By TYLER HENRY Salina Post contributor

The final day of the first round of sub-state bracket play is in the books and of our 18 area teams who entered 9 will be advancing to the next round.

Tonight saw four schools in action spread throughout three games. The first to go final featured the Chapman Lady Irish on the road at Clay Center where they fell to the undefeated Lady Tigers by a final score of 53-11.

Chapman will wrap up its season at 1-16 while Clay Center advances to the tournament final to face Concordia on Saturday.

The second of our three games today featured both Salina boys teams with the South Cougars playing host to the Central Mustangs.

Despite being the underdog, Central jumped out to an early lead and finished the first quarter up 13-3.

The Cougars however, returned to form, retaking the lead late in the third quarter and holding it until the final horn knocking off the Mustangs 46-33.

Central finishes it’s 2020-21 campaign at 6-14 while South advances to the sub-state final to face the #1 team in class 5A in the Hays Indians.

Hays knocked off Great Bend by a final score of 58-38 tonight and will host the Cougars on Saturday.

The third and final game of the day saw the Abilene Cowgirls on the road at Concordia.

Abilene took an early 12-7 lead into the second quarter and kept the game tied at half, but little by little the Panthers pulled away, knocking off the Cowgirls by a final score of 57-52.

Abilene finishes their season 4-14 while Concordia advances to face #2 Clay Center on Saturday.

Round two of sub-state tournament play will begin tomorrow and will continue through the weekend. The final schedule as far as it has been released is as follows.

Thursday 8pm: Southeast of Saline girls at Hesston (Hesston High School) 8pm: Sacred Heart boys vs. Hutch Trinity (Ell-Saline High School)

Friday 5:30pm: Solomon boys vs. Sylvan-Lucas (Canton-Galva High School) 7pm: South girls vs. Central girls (Central High School) 7pm: Abilene boys vs. Concordia (Abilene High School) 8pm: Southeast of Saline boys at Hesston (Hesston High School) 8pm: Sacred Heart girls vs. Moundridge (Ell-Saline High School)

Saturday 3pm: South boys at Hays (Hays High School)

Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of our eight remaining area teams.

By TYLER HENRY Salina Post contributor<figure>
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 <figcaption>This sub-state round up is brought to you by Salina Ortho: Quality orthopedic care when you need it!</figcaption>
 </figure>The final day of the first round of sub-state bracket play is in the books and of our 18 area teams who entered 9 will be advancing to the next round.Tonight saw four schools in action spread throughout three games. The first to go final featured the Chapman Lady Irish on the road at Clay Center where they fell to the undefeated Lady Tigers by a final score of 53-11.Chapman will wrap up its season at 1-16 while Clay Center advances to the tournament final to face Concordia on Saturday.The second of our three games today featured both Salina boys teams with the South Cougars playing host to the Central Mustangs.Despite being the underdog, Central jumped out to an early lead and finished the first quarter up 13-3.The Cougars however, returned to form, retaking the lead late in the third quarter and holding it until the final horn knocking off the Mustangs 46-33.Central finishes it’s 2020-21 campaign at 6-14 while South advances to the sub-state final to face the #1 team in class 5A in the Hays Indians.Hays knocked off Great Bend by a final score of 58-38 tonight and will host the Cougars on Saturday.The third and final game of the day saw the Abilene Cowgirls on the road at Concordia.Abilene took an early 12-7 lead into the second quarter and kept the game tied at half, but little by little the Panthers pulled away, knocking off the Cowgirls by a final score of 57-52.Abilene finishes their season 4-14 while Concordia advances to face #2 Clay Center on Saturday.Round two of sub-state tournament play will begin tomorrow and will continue through the weekend. The final schedule as far as it has been released is as follows.Thursday 8pm: Southeast of Saline girls at Hesston (Hesston High School) 8pm: Sacred Heart boys vs. Hutch Trinity (Ell-Saline High School)Friday 5:30pm: Solomon boys vs. Sylvan-Lucas (Canton-Galva High School) 7pm: South girls vs. Central girls (Central High School) 7pm: Abilene boys vs. Concordia (Abilene High School) 8pm: Southeast of Saline boys at Hesston (Hesston High School) 8pm: Sacred Heart girls vs. Moundridge (Ell-Saline High School)Saturday 3pm: South boys at Hays (Hays High School)Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of our eight remaining area teams.

Area school sub-state round up: Wednesday 3/3

By TYLER HENRY Salina Post contributor

The Southeast of Saline Trojans picked up a big round one win tonight, eliminating the Ellsworth Bearcats by a final score of 70-49.

Ellsworth will end its 2020-21 campaign with a final record of 10-7 while Southeast advances to the sub-state semifinal to face Hesston at 14-7 on Friday.

The Bearcats kept things close early, with SES holding just a six point lead at the end of the first, but the Trojans settled in, slamming the gas and never looking back.

“We shot it really well tonight,” SES head coach Bryson Flax said. “We were drawing extra help off the bounce and making the right decisions and I like the way our guys can shoot when they get into a rhythm.”

