter but a punt went off the back of a Tiger giving Emporia
State the ball at the FHSU 26. They scored one play later to push the score to
42-7.Fort Hays State’s Manny Ramsey caught a 13-yard pass from
Dawson midway through<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/1372668064&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-814667509/10-29-22-fhsu-fb-player-makel-williams-interview" title="Makel Williams Postgame at Emporia State (Oct 29, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Makel Williams Postgame at Emporia State (Oct 29, 2022)</a></div></div>Manny Ramsey hauled in six passes for 66 yards and one
touchdown, moving up to second in all-time receptions at FHSU (171) and third
in career receiving touchdowns (22). Adrian Soto rushed for 67 yards.Hornet quarterback Braden Gleason completed 30 of <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/1372668007&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-814667509/10-29-22-fhsu-fb-v-emporia-state-hilights" title="Fort Hays State Football Highlights at Emporia State (Oct 29, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Fort Hays State Football Highlights at Emporia State (Oct 29, 2022)</a></div></div>FHSU plays their final home game next Saturday against Northeastern
State at 1:00 p.m. The RiverHawks lost 21-17 at home to Washburn.

🏈 Tigers come up short at Emporia State

LAWRENCE – The Hays High girls cross team finished 10th at
the 5A State Cross Country Meet at Rim Rock Farm outside Lawrence. Arely
Maldonado led the Indians with a time of 20:54.6 and finished in 46th place.

St. James Academy won the meet with 51 points, St. Thomas Aquinas
finished second with 81 and Kapaun Mt. Carmel third with 115. Great Bend placed
fifth with 131.

Salina Central sophomore Katelyn Rupe won the individual
title with a time of 17:13.9.

Elijah McCullough was Hays High’s lone qualifier for the
boys race and placed 57th with a time of 17:43.3.

LAWRENCE – The Hays High girls cross team finished 10th at
the 5A State Cross Country Meet at Rim Rock Farm outside Lawrence. Arely
Maldonado led the Indians with a time of 20:54.6 and finished in 46th place.St. James Academy won the meet with 51 points, St. Thomas Aquinas
finished second with 81 and Kapaun Mt. Carmel third with 115. Great Bend placed
fifth with 131.Salina Central sophomore Katelyn Rupe won the individual
title with a time of 17:13.9.Elijah McCullough was Hays High’s lone qualifier for the
boys race and placed 57th with a time of 17:43.3.

👟 HHS girls finish 10th at 5A state meet

WAMEGO – Ellis freshman Avery Boydston finished fourth at Saturday’s
2A Girls Cross County Meet at the Wamego Country Club. Boydston had a time of
20:13.86. Stanton County’s Chesney Peterson won the 2A title with a time of
18:19.11. Taegan Linderman of Hoxie placed eighth (21:05.47).

TMP-Marian finished sixth in the team standings with 173 points.
Stanton County won the team title with 72 points. Whitewater-Remington finished
second with 97 and Salina-Sacred Heart third with 103.

Senior Sophie Allen led the Monarchs with a 30th place finish
(22:20.06). &nbsp;

Hays PostWAMEGO – Ellis freshman Avery Boydston finished fourth at Saturday’s
2A Girls Cross County Meet at the Wamego Country Club. Boydston had a time of
20:13.86. Stanton County’s Chesney Peterson won the 2A title with a time of
18:19.11. Taegan Linderman of Hoxie placed eighth (21:05.47).TMP-Marian finished sixth in the team standings with 173 points.
Stanton County won the team title with 72 points. Whitewater-Remington finished
second with 97 and Salina-Sacred Heart third with 103.Senior Sophie Allen led the Monarchs with a 30th place finish
(22:20.06). &nbsp;

👟 Ellis' Boydston places fourth at 2A state, Monarchs sixth as a team

By JAMES WALKER <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-first-televised-world-series-spurred-americas-television-boom-75-years-ago-193006">The Conversation</a>

Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WRi6iZAl-I">desperately waving at his home run to stay in play</a>. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZzGkoXlaTM">pumping his arms</a>
 as he hobbles around second base after muscling a home run off Dennis 
Eckersley, the Oakland A’s dominant closer. The ground ball hit by New 
York Mets outfielder Mookie Wilson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpyJjecJnuI">skipping through the legs</a> of Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner.

Some of the most dramatic images in World Series history are 
ingrained in the minds of baseball fans thanks to television coverage. 
This year’s World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston 
Astros will surely bring another timeless highlight to the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/03/2021-world-series-ratings-braves-astros-game-6-draws-14point3-million.html">12 million or so viewers</a> expected to watch.

Yet the first 43 World Series weren’t televised at all. It wasn’t 
until the 1947 series between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers –
 75 years ago – that fans could watch their favorite players duke it out
 on screen. 

