The Hays High boys will take on Colby in the championship game of the Orange and Black Classic Saturday afternoon.<br>The game is set to start at 6 p.m. with our pregame show at 5:40.<br><br>

&nbsp; You can also listen to the games on&nbsp;<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KFIX">96.9 KFIX</a>

<p>The Hays High boys will take on Colby in the championship game of the Orange and Black Classic Saturday afternoon.<br>The game is set to start at 6 p.m. with our pregame show at 5:40.<br><br></p><figure>
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🏀WATCH: Hays High boys v Colby

PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team used its best shooting effort ever in an MIAA game to hold off Pittsburg State Saturday afternoon 85-73 at John Lance Arena. The Tigers hit 62.1-percent from the floor (36-of-58), their best shooting percentage ever in an MIAA contest and the third-best shooting game under coach Tony H0bson.

The Tigers (9-2, 9-2 MIAA) also hit 64.3 percent from behind the 3-point line (9-of-14), the third-best effort from deep during the MIAA era and the second-best percentage under Hobson. FHSU matched its season-high in scoring with 85 points while totaling a season-best 50 points in the first half.<br>

Jaden Hobbs&nbsp;matched her season high with 26 points and added 12 assists for her second double-double of the season, finishing one assist shy of the program record. Whitney Randall added 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting while drilling 3-of-6 from behind the arc, giving the Tigers multiple 20-plus point scorers for the first time in nearly two years.<br><br>Pittsburg State (8-5, 8-5 MIAA) led twice early on and&nbsp;tied the game at 12-12 before the Tigers finished the quarter on an 18-7 run to take a 30-19 lead. 

The Tigers hit 13 of 18 shots in the opening quarter (72.2-percent) including 4-of-5 effort from behind the arc. Randall scored 10 points in the quarter and Hobbs dished out six assists.

Fort Hays State went 9-of-15 from the floor in the second quarter (60-percent) but were outscored by two and led 50-41 at halftime. They then scored the first seven points of the third quarter to go up 16. Cydney Bergmann&nbsp;added the next four points before Randall and Hobbs scored on back-to-back possessions, capping a 15-5 FHSU run that gave the Tigers their largest lead of the game midway through the third quarter at 65-46.<br><br>The Gorillas closed within eight by the midway point of the fourth quarter before Katie Wagner pushed the lead back to double figures with a layup.&nbsp;Randall hit another 3-pointer at the 2:18 mark that proved to be the dagger, stretching the FHSU lead to 83-70. The senior hit two free throws in the final minute to push her scoring total over 20 for the fifth time in her career.<br><br>Hobbs hit a career-best 11 field goals (11-of-18) while burying 4-of-6 from behind the arc. It's her sixth game this season with at least four made 3-pointers. In addition to her 21 points, Randall added a career-high five assists and five rebounds.<br><br>Wagner scored 16 points on 8-of-13 shooting, one point off her season-high, while grabbing a team-best nine rebounds. Bergmann chipped in eight points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.<br><br>Madison MIttie&nbsp;&nbsp;was 3-for-3 from the floor and 2-for-2 from deep, totaling eight points. Olivia Hollenbeck&nbsp;added six points, five rebounds and one block.<br><br>The Tigers will now set their sights on the fourth-ranked and league-leading Nebraska-Kearney Lopers. The rival Tigers and Lopers will face off twice next week, in Kearney on Tuesday beginning at 5:30 p.m. and in Hays next Saturday beginning at 2 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<p>PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team used its best shooting effort ever in an MIAA game to hold off Pittsburg State Saturday afternoon 85-73 at John Lance Arena. The Tigers hit 62.1-percent from the floor (36-of-58), their best shooting percentage ever in an MIAA contest and the third-best shooting game under coach Tony H0bson.</p><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/971376178&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-814667509/1-23-21-womens-coach-int" title="Tony Hobson Postgame at Pittsburg State 012321" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Tony Hobson Postgame at Pittsburg State 012321</a></div></div><p>The Tigers (9-2, 9-2 MIAA) also hit 64.3 percent from behind the 3-point line (9-of-14), the third-best effort from deep during the MIAA era and the second-best percentage under Hobson. FHSU matched its season-high in scoring with 85 points while totaling a season-best 50 points in the first half.<br></p><p>Jaden Hobbs&nbsp;matched her season high with 26 points and added 12 assists for her second double-double of the season, finishing one assist shy of the program record. Whitney Randall added 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting while drilling 3-of-6 from behind the arc, giving the Tigers multiple 20-plus point scorers for the first time in nearly two years.<br><br>Pittsburg State (8-5, 8-5 MIAA) led twice early on and&nbsp;tied the game at 12-12 before the Tigers finished the quarter on an 18-7 run to take a 30-19 lead. </p><p>The Tigers hit 13 of 18 shots in the opening quarter (72.2-percent) including 4-of-5 effort from behind the arc. Randall scored 10 points in the quarter and Hobbs dished out six assists.</p><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/971376220&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-814667509/1-23-21-fhsu-women-hilights" title="FHSU WBB at Pittsburg State Highlights 012321" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">FHSU WBB at Pittsburg State Highlights 012321</a></div></div><p>Fort Hays State went 9-of-15 from the floor in the second quarter (60-percent) but were outscored by two and led 50-41 at halftime. They then scored the first seven points of the third quarter to go up 16. Cydney Bergmann&nbsp;added the next four points before Randall and Hobbs scored on back-to-back possessions, capping a 15-5 FHSU run that gave the Tigers their largest lead of the game midway through the third quarter at 65-46.<br><br>The Gorillas closed within eight by the midway point of the fourth quarter before Katie Wagner pushed the lead back to double figures with a layup.&nbsp;Randall hit another 3-pointer at the 2:18 mark that proved to be the dagger, stretching the FHSU lead to 83-70. The senior hit two free throws in the final minute to push her scoring total over 20 for the fifth time in her career.<br><br>Hobbs hit a career-best 11 field goals (11-of-18) while burying 4-of-6 from behind the arc. It's her sixth game this season with at least four made 3-pointers. In addition to her 21 points, Randall added a career-high five assists and five rebounds.<br><br>Wagner scored 16 points on 8-of-13 shooting, one point off her season-high, while grabbing a team-best nine rebounds. Bergmann chipped in eight points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.<br><br>Madison MIttie&nbsp;&nbsp;was 3-for-3 from the floor and 2-for-2 from deep, totaling eight points. Olivia Hollenbeck&nbsp;added six points, five rebounds and one block.<br><br>The Tigers will now set their sights on the fourth-ranked and league-leading Nebraska-Kearney Lopers. The rival Tigers and Lopers will face off twice next week, in Kearney on Tuesday beginning at 5:30 p.m. and in Hays next Saturday beginning at 2 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><i>FHSU Athletics</i></p>

🏀 Hot-shooting Tiger women win at Pittsburg State

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — De’Vion Harmon scored 22 points and Oklahoma beat No. 9 Kansas 75-68 Saturday for its second victory this month over a top-10 opponent.

Oklahoma (9-4, 5-3 Big 12) has won three of its last four games against Kansas (10-5, 4-4) in Norman and is 8-1 at home this season at the Lloyd Noble Center. Included in that record is a win over then-No. 9 West Virginia on Jan. 2.

Kansas, which entered the game coming off losses at Oklahoma State and No. 2 Baylor, now has lost three straight games for the first time since February 2013. Marcus Garrett had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Jayhawks, who were limited to two offensive rebounds. Kansas entered the game leading the Big 12 in rebounding margin but the Sooners outrebounded them 36-26.

“Big-time battle,” Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. “Both teams, I thought, fought like crazy. Buckets were hard to come by, at times, on both ends of the floor. Again, just proud of our guys. A game that could have gone either way. Guys hung in there, got a little bit of a margin there late, made free throws late and did a good job to close it out.”

A 9-2 run by Oklahoma broke open what had been a one-possession game and Austin Reaves’ first basket (after starting with seven misses) put the Sooners ahead 60-54 with 5:53 left.

Kansas pulled within 63-60 when Ochai Agbaji split a pair of free throws with 3:40 left, but Reaves and Umoja Gibson each followed with a driving layup to make it 67-60 and Kansas came no closer than four points the rest of the way.

Reaves, Elijah Harkless, Harmon and Reaves again each hit two free throws in the final 1:36 for the Sooners. Reaves scored 16 points, all in the second half, and made 10 of 11 free throws.

“I was just struggling the first half. I didn’t play well and that’s on me, 100 percent on me, and I mean, it’s in the past now,” Reaves said. “You go to halftime, you regroup and then you go out and you do what you can do to help the team win. But we really just stuck with the plan, stuck with what the coaches wanted us to do and at the end, we came out with a good win.”

The Jayhawks put Oklahoma in the bonus early in the second half – complaining about it earned Kansas coach Bill Self a technical foul – and the Sooners took advantage, making 18 of 22 foul shots after not having a free-throw attempt in the first half. Kansas made 10 of 14 free throws.

Garrett said Self’s postgame message was simple: “We’ve got to come together. Something has to change. The season is definitely not going how we expected it, but something has to change.”

Kansas: The Jayhawks went 0-3 during a brutal stretch of road games, but they know no one will feel sorry for them. Coach Bill Self will continue to look for solutions to prevent his team from losing four straight games for the first time since 1988-89, Roy Williams’ first season as Kansas coach.

Oklahoma: Oklahoma hasn’t cracked the Top 25 this season, but now is in sole possession of third place in a league with five top-15 teams. With the wins over West Virginia and Kansas this month, the Sooners are looking like a potential NCAA Tournament team.

Self, on dealing with the aftermath of a third straight loss: “We go back to practice. We’re just like 97 percent of the other teams in America. We’ve had a hard stretch, but we’ve played three road games against tournament teams. I don’t think we’re talented enough not to have a hard stretch if we don’t play well if we’re playing on the road against teams that are tournament teams.

“I don’t think that it’s broken. I do think that it certainly needs some repairing. I think we need a boost of energy. We may need to shake things up a little bit lineup-wise. … I told our guys the storybook season is done, as far as winning all your games and (getting) a one or two seed, that’s probably done. What we have to create is a storybook ending. That’s still in play.”