Camden Spano-Lund and Eli Sawyers stole the show offensively tonight, putting up 19 and 18 points respectively.

Second chance opportunities proved to be a big key to the Trojans success tonight, as SES used their physical advantage to find offensive boards.

“We knew we had to value each possession and we thought from an athletic standpoint we had an advantage over Ellsworth,” Flax said. “I thought we did a good job of exploiting that tonight.”

The Trojans also got seven other players involved in the scoring column and while none reached double-digits, the unpredictable nature of who finds big points for SES continues to be a big strength.

Southeast will play twice at Hesston High School with the girls team taking on the Lady Swathers on Thursday and the boys playing the Swathers on Friday. While the site is supposed to be neutral, this is Hesston’s year to host, giving both teams a big home game for the semi-final.

“I like the atmosphere at Hesston, I think the guys will feed off of that,” he said. “They have played unbelievable defense lately so we’ll have to be very efficient.”

The Swathers defeated Halstead 60-22 tonight to advance to the semi-final.

Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of Trojan and Lady Trojan basketball as we work our way through the sub-state tournament.

By TYLER HENRY Salina Post contributor<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/9/1599179528888.png" alt="This sub-state recap is sponsored by Salina Ortho: Quality orthopedic care when you need it!" />
 <figcaption>This sub-state recap is sponsored by Salina Ortho: Quality orthopedic care when you need it!</figcaption>
 </figure>The Southeast of Saline Trojans picked up a big round one win tonight, eliminating the Ellsworth Bearcats by a final score of 70-49.Ellsworth will end its 2020-21 campaign with a final record of 10-7 while Southeast advances to the sub-state semifinal to face Hesston at 14-7 on Friday.The Bearcats kept things close early, with SES holding just a six point lead at the end of the first, but the Trojans settled in, slamming the gas and never looking back.“We shot it really well tonight,” SES head coach Bryson Flax said. “We were drawing extra help off the bounce and making the right decisions and I like the way our guys can shoot when they get into a rhythm.”Camden Spano-Lund and Eli Sawyers stole the show offensively tonight, putting up 19 and 18 points respectively.Second chance opportunities proved to be a big key to the Trojans success tonight, as SES used their physical advantage to find offensive boards.“We knew we had to value each possession and we thought from an athletic standpoint we had an advantage over Ellsworth,” Flax said. “I thought we did a good job of exploiting that tonight.”The Trojans also got seven other players involved in the scoring column and while none reached double-digits, the unpredictable nature of who finds big points for SES continues to be a big strength.Southeast will play twice at Hesston High School with the girls team taking on the Lady Swathers on Thursday and the boys playing the Swathers on Friday. While the site is supposed to be neutral, this is Hesston’s year to host, giving both teams a big home game for the semi-final.“I like the atmosphere at Hesston, I think the guys will feed off of that,” he said. “They have played unbelievable defense lately so we’ll have to be very efficient.”The Swathers defeated Halstead 60-22 tonight to advance to the semi-final.Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of Trojan and Lady Trojan basketball as we work our way through the sub-state tournament.

Trojans eliminate Ellsworth 70-49 to advance to sub-state semis

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The NJCAA has announced two honorees to be inducted into the NJCAA Cross Country and Track &amp; Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame with Cloud County Community College women's track and field coach&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2fcoaches.aspx%3frc%3d20&amp;c=E,1,YfDoo1v2rd3luqj6sqS2O6BztcwvTtH9U4xIlM9I1vcQZBMbYSXasD9m5mlekLiTK28zRTaTs3_RH6YRjxhn0FrSbdSE78kfaMC5uHNDiy0jVGNIE_sLGg,,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Ted Schmitz</a>&nbsp;named as one of the two inductees. A native of Baileyville, Schmitz is a recognized head coach and renowned leader with deep roots at Cloud County Community College. So much so that in 2008, Schmitz was inducted into Cloud County Athletics' Hall of Fame. Before pursuing coaching, Schmitz received an associate's degree from Cloud County in 1979 and continued his academic career at Kansas State University in 1981 where he earned a bachelor's degree in education. As the Head Women's Track and Field Coach at Cloud County for the past 40 years,&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2fcoaches.aspx%3frc%3d20&amp;c=E,1,KYerjsdp4zFN1VeaWfFWTCSVp4GFLGiiMn3LVWrPkn2tWc84E8z4us3Djv0PvG6MBCvO3dQVBbxC4O3Kaqe3NsIUAEaAAzx350bvjRTIKUYlCIkrN83zsA,,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Ted Schmitz</a>&nbsp;has molded the Thunderbirds into a well-known program across the country.&nbsp; Before taking lead of the women's track program, Schmitz began his coaching career as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Cloud County in 1981. With the program, the Thunderbirds collected three NJCAA Region VI Championship titles, four runner-up finishes, and seven NJCAA All-American honors. The decorated success possessed by Cloud County today is a direct result of Schmitz's dedication to his student-athletes. Cloud County has received national prominence under Schmitz's leadership and the Thunderbirds have finished in the top-five in the NJCAA Track and Field Championships five times and in the top-10 29 times. Schmitz is also responsible for 23 top-three NJCAA Region VI Championship finishes.&nbsp; At the helm of the women's team, Schmitz has been recognized as the National Coach of the Year three times (1989, 1999, 2003), has been named Region VI Coach of the Year eight times (1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2018), and US Track and Field Central Region Coach of the Year in 2015. Overall, Schmitz has coached over 250 NJCAA All-Americans and over 200 NJCAA Academic All-Americans. Most recently, Cloud's men's team won the NJCAA Region VI title, the program's third-consecutive. In addition, Schmitz was named the 2021 NJCAA Region VI Women's Coach of the year.&nbsp; Schmitz served as the NJCAA Track and Field Coaches Association Parliamentarian from 2010-13, treasurer from 2013-15, and president from 2015-19. Schmitz is also a sponsor of the Cloud chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and a member of the Kansas State FCA Hall of Fame.&nbsp; "Coach Schmitz has been and continues to be a model coach, mentor, educator, husband and father for 4 decades at Cloud County Community College. His tremendous faith drives all facets of his life and his approach to developing young track and field athletes is unrivaled.&nbsp; Regardless if it is a local Kansas "up-and-comer" or an elite athlete, that young lady will receive his time, focus and attention to ensure improvement," said Matthew Bechard, Cloud County athletic director.

