SCOTTSDALE,
 Ariz. (AP) — The street next to the San Francisco Giants spring 
training facility was missing its usual bustle on an unseasonably cool 
Wednesday morning.

Bartender Sean Ramirez was stacking plates and 
cleaning glasses before his lunch shift at Los Olivos Mexican Patio, 
contemplating Major League Baseball’s lockout.

“This is usually 
our time of year, man,” said Ramirez, a son of the restaurant’s owner 
who has worked behind the bar for 15 years. “This is the spot, the 
hangout for Giants fans. We’re usually packed with fans from Sacramento 
and San Francisco.”

The sounds of spring baseball — from the crack
 of wooden bats, to music blaring from stadium speakers, to shouted 
requests from autograph seekers — were muted or completely missing on 
what was supposed to be the day that pitchers and catchers began 
workouts in preparation for opening day on March 31.

Instead, it 
was Day 77 of a lockout that’s become the second-longest work stoppage 
in baseball history. Many minor leaguers are reporting to camp in 
Arizona and Florida on dates that vary by team, but the 40-man roster 
players won’t be on the field until MLB and the players’ association 
reach a compromise.

For now, there’s not much happening at all.

Maybe
 the most depressing development for baseball fans is there haven’t been
 any real developments toward breaking the financial stalemate. Neither 
side made any public statement this week to acknowledge that spring 
training is failing to start on schedule for the first time since 1995.

In
 Florida on Wednesday morning, the statue of late owner George 
Steinbrenner that sits outside of the Yankees spring facility faced a 
mostly empty parking lot and the closed ticket windows. The temperatures
 was in the 70s with a brisk east wind blowing in from right field, 
where the workout would have been taking place.

In Arizona, it was
 nearly silent outside of Salt River Fields, which is where the Arizona 
Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies share facilities. The cool and damp 
weather added to the baseball malaise, as a parking lot security guard 
wandered around without much to do.

This is the third straight 
spring training that is far from normal following a 2020 cut short by 
the COVID pandemic and a 2021 with limited attendance due to health 
restrictions.

Ramirez said he has no idea what Los Olivos will 
look like this February and March if there’s no baseball. He’s just 
hoping the two sides reach an agreement soon.

“I am an optimist 
and I believe we will have an agreement in time to play our regular 
schedule,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said at a news conference 
last Thursday. “I see missing games as a disastrous outcome for this 
industry, and we’re committed to making an agreement in an effort to 
avoid that.”

The 2020 regular season was shortened from 162 games 
per team to 60 games, and regular-season games were played in empty 
ballparks. Last year, only Texas began the season at 100% capacity, with
 other U.S, teams reaching full capacity availability ranging from 
Atlanta on May 7 to Seattle on July 2. MLB attendance was 45.3 million, 
down from 68.5 million over 2019.

Manfred
 said last week that about four weeks of training would be needed, with 
additional time for ratification and players to travel to camps.

When that time comes is anybody’s guess. Meanwhile, fans and workers like Ramirez are stuck in limbo.

“This is what we rely on to help us the rest of the year,” the bartender said. “We don’t know what to expect.”

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1645138764680.jpg" alt="Pixabay photo" />
 <figcaption>Pixabay photo</figcaption>
 </figure>SCOTTSDALE,
 Ariz. (AP) — The street next to the San Francisco Giants spring 
training facility was missing its usual bustle on an unseasonably cool 
Wednesday morning.Bartender Sean Ramirez was stacking plates and 
cleaning glasses before his lunch shift at Los Olivos Mexican Patio, 
contemplating Major League Baseball’s lockout.“This is usually 
our time of year, man,” said Ramirez, a son of the restaurant’s owner 
who has worked behind the bar for 15 years. “This is the spot, the 
hangout for Giants fans. We’re usually packed with fans from Sacramento 
and San Francisco.”The sounds of spring baseball — from the crack
 of wooden bats, to music blaring from stadium speakers, to shouted 
requests from autograph seekers — were muted or completely missing on 
what was supposed to be the day that pitchers and catchers began 
workouts in preparation for opening day on March 31.Instead, it 
was Day 77 of a lockout that’s become the second-longest work stoppage 
in baseball history. Many minor leaguers are reporting to camp in 
Arizona and Florida on dates that vary by team, but the 40-man roster 
players won’t be on the field until MLB and the players’ association 
reach a compromise.“We’ll see what happens.”For now, there’s not much happening at all.Maybe
 the most depressing development for baseball fans is there haven’t been
 any real developments toward breaking the financial stalemate. Neither 
side made any public statement this week to acknowledge that spring 
training is failing to start on schedule for the first time since 1995.Bargaining is to resume Thursday.In
 Florida on Wednesday morning, the statue of late owner George 
Steinbrenner that sits outside of the Yankees spring facility faced a 
mostly empty parking lot and the closed ticket windows. The temperatures
 was in the 70s with a brisk east wind blowing in from right field, 
where the workout would have been taking place.In Arizona, it was
 nearly silent outside of Salt River Fields, which is where the Arizona 
Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies share facilities. The cool and damp 
weather added to the baseball malaise, as a parking lot security guard 
wandered around without much to do.This is the third straight 
spring training that is far from normal following a 2020 cut short by 
the COVID pandemic and a 2021 with limited attendance due to health 
restrictions.Ramirez said he has no idea what Los Olivos will 
look like this February and March if there’s no baseball. He’s just 
hoping the two sides reach an agreement soon.“I am an optimist 
and I believe we will have an agreement in time to play our regular 
schedule,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said at a news conference 
last Thursday. “I see missing games as a disastrous outcome for this 
industry, and we’re committed to making an agreement in an effort to 
avoid that.”The 2020 regular season was shortened from 162 games 
per team to 60 games, and regular-season games were played in empty 
ballparks. Last year, only Texas began the season at 100% capacity, with
 other U.S, teams reaching full capacity availability ranging from 
Atlanta on May 7 to Seattle on July 2. MLB attendance was 45.3 million, 
down from 68.5 million over 2019.And now, labor strife.Manfred
 said last week that about four weeks of training would be needed, with 
additional time for ratification and players to travel to camps.When that time comes is anybody’s guess. Meanwhile, fans and workers like Ramirez are stuck in limbo.“This is what we rely on to help us the rest of the year,” the bartender said. “We don’t know what to expect.”

Lockout gets real: MLB’s spring showcase goes silent

#22/RV Fort Hays State (19-4, 14-4 MIAA) at Lincoln (2-20, 1-16 MIAA) Thursday, February 17 – 7:30 pm Jefferson City, Mo. – Jason Gym Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)

<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a>

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a> Fort Hays State men's basketball starts a two-game road trip to Missouri on Thursday at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. FHSU and Lincoln just met on Monday night in Hays in a make-up game due to COVID issues earlier in the season, a game FHSU won 66-52. FHSU carries a 19-4 overall record, 14-4 in the MIAA, while Lincoln is 2-20 overall and 1-16 in the MIAA. In the win at home over Lincoln on Monday night,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6468">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;led FHSU with 25 points and 10 rebounds for his 12th&nbsp;double-double of the season. He also tied for the team lead in assists with&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6470">Nyjee Wright</a>&nbsp;in that game, each with three. Vitztum is starting to close in on both the 1,500-point and 900-rebound barriers for his career. He is already sixth all-time in points scored at FHSU and now ranks third in total rebounds. Fort Hays State is looking for its first win in Jefferson City since the 2014-15 season. Lincoln has won the last four meetings with FHSU inside its home gymnasium, one of those coming in overtime. Lincoln's only two wins this season have been at home over Central Christian (Mo.) and Pittsburg State. However, they have had some close losses at home in MIAA play, falling by just one to Missouri Southern, by two to Missouri Western, and by seven to Emporia State. Four of Lincoln's final five games this season will be at home, starting with FHSU on Thursday. The Tigers enter this game in the thick of the race for a spot in the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Fort Hays State was listed No. 6 in the initial set of region rankings released by the NCAA on Wednesday (Feb. 16). The Tigers are ranked No. 22 in the latest NABC Division II poll, but see five other ranked teams in front of them in the region rankings, which includes Augustana, Upper Iowa, Minnesota Duluth, Northwest Missouri State, and Central Oklahoma. A pair of teams from the Great American Conference sit behind the Tigers in the region rankings at No. 7 and 8, while the NSIC and MIAA have a claim to the top six spots in the rankings as it stands right now. Region rankings fluctuate week to week, so Fort Hays State's play down the stretch will be crucial to potentially grabbing one of the eight spots in the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Following the contest at Lincoln on Thursday night, the Tigers will conclude their road swing at Central Missouri on Saturday (Feb. 19).&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1645064104033.jpeg" alt="FHSU's Gilbert Peters (Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Nicole Heitmann)" />
 <figcaption>FHSU's Gilbert Peters (Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Nicole Heitmann)</figcaption>
 </figure>#22/RV Fort Hays State (19-4, 14-4 MIAA) at Lincoln (2-20, 1-16 MIAA) Thursday, February 17 – 7:30 pm Jefferson City, Mo. – Jason Gym Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a> Fort Hays State men's basketball starts a two-game road trip to Missouri on Thursday at Lincoln University in Jefferson City. FHSU and Lincoln just met on Monday night in Hays in a make-up game due to COVID issues earlier in the season, a game FHSU won 66-52. FHSU carries a 19-4 overall record, 14-4 in the MIAA, while Lincoln is 2-20 overall and 1-16 in the MIAA. In the win at home over Lincoln on Monday night,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6468">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;led FHSU with 25 points and 10 rebounds for his 12th&nbsp;double-double of the season. He also tied for the team lead in assists with&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6470">Nyjee Wright</a>&nbsp;in that game, each with three. Vitztum is starting to close in on both the 1,500-point and 900-rebound barriers for his career. He is already sixth all-time in points scored at FHSU and now ranks third in total rebounds. Fort Hays State is looking for its first win in Jefferson City since the 2014-15 season. Lincoln has won the last four meetings with FHSU inside its home gymnasium, one of those coming in overtime. Lincoln's only two wins this season have been at home over Central Christian (Mo.) and Pittsburg State. However, they have had some close losses at home in MIAA play, falling by just one to Missouri Southern, by two to Missouri Western, and by seven to Emporia State. Four of Lincoln's final five games this season will be at home, starting with FHSU on Thursday. The Tigers enter this game in the thick of the race for a spot in the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Fort Hays State was listed No. 6 in the initial set of region rankings released by the NCAA on Wednesday (Feb. 16). The Tigers are ranked No. 22 in the latest NABC Division II poll, but see five other ranked teams in front of them in the region rankings, which includes Augustana, Upper Iowa, Minnesota Duluth, Northwest Missouri State, and Central Oklahoma. A pair of teams from the Great American Conference sit behind the Tigers in the region rankings at No. 7 and 8, while the NSIC and MIAA have a claim to the top six spots in the rankings as it stands right now. Region rankings fluctuate week to week, so Fort Hays State's play down the stretch will be crucial to potentially grabbing one of the eight spots in the Central Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Following the contest at Lincoln on Thursday night, the Tigers will conclude their road swing at Central Missouri on Saturday (Feb. 19).&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀🔈 - LISTEN - No. 22 Tiger men face Lincoln for second time in four days

No. 9/10 Fort Hays State (21-3, 15-3 MIAA) at Lincoln (5-19, 1-17 MIAA) Thursday, February 17, 2022 • 5:30 p.m. Jefferson City, Mo. • Jason Gym Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a> The ninth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team is back on the road this weekend to face off with Lincoln on Thursday (Feb. 17) in Jefferson City, Mo. First tip between the Black and Gold Tigers and the Blue Tigers is set for 5:30 p.m. With just four games remaining on the schedule, Fort Hays State (21-3, 15-3 MIAA) enters the penultimate weekend of the regular season tied for first place in the MIAA standings. The Tigers have secured a spot in the 2022 MIAA Basketball Championship, presented by Citizen's Bank &amp; Trust, but still have work to do if they want to win a second-consecutive regular season MIAA title. With just 10 teams advancing to the championship tournament, Lincoln (5-19, 1-17 MIAA) has been mathematically eliminated from postseason competition. Several Tigers are approaching point milestones, including&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6439">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;advancing on 1,300 career points (1,291 points),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6437">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;moving in on 1,000 points at FHSU (961),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6443">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;bearing down on 600 points (585),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6438">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;nearing 500 points (496),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6441">Jessie Sallach</a>&nbsp;approaching 300 points (292),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6447">Lauren West</a>&nbsp;drawing nearer to 200 points as a Tiger (191) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6444">Kate Dilsaver</a>&nbsp;closing in on 100 points (86 points). Hobbs has had success against Lincoln in the past, averaging 15.0 points and 6.3 assists in four career matchups. She's scored in double figures in each game, including a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a blowout win earlier this season (92-57, 1/8/22). Wagner led the team with 21 points in that contest. She averages 13.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in three games against LU. The Tigers enter the weekend ranked first in the NCAA DII Central Region rankings. The top seed in the final regional ranks will have the opportunity to host the regional tournament March 11-14. Fort Hays State has dominated the battle of the Tigers, winning 13 in a row and 16 of 17 all-time. Fort Hays State has never lost on the road in Jefferson City, going 7-0 all-time. The entire series has been played during the Hobson era. All but one of the games over FHSU's current 13-game winning streak have been decided by more than 10 points. The Blue Tigers are 3-8 at home this season and have lost their last nine contests overall. Lincoln averages 59.3 points per game and hit 37.1 percent from the floor while allowing opponents to score 74.0 points each night and a field goal percentage of 44.6 percent. Le'Yanna McGinnis leads the team with an average of 9.1 points per night while hitting 48 percent from the floor. Imani Jones ranks eighth in the MIAA with an average of 2.4 offensive rebounds per game.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1645055683933.jpeg" alt="FHSU's Megan Earney earlier this season against Lincoln. (Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Nicole Heitmann)" />
 <figcaption>FHSU's Megan Earney earlier this season against Lincoln. (Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Nicole Heitmann)</figcaption>
 </figure>No. 9/10 Fort Hays State (21-3, 15-3 MIAA) at Lincoln (5-19, 1-17 MIAA) Thursday, February 17, 2022 • 5:30 p.m. Jefferson City, Mo. • Jason Gym Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a> The ninth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team is back on the road this weekend to face off with Lincoln on Thursday (Feb. 17) in Jefferson City, Mo. First tip between the Black and Gold Tigers and the Blue Tigers is set for 5:30 p.m. With just four games remaining on the schedule, Fort Hays State (21-3, 15-3 MIAA) enters the penultimate weekend of the regular season tied for first place in the MIAA standings. The Tigers have secured a spot in the 2022 MIAA Basketball Championship, presented by Citizen's Bank &amp; Trust, but still have work to do if they want to win a second-consecutive regular season MIAA title. With just 10 teams advancing to the championship tournament, Lincoln (5-19, 1-17 MIAA) has been mathematically eliminated from postseason competition. Several Tigers are approaching point milestones, including&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6439">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;advancing on 1,300 career points (1,291 points),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6437">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;moving in on 1,000 points at FHSU (961),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6443">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;bearing down on 600 points (585),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6438">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;nearing 500 points (496),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6441">Jessie Sallach</a>&nbsp;approaching 300 points (292),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6447">Lauren West</a>&nbsp;drawing nearer to 200 points as a Tiger (191) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6444">Kate Dilsaver</a>&nbsp;closing in on 100 points (86 points). Hobbs has had success against Lincoln in the past, averaging 15.0 points and 6.3 assists in four career matchups. She's scored in double figures in each game, including a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a blowout win earlier this season (92-57, 1/8/22). Wagner led the team with 21 points in that contest. She averages 13.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in three games against LU. The Tigers enter the weekend ranked first in the NCAA DII Central Region rankings. The top seed in the final regional ranks will have the opportunity to host the regional tournament March 11-14. Fort Hays State has dominated the battle of the Tigers, winning 13 in a row and 16 of 17 all-time. Fort Hays State has never lost on the road in Jefferson City, going 7-0 all-time. The entire series has been played during the Hobson era. All but one of the games over FHSU's current 13-game winning streak have been decided by more than 10 points. The Blue Tigers are 3-8 at home this season and have lost their last nine contests overall. Lincoln averages 59.3 points per game and hit 37.1 percent from the floor while allowing opponents to score 74.0 points each night and a field goal percentage of 44.6 percent. Le'Yanna McGinnis leads the team with an average of 9.1 points per night while hitting 48 percent from the floor. Imani Jones ranks eighth in the MIAA with an average of 2.4 offensive rebounds per game.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀🔈 LISTEN - No. 9 Tiger women on the road to battle Lincoln Thursday

