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 KJLS: Fort Hays State
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Saturday, November 2
 KJLS: Fort Hays State FB at Emporia State, 12:00pmSunday, November 3
 KJLS: Fort Hays State
WBKB at UConn (exhibition), 11:00am

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By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER Hays Post

ANDOVER - Hays High used a pair of Carter Graham one yard touchdown plunges and a pair of takeaways to build a 12-0 halftime lead and went on to beat Andover 31-0 Friday night in the first round of 5A bracket play..&nbsp;

The first touchdown for Hays capped off a 11-play 68-yard drive that featured a third down and fourth down conversion. The extra point missed with 3:19 left in the first quarter leaving the score at 6-0.

Wyatt Kirkpatrick recovered an Andover fumble to set up the Indians in Trojan territory but Hays lost the ball on downs.

Dalton Meyers then intercepted a Trojan pass that was tipped by Johnny Rigler in the second quarter. Hays turned that into a 10 play 61 yard drive that scored six points on a Graham one yard dive. The extra point was blocked leaving Hays with a 12-0 lead with 5:28 remaining before halftime.

Hays forced a punt and drove inside the Andover 20 but couldn't convert for points, turning the ball over on downs.

The Indians continued to dominate the second half. Andover punted on their first possession. The Indian offense scored eleven plays later on a fourth down and goal play from the eight. Graham found Holden Lind on a pass forced high into the air on heavy defensive pressure. Hays couldn't convert on the two point try and led 18-0.

Andover never got their offense going. Following another punt, Lind raced 84 yards on the first play of the Indian offensive series for a touchdown. The extra point hit the upright and missed leaving the score at 24-0.

Jackson Chartier recovered a fumble at midfield to put Hays in business again. Once again on fourth down Graham found Lind. This time on fourth and ten on a 26 yard pass. Carson Moore nailed the extra point the final difference of 31-0.

Carter Graham threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns. Holden Lind ran for 154 yards and one score. He had 50 receiving yards and two more touchdowns. The Indians totaled 400 yards of offense. Andover gained just 146 yards total. They had 95 rush yards after averaging 320 coming into the game.

Hays improves to 5-4 and will play at Great Bend next Friday. The Panthers are 9-0. Andover ends their season at 4-5.

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER Hays PostANDOVER - Hays High used a pair of Carter Graham one yard touchdown plunges and a pair of takeaways to build a 12-0 halftime lead and went on to beat Andover 31-0 Friday night in the first round of 5A bracket play..&nbsp;The first touchdown for Hays capped off a 11-play 68-yard drive that featured a third down and fourth down conversion. The extra point missed with 3:19 left in the first quarter leaving the score at 6-0.Wyatt Kirkpatrick recovered an Andover fumble to set up the Indians in Trojan territory but Hays lost the ball on downs.Dalton Meyers then intercepted a Trojan pass that was tipped by Johnny Rigler in the second quarter. Hays turned that into a 10 play 61 yard drive that scored six points on a Graham one yard dive. The extra point was blocked leaving Hays with a 12-0 lead with 5:28 remaining before halftime.Hays forced a punt and drove inside the Andover 20 but couldn't convert for points, turning the ball over on downs.Highlights<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1947731455&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/hays-high-fb-highlights-v-andover-nov-1-2024" title="Hays High FB Highlights V Andover Nov 1 2024" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Hays High FB Highlights V Andover Nov 1 2024</a></div></div>The Indians continued to dominate the second half. Andover punted on their first possession. The Indian offense scored eleven plays later on a fourth down and goal play from the eight. Graham found Holden Lind on a pass forced high into the air on heavy defensive pressure. Hays couldn't convert on the two point try and led 18-0.Andover never got their offense going. Following another punt, Lind raced 84 yards on the first play of the Indian offensive series for a touchdown. The extra point hit the upright and missed leaving the score at 24-0.Jackson Chartier recovered a fumble at midfield to put Hays in business again. Once again on fourth down Graham found Lind. This time on fourth and ten on a 26 yard pass. Carson Moore nailed the extra point the final difference of 31-0.Coach Tony Crough<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1947731639&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/hays-high-fb-post-v-andover-nov-1-2024" title="Hays High FB Post V Andover Nov 1 2024" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Hays High FB Post V Andover Nov 1 2024</a></div></div>Carter Graham threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns. Holden Lind ran for 154 yards and one score. He had 50 receiving yards and two more touchdowns. The Indians totaled 400 yards of offense. Andover gained just 146 yards total. They had 95 rush yards after averaging 320 coming into the game.Hays improves to 5-4 and will play at Great Bend next Friday. The Panthers are 9-0. Andover ends their season at 4-5.

🏈 Hays wins in Andover, continues season

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Fort Hays State Women's Wrestling competed in the first two duals of its program's history on Friday evening at Brownson Arena on the campus of Colorado Mesa University. The Tigers claimed a 30-14 win in their first-ever dual for the program over NJCAA preseason No. 4 ranked Snow College, then fell 27-15 in a competitive match with NCAA No. 7 ranked Colorado Mesa.

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/jamie-laswell/8282">Jamie Laswell</a>&nbsp;(131),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/ashlynn-goodwin/8212">Ashlynn Goodwin</a>&nbsp;(138), and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/isabella-renfro/8286">Isabella Renfro</a>&nbsp;(180) were all undefeated on the evening, all going 2-0 in their matches on the evening.

Fort Hays State 30, Snow College 14 Fort Hays State won seven of 10 matches contested in the dual with Snow College, the No. 4 ranked team at the NJCAA level. Seven of the wrestlers from Snow competing in the match entered with preseason individual national rankings. FHSU won four of those seven matchups.

Snow did most of its damage at the very start of the dual as No. 5 ranked Kinlee Brandley picked up a late fall over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/arianna-ortiz/8214">Arianna Ortiz</a>&nbsp;at 103 and No. 1 ranked Rachel Jones won with a 10-0 tech fall against&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/sophia-shultz/8289">Sophia Shultz</a>. Snow led 9-0 after two matches. However, twins&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/lindsey-lopez/8284">Lindsey Lopez</a>&nbsp;(117) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/lexie-lopez/8283">Lexie Lopez</a>&nbsp;(124) erased all of Snow's headway as Lindsey picked up a second period fall over No. 6 ranked Bella Butterfield and Lexie blitzed through Kaylee Young for a 10-0 tech fall. Just like that, the dual was back to even at 9-9.

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/jamie-laswell/8282">Jamie Laswell</a>&nbsp;started her big debut for the Tigers with a convincing 10-0 tech fall in 38 seconds over Hallie Carter at 131.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/ashlynn-goodwin/8212">Ashlynn Goodwin</a>&nbsp;followed with a pin in 1:29 of Isabelle Messerly at 138 instantly putting the Tigers up 18-9 in the dual.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/dylen-ritchey/8287">Dylen Ritchey</a>&nbsp;followed with an 8-2 decision over No. 8 ranked Isabelle Morgan at 145, extending the lead to 21-10.

Snow picked up its last individual win at 160 when No. 3 ranked Ashlea Larson won 5-1 over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/lila-bloomer/8207">Lila Bloomer</a>. However,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/isabella-renfro/8286">Isabella Renfro</a>&nbsp;(180) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/hailey-conley/8276">Hailey Conley</a>&nbsp;(207) would go on to seal the first-ever win for FHSU. Renfro handled No. 8 ranked Maeli Howard with an 11-1 tech fall and Conley also handled No. 7 ranked Nazerreta Talia Lavalouis with a 10-0 tech fall. That made the final of 30-14 in favor of FHSU.

#7 Colorado Mesa 27, Fort Hays State 15 Fort Hays State gave the preseason No. 7 ranked team in NCAA a bit of a scare, but ultimately fell 27-15 in their second dual of the night against Colorado Mesa. A couple of sizable wins by the Tigers in the middle weights had them within striking distance, but a key moment at 160 went from the Tigers nearly pulling within two to a 12-point spread for CMU with two matches to go. FHSU won three of the 10 matches contested in the dual, all from the individuals who went 2-0 on the night.

Colorado Mesa claimed the first four matches of the dual.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/arianna-ortiz/8214">Arianna Ortiz</a>&nbsp;lost by tech fall and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/sophia-shultz/8289">Sophia Shultz</a>&nbsp;by fall, but twins Lindsey and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/lexie-lopez/8283">Lexie Lopez</a>&nbsp;picked up the first two points for FHSU in a pair of losses by decision. Lexie nearly completed a comeback from being down 9-0, but came up just short 9-8.<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/jamie-laswell/8282">Jamie Laswell</a>&nbsp;started a burst for the Tigers by scoring a 10-0 tech fall over

Hania Halverson at 131. Ashlyn Goodwin followed with an 11-0 tech fall over Keyla Ajoleza at 138. The CMU lead was down to just 15-10 through six matches.At 145,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/nichole-moore/8375">Nichole Moore</a>&nbsp;took a hard-fought 3-1 loss to Celina Cooke. The Tigers trailed by seven going into&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/kaylee-ricketts/8218">Kaylee Ricketts'</a>&nbsp;match at 160. Ricketts nearly put the Tigers within two with an early takedown of Gretchen Donally that almost resulted in a pin. However, Donally caught Ricketts off guard early in the second period and won by fall to flip the script from a potentially very tight dual going into the final two matches to a 12-point lead for CMU.

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/isabella-renfro/8286">Isabella Renfro</a>&nbsp;claimed the last win for FHSU at 180 with a 10-0 tech fall over Maggie Smith, but CMU's anchor Jayleen Sekona, the No. 4 ranked wrestler in the nation, answered with a 10-0 tech fall of her own over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/hailey-conley/8276">Hailey Conley</a>. CMU took the dual 27-15.