--<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>--

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1614744614453.jpeg" alt="CCCC's Ted Schmitz. Photo courtesy <a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>" />
 <figcaption>CCCC's Ted Schmitz. Photo courtesy <a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a></figcaption>
 </figure>CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The NJCAA has announced two honorees to be inducted into the NJCAA Cross Country and Track &amp; Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame with Cloud County Community College women's track and field coach&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2fcoaches.aspx%3frc%3d20&amp;c=E,1,YfDoo1v2rd3luqj6sqS2O6BztcwvTtH9U4xIlM9I1vcQZBMbYSXasD9m5mlekLiTK28zRTaTs3_RH6YRjxhn0FrSbdSE78kfaMC5uHNDiy0jVGNIE_sLGg,,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Ted Schmitz</a>&nbsp;named as one of the two inductees. A native of Baileyville, Schmitz is a recognized head coach and renowned leader with deep roots at Cloud County Community College. So much so that in 2008, Schmitz was inducted into Cloud County Athletics' Hall of Fame. Before pursuing coaching, Schmitz received an associate's degree from Cloud County in 1979 and continued his academic career at Kansas State University in 1981 where he earned a bachelor's degree in education. As the Head Women's Track and Field Coach at Cloud County for the past 40 years,&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2fcoaches.aspx%3frc%3d20&amp;c=E,1,KYerjsdp4zFN1VeaWfFWTCSVp4GFLGiiMn3LVWrPkn2tWc84E8z4us3Djv0PvG6MBCvO3dQVBbxC4O3Kaqe3NsIUAEaAAzx350bvjRTIKUYlCIkrN83zsA,,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Ted Schmitz</a>&nbsp;has molded the Thunderbirds into a well-known program across the country.&nbsp; Before taking lead of the women's track program, Schmitz began his coaching career as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Cloud County in 1981. With the program, the Thunderbirds collected three NJCAA Region VI Championship titles, four runner-up finishes, and seven NJCAA All-American honors. The decorated success possessed by Cloud County today is a direct result of Schmitz's dedication to his student-athletes. Cloud County has received national prominence under Schmitz's leadership and the Thunderbirds have finished in the top-five in the NJCAA Track and Field Championships five times and in the top-10 29 times. Schmitz is also responsible for 23 top-three NJCAA Region VI Championship finishes.&nbsp; At the helm of the women's team, Schmitz has been recognized as the National Coach of the Year three times (1989, 1999, 2003), has been named Region VI Coach of the Year eight times (1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2018), and US Track and Field Central Region Coach of the Year in 2015. Overall, Schmitz has coached over 250 NJCAA All-Americans and over 200 NJCAA Academic All-Americans. Most recently, Cloud's men's team won the NJCAA Region VI title, the program's third-consecutive. In addition, Schmitz was named the 2021 NJCAA Region VI Women's Coach of the year.&nbsp; Schmitz served as the NJCAA Track and Field Coaches Association Parliamentarian from 2010-13, treasurer from 2013-15, and president from 2015-19. Schmitz is also a sponsor of the Cloud chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and a member of the Kansas State FCA Hall of Fame.&nbsp; "Coach Schmitz has been and continues to be a model coach, mentor, educator, husband and father for 4 decades at Cloud County Community College. His tremendous faith drives all facets of his life and his approach to developing young track and field athletes is unrivaled.&nbsp; Regardless if it is a local Kansas "up-and-comer" or an elite athlete, that young lady will receive his time, focus and attention to ensure improvement," said Matthew Bechard, Cloud County athletic director.--<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>--

T-Bird women's track and field coach named to HofF

INDIANAPOLIS - Fort Hays State track and field had four student-athletes selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships, announced Tuesday by the association.&nbsp;