Wilson, a redshirt freshman, and Harmon, a sophomore, played together at Guyer High School in Denton, Texas, before heading to college. Each scored eight points for their respective teams in the first three minutes of Saturday’s game, combining for 16 of the 19 points scored to that point.

Kansas: Will play its first home game in 19 days on Thursday, facing TCU.

Oklahoma: Will try to win at No. 5 Texas for a second straight season when visiting the Longhorns on Tuesday.

<p>NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — De’Vion Harmon scored 22 points and Oklahoma beat No. 9 Kansas 75-68 Saturday for its second victory this month over a top-10 opponent.</p><p>Oklahoma (9-4, 5-3 Big 12) has won three of its last four games against Kansas (10-5, 4-4) in Norman and is 8-1 at home this season at the Lloyd Noble Center. Included in that record is a win over then-No. 9 West Virginia on Jan. 2.</p><p>Kansas, which entered the game coming off losses at Oklahoma State and No. 2 Baylor, now has lost three straight games for the first time since February 2013. Marcus Garrett had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Jayhawks, who were limited to two offensive rebounds. Kansas entered the game leading the Big 12 in rebounding margin but the Sooners outrebounded them 36-26.</p><p>Jalen Wilson added 13 points for Kansas.</p><p>“Big-time battle,” Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. “Both teams, I thought, fought like crazy. Buckets were hard to come by, at times, on both ends of the floor. Again, just proud of our guys. A game that could have gone either way. Guys hung in there, got a little bit of a margin there late, made free throws late and did a good job to close it out.”</p><p>A 9-2 run by Oklahoma broke open what had been a one-possession game and Austin Reaves’ first basket (after starting with seven misses) put the Sooners ahead 60-54 with 5:53 left.</p><p>Kansas pulled within 63-60 when Ochai Agbaji split a pair of free throws with 3:40 left, but Reaves and Umoja Gibson each followed with a driving layup to make it 67-60 and Kansas came no closer than four points the rest of the way.</p><p>Reaves, Elijah Harkless, Harmon and Reaves again each hit two free throws in the final 1:36 for the Sooners. Reaves scored 16 points, all in the second half, and made 10 of 11 free throws.</p><p>“I was just struggling the first half. I didn’t play well and that’s on me, 100 percent on me, and I mean, it’s in the past now,” Reaves said. “You go to halftime, you regroup and then you go out and you do what you can do to help the team win. But we really just stuck with the plan, stuck with what the coaches wanted us to do and at the end, we came out with a good win.”</p><p>The Jayhawks put Oklahoma in the bonus early in the second half – complaining about it earned Kansas coach Bill Self a technical foul – and the Sooners took advantage, making 18 of 22 foul shots after not having a free-throw attempt in the first half. Kansas made 10 of 14 free throws.</p><p>Garrett said Self’s postgame message was simple: “We’ve got to come together. Something has to change. The season is definitely not going how we expected it, but something has to change.”</p><p>BIG PICTURE:</p><p>Kansas: The Jayhawks went 0-3 during a brutal stretch of road games, but they know no one will feel sorry for them. Coach Bill Self will continue to look for solutions to prevent his team from losing four straight games for the first time since 1988-89, Roy Williams’ first season as Kansas coach.</p><p>Oklahoma: Oklahoma hasn’t cracked the Top 25 this season, but now is in sole possession of third place in a league with five top-15 teams. With the wins over West Virginia and Kansas this month, the Sooners are looking like a potential NCAA Tournament team.</p><p>QUOTABLE:</p><p>Self, on dealing with the aftermath of a third straight loss: “We go back to practice. We’re just like 97 percent of the other teams in America. We’ve had a hard stretch, but we’ve played three road games against tournament teams. I don’t think we’re talented enough not to have a hard stretch if we don’t play well if we’re playing on the road against teams that are tournament teams.</p><p>“I don’t think that it’s broken. I do think that it certainly needs some repairing. I think we need a boost of energy. We may need to shake things up a little bit lineup-wise. … I told our guys the storybook season is done, as far as winning all your games and (getting) a one or two seed, that’s probably done. What we have to create is a storybook ending. That’s still in play.”</p><p>HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS</p><p>Wilson, a redshirt freshman, and Harmon, a sophomore, played together at Guyer High School in Denton, Texas, before heading to college. Each scored eight points for their respective teams in the first three minutes of Saturday’s game, combining for 16 of the 19 points scored to that point.</p><p>UP NEXT:</p><p>Kansas: Will play its first home game in 19 days on Thursday, facing TCU.</p><p>Oklahoma: Will try to win at No. 5 Texas for a second straight season when visiting the Longhorns on Tuesday.</p>

🏀 Harmon’s 22 points sends Oklahoma past No. 9 Kansas

The TMP-Marian Monarchs will take on the Ellis Railroaders in the third place game of the Mid-Continent League tournament Saturday at Ellis High School.

The game is scheduled to start at 4p.m. with the pregame show at 3:40 on 99.5 KHAZ and click <a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KHAZ">HERE </a>to listen online.

<p>The TMP-Marian Monarchs will take on the Ellis Railroaders in the third place game of the Mid-Continent League tournament Saturday at Ellis High School.</p><p>The game is scheduled to start at 4p.m. with the pregame show at 3:40 on 99.5 KHAZ and click <a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KHAZ">HERE </a>to listen online.</p>

🏀📻 TMP takes on Ellis at MCL tournament

Saturday afternoon's fourth place game in Colby for Hays High was a rematch with Life Prep Academy. The Indians and the Fire squared off in Hays back in the Gerald Mitchell Shootout in early December.

Hays was scoreless in the first quarter but gave up only eight points through the first eight minutes of the game. The Indians opened up the second quarter with five quick points but never was any closer through the first half, trailing 16-8 at halftime.

Life Prep stretched their lead out to ten points early in third quarter before the Hays offense finally found some traction. The Indians went on a 10-2 run closing their deficit down to four with a minute left in the third quarter.

Hays continued the run into the fourth quarter as they took the lead on a pair of free throws at 27-25 with 4:08 left in the game. The lead was short lived as Life Prep scored just thirteen second later to tie the game and took the lead back just eight seconds following that with a steal and layup.

Hays did tie the game one more time with 3:18 remaining on two more free throws at 29 a piece. The Indians made just one of their final seven shots over the final three minutes, falling 40-31.

Hays drops to 3-8 on the year. The will host Pratt on Tuesday.

<p>Saturday afternoon's fourth place game in Colby for Hays High was a rematch with Life Prep Academy. The Indians and the Fire squared off in Hays back in the Gerald Mitchell Shootout in early December.</p><p>Hays was scoreless in the first quarter but gave up only eight points through the first eight minutes of the game. The Indians opened up the second quarter with five quick points but never was any closer through the first half, trailing 16-8 at halftime.</p><p><b>Highlights</b></p><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/971363308&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/hhs-wbkb-vs-life-prep-01-23-21-highlights" title="HHS WBKB Vs Life Prep 01 - 23 - 21 Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">HHS WBKB Vs Life Prep 01 - 23 - 21 Highlights</a></div></div><p>Life Prep stretched their lead out to ten points early in third quarter before the Hays offense finally found some traction. The Indians went on a 10-2 run closing their deficit down to four with a minute left in the third quarter.</p><p>Hays continued the run into the fourth quarter as they took the lead on a pair of free throws at 27-25 with 4:08 left in the game. The lead was short lived as Life Prep scored just thirteen second later to tie the game and took the lead back just eight seconds following that with a steal and layup.</p><p>Hays did tie the game one more time with 3:18 remaining on two more free throws at 29 a piece. The Indians made just one of their final seven shots over the final three minutes, falling 40-31.</p><p>Hays drops to 3-8 on the year. The will host Pratt on Tuesday.</p>

🏀 Comeback bid falls short for Hays girls versus Life Prep

The Hays High girls play in the fourth place game of the Orange and Black Classic Saturday afternoon against Life Prep.<br>The game is set to start at 1 p.m. with the pregame show at 12:40.<br><br>

<p>The Hays High girls play in the fourth place game of the Orange and Black Classic Saturday afternoon against Life Prep.<br>The game is set to start at 1 p.m. with the pregame show at 12:40.<br><br></p><figure>
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🏀 WATCH: Hays High girls v Life Prep

The TMP-Marian Lady Monarchs take on the Ellis Lady Railroaders in the fifth-place game of the Mid-Continent League Tournament Saturday in WaKeeney.

The get is set to start at 12 p.m. with the pregame show at 11:40 a.m. on 99.5 KHAZ. You can listen online by clicking <a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KHAZ">HERE</a>.