Fort Hays State returns to action on Saturday at the Maverick Open, hosted by Colorado Mesa.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Fort Hays State Women's Wrestling competed in the first two duals of its program's history on Friday evening at Brownson Arena on the campus of Colorado Mesa University. The Tigers claimed a 30-14 win in their first-ever dual for the program over NJCAA preseason No. 4 ranked Snow College, then fell 27-15 in a competitive match with NCAA No. 7 ranked Colorado Mesa.<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/jamie-laswell/8282">Jamie Laswell</a>&nbsp;(131),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/ashlynn-goodwin/8212">Ashlynn Goodwin</a>&nbsp;(138), and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/isabella-renfro/8286">Isabella Renfro</a>&nbsp;(180) were all undefeated on the evening, all going 2-0 in their matches on the evening.Fort Hays State 30, Snow College 14 Fort Hays State won seven of 10 matches contested in the dual with Snow College, the No. 4 ranked team at the NJCAA level. Seven of the wrestlers from Snow competing in the match entered with preseason individual national rankings. FHSU won four of those seven matchups.Snow did most of its damage at the very start of the dual as No. 5 ranked Kinlee Brandley picked up a late fall over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/arianna-ortiz/8214">Arianna Ortiz</a>&nbsp;at 103 and No. 1 ranked Rachel Jones won with a 10-0 tech fall against&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/sophia-shultz/8289">Sophia Shultz</a>. Snow led 9-0 after two matches. However, twins&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/lindsey-lopez/8284">Lindsey Lopez</a>&nbsp;(117) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/lexie-lopez/8283">Lexie Lopez</a>&nbsp;(124) erased all of Snow's headway as Lindsey picked up a second period fall over No. 6 ranked Bella Butterfield and Lexie blitzed through Kaylee Young for a 10-0 tech fall. Just like that, the dual was back to even at 9-9.<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/jamie-laswell/8282">Jamie Laswell</a>&nbsp;started her big debut for the Tigers with a convincing 10-0 tech fall in 38 seconds over Hallie Carter at 131.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/ashlynn-goodwin/8212">Ashlynn Goodwin</a>&nbsp;followed with a pin in 1:29 of Isabelle Messerly at 138 instantly putting the Tigers up 18-9 in the dual.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/dylen-ritchey/8287">Dylen Ritchey</a>&nbsp;followed with an 8-2 decision over No. 8 ranked Isabelle Morgan at 145, extending the lead to 21-10.Snow picked up its last individual win at 160 when No. 3 ranked Ashlea Larson won 5-1 over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/lila-bloomer/8207">Lila Bloomer</a>. However,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/isabella-renfro/8286">Isabella Renfro</a>&nbsp;(180) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/hailey-conley/8276">Hailey Conley</a>&nbsp;(207) would go on to seal the first-ever win for FHSU. Renfro handled No. 8 ranked Maeli Howard with an 11-1 tech fall and Conley also handled No. 7 ranked Nazerreta Talia Lavalouis with a 10-0 tech fall. That made the final of 30-14 in favor of FHSU.#7 Colorado Mesa 27, Fort Hays State 15 Fort Hays State gave the preseason No. 7 ranked team in NCAA a bit of a scare, but ultimately fell 27-15 in their second dual of the night against Colorado Mesa. A couple of sizable wins by the Tigers in the middle weights had them within striking distance, but a key moment at 160 went from the Tigers nearly pulling within two to a 12-point spread for CMU with two matches to go. FHSU won three of the 10 matches contested in the dual, all from the individuals who went 2-0 on the night.Colorado Mesa claimed the first four matches of the dual.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/arianna-ortiz/8214">Arianna Ortiz</a>&nbsp;lost by tech fall and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/sophia-shultz/8289">Sophia Shultz</a>&nbsp;by fall, but twins Lindsey and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/lexie-lopez/8283">Lexie Lopez</a>&nbsp;picked up the first two points for FHSU in a pair of losses by decision. Lexie nearly completed a comeback from being down 9-0, but came up just short 9-8.<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/jamie-laswell/8282">Jamie Laswell</a>&nbsp;started a burst for the Tigers by scoring a 10-0 tech fall over Hania Halverson at 131. Ashlyn Goodwin followed with an 11-0 tech fall over Keyla Ajoleza at 138. The CMU lead was down to just 15-10 through six matches.At 145,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/nichole-moore/8375">Nichole Moore</a>&nbsp;took a hard-fought 3-1 loss to Celina Cooke. The Tigers trailed by seven going into&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/kaylee-ricketts/8218">Kaylee Ricketts'</a>&nbsp;match at 160. Ricketts nearly put the Tigers within two with an early takedown of Gretchen Donally that almost resulted in a pin. However, Donally caught Ricketts off guard early in the second period and won by fall to flip the script from a potentially very tight dual going into the final two matches to a 12-point lead for CMU.<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/isabella-renfro/8286">Isabella Renfro</a>&nbsp;claimed the last win for FHSU at 180 with a 10-0 tech fall over Maggie Smith, but CMU's anchor Jayleen Sekona, the No. 4 ranked wrestler in the nation, answered with a 10-0 tech fall of her own over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/hailey-conley/8276">Hailey Conley</a>. CMU took the dual 27-15.UP NEXTFort Hays State returns to action on Saturday at the Maverick Open, hosted by Colorado Mesa.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🤼‍♀️ Tiger women win first-ever dual, split first night of action in Grand Junction

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT Hays Post

STERLING – The TMP-Marian Monarchs could not overcome several
big plays by the Sterling Black Bears, and their season came to an end Friday
night with a 48-6 loss in the first round of the 1A playoffs.

The Monarchs offense drove inside the Sterling 30-yard line
on their opening possession, thanks to a 63-yard run by Grant Nehls, but the
drive stalled before Carson Liles threw his first of two interceptions in the
endzone. 

On the Black Bears' first offensive play, Sterling scored on
an 80-yard touchdown run, giving the team a 7-0 lead with just under nine minutes
to play in the first quarter.

TMP was forced into a punt on their second possession and
then forced Sterling to turn it over on downs in their territory. But once
again, after driving inside the Sterling 25-yard-line before turning the ball
over on downs.

Neither team could find their rhythm for most of the second
quarter, with the Monarchs turning it over on turn downs twice. 

Sterling broke on the board for the second time in the first
half on a 69-yard touchdown pass, making it 14-0 Sterling with less than three
minutes to play in the first half.

The Monarchs turned it over on a bad snap on a punt, setting
up a short field for the Black Bears. With less than 30 seconds left in the
first half, the Black Bears scored on an 11-yard pass for a 21-0 lead at
halftime.

Sterling opened the second half with an 80-yard kickoff
return, setting up a two-yard touchdown run two plays later for a 28-0 Sterling
lead.

Sterling added a second, third-quarter touchdown to extend
their lead to 34-0 with just over four minutes remaining in the quarter.

TMP finally broke onto the scoreboard when Liles scored on a
four-yard touchdown run by Liles, making it 34-6 with 2:19 left in the third quarter.
A 41-yard pass to Jacob Seib set up the touchdown.

Sterling added two more fourth-quarter touchdowns on their
way to a 48-6 victory.

Liles finished 6-for-17 with two interceptions. 

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT Hays PostSTERLING – The TMP-Marian Monarchs could not overcome several
big plays by the Sterling Black Bears, and their season came to an end Friday
night with a 48-6 loss in the first round of the 1A playoffs.<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/1947820843&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/tmp-postgame-invterview-vs" title="TMP Postgame Invterview vs Sterling 11-01-24" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">TMP Postgame Invterview vs Sterling 11-01-24</a></div></div>The Monarchs offense drove inside the Sterling 30-yard line
on their opening possession, thanks to a 63-yard run by Grant Nehls, but the
drive stalled before Carson Liles threw his first of two interceptions in the
endzone. On the Black Bears' first offensive play, Sterling scored on
an 80-yard touchdown run, giving the team a 7-0 lead with just under nine minutes
to play in the first quarter.TMP was forced into a punt on their second possession and
then forced Sterling to turn it over on downs in their territory. But once
again, after driving inside the Sterling 25-yard-line before turning the ball
over on downs.Neither team could find their rhythm for most of the second
quarter, with the Monarchs turning it over on turn downs twice. Sterling broke on the board for the second time in the first
half on a 69-yard touchdown pass, making it 14-0 Sterling with less than three
minutes to play in the first half.The Monarchs turned it over on a bad snap on a punt, setting
up a short field for the Black Bears. With less than 30 seconds left in the
first half, the Black Bears scored on an 11-yard pass for a 21-0 lead at
halftime.Sterling opened the second half with an 80-yard kickoff
return, setting up a two-yard touchdown run two plays later for a 28-0 Sterling
lead.Sterling added a second, third-quarter touchdown to extend
their lead to 34-0 with just over four minutes remaining in the quarter.TMP finally broke onto the scoreboard when Liles scored on a
four-yard touchdown run by Liles, making it 34-6 with 2:19 left in the third quarter.
A 41-yard pass to Jacob Seib set up the touchdown.Sterling added two more fourth-quarter touchdowns on their
way to a 48-6 victory.<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/1947820843&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/tmp-postgame-invterview-vs" title="TMP Postgame Invterview vs Sterling 11-01-24" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">TMP Postgame Invterview vs Sterling 11-01-24</a></div></div>Liles finished 6-for-17 with two interceptions. Adler Brown added 60 yards rushing.TMP finished the season 5-4.

🏈 Black Bears prove too much for short-handed Monarchs

Prep Scores Newton 7 Great Bend 49 Hays 31 Andover 0 Inman 0 Plainville 28 Medicine Lodge 20 Smith Center 0 Oakley 7 Valley Heights 41 Sterling 48 TMP-Marian 6 Larned 12 SE of Saline 76 Norton 33 Hillsboro 22 Ellsworth 15 Hoisington 28 Kingman 6 Phillipsburg 16 Minneapolis 14 Beloit 41

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 </figure>Prep Scores Newton 7 Great Bend 49 Hays 31 Andover 0 Inman 0 Plainville 28 Medicine Lodge 20 Smith Center 0 Oakley 7 Valley Heights 41 Sterling 48 TMP-Marian 6 Larned 12 SE of Saline 76 Norton 33 Hillsboro 22 Ellsworth 15 Hoisington 28 Kingman 6 Phillipsburg 16 Minneapolis 14 Beloit 41

🏈 Friday night high school scoreboard (Nov 1)

HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State volleyball team picked up a four-set win over Newman Friday evening inside Gross Memorial Coliseum, emerging victorious 22-25, 25-14, 25-22, 27-25. The Tigers move to 11-9 on the year and 3-8 in MIAA play with the win, while Newman dips to 3-22 overall and 0-11 in conference action.

Neither side could gain much momentum in the first set that included 11 ties. FHSU scored the first four points before the Jets rallied to tie things up at 10-10. The teams went back and forth until Newman scored seven of the final nine points, going from 20-18 down to a 25-22 win.

The Tigers came alive on offense in the second set, posting a blistering attack percentage of .542 (15-2-24) to win in dominating fashion, 25-14. FHSU never trailed, scoring the first five points and never looking back. Two kills from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/ashlyn-reeves/7949">Ashlyn Reeves</a>&nbsp;and one from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/tallon-rentschler/7951">Tallon Rentschler</a>&nbsp;soon built the lead to 8-1. The Jets slowly narrowed the gap, closing within four before another 8-1 Tiger run pushed the lead to 10, 21-11. A kill from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/gracie-rains/7948">Gracie Rains</a>&nbsp;helped FHSU reach set point before a&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/taytum-lovesee/7946">Taytum Lovesee</a>&nbsp;solo block secured the big win.