<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/307acef0-70f1-40e2-8d84-ffbd66532c39?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9a0dc806-a811-4942-aaa2-3ceeed718309?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Ryan Stanley</a>&nbsp;will represent the men's team, while&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2c4ea226-fb82-4018-b48d-bd9c8bf001d9?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/6a1e511a-c305-4c15-9b09-3f276a872664?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;will compete for the women's team March 11-13 in Birmingham, Ala. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3361798a-c01f-45c2-a935-af588d274504?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;enters the national meet with the top mark in the country in the high jump thanks to her school-record clearance of 5-10.5. The freshman won the MIAA Championship last week, her fifth victory in the high jump in five tries this season. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9b5904d7-afe6-40e9-98bb-8ad1b0171cdb?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;will compete in the 60m dash after taking home the MIAA title in the race over the weekend. The junior broke the school record in the race with a time of 7.59 in the prelims and then matched that time to finish first in the finals. Holman's time is tied for ninth on the declared list. This is the Junction City, Kan. native's first trip to the NCAA Championships. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/15b2ebe1-9442-49cd-acd9-5c1b2e308290?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;is set to compete in the heptathlon after breaking his own school record en route to an MIAA title last weekend. The senior compiled 5,258 points in the event at the MIAA Indoor Championships, good for sixth-best on the national championship declaration list. He recorded personal-bests in six of the seven disciplines this season, including clearing a provisional distance of 23-7.5 in the long jump. This will be Pieper's first appearance at the national championships. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a2f1369a-b2cc-4158-8edc-92834906ffc2?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Ryan Stanley</a>&nbsp;qualified for the national meet for the third time in the pole vault with a top mark of 16-9.25. He took home first place in six of his seven competitions this season and tied for the top height but placed second at the MIAA Championships on a judge's decision. He is a two-time All-American, placing fourth at the outdoor meet in 2019 before qualifying for the 2020 indoor meet that was canceled last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pieper will be the first Tiger to compete, opening the heptathlon on March 11 before competing in the final three events on March 12. Holman will run in the prelims on Friday with hopes of advancing to the finals on March 13. Hart will compete in the high jump Friday afternoon, while Stanley's pole vault competition is slated for Saturday afternoon.&nbsp;&nbsp;

--<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>--

INDIANAPOLIS - Fort Hays State track and field had four student-athletes selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships, announced Tuesday by the association.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/307acef0-70f1-40e2-8d84-ffbd66532c39?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9a0dc806-a811-4942-aaa2-3ceeed718309?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Ryan Stanley</a>&nbsp;will represent the men's team, while&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2c4ea226-fb82-4018-b48d-bd9c8bf001d9?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/6a1e511a-c305-4c15-9b09-3f276a872664?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;will compete for the women's team March 11-13 in Birmingham, Ala. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3361798a-c01f-45c2-a935-af588d274504?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;enters the national meet with the top mark in the country in the high jump thanks to her school-record clearance of 5-10.5. The freshman won the MIAA Championship last week, her fifth victory in the high jump in five tries this season. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9b5904d7-afe6-40e9-98bb-8ad1b0171cdb?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;will compete in the 60m dash after taking home the MIAA title in the race over the weekend. The junior broke the school record in the race with a time of 7.59 in the prelims and then matched that time to finish first in the finals. Holman's time is tied for ninth on the declared list. This is the Junction City, Kan. native's first trip to the NCAA Championships. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/15b2ebe1-9442-49cd-acd9-5c1b2e308290?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;is set to compete in the heptathlon after breaking his own school record en route to an MIAA title last weekend. The senior compiled 5,258 points in the event at the MIAA Indoor Championships, good for sixth-best on the national championship declaration list. He recorded personal-bests in six of the seven disciplines this season, including clearing a provisional distance of 23-7.5 in the long jump. This will be Pieper's first appearance at the national championships. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a2f1369a-b2cc-4158-8edc-92834906ffc2?elinkdata=158237" target="_blank">Ryan Stanley</a>&nbsp;qualified for the national meet for the third time in the pole vault with a top mark of 16-9.25. He took home first place in six of his seven competitions this season and tied for the top height but placed second at the MIAA Championships on a judge's decision. He is a two-time All-American, placing fourth at the outdoor meet in 2019 before qualifying for the 2020 indoor meet that was canceled last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pieper will be the first Tiger to compete, opening the heptathlon on March 11 before competing in the final three events on March 12. Holman will run in the prelims on Friday with hopes of advancing to the finals on March 13. Hart will compete in the high jump Friday afternoon, while Stanley's pole vault competition is slated for Saturday afternoon.&nbsp;&nbsp;--<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>--