As I detail in my book “<a href="https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bison-original/9780803248250/">Center Field Shot: A History of Baseball on Television</a>,”
 which I co-authored with Robert Bellamy, the telecasts became a 
sensation. They drew millions of Americans to a new medium at a time 
when there were no national networks, only a handful of stations and 
somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 TVs in the entire country.

In August 1947, the television industry anticipated a possible 
all-New York World Series: The Yankees had a huge lead in the American 
League, while the Dodgers also held a substantial one in the National 
League.  

If the two teams met in October, New York’s three television stations – run by NBC ABC, and the now-extinct <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/DuMont-Television-Network">DuMont</a> – decided they wanted to cover the games.

But the rights to televise the games were held by the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mutual-Broadcasting-System">Mutual Broadcasting System</a>,
 a radio network that had no television division. Thus, Mutual would 
need to farm out the coverage to one or more New York stations.

Although no national television network existed at the time, NBC, 
DuMont and CBS did have the means to link stations on the Eastern 
Seaboard through a combination of coaxial cable, microwave and 
over-the-air broadcast transmissions, expanding the potential audience 
for the World Series. The Series would air on eight stations in four 
markets: New York City, Philadelphia, Washington and Schenectady, New 
York.

While the Yankees-Dodgers series materialized, the televising of the Series almost didn’t. 

The predictable stumbling block was money. Baseball commissioner <a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/chandler-happy">Albert B. “Happy” Chandler</a>
 wanted $100,000 for the television rights to the Series. Gillette, the 
sponsor of the radio coverage on the Mutual Broadcasting System, balked 
at the steep price given television’s limited penetration – only 50,000 
to 60,000 U.S. households owned TVs at the time. The radio rights to 
reach the nation’s 29 million homes with radios had cost Mutual only 
$175,000.

Initial negotiations produced an offer of $60,000 from two sponsors: Gillette and the Ford Motor Company. New York’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Liebmann">Liebmann Breweries</a>
 offered to meet Chandler’s $100,000 demand, but the commissioner 
refused because he did not want beer ads when youngsters would be 
prominent members of the audience.

Even before a coverage deal had been finalized, bars, restaurants, 
television dealers, department stores, automobile dealerships and movie 
theaters started advertising the event, urging customers to come by to 
watch the World Series on television. And in the days and weeks leading 
up to the Fall Classic, the demand for television sets spiked. 

The excitement pressured Chandler and the sponsors to reach a compromise.   

Finally, on Sept. 26, just four days before Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, Chandler, Gillette and Ford <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-10-06-BC.pdf">agreed to $65,000 for the rights to televise the World Series</a>.
 Production costs added another $35,000 to the sponsors’ bill. Mutual, 
Gillette and Ford also agreed to allow all three New York TV stations 
and those connected to them to broadcast the game, providing the widest 
possible exposure.

Initial industry estimates had the Series reaching between 600,000 
and 700,000 viewers, many of them located in the bars and restaurants 
where a substantial number of the nation’s first television receivers 
were located.  

But that forecast ended up being conservative. Although home viewing for the seven games was substantial – 450,000 in a <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/40s/1947/BB-1947-10-18.pdf">Hooper rating survey commissioned by Billboard</a>
 – the out-of-home viewing numbers were extraordinary: Another 3.5 
million were estimated to have viewed the World Series in public 
locales.

Hooper’s survey found that an average of 82 customers showed up at 
each of these public locations to watch at least some of the World 
Series. Variety reported that bar owners saw a 500% increase in patrons 
during the Series, with some offering reservations to their regulars for
 a choice location near the TV set.

What viewers from those choice seats saw was primitive by today’s 
standards. The screen was usually small – 12 diagonal inches or less. 
The low-definition images were black and white and came from just a few 
cameras. No extreme close-ups were possible. There was no instant 
replay, so fans had to pay attention or the moment was lost. 

But for the first time, they were seeing the World Series live, and for free.

The audience liked what they saw. <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/40s/1947/BB-1947-10-11.pdf">Billboard</a>,
 quoting The Newark Evening News, reported that TV “audiences hung on 
every turn of the video cameras and the ‘oohs and aahs’ at a slide or 
strikeout were something radio broadcasters would give their eye teeth 
to hear.”

It didn’t hurt that <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1947_WS.shtml">the 1947 World Series</a> ended up being so dramatic. The Yankees prevailed in seven games, but Brooklyn owned the two greatest moments.