The third set was another tight affair, featuring 11 ties and six lead changes. Neither side led by more than a point for the first 15 rallies before the Tigers methodically built their largest lead at 14-10. The Jets responded with a 7-1 run to soar in front, 17-15. Two kills from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/claire-olson/7947">Claire Olson</a>&nbsp;and another from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/grace-schmedding/8180">Grace Schmedding</a>&nbsp;helped the Tigers turn an 18-17 deficit into a 20-18 lead, prompting a Jet timeout. Newman managed to tie things up at 21 before Lovesee delivered a final kill to seal a 25-22 win.

The Jets led for much of the fourth set after scoring seven of the first 10 points. FHSU closed within one multiple times, but the visitors managed to build the lead back to four at 16-12. The Tigers later trailed 20-17 before scoring five in a row to take control. Newman then scored the next three to regain the lead, 23-22, before FHSU scored a pair on a Reeves kill and a block from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/carsyn-cormaney/8175">Carsyn Cormaney</a>&nbsp;and Rains to reach match point. The Jets fought off a pair of match points before Schmedding recorded a kill to seal the 27-25 victory.

Fort Hays State posted an attack percentage of .324 (57-12-139), its second-best outing of the year and the best against an MIAA opponent in 2024. The Tigers recorded 11 blocks compared to just three from the Jets.

Four Tigers reached double figures in kills, including Rains with 18, Schmedding and Reeves with 11 each and Olson with 10. Schmedding had a double-double with 11 digs, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/kirsten-evans/7943">Kirsten Evans</a>&nbsp;paced the team with 17 digs.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/caiya-stucky/7954">Caiya Stucky</a>&nbsp;contributed 47 assists alongside four kills, five digs and two blocks. Reeves racked up six blocks, including two solo rejections.

The Tigers will wrap up their 2024 home schedule on Saturday when they host Pittsburg State beginning at 2 p.m. The team will honor a pair of seniors in&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/claire-olson/7947">Claire Olson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/jessica-saunders/7502">Jessica Saunders</a>&nbsp;after the match.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsHAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State volleyball team picked up a four-set win over Newman Friday evening inside Gross Memorial Coliseum, emerging victorious 22-25, 25-14, 25-22, 27-25. The Tigers move to 11-9 on the year and 3-8 in MIAA play with the win, while Newman dips to 3-22 overall and 0-11 in conference action.Neither side could gain much momentum in the first set that included 11 ties. FHSU scored the first four points before the Jets rallied to tie things up at 10-10. The teams went back and forth until Newman scored seven of the final nine points, going from 20-18 down to a 25-22 win.The Tigers came alive on offense in the second set, posting a blistering attack percentage of .542 (15-2-24) to win in dominating fashion, 25-14. FHSU never trailed, scoring the first five points and never looking back. Two kills from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/ashlyn-reeves/7949">Ashlyn Reeves</a>&nbsp;and one from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/tallon-rentschler/7951">Tallon Rentschler</a>&nbsp;soon built the lead to 8-1. The Jets slowly narrowed the gap, closing within four before another 8-1 Tiger run pushed the lead to 10, 21-11. A kill from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/gracie-rains/7948">Gracie Rains</a>&nbsp;helped FHSU reach set point before a&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/taytum-lovesee/7946">Taytum Lovesee</a>&nbsp;solo block secured the big win.The third set was another tight affair, featuring 11 ties and six lead changes. Neither side led by more than a point for the first 15 rallies before the Tigers methodically built their largest lead at 14-10. The Jets responded with a 7-1 run to soar in front, 17-15. Two kills from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/claire-olson/7947">Claire Olson</a>&nbsp;and another from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/grace-schmedding/8180">Grace Schmedding</a>&nbsp;helped the Tigers turn an 18-17 deficit into a 20-18 lead, prompting a Jet timeout. Newman managed to tie things up at 21 before Lovesee delivered a final kill to seal a 25-22 win.The Jets led for much of the fourth set after scoring seven of the first 10 points. FHSU closed within one multiple times, but the visitors managed to build the lead back to four at 16-12. The Tigers later trailed 20-17 before scoring five in a row to take control. Newman then scored the next three to regain the lead, 23-22, before FHSU scored a pair on a Reeves kill and a block from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/carsyn-cormaney/8175">Carsyn Cormaney</a>&nbsp;and Rains to reach match point. The Jets fought off a pair of match points before Schmedding recorded a kill to seal the 27-25 victory.Fort Hays State posted an attack percentage of .324 (57-12-139), its second-best outing of the year and the best against an MIAA opponent in 2024. The Tigers recorded 11 blocks compared to just three from the Jets.Four Tigers reached double figures in kills, including Rains with 18, Schmedding and Reeves with 11 each and Olson with 10. Schmedding had a double-double with 11 digs, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/kirsten-evans/7943">Kirsten Evans</a>&nbsp;paced the team with 17 digs.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/caiya-stucky/7954">Caiya Stucky</a>&nbsp;contributed 47 assists alongside four kills, five digs and two blocks. Reeves racked up six blocks, including two solo rejections.UP NEXTThe Tigers will wrap up their 2024 home schedule on Saturday when they host Pittsburg State beginning at 2 p.m. The team will honor a pair of seniors in&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/claire-olson/7947">Claire Olson</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/jessica-saunders/7502">Jessica Saunders</a>&nbsp;after the match.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏐 FHSU takes out Jets in four sets

TMP-Marian (5-3, 3-3 MCL) at Sterling (5-2, 2-2 HOA) Friday, Nov. 1 - 7 p.m. Sterling, Kan. Radio:&nbsp;KHAZ (99.5)&nbsp;<a href="https://99kzcountry.com/">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> <a href="https://mix103fm.com/"></a>Video:&nbsp;Monarchs Sports Network&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.hudl.com/broadcast/embed/1512785">CLICK HERE TO WATCH ($)</a>

The TMP-Marian Monarchs travel to Sterling Friday night for the first round of the 1A playoffs as they take on the Sterling Black Bears.

Sterling earned the No. 6 seed in the West with a 5-3 record.

TMP is the No. 11 seed, also sporting a 5-3 record.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Live
coverage includes The Monarchs Sports Network and radio.

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 </figure>TMP-Marian (5-3, 3-3 MCL) at Sterling (5-2, 2-2 HOA) Friday, Nov. 1 - 7 p.m. Sterling, Kan. Radio:&nbsp;KHAZ (99.5)&nbsp;<a href="https://99kzcountry.com/">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> <a href="https://mix103fm.com/"></a>Video:&nbsp;Monarchs Sports Network&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.hudl.com/broadcast/embed/1512785">CLICK HERE TO WATCH ($)</a>The TMP-Marian Monarchs travel to Sterling Friday night for the first round of the 1A playoffs as they take on the Sterling Black Bears.Sterling earned the No. 6 seed in the West with a 5-3 record.TMP is the No. 11 seed, also sporting a 5-3 record.Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Live
coverage includes The Monarchs Sports Network and radio.

🏈🎥 Monarchs open postseason at Sterling

Hays High (4-4, 2-2 WAC) vs Andover (4-4, 3-3 AVCTL-2) Friday, Nov. 1 - 7 p.m. Andover, Kan.&nbsp;

Radio:&nbsp;KFIX (96.9)&nbsp;<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KFIX">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> <a href="https://mix103fm.com/"></a>Video:&nbsp;Hays High Sports Network&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.hudl.com/broadcast/embed/1512779">CLICK HERE TO WATCH ($)</a>

The Hays High Indians travel to Andover Friday night for a first round 5A West matchup with the Trojans.

Hays is 4-4 and earned the No. 9 seed in the West while Andover is also 4-4 and the No. 8 seed.&nbsp;

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Live coverage includes The Hays High Sports Network and radio.

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 </figure>Hays High (4-4, 2-2 WAC) vs Andover (4-4, 3-3 AVCTL-2) Friday, Nov. 1 - 7 p.m. Andover, Kan.&nbsp;Radio:&nbsp;KFIX (96.9)&nbsp;<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KFIX">CLICK HERE TO LISTEN</a> <a href="https://mix103fm.com/"></a>Video:&nbsp;Hays High Sports Network&nbsp;<a href="https://vcloud.hudl.com/broadcast/embed/1512779">CLICK HERE TO WATCH ($)</a>The Hays High Indians travel to Andover Friday night for a first round 5A West matchup with the Trojans.Hays is 4-4 and earned the No. 9 seed in the West while Andover is also 4-4 and the No. 8 seed.&nbsp;Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Live coverage includes The Hays High Sports Network and radio.

🏈🎥 Hays travels to Andover in 5A West showdown

EMPORIA – The Victoria volleyball team went 0-3 in pool play
Friday at the 1A Division II State volleyball tournament at White Auditorium.
Wheatland/Grinnell and Otis-Bison both went 1-2 in pool play. None of the three
advanced past Friday’s three matches.

Victoria lost to Ingalls 21-25, 11-25
Victoria lost to Lebo 13-25, 10-25
Victoria lost to Otis-Bison 26-24, 12-25, 23-25

Wheatland/Grinnell def. Argonia 13-25, 32-30, 25-16
Wheatland/Grinnell lost to Hanover 21-25, 16-25
Wheatland/Grinnell lost to Linn 20-25, 19-25L

Otis-Bison lost to Lebo 11-25, 16-25
Otis-Bison lost to Ingalls 16-25, 16-25
Otis-Bison def Victoria 24-26, 25-12, 25-23



The Knights end their season with a 26-17 record, Wheatland/Grinnell
finished their season at 32-11 and Otis-Bison ended (26-16). 

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 </figure>Hays PostEMPORIA – The Victoria volleyball team went 0-3 in pool play
Friday at the 1A Division II State volleyball tournament at White Auditorium.
Wheatland/Grinnell and Otis-Bison both went 1-2 in pool play. None of the three
advanced past Friday’s three matches.Victoria lost to Ingalls 21-25, 11-25
Victoria lost to Lebo 13-25, 10-25
Victoria lost to Otis-Bison 26-24, 12-25, 23-25Wheatland/Grinnell def. Argonia 13-25, 32-30, 25-16
Wheatland/Grinnell lost to Hanover 21-25, 16-25
Wheatland/Grinnell lost to Linn 20-25, 19-25LOtis-Bison lost to Lebo 11-25, 16-25
Otis-Bison lost to Ingalls 16-25, 16-25
Otis-Bison def Victoria 24-26, 25-12, 25-23

The Knights end their season with a 26-17 record, Wheatland/Grinnell
finished their season at 32-11 and Otis-Bison ended (26-16).

🏐 Victoria goes 0-3 at state volleyball

TOPEKA - The Hays High soccer entered the postseason at the 11-seed in 5A West. That same double digit seed is on to the West Quarterfinals following 2-0 victory over teh Topeks West Chargers Thursday at Hummer Sports Park..