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a> INDIANAPOLIS – Fort Hays State Men's Basketball is ranked No. 6 in the first set of Central Region Rankings, released by the NCAA on February 16. The Tigers are in good position for a potential berth to the NCAA Tournament with two weeks remaining in the regular season. Fort Hays State is among six strong teams leading the region rankings, all of which hold Top 25 rankings in the NABC Division II Poll. The Tigers were 15-4 against NCAA Division II competition as of Sunday (18-4 overall). They are 1-0 since with a win over Lincoln on Monday. The Tigers hold the sixth-best performance indicator in the Central Region and No. 6 Region RPI. Northwest Missouri State, Central Oklahoma, and Fort Hays State are the only schools from the MIAA referenced in the first set of region rankings. The NSIC has the top three teams in the region so far with Augustana at No. 1, Upper Iowa at No. 2, and Minnesota Duluth at No. 3. NWMSU, UCO and FHSU follow at No. 4-6. Southeastern Oklahoma State and Southern Nazarene, representing the GAC, sit at No. 7 and No. 8 in the region. The NSIC has two more teams among the rankings, Wayne State and Winona State, at No. 9 and 10, despite not having better overall records Winners of conference tournaments get an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Regional regardless their records or where they rank regionally, essentially with the ability to steal bids from teams on the bubble. Eight teams make the NCAA Tournament to compete in the NCAA Central Regional. Below are the NCAA Central Region Rankings for February 16, 2022. NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Region Rankings - February 16, 2022&nbsp; Rank&nbsp; &nbsp;School&nbsp; &nbsp;Overall DII Record&nbsp; &nbsp;In-Region Record 1&nbsp; &nbsp;Augustana (S.D.)&nbsp; &nbsp;19-2&nbsp; &nbsp;19-2&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp;Upper Iowa&nbsp; &nbsp;22-4&nbsp; &nbsp;21-4 3&nbsp; &nbsp;Minnesota Duluth&nbsp; &nbsp;20-4&nbsp; &nbsp;20-4 4&nbsp; &nbsp;Northwest Missouri State&nbsp; &nbsp;21-3&nbsp; &nbsp;20-3 5&nbsp; &nbsp;Central Oklahoma&nbsp; &nbsp;18-4&nbsp; &nbsp;18-4 6&nbsp; &nbsp;Fort Hays State&nbsp; &nbsp;15-4&nbsp; &nbsp;15-4 7&nbsp; &nbsp;Southeastern Oklahoma State&nbsp; &nbsp;16-5&nbsp; &nbsp;15-5 8&nbsp; &nbsp;Southern Nazarene&nbsp; &nbsp;17-7&nbsp; &nbsp;17-7 9&nbsp; &nbsp;Wayne State (Neb.)&nbsp; &nbsp;11-9&nbsp; &nbsp;11-9 10&nbsp; &nbsp;Winona State&nbsp; &nbsp;13-9&nbsp; &nbsp;13-9&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1645053095906.jpeg" alt="FHSU's Kaleb Hammeke (Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Nicole Hietmann)" />
 <figcaption>FHSU's Kaleb Hammeke (Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Nicole Hietmann)</figcaption>
 </figure><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a> INDIANAPOLIS – Fort Hays State Men's Basketball is ranked No. 6 in the first set of Central Region Rankings, released by the NCAA on February 16. The Tigers are in good position for a potential berth to the NCAA Tournament with two weeks remaining in the regular season. Fort Hays State is among six strong teams leading the region rankings, all of which hold Top 25 rankings in the NABC Division II Poll. The Tigers were 15-4 against NCAA Division II competition as of Sunday (18-4 overall). They are 1-0 since with a win over Lincoln on Monday. The Tigers hold the sixth-best performance indicator in the Central Region and No. 6 Region RPI. Northwest Missouri State, Central Oklahoma, and Fort Hays State are the only schools from the MIAA referenced in the first set of region rankings. The NSIC has the top three teams in the region so far with Augustana at No. 1, Upper Iowa at No. 2, and Minnesota Duluth at No. 3. NWMSU, UCO and FHSU follow at No. 4-6. Southeastern Oklahoma State and Southern Nazarene, representing the GAC, sit at No. 7 and No. 8 in the region. The NSIC has two more teams among the rankings, Wayne State and Winona State, at No. 9 and 10, despite not having better overall records Winners of conference tournaments get an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Regional regardless their records or where they rank regionally, essentially with the ability to steal bids from teams on the bubble. Eight teams make the NCAA Tournament to compete in the NCAA Central Regional. Below are the NCAA Central Region Rankings for February 16, 2022. NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Region Rankings - February 16, 2022&nbsp; Rank&nbsp; &nbsp;School&nbsp; &nbsp;Overall DII Record&nbsp; &nbsp;In-Region Record 1&nbsp; &nbsp;Augustana (S.D.)&nbsp; &nbsp;19-2&nbsp; &nbsp;19-2&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp;Upper Iowa&nbsp; &nbsp;22-4&nbsp; &nbsp;21-4 3&nbsp; &nbsp;Minnesota Duluth&nbsp; &nbsp;20-4&nbsp; &nbsp;20-4 4&nbsp; &nbsp;Northwest Missouri State&nbsp; &nbsp;21-3&nbsp; &nbsp;20-3 5&nbsp; &nbsp;Central Oklahoma&nbsp; &nbsp;18-4&nbsp; &nbsp;18-4 6&nbsp; &nbsp;Fort Hays State&nbsp; &nbsp;15-4&nbsp; &nbsp;15-4 7&nbsp; &nbsp;Southeastern Oklahoma State&nbsp; &nbsp;16-5&nbsp; &nbsp;15-5 8&nbsp; &nbsp;Southern Nazarene&nbsp; &nbsp;17-7&nbsp; &nbsp;17-7 9&nbsp; &nbsp;Wayne State (Neb.)&nbsp; &nbsp;11-9&nbsp; &nbsp;11-9 10&nbsp; &nbsp;Winona State&nbsp; &nbsp;13-9&nbsp; &nbsp;13-9&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Tiger men sixth in first NCAA Region ranking

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a>

INDIANAPOLIS - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team is ranked first in the initial release of the 2022 NCAA Division II Central Region rankings, distributed on Wednesday (Feb. 16) by the NCAA office. The Tigers are one of five MIAA programs listed amongst the top 10 teams in the region at this point of the season. Fort Hays State and St. Cloud State are tied for the fewest losses in the region with three, but the Tigers defeated SCSU earlier this season in Hays. The Northern Sun has three teams ranked in the top eight, while the Great American Conference has two teams amongst the top five. Fort Hays State has the top performance indicator in the region at 32.318 and the best in-region RPI at .601. The Tigers have two more games on the schedule against regionally-ranked opponents, including Saturday (Feb. 19) at No. 10 Central Missouri and next Wednesday (Feb. 23) at home against No. 6 Missouri Western. This year's NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship will be back to a full field of 64 teams made up of eight eight-team regionals. The top seed in each region will have the opportunity to host the first three rounds of the tournament (March 11-14) before the eight regional champions meet up in Birmingham, Ala. for the Elite Eight (March 21-25). In the Central Region, the conference tournament champions from the MIAA, NSIC and GAC receive an automatic bid with the rest of the field filled with the top five remaining teams at-large. Final selections for the 2022 NCAA Division II Central Region Championships will be announced on Sunday, March 6 at 9 p.m. CT on NCAA.com. NCAA DII Central Region Rankings - February 16, 2022

Rank&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;School&nbsp; &nbsp; Overall DII Record&nbsp; &nbsp;In-Region Record 1&nbsp; &nbsp;Fort Hays State&nbsp; &nbsp;19-3&nbsp; &nbsp;19-3 2&nbsp; &nbsp;St. Cloud State&nbsp; &nbsp;19-3&nbsp; &nbsp;19-3 3&nbsp; &nbsp;Minnesota Duluth&nbsp; &nbsp;19-4&nbsp; &nbsp;19-4 4&nbsp; &nbsp;Southwestern Oklahoma State&nbsp; &nbsp;21-4&nbsp; &nbsp;21-4 5&nbsp; &nbsp;Harding&nbsp; &nbsp;17-6&nbsp; &nbsp;17-6&nbsp; &nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp;Missouri Western&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5 7&nbsp; &nbsp;Missouri Southern State&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5 8&nbsp; &nbsp;Minnesota State Mankato&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5&nbsp; &nbsp;15-5 9&nbsp; &nbsp;Nebraska-Kearney&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5 10&nbsp; &nbsp;Central Missouri&nbsp; &nbsp;15-9&nbsp; &nbsp;14-9 Through games played Sunday, February 13, 2022&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1645052662275.jpeg" alt="FHSU's Jade Hobbs (Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Nicole Hietmann)" />
 <figcaption>FHSU's Jade Hobbs (Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Nicole Hietmann)</figcaption>
 </figure><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a>INDIANAPOLIS - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team is ranked first in the initial release of the 2022 NCAA Division II Central Region rankings, distributed on Wednesday (Feb. 16) by the NCAA office. The Tigers are one of five MIAA programs listed amongst the top 10 teams in the region at this point of the season. Fort Hays State and St. Cloud State are tied for the fewest losses in the region with three, but the Tigers defeated SCSU earlier this season in Hays. The Northern Sun has three teams ranked in the top eight, while the Great American Conference has two teams amongst the top five. Fort Hays State has the top performance indicator in the region at 32.318 and the best in-region RPI at .601. The Tigers have two more games on the schedule against regionally-ranked opponents, including Saturday (Feb. 19) at No. 10 Central Missouri and next Wednesday (Feb. 23) at home against No. 6 Missouri Western. This year's NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship will be back to a full field of 64 teams made up of eight eight-team regionals. The top seed in each region will have the opportunity to host the first three rounds of the tournament (March 11-14) before the eight regional champions meet up in Birmingham, Ala. for the Elite Eight (March 21-25). In the Central Region, the conference tournament champions from the MIAA, NSIC and GAC receive an automatic bid with the rest of the field filled with the top five remaining teams at-large. Final selections for the 2022 NCAA Division II Central Region Championships will be announced on Sunday, March 6 at 9 p.m. CT on NCAA.com. NCAA DII Central Region Rankings - February 16, 2022Rank&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;School&nbsp; &nbsp; Overall DII Record&nbsp; &nbsp;In-Region Record 1&nbsp; &nbsp;Fort Hays State&nbsp; &nbsp;19-3&nbsp; &nbsp;19-3 2&nbsp; &nbsp;St. Cloud State&nbsp; &nbsp;19-3&nbsp; &nbsp;19-3 3&nbsp; &nbsp;Minnesota Duluth&nbsp; &nbsp;19-4&nbsp; &nbsp;19-4 4&nbsp; &nbsp;Southwestern Oklahoma State&nbsp; &nbsp;21-4&nbsp; &nbsp;21-4 5&nbsp; &nbsp;Harding&nbsp; &nbsp;17-6&nbsp; &nbsp;17-6&nbsp; &nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp;Missouri Western&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5 7&nbsp; &nbsp;Missouri Southern State&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5 8&nbsp; &nbsp;Minnesota State Mankato&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5&nbsp; &nbsp;15-5 9&nbsp; &nbsp;Nebraska-Kearney&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5&nbsp; &nbsp;17-5 10&nbsp; &nbsp;Central Missouri&nbsp; &nbsp;15-9&nbsp; &nbsp;14-9 Through games played Sunday, February 13, 2022&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 FHSU women top initial Central Region rankings

By Dr. KARISSA L. NIEHOFF NFHS

Several times in the past three years, the NFHS has 
shared concerns about the declining number of officials for high school 
sports. Last fall, in fact, the headline stated that the officiating 
shortage had reached a crisis level across the country. A recent survey 
now provides solid proof for those concerns.

A survey of state 
high school associations indicates that approximately 50,000 individuals
 have discontinued their service as high school officials since the 
2018-19 season – the last full school year unaffected by the pandemic.

Dana
 Pappas, who has been on board as NFHS director of officiating services 
since last summer, said 43 states have reported losses totaling more 
than 33,000 officials. However, several larger states have not reported 
yet, so the exact figure is likely to approach 50,000.

While there
 are several contributing factors to this sizeable decline, such as the 
age-old problem of unsportsmanlike behavior by students, coaches, 
parents and other fans, Pappas said one of the latest challenges is 
related to the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

“In talking to some of the state 
directors, many of these losses are people who were probably on the 
brink of retirement, and then COVID kind of forced the issue,” Pappas 
said. “Nationally, we’ve gone from about 240,000 to 200,000, which has 
become an area of concern for states just to cover games at all or with 
the maximum number of officials on a crew.”