<p>The TMP-Marian Lady Monarchs take on the Ellis Lady Railroaders in the fifth-place game of the Mid-Continent League Tournament Saturday in WaKeeney.</p><p>The get is set to start at 12 p.m. with the pregame show at 11:40 a.m. on 99.5 KHAZ. You can listen online by clicking <a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KHAZ">HERE</a>.</p>

🏀📻 TMP Lady Monarchs take on Ellis at MCL tournament

<b>Fort Hays State (8-2, 8-2&nbsp;MIAA) at<br>Pittsburg State (8-4, 8-4&nbsp;MIAA)</b><br>Saturday, January 23 • 3:30 p.m.<br>Pittsburg, Kansas • John Lance Arena&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<br><a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a>

Fort Hays State Men's Basketball completes a two-game road swing this week on Saturday (Jan. 23) at Pittsburg State. The Tigers are coming off a 102-94 overtime win at Missouri Southern on Thursday night and now sit at 4-7, while Pittsburg State enters the contest at 5-7. Tipoff is set for 3:30 pm at John Lance Arena.<br><br><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5865">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5859">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;set a new FHSU record for most points by a Tiger combo that scored at least 30 points in the same game with 64, each scoring 32 in the overtime win at Missouri Southern on Thursday. They also became the first combo to score at least 30 points in the same game under head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=952">Mark Johnson</a>, now in his 20th&nbsp;year leading the Tigers. It was just the third time in school history two players scored at least 30 in the same game (Ronnie Thompkins (31) and Mark Harris (30) combined for 61 on March 18, 1988 in the NAIA National Tournament vs. Grand Canyon, and Thompkins (30) and Harris (30) combined for 60 against Oklahoma Panhandle State on February 23, 1988). The 64 points were the most scored by two Tiger players since November 18, 1994 when Dennis Edwards had 43 and Kenneth Haywood had 22 for a combination of 65 against Oklahoma Science and Arts. The school record of points scored by two Tigers in the same game is held by Mike Pauls (42 points) and Mark Wilson (28 points), combining for 70 against Hastings College on January 23, 1979 at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays.<br><br>The 102 points scored by the Tigers on Thursday were the most in a true road game during&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=952">Mark Johnson</a>'s 20-year tenure as head coach. It matched the most points scored by the Tigers in an MIAA regular season contest, also accomplished in a 102-89 win over Southwest Baptist back on January 9, 2010 in Hays. It was, however, the most points scored by the Tigers in a true-road contest in MIAA regular season play as their history with the conference dates back to the 2006-07 season. The previous high for points scored on the road under&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=952">Mark Johnson</a>&nbsp;was 101, accomplished twice (101-97 win at Central Oklahoma in OT on Jan. 16, 2014, and 101-109 loss at Colorado School of Mines in 2OT on November 17, 2017).<br><br>The Tigers look to build on their historic performance when they face Pittsburg State. Fort Hays State had won four straight games against Pittsburg State up until last season when the Gorillas claimed a 79-68 win in Hays. The Tigers have won the last two meetings between the teams in Pittsburg, edging the Gorillas by two during the 2018-19 season and by five during the 2016-17 season. The last time PSU defeated FHSU in Pittsburg was on Feb. 11, 2016 by a score of 101-92. Fort Hays State is 8-4 in Pittsburg since joining the MIAA in 2006-07. The Tigers are 2-4 in road games so far this year, with both wins coming in overtime (at Newman and Missouri Southern).<br><br>With his monster double-double effort of 32 points and 15 rebounds, Vitztum improved his scoring average to 18.9 points per game and continues to lead the MIAA in rebounding at 10.5 per game. He is tied for the national lead in double-doubles with 7, matching Dylan Peeters of Truman (Mo.).<br><br>With 32 against Missouri Southern on Thursday, Hammeke blew past his previous scoring high this season of 20 points at Newman. His two-highest scoring efforts this year have been in Fort Hays State's two road wins this season. Hammeke boosted his season scoring average to 11.8 points per game and he continues to lead the team in assists at 4.4 per game.<br><br><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5864">Alvin Thompson</a>&nbsp;produced a new season high in scoring on Thursday with 19 points. He upped his season scoring average to 11.3 points per game, giving the Tigers four players averaging double figures in scoring, all above 11 per game.<br><br>Bobby Arthur-Williams Jr. leads the Gorillas in scoring at 14.3 points per game. Martin Vogts (12.3) and Quentin Hardict Jr. (10.3) also average double figures in scoring. Pittsburg State enters the contest on a three-game losing skid, which includes a 10-point loss to Nebraska-Kearney back on Thursday evening.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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                        <figcaption>Courtesy FHSU Atheltics, Scott Weaver</figcaption>
                    </figure><p><b>Fort Hays State (8-2, 8-2&nbsp;MIAA) at<br>Pittsburg State (8-4, 8-4&nbsp;MIAA)</b><br>Saturday, January 23 • 3:30 p.m.<br>Pittsburg, Kansas • John Lance Arena&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<br><a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a></p><p>Fort Hays State Men's Basketball completes a two-game road swing this week on Saturday (Jan. 23) at Pittsburg State. The Tigers are coming off a 102-94 overtime win at Missouri Southern on Thursday night and now sit at 4-7, while Pittsburg State enters the contest at 5-7. Tipoff is set for 3:30 pm at John Lance Arena.<br><br><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5865">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5859">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;set a new FHSU record for most points by a Tiger combo that scored at least 30 points in the same game with 64, each scoring 32 in the overtime win at Missouri Southern on Thursday. They also became the first combo to score at least 30 points in the same game under head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=952">Mark Johnson</a>, now in his 20th&nbsp;year leading the Tigers. It was just the third time in school history two players scored at least 30 in the same game (Ronnie Thompkins (31) and Mark Harris (30) combined for 61 on March 18, 1988 in the NAIA National Tournament vs. Grand Canyon, and Thompkins (30) and Harris (30) combined for 60 against Oklahoma Panhandle State on February 23, 1988). The 64 points were the most scored by two Tiger players since November 18, 1994 when Dennis Edwards had 43 and Kenneth Haywood had 22 for a combination of 65 against Oklahoma Science and Arts. The school record of points scored by two Tigers in the same game is held by Mike Pauls (42 points) and Mark Wilson (28 points), combining for 70 against Hastings College on January 23, 1979 at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays.<br><br>The 102 points scored by the Tigers on Thursday were the most in a true road game during&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=952">Mark Johnson</a>'s 20-year tenure as head coach. It matched the most points scored by the Tigers in an MIAA regular season contest, also accomplished in a 102-89 win over Southwest Baptist back on January 9, 2010 in Hays. It was, however, the most points scored by the Tigers in a true-road contest in MIAA regular season play as their history with the conference dates back to the 2006-07 season. The previous high for points scored on the road under&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=952">Mark Johnson</a>&nbsp;was 101, accomplished twice (101-97 win at Central Oklahoma in OT on Jan. 16, 2014, and 101-109 loss at Colorado School of Mines in 2OT on November 17, 2017).<br><br>The Tigers look to build on their historic performance when they face Pittsburg State. Fort Hays State had won four straight games against Pittsburg State up until last season when the Gorillas claimed a 79-68 win in Hays. The Tigers have won the last two meetings between the teams in Pittsburg, edging the Gorillas by two during the 2018-19 season and by five during the 2016-17 season. The last time PSU defeated FHSU in Pittsburg was on Feb. 11, 2016 by a score of 101-92. Fort Hays State is 8-4 in Pittsburg since joining the MIAA in 2006-07. The Tigers are 2-4 in road games so far this year, with both wins coming in overtime (at Newman and Missouri Southern).<br><br>With his monster double-double effort of 32 points and 15 rebounds, Vitztum improved his scoring average to 18.9 points per game and continues to lead the MIAA in rebounding at 10.5 per game. He is tied for the national lead in double-doubles with 7, matching Dylan Peeters of Truman (Mo.).<br><br>With 32 against Missouri Southern on Thursday, Hammeke blew past his previous scoring high this season of 20 points at Newman. His two-highest scoring efforts this year have been in Fort Hays State's two road wins this season. Hammeke boosted his season scoring average to 11.8 points per game and he continues to lead the team in assists at 4.4 per game.<br><br><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5864">Alvin Thompson</a>&nbsp;produced a new season high in scoring on Thursday with 19 points. He upped his season scoring average to 11.3 points per game, giving the Tigers four players averaging double figures in scoring, all above 11 per game.<br><br>Bobby Arthur-Williams Jr. leads the Gorillas in scoring at 14.3 points per game. Martin Vogts (12.3) and Quentin Hardict Jr. (10.3) also average double figures in scoring. Pittsburg State enters the contest on a three-game losing skid, which includes a 10-point loss to Nebraska-Kearney back on Thursday evening.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