In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 4, Dodgers pitch hitter <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWjpOAy5zCM">Cookie Lavagetto ended Yankee starter Bill Biven’s no-hit bid</a> with a two-out hit, driving in two runs and sending the Dodgers to a 3-2 win. Then, in Game 6, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SrtxVs8uMI">Al Gionfriddo’s stunning catch of Joe DiMaggio’s deep drive to left field</a> helped preserve an 8-6 Dodgers victory, leading legendary Dodgers broadcaster <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Red_Barber.html?id=lWhgEAAAQBAJ">Red Barber</a> to exclaim, “Oh, Doctor!”

The Washington broadcasts even reached the White House, where 
President Harry S. Truman, his staff and the D.C. press corps watched 
some of the contests. The <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Televiser/Televiser-1947-09-10.pdf">industry magazine Televiser</a>
 reported an enthusiastic response from the White House viewers: “If TV 
can do as good a job as that on perhaps the most difficult of all 
subjects to televise, then it really has arrived.”

The public’s embrace of the World Series on television, along with 
the generous coverage of the telecasts by the press, provided an 
important boost to the nascent television industry. The Sporting News 
reported that the first televised World Series increased sales for new 
receivers in New York to levels not seen since the early days of radio. 
Similar reports came from dealers in Washington and Philadelphia.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sarnoff">David Sarnoff</a>,
 chairman of RCA – which owed NBC and was a leading manufacturer of 
receivers – regarded television’s coverage of baseball and its crowning 
event, the World Series, as one of the most important factors in 
triggering the growth of the new medium.

Television makers, <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Center_Field_Shot.html?id=6kPQhpS-X8YC">he concluded</a>,
 “had to have baseball games and if [baseball owners] had demanded 
millions for the rights, we would have had to give it to them.”

The television industry eventually did pay millions and then billions for those rights. <a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2018/11/15/Media/MLB-Fox.aspx">Fox’s latest seven-year contract</a>, including rights to the World Series, pays Major League Baseball $5.1 billion.

Happy Chandler’s 1947 demand for a $100,000 seems like quite a bargain today.

James Walker is
 Emeritus Professor of Communication at Saint Xavier University.