Interestingly, about 
the same number of individuals – between 50,000 and 60,000 – have 
expressed an interest in officiating the past four years through the 
NFHS’&nbsp;#BecomeAnOfficial Program, but the number of officials actually 
coming in the front door do not come close to matching those going out 
the back door.

There is some good news on the horizon, however. 
After hearing the same message – shortage of officials – from every 
level of sport in the country, the NFHS is orchestrating and leading a 
first-ever National Officials Consortium Summit in April to collectively
 address the concerns.

“What we discovered was that everyone was 
working on the same problem, but there is no strategic collaboration 
between the entities,” Pappas said. “We understand that everybody is 
reliant upon our pipeline at the high school level. So, we want to work 
together to replenish and keep that pipeline healthy and figure out ways
 that we can do the work collectively instead of everyone doing it on 
their own.”

In addition to the NCAA, more than 30 national-level 
sports organizations have committed to be a part of the consortium 
hosted by the NFHS in Indianapolis April 12-14. Various youth, high 
school, college and professional sports organizations, as well as 
national governing bodies for Olympic sports, have expressed an interest
 in coming together to address the growing shortage of officials.

“In
 our discussions with these groups, we realize that instead of just 
talking about the problem, they want to be a part of the solution, which
 is exciting,” Pappas said. “We want to get all hands on deck instead of
 everyone trying to do their own thing to accomplish the same goal.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

While
 unsportsmanlike behavior continues to be a major issue, it’s not one 
unique to high school sports. It will be helpful to address this issue –
 and others – with ideas on solutions from all levels of sport.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In
 the meantime, the NFHS is continuing in its attempt to recruit more 
individuals to officiating, including current high school athletes and 
current parents of athletes.

“Many sport parents have been around 
the sport for 18 years, and then their kid graduates, so we’re trying to
 reach out to those individuals to get them to stay involved on the 
field, on the court or on the mat as officials,” Pappas said.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“Kids
 coming out of high school think they have two options – to play sports 
or to coach sports. They forget about the people who are officiating 
their games! So, how do we make officiating something that is at the 
forefront of their minds? When they are leaving high school or leaving 
college, they need to understand that there is an entire career path 
they could follow in the world of high school officiating.”

In an 
attempt to encourage more individuals to consider officiating high 
school sports, the NFHS is trying to celebrate those involved and turn 
negatives into positives.

“A lot of times in the news we hear 
people blaming officials because they lost a game,” Pappas said. “We 
hear stories about assaults and stories about poor treatment of 
officials. So, we are trying to highlight individuals within the 
officiating community to talk about how officiating was transformative 
for them in their lives, and why it’s important to get involved.”&nbsp;

While
 work continues to retain more officials by improving behavior of 
players, coaches and fans, recruitment efforts must intensify to keep 
high school sports going in our nation’s schools. 

Apply online at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.highschoolofficials.com/">www.HighSchoolOfficials.com</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;Become a High School Official.

Dr. Karissa L. Niehoff is chief executive officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations in Indianapolis.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1645048539273.jpeg" alt="Dr. Karissa L. Niehoff is chief executive officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations in Indianapolis." />
 <figcaption>Dr. Karissa L. Niehoff is chief executive officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations in Indianapolis.</figcaption>
 </figure>By Dr. KARISSA L. NIEHOFF NFHSSeveral times in the past three years, the NFHS has 
shared concerns about the declining number of officials for high school 
sports. Last fall, in fact, the headline stated that the officiating 
shortage had reached a crisis level across the country. A recent survey 
now provides solid proof for those concerns.A survey of state 
high school associations indicates that approximately 50,000 individuals
 have discontinued their service as high school officials since the 
2018-19 season – the last full school year unaffected by the pandemic.Dana
 Pappas, who has been on board as NFHS director of officiating services 
since last summer, said 43 states have reported losses totaling more 
than 33,000 officials. However, several larger states have not reported 
yet, so the exact figure is likely to approach 50,000.While there
 are several contributing factors to this sizeable decline, such as the 
age-old problem of unsportsmanlike behavior by students, coaches, 
parents and other fans, Pappas said one of the latest challenges is 
related to the pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“In talking to some of the state 
directors, many of these losses are people who were probably on the 
brink of retirement, and then COVID kind of forced the issue,” Pappas 
said. “Nationally, we’ve gone from about 240,000 to 200,000, which has 
become an area of concern for states just to cover games at all or with 
the maximum number of officials on a crew.”Interestingly, about 
the same number of individuals – between 50,000 and 60,000 – have 
expressed an interest in officiating the past four years through the 
NFHS’&nbsp;#BecomeAnOfficial Program, but the number of officials actually 
coming in the front door do not come close to matching those going out 
the back door.There is some good news on the horizon, however. 
After hearing the same message – shortage of officials – from every 
level of sport in the country, the NFHS is orchestrating and leading a 
first-ever National Officials Consortium Summit in April to collectively
 address the concerns.“What we discovered was that everyone was 
working on the same problem, but there is no strategic collaboration 
between the entities,” Pappas said. “We understand that everybody is 
reliant upon our pipeline at the high school level. So, we want to work 
together to replenish and keep that pipeline healthy and figure out ways
 that we can do the work collectively instead of everyone doing it on 
their own.”In addition to the NCAA, more than 30 national-level 
sports organizations have committed to be a part of the consortium 
hosted by the NFHS in Indianapolis April 12-14. Various youth, high 
school, college and professional sports organizations, as well as 
national governing bodies for Olympic sports, have expressed an interest
 in coming together to address the growing shortage of officials.“In
 our discussions with these groups, we realize that instead of just 
talking about the problem, they want to be a part of the solution, which
 is exciting,” Pappas said. “We want to get all hands on deck instead of
 everyone trying to do their own thing to accomplish the same goal.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;While
 unsportsmanlike behavior continues to be a major issue, it’s not one 
unique to high school sports. It will be helpful to address this issue –
 and others – with ideas on solutions from all levels of sport.&nbsp;&nbsp;In
 the meantime, the NFHS is continuing in its attempt to recruit more 
individuals to officiating, including current high school athletes and 
current parents of athletes.“Many sport parents have been around 
the sport for 18 years, and then their kid graduates, so we’re trying to
 reach out to those individuals to get them to stay involved on the 
field, on the court or on the mat as officials,” Pappas said.&nbsp;&nbsp;“Kids
 coming out of high school think they have two options – to play sports 
or to coach sports. They forget about the people who are officiating 
their games! So, how do we make officiating something that is at the 
forefront of their minds? When they are leaving high school or leaving 
college, they need to understand that there is an entire career path 
they could follow in the world of high school officiating.”In an 
attempt to encourage more individuals to consider officiating high 
school sports, the NFHS is trying to celebrate those involved and turn 
negatives into positives.“A lot of times in the news we hear 
people blaming officials because they lost a game,” Pappas said. “We 
hear stories about assaults and stories about poor treatment of 
officials. So, we are trying to highlight individuals within the 
officiating community to talk about how officiating was transformative 
for them in their lives, and why it’s important to get involved.”&nbsp;While
 work continues to retain more officials by improving behavior of 
players, coaches and fans, recruitment efforts must intensify to keep 
high school sports going in our nation’s schools. Apply online at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.highschoolofficials.com/">www.HighSchoolOfficials.com</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;Become a High School Official.Dr. Karissa L. Niehoff is chief executive officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations in Indianapolis.

With loss of 50,000 officials, consortium organized to find solutions

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Altoona-Midway 37, Yates Center 32 Andale 38, Clearwater 22 Anderson County 49, Wellsville 24 Andover Central 59, Arkansas City 29 Baldwin 41, Prairie View 31 Blue Valley 46, BV Northwest 29 Bluestem 50, Humboldt 49 Bonner Springs 49, KC Piper 35 Burlingame 63, Mission Valley 62, OT Burlington 78, Santa Fe Trail 69, OT Central Plains 62, Ness City 34 Chanute 62, Coffeyville 37 Cheney 50, Kingman 22 Cherryvale 56, Fredonia 40 Clay Center 42, Wamego 36 Colby 53, Scott City 52 Columbus 55, Baxter Springs 26 Derby 67, Newton 14 Dodge City 64, Garden City 33 Eureka 61, Erie 26 Fairfield 44, South Barber 25 Frankfort 61, Onaga 34 Frontenac 47, Girard 28 Galena 44, Riverton 42 Garden Plain 41, Wichita Independent 32 Goessel 48, Wichita Classical 23 Golden Plains 47, Rawlins County 33 Haven 53, Pratt 35 Hays 41, Abilene 25 Herington 64, Solomon 17 Heritage Christian 49, KC Bishop Ward 27 Hesston 66, Halstead 47 Hillsboro 55, Larned 32 Hoisington 38, Smoky Valley 23 Holcomb 58, Cimarron 56 Holton 33, Riverside 30 Hoxie 49, Ellis 39 Hugoton 67, Liberal 59 Hutchinson 38, Maize 36 Independence 49, Parsons 39 Junction City 81, Emporia 67 KC Sumner 57, KC Washington 17 KC Wyandotte 38, KC Harmon 28 Lakeside 46, Wilson 26 Linn 30, Wakefield 28 Little River 47, Spearville 39 Logan/Palco 46, Hill City 38 Macksville 48, Otis-Bison 39 Madison/Hamilton 43, Chase County 33 Manhattan 73, Highland Park 31 McPherson 57, Buhler 16 Meade 59, Minneola 40 Moundridge 49, Sedgwick 35 Mulvane 39, Wichita Collegiate 19 Nickerson 61, Lyons 33 Norwich 50, Pratt Skyline 25 Oakley 47, Quinter 37 Olathe North 49, Lawrence 35 Olathe South 39, SM West 34 Osawatomie 47, Iola 41 Osborne 53, Sylvan-Lucas 48 Oswego 40, Chetopa 30 Paola 52, Ottawa 43 Pawnee Heights 48, Fowler 27 Phillipsburg 57, Concordia 23 Pittsburg Colgan 46, St. Paul 13 Pleasant Ridge 44, Valley Falls 30 Remington 58, Inman 32 Riley County 34, Council Grove 30 Rock Hills 41, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 19 Rossville 59, Wabaunsee 49 Russell 47, La Crosse 37 SM Northwest 46, Mill Valley 35 SVHE 35, Reno County 12 Salina Central 55, Valley Center 44 Salina Sacred Heart 42, Beloit 37 Salina South 34, Wichita Campus 27 Shawnee Heights 56, Leavenworth 54 South Haven 54, Sedan 15 Southeast Saline 52, Ellsworth 22 St. Francis 57, Northern Valley 15 St. John's Beloit-Tipton 53, Pike Valley 32 St. Mary's 56, Osage City 38 Sterling 44, St. John 35 Stockton 65, Plainville 23 Sublette 52, Moscow 26 Syracuse 47, Wallace County 37 TMP-Marian 58, Great Bend 47 Topeka Hayden 53, Doniphan West 35 Topeka Seaman 50, Topeka 42 Trego 55, Norton 36 Troy 45, Axtell 29 Uniontown 55, Crest 20 Valley Heights 50, Clifton-Clyde 40 Veritas Christian 42, Flint Hills Christian 30 Victoria 42, Kinsley 23 Waverly 45, Lyndon 32 Wellington 60, Rose Hill 18 Weskan 54, Greeley County 47 West Elk 42, Flinthills 37, OT Wichita Bishop Carroll 43, Kapaun Mount Carmel 28 Wichita East 52, Wichita Northwest 35 Wichita Heights 59, Wichita Southeast 34 Wichita South 50, Wichita North 42 Wichita Sunrise 55, Wichita Home School 18 Wichita Trinity 53, Medicine Lodge 34 Winfield 50, El Dorado 18 BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Andale 49, Clearwater 30 Andover Central 64, Arkansas City 56 Augusta 61, Circle 49 BV North 75, Metro Academy 51 Basehor-Linwood 67, Lansing 40 Beloit 51, Salina Sacred Heart 45 Bishop Seabury Academy 78, KC Christian 56 Brewster 58, Western Plains 47 Bucklin, Mo. 45, Hodgeman County 44 Buhler 68, McPherson 61, OT Burlingame 61, Mission Valley 25 Burlington 57, Santa Fe Trail 45 Cair Paravel 74, Maranatha Academy 57 Centralia 61, Blue Valley 48 Cheney 77, Kingman 41 Cherryvale 64, Fredonia 24 Clifton-Clyde 58, Valley Heights 50 Coffeyville 57, Chanute 40 Concordia 66, Phillipsburg 43 Council Grove 58, Riley County 53 Crest 68, Uniontown 44 Derby 78, Newton 61 Dodge City 76, Garden City 65 Emporia 74, Junction City 62 Erie 65, Eureka 35 Eudora 60, Louisburg 42 Fairfield 57, South Barber 46 Frankfort 44, Onaga 34 Frontenac 41, Girard 40 Goddard-Eisenhower 50, Goddard 47 Goessel 56, Wichita Classical 46 Greeley County 60, Weskan 26 Hays 70, Abilene 46 Heritage Christian 61, KC Bishop Ward 54 Hesston 78, Halstead 17 Hill City 60, Logan/Palco 36 Hillsboro 60, Larned 24 Holcomb 55, Cimarron 38 Holton 65, Riverside 25 Hoxie 61, Ellis 29 Hugoton 72, Liberal 62 Humboldt 66, Bluestem 50 Hutchinson Central Christian 43, Burrton 39 Independence 69, Parsons 60 Inman 64, Remington 37 Iola 61, Osawatomie 25 Jayhawk Linn 58, Marmaton Valley 45 KC Piper 75, Bonner Springs 65 Kapaun Mount Carmel 56, Wichita Bishop Carroll 38 Lakeside 78, Wilson 25 Lawrence Free State 67, SM North 57 Little River 50, Spearville 36 Lyons 59, Nickerson 40 Macksville 71, Otis-Bison 20 Madison/Hamilton 51, Chase County 34 Maize 69, Hutchinson 51 Maize South 64, Andover 58 Manhattan 52, Highland Park 50, OT Minneapolis 41, Republic County 36 Moundridge 37, Sedgwick 31 Neodesha 48, Northeast-Arma 42 Ness City 67, Central Plains 28 Northern Valley 48, St. Francis 42 Norton 53, Trego 43 Norwich 56, Pratt Skyline 42 Oakley 70, Quinter 62 Osborne 48, Sylvan-Lucas 36 Oswego 67, Chetopa 45 Paola 58, Ottawa 25 Pawnee Heights 58, Fowler 23 Pittsburg 65, Fort Scott 38 Pratt 78, Haven 63 Rock Creek 54, Chapman 45 Rose Hill 55, Wellington 36 Russell 52, La Crosse 14 SM Northwest 61, Mill Valley 60 SM South 70, Olathe East 49 Sabetha 54, Perry-Lecompton 50 Scott City 60, Colby 55 Sedan 53, South Haven 28 Shawnee Heights 70, Leavenworth 63 Smoky Valley 58, Hoisington 45 South Gray 71, Kiowa County 42 Southeast Saline 74, Ellsworth 34 St. John's Beloit-Tipton 66, Pike Valley 62 Stafford 50, Cunningham 44 Sterling 62, St. John 35 Sublette 74, Moscow 22 Thunder Ridge 45, Lincoln 42 TMP-Marian 39, Great Bend 36 Topeka Seaman 79, Topeka 44 Troy 60, Axtell 41 Valley Center 57, Salina Central 48 Valley Falls 72, Pleasant Ridge 70 Veritas Christian 59, Flint Hills Christian 13 Victoria 54, Kinsley 43 Wabaunsee 58, Rossville 49 Wakefield 36, Linn 33 Wamego 64, Clay Center 46 Wellsville 64, Anderson County 44 West Elk 62, Flinthills 52 Wetmore 46, Doniphan West 44 Wichita Campus 66, Wichita South 36 Wichita Collegiate 64, Mulvane 49 Wichita Heights 60, Wichita Southeast 52 Wichita Home School 66, Canton-Galva 30 Wichita Independent 67, Garden Plain 46 Wichita North 55, Wichita South 53 Wichita Northwest 82, Wichita East 57 Winfield 74, El Dorado 60