🏀📻 Tiger men face Gorillas Saturday in Pittsburg

<b>Fort Hays State (8-2, 8-2&nbsp;MIAA) at<br>Pittsburg State (8-4, 8-4&nbsp;MIAA)</b><br>Saturday, January 23 • 1:30 p.m.<br>Pittsburg, Kansas • John Lance Arena<br>Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<br><a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a><br><br>Fort Hays State women's basketball will face off with Pittsburg State in a crucial matchup Saturday beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Pittsburg, Kan. This is the only scheduled regular season matchup&nbsp;between the&nbsp;Tigers (8-2, 8-2 MIAA) and Gorillas (8-4, 8-4 MIAA), who both&nbsp;enter Saturday's matchup in the top five in the MIAA standings.<br><br>Per PSU policy, fan attendance is being limited to 25 percent capacity inside John Lance Arena. Fans are highly encouraged to&nbsp;<a href="https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=PITTSBURG_STATE_MPV&amp;orgid=45909#/?view=list&amp;includePackages=true">purchase their tickets</a>&nbsp;in advance.<br><br>The Tigers are 32-27 all-time against Pittsburg State, including an 11-15 mark in Pittsburg.&nbsp;Fort Hays State has won the last seven meetings in the series, with the last PSU victory coming more than four years ago (12/3/16). It is tied for the longest winning streak in series history. The Tigers are 11-13 against Pittsburg State under Hobson, including a 2-8 record inside John Lance Arena.<br><br>The teams played twice last season, including a 69-53 Tiger victory in the MIAA Championship Quarterfinals (3/6/20). It was the third consecutive year that FHSU ended the Gorillas' season.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5850">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;scored 16 points and added five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the win.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5847">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;totaled seven points and six assists while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5849">Madison Mittie</a>&nbsp;hit two big 3-pointers.<br><br>Hobbs averaged 10.5 points and 6.0 assists per game in two games against PSU last season. Randall has played against the Gorillas seven times, averaging 7.4 points per game. She averaged 15.5 ppg against PSU last season as a junior.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5845">Cydney Bergmann</a>&nbsp;averages 6.5 points in two career contests against the Gorillas.<br><br>Fort Hays State leads the MIAA in scoring (74.9 ppg), shooting percentage (44.1 percent) and shooting from behind the arc (34.6 percent).<br><br>Both the Tigers and Gorillas are among the best in making the most of each possession, with each team averaging just 12.6 turnovers per game, tied for second-fewest in the MIAA and in the top 20 in Division II. FHSU ranks first in the league and 14th in the country with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.21 while&nbsp;Pitt State is close behind in 19th nationally at 1.11.<br><br>Hobbs leads the MIAA in 3-point shooting (54.8 percent) and is second in the league in field goal percentage (55.1 percent).<br><br>Pittsburg State carries an 8-4 record into the weekend after dropping a close contest to No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney on Thursday (Jan. 21). The Gorillas are 4-2 at home. After starting the year 1-3, PSU won seven consecutive contests before Thursday's loss. They are one of the best teams in the conference in getting to the free throw line and the best in capitalizing at the line. PSU ranks fourth in the MIAA and 11th nationally with 210 free throw attempts, first in the league and 4th nationally with 172 makes and tops in the association and eighth in the country with a free throw percentage of 81.9 percent. Tristan Gegg ranks fifth in the conference with an average of 17.1 points per game. Kaylee Damitz is the top assister in the league, dishing out 5.4 assists each night.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/1/1611367090712.jpeg" alt="Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Tylee Biera" />
                        <figcaption>Courtesy FHSU Athletics, Tylee Biera</figcaption>
                    </figure><p><b>Fort Hays State (8-2, 8-2&nbsp;MIAA) at<br>Pittsburg State (8-4, 8-4&nbsp;MIAA)</b><br>Saturday, January 23 • 1:30 p.m.<br>Pittsburg, Kansas • John Lance Arena<br>Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<br><a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a><br><br>Fort Hays State women's basketball will face off with Pittsburg State in a crucial matchup Saturday beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Pittsburg, Kan. This is the only scheduled regular season matchup&nbsp;between the&nbsp;Tigers (8-2, 8-2 MIAA) and Gorillas (8-4, 8-4 MIAA), who both&nbsp;enter Saturday's matchup in the top five in the MIAA standings.<br><br>Per PSU policy, fan attendance is being limited to 25 percent capacity inside John Lance Arena. Fans are highly encouraged to&nbsp;<a href="https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=PITTSBURG_STATE_MPV&amp;orgid=45909#/?view=list&amp;includePackages=true">purchase their tickets</a>&nbsp;in advance.<br><br>The Tigers are 32-27 all-time against Pittsburg State, including an 11-15 mark in Pittsburg.&nbsp;Fort Hays State has won the last seven meetings in the series, with the last PSU victory coming more than four years ago (12/3/16). It is tied for the longest winning streak in series history. The Tigers are 11-13 against Pittsburg State under Hobson, including a 2-8 record inside John Lance Arena.<br><br>The teams played twice last season, including a 69-53 Tiger victory in the MIAA Championship Quarterfinals (3/6/20). It was the third consecutive year that FHSU ended the Gorillas' season.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5850">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;scored 16 points and added five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the win.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5847">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;totaled seven points and six assists while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5849">Madison Mittie</a>&nbsp;hit two big 3-pointers.<br><br>Hobbs averaged 10.5 points and 6.0 assists per game in two games against PSU last season. Randall has played against the Gorillas seven times, averaging 7.4 points per game. She averaged 15.5 ppg against PSU last season as a junior.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5845">Cydney Bergmann</a>&nbsp;averages 6.5 points in two career contests against the Gorillas.<br><br>Fort Hays State leads the MIAA in scoring (74.9 ppg), shooting percentage (44.1 percent) and shooting from behind the arc (34.6 percent).<br><br>Both the Tigers and Gorillas are among the best in making the most of each possession, with each team averaging just 12.6 turnovers per game, tied for second-fewest in the MIAA and in the top 20 in Division II. FHSU ranks first in the league and 14th in the country with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.21 while&nbsp;Pitt State is close behind in 19th nationally at 1.11.<br><br>Hobbs leads the MIAA in 3-point shooting (54.8 percent) and is second in the league in field goal percentage (55.1 percent).<br><br>Pittsburg State carries an 8-4 record into the weekend after dropping a close contest to No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney on Thursday (Jan. 21). The Gorillas are 4-2 at home. After starting the year 1-3, PSU won seven consecutive contests before Thursday's loss. They are one of the best teams in the conference in getting to the free throw line and the best in capitalizing at the line. PSU ranks fourth in the MIAA and 11th nationally with 210 free throw attempts, first in the league and 4th nationally with 172 makes and tops in the association and eighth in the country with a free throw percentage of 81.9 percent. Tristan Gegg ranks fifth in the conference with an average of 17.1 points per game. Kaylee Damitz is the top assister in the league, dishing out 5.4 assists each night.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><i>FHSU Athletics</i></p>

🏀📻 Tiger women face gear up for Saturday showdown with the Gorillas

"Voice of the Chiefs" Mitch Holthus reviews the Chiefs AFC Divisional Playoff win over Cleveland and previews Sunday evenings AFC Championship game with Buffalo.

The Holthus Hotline airs Saturday's at 8:00 am on KFIX (96.9-FM).

<p>"Voice of the Chiefs" Mitch Holthus reviews the Chiefs AFC Divisional Playoff win over Cleveland and previews Sunday evenings AFC Championship game with Buffalo.</p><p>The Holthus Hotline airs Saturday's at 8:00 am on KFIX (96.9-FM).</p><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/970640884%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-IT8EGQrDNak&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/holthus-hotline-012321/s-IT8EGQrDNak" title="Holthus Hotline 012321" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Holthus Hotline 012321</a></div></div>

🎧 Holthus Hotline with ‘Voice of the Chiefs’ Mitch Holthus

ELLIS – The Hoxie Indians finished the first half and opened
the second on a 20-2 run and held off a late rally as they beat the TMP-Marian
Monarchs Friday in the semifinals of the Mid-Continent League tournament in
Ellis.

The Monarchs (7-3) got out to a quick start Friday, scoring
the first eight points of the game and opening a 13-6 lead after one quarter of
play. Jackson Schulte scored five of his team-high 18 points to end the quarter.

Hoxie (9-0) was able to close the deficit to one at 15-14
early in the second quarter but Lucas Lang drained his first three-pointer of
the game and Kade Harris fast break layup giving TMP the 20-14 lead.

But Hoxie answered with a 10-0 run to end the first half
taking a 24-20 lead into halftime.

The start of the second half was much the same with the
Indians outscoring TMP 13-2 to take a 15-point lead at 37-22.

TMP put together a 15-5 run to get back within five at 42-37
through three quarters. 

In the fourth quarter Hoxie was able to build the lead back
to 15 but TMP never went away. 

Down 13 they used a 9-0 run to close within four at 60-56
but Hoxie was able to close out the game on their way to a 69-58 win.

Schulte’s 18 led four Monarchs in double-figures with Lucas
Lang added 13. Kade Harris recorded a career-high 11 points and Dylan Werth
finished with 10.

TMP will play Ellis in the third and fourth place game Saturday
in Ellis. The Railers lost to Trego in the other semifinal 56-50.

<p>ELLIS – The Hoxie Indians finished the first half and opened
the second on a 20-2 run and held off a late rally as they beat the TMP-Marian
Monarchs Friday in the semifinals of the Mid-Continent League tournament in
Ellis.</p><p><b>Coach Bill Meagher</b></p><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/970982689&color=%23013c7b&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-814667509/01-22-21-tmp-coach-bill-meagher" title="01 - 22 - 21 TMP Coach Bill Meagher" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 22 - 21 TMP Coach Bill Meagher</a></div></div><p>The Monarchs (7-3) got out to a quick start Friday, scoring
the first eight points of the game and opening a 13-6 lead after one quarter of
play. Jackson Schulte scored five of his team-high 18 points to end the quarter.</p><p>Hoxie (9-0) was able to close the deficit to one at 15-14
early in the second quarter but Lucas Lang drained his first three-pointer of
the game and Kade Harris fast break layup giving TMP the 20-14 lead.</p><p>But Hoxie answered with a 10-0 run to end the first half
taking a 24-20 lead into halftime.</p><p>The start of the second half was much the same with the
Indians outscoring TMP 13-2 to take a 15-point lead at 37-22.</p><p>TMP put together a 15-5 run to get back within five at 42-37
through three quarters. </p><p>In the fourth quarter Hoxie was able to build the lead back
to 15 but TMP never went away. </p><p>Down 13 they used a 9-0 run to close within four at 60-56
but Hoxie was able to close out the game on their way to a 69-58 win.</p><p><b>Game highlights</b></p><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/970984621&color=%23013c7b&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-814667509/01-22-21-tmp-boys-highlights" title="01 - 22 - 21 TMP boys highlights vs Hoxie" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 22 - 21 TMP boys highlights vs Hoxie</a></div></div><p>Schulte’s 18 led four Monarchs in double-figures with Lucas
Lang added 13. Kade Harris recorded a career-high 11 points and Dylan Werth
finished with 10.</p><p>TMP will play Ellis in the third and fourth place game Saturday
in Ellis. The Railers lost to Trego in the other semifinal 56-50.</p>

🏀TMP comes up short vs Hoxie in MCL semifinals

Hays made four of their first five shots and burst out to a 10-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game Friday afternoon. The Indians would hold Osborne to just two points over a seven minute span of the first and second quarter but built their lead to just 22-10. The Lady Dogs had 18 first half turnovers but when they did shoot made 56% of their shots and trimmed the Hays lead down to 26-20 at halftime.

Hays saw their lead knocked down to four early in the third quarter before Maia Lummus and Ashlyn Flax combined for three straight three pointers building the advantage 37-26. The lead would shrink to single figures just one more time.&nbsp;

Hays would hold Osborne in the fourth quarter on their way to a 53-28 victory.

Aleyia Ruder scored a game high 14. Three more players scored either eight or nine points. Hays improves to 3-7 on the year. Osborne has lost four straight games and is now 6-4 on the season. Hays will play for fourth place at 1:00 Saturday in the Community Building.

Hays scored the first eight points of the game against a short-handed Garden City team and never led by less than four the whole evening. Garden City trimmed the Indians' advantage to four one time at 10-6. Hays responded with a 10-0 run into the second quarter. The lead never dipped to single figures rest of the game. The Indians ended the second quarter on 10-0 run for a 34-13 lead at half.