<figure>
 <iframe width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oWjpOAy5zCM"></iframe>
 <figcaption>An estimated 3.5 million Americans viewed the first televised World Series at bars, restaurants and storefronts.</figcaption>
 </figure>By JAMES WALKER <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-first-televised-world-series-spurred-americas-television-boom-75-years-ago-193006">The Conversation</a>Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WRi6iZAl-I">desperately waving at his home run to stay in play</a>. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZzGkoXlaTM">pumping his arms</a>
 as he hobbles around second base after muscling a home run off Dennis 
Eckersley, the Oakland A’s dominant closer. The ground ball hit by New 
York Mets outfielder Mookie Wilson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpyJjecJnuI">skipping through the legs</a> of Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner. Some of the most dramatic images in World Series history are 
ingrained in the minds of baseball fans thanks to television coverage. 
This year’s World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston 
Astros will surely bring another timeless highlight to the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/03/2021-world-series-ratings-braves-astros-game-6-draws-14point3-million.html">12 million or so viewers</a> expected to watch. Yet the first 43 World Series weren’t televised at all. It wasn’t 
until the 1947 series between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers –
 75 years ago – that fans could watch their favorite players duke it out
 on screen. As I detail in my book “<a href="https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bison-original/9780803248250/">Center Field Shot: A History of Baseball on Television</a>,”
 which I co-authored with Robert Bellamy, the telecasts became a 
sensation. They drew millions of Americans to a new medium at a time 
when there were no national networks, only a handful of stations and 
somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 TVs in the entire country.<h2>Negotiations go down to the wire</h2>In August 1947, the television industry anticipated a possible 
all-New York World Series: The Yankees had a huge lead in the American 
League, while the Dodgers also held a substantial one in the National 
League. If the two teams met in October, New York’s three television stations – run by NBC ABC, and the now-extinct <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/DuMont-Television-Network">DuMont</a> – decided they wanted to cover the games.But the rights to televise the games were held by the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mutual-Broadcasting-System">Mutual Broadcasting System</a>,
 a radio network that had no television division. Thus, Mutual would 
need to farm out the coverage to one or more New York stations. Although no national television network existed at the time, NBC, 
DuMont and CBS did have the means to link stations on the Eastern 
Seaboard through a combination of coaxial cable, microwave and 
over-the-air broadcast transmissions, expanding the potential audience 
for the World Series. The Series would air on eight stations in four 
markets: New York City, Philadelphia, Washington and Schenectady, New 
York.While the Yankees-Dodgers series materialized, the televising of the Series almost didn’t. The predictable stumbling block was money. Baseball commissioner <a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/chandler-happy">Albert B. “Happy” Chandler</a>
 wanted $100,000 for the television rights to the Series. Gillette, the 
sponsor of the radio coverage on the Mutual Broadcasting System, balked 
at the steep price given television’s limited penetration – only 50,000 
to 60,000 U.S. households owned TVs at the time. The radio rights to 
reach the nation’s 29 million homes with radios had cost Mutual only 
$175,000. Initial negotiations produced an offer of $60,000 from two sponsors: Gillette and the Ford Motor Company. New York’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Liebmann">Liebmann Breweries</a>
 offered to meet Chandler’s $100,000 demand, but the commissioner 
refused because he did not want beer ads when youngsters would be 
prominent members of the audience.Even before a coverage deal had been finalized, bars, restaurants, 
television dealers, department stores, automobile dealerships and movie 
theaters started advertising the event, urging customers to come by to 
watch the World Series on television. And in the days and weeks leading 
up to the Fall Classic, the demand for television sets spiked. The excitement pressured Chandler and the sponsors to reach a compromise. Finally, on Sept. 26, just four days before Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, Chandler, Gillette and Ford <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-10-06-BC.pdf">agreed to $65,000 for the rights to televise the World Series</a>.
 Production costs added another $35,000 to the sponsors’ bill. Mutual, 
Gillette and Ford also agreed to allow all three New York TV stations 
and those connected to them to broadcast the game, providing the widest 
possible exposure.<h2>An unexpectedly strong response</h2>Initial industry estimates had the Series reaching between 600,000 
and 700,000 viewers, many of them located in the bars and restaurants 
where a substantial number of the nation’s first television receivers 
were located. But that forecast ended up being conservative. Although home viewing for the seven games was substantial – 450,000 in a <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/40s/1947/BB-1947-10-18.pdf">Hooper rating survey commissioned by Billboard</a>
 – the out-of-home viewing numbers were extraordinary: Another 3.5 
million were estimated to have viewed the World Series in public 
locales. Hooper’s survey found that an average of 82 customers showed up at 
each of these public locations to watch at least some of the World 
Series. Variety reported that bar owners saw a 500% increase in patrons 
during the Series, with some offering reservations to their regulars for
 a choice location near the TV set.What viewers from those choice seats saw was primitive by today’s 
standards. The screen was usually small – 12 diagonal inches or less. 
The low-definition images were black and white and came from just a few 
cameras. No extreme close-ups were possible. There was no instant 
replay, so fans had to pay attention or the moment was lost. But for the first time, they were seeing the World Series live, and for free.<h2>The TV industry’s World Series bump</h2>The audience liked what they saw. <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/40s/1947/BB-1947-10-11.pdf">Billboard</a>,
 quoting The Newark Evening News, reported that TV “audiences hung on 
every turn of the video cameras and the ‘oohs and aahs’ at a slide or 
strikeout were something radio broadcasters would give their eye teeth 
to hear.” It didn’t hurt that <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1947_WS.shtml">the 1947 World Series</a> ended up being so dramatic. The Yankees prevailed in seven games, but Brooklyn owned the two greatest moments.In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 4, Dodgers pitch hitter <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWjpOAy5zCM">Cookie Lavagetto ended Yankee starter Bill Biven’s no-hit bid</a> with a two-out hit, driving in two runs and sending the Dodgers to a 3-2 win. Then, in Game 6, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SrtxVs8uMI">Al Gionfriddo’s stunning catch of Joe DiMaggio’s deep drive to left field</a> helped preserve an 8-6 Dodgers victory, leading legendary Dodgers broadcaster <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Red_Barber.html?id=lWhgEAAAQBAJ">Red Barber</a> to exclaim, “Oh, Doctor!”<figure>
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 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>The Washington broadcasts even reached the White House, where 
President Harry S. Truman, his staff and the D.C. press corps watched 
some of the contests. The <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Televiser/Televiser-1947-09-10.pdf">industry magazine Televiser</a>
 reported an enthusiastic response from the White House viewers: “If TV 
can do as good a job as that on perhaps the most difficult of all 
subjects to televise, then it really has arrived.” The public’s embrace of the World Series on television, along with 
the generous coverage of the telecasts by the press, provided an 
important boost to the nascent television industry. The Sporting News 
reported that the first televised World Series increased sales for new 
receivers in New York to levels not seen since the early days of radio. 
Similar reports came from dealers in Washington and Philadelphia.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sarnoff">David Sarnoff</a>,
 chairman of RCA – which owed NBC and was a leading manufacturer of 
receivers – regarded television’s coverage of baseball and its crowning 
event, the World Series, as one of the most important factors in 
triggering the growth of the new medium. Television makers, <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Center_Field_Shot.html?id=6kPQhpS-X8YC">he concluded</a>,
 “had to have baseball games and if [baseball owners] had demanded 
millions for the rights, we would have had to give it to them.” The television industry eventually did pay millions and then billions for those rights. <a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2018/11/15/Media/MLB-Fox.aspx">Fox’s latest seven-year contract</a>, including rights to the World Series, pays Major League Baseball $5.1 billion. Happy Chandler’s 1947 demand for a $100,000 seems like quite a bargain today.James Walker is
 Emeritus Professor of Communication at Saint Xavier University.<div><iframe src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/193006/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-advanced" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe></div>