FHSU T&F sends four to indoor national championships

CONCORDIA – Without three of their top four leading scorers, the Cloud County Community College men's basketball team would struggle offensively en route to an 80-58 loss to Garden City Community College inside of Arley Bryant Gymnasium on Monday. The loss would drop Cloud County to 4-7 overall and 2-7 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference while the Broncbusters picked up their second-straight win to move to 5-4 overall and 4-4 in the KJCCC. Despite an up-tempo pace in the opening minutes of the game, neither team would be able to make the most of the opportunities that would be had as the score would sit at just 9-7 five minutes into the game. After a Garden City triple would put the Broncbusters up by a score of 12-7, Cloud County would respond by scoring eight of the next nine to go up 15-13 momentarily. Another GCCC triple would jumpstart an 8-2 Garden City run as the Broncbusters would reclaim the lead at 21-17, but the T-Birds would not go away quietly as&nbsp;<a href="https://cloudtbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=430" target="_blank">Travis Beetch</a>&nbsp;would get a layup on a backdoor cut to the rim to pull CCCC back within a pair of 21-19. Eight of the next nine points would then be scored by Garden City as the Broncbuster depth would begin to become a distinct advantage in the game with Cloud County unable to match fresh bodies. The GCCC lead would then reach double digits at 36-20 on a transition three with 3:11 left in the first half as Garden City would score 12 of the final 14 points of the opening period to take a 46-18 lead into the break. Cloud County's first half deficit would prove to an issue in the second half as CCCC would be unable to find any type of flow on offense in the second half. Garden City would manage to maintain their double-digit lead and keep their foot on the pedal as the lead for GCCC would grow to as many as 24 in the first 10 minutes of the second. Ultimately, the limited roster and large deficit would prove to be too much for the T-Birds as Garden City would never see their lead fall below 19 in the final eight-plus minutes of action to get back to .500 in league action. Bench points would be a key factor to the game as Garden City would outscore Cloud County 40-13 from the bench including a game-high 19 points from JJ Watson. CCCC would outscore GCCC 22-10 in second-chance points, but would be unable to overcome a 17-6 deficit in points off turnovers as the T-Birds would be guilty of 14 turnovers in the contest. <a href="https://cloudtbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=429" target="_blank"></a>

<a href="https://cloudtbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=429" target="_blank">Malang Athian</a>&nbsp;(18 points) and&nbsp;<a href="https://cloudtbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=433" target="_blank">Ibrahim Drame</a>&nbsp;(14 points) would account for 32 of CCCC's 58 points in the contest as no other T-Bird would reach double-figures on the night. Drame would add 10 rebounds to record just his second double-double of the season while&nbsp;<a href="https://cloudtbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=435" target="_blank">Detavius Frierson</a>&nbsp;would fall one point and one rebound short of a double-double to finish with nine and nine. What's next? CCCC returns to KJCCC East Division play on Wednesday as the T-Birds will take on the Pirates of Independence Community College at 8 p.m. Independence has lost two straight and is now 8-4 overall and 6-4 in the KJCCC ahead of Wednesday's clash with Cloud County.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1614743947724.jpeg" alt="CCCC's Ibrahim Drame. Photo by Jessica LeDuc courtesy <a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>" />
 <figcaption>CCCC's Ibrahim Drame. Photo by Jessica LeDuc courtesy <a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a></figcaption>
 </figure>CONCORDIA – Without three of their top four leading scorers, the Cloud County Community College men's basketball team would struggle offensively en route to an 80-58 loss to Garden City Community College inside of Arley Bryant Gymnasium on Monday. The loss would drop Cloud County to 4-7 overall and 2-7 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference while the Broncbusters picked up their second-straight win to move to 5-4 overall and 4-4 in the KJCCC. Despite an up-tempo pace in the opening minutes of the game, neither team would be able to make the most of the opportunities that would be had as the score would sit at just 9-7 five minutes into the game. After a Garden City triple would put the Broncbusters up by a score of 12-7, Cloud County would respond by scoring eight of the next nine to go up 15-13 momentarily. Another GCCC triple would jumpstart an 8-2 Garden City run as the Broncbusters would reclaim the lead at 21-17, but the T-Birds would not go away quietly as&nbsp;<a href="https://cloudtbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=430" target="_blank">Travis Beetch</a>&nbsp;would get a layup on a backdoor cut to the rim to pull CCCC back within a pair of 21-19. Eight of the next nine points would then be scored by Garden City as the Broncbuster depth would begin to become a distinct advantage in the game with Cloud County unable to match fresh bodies. The GCCC lead would then reach double digits at 36-20 on a transition three with 3:11 left in the first half as Garden City would score 12 of the final 14 points of the opening period to take a 46-18 lead into the break. Cloud County's first half deficit would prove to an issue in the second half as CCCC would be unable to find any type of flow on offense in the second half. Garden City would manage to maintain their double-digit lead and keep their foot on the pedal as the lead for GCCC would grow to as many as 24 in the first 10 minutes of the second. Ultimately, the limited roster and large deficit would prove to be too much for the T-Birds as Garden City would never see their lead fall below 19 in the final eight-plus minutes of action to get back to .500 in league action. Bench points would be a key factor to the game as Garden City would outscore Cloud County 40-13 from the bench including a game-high 19 points from JJ Watson. CCCC would outscore GCCC 22-10 in second-chance points, but would be unable to overcome a 17-6 deficit in points off turnovers as the T-Birds would be guilty of 14 turnovers in the contest. <a href="https://cloudtbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=429" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://cloudtbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=429" target="_blank">Malang Athian</a>&nbsp;(18 points) and&nbsp;<a href="https://cloudtbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=433" target="_blank">Ibrahim Drame</a>&nbsp;(14 points) would account for 32 of CCCC's 58 points in the contest as no other T-Bird would reach double-figures on the night. Drame would add 10 rebounds to record just his second double-double of the season while&nbsp;<a href="https://cloudtbirds.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=435" target="_blank">Detavius Frierson</a>&nbsp;would fall one point and one rebound short of a double-double to finish with nine and nine. What's next? CCCC returns to KJCCC East Division play on Wednesday as the T-Birds will take on the Pirates of Independence Community College at 8 p.m. Independence has lost two straight and is now 8-4 overall and 6-4 in the KJCCC ahead of Wednesday's clash with Cloud County.&nbsp;&nbsp;--<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>--