Hays outscored Garden City 22-15 in the third quarter and rolled the continuous clock fourth quarter with an early three pointer in the final frame.

The win propels Hays to the championship game of the Orange &amp; Black Classic for a second straight year. The Indians are 2-5 all-time in the title game in Colby.

Jace Linenberger scored 13 leading four in double figures. Carson Kieffer and Jordan Dale each added 11 and Dalyn Schwarz netted 10 points.

Hays improves to 10-0 on the year while Garden City falls to 3-4, losing to Hays for a second time in a week.

Hays will play the winner of Friday night's last game between Colby and Beloit. The championship game will be at 6:00 and will be on the Hays High Sports Network.

<p><b>Girls</b></p><p>Hays 53 - #6 1A-1 Osborne 28</p><p>Hays made four of their first five shots and burst out to a 10-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game Friday afternoon. The Indians would hold Osborne to just two points over a seven minute span of the first and second quarter but built their lead to just 22-10. The Lady Dogs had 18 first half turnovers but when they did shoot made 56% of their shots and trimmed the Hays lead down to 26-20 at halftime.</p><p><b>Highlights</b></p><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/970910317&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/hhs-wbkb-vs-osborne-highlights" title="HHS WBKB Vs Osborne Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">HHS WBKB Vs Osborne Highlights</a></div></div><p>Hays saw their lead knocked down to four early in the third quarter before Maia Lummus and Ashlyn Flax combined for three straight three pointers building the advantage 37-26. The lead would shrink to single figures just one more time.&nbsp;</p><p>Hays would hold Osborne in the fourth quarter on their way to a 53-28 victory.</p><p><b>Coach Len Melvin</b></p><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/970910269&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/womens-coach-interview-1" title="Womens Coach Len Melvin Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Womens Coach Len Melvin Interview</a></div></div><p>Aleyia Ruder scored a game high 14. Three more players scored either eight or nine points. Hays improves to 3-7 on the year. Osborne has lost four straight games and is now 6-4 on the season. Hays will play for fourth place at 1:00 Saturday in the Community Building.</p><p><b>Boys</b></p><p>#1 Hays 64 - Garden City 42</p><p>Hays scored the first eight points of the game against a short-handed Garden City team and never led by less than four the whole evening. Garden City trimmed the Indians' advantage to four one time at 10-6. Hays responded with a 10-0 run into the second quarter. The lead never dipped to single figures rest of the game. The Indians ended the second quarter on 10-0 run for a 34-13 lead at half.</p><p><b>Highlights</b></p><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/970910647&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/hhs-mbkb-vs-garden-city-highlights" title="HHS MBKB Vs Garden City Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">HHS MBKB Vs Garden City Highlights</a></div></div><p>Hays outscored Garden City 22-15 in the third quarter and rolled the continuous clock fourth quarter with an early three pointer in the final frame.</p><p>The win propels Hays to the championship game of the Orange &amp; Black Classic for a second straight year. The Indians are 2-5 all-time in the title game in Colby.</p><p><b>Coach Alex Hutchins</b></p><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/970910605&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/mens-coach-interview" title="Mens Coach Alex Hutchins Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Mens Coach Alex Hutchins Interview</a></div></div><p>Jace Linenberger scored 13 leading four in double figures. Carson Kieffer and Jordan Dale each added 11 and Dalyn Schwarz netted 10 points.</p><p>Hays improves to 10-0 on the year while Garden City falls to 3-4, losing to Hays for a second time in a week.</p><p>Hays will play the winner of Friday night's last game between Colby and Beloit. The championship game will be at 6:00 and will be on the Hays High Sports Network.</p>

Hays picks up pair of wins in Colby tourney

The Hays High boys take on WAC rival Garden City in the semifinals of the Orange and Black Classic in Colby Friday.

&nbsp;The pregame show is set for 4:30 p.m.

<p>The Hays High boys take on WAC rival Garden City in the semifinals of the Orange and Black Classic in Colby Friday.</p><p>&nbsp;The pregame show is set for 4:30 p.m.</p><figure>
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                    </figure><p>&nbsp; You can also listen to the games on&nbsp;<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KFIX">96.9 KFIX</a></p>

 🏀WATCH: Hays High boys v Garden City

The Hays High Lady Indians take on the Osborne Bulldogs in a consolation semifinal matchup Friday at the Orange and Black Classic in Colby.

The game is set to set are 3 p.m. with the Hertz Rental Car Pregame show at 2:40.

You can also listen to the games on&nbsp;<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KFIX">96.9 KFIX</a>

<p>The Hays High Lady Indians take on the Osborne Bulldogs in a consolation semifinal matchup Friday at the Orange and Black Classic in Colby.</p><p>The game is set to set are 3 p.m. with the Hertz Rental Car Pregame show at 2:40.</p><figure>
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                    </figure><p>You can also listen to the games on&nbsp;<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KFIX">96.9 KFIX</a></p>

🏀WATCH: Hays High girls vs Osborne

High girls against Goodland in the first round of the&nbsp;Orange and Black Tournament in Colby on Thursday.

<p>High girls against Goodland in the first round of the&nbsp;Orange and Black Tournament in Colby on Thursday.</p><figure>
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 🏀 REPLAY: Hays High girls v Goodland

ATLANTA (AP) — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 86

The Atlanta Braves said Aaron died peacefully in his sleep. No cause of death was given.

Aaron made his last public appearance less than two weeks ago when he received the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Hammerin’ Hank” set a wide array of career hitting records during a 23-year career spent mostly with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves, including RBIs, extra-base hits and total bases.

But the Hall of Famer will be remembered for one swing above all others, the one that made him baseball’s home-run king.

It was a title he would hold for more than 33 years, a period in which the Hammer slowly but surely claimed his rightful place as one of America’s most iconic sporting figures, a true national treasure worthy of mention in the same breath with Ruth or Ali or Jordan.

<p>ATLANTA (AP) — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 86</p><p>The Atlanta Braves said Aaron died peacefully in his sleep. No cause of death was given.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/4hOMsSGnRi">pic.twitter.com/4hOMsSGnRi</a></p>&mdash; Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a href="https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1352650753920430083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Aaron made his last public appearance less than two weeks ago when he received the COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p>“Hammerin’ Hank” set a wide array of career hitting records during a 23-year career spent mostly with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves, including RBIs, extra-base hits and total bases.</p><p>But the Hall of Famer will be remembered for one swing above all others, the one that made him baseball’s home-run king.</p><p>It was a title he would hold for more than 33 years, a period in which the Hammer slowly but surely claimed his rightful place as one of America’s most iconic sporting figures, a true national treasure worthy of mention in the same breath with Ruth or Ali or Jordan.</p>

Baseball legend Hank Aaron has died 

PLAINVILLE – TMP-Marian closed the first half on a 7-0 run and Emilee
Lane scored a career-high 26 points as the Lady Monarchs took down Trego Thursday
night in Plainville 47-40 to advance to the MCL tournament fifth place game Saturday.

Both teams got off to a slow start, combining for just 11
first-quarter points. Trego led 7-4.

TMP’s Emilee Lane scored the first eight points of the game for
the Monarchs helping them stay within striking district at 9-8 early in the second
quarter. 

After Trego had built a 16-11 second quarter lead the
Monarchs answered with a 7-0 run to take a 18-16. Sophia Balthazor hit her
second of three three-pointers in the game as part of that run.

The Monarchs took that two-point lead into the halftime
break and never trailed in the game again.

Lane scored six straight to open the second half for TMP and
eight of their first 10 in the half to put TMP up six at 28-22.

Trego was able to hang around thanks to the 13 points in the
third quarter by Trego’s Lili Shubert but it wasn’t enough as TMP built a 32-29
lead through three quarters.

In the fourth quarter Trego closed within four at 36-32 but
the Monarchs outscored Trego 11-8 the rest of the way as they secure the 47-40.

Emilee Lane scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down seven
rebounds to lead TMP.

Lili Shubert finished with a game-high 27 for Trego.

TMP improved to 8-2 with the win while Trego dropped to 8-3.

The Monarchs will play Ellis in the fifth-place game at 12
p.m. Saturday in WaKeeney. Trego will take on Oakley in the seventh-place game
at 10 a.m. Saturday.

<p>PLAINVILLE – TMP-Marian closed the first half on a 7-0 run and Emilee
Lane scored a career-high 26 points as the Lady Monarchs took down Trego Thursday
night in Plainville 47-40 to advance to the MCL tournament fifth place game Saturday.</p><p><b>Coach Rose McFarland</b></p><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/970332148&color=%23013c7b&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-814667509/01-21-21-tmp-girls-interview" title="01 - 21 - 21 TMP coach Rose McFarland" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 21 - 21 TMP coach Rose McFarland</a></div></div><p>Both teams got off to a slow start, combining for just 11
first-quarter points. Trego led 7-4.</p><p>TMP’s Emilee Lane scored the first eight points of the game for
the Monarchs helping them stay within striking district at 9-8 early in the second
quarter. </p><p>After Trego had built a 16-11 second quarter lead the
Monarchs answered with a 7-0 run to take a 18-16. Sophia Balthazor hit her
second of three three-pointers in the game as part of that run.</p><p>The Monarchs took that two-point lead into the halftime
break and never trailed in the game again.</p><p>Lane scored six straight to open the second half for TMP and
eight of their first 10 in the half to put TMP up six at 28-22.</p><p>Trego was able to hang around thanks to the 13 points in the
third quarter by Trego’s Lili Shubert but it wasn’t enough as TMP built a 32-29
lead through three quarters.</p><p>In the fourth quarter Trego closed within four at 36-32 but
the Monarchs outscored Trego 11-8 the rest of the way as they secure the 47-40.</p><p><b>Game highlights</b></p><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/970332181&color=%23013c7b&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-814667509/01-21-21-tmp-girls-highlights" title="01 - 21 - 21 TMP Girls Highlights vs Trego" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 21 - 21 TMP Girls Highlights vs Trego</a></div></div><p>Emilee Lane scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down seven
rebounds to lead TMP.</p><p>Lili Shubert finished with a game-high 27 for Trego.</p><p>TMP improved to 8-2 with the win while Trego dropped to 8-3.</p><p>The Monarchs will play Ellis in the fifth-place game at 12
p.m. Saturday in WaKeeney. Trego will take on Oakley in the seventh-place game
at 10 a.m. Saturday.</p>

TMP girls knock off Trego at MCL tournament

JOPLIN, Mo. - Fort Hays State overcame an early 14-point deficit then nearly blew a late lead but held on for a 102-94 overtime win at Missouri Southern State Thursday night at the Leggett &amp; Platt Athletic Center.