Preston Parr scored a goal off an assist by Ivan Maldonado. Maldonado scored a goal assisted by Mason Schleicher.

Hays is now 10-8 on the season. They will take on defending 5A state champion Maize South in Maize on Monday at 6:30 p.m. The Mavericks are 16-2.

Hays PostTOPEKA - The Hays High soccer entered the postseason at the 11-seed in 5A West. That same double digit seed is on to the West Quarterfinals following 2-0 victory over teh Topeks West Chargers Thursday at Hummer Sports Park..Preston Parr scored a goal off an assist by Ivan Maldonado. Maldonado scored a goal assisted by Mason Schleicher.Hays is now 10-8 on the season. They will take on defending 5A state champion Maize South in Maize on Monday at 6:30 p.m. The Mavericks are 16-2.

⚽ Hays High soccer advances past regional

Friday, November 1 KFIX: Hays High FB at Andover, 6:30pm KKQY: TMP-Marian FB at Sterling, 6:30pm

Friday, November 1 KFIX: Hays High FB at Andover, 6:30pm KKQY: TMP-Marian FB at Sterling, 6:30pmSaturday, November 2
 KJLS: Fort Hays State FB at Emporia State, 12:00pmSunday, November 3
 KJLS: Fort Hays State
WBKB at UConn (exhibition), 11:00am

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The No. 17 ranked Fort Hays State Men's Soccer team maintained its position on top of the GAC standings with a crucial win at Northeastern State on Thursday night. The Tigers scored twice inside the final 10 minutes of the contest to grab a 4-2 win. FHSU improved to 10-3-2 overall and 7-2-1 in the GAC, running its unbeaten streak to eight-straight matches. Northeastern State fell to 2-7-6 overall and 2-4-3 in the GAC.

The Tigers struck early when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/tadhg-walsh/7942">Tadhg Walsh</a>&nbsp;found the back of the net in the 2nd minute off a well-threaded crossing pass from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/felix-tellez-ramirez/8366">Felix Tellez Ramirez</a>. The Tigers doubled their lead just before halftime when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/anders-sandsto/8318">Anders Sandsto</a>&nbsp;scored his third goal of the season in the 40th minute on an opportunity inside the box.

In the second half, Northeastern State responded with a pair of goals to even the score. Javier Solis scored in the 53rd minute, followed by a strike from Assanie Brown in the 63rd minute to make it a 2-2 match.

However, the Tigers regained control late when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/bastian-carlman/8343">Bastian Carlman</a>&nbsp;was able to win a ball inside the box on the ground, popped up and scored the go-ahead goal in the 82nd minute. He then sealed the victory just two minutes later in a one-on-one situation off a ball over the top from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/marcos-german/8347">Marcos German</a>, pushing the lead to 4-2. Carlman upped his goal total to seven for the season.

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/wouter-van-der-borch/8367">Wouter Van der Borch</a>&nbsp;picked up the win in goal, recording three saves and improving to 6-0-1 on the season. Gonzalo Castells took the loss for the RiverHawks, tallying six saves. The Tigers outshot the RiverHawks 16-6 and led in shots on goal 10-6.

Fort Hays State returns to action on Saturday when they face Rogers State in Claremore, Okla. at 1 p.m. Rogers State remained two points back of FHSU with a win on Thursday night, and Southern Nazarene remained one point back with a win as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsTAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The No. 17 ranked Fort Hays State Men's Soccer team maintained its position on top of the GAC standings with a crucial win at Northeastern State on Thursday night. The Tigers scored twice inside the final 10 minutes of the contest to grab a 4-2 win. FHSU improved to 10-3-2 overall and 7-2-1 in the GAC, running its unbeaten streak to eight-straight matches. Northeastern State fell to 2-7-6 overall and 2-4-3 in the GAC.The Tigers struck early when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/tadhg-walsh/7942">Tadhg Walsh</a>&nbsp;found the back of the net in the 2nd minute off a well-threaded crossing pass from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/felix-tellez-ramirez/8366">Felix Tellez Ramirez</a>. The Tigers doubled their lead just before halftime when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/anders-sandsto/8318">Anders Sandsto</a>&nbsp;scored his third goal of the season in the 40th minute on an opportunity inside the box.In the second half, Northeastern State responded with a pair of goals to even the score. Javier Solis scored in the 53rd minute, followed by a strike from Assanie Brown in the 63rd minute to make it a 2-2 match.However, the Tigers regained control late when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/bastian-carlman/8343">Bastian Carlman</a>&nbsp;was able to win a ball inside the box on the ground, popped up and scored the go-ahead goal in the 82nd minute. He then sealed the victory just two minutes later in a one-on-one situation off a ball over the top from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/marcos-german/8347">Marcos German</a>, pushing the lead to 4-2. Carlman upped his goal total to seven for the season.<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/wouter-van-der-borch/8367">Wouter Van der Borch</a>&nbsp;picked up the win in goal, recording three saves and improving to 6-0-1 on the season. Gonzalo Castells took the loss for the RiverHawks, tallying six saves. The Tigers outshot the RiverHawks 16-6 and led in shots on goal 10-6.UP NEXTFort Hays State returns to action on Saturday when they face Rogers State in Claremore, Okla. at 1 p.m. Rogers State remained two points back of FHSU with a win on Thursday night, and Southern Nazarene remained one point back with a win as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;

⚽ Late push lifts Tiger men past RiverHawks

LIBERAL - One week after a runner-up finish, the Hays High Unified Bowling team took the top spot in Liberal Thursday. The team of Ethan Kohlman, Ben Bergman, Keaton Brown and Lucas Miller rolled an 830 for the victory on Thursday.

They finished ahead of a Great Bend team in second at 805 and a Garden City team at 803.&nbsp;

The 830 mark for the foursome was 54 pins better than the prior week. There were 16 teams in the Liberal Invite.

Hays High will host their own invitational on Thursday, November 7th. They will compete in the regional tournament hosted by Eisenhower High School one week later on the 14th in Cheney.

Hays PostLIBERAL - One week after a runner-up finish, the Hays High Unified Bowling team took the top spot in Liberal Thursday. The team of Ethan Kohlman, Ben Bergman, Keaton Brown and Lucas Miller rolled an 830 for the victory on Thursday.They finished ahead of a Great Bend team in second at 805 and a Garden City team at 803.&nbsp;The 830 mark for the foursome was 54 pins better than the prior week. There were 16 teams in the Liberal Invite.UP NEXTHays High will host their own invitational on Thursday, November 7th. They will compete in the regional tournament hosted by Eisenhower High School one week later on the 14th in Cheney.

🎳 Hays Hays Unified Bowling first in Liberal

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Thursday, October 31 KKQY: Trego FB vs. Hill City, 6:15pm *

Sunday, November 3
 KJLS: Fort Hays State
WBKB at UConn (exhibition), 10:30am

Thursday, October 31 KKQY: Trego FB vs. Hill City, 6:15pm *Friday, November 1 KFIX: Hays High FB at Andover, 6:30pm KKQY: TMP-Marian FB at Sterling, 6:30pmSaturday, November 2
 KJLS: Fort Hays State FB at Emporia State, 12:00pmSunday, November 3
 KJLS: Fort Hays State
WBKB at UConn (exhibition), 10:30am

NEW YORK (AP) — You gotta hand it to Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

And not just because the Yankees certainly did.

When New York let LA back into World Series Game 5, the Dodgers did what they’ve done all year — kept on going.

After taking advantage of three miscues to erase a five-run, fifth-inning deficit during one of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-series-yankees-errors-ff3ca215e6064c1983e4cce4f41a97e0">most memorable midgame meltdowns in baseball history</a>, the Dodgers used eighth-inning sacrifice flies from Gavin Lux and Mookie Betts to beat New York 7-6 on Wednesday night.

"In spring training this is what we said we were going to do and we did it,” Betts proclaimed, champagne stinging his eyes.

Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning for New York. Alex Verdugo’s RBI single&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/8475f75a8d70496adacb51f7b18cc9bf">chased Jack Flaherty in the second</a>, and Giancarlo Stanton’s third-inning homer against Ryan Brasier built a 5-0 Yankees lead.

In the dugout, the Dodgers remained focused.

“We were like just get one, chip away, chip away,” Freeman said.

Errors by Judge in center and Anthony Volpe at shortstop, combined with pitcher Gerrit Cole failing to cover first on Betts' grounder, helped Los Angeles score five unearned runs in the fifth.

Of the 234 teams to trail by five or more runs in a Series game, the Dodgers became just the seventh to win.

“This is going to sting forever,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “I'm heartbroken.”

After Stanton’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly put the Yankees back ahead 6-5, the Dodgers loaded the bases against loser Tommy Kahnle in the eighth before the sacrifice flies off Luke Weaver.

Judge doubled off winner Blake Treinen with one out in the bottom half and Chisholm walked. Manager Dave Roberts walked to the mound with Treinen at 37 pitches.

“I looked in his eyes. I said how you feeling? How much more you got?" Roberts recalled. “He said: `I want it.' I trust him.”

Treinen retired Stanton on a flyout and struck out Anthony Rizzo.

Walker Buehler, making his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/7c697f8d5b3444019845eba0503874d9">first relief appearance since his rookie season in 2018</a>, pitched a perfect ninth for his first major league save.

When Buehler struck out Verdugo to end the game, the Dodgers poured onto the field to celebrate between the mound and first base, capping a season in which they led the big leagues with 98 wins.

With several thousand Dodgers fans remaining in a mostly empty stadium, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred presented the trophy on a platform quickly erected over second base.

Ohtani, the Dodgers’ record-setting $700 million signing and baseball’s first 50-homer, 50-steal player, went 2 for 19 with no RBIs and had one single after separating his left shoulder during a stolen base attempt in Game 2. Ohtani went through the clubhouse pouring champagne on teammates and having it sprayed on him

“We were able to get through the regular season, I think, because of the strength of this team, this organization,” he said through a translator. “The success of the postseason is very similar.”

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-series-freddie-freeman-dodgers-yankees-69c512cf5db1053d10f39e9012068293">Freeman hit a two-run single to tie the Series record of 12 RBIs</a>, set by Bobby Richardson over seven games in 1960, and was voted Series MVP. With the Dodgers one out from losing Friday’s opener, Freeman hit a game-ending grand slam reminiscent of Kirk Gibson’s homer off Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley in 1988’s Game 1 that sparked Los Angeles to the title.

The Dodgers earned their eighth championship and seventh since leaving Brooklyn for Los Angeles — their first in a non-shortened season since 1988. They won a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-series-los-angeles-dodgers-win-3f933853d5b790b87788142fc58adbd9">neutral-site World Series against Tampa Bay in 2020</a>&nbsp;after a 60-game regular season and couldn’t have a parade because of the coronavirus pandemic.