🎥 First televised World Series game sparked America's TV boom

Fort Hays State (2-6) at Emporia State (6-2) Saturday, October 29 - 2 p.m. Emporia, Kan. - Welch Stadium Radio - KJLS (103.3)

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE Fort Hays State Football heads on the road this week to Emporia State. Kickoff at Welch Stadium on Saturday (Oct. 29) in Emporia will be at 2 p.m. The Tigers enter the contest at 2-6 for the season, while the Hornets are 6-2 and receiving votes in the latest AFCA Division II Poll. The Tigers are coming off a 27-14 win over Central Missouri last week in Hays. The Tigers rushed for over 200 yards in a game for the first time this season, climbing over the mark by a yard at 201.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/adrian-soto/6766">Adrian Soto</a>&nbsp;led the rushing attack with 98 yards, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/jack-dawson/6719">Jack Dawson</a>&nbsp;had 89 and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/ethan-forrester/6721">Ethan Forrester</a>&nbsp;had 14. FHSU is 34-1 under head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/chris-brown/1118">Chris Brown</a>&nbsp;when rushing for at least 200 yards in a game. Fort Hays State has held the opposition to 14 points in each of its wins this season. Emporia State is fresh off a tight 24-21 victory over Missouri Southern last week in Joplin. The Hornets have won four straight games entering this contest. Their two losses this season were tight games, falling by eight points at Central Oklahoma and just one point to conference-leading Pittsburg State. The Hornets average 448.4 yards per game, which is the best among MIAA schools. This will be the 95th&nbsp;meeting between FHSU and Emporia State in football. The Hornets hold an 18-game advantage in the all-time series, but just a slight 8-7 margin since FHSU joined the MIAA in 2006. Emporia State stormed back late in last year's meeting in Hays to leave with a 15-12 win. Fort Hays State is looking for its first win in Emporia since the 2014 season. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/jack-dawson/6719">Jack Dawson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/ethan-forrester/6721">Ethan Forrester</a>&nbsp;have developed a good one-two punch for the Tigers at quarterback over the past couple of weeks. They combined for 103 rushing yards (Dawson 89, Forrester 14) and 157 passing yards (Dawson 126, Forrester 31) in last week's win over Central Missouri. The previous week they combined for 228 yards of total offense (Dawson 124, Forrester 104). <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/adrian-soto/6766">Adrian Soto</a>&nbsp;continues to lead the Tigers on the ground attack with 503 rushing yards.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/manny-ramsey/6753">Manny Ramsey</a>&nbsp;has hauled in a team-best 37 receptions and 591 yards for the air attack. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/makel-williams/6792">Makel Williams</a>&nbsp;leads the Tiger defense with 61 tackles.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/mason-perez/6752">Mason Perez</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/daniel-howard/6790">Daniel Howard</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/layke-heimerman/6729">Layke Heimerman</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/ty-cooper/6710">Ty Cooper</a>&nbsp;all have at least 35 for the season.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/jeremiah-jackson-trotter/6910">Jeremiah Jackson-Trotter</a>&nbsp;is second in the MIAA in sacks (7.5) and tackles for loss (11.5). Eight different Tigers have interceptions recorded this season.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666984271974.jpeg" alt="FHSU Athletics photo/Madison Shapland" />
 <figcaption>FHSU Athletics photo/Madison Shapland</figcaption>
 </figure>FHSU AthleticsFort Hays State (2-6) at Emporia State (6-2) Saturday, October 29 - 2 p.m. Emporia, Kan. - Welch Stadium Radio - KJLS (103.3)CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE Fort Hays State Football heads on the road this week to Emporia State. Kickoff at Welch Stadium on Saturday (Oct. 29) in Emporia will be at 2 p.m. The Tigers enter the contest at 2-6 for the season, while the Hornets are 6-2 and receiving votes in the latest AFCA Division II Poll. The Tigers are coming off a 27-14 win over Central Missouri last week in Hays. The Tigers rushed for over 200 yards in a game for the first time this season, climbing over the mark by a yard at 201.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/adrian-soto/6766">Adrian Soto</a>&nbsp;led the rushing attack with 98 yards, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/jack-dawson/6719">Jack Dawson</a>&nbsp;had 89 and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/ethan-forrester/6721">Ethan Forrester</a>&nbsp;had 14. FHSU is 34-1 under head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/chris-brown/1118">Chris Brown</a>&nbsp;when rushing for at least 200 yards in a game. Fort Hays State has held the opposition to 14 points in each of its wins this season. Emporia State is fresh off a tight 24-21 victory over Missouri Southern last week in Joplin. The Hornets have won four straight games entering this contest. Their two losses this season were tight games, falling by eight points at Central Oklahoma and just one point to conference-leading Pittsburg State. The Hornets average 448.4 yards per game, which is the best among MIAA schools. This will be the 95th&nbsp;meeting between FHSU and Emporia State in football. The Hornets hold an 18-game advantage in the all-time series, but just a slight 8-7 margin since FHSU joined the MIAA in 2006. Emporia State stormed back late in last year's meeting in Hays to leave with a 15-12 win. Fort Hays State is looking for its first win in Emporia since the 2014 season. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/jack-dawson/6719">Jack Dawson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/ethan-forrester/6721">Ethan Forrester</a>&nbsp;have developed a good one-two punch for the Tigers at quarterback over the past couple of weeks. They combined for 103 rushing yards (Dawson 89, Forrester 14) and 157 passing yards (Dawson 126, Forrester 31) in last week's win over Central Missouri. The previous week they combined for 228 yards of total offense (Dawson 124, Forrester 104). <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/adrian-soto/6766">Adrian Soto</a>&nbsp;continues to lead the Tigers on the ground attack with 503 rushing yards.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/manny-ramsey/6753">Manny Ramsey</a>&nbsp;has hauled in a team-best 37 receptions and 591 yards for the air attack. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/makel-williams/6792">Makel Williams</a>&nbsp;leads the Tiger defense with 61 tackles.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/mason-perez/6752">Mason Perez</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/daniel-howard/6790">Daniel Howard</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/layke-heimerman/6729">Layke Heimerman</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/ty-cooper/6710">Ty Cooper</a>&nbsp;all have at least 35 for the season.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/jeremiah-jackson-trotter/6910">Jeremiah Jackson-Trotter</a>&nbsp;is second in the MIAA in sacks (7.5) and tackles for loss (11.5). Eight different Tigers have interceptions recorded this season.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏈🎙️ LISTEN - Tigers and Hornets clash for 95th time Saturday in Emporia

Voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus discusses the Chiefs win over San Francisco and the bye week.

The Holthus Hotline airs at 8:00 a.m. Saturday's on 96.9, KFIX.

Voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus discusses the Chiefs win over San Francisco and the bye week.The Holthus Hotline airs at 8:00 a.m. Saturday's on 96.9, KFIX.<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/1371917185%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-KdvxRIM0jg1&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/holthus-hotline-oct-29-2022/s-KdvxRIM0jg1" title="Holthus Hotline (Oct. 29, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Holthus Hotline (Oct. 29, 2022)</a></div></div>

🎧 Holthus Hotline with Voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus

Hays High hosted Wichita West in week nine on Friday at Lewis Field Stadium.&nbsp; It was a costly win however as the Indians lost Malik Bah on the first offensive play of the game for Hays. Bah, who entered the game ten points shy of the single season scoring record, landed awkwardly on his&nbsp; arm following a tackle. He was removed from the game with his arm stabilized.&nbsp;

The Indians did score on the next play when Keyreese Groen ran in from 38 yards out. It was the first of his five combined touchdowns. He scored again on a 13 yard run and threw touchdown passes to Bryce Salmans, Matthew Berner and Keamonie Archie.&nbsp;

West did manage a first half touchdown for a 41-6 lead for Hays at halftime.

The Indians scored three points on a Teegan Turnbull 33 yard field goal to start the second half. It would be their last points of the night. The Pioneers scored on two runs of 67 and 28 yards for the final of 44-20.

Hays improves to 8-1 while West ends their season at 2-7. The Indians will host Valley Center next Friday. The Hornets beat Maize South 34-27.