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL Altoona-Midway 37, Yates Center 32 Andale 38, Clearwater 22 Anderson County 49, Wellsville 24 Andover Central 59, Arkansas City 29 Baldwin 41, Prairie View 31 Blue Valley 46, BV Northwest 29 Bluestem 50, Humboldt 49 Bonner Springs 49, KC Piper 35 Burlingame 63, Mission Valley 62, OT Burlington 78, Santa Fe Trail 69, OT Central Plains 62, Ness City 34 Chanute 62, Coffeyville 37 Cheney 50, Kingman 22 Cherryvale 56, Fredonia 40 Clay Center 42, Wamego 36 Colby 53, Scott City 52 Columbus 55, Baxter Springs 26 Derby 67, Newton 14 Dodge City 64, Garden City 33 Eureka 61, Erie 26 Fairfield 44, South Barber 25 Frankfort 61, Onaga 34 Frontenac 47, Girard 28 Galena 44, Riverton 42 Garden Plain 41, Wichita Independent 32 Goessel 48, Wichita Classical 23 Golden Plains 47, Rawlins County 33 Haven 53, Pratt 35 Hays 41, Abilene 25 Herington 64, Solomon 17 Heritage Christian 49, KC Bishop Ward 27 Hesston 66, Halstead 47 Hillsboro 55, Larned 32 Hoisington 38, Smoky Valley 23 Holcomb 58, Cimarron 56 Holton 33, Riverside 30 Hoxie 49, Ellis 39 Hugoton 67, Liberal 59 Hutchinson 38, Maize 36 Independence 49, Parsons 39 Junction City 81, Emporia 67 KC Sumner 57, KC Washington 17 KC Wyandotte 38, KC Harmon 28 Lakeside 46, Wilson 26 Linn 30, Wakefield 28 Little River 47, Spearville 39 Logan/Palco 46, Hill City 38 Macksville 48, Otis-Bison 39 Madison/Hamilton 43, Chase County 33 Manhattan 73, Highland Park 31 McPherson 57, Buhler 16 Meade 59, Minneola 40 Moundridge 49, Sedgwick 35 Mulvane 39, Wichita Collegiate 19 Nickerson 61, Lyons 33 Norwich 50, Pratt Skyline 25 Oakley 47, Quinter 37 Olathe North 49, Lawrence 35 Olathe South 39, SM West 34 Osawatomie 47, Iola 41 Osborne 53, Sylvan-Lucas 48 Oswego 40, Chetopa 30 Paola 52, Ottawa 43 Pawnee Heights 48, Fowler 27 Phillipsburg 57, Concordia 23 Pittsburg Colgan 46, St. Paul 13 Pleasant Ridge 44, Valley Falls 30 Remington 58, Inman 32 Riley County 34, Council Grove 30 Rock Hills 41, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 19 Rossville 59, Wabaunsee 49 Russell 47, La Crosse 37 SM Northwest 46, Mill Valley 35 SVHE 35, Reno County 12 Salina Central 55, Valley Center 44 Salina Sacred Heart 42, Beloit 37 Salina South 34, Wichita Campus 27 Shawnee Heights 56, Leavenworth 54 South Haven 54, Sedan 15 Southeast Saline 52, Ellsworth 22 St. Francis 57, Northern Valley 15 St. John's Beloit-Tipton 53, Pike Valley 32 St. Mary's 56, Osage City 38 Sterling 44, St. John 35 Stockton 65, Plainville 23 Sublette 52, Moscow 26 Syracuse 47, Wallace County 37 TMP-Marian 58, Great Bend 47 Topeka Hayden 53, Doniphan West 35 Topeka Seaman 50, Topeka 42 Trego 55, Norton 36 Troy 45, Axtell 29 Uniontown 55, Crest 20 Valley Heights 50, Clifton-Clyde 40 Veritas Christian 42, Flint Hills Christian 30 Victoria 42, Kinsley 23 Waverly 45, Lyndon 32 Wellington 60, Rose Hill 18 Weskan 54, Greeley County 47 West Elk 42, Flinthills 37, OT Wichita Bishop Carroll 43, Kapaun Mount Carmel 28 Wichita East 52, Wichita Northwest 35 Wichita Heights 59, Wichita Southeast 34 Wichita South 50, Wichita North 42 Wichita Sunrise 55, Wichita Home School 18 Wichita Trinity 53, Medicine Lodge 34 Winfield 50, El Dorado 18 BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Andale 49, Clearwater 30 Andover Central 64, Arkansas City 56 Augusta 61, Circle 49 BV North 75, Metro Academy 51 Basehor-Linwood 67, Lansing 40 Beloit 51, Salina Sacred Heart 45 Bishop Seabury Academy 78, KC Christian 56 Brewster 58, Western Plains 47 Bucklin, Mo. 45, Hodgeman County 44 Buhler 68, McPherson 61, OT Burlingame 61, Mission Valley 25 Burlington 57, Santa Fe Trail 45 Cair Paravel 74, Maranatha Academy 57 Centralia 61, Blue Valley 48 Cheney 77, Kingman 41 Cherryvale 64, Fredonia 24 Clifton-Clyde 58, Valley Heights 50 Coffeyville 57, Chanute 40 Concordia 66, Phillipsburg 43 Council Grove 58, Riley County 53 Crest 68, Uniontown 44 Derby 78, Newton 61 Dodge City 76, Garden City 65 Emporia 74, Junction City 62 Erie 65, Eureka 35 Eudora 60, Louisburg 42 Fairfield 57, South Barber 46 Frankfort 44, Onaga 34 Frontenac 41, Girard 40 Goddard-Eisenhower 50, Goddard 47 Goessel 56, Wichita Classical 46 Greeley County 60, Weskan 26 Hays 70, Abilene 46 Heritage Christian 61, KC Bishop Ward 54 Hesston 78, Halstead 17 Hill City 60, Logan/Palco 36 Hillsboro 60, Larned 24 Holcomb 55, Cimarron 38 Holton 65, Riverside 25 Hoxie 61, Ellis 29 Hugoton 72, Liberal 62 Humboldt 66, Bluestem 50 Hutchinson Central Christian 43, Burrton 39 Independence 69, Parsons 60 Inman 64, Remington 37 Iola 61, Osawatomie 25 Jayhawk Linn 58, Marmaton Valley 45 KC Piper 75, Bonner Springs 65 Kapaun Mount Carmel 56, Wichita Bishop Carroll 38 Lakeside 78, Wilson 25 Lawrence Free State 67, SM North 57 Little River 50, Spearville 36 Lyons 59, Nickerson 40 Macksville 71, Otis-Bison 20 Madison/Hamilton 51, Chase County 34 Maize 69, Hutchinson 51 Maize South 64, Andover 58 Manhattan 52, Highland Park 50, OT Minneapolis 41, Republic County 36 Moundridge 37, Sedgwick 31 Neodesha 48, Northeast-Arma 42 Ness City 67, Central Plains 28 Northern Valley 48, St. Francis 42 Norton 53, Trego 43 Norwich 56, Pratt Skyline 42 Oakley 70, Quinter 62 Osborne 48, Sylvan-Lucas 36 Oswego 67, Chetopa 45 Paola 58, Ottawa 25 Pawnee Heights 58, Fowler 23 Pittsburg 65, Fort Scott 38 Pratt 78, Haven 63 Rock Creek 54, Chapman 45 Rose Hill 55, Wellington 36 Russell 52, La Crosse 14 SM Northwest 61, Mill Valley 60 SM South 70, Olathe East 49 Sabetha 54, Perry-Lecompton 50 Scott City 60, Colby 55 Sedan 53, South Haven 28 Shawnee Heights 70, Leavenworth 63 Smoky Valley 58, Hoisington 45 South Gray 71, Kiowa County 42 Southeast Saline 74, Ellsworth 34 St. John's Beloit-Tipton 66, Pike Valley 62 Stafford 50, Cunningham 44 Sterling 62, St. John 35 Sublette 74, Moscow 22 Thunder Ridge 45, Lincoln 42 TMP-Marian 39, Great Bend 36 Topeka Seaman 79, Topeka 44 Troy 60, Axtell 41 Valley Center 57, Salina Central 48 Valley Falls 72, Pleasant Ridge 70 Veritas Christian 59, Flint Hills Christian 13 Victoria 54, Kinsley 43 Wabaunsee 58, Rossville 49 Wakefield 36, Linn 33 Wamego 64, Clay Center 46 Wellsville 64, Anderson County 44 West Elk 62, Flinthills 52 Wetmore 46, Doniphan West 44 Wichita Campus 66, Wichita South 36 Wichita Collegiate 64, Mulvane 49 Wichita Heights 60, Wichita Southeast 52 Wichita Home School 66, Canton-Galva 30 Wichita Independent 67, Garden Plain 46 Wichita North 55, Wichita South 53 Wichita Northwest 82, Wichita East 57 Winfield 74, El Dorado 60

🏀 Tuesday prep scores

The TMP girls closed out their non-conference schedule with a double-digit win over the Great Bend Panthers while the TMP boys rallied for a win in the final seconds over the Panthers Tuesday at Al Billinger Fieldhouse in Hays.

Girls: TMP 58, Great Bend 47 The TMP Lady Monarchs outscored Great Bend 16-3 to open the
game and led wire-to-wire, despite a late comeback attempt from the Panthers in
a 58-47 win Tuesday.

TMP seniors Emilee Lane and Kassidi Yost combined to score
14 of the first 16 points of the game for TMP as the Monarchs rushed out to a
16-5 first quarter lead.

The Monarchs (15-3, 8-1 MCL) took their biggest lead of the
second half at 15, 26-11 thanks to a 10-4 run aided by 3-pointers from Megan
Hamel and Brooke Koeningsman.

Great Bend (6-11, 1-4 WAC) closed the gap to nine at the end
of the first half at 26-17.

They finished the first half and opened the second half on a
9-0 run to cut it to a six-point TMP lead at 26-20.

But the Monarchs were quickly able to get it back to a
15-point margin at the end of the third quarter thanks to Sophia Balthazor who
scored seven points in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter TMP had built a 22-point lead at 51-29
before Great Bend took advantage of the Monarchs attempt to coast the rest of
the way.

Great Bend was able to erase the double-digit deficit and
pulled within seven at 52-45 thank to a 16-1 run.

TMP went back to their starters and key reserves and closed
the game out for a 58-47 win.

Emilee Lane scored a game-high 17 points. Sophia Balthazor
scored all 13 of her points in the second half and Kassidi Yost added 12
points. 

Boys: TMP 39, Great Bend 36 The TMP boys scored the final eight point of the game and Kenton
Ginther’s 3-pointer with three second lefts lifted the Monarchs to a 39-36 win
over Great Bend.

Senior Andrew Schwartz got the scoring started for TMP
(14-3, 8-0 MCL) with a 3-pointer on the Monarchs first possession. 

Great Bend (6-11, 2-3 WAC) countered with a 6-0 run to lead
6-3. The two teams traded the lead back-and-four before a Great Bend three at
the end of the quarter gave the Panthers a 13-12 lead.

Dylan Werth scored five straight to start the second quarter
for TMP, part of 12 straight Werth points, to put TMP up 17-13.

A second Schwartz 3-pointer gave TMP a 20-15 lead but Great
Bend quickly erased that deficit and stormed back to take the lead. 

The Panthers ended the first half and opened the second half
on an 11-0 run to take a 26-20 lead.

Great Bend led by five twice in the third quarter and twice more
in the fourth quarter, the last time at 36-31 with just over five minutes left in
the game.

TMP held Great Bend scoreless for the final five minutes
while they finished on an 8-0 run.

A Dylan Werth field goal cut it to a three-point Panther
lead and then with just over three and a half minutes left Kade Harris hit his
only field goal, a 3-pointer that tied the game at 36.

Neither team was able to break the tie until Kenton Ginther
hit his second 3-pointer of the night to put TMP up 39-36 with just three
second left.

Kade Harris stole a pass on Great Bend’s final offense
possession that sealed the 39-36 win for TMP.

TMP’s Dylan Werth led all scorers with 18 points.

The TMP girls and boys teams travel to Norton Thursday as
they return to MCL play.