Short-handed T-Birds fall at home 80-58 to Garden City

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team rose two spots to fifth in the latest release of the D2SIDA Media Poll, released Tuesday by the organization. After appearing in the D2SIDA top 25 for the first time in 25th on Feb. 2, Fort Hays State has moved up in the polls in each subsequent release. The Tigers were 14th on Feb. 9, 12th on Feb. 16 and seventh on Feb. 23 before reaching the top five this week. Central Missouri is the only other MIAA school listed in the media poll this week, coming in 13th. The Tigers, also ranked fifth in this week's&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2689e250-4b29-474e-a584-637cf3dba132?elinkdata=158210" target="_blank">WBCA DII Coaches Poll</a>, will open the postseason at home on Wednesday when they host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinals of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust. First tip is set for 6 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1614716930233.jpeg" alt="FHSU's Carly Thompson. Photo by Nicole Heitmann courtesy <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>" />
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 </figure>OKLAHOMA CITY - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team rose two spots to fifth in the latest release of the D2SIDA Media Poll, released Tuesday by the organization. After appearing in the D2SIDA top 25 for the first time in 25th on Feb. 2, Fort Hays State has moved up in the polls in each subsequent release. The Tigers were 14th on Feb. 9, 12th on Feb. 16 and seventh on Feb. 23 before reaching the top five this week. Central Missouri is the only other MIAA school listed in the media poll this week, coming in 13th. The Tigers, also ranked fifth in this week's&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2689e250-4b29-474e-a584-637cf3dba132?elinkdata=158210" target="_blank">WBCA DII Coaches Poll</a>, will open the postseason at home on Wednesday when they host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinals of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust. First tip is set for 6 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>--<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>--