Hays High hosted Wichita West in week nine on Friday at Lewis Field Stadium.&nbsp; It was a costly win however as the Indians lost Malik Bah on the first offensive play of the game for Hays. Bah, who entered the game ten points shy of the single season scoring record, landed awkwardly on his&nbsp; arm following a tackle. He was removed from the game with his arm stabilized.&nbsp;The Indians did score on the next play when Keyreese Groen ran in from 38 yards out. It was the first of his five combined touchdowns. He scored again on a 13 yard run and threw touchdown passes to Bryce Salmans, Matthew Berner and Keamonie Archie.&nbsp;West did manage a first half touchdown for a 41-6 lead for Hays at halftime.Highlights<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/1372232746&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&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-814667509/10-28-22-hhs-fb-vs-wichita-west-highlights" title="10 - 28 - 22 HHS FB Vs Wichita West Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">10 - 28 - 22 HHS FB Vs Wichita West Highlights</a></div></div>The Indians scored three points on a Teegan Turnbull 33 yard field goal to start the second half. It would be their last points of the night. The Pioneers scored on two runs of 67 and 28 yards for the final of 44-20.Coach Tony Crough<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/1372232722&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&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-814667509/10-28-22-coach-crough-interview" title="10 - 28 - 22 Coach Crough Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">10 - 28 - 22 Coach Crough Interview</a></div></div>Hays improves to 8-1 while West ends their season at 2-7. The Indians will host Valley Center next Friday. The Hornets beat Maize South 34-27.

Hays advances with win over West

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State fell down two sets and made a furious rally to force a fifth set, but saw No. 12 ranked Northwest Missouri State counter with a late rally of its own in the final frame and survive on its home floor Friday night (25-15, 25-17, 22-25, 19-25, 15-13). 

The Bearcats picked up their eighth-straight win and kept pace with Nebraska-Kearney at the top of the MIAA standings, now 20-5 overall and 14-3 in the MIAA. The Tigers moved to 10-16 overall and 5-13 in the MIAA. Fort Hays State started well in the first set, building a 6-3 lead early, but Northwest Missouri State reeled off six straight points to take a 9-6 lead. The Bearcats never looked back the remainder of the set and went on to win 25-15, hitting .367. The teams played to a 9-9 tie in the second set before the Bearcats used a 3-0 burst to take a 12-9 lead and held on to the advantage the remainder of the set, which ended in a score of 25-17. Down two sets, the Tigers came out swinging in the third. They put down 21 kills and also recorded a pair of blocks to overpower the Bearcats and thwart any thought of a three-set sweep. The Tigers hit .293 in the set, led by&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/emily-ellis/6665">Emily Ellis</a>&nbsp;with six kills on eight attempts, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/riley-tinder/6674">Riley Tinder</a>&nbsp;added five kills and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/claire-olson/6671">Claire Olson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/mykah-eshbaugh/6666">Mykah Eshbaugh</a>&nbsp;each had four. FHSU took the set 25-22. The Tigers kept pounding away at the Bearcats in the fourth, hitting a blistering .387 with 14 kills and just two errors on 31 attempts. Eshbaugh led the Tiger charge in the set with four more kills, while Ellis smashed down three. Ellis recorded a .692 hitting percentage over the third and fourth sets with nine kills on 13 attempts in that span. She also added a pair of service aces in the fourth, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/jaida-felix/6667">Jaida Felix</a>&nbsp;had a pair as well. The Tigers used a 6-0 run to fuel their momentum in the middle of the set, going from a 9-7 deficit to a 13-9 lead. They eventually forced the decisive fifth set with a 25-19 win. The Tigers looked on the verge of completing a big-time comeback in the fifth, only to see the Bearcats swipe the opportunity away at the end. FHSU took the early lead and kept control all the way up to a 13-8 lead, needing just two points to close out the match. But a trio of errors allowed the Bearcats to get three points back, a kill brought them within one, and then another Tiger error knotted the match at 13-13. Out of a timeout, the Tigers committed another error and then saw Payton Kirchhoefer put down a kill to complete a seven-point Bearcat rally to finish the match. Eshbaugh and Olson each put down four kills in the set for the Tigers, while Ellis added three. Despite trailing the majority of the set, the Bearcats managed to go errorless on the attack in the set with 10 kills on 32 attempts. The Tigers were errorless on the attack in the set before the start of the late Bearcat rally. Ellis led the Tigers with 19 points scored, putting down a team-high 16 kills with a red-hot .412 hitting percentage for the match. Eshbaugh was right behind with 15 kills, while Tinder finished with a big double-double effort of 14 kills and a team-leading 27 digs. Olson also reached double figures in kills with 12.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/caiya-stucky/6838">Caiya Stucky</a>&nbsp;and Felix were nearly identical in assist production with 25 and 24 respectively.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/jaden-daffer/6664">Jaden Daffer</a>&nbsp;joined Tinder in having at least five digs per set, finishing with 25. Avery Kemp led the Bearcats in kills with 17, followed by Jaden Ferguson with 14, Kirchhoefer with 13, and Abby Brunssen with 12. Alyssa Rezac had 58 assists. Five Bearcats finished in double figures for digs, led by Kyuh Luhring with 27. The final tallies indicated a very tight match overall, even though three of the sets were decided by six or more points. NWMSU held slim edges in kills (67-66), digs (108-104), and blocks (7-5). NWMSU hit .249 for the match, compared to .222 for FHSU. Both teams were a little north of 200 attack attempts in the match, FHSU holding the edge 207-201 in that category. Fort Hays State returns to action on Friday (Nov. 4) in Hays, hosting Pittsburg State at 6 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.&nbsp;&nbsp;