These Dodgers of Ohtani, Freeman and Betts joined the 1955 Duke Snider and Roy Campanella Boys of Summer, the Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale era that spanned the three titles from 1959-65, the Tommy Lasorda-led groups 1981 and ’88, and the Betts and Clayton Kershaw champions of 2020.

Ending a season that started with a gambling scandal involving Ohtani's interpreter during the opening series in South Korea, Roberts won his second championship in nine years as Dodgers manager, matching Lasorda and trailing the four of Walter Alston. The Dodgers won for the fourth time in 12 Series meetings with the Yankees.

New York remained without a title since its record 27th in 2009. The Yankees acquired Juan Soto from San Diego in December knowing he would be eligible for free agency after the 2024 Series. The 26-year-old star went 5 for 16 with one RBI in the Series heading into what will be intensely followed bidding on the open market.

“I'll be open to listen to every single team," Soto said. "I don't have any doors closed or anything like that, so I'm going to be available to all 30 teams.”

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-series-aaron-judge-yankees-3109939e98406dd0ef094d364068c7da">Judge finished 4 for 18 with three RBIs</a>.

“You can't give a good team like that extra outs,” Judge said. “It starts with me there in the line drive coming in, misplay that. So that doesn't happen then I think we got a different story tonight.”

Cole didn’t allow a hit until Kiké Hernández singled leading off the fifth. Judge, who an inning earlier made a leaping catch at the left-center wall to deny Freeman an extra-base hit, dropped Tommy Edman’s fly to center. Volpe then bounced a throw to third on Will Smith’s grounder, allowing the Dodgers to load the bases with no outs.

Cole struck out Lux and Ohtani, and Betts hit a grounder to Rizzo — a slow grounder by a Mookie turned the 1986 World Series, by the Mets' Mookie Wilson against Boston.

Cole didn’t cover first, pointing at Rizzo, who didn't charge because he was afraid the spinning ball might get past him. Betts outraced Rizzo to the bag.

“I took a bad angle to the ball,” Cole said. “I wasn't sure really off the bat how hard he hit it. ... By the time the ball got by me, I was not in a position to cover first.”

Freeman followed with a two-run single and Teoscar Hernández hit a tying two-run double.

“When you’re given extra outs and you capitalize in that kind of game, that’s huge," Freeman said. “For us to get it back to even, you could just feel the momentum just coming along.”

Stanton’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly off Brusdar Graterol put the Yankees ahead 6-5, but the Dodgers rallied one last time in the eighth after Kiké Hernández singled off Kahnle leading off, Edman followed with an infield hit, and Smith walked on four pitches.

“We faced every adversity possible and we overcame every single one,” Freeman said, who won his second title after 2021 with Atlanta, and rebounded from a sprained ankle to homer in each of the first four Series games.

<a href="https://apnews.com/ddce0cc3fd284b9f96d69ee457230df7">Purchased by Guggenheim Baseball Management in 2012</a>, the Dodgers hired Andrew Friedman from Tampa Bay to head their baseball operations two years later. He boosted the front office with a multitude of analytics and performance science staff, and ownership supplied the cash.

Los Angeles went on an unprecedented $1.25 billion spending spree last offseason on deals with Ohtani, pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and James Paxton, and outfielder Teoscar Hernández. Much of the money was future obligations that raised the Dodgers’ deferred compensation to $915.5 million owed from 2028-44.

Faced with injuries, the Dodgers acquired Flaherty, Edman and reliever Michael Kopech ahead of the trade deadline, and all became important cogs in the title run. The additions boosted payroll to $266 million, third behind the Mets and the Yankees, plus a projected $43 million luxury tax.

Los Angeles will celebrate&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-parade-b50eef167a230b92b29ae725f69f2236">with a parade</a>&nbsp;Friday on what would have been the 64th birthday for Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela, who died three days before the Series opener.

“It’s going to be emotional for all of us," Roberts said.

Los Angeles opens its spring schedule on Feb. 20 against the Chicago Cubs at Camelback Ranch, and the Yankees start the next day against Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730348282298.jpeg" alt="The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate their win against the New York Yankees in Game 5 to win the baseball World Series, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)" />
 <figcaption>The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate their win against the New York Yankees in Game 5 to win the baseball World Series, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)</figcaption>
 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — You gotta hand it to Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers.And not just because the Yankees certainly did.When New York let LA back into World Series Game 5, the Dodgers did what they’ve done all year — kept on going.After taking advantage of three miscues to erase a five-run, fifth-inning deficit during one of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-series-yankees-errors-ff3ca215e6064c1983e4cce4f41a97e0">most memorable midgame meltdowns in baseball history</a>, the Dodgers used eighth-inning sacrifice flies from Gavin Lux and Mookie Betts to beat New York 7-6 on Wednesday night."In spring training this is what we said we were going to do and we did it,” Betts proclaimed, champagne stinging his eyes.Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning for New York. Alex Verdugo’s RBI single&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/8475f75a8d70496adacb51f7b18cc9bf">chased Jack Flaherty in the second</a>, and Giancarlo Stanton’s third-inning homer against Ryan Brasier built a 5-0 Yankees lead.In the dugout, the Dodgers remained focused.“We were like just get one, chip away, chip away,” Freeman said.Errors by Judge in center and Anthony Volpe at shortstop, combined with pitcher Gerrit Cole failing to cover first on Betts' grounder, helped Los Angeles score five unearned runs in the fifth.Of the 234 teams to trail by five or more runs in a Series game, the Dodgers became just the seventh to win.“This is going to sting forever,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “I'm heartbroken.”After Stanton’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly put the Yankees back ahead 6-5, the Dodgers loaded the bases against loser Tommy Kahnle in the eighth before the sacrifice flies off Luke Weaver.Judge doubled off winner Blake Treinen with one out in the bottom half and Chisholm walked. Manager Dave Roberts walked to the mound with Treinen at 37 pitches.“I looked in his eyes. I said how you feeling? How much more you got?" Roberts recalled. “He said: `I want it.' I trust him.”Treinen retired Stanton on a flyout and struck out Anthony Rizzo.Walker Buehler, making his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/7c697f8d5b3444019845eba0503874d9">first relief appearance since his rookie season in 2018</a>, pitched a perfect ninth for his first major league save.When Buehler struck out Verdugo to end the game, the Dodgers poured onto the field to celebrate between the mound and first base, capping a season in which they led the big leagues with 98 wins.With several thousand Dodgers fans remaining in a mostly empty stadium, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred presented the trophy on a platform quickly erected over second base.Ohtani, the Dodgers’ record-setting $700 million signing and baseball’s first 50-homer, 50-steal player, went 2 for 19 with no RBIs and had one single after separating his left shoulder during a stolen base attempt in Game 2. Ohtani went through the clubhouse pouring champagne on teammates and having it sprayed on him“We were able to get through the regular season, I think, because of the strength of this team, this organization,” he said through a translator. “The success of the postseason is very similar.”<a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-series-freddie-freeman-dodgers-yankees-69c512cf5db1053d10f39e9012068293">Freeman hit a two-run single to tie the Series record of 12 RBIs</a>, set by Bobby Richardson over seven games in 1960, and was voted Series MVP. With the Dodgers one out from losing Friday’s opener, Freeman hit a game-ending grand slam reminiscent of Kirk Gibson’s homer off Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley in 1988’s Game 1 that sparked Los Angeles to the title.The Dodgers earned their eighth championship and seventh since leaving Brooklyn for Los Angeles — their first in a non-shortened season since 1988. They won a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-series-los-angeles-dodgers-win-3f933853d5b790b87788142fc58adbd9">neutral-site World Series against Tampa Bay in 2020</a>&nbsp;after a 60-game regular season and couldn’t have a parade because of the coronavirus pandemic.These Dodgers of Ohtani, Freeman and Betts joined the 1955 Duke Snider and Roy Campanella Boys of Summer, the Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale era that spanned the three titles from 1959-65, the Tommy Lasorda-led groups 1981 and ’88, and the Betts and Clayton Kershaw champions of 2020.Ending a season that started with a gambling scandal involving Ohtani's interpreter during the opening series in South Korea, Roberts won his second championship in nine years as Dodgers manager, matching Lasorda and trailing the four of Walter Alston. The Dodgers won for the fourth time in 12 Series meetings with the Yankees.New York remained without a title since its record 27th in 2009. The Yankees acquired Juan Soto from San Diego in December knowing he would be eligible for free agency after the 2024 Series. The 26-year-old star went 5 for 16 with one RBI in the Series heading into what will be intensely followed bidding on the open market.“I'll be open to listen to every single team," Soto said. "I don't have any doors closed or anything like that, so I'm going to be available to all 30 teams.”<a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-series-aaron-judge-yankees-3109939e98406dd0ef094d364068c7da">Judge finished 4 for 18 with three RBIs</a>.“You can't give a good team like that extra outs,” Judge said. “It starts with me there in the line drive coming in, misplay that. So that doesn't happen then I think we got a different story tonight.”Cole didn’t allow a hit until Kiké Hernández singled leading off the fifth. Judge, who an inning earlier made a leaping catch at the left-center wall to deny Freeman an extra-base hit, dropped Tommy Edman’s fly to center. Volpe then bounced a throw to third on Will Smith’s grounder, allowing the Dodgers to load the bases with no outs.Cole struck out Lux and Ohtani, and Betts hit a grounder to Rizzo — a slow grounder by a Mookie turned the 1986 World Series, by the Mets' Mookie Wilson against Boston.Cole didn’t cover first, pointing at Rizzo, who didn't charge because he was afraid the spinning ball might get past him. Betts outraced Rizzo to the bag.“I took a bad angle to the ball,” Cole said. “I wasn't sure really off the bat how hard he hit it. ... By the time the ball got by me, I was not in a position to cover first.”Freeman followed with a two-run single and Teoscar Hernández hit a tying two-run double.“When you’re given extra outs and you capitalize in that kind of game, that’s huge," Freeman said. “For us to get it back to even, you could just feel the momentum just coming along.”Stanton’s sixth-inning sacrifice fly off Brusdar Graterol put the Yankees ahead 6-5, but the Dodgers rallied one last time in the eighth after Kiké Hernández singled off Kahnle leading off, Edman followed with an infield hit, and Smith walked on four pitches.“We faced every adversity possible and we overcame every single one,” Freeman said, who won his second title after 2021 with Atlanta, and rebounded from a sprained ankle to homer in each of the first four Series games.<a href="https://apnews.com/ddce0cc3fd284b9f96d69ee457230df7">Purchased by Guggenheim Baseball Management in 2012</a>, the Dodgers hired Andrew Friedman from Tampa Bay to head their baseball operations two years later. He boosted the front office with a multitude of analytics and performance science staff, and ownership supplied the cash.Los Angeles went on an unprecedented $1.25 billion spending spree last offseason on deals with Ohtani, pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and James Paxton, and outfielder Teoscar Hernández. Much of the money was future obligations that raised the Dodgers’ deferred compensation to $915.5 million owed from 2028-44.Faced with injuries, the Dodgers acquired Flaherty, Edman and reliever Michael Kopech ahead of the trade deadline, and all became important cogs in the title run. The additions boosted payroll to $266 million, third behind the Mets and the Yankees, plus a projected $43 million luxury tax.Los Angeles will celebrate&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-dodgers-world-series-parade-b50eef167a230b92b29ae725f69f2236">with a parade</a>&nbsp;Friday on what would have been the 64th birthday for Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela, who died three days before the Series opener.“It’s going to be emotional for all of us," Roberts said.UP NEXTLos Angeles opens its spring schedule on Feb. 20 against the Chicago Cubs at Camelback Ranch, and the Yankees start the next day against Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida.