The TMP girls closed out their non-conference schedule with a double-digit win over the Great Bend Panthers while the TMP boys rallied for a win in the final seconds over the Panthers Tuesday at Al Billinger Fieldhouse in Hays.Girls: TMP 58, Great Bend 47 The TMP Lady Monarchs outscored Great Bend 16-3 to open the
game and led wire-to-wire, despite a late comeback attempt from the Panthers in
a 58-47 win Tuesday.<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/1216659088&color=%23294b71&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-814667509/02-15-22-tmp-girls-int" title="02 - 15 - 22 TMP coach Rose McFarland" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 15 - 22 TMP coach Rose McFarland</a></div></div>TMP seniors Emilee Lane and Kassidi Yost combined to score
14 of the first 16 points of the game for TMP as the Monarchs rushed out to a
16-5 first quarter lead.The Monarchs (15-3, 8-1 MCL) took their biggest lead of the
second half at 15, 26-11 thanks to a 10-4 run aided by 3-pointers from Megan
Hamel and Brooke Koeningsman.Great Bend (6-11, 1-4 WAC) closed the gap to nine at the end
of the first half at 26-17.They finished the first half and opened the second half on a
9-0 run to cut it to a six-point TMP lead at 26-20.But the Monarchs were quickly able to get it back to a
15-point margin at the end of the third quarter thanks to Sophia Balthazor who
scored seven points in the third quarter.In the fourth quarter TMP had built a 22-point lead at 51-29
before Great Bend took advantage of the Monarchs attempt to coast the rest of
the way.Great Bend was able to erase the double-digit deficit and
pulled within seven at 52-45 thank to a 16-1 run.TMP went back to their starters and key reserves and closed
the game out for a 58-47 win.<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/1216659172&color=%23294b71&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-814667509/02-15-22-tmp-girls-highlights" title="02 - 15 - 22 TMP Girls Highlights vs Great Bend" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 15 - 22 TMP Girls Highlights vs Great Bend</a></div></div>Emilee Lane scored a game-high 17 points. Sophia Balthazor
scored all 13 of her points in the second half and Kassidi Yost added 12
points. Boys: TMP 39, Great Bend 36 The TMP boys scored the final eight point of the game and Kenton
Ginther’s 3-pointer with three second lefts lifted the Monarchs to a 39-36 win
over Great Bend.<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/1216659250&color=%23294b71&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-814667509/02-15-22-tmp-boys-int" title="02 - 15 - 22 TMP coach Bill Meagher" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 15 - 22 TMP coach Bill Meagher</a></div></div>Senior Andrew Schwartz got the scoring started for TMP
(14-3, 8-0 MCL) with a 3-pointer on the Monarchs first possession. Great Bend (6-11, 2-3 WAC) countered with a 6-0 run to lead
6-3. The two teams traded the lead back-and-four before a Great Bend three at
the end of the quarter gave the Panthers a 13-12 lead.Dylan Werth scored five straight to start the second quarter
for TMP, part of 12 straight Werth points, to put TMP up 17-13.A second Schwartz 3-pointer gave TMP a 20-15 lead but Great
Bend quickly erased that deficit and stormed back to take the lead. The Panthers ended the first half and opened the second half
on an 11-0 run to take a 26-20 lead.Great Bend led by five twice in the third quarter and twice more
in the fourth quarter, the last time at 36-31 with just over five minutes left in
the game.TMP held Great Bend scoreless for the final five minutes
while they finished on an 8-0 run.A Dylan Werth field goal cut it to a three-point Panther
lead and then with just over three and a half minutes left Kade Harris hit his
only field goal, a 3-pointer that tied the game at 36.Neither team was able to break the tie until Kenton Ginther
hit his second 3-pointer of the night to put TMP up 39-36 with just three
second left.Kade Harris stole a pass on Great Bend’s final offense
possession that sealed the 39-36 win for TMP.<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/1216659301&color=%23294b71&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-814667509/02-15-22-tmp-boys-highlights" title="02 - 15 - 22 TMP Boys Highlights vs Great Bend" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 15 - 22 TMP Boys Highlights vs Great Bend</a></div></div>TMP’s Dylan Werth led all scorers with 18 points.The TMP girls and boys teams travel to Norton Thursday as
they return to MCL play.

🏀 TMP boys rally, girls hold off Great Bend Tuesday

HAYS - Hays High continued their four game home stand with a match up against Abilene on Tuesday night. Girls:&nbsp;Abilene 25 - #10 Hays 41 The Hays High girls entered the game after learning they had been ranked tenth in the Class 5A rankings earlier in the day. It was the first state ranking for the girls program since January of 2018.

Hays hit their first shot of the game and three of the first four field goal attempts to take a 9-2 lead. Abilene scored just a single point over a span of 9:45, but Hays Hays pushed their advantage to just 13-3.

The Cowgirls broke their cold streak by making six of seven field goals and three of four free throws that netted a 16-4 run and a lead of 19-17. The Indians scored on an offense rebound to close the first half to tie the game at 19.

The second half was more of the same, with Hays pulling out to a near double digit lead and Abilene reeling them back in. The Cowgirls' final push closed the game down to a 28-24 contest with Hays leading.

Carly Lang knocked down a three pointer that sent the Indians on a 13-1 run for the remainder of the game and a 41-25 victory.

Hays improves to 11-6. Abilene drops to 3-15. Jillyan Sheldon led the Indians with 10 points.

Boys:&nbsp;Abilene 46 - #3 Hays 70 Hays never trailed Abilene and never led by less than two points at 7-5 as the Indians beat the Cowboys 70-46. The defense from Hays didn't allow Abilene to score on back-to-back possessions until three minutes into the third quarter.

Hays took a two possession lead with five minutes to go in the first quarter and led 19-14 after the first eight minutes. The Indians built their first double digit lead on back-to-back three pointers to open the second quarter and led by at least 10 points for rest of the game.

Hays led by 12 in the third quarter before a 8-0 run gave the Indians their first 20 point lead at 50-30. The Indians outscored Abilene 20-13 in the fourth quarter for the 70-46 victory.

Jace Linenberger led the Indians with 20 points and a career high 14 rebounds. Carson Kieffer added 13 while Noah Weimer and Jordan Dale each scored 12. Linenberger moved up to tenth in all-time rebounding at 413, passing Eddie Schumacher (1971), Gene McCurdy (1955) and Shane Berens (2017.)

Hays improves to 16-1. Abilene falls to 12-6.&nbsp;

Hays resumes Western Athletic Conference play on Friday when they host Garden City.

HAYS - Hays High continued their four game home stand with a match up against Abilene on Tuesday night. Girls:&nbsp;Abilene 25 - #10 Hays 41 The Hays High girls entered the game after learning they had been ranked tenth in the Class 5A rankings earlier in the day. It was the first state ranking for the girls program since January of 2018.Hays hit their first shot of the game and three of the first four field goal attempts to take a 9-2 lead. Abilene scored just a single point over a span of 9:45, but Hays Hays pushed their advantage to just 13-3.The Cowgirls broke their cold streak by making six of seven field goals and three of four free throws that netted a 16-4 run and a lead of 19-17. The Indians scored on an offense rebound to close the first half to tie the game at 19.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/1216660234&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-814667509/02-15-22-hhs-wbb-vs-abilene-highlights" title="02 - 15 - 22 HHS WBB Vs Abilene Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 15 - 22 HHS WBB Vs Abilene Highlights</a></div></div>The second half was more of the same, with Hays pulling out to a near double digit lead and Abilene reeling them back in. The Cowgirls' final push closed the game down to a 28-24 contest with Hays leading.Carly Lang knocked down a three pointer that sent the Indians on a 13-1 run for the remainder of the game and a 41-25 victory.Coach Len Melvin<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/1216660294&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-814667509/02-15-22-coach-len-melvin-interview" title="02 - 15 - 22 Coach Len Melvin Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 15 - 22 Coach Len Melvin Interview</a></div></div>Hays improves to 11-6. Abilene drops to 3-15. Jillyan Sheldon led the Indians with 10 points.Boys:&nbsp;Abilene 46 - #3 Hays 70 Hays never trailed Abilene and never led by less than two points at 7-5 as the Indians beat the Cowboys 70-46. The defense from Hays didn't allow Abilene to score on back-to-back possessions until three minutes into the third quarter.Hays took a two possession lead with five minutes to go in the first quarter and led 19-14 after the first eight minutes. The Indians built their first double digit lead on back-to-back three pointers to open the second quarter and led by at least 10 points for rest of the game.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/1216660270&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-814667509/02-15-22-hhs-mbb-vs-abilene-highlights" title="02 - 15 - 22 HHS MBB Vs Abilene Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 15 - 22 HHS MBB Vs Abilene Highlights</a></div></div>Hays led by 12 in the third quarter before a 8-0 run gave the Indians their first 20 point lead at 50-30. The Indians outscored Abilene 20-13 in the fourth quarter for the 70-46 victory.Coach Alex Hutchins<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/1216660324&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-814667509/02-15-22-coach-alex-hutchins-interview" title="02 - 15 - 22 Coach Alex Hutchins Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 15 - 22 Coach Alex Hutchins Interview</a></div></div>Jace Linenberger led the Indians with 20 points and a career high 14 rebounds. Carson Kieffer added 13 while Noah Weimer and Jordan Dale each scored 12. Linenberger moved up to tenth in all-time rebounding at 413, passing Eddie Schumacher (1971), Gene McCurdy (1955) and Shane Berens (2017.)Hays improves to 16-1. Abilene falls to 12-6.&nbsp;Hays resumes Western Athletic Conference play on Friday when they host Garden City.

🏀 Both state ranked Indian teams win over Abilene

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After being listed among the receiving votes list of the NABC Top 25 Poll six times this season, Fort Hays State Men's Basketball jumped into the Top 25 for the first time this season on Tuesday. The Tigers are No. 22 this week, their first appearance in the NABC Top 25 since the 2013-14 season. Fort Hays State's last appearance in the NABC Top 25 occurred on February 4, 2014. The Tigers fell out of the Top 25 in the February 11 poll that season and make their first appearance in the Top 25 of the NABC poll in just over eight years. The NABC Top 25 Poll is nothing foreign to the FHSU Men's Basketball program, a poll it has been a part of 104 times throughout its NCAA Division II history. The Tigers reached the No. 1 ranking in this poll during the 1995-96, 1996-97, and 2005-06 seasons. The Tigers picked up two more wins last week, reflected in the latest poll that includes games through Sunday (Feb. 13). With FHSU joining the mix, the MIAA now has three teams inside the Top 25 as FHSU joins Northwest Missouri State and Central Oklahoma. The Bearcats (23-3) are No. 7 this week, while the Bronchos (20-4) are No. 18. The Central Region representation in the Top 25 Poll is stacked with three teams from the NSIC also inside the Top 25. Augustana is No. 5 this week, Minnesota Duluth is No. 13, and Upper Iowa is No. 15. Fort Hays State, now 19-4 overall after a win over Lincoln University on Monday night, goes on the road for a pair of games this week in Missouri. The Tigers will play Lincoln for the second game in a row in Jefferson City on Thursday night before wrapping up the trip at Central Missouri in Warrensburg on Saturday. The Tigers are among the receiving votes list in the latest D2SIDA Top 25 Poll. They are fifth-highest among the schools receiving votes outside the Top 25. The Tigers have already been inside the D2SIDA Top 25 this year, reaching as high as No. 22 in that poll. Below are the Top 25 Polls for February 15, 2022. NABC Top 25 Poll - February 15, 2022 1. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 22-0 2. West Liberty (W.Va.) 22-2 3. Indiana (Pa.) 22-2 4. Lubbock Christian (Texas) 22-2 5. Augustana (S.D.) 21-2 6. Cal State San Bernardino 18-2 7. Northwest Missouri State 23-3 8. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 21-3 9. UNC Pembroke 21-2 10. Queens (N.C.) 22-3 11. Chico State (Calif.) 15-3 12. Augusta (Ga.) 21-3 13. Minnesota Duluth 21-4 14. Cal State San Marcos 14-3 15. Upper Iowa 22-4 16. Fairmont State (W.Va.) 19-4 17. Bentley (Mass.) 17-3 18. Central Oklahoma 20-4 19. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 20-4 20. Ferris State (Mich.) 18-4 21. Flagler (Fla.) 19-4 22. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 18-4 23. West Alabama 20-4 24. Daemen (N.Y.) 17-6 25. Barry (Fla.) 16-5 Others receiving votes:&nbsp;Miles (Ala.) 18, Union (Tenn.) 17, West Texas A&amp;M 17, Biola (Calif.) 16, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 10, Michigan Tech 7, Dominican (N.Y.) 4, Regis (Colo.) 4, Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 4, Adelphi (N.Y.) 1, Georgia College 1. D2SIDA Top 25 Poll - February 15, 2022 1. Nova Southeastern (15) 22-0 2. Indiana (Pa.) 22-2 3. West Liberty 22-2 4. Northwest Missouri State (1) 23-3 5. Lubbock Christian 22-2 6. CSU San Bernardino 18-2 7. Queens (N.C.) 22-3 8. Augustana 21-2 9. UNC Pembroke 21-2 10. Chico State 15-3 11. Lincoln Memorial 21-3 12. Bentley 17-3 13. Upper Iowa 22-4 14. CSU San Marcos 14-3 15. Augusta 21-3 16. Fairmont State 19-4 T17. West Texas A&amp;M 21-6 T17. Minnesota Duluth 21-4 19. Ferris State 18-5 20. Truman State 17-6 21. St. Thomas Aquinas 20-4 22. Flagler 19-4 23. Mercyhurst 20-4 24. Central Oklahoma 20-4 25. West Alabama 20-4 Others Receiving Votes (on more than one ballot): Embry-Riddle – 37; Southwest Baptist – 27; Biola – 23; Texas A&amp;M-Commerce – 9;&nbsp;Fort Hays State – 8; Pitt-Johnstown – 7; Daemen – 5&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a>After being listed among the receiving votes list of the NABC Top 25 Poll six times this season, Fort Hays State Men's Basketball jumped into the Top 25 for the first time this season on Tuesday. The Tigers are No. 22 this week, their first appearance in the NABC Top 25 since the 2013-14 season. Fort Hays State's last appearance in the NABC Top 25 occurred on February 4, 2014. The Tigers fell out of the Top 25 in the February 11 poll that season and make their first appearance in the Top 25 of the NABC poll in just over eight years. The NABC Top 25 Poll is nothing foreign to the FHSU Men's Basketball program, a poll it has been a part of 104 times throughout its NCAA Division II history. The Tigers reached the No. 1 ranking in this poll during the 1995-96, 1996-97, and 2005-06 seasons. The Tigers picked up two more wins last week, reflected in the latest poll that includes games through Sunday (Feb. 13). With FHSU joining the mix, the MIAA now has three teams inside the Top 25 as FHSU joins Northwest Missouri State and Central Oklahoma. The Bearcats (23-3) are No. 7 this week, while the Bronchos (20-4) are No. 18. The Central Region representation in the Top 25 Poll is stacked with three teams from the NSIC also inside the Top 25. Augustana is No. 5 this week, Minnesota Duluth is No. 13, and Upper Iowa is No. 15. Fort Hays State, now 19-4 overall after a win over Lincoln University on Monday night, goes on the road for a pair of games this week in Missouri. The Tigers will play Lincoln for the second game in a row in Jefferson City on Thursday night before wrapping up the trip at Central Missouri in Warrensburg on Saturday. The Tigers are among the receiving votes list in the latest D2SIDA Top 25 Poll. They are fifth-highest among the schools receiving votes outside the Top 25. The Tigers have already been inside the D2SIDA Top 25 this year, reaching as high as No. 22 in that poll. Below are the Top 25 Polls for February 15, 2022. NABC Top 25 Poll - February 15, 2022 1. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) 22-0 2. West Liberty (W.Va.) 22-2 3. Indiana (Pa.) 22-2 4. Lubbock Christian (Texas) 22-2 5. Augustana (S.D.) 21-2 6. Cal State San Bernardino 18-2 7. Northwest Missouri State 23-3 8. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 21-3 9. UNC Pembroke 21-2 10. Queens (N.C.) 22-3 11. Chico State (Calif.) 15-3 12. Augusta (Ga.) 21-3 13. Minnesota Duluth 21-4 14. Cal State San Marcos 14-3 15. Upper Iowa 22-4 16. Fairmont State (W.Va.) 19-4 17. Bentley (Mass.) 17-3 18. Central Oklahoma 20-4 19. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 20-4 20. Ferris State (Mich.) 18-4 21. Flagler (Fla.) 19-4 22. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 18-4 23. West Alabama 20-4 24. Daemen (N.Y.) 17-6 25. Barry (Fla.) 16-5 Others receiving votes:&nbsp;Miles (Ala.) 18, Union (Tenn.) 17, West Texas A&amp;M 17, Biola (Calif.) 16, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 10, Michigan Tech 7, Dominican (N.Y.) 4, Regis (Colo.) 4, Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 4, Adelphi (N.Y.) 1, Georgia College 1. D2SIDA Top 25 Poll - February 15, 2022 1. Nova Southeastern (15) 22-0 2. Indiana (Pa.) 22-2 3. West Liberty 22-2 4. Northwest Missouri State (1) 23-3 5. Lubbock Christian 22-2 6. CSU San Bernardino 18-2 7. Queens (N.C.) 22-3 8. Augustana 21-2 9. UNC Pembroke 21-2 10. Chico State 15-3 11. Lincoln Memorial 21-3 12. Bentley 17-3 13. Upper Iowa 22-4 14. CSU San Marcos 14-3 15. Augusta 21-3 16. Fairmont State 19-4 T17. West Texas A&amp;M 21-6 T17. Minnesota Duluth 21-4 19. Ferris State 18-5 20. Truman State 17-6 21. St. Thomas Aquinas 20-4 22. Flagler 19-4 23. Mercyhurst 20-4 24. Central Oklahoma 20-4 25. West Alabama 20-4 Others Receiving Votes (on more than one ballot): Embry-Riddle – 37; Southwest Baptist – 27; Biola – 23; Texas A&amp;M-Commerce – 9;&nbsp;Fort Hays State – 8; Pitt-Johnstown – 7; Daemen – 5&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Tiger men crack the top-25