FHSU AthleticsMARYVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State fell down two sets and made a furious rally to force a fifth set, but saw No. 12 ranked Northwest Missouri State counter with a late rally of its own in the final frame and survive on its home floor Friday night (25-15, 25-17, 22-25, 19-25, 15-13). The Bearcats picked up their eighth-straight win and kept pace with Nebraska-Kearney at the top of the MIAA standings, now 20-5 overall and 14-3 in the MIAA. The Tigers moved to 10-16 overall and 5-13 in the MIAA. Fort Hays State started well in the first set, building a 6-3 lead early, but Northwest Missouri State reeled off six straight points to take a 9-6 lead. The Bearcats never looked back the remainder of the set and went on to win 25-15, hitting .367. The teams played to a 9-9 tie in the second set before the Bearcats used a 3-0 burst to take a 12-9 lead and held on to the advantage the remainder of the set, which ended in a score of 25-17. Down two sets, the Tigers came out swinging in the third. They put down 21 kills and also recorded a pair of blocks to overpower the Bearcats and thwart any thought of a three-set sweep. The Tigers hit .293 in the set, led by&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/emily-ellis/6665">Emily Ellis</a>&nbsp;with six kills on eight attempts, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/riley-tinder/6674">Riley Tinder</a>&nbsp;added five kills and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/claire-olson/6671">Claire Olson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/mykah-eshbaugh/6666">Mykah Eshbaugh</a>&nbsp;each had four. FHSU took the set 25-22. The Tigers kept pounding away at the Bearcats in the fourth, hitting a blistering .387 with 14 kills and just two errors on 31 attempts. Eshbaugh led the Tiger charge in the set with four more kills, while Ellis smashed down three. Ellis recorded a .692 hitting percentage over the third and fourth sets with nine kills on 13 attempts in that span. She also added a pair of service aces in the fourth, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/jaida-felix/6667">Jaida Felix</a>&nbsp;had a pair as well. The Tigers used a 6-0 run to fuel their momentum in the middle of the set, going from a 9-7 deficit to a 13-9 lead. They eventually forced the decisive fifth set with a 25-19 win. The Tigers looked on the verge of completing a big-time comeback in the fifth, only to see the Bearcats swipe the opportunity away at the end. FHSU took the early lead and kept control all the way up to a 13-8 lead, needing just two points to close out the match. But a trio of errors allowed the Bearcats to get three points back, a kill brought them within one, and then another Tiger error knotted the match at 13-13. Out of a timeout, the Tigers committed another error and then saw Payton Kirchhoefer put down a kill to complete a seven-point Bearcat rally to finish the match. Eshbaugh and Olson each put down four kills in the set for the Tigers, while Ellis added three. Despite trailing the majority of the set, the Bearcats managed to go errorless on the attack in the set with 10 kills on 32 attempts. The Tigers were errorless on the attack in the set before the start of the late Bearcat rally. Ellis led the Tigers with 19 points scored, putting down a team-high 16 kills with a red-hot .412 hitting percentage for the match. Eshbaugh was right behind with 15 kills, while Tinder finished with a big double-double effort of 14 kills and a team-leading 27 digs. Olson also reached double figures in kills with 12.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/caiya-stucky/6838">Caiya Stucky</a>&nbsp;and Felix were nearly identical in assist production with 25 and 24 respectively.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/jaden-daffer/6664">Jaden Daffer</a>&nbsp;joined Tinder in having at least five digs per set, finishing with 25. Avery Kemp led the Bearcats in kills with 17, followed by Jaden Ferguson with 14, Kirchhoefer with 13, and Abby Brunssen with 12. Alyssa Rezac had 58 assists. Five Bearcats finished in double figures for digs, led by Kyuh Luhring with 27. The final tallies indicated a very tight match overall, even though three of the sets were decided by six or more points. NWMSU held slim edges in kills (67-66), digs (108-104), and blocks (7-5). NWMSU hit .249 for the match, compared to .222 for FHSU. Both teams were a little north of 200 attack attempts in the match, FHSU holding the edge 207-201 in that category. Fort Hays State returns to action on Friday (Nov. 4) in Hays, hosting Pittsburg State at 6 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏐 Tiger rally falls short at No. 12 Northwest Missouri State

The Hays High Indians host the Wichita West Pioneers in week nine matchup Friday night at Lewis Field in Hays.

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