⚾ Dodgers win World Series in 5 games over the Yankees

We're joined by Fort Hays State women's soccer coach Tyson John, volleyball coach Jessica Wood-Atkins and football coach Chris Brown.

We're joined by Fort Hays State women's soccer coach Tyson John, volleyball coach Jessica Wood-Atkins and football coach Chris Brown.<div><iframe title="Tiger Talk (October 30, 2024)" allowtransparency="true" height="150" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=6ivbm-17242db-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=2" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>

🎧 Defend the Fort Podcast: Tiger Talk (Oct. 30, 2024)

Fort Hays State men's basketball plays their only exhibition game against Kansas State on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at Bramlage Coliseum.

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🎧 Defend the Fort Podcast: FHSU Rewind-MBB at Kansas State (Oct. 29, 2024)

Wednesday, October 30
 KAYS: Tiger Talk, 12:15pm
 KAYS: Hawk Talk with Lance Leipold, 6:00pm

Wednesday, October 30
 KAYS: Tiger Talk, 12:15pm
 KAYS: Hawk Talk with Lance Leipold, 6:00pmThursday, October 31 KKQY: Trego FB vs. Hill City, 6:15pm *Friday, November 1 KFIX: Hays High FB at Andover, 6:30pm KKQY: TMP-Marian FB at Sterling, 6:30pmSaturday, November 2
 KJLS: Fort Hays State FB at Emporia State, 12:00pmSunday, November 3
 KJLS: Fort Hays State
WBKB at UConn (exhibition), 11:00am

LAWRENCE, Kan. –&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/david-coit/15715">David Coit</a>&nbsp;scored 19 points,&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/zeke-mayo/15498">Zeke Mayo</a>&nbsp;had 16 points and&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/rylan-griffen/15499">Rylan Griffen</a>&nbsp;had 14 points as Kansas defeated Washburn 84-53 inside Allen Fieldhouse Tuesday night in the team's final exhibition contest of 2024-25.

The 70th season of Allen Fieldhouse kicked off as Kansas hosted their second and final exhibition game of the season and&nbsp;welcoming Washburn. Washburn is led by head coach Brett Ballard, who played for Kansas from 2000-02 and was a member of&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/bill-self/727">Bill Self</a>'s staff for the 2008 National Championship.

The top-ranked Jayhawks got off to an early 11-2 lead with 15:08 left in the first half. The Jayhawk lead stretched to 16 points thanks to a three-pointer from Coit, who had 13 first-half points and finished with 19 in the contest. Coit went 5-of-10 (50.0 percent) from beyond the arc in his first game at Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas entered halftime up 38-22 after firing a 15-of-28 (53.6 percent) shooting. Five different Jayhawks hit a three-pointer in the opening half with&nbsp;Coit,&nbsp;who hit three from downtown.

Kansas shot 8-of-19 (42.1 percent) from beyond the arc in the first half.An alley-oop from&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dajuan-harris-jr-/15490">Dajuan Harris Jr.</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kj-adams-jr-/15494">KJ Adams Jr.</a>&nbsp;led to a&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/flory-bidunga/15502">Flory Bidunga</a>&nbsp;block on the other end, resulting in a made three pointer by Griffen to force a Washburn timeout with 18:38 left in the second half.

Kansas' lead stretched to 63-28 with 13:30 left in the second half after Mayo drilled back-to-back three pointers. Kansas would cruise to the finish line from that point on, finishing the game shooting 30-of-59 (50.8 percent) from the field, and holding Washburn to just 34.4 percent shooting.

Bidunga&nbsp;was the fourth Jayhawk in double figures, adding 10 points, a game-high tying seven rebounds and a game-high four blocks. Adams&nbsp;shot a perfect 4-of-4 (100.0 percent) and logged eight points, six boards and four assists.

Kansas will host Howard in the 2024-25 regular-season opener inside Allen Fieldhouse next Monday, Nov. 4&nbsp;with tipoff set for 7 p.m. CT. 

The game will be broadcast&nbsp;via ESPN+.The Howard game will mark the second annual McLendon Classic as KU begins the season hosting an HBCU opponent. The contest celebrates University of Kansas alum and legendary coach John McLendon and the McLendon Leadership Initiative.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730253958484.png" alt="Photo Kansas Athletics" />
 <figcaption>Photo Kansas Athletics</figcaption>
 </figure>LAWRENCE, Kan. –&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/david-coit/15715">David Coit</a>&nbsp;scored 19 points,&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/zeke-mayo/15498">Zeke Mayo</a>&nbsp;had 16 points and&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/rylan-griffen/15499">Rylan Griffen</a>&nbsp;had 14 points as Kansas defeated Washburn 84-53 inside Allen Fieldhouse Tuesday night in the team's final exhibition contest of 2024-25.The 70th season of Allen Fieldhouse kicked off as Kansas hosted their second and final exhibition game of the season and&nbsp;welcoming Washburn. Washburn is led by head coach Brett Ballard, who played for Kansas from 2000-02 and was a member of&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/bill-self/727">Bill Self</a>'s staff for the 2008 National Championship.The top-ranked Jayhawks got off to an early 11-2 lead with 15:08 left in the first half. The Jayhawk lead stretched to 16 points thanks to a three-pointer from Coit, who had 13 first-half points and finished with 19 in the contest. Coit went 5-of-10 (50.0 percent) from beyond the arc in his first game at Allen Fieldhouse.Kansas entered halftime up 38-22 after firing a 15-of-28 (53.6 percent) shooting. Five different Jayhawks hit a three-pointer in the opening half with&nbsp;Coit,&nbsp;who hit three from downtown. Kansas shot 8-of-19 (42.1 percent) from beyond the arc in the first half.An alley-oop from&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dajuan-harris-jr-/15490">Dajuan Harris Jr.</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kj-adams-jr-/15494">KJ Adams Jr.</a>&nbsp;led to a&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/flory-bidunga/15502">Flory Bidunga</a>&nbsp;block on the other end, resulting in a made three pointer by Griffen to force a Washburn timeout with 18:38 left in the second half.Kansas' lead stretched to 63-28 with 13:30 left in the second half after Mayo drilled back-to-back three pointers. Kansas would cruise to the finish line from that point on, finishing the game shooting 30-of-59 (50.8 percent) from the field, and holding Washburn to just 34.4 percent shooting.Bidunga&nbsp;was the fourth Jayhawk in double figures, adding 10 points, a game-high tying seven rebounds and a game-high four blocks. Adams&nbsp;shot a perfect 4-of-4 (100.0 percent) and logged eight points, six boards and four assists.UP NEXTKansas will host Howard in the 2024-25 regular-season opener inside Allen Fieldhouse next Monday, Nov. 4&nbsp;with tipoff set for 7 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast&nbsp;via ESPN+.The Howard game will mark the second annual McLendon Classic as KU begins the season hosting an HBCU opponent. The contest celebrates University of Kansas alum and legendary coach John McLendon and the McLendon Leadership Initiative.

🏀  No. 1 Kansas routs Washburn in final exhibition contest

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Fort Hays State competed with Kansas State in an exhibition contest on Tuesday evening at Bramlage Coliseum. The Tigers fell by 14 to the Wildcats, 70-56, but had several good bursts of play throughout the night.

Despite struggling to hit some shots early in the game, the Tigers remained within 12 of the Wildcats at halftime. They held KSU to just 36.7 percent shooting from the field in the first half. Kansas State started the game on a 7-0 run, but the Tigers pulled back within three points at 17-14 with 8:27 remaining before the break. A 15-4 run by the Wildcats extended the lead out to 14 before the margin rested at 12 at the break.

The Wildcat lead reached 20 twice early in the second half, but the Tigers chipped away and got the lead back down to 10 with 8:32 to go. However, the Wildcats weathered the burst from the Tigers and went on to win by 14.

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kaleb-hammeke/8224">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kyle-grill/8223">Kyle Grill</a>&nbsp;each led the Tigers with nine points. Grill had seven of his points in the first half to lead the Tigers.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/shaun-riley/8227">Shaun Riley</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/aidan-mcdowell/8231">Aidan McDowell</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jahvari-martino/8228">Jahvari Martino</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/lucas-hammeke/8225">Lucas Hammeke</a>&nbsp;all had six points.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kaleb-hammeke/8224">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;dished out a team-high five assists and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/shaun-riley/8227">Shaun Riley</a>&nbsp;pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.

Brendan Hausen led the Wildcats with 15 points, all on five 3-point field goals. Coleman Hawkins had 13 and David N'Guessan had 10 to round out the Wildcat scorers to reach double figures.

After struggling to just 25.7 percent from the field in the first half, FHSU warmed up in the second half, shooting 50 percent. That brought the Tigers' overall percentage up to 36.9 for the game.

Even having the size advantage, the Wildcats settled for shooting 28 3-point shots and made just eight (28.6 percent beyond the arc). They finished at 41.1 percent overall from the field. The Wildcats also shot 20 more free throws than the Tigers (22-2). The 14-point advantage at the free-throw line covered the final margin on the scoreboard. FHSU hit one more field goal in the game than KSU (24-23).