The TMP-Marian Monarchs step out of league play Tuesday night for a match up with the Great Bend Panthers. 

The girls game is scheduled to tipoff at 6:00 p.m. with the boys to follow from Al Billinger Fieldhouse.

Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/360610">HERE&nbsp;</a>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.

The TMP-Marian Monarchs step out of league play Tuesday night for a match up with the Great Bend Panthers. The girls game is scheduled to tipoff at 6:00 p.m. with the boys to follow from Al Billinger Fieldhouse.Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/360610">HERE&nbsp;</a>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.<div><iframe src="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/360610?autoplay=1" width="640" height="360" allow="fullscreen;" style="border:0;overflow:hidden;"></iframe></div>

🏀🎥 WATCH LIVE Thomas More Prep-Marian vs Great Bend

The Hays High Indians step out of conference play Tuesday night for a matchup with the Abilene Cowgirls and Cowboys.

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

Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/360601">HERE&nbsp;</a>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.

The Hays High Indians step out of conference play Tuesday night for a matchup with the Abilene Cowgirls and Cowboys.The girls game will tipoff at approximately 6:00 with the boys to follow from Hays High School.Click the player below or click&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/360601">HERE&nbsp;</a>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.<div><iframe src="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/360601?autoplay=1" width="640" height="360" allow="fullscreen;" style="border:0;overflow:hidden;"></iframe></div>

🏀🎥 WATCH LIVE Hays High vs Abilene

Fort Hays State basketball coaches Tony Hobson and Mark Johnson held their weekly press conferences Tuesday.

The Tigers are on the road this week. Thursday night they play at Lincoln then Saturday afternoon take on Central Missouri in Warrensburg.

Fort Hays State basketball coaches Tony Hobson and Mark Johnson held their weekly press conferences Tuesday.The Tigers are on the road this week. Thursday night they play at Lincoln then Saturday afternoon take on Central Missouri in Warrensburg.<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1216530607&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/tony-hobson-feb-15-2022" title="Tony Hobson Press Conference (Feb 15, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Tony Hobson Press Conference (Feb 15, 2022)</a></div></div><div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1216531981&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/mark-johnson-feb-15-2022" title="Mark Johnson Press Conference (Feb 15, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Mark Johnson Press Conference (Feb 15, 2022)</a></div></div>

🎧 FHSU basketball coaches hold weekly press conferences

The Fort Hays State women's basketball team remained in the top 10 in the latest release of each national poll. The Tigers head on the road this week ranked ninth in the WBCA DII Coaches Poll and sitting in 10th in the D2SIDA Media Poll. The Tigers are one of four programs in Division II to be ranked in the top 10 in each release of the coaches poll so far this season alongside Drury, Lander and Texas A&amp;M Commerce. Fort Hays State is the only MIAA program listed in either top 25 list this week. The only other conference rival recognized in the poll is Missouri Southern, who is receiving votes in the media ranks. Glenville State, the lone undefeated team from NCAA Division I or Division II, sits atop the coaches poll for another week, while Ashland is first in the media poll. Fort Hays State is 5-1 all-time when playing as the ninth-ranked team in the coaches poll and 132-34 when ranked during the DII era. The Tigers were last ranked No. 9 in the coaches poll one year ago (2/9/21) before going on the road to grab wins over Rogers State and Northeastern State. Now 21-3 overall and 15-3 in MIAA play, the Tigers are tied for first place in the MIAA standings with Missouri Southern (18-5, 15-3 MIAA) with four games to go in the regular season. Fort Hays State will play three of its final four games on the road, including this weekend's road trip to Lincoln on Thursday (Feb. 17, 5:30 p.m.) and to Central Missouri on Saturday (Feb. 19, 1 p.m.).

WBCA DII Coaches Poll - February 15, 2022 1. Glenville State (21) 22-0 2. Ashland (1) 22-1 3. Grand Valley State&nbsp;21-1 4. Drury&nbsp;24-3 5. Union, Tenn. 19-2 6. Azusa Pacific&nbsp;18-2 7. Texas A&amp;M-Commerce&nbsp;20-2 8. Barton&nbsp;21-1 9. Fort Hays State&nbsp;21-3 10. Lander&nbsp;17-3 11. Western Washington&nbsp;15-2 12. Eckerd&nbsp;16-2 13. Colorado School of Mines&nbsp;21-3 14. North Georgia&nbsp;18-3 15. Savannah State&nbsp;21-1 16. Saint Cloud State&nbsp;19-3 17. Wingate&nbsp;21-2 18. Missouri-St. Louis&nbsp;19-2 19. Lubbock Christian&nbsp;21-5 20. Southwestern Oklahoma St. 21-4 21. Tampa&nbsp;22-5 22. Catawba&nbsp;18-4 23. Walsh&nbsp;21-3 24. Cal State San Marcos&nbsp;17-2 25. Lee, Tenn. 18-4

D2SIDA Media Poll - February 15, 2022 1. Ashland (11) 22-1 2. Texas A&amp;M-Commerce (2) 20-2 3. Glenville State (3) 22-0 4. Grand Valley State 21-1 5. Union (Tenn.) 19-2 6. Western Washington 15-2 7. St. Cloud State 19-3 8. Barton 21-1 9. Colorado School of Mines 21-3 10. Fort Hays State 21-3 11. North Georgia 18-3 12. Cal State-San Marcos 17-2 13. Lubbock Christian 21-5 14. Drury 24-3 15. Eckerd 16-2 16. Wingate 21-2 17. Minnesota-Duluth 19-4 18. Cal State-East Bay 18-2 19. Missouri-St. Louis 19-2 20. Lander 17-3 21. Azusa Pacific 18-2 22. Tampa 22-5 23. Le Moyne 15-4 24. Kutztown 20-5 25. Colorado Mesa 19-4

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 </figure><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a>The Fort Hays State women's basketball team remained in the top 10 in the latest release of each national poll. The Tigers head on the road this week ranked ninth in the WBCA DII Coaches Poll and sitting in 10th in the D2SIDA Media Poll. The Tigers are one of four programs in Division II to be ranked in the top 10 in each release of the coaches poll so far this season alongside Drury, Lander and Texas A&amp;M Commerce. Fort Hays State is the only MIAA program listed in either top 25 list this week. The only other conference rival recognized in the poll is Missouri Southern, who is receiving votes in the media ranks. Glenville State, the lone undefeated team from NCAA Division I or Division II, sits atop the coaches poll for another week, while Ashland is first in the media poll. Fort Hays State is 5-1 all-time when playing as the ninth-ranked team in the coaches poll and 132-34 when ranked during the DII era. The Tigers were last ranked No. 9 in the coaches poll one year ago (2/9/21) before going on the road to grab wins over Rogers State and Northeastern State. Now 21-3 overall and 15-3 in MIAA play, the Tigers are tied for first place in the MIAA standings with Missouri Southern (18-5, 15-3 MIAA) with four games to go in the regular season. Fort Hays State will play three of its final four games on the road, including this weekend's road trip to Lincoln on Thursday (Feb. 17, 5:30 p.m.) and to Central Missouri on Saturday (Feb. 19, 1 p.m.). WBCA DII Coaches Poll - February 15, 2022 1. Glenville State (21) 22-0 2. Ashland (1) 22-1 3. Grand Valley State&nbsp;21-1 4. Drury&nbsp;24-3 5. Union, Tenn. 19-2 6. Azusa Pacific&nbsp;18-2 7. Texas A&amp;M-Commerce&nbsp;20-2 8. Barton&nbsp;21-1 9. Fort Hays State&nbsp;21-3 10. Lander&nbsp;17-3 11. Western Washington&nbsp;15-2 12. Eckerd&nbsp;16-2 13. Colorado School of Mines&nbsp;21-3 14. North Georgia&nbsp;18-3 15. Savannah State&nbsp;21-1 16. Saint Cloud State&nbsp;19-3 17. Wingate&nbsp;21-2 18. Missouri-St. Louis&nbsp;19-2 19. Lubbock Christian&nbsp;21-5 20. Southwestern Oklahoma St. 21-4 21. Tampa&nbsp;22-5 22. Catawba&nbsp;18-4 23. Walsh&nbsp;21-3 24. Cal State San Marcos&nbsp;17-2 25. Lee, Tenn. 18-4D2SIDA Media Poll - February 15, 2022 1. Ashland (11) 22-1 2. Texas A&amp;M-Commerce (2) 20-2 3. Glenville State (3) 22-0 4. Grand Valley State 21-1 5. Union (Tenn.) 19-2 6. Western Washington 15-2 7. St. Cloud State 19-3 8. Barton 21-1 9. Colorado School of Mines 21-3 10. Fort Hays State 21-3 11. North Georgia 18-3 12. Cal State-San Marcos 17-2 13. Lubbock Christian 21-5 14. Drury 24-3 15. Eckerd 16-2 16. Wingate 21-2 17. Minnesota-Duluth 19-4 18. Cal State-East Bay 18-2 19. Missouri-St. Louis 19-2 20. Lander 17-3 21. Azusa Pacific 18-2 22. Tampa 22-5 23. Le Moyne 15-4 24. Kutztown 20-5 25. Colorado Mesa 19-4

🏀 Tiger women ninth in this week's WBCA coaches poll

NEW ORLEANS - The men's and women's track and field teams at Fort Hays State are both ranked in the top 25 of the latest USTFCCCA NCAA Division II National Track and Field Rating Index, released Tuesday (Feb. 15). The men are slotted 12th in the latest release, while the women come in 21st this week. The men accumulated 62.71 team points from 14 nationally-ranked performances.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6513">Ryan Stanley</a>&nbsp;still leads the country in the pole vault with his school-record mark of 17-1.75, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6484">Nolan Churchman's</a>&nbsp;record total of 5,304 in the heptathlon is sixth-best nationally. Sprinter&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6498">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;is seventh in both the 60m (6.73) and the 200m (21.29). The Tigers added three new marks this week in&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6499">Ethan Lang's</a>&nbsp;800m run (12th, 1:50.50) and school-record times in both the 4x400m (20th, 3:16.19) and the distance medley relay (17th, 9:49.81). The women picked up 42.85 points across nine top-ranked marks.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6538">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;moved up to fourth in the 60m with her school-record time of 7.45 on Saturday. She is also 18th in the 200m with a top time of 24.64.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6549">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;is sixth in a pair of events, including the 60m hurdles (8.60) and the pentathlon (3,670). Both teams maintained their spot in the conference power ranks, coming in fourth for the second week in a row. The Tiger men are fifth in this week's central region rankings, while the women are eighth. Fort Hays State has six event squads ranked in the top 10 nationally, including three from each gender. The men's pole vault group is ranked third in DII, while the heptathlon team is fourth and the 800m squad is sixth. The women's pentathlon unit is ranked second nationally, with the 60m hurdles team sitting in sixth and the high jump team coming in eighth. With the MIAA Indoor Championships looming next weekend (Feb. 25-27), the Tigers will send athletes to a pair of meets for their final tune-ups Friday (Feb. 18). Fort Hays State will compete at both the Husker Tune-Up in Lincoln, Neb. and the Loper Tune-Up in Kearney, Neb.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
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 </figure><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a>NEW ORLEANS - The men's and women's track and field teams at Fort Hays State are both ranked in the top 25 of the latest USTFCCCA NCAA Division II National Track and Field Rating Index, released Tuesday (Feb. 15). The men are slotted 12th in the latest release, while the women come in 21st this week. The men accumulated 62.71 team points from 14 nationally-ranked performances.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6513">Ryan Stanley</a>&nbsp;still leads the country in the pole vault with his school-record mark of 17-1.75, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6484">Nolan Churchman's</a>&nbsp;record total of 5,304 in the heptathlon is sixth-best nationally. Sprinter&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6498">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;is seventh in both the 60m (6.73) and the 200m (21.29). The Tigers added three new marks this week in&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6499">Ethan Lang's</a>&nbsp;800m run (12th, 1:50.50) and school-record times in both the 4x400m (20th, 3:16.19) and the distance medley relay (17th, 9:49.81). The women picked up 42.85 points across nine top-ranked marks.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6538">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;moved up to fourth in the 60m with her school-record time of 7.45 on Saturday. She is also 18th in the 200m with a top time of 24.64.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6549">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;is sixth in a pair of events, including the 60m hurdles (8.60) and the pentathlon (3,670). Both teams maintained their spot in the conference power ranks, coming in fourth for the second week in a row. The Tiger men are fifth in this week's central region rankings, while the women are eighth. Fort Hays State has six event squads ranked in the top 10 nationally, including three from each gender. The men's pole vault group is ranked third in DII, while the heptathlon team is fourth and the 800m squad is sixth. The women's pentathlon unit is ranked second nationally, with the 60m hurdles team sitting in sixth and the high jump team coming in eighth. With the MIAA Indoor Championships looming next weekend (Feb. 25-27), the Tigers will send athletes to a pair of meets for their final tune-ups Friday (Feb. 18). Fort Hays State will compete at both the Husker Tune-Up in Lincoln, Neb. and the Loper Tune-Up in Kearney, Neb.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏃‍♂️ Both FHSU indoor teams remain ranked

The Hays High boys remain third in Class 5A in the latest rankings released from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Thursday. The Hays girls make their debut at No. 10. 