FHSU women's basketball up to fifth in media poll

CONCORDIA -- Building a 29-14 halftime lead, the Cloud County Community College women's basketball team would withstand a second-half rally from the visiting Garden City Community College Broncbusters to hang on for a 60-53 home win inside of Arley Bryant Gymnasium on Monday. The win, which moves Cloud County to 5-5 overall, sees the T-Birds improve to 4-5 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference while Garden City falls to 4-6 overall and 3-6 in KJCCC play. Jumping out to a 6-2 lead in the opening minutes of the contest, the T-Birds would be able to shut down the Broncbusters on the offensive end of the floor as GCCC would hit on just two-of-17 shot attempts in the opening quarter to allow the T-Birds to get up by a score of 11-6 heading into the second. Back-to-back three's from&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1083&amp;c=E,1,VPdWSo8IE4PKmyQz10MWenXd_6ESD7YKiWtDycJJZ_xXTe8xME_oNVcLqA9R2dyUwoaNDAqdtWMIcOuqDcEveiDJxt-RjKY-ICUi5xd5LRD35y0vYWZyO5ZSFg,,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Rori Cox</a>&nbsp;off the bench would then allow CCCC to go up double-digits at 17-6 as Cloud County would manage to outscore Garden City by a mark of 12-8 in the final eight minutes of the first half as the T-Birds would go up by a score of 29-14 heading into the locker room at the half. Cloud County's largest lead of the game would come in the opening minutes of the third quarter as a pair of&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1079&amp;c=E,1,g2VxMI2eZ9kY29ZzyIf-LppJenQCuLMYa6hTO94sboUo851x4k4qZ7PJk_PQbNimLXGWnGXSCTNGWTQirBet4jwM26e4VN6srYj6pq3vIGDrXyHP&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Kennedy Becker</a>&nbsp;free throws would put CCCC up 31-15 with 7:17 remaining in the quarter before seeing Garden City start to find some offensive rhythm. A 7-0 Broncbuster run would pull GCCC back with nine at 31-22, but a&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1089&amp;c=E,1,8aIDTSzHjuoui9w7q6fPSqtQm0NQXi148TnUC9BYOc1NZFGA8pidNNMEPfKtZXYu885C8SWU_PK5o-llMA8_hMIWPq-Q5I276gJUpCRZmfr2D3ZALSeEc55aeHQ,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Le'Yanna McGinnis</a>&nbsp;layup and free throw would put the T-Birds back up 12 at 34-22. The next two-plus minutes of action would see both Garden City and Cloud County match each other offensively on consecutive trips down the court, but it would be the Broncbusters who would end the quarter on an 8-3 run to pull with seven at 41-34 heading into the fourth. In the fourth, Cloud County would manage to maintain their seven-point advantage throughout the opening minutes of the quarter as Garden City would be unable to find a defensive stop following a made basket. Cox would again find range from downtown with just under six minutes remaining as back-to-back treys for the second time in the contest would put CCCC back up double-digits at 51-41 with 5:15 left in the game. Down the stretch, Garden City would manage to pull within five at 56-51, but it would ultimately be the defense stepping up for Cloud County as the T-Birds would score four of the final six points in the game fend off the Broncbusters for their first win since February 10th. CCCC would overcome 22 turnovers in the contest by shutting down Garden City offensively as the Broncbusters would shoot just 23.7 percent (14-of-59) from the field and score just nine second-chance points. Cloud County would finish the game 19-of-48 (39.6 percent) from the floor and four-of-13 (30.8 percent) from beyond the arc while outscoring GCCC 28-22 in the paint. Netting a game-high and setting a new career-high would be Cox as the sophomore scored 22 points on seven-of-11 shooting while also adding seven rebounds off the bench. McGinnis would add 17 as the duo would account for nearly two-thirds of the T-Bird offense. Garden City would have just one scorer reach double digits as Donetria McGee would finish with a team-high 10. What's next? Cloud County will be back at home again on Wednesday as the T-Birds will take on Independence Community College at 6 p.m. The Pirates are 9-4 overall and 7-4 in the KJCCC, but have lost three of their last four contests with their lone win coming on February 22nd at home over Allen.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1614743280877.jpeg" alt="Rori Cox scored a career-high 22 points on Monday night. Photo by Jessica LeDuc courtesy <a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>" />
 <figcaption>Rori Cox scored a career-high 22 points on Monday night. Photo by Jessica LeDuc courtesy <a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a></figcaption>
 </figure>CONCORDIA -- Building a 29-14 halftime lead, the Cloud County Community College women's basketball team would withstand a second-half rally from the visiting Garden City Community College Broncbusters to hang on for a 60-53 home win inside of Arley Bryant Gymnasium on Monday. The win, which moves Cloud County to 5-5 overall, sees the T-Birds improve to 4-5 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference while Garden City falls to 4-6 overall and 3-6 in KJCCC play. Jumping out to a 6-2 lead in the opening minutes of the contest, the T-Birds would be able to shut down the Broncbusters on the offensive end of the floor as GCCC would hit on just two-of-17 shot attempts in the opening quarter to allow the T-Birds to get up by a score of 11-6 heading into the second. Back-to-back three's from&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1083&amp;c=E,1,VPdWSo8IE4PKmyQz10MWenXd_6ESD7YKiWtDycJJZ_xXTe8xME_oNVcLqA9R2dyUwoaNDAqdtWMIcOuqDcEveiDJxt-RjKY-ICUi5xd5LRD35y0vYWZyO5ZSFg,,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Rori Cox</a>&nbsp;off the bench would then allow CCCC to go up double-digits at 17-6 as Cloud County would manage to outscore Garden City by a mark of 12-8 in the final eight minutes of the first half as the T-Birds would go up by a score of 29-14 heading into the locker room at the half. Cloud County's largest lead of the game would come in the opening minutes of the third quarter as a pair of&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1079&amp;c=E,1,g2VxMI2eZ9kY29ZzyIf-LppJenQCuLMYa6hTO94sboUo851x4k4qZ7PJk_PQbNimLXGWnGXSCTNGWTQirBet4jwM26e4VN6srYj6pq3vIGDrXyHP&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Kennedy Becker</a>&nbsp;free throws would put CCCC up 31-15 with 7:17 remaining in the quarter before seeing Garden City start to find some offensive rhythm. A 7-0 Broncbuster run would pull GCCC back with nine at 31-22, but a&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1089&amp;c=E,1,8aIDTSzHjuoui9w7q6fPSqtQm0NQXi148TnUC9BYOc1NZFGA8pidNNMEPfKtZXYu885C8SWU_PK5o-llMA8_hMIWPq-Q5I276gJUpCRZmfr2D3ZALSeEc55aeHQ,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Le'Yanna McGinnis</a>&nbsp;layup and free throw would put the T-Birds back up 12 at 34-22. The next two-plus minutes of action would see both Garden City and Cloud County match each other offensively on consecutive trips down the court, but it would be the Broncbusters who would end the quarter on an 8-3 run to pull with seven at 41-34 heading into the fourth. In the fourth, Cloud County would manage to maintain their seven-point advantage throughout the opening minutes of the quarter as Garden City would be unable to find a defensive stop following a made basket. Cox would again find range from downtown with just under six minutes remaining as back-to-back treys for the second time in the contest would put CCCC back up double-digits at 51-41 with 5:15 left in the game. Down the stretch, Garden City would manage to pull within five at 56-51, but it would ultimately be the defense stepping up for Cloud County as the T-Birds would score four of the final six points in the game fend off the Broncbusters for their first win since February 10th. CCCC would overcome 22 turnovers in the contest by shutting down Garden City offensively as the Broncbusters would shoot just 23.7 percent (14-of-59) from the field and score just nine second-chance points. Cloud County would finish the game 19-of-48 (39.6 percent) from the floor and four-of-13 (30.8 percent) from beyond the arc while outscoring GCCC 28-22 in the paint. Netting a game-high and setting a new career-high would be Cox as the sophomore scored 22 points on seven-of-11 shooting while also adding seven rebounds off the bench. McGinnis would add 17 as the duo would account for nearly two-thirds of the T-Bird offense. Garden City would have just one scorer reach double digits as Donetria McGee would finish with a team-high 10. What's next? Cloud County will be back at home again on Wednesday as the T-Birds will take on Independence Community College at 6 p.m. The Pirates are 9-4 overall and 7-4 in the KJCCC, but have lost three of their last four contests with their lone win coming on February 22nd at home over Allen.&nbsp;&nbsp;--<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>--