The Tigers open up the regular season in Marshall, Minn. on Friday, November 8 when they take on Southwest Minnesota State.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730284465121.jpeg" alt="Fort Hays State guard Muhamed Kante drives to the basket in an NCAA college basketball exhibition game on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 in Manhattan, Kan. (FHSU Athletics photo/Ryan Prickett)" />
 <figcaption>Fort Hays State guard Muhamed Kante drives to the basket in an NCAA college basketball exhibition game on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 in Manhattan, Kan. (FHSU Athletics photo/Ryan Prickett)</figcaption>
 </figure>FHSU AthleticsMANHATTAN, Kan. – Fort Hays State competed with Kansas State in an exhibition contest on Tuesday evening at Bramlage Coliseum. The Tigers fell by 14 to the Wildcats, 70-56, but had several good bursts of play throughout the night.<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/1945204323&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/caleb-hammeke-postgame-interview-vs-kansas-state-university" title="Kaleb Hammeke Postgame at Kansas State (Oct. 29, 2024)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Kaleb Hammeke Postgame at Kansas State (Oct. 29, 2024)</a></div></div>Despite struggling to hit some shots early in the game, the Tigers remained within 12 of the Wildcats at halftime. They held KSU to just 36.7 percent shooting from the field in the first half. Kansas State started the game on a 7-0 run, but the Tigers pulled back within three points at 17-14 with 8:27 remaining before the break. A 15-4 run by the Wildcats extended the lead out to 14 before the margin rested at 12 at the break.The Wildcat lead reached 20 twice early in the second half, but the Tigers chipped away and got the lead back down to 10 with 8:32 to go. However, the Wildcats weathered the burst from the Tigers and went on to win by 14.<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/1945204323&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/caleb-hammeke-postgame-interview-vs-kansas-state-university" title="Kaleb Hammeke Postgame at Kansas State (Oct. 29, 2024)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Kaleb Hammeke Postgame at Kansas State (Oct. 29, 2024)</a></div></div><a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kaleb-hammeke/8224">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kyle-grill/8223">Kyle Grill</a>&nbsp;each led the Tigers with nine points. Grill had seven of his points in the first half to lead the Tigers.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/shaun-riley/8227">Shaun Riley</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/aidan-mcdowell/8231">Aidan McDowell</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jahvari-martino/8228">Jahvari Martino</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/lucas-hammeke/8225">Lucas Hammeke</a>&nbsp;all had six points.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kaleb-hammeke/8224">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;dished out a team-high five assists and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/shaun-riley/8227">Shaun Riley</a>&nbsp;pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.Brendan Hausen led the Wildcats with 15 points, all on five 3-point field goals. Coleman Hawkins had 13 and David N'Guessan had 10 to round out the Wildcat scorers to reach double figures.After struggling to just 25.7 percent from the field in the first half, FHSU warmed up in the second half, shooting 50 percent. That brought the Tigers' overall percentage up to 36.9 for the game.<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/1945204423&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/fhsu-mbkb-highlights-vs-kansas-state-university-oct-29th-24" title="FHSU MBKB Highlights at Kansas State (Oct. 29, 2024)" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">FHSU MBKB Highlights at Kansas State (Oct. 29, 2024)</a></div></div>Even having the size advantage, the Wildcats settled for shooting 28 3-point shots and made just eight (28.6 percent beyond the arc). They finished at 41.1 percent overall from the field. The Wildcats also shot 20 more free throws than the Tigers (22-2). The 14-point advantage at the free-throw line covered the final margin on the scoreboard. FHSU hit one more field goal in the game than KSU (24-23).UP NEXTThe Tigers open up the regular season in Marshall, Minn. on Friday, November 8 when they take on Southwest Minnesota State.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🏀 Tigers fall short in exhibition at Kansas State

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– Junior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-hausen/12175">Brendan Hausen</a>&nbsp;led four Wildcats in double figures with a game-high 15 points, as Kansas State ran its home exhibition winning streak to 30 games with a 70-56 win over Division II Fort Hays State on Tuesday night before 9,526 fans at Bramlage Coliseum.

Hausen was joined in double figures by senior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coleman-hawkins/12179">Coleman Hawkins</a>&nbsp;(13 points), sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/macaleab-rich/12169">Macaleab Rich</a>&nbsp;(11 points) and senior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/david-n-guessan/12168">David N'Guessan</a>&nbsp;(10 points). N'Guessan had a near double-double with a game-high 9 rebounds.

K-State led from start to finish despite a spirited effort from Fort Hays State, which is coming off a 23-win campaign and was recently ranked No. 16 in the preseason NCAA Division II Coaches poll. The Wildcats led by as many as 20 points early in the second half before the Tigers cut the lead in half with 8:24 to play, prompting a timeout by head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jerome-tang/2541">Jerome Tang</a>.An 8-2 spurt capped by a 3-pointer from Hawkins pushed the lead back out to 60-44 with less than 6 minutes to play and the lead never dipped below 12 points the rest of the way.

Hawkins was stellar all-around in his first action as a Wildcat, adding a team-high 6 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals to go with his 13 points in nearly 32 minutes of action.K-State scored its 70 points on 41.1 percent (23-of-56) shooting, including 28.6 percent (8-of-28) from 3-point range, and 72.7 percent (16-of-22) from the free throw line. The team had 18 assists on 23 made field goals and posted a 42-34 advantage on the glass, including 14 offensive boards.Defensively, the Wildcats held the Tigers to 36.9 percent (24-of-65) shooting, including 25.7 percent (9-of-35) in the first half.In addition to the four double-digit scorers, the squad got a big boost from junior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/c-j-jones/12181">C.J. Jones</a>, who finished the night with 9 points on 4-of-6 shooting to go with 5 rebounds and 2 steals.

K-State is now 75-21 all-time in exhibition play, including a 58-9 mark at home. It was the fifth straight such win over FHSU, following victories in 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2017.Hausen stalked the Wildcats to a 7-0 lead after knocking down his first two 3-point attempts, as they built as much as a 14-point lead in the first half. 

He duplicated the feat to start the second half, canning his first two 3-pointers to ignite an 8-0 run and push the lead to 42-22 with 17 minutes to play. However, the Tigers wouldn't go away, as they used an 18-8 run over the next 8 minutes to cut the deficit to 52-42.Rich, who earned additional playing time with senior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/max-jones/12171">Max Jones</a>&nbsp;out due to injury, was another bright spot down the stretch, scoring 4 of his 11 points in the last 8 minutes. He finished the night 5-of-7 from the field to go with 4 rebounds in nearly 20 minutes of action.

Fort Hays State was led by 9 points each from graduate&nbsp;Kaleb Hammeke&nbsp;and sophomore&nbsp;Kyle Grill.K-State officially opens the 2024-25 season on Tuesday, Nov. 4 when the Wildcats welcome New Orleans to Bramlage Coliseum for 7 p.m., CT tip. Tickets are available by calling the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 221.CATS or online at&nbsp;<a href="https://kstatesports.evenue.net/events/MBSG?_gl=1*fjor90*_gcl_au*ODUwNjE5NjguMTcyODUxMjY2Nw..*_ga*NjA0NzEyODM1LjE3MjA3MzUyNjg.*_ga_1ZXMBEL67G*MTczMDI1Njk5Ni42NjQuMS4xNzMwMjU3MzM4LjQxLjAuMA..&amp;_ga=2.228836185.45498979.1724528033-604712835.1720735268">kstatesports.com/tickets</a>.

HEAD COACH JEROME TANGOpening statement…

"First of all, I lost a friend this past week, [South Florida's head coach] Amir Abdur-Rahim. 43 years old, young guy, got a wife and three kids, and that team still had to take the court, or is getting ready to take the court the next day or so. It's just a tough time. In this coaching circle, there are not a lot of guys who have no enemies, and he had none. The man poured into his guys and loved people. The thing that he always said is love wins. So, it was just hard on me, hard on our staff and a moment like this allows you to be so thankful for life, health, and strength. So, I would just like Amir's family to know that we are praying for them, we're always here for them and we'll support them in any way that we can."

On&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-hausen/12175">Brendan Hausen's</a>&nbsp;three-point volume…"I say this all of the time, like, coaches want guys to shoot 40% from three, but they can't live with the six misses, right? He was two for nine in the first half, but he was two for five in the second half. I think he's a two-for-five shooter. He did a better job of being on balance [in the second half], like he hit his first two, and then he didn't fight for his feet anymore. He just felt it was going to be his night and it was going to go in, so what he has to do is make sure that he is focused and concentrated. When he's concentrated, using the right mechanics, and fighting for his feet so he's on balance, he's a 40-plus percent three-point shooter."

On&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/max-jones/12171">Max Jones'</a>&nbsp;injury status…"He had a little toe injury. It's not anything serious, but it wasn't worth it to risk. It was better to let him rest."On lineup experimentation…"Not having Max out there today kind of messed up the rotation of what we wanted to do. It forced us to maybe do some things that we wouldn't have done or hadn't done yet. But, I think every dude on the roster, if you put them on the floor, they'll provide something positive. So everyone has to be ready."

On&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dug-mcdaniel/12170">Dug McDaniel</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/c-j-jones/12181">C.J. Jones'</a>&nbsp;role"Dug's a talent and he's learning how to be a point guard and lead. There's so much more to being a point guard than just dribbling and passing, but like running the team, and he's embracing that. I think he still allows the ball going in the hole to affect him on the other end and in other things. But, he's a talent, he's going to be a major part of us being successful this year. [C.J.] it's not that [he] started in [Dug's] place, C.J. started. He's been our best point guard. He has an incredible assist-to-turnover ratio in practice, and you saw it today. He gets guys shots, defends the ball, rebounds, and makes the right play. So, C.J. earned where he's at."TEAM NOTES