Jared Vitztum and Kaleb Hammeke both scored 32 points and Alvin Thompson added 19 as the Tigers end their four-game losing streak.

The Tigers (4-7, 4-7 MIAA) missed their first nine shots and fell behind 14-1 to start the game. The Lions (5-6, 5-6 MIAA) pushed the lead to 14 with 11:55 to play in the first half but a 21-6 run by the Tigers gave them a 27-26 advantage with 5:17 left in the half.

MSSU led by two at the break and pushed it to seven a couple of times before FHSU answered with a 12-1 run capped by a Gilbert Peters basket which pushed the Tiger lead to 56-52 with 13:44 to play.

Vitztum converted a three-point play with 4:36 to play to give the Tigers their biggest lead to that point. Cam Martin fouled out on the play. The MIAA's leading scorer finished with 19 points adn 11 rebounds.

Southern's Stan Scott tied the game 82-82 with a three-point play with 15 seconds to play. Quinten Rock missed a three at the horn.&nbsp;

Scott finished with 32 points for the Lions.

The Tigers would never trail in overtime as Vitztum opened the scoring with a 3-point play, putting FHSU up three. Hammeke added a couple more free throws to make the lead five. From that point, MSSU cut the lead inside three only once. The Tigers went 15-of-17 in the extra period from the foul line. Hammeke was 8-of-8 and Vitztum 3-of-3.<br><br>Vitztum produced his seventh double-double of the season adding 15 rebounds. He finished 11-of-18 from the field and 9-of-10 at the free-throw line. Hammeke was 9-of-18 from the field with three 3-pointers, while going 11-of-12 at the line. Jordan Pumphrey added a career-beast nine rebounds to go along with his five points.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

The 102 points scored by the Tigers were the most in a true road game during Mark Johnson's 20-year tenure as head coach. It matched the most points by the Tigers in an MIAA regular season contest. It was also the most points scored by the Tigers in a true road contest in MIAA regular season play.

The Tigers shot 44 free throws and made 38 (86.4 percent), outscoring the Lions by 15 at the charity stripe in a game that saw 58 fouls called. MSSU finished just 23-of-36 at the line (63.9 percent).&nbsp;

<p>JOPLIN, Mo. - Fort Hays State overcame an early 14-point deficit then nearly blew a late lead but held on for a 102-94 overtime win at Missouri Southern State Thursday night at the Leggett &amp; Platt Athletic Center.</p><p>Jared Vitztum and Kaleb Hammeke both scored 32 points and Alvin Thompson added 19 as the Tigers end their four-game losing streak.</p><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/970361833&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-814667509/1-21-21-fhsu-mens-coach-int" title="Mark Johnson Postgame at Missouri Western State 012121" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Mark Johnson Postgame at Missouri Western State 012121</a></div></div><p>The Tigers (4-7, 4-7 MIAA) missed their first nine shots and fell behind 14-1 to start the game. The Lions (5-6, 5-6 MIAA) pushed the lead to 14 with 11:55 to play in the first half but a 21-6 run by the Tigers gave them a 27-26 advantage with 5:17 left in the half.</p><p>MSSU led by two at the break and pushed it to seven a couple of times before FHSU answered with a 12-1 run capped by a Gilbert Peters basket which pushed the Tiger lead to 56-52 with 13:44 to play.</p><p>Vitztum converted a three-point play with 4:36 to play to give the Tigers their biggest lead to that point. Cam Martin fouled out on the play. The MIAA's leading scorer finished with 19 points adn 11 rebounds.</p><p>Southern's Stan Scott tied the game 82-82 with a three-point play with 15 seconds to play. Quinten Rock missed a three at the horn.&nbsp;</p><p>Scott finished with 32 points for the Lions.</p><p>The Tigers would never trail in overtime as Vitztum opened the scoring with a 3-point play, putting FHSU up three. Hammeke added a couple more free throws to make the lead five. From that point, MSSU cut the lead inside three only once. The Tigers went 15-of-17 in the extra period from the foul line. Hammeke was 8-of-8 and Vitztum 3-of-3.<br><br>Vitztum produced his seventh double-double of the season adding 15 rebounds. He finished 11-of-18 from the field and 9-of-10 at the free-throw line. Hammeke was 9-of-18 from the field with three 3-pointers, while going 11-of-12 at the line. Jordan Pumphrey added a career-beast nine rebounds to go along with his five points.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><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/970366075&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-814667509/1-21-21-fhsu-men-v-miss-s-state-hilights" title="FHSU MBB at Missouri Southern State Highlights 012121" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">FHSU MBB at Missouri Southern State Highlights 012121</a></div></div><p>The 102 points scored by the Tigers were the most in a true road game during Mark Johnson's 20-year tenure as head coach. It matched the most points by the Tigers in an MIAA regular season contest. It was also the most points scored by the Tigers in a true road contest in MIAA regular season play.</p><p>The Tigers shot 44 free throws and made 38 (86.4 percent), outscoring the Lions by 15 at the charity stripe in a game that saw 58 fouls called. MSSU finished just 23-of-36 at the line (63.9 percent).&nbsp;</p>

🏀 Tiger men defeat Missouri Southern in overtime

Hays missed their last seven shots of the second quarter while Goodland made their last seven attempts pushing the Cowgirls to a 34-17 halftime advantage.

The Indians trailed 14-6 before Carly Lang banked in a three pointer to beat the first quarter buzzer and Ashlyn Flax opened the second quarter with a three pointer of her own to bring Hays within two points at 14-12.&nbsp;

The rest of the quarter belonged to Goodland who went on a 20-5 run over the next seven and half minutes. Part of the big run came in the final three minutes after Hays trimmed their deficit down to six points. Goodland closed the second quarter on an 11-0 run.

Goodland led by as many as 25 in the third quarter before Hays made some headway. Nine straight points by the Indians cut the lead down to 16 in the third quarter, but they would get no closer until the final two minutes of the game when Hays closed on an 8-0 run for the final margin of 54-41.

Hays was led by Carly Lang who tied a career high with 13. Ashlyn Flax set a career high with 10. Goodland was led by Talexa Weeter scoring 15 and Lindsey Cure added 12. The two sophomores average 30 points per game together.

Hays falls to 2-7 on the year while #8-3A Goodland improves to 8-1.

The Lady Indians will play Osborne in the consolation semifinals at Colby High School at 3:00.

<p>Hays missed their last seven shots of the second quarter while Goodland made their last seven attempts pushing the Cowgirls to a 34-17 halftime advantage.</p><p>The Indians trailed 14-6 before Carly Lang banked in a three pointer to beat the first quarter buzzer and Ashlyn Flax opened the second quarter with a three pointer of her own to bring Hays within two points at 14-12.&nbsp;</p><p>The rest of the quarter belonged to Goodland who went on a 20-5 run over the next seven and half minutes. Part of the big run came in the final three minutes after Hays trimmed their deficit down to six points. Goodland closed the second quarter on an 11-0 run.</p><p><b>Highlights</b></p><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/970359847&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/hhs-wbkb-vs-goodland-01-21-21-highlights" title="HHS WBKB Vs Goodland 01 - 21 - 21 Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">HHS WBKB Vs Goodland 01 - 21 - 21 Highlights</a></div></div><p>Goodland led by as many as 25 in the third quarter before Hays made some headway. Nine straight points by the Indians cut the lead down to 16 in the third quarter, but they would get no closer until the final two minutes of the game when Hays closed on an 8-0 run for the final margin of 54-41.</p><p><b>Coach Len Melvin</b></p><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/970359838&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/womens-coach-len-melvin-interview-01-21-21" title="Womens Coach Len Melvin Interview 01 - 21 - 21" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Womens Coach Len Melvin Interview 01 - 21 - 21</a></div></div><p>Hays was led by Carly Lang who tied a career high with 13. Ashlyn Flax set a career high with 10. Goodland was led by Talexa Weeter scoring 15 and Lindsey Cure added 12. The two sophomores average 30 points per game together.</p><p>Hays falls to 2-7 on the year while #8-3A Goodland improves to 8-1.</p><p>The Lady Indians will play Osborne in the consolation semifinals at Colby High School at 3:00.</p>

Cold first half costs Hays girls in first round

The Hays High Indians played their first game as the number one ranked team in 5A as they opened the Colby Orange and Black Classic with Ulysses on Thursday afternoon.&nbsp;

Hays High scored the first seven points of the game and then went on a 16-1 run following a Ulysses three pointer. The Indians led 23-7 after the first quarter. They bettered the first frame by a point when they outscored the Tigers 24-7 in the second quarter for a 47-14 halftime lead.

Hays was never threatened in the second half as they outscore Ulysses 29-21 which included a continuous clock fourth quarter.&nbsp;

With the win Hays moves to the semifinals of the 36th Annual Orange and Black Classic. The Indians are 14-4 all-time in the first round of the tournament.

Hays improves to 9-0 on the year. Ulysses falls to 3-6.

Dalyn Schwarz scored 19, one shy of a career high. Jace Linenberger added 15 and Wesley Oakley scored a career high 12 on four of four shooting behind the three point arc. Ulysses was led by Lance Walker's 23 points.

The Hays boys will take on Garden City for a second week in a row as the Buffaloes beat Goodland to advance to the championship semifinals.