The TMP-Marian girls drop to spots to No. 9 in Class 3A. Phillipsburg, who beat the Monarchs in two overtimes Friday, moves up a spot to No. 8. Goodland holds at No. 6. All three will be in the Goodland 3A Sub-State.

The Trego boys fall three spots to No. 8 in Class 2A.

Complete rankings for all classifications is listed below.

GIRLS RANKINGS Class 6A 1. Olathe North 2. Topeka High 3. Washburn Rural 4. Derby 5. Shawnee Mission Northwest 6. Blue Valley 7. Shawnee Mission West 8. Wichita Heights 9. Olathe South 10. Dodge City

Class 5A 1. Salina Central 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 3. Bishop Carroll 4. Lansing 5. Emporia 6. Goddard 7. Andover Central 8. Topeka Seaman 9. Basehor-Linwood 10. Hays

Class 4A 1. Wellington 2. Bishop Miege 3. Eudora 4. Wamego 5. Andale 6. Clearwater 7. St. George-Rock Creek 8. Fort Scott 9. McPherson 10. Labette County

Class 3A 1. Silver Lake 2. Hugoton 3. Cheney 4. Nickerson 5. Eureka 6. Goodland 7. Southeast of Saline 8. Phillipsburg 9. Thomas More Prep 10. Nemaha Central

Class 2A 1. Sterling 2. Elbing - Berean Academy 3. Valley Heights 4. St. Mary's Colgan 5. Jackson Heights 6. Smith Center 7. Elkhart 8. Uniontown 9. Garden Plain 10. Remington

Class 1A-Division I 1. Hodgeman County 2. Centralia 3. Little River 4. Burlingame 5. Osborne 6. Pretty Prairie 7. St. Paul 8. Norwich 9. Sylvan-Lucas 10. Coldwater-South Central

Class 1A-Division II 1. Central Plains 2. Lebo 3. Golden Plains 4. Hutchinson Central Christian 5. Hanover 6. South Haven 7. St. John's-Tipton 8. Attica 9. Elyria Christian 10. Wheatland-Grinnell

BOYS RANKINGS Class 6A 1. Lawrence Free State 2. Blue Valley Northwest 3. Wichita Heights 4. Dodge City 5. Lawrence 6. Shawnee Mission Northwest 7. Shawnee Mission South 8. Blue Valley West 9. KC Harmon 10. Wichita Northwest

Class 5A 1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel 2. Topeka West 3. Hays 4. Highland Park 5. Andover Central 6. Basehor Linwood 7. Andover 8. DeSoto 9. St. James Academy 10. Maize South

Class 4A 1. Eudora 2. Bishop Miege 3. Paola 4. Buhler 5. Circle 6. Andale 7. Pratt 8. Rose Hill 9. McPherson 10. Wamego

Class 3A 1. Cheney 2. Hesston 3. Galena 4. Royal Valley 4. Wichita Collegiate 6. Hugoton 7. Southeast of Saline 8. Osage City 9. Holcomb 10. Nemaha Central

Class 2A 1. Hillsboro 2. St. Mary's 3. Valley Falls 4. Ellinwood 5. Lyndon 6. Sedan 7. Salina-Sacred Heart 8. Trego 9. Moundridge 10. Southeast Cherokee

Class 1A-Divison I 1. Olpe 2. Macksville 3. Montezuma - South Gray 4. Osborne 5. Norwich 6. Hodgeman County 7. Wichita Classical School 8. Topeka Cair Paravel 9. Clifton-Clyde 10. Sylvan-Lucas

Class 1A-Division II 1. Hanover 2. Northern Valley 3. Greeley County 4. Elyria Christian 5. Bucklin 6. Lebo 7. Dighton 8. Logan-Palco 9. Waverly 10. Wheatland-Grinnell

The Hays High boys remain third in Class 5A in the latest rankings released from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association Thursday. The Hays girls make their debut at No. 10. The TMP-Marian girls drop to spots to No. 9 in Class 3A. Phillipsburg, who beat the Monarchs in two overtimes Friday, moves up a spot to No. 8. Goodland holds at No. 6. All three will be in the Goodland 3A Sub-State.The Trego boys fall three spots to No. 8 in Class 2A.Complete rankings for all classifications is listed below.GIRLS RANKINGS Class 6A 1. Olathe North 2. Topeka High 3. Washburn Rural 4. Derby 5. Shawnee Mission Northwest 6. Blue Valley 7. Shawnee Mission West 8. Wichita Heights 9. Olathe South 10. Dodge CityClass 5A 1. Salina Central 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 3. Bishop Carroll 4. Lansing 5. Emporia 6. Goddard 7. Andover Central 8. Topeka Seaman 9. Basehor-Linwood 10. HaysClass 4A 1. Wellington 2. Bishop Miege 3. Eudora 4. Wamego 5. Andale 6. Clearwater 7. St. George-Rock Creek 8. Fort Scott 9. McPherson 10. Labette County Class 3A 1. Silver Lake 2. Hugoton 3. Cheney 4. Nickerson 5. Eureka 6. Goodland 7. Southeast of Saline 8. Phillipsburg 9. Thomas More Prep 10. Nemaha Central Class 2A 1. Sterling 2. Elbing - Berean Academy 3. Valley Heights 4. St. Mary's Colgan 5. Jackson Heights 6. Smith Center 7. Elkhart 8. Uniontown 9. Garden Plain 10. Remington Class 1A-Division I 1. Hodgeman County 2. Centralia 3. Little River 4. Burlingame 5. Osborne 6. Pretty Prairie 7. St. Paul 8. Norwich 9. Sylvan-Lucas 10. Coldwater-South Central Class 1A-Division II 1. Central Plains 2. Lebo 3. Golden Plains 4. Hutchinson Central Christian 5. Hanover 6. South Haven 7. St. John's-Tipton 8. Attica 9. Elyria Christian 10. Wheatland-GrinnellBOYS RANKINGS Class 6A 1. Lawrence Free State 2. Blue Valley Northwest 3. Wichita Heights 4. Dodge City 5. Lawrence 6. Shawnee Mission Northwest 7. Shawnee Mission South 8. Blue Valley West 9. KC Harmon 10. Wichita Northwest Class 5A 1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel 2. Topeka West 3. Hays 4. Highland Park 5. Andover Central 6. Basehor Linwood 7. Andover 8. DeSoto 9. St. James Academy 10. Maize SouthClass 4A 1. Eudora 2. Bishop Miege 3. Paola 4. Buhler 5. Circle 6. Andale 7. Pratt 8. Rose Hill 9. McPherson 10. WamegoClass 3A 1. Cheney 2. Hesston 3. Galena 4. Royal Valley 4. Wichita Collegiate 6. Hugoton 7. Southeast of Saline 8. Osage City 9. Holcomb 10. Nemaha CentralClass 2A 1. Hillsboro 2. St. Mary's 3. Valley Falls 4. Ellinwood 5. Lyndon 6. Sedan 7. Salina-Sacred Heart 8. Trego 9. Moundridge 10. Southeast Cherokee Class 1A-Divison I 1. Olpe 2. Macksville 3. Montezuma - South Gray 4. Osborne 5. Norwich 6. Hodgeman County 7. Wichita Classical School 8. Topeka Cair Paravel 9. Clifton-Clyde 10. Sylvan-Lucas Class 1A-Division II 1. Hanover 2. Northern Valley 3. Greeley County 4. Elyria Christian 5. Bucklin 6. Lebo 7. Dighton 8. Logan-Palco 9. Waverly 10. Wheatland-Grinnell

🏀 HHS boys and girls, TMP girls all ranked in latest KBCA poll

Here's Tiger Talk from earlier today with Fort Hays State women's basketball coach Tony Hobson and men's coach Mark Johnson.

Tiger Talk usually airs on Monday afternoon's ag 12:15 p.m. live from the Golden Q in Hays on KAYS (94.3-FM/1400-AM).

This week's show was pushed back a day due to Monday's men's makeup game with Lincoln.

Here's Tiger Talk from earlier today with Fort Hays State women's basketball coach Tony Hobson and men's coach Mark Johnson.Tiger Talk usually airs on Monday afternoon's ag 12:15 p.m. live from the Golden Q in Hays on KAYS (94.3-FM/1400-AM).This week's show was pushed back a day due to Monday's men's makeup game with Lincoln.<div><iframe title="Tiger Talk (Feb 15, 2022)" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ghqmj-11a9f33-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=&btn-skin=2"></iframe></div>

🎧 Defend the Fort Podcast: Tiger Talk (Feb 15, 2022)

HAYS, Kan. - Due to this week's forecast in central Oklahoma, the Fort Hays State softball team has announced a change to its schedule. Instead of playing on Thursday and Friday (Feb. 17-18), the Tigers will now take to the diamond on Sunday and Monday (Feb. 20-21). The Tigers (2-6) will still face off with the same four teams they were initially slated to play. FHSU will open the week against Southern Arkansas (4-6) on Sunday at 10 a.m. at Piedmont High School in Piedmont, Okla. before making the short drive east to Edmond and the University of Central Oklahoma to face off with Arkansas Tech (6-4) at 2:30 p.m. Both of Monday's games will be played at Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City, with FHSU slated to take on East Central (1-4) at noon before wrapping up the trip against&nbsp;Oklahoma Baptist (6-3) at 2:15 p.m. Due to the change in schedule, the availability of live video and/or stats is unknown at this time. Stay tuned to fhsuathletics.com for more information and links if/when they become available.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a>HAYS, Kan. - Due to this week's forecast in central Oklahoma, the Fort Hays State softball team has announced a change to its schedule. Instead of playing on Thursday and Friday (Feb. 17-18), the Tigers will now take to the diamond on Sunday and Monday (Feb. 20-21). The Tigers (2-6) will still face off with the same four teams they were initially slated to play. FHSU will open the week against Southern Arkansas (4-6) on Sunday at 10 a.m. at Piedmont High School in Piedmont, Okla. before making the short drive east to Edmond and the University of Central Oklahoma to face off with Arkansas Tech (6-4) at 2:30 p.m. Both of Monday's games will be played at Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City, with FHSU slated to take on East Central (1-4) at noon before wrapping up the trip against&nbsp;Oklahoma Baptist (6-3) at 2:15 p.m. Due to the change in schedule, the availability of live video and/or stats is unknown at this time. Stay tuned to fhsuathletics.com for more information and links if/when they become available.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🥎 FHSU adjusts schedule for trip to Edmond

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored 20 points and No. 6 Kansas saw all five starters score in double figures in a 76-62 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday night.

Kansas, which wore throwback jerseys from the 1921-22 season, the year the Jayhawks won their first Helms Foundation national championship, pulled away late in the first half and never was threatened in the second half.

“It was nice not having to sweat,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “I don’t think we played great, by any stretch, but I thought we were pretty good. We weren’t very good the first 12 minutes.”

Kansas had been struggling to put opponents away recently. With one exception, an 83-59 victory over defending champion Baylor, the Jayhawks had five single-digit wins and two losses in their last eight games.

Joining Agbaji in double figures for Kansas (21-4, 10-2 Big 12) was Christian Braun with 16 points, Dajuan Harris and David McCormack with 12 points each, and Jalen Wilson with 11. McCormack also had 12 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season.

“I thought he was great tonight,” Self said of Agbaji. And the coach said he wasn’t alone.

“We had some individuals who played pretty well,” Self added. “The ball definitely moved well the first 10 or 12 minutes of the second half. That’s about the best we’ve looked offensively in a while.”

Avery Anderson scored 15 points and Bryce Thompson added 11 for Oklahoma State (12-13, 5-8 Big 12). Moussa Cisse pulled down 11 rebounds for the Cowboys.

Carrying a 10-point halftime lead, Kansas scored the first four points of the second half and the lead never dipped to less than double digits the rest of the game. The lead reached 20 points when Braun hit two free throws with 13:36 left in the half. By the midway point of the second half, the lead was 26.

Still, Self has something to use for motivation. The Jayhawks missed 16 of their last 17 shots.

“That wasn’t a good finish at all,” he said. “But I would have taken a 14-point win before the game all day long.”

Harris said Self wasn’t too happy with the finish.

“Coach was really mad because we didn’t close the game out really good,” he said. “We were up 25 or so. We’ve got to a better job at the end. If we do that, keep sharing the ball, playing good defense, we’ll be in good shape.”

Both teams struggled at the start and Kansas led 15-13 before hitting three straight 3s to open up a 26-19 lead. The Jayhawks led 38-28 at the half.

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys are playing out the string since they are not eligible for postseason play.

Kansas: The Jayhawks won their 10th league game for the 28th straight season, the longest active streak in the NCAA.

Oklahoma State: hosts Kansas State on Saturday.