<figure>
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 </figure>MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– Junior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-hausen/12175">Brendan Hausen</a>&nbsp;led four Wildcats in double figures with a game-high 15 points, as Kansas State ran its home exhibition winning streak to 30 games with a 70-56 win over Division II Fort Hays State on Tuesday night before 9,526 fans at Bramlage Coliseum.Hausen was joined in double figures by senior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coleman-hawkins/12179">Coleman Hawkins</a>&nbsp;(13 points), sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/macaleab-rich/12169">Macaleab Rich</a>&nbsp;(11 points) and senior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/david-n-guessan/12168">David N'Guessan</a>&nbsp;(10 points). N'Guessan had a near double-double with a game-high 9 rebounds.K-State led from start to finish despite a spirited effort from Fort Hays State, which is coming off a 23-win campaign and was recently ranked No. 16 in the preseason NCAA Division II Coaches poll. The Wildcats led by as many as 20 points early in the second half before the Tigers cut the lead in half with 8:24 to play, prompting a timeout by head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jerome-tang/2541">Jerome Tang</a>.An 8-2 spurt capped by a 3-pointer from Hawkins pushed the lead back out to 60-44 with less than 6 minutes to play and the lead never dipped below 12 points the rest of the way. Hawkins was stellar all-around in his first action as a Wildcat, adding a team-high 6 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals to go with his 13 points in nearly 32 minutes of action.K-State scored its 70 points on 41.1 percent (23-of-56) shooting, including 28.6 percent (8-of-28) from 3-point range, and 72.7 percent (16-of-22) from the free throw line. The team had 18 assists on 23 made field goals and posted a 42-34 advantage on the glass, including 14 offensive boards.Defensively, the Wildcats held the Tigers to 36.9 percent (24-of-65) shooting, including 25.7 percent (9-of-35) in the first half.In addition to the four double-digit scorers, the squad got a big boost from junior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/c-j-jones/12181">C.J. Jones</a>, who finished the night with 9 points on 4-of-6 shooting to go with 5 rebounds and 2 steals.K-State is now 75-21 all-time in exhibition play, including a 58-9 mark at home. It was the fifth straight such win over FHSU, following victories in 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2017.Hausen stalked the Wildcats to a 7-0 lead after knocking down his first two 3-point attempts, as they built as much as a 14-point lead in the first half. He duplicated the feat to start the second half, canning his first two 3-pointers to ignite an 8-0 run and push the lead to 42-22 with 17 minutes to play. However, the Tigers wouldn't go away, as they used an 18-8 run over the next 8 minutes to cut the deficit to 52-42.Rich, who earned additional playing time with senior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/max-jones/12171">Max Jones</a>&nbsp;out due to injury, was another bright spot down the stretch, scoring 4 of his 11 points in the last 8 minutes. He finished the night 5-of-7 from the field to go with 4 rebounds in nearly 20 minutes of action.Fort Hays State was led by 9 points each from graduate&nbsp;Kaleb Hammeke&nbsp;and sophomore&nbsp;Kyle Grill.K-State officially opens the 2024-25 season on Tuesday, Nov. 4 when the Wildcats welcome New Orleans to Bramlage Coliseum for 7 p.m., CT tip. Tickets are available by calling the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 221.CATS or online at&nbsp;<a href="https://kstatesports.evenue.net/events/MBSG?_gl=1*fjor90*_gcl_au*ODUwNjE5NjguMTcyODUxMjY2Nw..*_ga*NjA0NzEyODM1LjE3MjA3MzUyNjg.*_ga_1ZXMBEL67G*MTczMDI1Njk5Ni42NjQuMS4xNzMwMjU3MzM4LjQxLjAuMA..&amp;_ga=2.228836185.45498979.1724528033-604712835.1720735268">kstatesports.com/tickets</a>.HEAD COACH JEROME TANGOpening statement…"First of all, I lost a friend this past week, [South Florida's head coach] Amir Abdur-Rahim. 43 years old, young guy, got a wife and three kids, and that team still had to take the court, or is getting ready to take the court the next day or so. It's just a tough time. In this coaching circle, there are not a lot of guys who have no enemies, and he had none. The man poured into his guys and loved people. The thing that he always said is love wins. So, it was just hard on me, hard on our staff and a moment like this allows you to be so thankful for life, health, and strength. So, I would just like Amir's family to know that we are praying for them, we're always here for them and we'll support them in any way that we can."On&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-hausen/12175">Brendan Hausen's</a>&nbsp;three-point volume…"I say this all of the time, like, coaches want guys to shoot 40% from three, but they can't live with the six misses, right? He was two for nine in the first half, but he was two for five in the second half. I think he's a two-for-five shooter. He did a better job of being on balance [in the second half], like he hit his first two, and then he didn't fight for his feet anymore. He just felt it was going to be his night and it was going to go in, so what he has to do is make sure that he is focused and concentrated. When he's concentrated, using the right mechanics, and fighting for his feet so he's on balance, he's a 40-plus percent three-point shooter."On&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/max-jones/12171">Max Jones'</a>&nbsp;injury status…"He had a little toe injury. It's not anything serious, but it wasn't worth it to risk. It was better to let him rest."On lineup experimentation…"Not having Max out there today kind of messed up the rotation of what we wanted to do. It forced us to maybe do some things that we wouldn't have done or hadn't done yet. But, I think every dude on the roster, if you put them on the floor, they'll provide something positive. So everyone has to be ready."On&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dug-mcdaniel/12170">Dug McDaniel</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/c-j-jones/12181">C.J. Jones'</a>&nbsp;role"Dug's a talent and he's learning how to be a point guard and lead. There's so much more to being a point guard than just dribbling and passing, but like running the team, and he's embracing that. I think he still allows the ball going in the hole to affect him on the other end and in other things. But, he's a talent, he's going to be a major part of us being successful this year. [C.J.] it's not that [he] started in [Dug's] place, C.J. started. He's been our best point guard. He has an incredible assist-to-turnover ratio in practice, and you saw it today. He gets guys shots, defends the ball, rebounds, and makes the right play. So, C.J. earned where he's at."TEAM NOTES<ul>
 <li>Four Wildcats scored in double figures, as K-State won its lone exhibition game of the 2024-25 season with a 70-56 win over Division II foe Fort Hays State.</li><li>With the win, K-State extended its winning streak in home exhibition games to 30.</li><li>K-State is now 75-21 all-time in exhibition play, including 58-9 at home and 52-9 at Bramlage Coliseum.</li><li>Junior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-hausen/12175">Brendan Hausen</a>&nbsp;led all scorers with 15 points, connecting on 5-of-14 from 3-point range, in 21 minutes.</li><li>Senior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coleman-hawkins/12179">Coleman Hawkins</a>&nbsp;had a strong all-around game with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in 32 minutes.</li>
 </ul><ul>
 <li>Senior&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/david-n-guessan/12168">David N'Guessan</a>&nbsp;had a near double-double with 10 points and a game-high 9 rebounds in 21 minutes.</li>
 </ul><ul>
 <li>Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/macaleab-rich/12169">Macaleab Rich</a>&nbsp;scored 11 points off the bench, connecting on 5-of-7 shots.</li>
 </ul><ul>
 <li>K-State started a lineup of juniors&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/c-j-jones/12181">C.J. Jones</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brendan-hausen/12175">Brendan Hausen</a>&nbsp;and seniors&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coleman-hawkins/12179">Coleman Hawkins</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/achor-achor/12177">Achor Achor</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/david-n-guessan/12168">David N'Guessan</a>.</li>
 </ul>

🏀  K-State eases past Fort Hays State in lone exhibition

TULSA, Okla. – The Fort Hays State Men's Golf team secured a tie for 8th place at the Tulsa Cup, held at the Club at Indian Springs. The Tigers posted a solid start with a first-round score of 309, placing them in a tie for fifth after day one. They then logged their best team score in the second round, a 306, before finishing the final round with another 309. Their combined team score across the three rounds was 924.&nbsp;

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/cooper-scheck/8548">Cooper Scheck</a>&nbsp;led the Tigers, tying for 22nd individually with a total score of 14-over par. Scheck started with a round of 82, followed by his best performance in round two with a 76. He closed with another 82 in the final round and tallied seven birdies over the week.&nbsp;

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/jackson-rader/8547">Jackson Rader</a>&nbsp;followed close behind, tying for 26th at 15-over par with rounds of 74, 79, and 78. Rader sank five birdies in total, including three in the first round, which helped him finish day one tied for eighth.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/cole-streck/8549">Cole Streck</a>&nbsp;displayed impressive consistency, tying for 28th overall. Streck carded an opening round of 79 and improved over the next two rounds with 77 and 76. He matched Scheck's birdie count with seven across the tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/jordan-mccaslin/8552">Jordan McCaslin</a>&nbsp;had a resilient showing, bouncing back from an opening round of 82 to close with rounds of 76 and 77, tying for 43rd. McCaslin led the Tigers in birdies, recording nine for the tournament. Rounding out the team was&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/jacob-george/8545">Jacob George</a>, who posted scores of 80, 81, and 78 to finish tied for 57th overall.&nbsp;

The tournament saw Rogers State claim victory with a team score of 16-over par, led by Elliot Han Monteremal, who tied for third individually at 4-over par. Washburn University finished just two strokes behind the lead at 19-over par, sliding in the standings after the final round.&nbsp;Jack Phillips of Southwestern Oklahoma State was the individual champion at even par through the three rounds.

The Tigers are set to resume their season in the spring at the Hillcat Classic, scheduled for March 10-11.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsTULSA, Okla. – The Fort Hays State Men's Golf team secured a tie for 8th place at the Tulsa Cup, held at the Club at Indian Springs. The Tigers posted a solid start with a first-round score of 309, placing them in a tie for fifth after day one. They then logged their best team score in the second round, a 306, before finishing the final round with another 309. Their combined team score across the three rounds was 924.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/cooper-scheck/8548">Cooper Scheck</a>&nbsp;led the Tigers, tying for 22nd individually with a total score of 14-over par. Scheck started with a round of 82, followed by his best performance in round two with a 76. He closed with another 82 in the final round and tallied seven birdies over the week.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/jackson-rader/8547">Jackson Rader</a>&nbsp;followed close behind, tying for 26th at 15-over par with rounds of 74, 79, and 78. Rader sank five birdies in total, including three in the first round, which helped him finish day one tied for eighth.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/cole-streck/8549">Cole Streck</a>&nbsp;displayed impressive consistency, tying for 28th overall. Streck carded an opening round of 79 and improved over the next two rounds with 77 and 76. He matched Scheck's birdie count with seven across the tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/jordan-mccaslin/8552">Jordan McCaslin</a>&nbsp;had a resilient showing, bouncing back from an opening round of 82 to close with rounds of 76 and 77, tying for 43rd. McCaslin led the Tigers in birdies, recording nine for the tournament. Rounding out the team was&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/jacob-george/8545">Jacob George</a>, who posted scores of 80, 81, and 78 to finish tied for 57th overall.&nbsp;The tournament saw Rogers State claim victory with a team score of 16-over par, led by Elliot Han Monteremal, who tied for third individually at 4-over par. Washburn University finished just two strokes behind the lead at 19-over par, sliding in the standings after the final round.&nbsp;Jack Phillips of Southwestern Oklahoma State was the individual champion at even par through the three rounds.UP NEXTThe Tigers are set to resume their season in the spring at the Hillcat Classic, scheduled for March 10-11.&nbsp; &nbsp;

⛳ Tiger men wrap up fall with 8th place finish at Tulsa Cup

Hays Post Fort Hays State Tiger football coach Chris Brown, defensive end Gaven Haselhorst and offensive lineman spoke to the media Tuesday before the Tigers travel to Emporia State on Saturday.

Hays Post Fort Hays State Tiger football coach Chris Brown, defensive end Gaven Haselhorst and offensive lineman spoke to the media Tuesday before the Tigers travel to Emporia State on Saturday.<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kMAYMzQGoIg?si=TaixvD4MeTMMSOKg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SnMGb_kAVbk?si=r0Jl66gz7TB-AKpI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bu90oH9g98Q?si=5g7UwI7PaquIIdZn" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>