The Hays High girls fell to #8-3A Goodland 54-41. The Lady Indians are 2-7 on the year while Goodland improves to 8-1. The Hays girls will play Osborne in the consolation semifinals at 3:00 in the Colby High School gymnasium.&nbsp;

<p>The Hays High Indians played their first game as the number one ranked team in 5A as they opened the Colby Orange and Black Classic with Ulysses on Thursday afternoon.&nbsp;</p><p>Hays High scored the first seven points of the game and then went on a 16-1 run following a Ulysses three pointer. The Indians led 23-7 after the first quarter. They bettered the first frame by a point when they outscored the Tigers 24-7 in the second quarter for a 47-14 halftime lead.</p><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/970213588&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/hhs-mbkb-vs-ulysses-01-21-21-highlights" title="HHS MBKB Vs Ulysses 01 - 21 - 21 Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">HHS MBKB Vs Ulysses 01 - 21 - 21 Highlights</a></div></div><p>Hays was never threatened in the second half as they outscore Ulysses 29-21 which included a continuous clock fourth quarter.&nbsp;</p><p>With the win Hays moves to the semifinals of the 36th Annual Orange and Black Classic. The Indians are 14-4 all-time in the first round of the tournament.</p><p><b>Coach Alex Hutchins</b></p><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/970213576&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/mens-coach-alex-hutchins-interview-01-21-21" title="HHS BKB Mens Coach Alex Hutchins Interview 01 - 21 - 21" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">HHS BKB Mens Coach Alex Hutchins Interview 01 - 21 - 21</a></div></div><p>Hays improves to 9-0 on the year. Ulysses falls to 3-6.</p><p>Dalyn Schwarz scored 19, one shy of a career high. Jace Linenberger added 15 and Wesley Oakley scored a career high 12 on four of four shooting behind the three point arc. Ulysses was led by Lance Walker's 23 points.</p><p>The Hays boys will take on Garden City for a second week in a row as the Buffaloes beat Goodland to advance to the championship semifinals.</p><p>The Hays High girls fell to #8-3A Goodland 54-41. The Lady Indians are 2-7 on the year while Goodland improves to 8-1. The Hays girls will play Osborne in the consolation semifinals at 3:00 in the Colby High School gymnasium.&nbsp;</p>

#1 Hays opens Colby tourney with a 41 point win

JOPLIN, Mo. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team outscored Missouri Southern 24-9 in the third quarter to take control and beat teh Lions 70-49 for their third straight win Thursday at the Leggett &amp; Platt Athletic Center.

The Tigers (8-2, 8-2 MIAA) closed the second quarter on a 9-1 run to take a 32-26 lead into the locker room. It was part of a 21-5 run that saw their lead grow to 13 midway through the third and would lead by as many as 27 in the fourth quarter.

It's the sixth time this season the Tigers have won by 20 or more points, the most in the MIAA. No other school has more than four 20-plus point wins.<br><br>The lead changed hands five times in the first half alongside four ties. Fort Hays State struggled to find the bottom of the net early on, missing its first five shots. But after scoring the first points of the game, Missouri Southern managed just those two points over the first six minutes. The Tigers finally hit a field goal at the 6:08 mark on a layup from Cydney Bergmann,&nbsp;sparking a 7-0 run.<br><br>Missouri Southern (4-7, 4-7 MIAA) momentarily regained the lead late in the quarter before Jaden Hobbs&nbsp;scored five points in the final 21 seconds to give FHSU a 19-15 lead.<br><br>The Lions opened the second quarter with a 9-2 run to go back in front by three, 24-21. Missouri Southern held the Tigers without a field goal for over seven minutes in the second quarter, but the Lions were unable to stretch the lead past three. FHSU forced five turnovers over the stretch while hitting 6-of-6 from the line to keep things within reach.

Hobbs, Whitney Randall and Jessie Sallach&nbsp;all buried a pair of free throws to help the Tigers tie things up at 25 before a 3-pointer from Madison Mittie&nbsp;swung the momentum of the game. The senior's bucket at the 2:30 mark, FHSU's first basket of the second quarter, pushed the Tigers in front for good.<br><br>Fort Hays State held MSSU (4-7, 4-7 MIAA) to just 2-of-10 shooting and forced four turnovers while hitting six field goals and 10-of-12 from the charity stripe in the decisive third quarter.<br><br>Fort Hays State outscored the Lions 26-7 at the free throw line, hitting 81.3 percent from the stripe (26-of-32) while MSSU hit just 43.8 percent (7-of-16).<br><br>The Tigers hit 6-of-13 from behind the arc (46.2 percent) while holding the Lions to just 20 percent from deep (4-of-20). FHSU had a big advantage in rebounds, 47-38.<br><br>The Tiger defense forced 16 turnovers thanks to nine steals while blocking four shots.<br><br>Hobbs led the Tigers with 16 points after hitting two 3-pointers and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. The senior added a team-high seven assists, seven rebounds and three steals. Bergmann had 13 points thanks to a 7-for-8 day from the charity stripe.<br><br>Randall totaled 11 points and seven rebounds while hitting all six of her free throws. Katie Wagner&nbsp;led the team with nine rebounds alongside seven points.<br><br>Sallach scored nine points while Mittie totaled seven points, three rebounds, one steal and one block.<br><br>The Tigers continue their road trip Saturday (Jan. 23) when they head to Pittsburg, Kan. to battle the Gorillas of Pittsburg State. First tip is set for 1:30 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<p>JOPLIN, Mo. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team outscored Missouri Southern 24-9 in the third quarter to take control and beat teh Lions 70-49 for their third straight win Thursday at the Leggett &amp; Platt Athletic Center.</p><p>The Tigers (8-2, 8-2 MIAA) closed the second quarter on a 9-1 run to take a 32-26 lead into the locker room. It was part of a 21-5 run that saw their lead grow to 13 midway through the third and would lead by as many as 27 in the fourth quarter.</p><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/970361350&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-814667509/1-21-21-fhsu-womens-coach-int" title="Tony Hobson Postgame at Missouri Southern State 012121" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Tony Hobson Postgame at Missouri Southern State 012121</a></div></div><p>It's the sixth time this season the Tigers have won by 20 or more points, the most in the MIAA. No other school has more than four 20-plus point wins.<br><br>The lead changed hands five times in the first half alongside four ties. Fort Hays State struggled to find the bottom of the net early on, missing its first five shots. But after scoring the first points of the game, Missouri Southern managed just those two points over the first six minutes. The Tigers finally hit a field goal at the 6:08 mark on a layup from Cydney Bergmann,&nbsp;sparking a 7-0 run.<br><br>Missouri Southern (4-7, 4-7 MIAA) momentarily regained the lead late in the quarter before Jaden Hobbs&nbsp;scored five points in the final 21 seconds to give FHSU a 19-15 lead.<br><br>The Lions opened the second quarter with a 9-2 run to go back in front by three, 24-21. Missouri Southern held the Tigers without a field goal for over seven minutes in the second quarter, but the Lions were unable to stretch the lead past three. FHSU forced five turnovers over the stretch while hitting 6-of-6 from the line to keep things within reach.</p><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/970292953&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-814667509/1-21-21-fhsu-women-v-miss-s-state-hilights" title="FHSU WBB at Missouri Southern State Highlights 012121" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">FHSU WBB at Missouri Southern State Highlights 012121</a></div></div><p>Hobbs, Whitney Randall and Jessie Sallach&nbsp;all buried a pair of free throws to help the Tigers tie things up at 25 before a 3-pointer from Madison Mittie&nbsp;swung the momentum of the game. The senior's bucket at the 2:30 mark, FHSU's first basket of the second quarter, pushed the Tigers in front for good.<br><br>Fort Hays State held MSSU (4-7, 4-7 MIAA) to just 2-of-10 shooting and forced four turnovers while hitting six field goals and 10-of-12 from the charity stripe in the decisive third quarter.<br><br>Fort Hays State outscored the Lions 26-7 at the free throw line, hitting 81.3 percent from the stripe (26-of-32) while MSSU hit just 43.8 percent (7-of-16).<br><br>The Tigers hit 6-of-13 from behind the arc (46.2 percent) while holding the Lions to just 20 percent from deep (4-of-20). FHSU had a big advantage in rebounds, 47-38.<br><br>The Tiger defense forced 16 turnovers thanks to nine steals while blocking four shots.<br><br>Hobbs led the Tigers with 16 points after hitting two 3-pointers and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. The senior added a team-high seven assists, seven rebounds and three steals. Bergmann had 13 points thanks to a 7-for-8 day from the charity stripe.<br><br>Randall totaled 11 points and seven rebounds while hitting all six of her free throws. Katie Wagner&nbsp;led the team with nine rebounds alongside seven points.<br><br>Sallach scored nine points while Mittie totaled seven points, three rebounds, one steal and one block.<br><br>The Tigers continue their road trip Saturday (Jan. 23) when they head to Pittsburg, Kan. to battle the Gorillas of Pittsburg State. First tip is set for 1:30 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

🏀 Big third quarter carries Tiger women to win at Missouri Southern

<b>Fort Hays State (7-2, 7-2&nbsp;MIAA) at<br>Missouri Southern (4-6, 4-6&nbsp;MIAA)</b><br>Thursday, January 21 • 7:30 p.m.<br>Joplin, Missouri • Leggett &amp; Platt Athletic Center<br>Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<br><a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a>