Kansas: visits West Virginia on Saturday.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored 20 points and No. 6 Kansas saw all five starters score in double figures in a 76-62 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday night.Kansas, which wore throwback jerseys from the 1921-22 season, the year the Jayhawks won their first Helms Foundation national championship, pulled away late in the first half and never was threatened in the second half.“It was nice not having to sweat,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “I don’t think we played great, by any stretch, but I thought we were pretty good. We weren’t very good the first 12 minutes.”Kansas had been struggling to put opponents away recently. With one exception, an 83-59 victory over defending champion Baylor, the Jayhawks had five single-digit wins and two losses in their last eight games.Joining Agbaji in double figures for Kansas (21-4, 10-2 Big 12) was Christian Braun with 16 points, Dajuan Harris and David McCormack with 12 points each, and Jalen Wilson with 11. McCormack also had 12 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season.“I thought he was great tonight,” Self said of Agbaji. And the coach said he wasn’t alone.“We had some individuals who played pretty well,” Self added. “The ball definitely moved well the first 10 or 12 minutes of the second half. That’s about the best we’ve looked offensively in a while.”Avery Anderson scored 15 points and Bryce Thompson added 11 for Oklahoma State (12-13, 5-8 Big 12). Moussa Cisse pulled down 11 rebounds for the Cowboys.Carrying a 10-point halftime lead, Kansas scored the first four points of the second half and the lead never dipped to less than double digits the rest of the game. The lead reached 20 points when Braun hit two free throws with 13:36 left in the half. By the midway point of the second half, the lead was 26.Still, Self has something to use for motivation. The Jayhawks missed 16 of their last 17 shots.“That wasn’t a good finish at all,” he said. “But I would have taken a 14-point win before the game all day long.”Harris said Self wasn’t too happy with the finish.“Coach was really mad because we didn’t close the game out really good,” he said. “We were up 25 or so. We’ve got to a better job at the end. If we do that, keep sharing the ball, playing good defense, we’ll be in good shape.”Both teams struggled at the start and Kansas led 15-13 before hitting three straight 3s to open up a 26-19 lead. The Jayhawks led 38-28 at the half.TAKEAWAYOklahoma State: The Cowboys are playing out the string since they are not eligible for postseason play.Kansas: The Jayhawks won their 10th league game for the 28th straight season, the longest active streak in the NCAA.UP NEXTOklahoma State: hosts Kansas State on Saturday.Kansas: visits West Virginia on Saturday.

🏀 Agbaji scores 20 and No. 6 Kansas tops Oklahoma State 

MANHATTAN, KAN.&nbsp;— Markquis Nowell scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, Mark Smith notched his seventh double-double and Kansas State rallied to beat West Virginia 78-73 on Monday night.

Nowell sank 7 of 11 shots from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and had three steals to help the Wildcats (14-11, 6-7 Big 12 Conference) win for the fourth time in five games and end a four-game skid against West Virginia (14-11, 3-9).

Taz Sherman, who entered the game second in the Big 12 with an 18.4 scoring average, had 15 first-half points to guide West Virginia to a 42-35 lead at intermission.

Isaiah Cottrell buried a 3-pointer to begin the second half to stretch the Mountaineers lead to 10. Kansas State battled back and moved ahead 55-54 on a layup by Nijel Pack and a go-ahead free throw by Selton Miguel with 11:26 remaining.

Sherman made two free throws 13 seconds later to put West Virginia up one, but Nowell answered with a layup and then nailed a 3-pointer following a Mountaineers turnover to give K-State a 60-56 lead with 9:46 left. They never trailed again.

Sherman's jumper with 2:28 left pulled West Virginia within a point, but Ismael Massoud made three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point try and Nowell sank 1 of 2 with 1:02 to go to cap the scoring.

Smith totaled 17 points and 10 rebounds. Pack added 13 points, six rebounds and five assists. Massoud scored 13 off the bench.

Sherman finished with 23 points to pace West Virginia. Kedrian Johnson scored 15 before fouling out. Cottrell added 13 points.

West Virginia beat Kansas State 71-68 in Morgantown in early January. The Mountaineers have won just 2 of 11 games since.

K-State hits the road to play Oklahoma State on Saturday. West Virginia heads back home to play No. 6 Kansas on Saturday.

By The Associated PressMANHATTAN, KAN.&nbsp;— Markquis Nowell scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, Mark Smith notched his seventh double-double and Kansas State rallied to beat West Virginia 78-73 on Monday night.Nowell sank 7 of 11 shots from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and had three steals to help the Wildcats (14-11, 6-7 Big 12 Conference) win for the fourth time in five games and end a four-game skid against West Virginia (14-11, 3-9).Taz Sherman, who entered the game second in the Big 12 with an 18.4 scoring average, had 15 first-half points to guide West Virginia to a 42-35 lead at intermission.Isaiah Cottrell buried a 3-pointer to begin the second half to stretch the Mountaineers lead to 10. Kansas State battled back and moved ahead 55-54 on a layup by Nijel Pack and a go-ahead free throw by Selton Miguel with 11:26 remaining.Sherman made two free throws 13 seconds later to put West Virginia up one, but Nowell answered with a layup and then nailed a 3-pointer following a Mountaineers turnover to give K-State a 60-56 lead with 9:46 left. They never trailed again.Sherman's jumper with 2:28 left pulled West Virginia within a point, but Ismael Massoud made three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point try and Nowell sank 1 of 2 with 1:02 to go to cap the scoring.Smith totaled 17 points and 10 rebounds. Pack added 13 points, six rebounds and five assists. Massoud scored 13 off the bench.Sherman finished with 23 points to pace West Virginia. Kedrian Johnson scored 15 before fouling out. Cottrell added 13 points.West Virginia beat Kansas State 71-68 in Morgantown in early January. The Mountaineers have won just 2 of 11 games since.K-State hits the road to play Oklahoma State on Saturday. West Virginia heads back home to play No. 6 Kansas on Saturday.

🏀 Nowell rallies Kansas State to win over West Virginia

HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State swept its three-game homestand over five days with a win over Lincoln University by a score of 66-52 on Monday. The Tigers moved to 19-4 overall and 14-4 in the MIAA, while Lincoln dropped to 2-20 overall and 1-16 in the MIAA. The Tigers led from start to finish for the second straight game, opening the game on a 13-3 run to reach a double-figure lead just seven minutes into the game. The lead grew as large as 13 points in the first half before Lincoln ended the half with a 3-point play. FHSU led 31-21 at the break.

Lincoln trimmed the lead to seven twice early in the second half, but a 21-8 run by FHSU pushed the lead to 20 with 8:12 to play. Lincoln trimmed the lead back inside 10 one more time at nine points with 3:49 to play. However, FHSU kept Lincoln from getting any closer and pushed the final margin back out to 14 points. The Tigers held an opponent under 60 points for the 17th&nbsp;time this season in 23 chances.

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6468">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;had a double-double for the Tigers with 25 points and 10 rebounds. The 25 points was a new season high for Vitztum, while he collected his 12th&nbsp;double-double of the season. He also moved to third all-time in rebounding at FHSU, now with 875 in his career. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6460">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;scored 15 points for FHSU, scoring 13 of his total in the second half.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6470">Nyjee Wright</a>&nbsp;added 10 points and tied Vitztum for top assist honors on the team, each with three.

Josh Wallace led the scoring effort for Lincoln with 14 points, while Chuck Wilson added 12 and Ni'Sean Rigmaiden had 10. Fort Hays State will turn around and play Lincoln once again on Thursday (Feb. 17) night at 7:30 pm in Jefferson City, Mo. It will be part of a two-game trip to Missouri, which concludes at Central Missouri on Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/2/1644888963479.jpeg" alt="Jared Vitztum scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in FHSU's win over Lincoln Monday at Gross Memorial Coliseum (Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Nicole Heitmann)" />
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 </figure><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx">FHSU Athletics</a>HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State swept its three-game homestand over five days with a win over Lincoln University by a score of 66-52 on Monday. The Tigers moved to 19-4 overall and 14-4 in the MIAA, while Lincoln dropped to 2-20 overall and 1-16 in the MIAA. The Tigers led from start to finish for the second straight game, opening the game on a 13-3 run to reach a double-figure lead just seven minutes into the game. The lead grew as large as 13 points in the first half before Lincoln ended the half with a 3-point play. FHSU led 31-21 at the break.<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/1215956755&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-814667509/02-14-22-fhsu-coach-interview" title="Mark Johnson Postgame vs. Lincoln (Feb 14, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Mark Johnson Postgame vs. Lincoln (Feb 14, 2022)</a></div></div>Lincoln trimmed the lead to seven twice early in the second half, but a 21-8 run by FHSU pushed the lead to 20 with 8:12 to play. Lincoln trimmed the lead back inside 10 one more time at nine points with 3:49 to play. However, FHSU kept Lincoln from getting any closer and pushed the final margin back out to 14 points. The Tigers held an opponent under 60 points for the 17th&nbsp;time this season in 23 chances.<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/1215956656&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-814667509/02-14-22-fhsu-jared-interview" title="Jared Vitztum Postgame vs. Lincoln (Feb 14, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Jared Vitztum Postgame vs. Lincoln (Feb 14, 2022)</a></div></div><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6468">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;had a double-double for the Tigers with 25 points and 10 rebounds. The 25 points was a new season high for Vitztum, while he collected his 12th&nbsp;double-double of the season. He also moved to third all-time in rebounding at FHSU, now with 875 in his career. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6460">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;scored 15 points for FHSU, scoring 13 of his total in the second half.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6470">Nyjee Wright</a>&nbsp;added 10 points and tied Vitztum for top assist honors on the team, each with three.<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/1215956692&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-814667509/02-14-22-fhsu-highlights" title="Fort Hays State MBB vs. Lincoln Highlights (Feb 14, 2022)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Fort Hays State MBB vs. Lincoln Highlights (Feb 14, 2022)</a></div></div>Josh Wallace led the scoring effort for Lincoln with 14 points, while Chuck Wilson added 12 and Ni'Sean Rigmaiden had 10. Fort Hays State will turn around and play Lincoln once again on Thursday (Feb. 17) night at 7:30 pm in Jefferson City, Mo. It will be part of a two-game trip to Missouri, which concludes at Central Missouri on Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Tigers sweep homestand with win over Lincoln

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/">FHSU Athletics</a>

Lincoln (2-19, 1-15 MIAA) at Fort Hays State (18-4, 13-4 MIAA) Monday, February 14 - 5 pm Hays, Kan. - Gross Memorial Coliseum Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)

<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a> Game Sponsor:&nbsp;Hays Regional Airport Tickets purchased for the original scheduled date of this contest (Jan. 8) are still valid for this contest. Fort Hays State Men's Basketball is back on its home floor Monday night when it hosts Lincoln University at 5 pm inside Gross Memorial Coliseum. This contest was originally scheduled for Janaury 8, but was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Lincoln program at that time. The Tigers (18-4, 13-4 MIAA) are looking for a sweep of three straight home games before hitting the road later this week. The Tigers are coming off a 66-57 win over Northeastern State on Saturday afternoon in Hays. FHSU led that contest from start to finish, getting a complete team effort with four players scoring in double figures.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6470">Nyjee Wright</a>&nbsp;led the scoring for FHSU with 14. In the win,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6468">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;moved up to sixth on the all-time scoring list at FHSU, now with 1,454 points. He is just five rebounds shy of third in school history. This will be the first of two straight contests against Lincoln this week. After playing this make-up game on Monday night, the Tigers will head to face Lincoln in Jefferson City on Thursday night. That will be part of a two-game road swing in Missouri that concludes at Central Missouri on Saturday. Lincoln enters this game 2-19 overall and 1-15 in the MIAA. The Blue Tigers are tied with Newman for last place in the MIAA standings. Lincoln's only conference win came earlier this month at home against Pittsburg State by a score of 98-87. The Blue Tigers nearly picked off Missouri Southern the following game, losing by just one point. This game marks three straight contests for the Blue Tigers in Kansas after falling at Washburn on Thursday night and Emporia State on Saturday night. A win on Monday night can pull the Tigers within a game of second-place Central Oklahoma, and two games shy of first-place Northwest Missouri State. It would also put the Tigers a game clear of fourth-place Emporia State.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/">FHSU Athletics</a>Lincoln (2-19, 1-15 MIAA) at Fort Hays State (18-4, 13-4 MIAA) Monday, February 14 - 5 pm Hays, Kan. - Gross Memorial Coliseum Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a> Game Sponsor:&nbsp;Hays Regional Airport Tickets purchased for the original scheduled date of this contest (Jan. 8) are still valid for this contest. Fort Hays State Men's Basketball is back on its home floor Monday night when it hosts Lincoln University at 5 pm inside Gross Memorial Coliseum. This contest was originally scheduled for Janaury 8, but was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Lincoln program at that time. The Tigers (18-4, 13-4 MIAA) are looking for a sweep of three straight home games before hitting the road later this week. The Tigers are coming off a 66-57 win over Northeastern State on Saturday afternoon in Hays. FHSU led that contest from start to finish, getting a complete team effort with four players scoring in double figures.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6470">Nyjee Wright</a>&nbsp;led the scoring for FHSU with 14. In the win,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6468">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;moved up to sixth on the all-time scoring list at FHSU, now with 1,454 points. He is just five rebounds shy of third in school history. This will be the first of two straight contests against Lincoln this week. After playing this make-up game on Monday night, the Tigers will head to face Lincoln in Jefferson City on Thursday night. That will be part of a two-game road swing in Missouri that concludes at Central Missouri on Saturday. Lincoln enters this game 2-19 overall and 1-15 in the MIAA. The Blue Tigers are tied with Newman for last place in the MIAA standings. Lincoln's only conference win came earlier this month at home against Pittsburg State by a score of 98-87. The Blue Tigers nearly picked off Missouri Southern the following game, losing by just one point. This game marks three straight contests for the Blue Tigers in Kansas after falling at Washburn on Thursday night and Emporia State on Saturday night. A win on Monday night can pull the Tigers within a game of second-place Central Oklahoma, and two games shy of first-place Northwest Missouri State. It would also put the Tigers a game clear of fourth-place Emporia State.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀🔈 LISTEN Tiger men hosts Lincoln in make-up game Monday

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams were all but out of playmakers in the second half of the Super Bowl. 

They still had Cooper Kupp, and they still had Matthew Stafford. They were enough to win a championship. 

Los Angeles' 23-20 victory was a remarkable story of perseverance through injury setbacks that would have crushed most teams — including the Rams, if not for one final scoring drive catalyzed by Kupp and Stafford. 

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams were all but out of playmakers in the second half of the Super Bowl. They still had Cooper Kupp, and they still had Matthew Stafford. They were enough to win a championship. Los Angeles' 23-20 victory was a remarkable story of perseverance through injury setbacks that would have crushed most teams — including the Rams, if not for one final scoring drive catalyzed by Kupp and Stafford. The Rams played the fourth quarter of their home Super Bowl with rookies Ben Skowronek and Brycen Hopkins logging significant playing time. That's because Odell Beckham Jr. went down with a knee injury in the second quarter, leaving the Rams to finish their final game without four of their top six pass-catchers.