Fort Hays State Men's Basketball begins this week's road trip at Missouri Southern on Thursday evening (Jan. 21). Tipoff is set for 7:30 pm inside the Leggett &amp; Platt Center, which follows the women's contest at 5:30. The Tigers enter at 3-7 on the season, looking to snap a four-game losing skid, while the Lions are 5-5.<br><br>Fort Hays State has been on a rollercoaster so far this season, beginning the year with three losses, followed by three wins, and then four losses. The Tigers have rested for a week now following the postponement of their game with Missouri Western this past Saturday. Their last game was a 64-51 loss in Hays to No. 3/1 ranked Northwest Missouri State.<br><br>Fort Hays State will be looking for its first win in Joplin since the 2015-16 season, when it won 85-82. The Lions have claimed the last two meetings between the teams in Joplin. FHSU holds a 33-22 advantage in the all-time series with MSSU. MSSU is 1-2 on its home court so far this season<br><br>The Tigers remain one of the top free-throw shooting teams in the nation, ranked 11th&nbsp;in NCAA Division II at 81.7 percent as a team for the season. The Tigers lead the MIAA free-throw percentage.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5865">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;leads the Tigers at 17.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. He ranks second in Division II for double-doubles with six for the season, just one back of the national lead.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5868">Quinten Rock</a>&nbsp;(13.4) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5864">Alvin Thompson</a>&nbsp;(10.5) also average double figures in scoring for FHSU, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5859">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;produces a team-best 4.7 assists per game.<br><br>Cam Martin of Missouri Southern leads the MIAA in scoring at 25.1 points per game. He ranks 5th&nbsp;in NCAA Division II for points per game. Winston Dessesow and Stan Scott also average double figures in scoring for MSSU. Dessesow has been out the last three games for MSSU.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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                    </figure><p><b>Fort Hays State (7-2, 7-2&nbsp;MIAA) at<br>Missouri Southern (4-6, 4-6&nbsp;MIAA)</b><br>Thursday, January 21 • 7:30 p.m.<br>Joplin, Missouri • Leggett &amp; Platt Athletic Center<br>Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<br><a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a></p><p>Fort Hays State Men's Basketball begins this week's road trip at Missouri Southern on Thursday evening (Jan. 21). Tipoff is set for 7:30 pm inside the Leggett &amp; Platt Center, which follows the women's contest at 5:30. The Tigers enter at 3-7 on the season, looking to snap a four-game losing skid, while the Lions are 5-5.<br><br>Fort Hays State has been on a rollercoaster so far this season, beginning the year with three losses, followed by three wins, and then four losses. The Tigers have rested for a week now following the postponement of their game with Missouri Western this past Saturday. Their last game was a 64-51 loss in Hays to No. 3/1 ranked Northwest Missouri State.<br><br>Fort Hays State will be looking for its first win in Joplin since the 2015-16 season, when it won 85-82. The Lions have claimed the last two meetings between the teams in Joplin. FHSU holds a 33-22 advantage in the all-time series with MSSU. MSSU is 1-2 on its home court so far this season<br><br>The Tigers remain one of the top free-throw shooting teams in the nation, ranked 11th&nbsp;in NCAA Division II at 81.7 percent as a team for the season. The Tigers lead the MIAA free-throw percentage.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5865">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;leads the Tigers at 17.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. He ranks second in Division II for double-doubles with six for the season, just one back of the national lead.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5868">Quinten Rock</a>&nbsp;(13.4) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5864">Alvin Thompson</a>&nbsp;(10.5) also average double figures in scoring for FHSU, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5859">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;produces a team-best 4.7 assists per game.<br><br>Cam Martin of Missouri Southern leads the MIAA in scoring at 25.1 points per game. He ranks 5th&nbsp;in NCAA Division II for points per game. Winston Dessesow and Stan Scott also average double figures in scoring for MSSU. Dessesow has been out the last three games for MSSU.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><i>FHSU Athletics</i></p>

🏀📻 Tiger men take on MSSU Thursday in Joplin

The Hays High boys will open the Orange and Black Tournament in Colby against Ulysses at 3 p.m. Thursday.

&nbsp;The pregame show is set for 2:40 p.m.

<p>The Hays High boys will open the Orange and Black Tournament in Colby against Ulysses at 3 p.m. Thursday.</p><p>&nbsp;The pregame show is set for 2:40 p.m.</p><p><b>Boys game</b></p><figure>
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                    </figure><p>You can also listen to the games on&nbsp;<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KFIX">96.9 KFIX</a></p>

 🏀WATCH: Hays High boys v Ulysses

<b>Fort Hays State (7-2, 7-2&nbsp;MIAA) at<br>Missouri Southern (4-6, 4-6&nbsp;MIAA)</b><br>Thursday, January 21 • 5:30 p.m.<br>Joplin, Missouri • Leggett &amp; Platt Athletic Center<br>Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<br><a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a><br><br>The Fort Hays State women's basketball team opens a three-game road trip Thursday (Jan. 21) against Missouri Southern in Joplin, Mo. First tip is slated for 5:30 p.m. inside the Leggett &amp; Platt Athletic Center.<br><br>Per MSSU policy, attendance by visiting fans is not permitted at this time. Attendance is limited to family of MSSU student-athletes and a limited amount of MSSU season-ticket holders.<br><br>At 7-2 so far this season, Fort Hays State is looking to extend its current winning streak to three games. The Tigers currently sit in third in the MIAA standings, one-half game behind Central Missouri in second place.<br><br>The Tigers are 34-18 all-time against Missouri Southern, while the Lions hold a 14-9 lead in game played in Joplin. Fort Hays State has&nbsp;won five-straight in the series, tied for the longest stretch for either team in series history. The Tigers have dominated the series of late, winning 10 of the last 11 and&nbsp;13 of the last 15 meetings. FHSU is&nbsp;15-6 against the Lions under Hobson, including a 3-5 mark in Joplin.<br><br>Fort Hays State leads the MIAA and ranks 14th in Division II with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.25.<br><br><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5847">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;leads Division II and ranks in the top 20 across all NCAA Divisions with 32 made 3-pointers this season. Hobbs also ranks in the top 10 in Division II in assists (44, tenth) and steals (24, tenth). She is&nbsp;the only qualifying player in the MIAA shooting better than 50 percent from the floor and behind the arc.<br><br><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5854">Olivia Hollenbeck's</a>&nbsp;18 blocked shots are eighth-most in Division II. True freshmen are playing nearly 42 percent of the minutes for the Tigers this season through nine games (752:10).<br><br>The Tigers (.338) and Lions (.333) rank second and third, respectively, in 3-point percentage in the MIAA.<br><br>Missouri Southern carries a 4-6 record into Thursday's contest, including a perfect 3-0 mark at home. The Lions are looking to break out of a three-game losing skid, with their last win coming more than one month ago (12/19/20 vs MWSU). The Lions hit .333 from behind the arc, third-best in the league. They grab 39.5 rebounds per contest, also third-best in the conference. MSSU commits the third-most turnovers in the league at 17.3 per contest. Madi Stokes leads the MIAA and ranks 14th in the country with 11.6 rebounds per game. Carley Turnbull paces the team with 15.1 points per contest.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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                    </figure><p><b>Fort Hays State (7-2, 7-2&nbsp;MIAA) at<br>Missouri Southern (4-6, 4-6&nbsp;MIAA)</b><br>Thursday, January 21 • 5:30 p.m.<br>Joplin, Missouri • Leggett &amp; Platt Athletic Center<br>Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)<br><a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a><br><br>The Fort Hays State women's basketball team opens a three-game road trip Thursday (Jan. 21) against Missouri Southern in Joplin, Mo. First tip is slated for 5:30 p.m. inside the Leggett &amp; Platt Athletic Center.<br><br>Per MSSU policy, attendance by visiting fans is not permitted at this time. Attendance is limited to family of MSSU student-athletes and a limited amount of MSSU season-ticket holders.<br><br>At 7-2 so far this season, Fort Hays State is looking to extend its current winning streak to three games. The Tigers currently sit in third in the MIAA standings, one-half game behind Central Missouri in second place.<br><br>The Tigers are 34-18 all-time against Missouri Southern, while the Lions hold a 14-9 lead in game played in Joplin. Fort Hays State has&nbsp;won five-straight in the series, tied for the longest stretch for either team in series history. The Tigers have dominated the series of late, winning 10 of the last 11 and&nbsp;13 of the last 15 meetings. FHSU is&nbsp;15-6 against the Lions under Hobson, including a 3-5 mark in Joplin.<br><br>Fort Hays State leads the MIAA and ranks 14th in Division II with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.25.<br><br><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5847">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;leads Division II and ranks in the top 20 across all NCAA Divisions with 32 made 3-pointers this season. Hobbs also ranks in the top 10 in Division II in assists (44, tenth) and steals (24, tenth). She is&nbsp;the only qualifying player in the MIAA shooting better than 50 percent from the floor and behind the arc.<br><br><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5854">Olivia Hollenbeck's</a>&nbsp;18 blocked shots are eighth-most in Division II. True freshmen are playing nearly 42 percent of the minutes for the Tigers this season through nine games (752:10).<br><br>The Tigers (.338) and Lions (.333) rank second and third, respectively, in 3-point percentage in the MIAA.<br><br>Missouri Southern carries a 4-6 record into Thursday's contest, including a perfect 3-0 mark at home. The Lions are looking to break out of a three-game losing skid, with their last win coming more than one month ago (12/19/20 vs MWSU). The Lions hit .333 from behind the arc, third-best in the league. They grab 39.5 rebounds per contest, also third-best in the conference. MSSU commits the third-most turnovers in the league at 17.3 per contest. Madi Stokes leads the MIAA and ranks 14th in the country with 11.6 rebounds per game. Carley Turnbull paces the team with 15.1 points per contest.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

🏀📻 Tigers women battle Lions Thursday in Joplin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -&nbsp;The MIAA has announced changes to the 2020-21 men's and women's basketball tournament championships, presented by Citizens Bank. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on indoor events in Kansas City, the association will be moving all three rounds of the men's and women's tournaments to campus sites.<br><br>The top eight men's and women's teams during the regular season will advance to the postseason tournaments. The adjusted format and schedule will be announced at a later date.<br><br>Brackets and matchups will be released on the MIAA site on Saturday, Feb. 27, using an MIAA weighted formula to determine standings and seeds for the tournaments.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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                    </figure><p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. -&nbsp;The MIAA has announced changes to the 2020-21 men's and women's basketball tournament championships, presented by Citizens Bank. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on indoor events in Kansas City, the association will be moving all three rounds of the men's and women's tournaments to campus sites.<br><br>The top eight men's and women's teams during the regular season will advance to the postseason tournaments. The adjusted format and schedule will be announced at a later date.<br><br>Brackets and matchups will be released on the MIAA site on Saturday, Feb. 27, using an MIAA weighted formula to determine standings and seeds for the tournaments.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>