T-Bird women pick up 60-53 home win over Garden City

With another day of sub-state action wrapping up results are starting to pour in across the state, including for our eight area schools in action tonight.

From today's games five local teams will be moving on while three saw their seasons end tonight.

The first game to go final featured the South Lady Cougars who knocked off Great Bend tonight by a final score of 51-35.

South was led in scoring by Sydney Peterson who dropped 19 points in the winning effort.

Great Bend ends its season with an overall record of 6-12 while the now 10-11 Cougars will advance to the sub-state final to face their cross-town rival in the Central Lady Mustangs.

The next game to wrap up saw the Southeast of Saline Trojans knock out the Ellsworth Bearcats by a final score of 70-49.

SES got a big boost from Camden-Spano-Lund and Eli Sawyers who scored 19 and 18 points respectively in the Trojans second win of the season over Ellsworth.

The Bearcats finish their season 10-7 while Southeast of Saline advances to play the Hesston Swathers, who defeated Halstead tonight, on Friday.

If you saw the matchup above you know that the Central Lady Mustangs also won tonight, knocking off Hays by a final score of 52-29.

Aubrie Kierscht and Landry Stewart led the way for the Lady Stangs, combining for 25 points in the win.

The sub-state final will feature both Salina schools as Central will face the South Lady Cougars for a spot in the state tournament on Friday.

In the only game tonight featuring two area schools the Abilene Cowboys took down the Chapman Fighting Irish for a third time by a final score of 28-20.

Chapman kept things low scoring and incredibly tight until the final quarter as the teams were knotted up at 14 after three.

The Fighting Irish end their 2020-21 campaign with a final record of 3-14 while Abilene advances to the sub-state final to take on Concordia for a spot in the state final on Friday.

To keep the local winning streak going, the Sacred Heart Lady Knights knocked off Hutch Trinity by a final score of 48-35.

The Lady Celtics end their 2020-21 season at 9-12 while Sacred Heart advances to the tournament semi-final to face the winner of Moundridge vs. Inman on Friday.

The Ell-Saline Lady Cardinals battled hard tonight but came up on the short end of the stick, falling to the top-seeded Hillsboro Lady Trojans 60-37.

Ell-Saline ends their season at 6-14 while Hillsboro advances to face the winner of Sedgwick on Friday.

The last game to go final tonight saw the Bennington Lady Bulldogs fall at home to Sedgwick by a final score of 36-29.

Bennington finishes its season at 8-8 while Sedgwick moves on to face Hillsboro in the sub-state semifinal.

Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of all 18 of our area teams as we make our way through sub-state tournaments.

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 </figure>With another day of sub-state action wrapping up results are starting to pour in across the state, including for our eight area schools in action tonight.From today's games five local teams will be moving on while three saw their seasons end tonight.The first game to go final featured the South Lady Cougars who knocked off Great Bend tonight by a final score of 51-35.South was led in scoring by Sydney Peterson who dropped 19 points in the winning effort.Great Bend ends its season with an overall record of 6-12 while the now 10-11 Cougars will advance to the sub-state final to face their cross-town rival in the Central Lady Mustangs.The next game to wrap up saw the Southeast of Saline Trojans knock out the Ellsworth Bearcats by a final score of 70-49.SES got a big boost from Camden-Spano-Lund and Eli Sawyers who scored 19 and 18 points respectively in the Trojans second win of the season over Ellsworth.The Bearcats finish their season 10-7 while Southeast of Saline advances to play the Hesston Swathers, who defeated Halstead tonight, on Friday.If you saw the matchup above you know that the Central Lady Mustangs also won tonight, knocking off Hays by a final score of 52-29.Aubrie Kierscht and Landry Stewart led the way for the Lady Stangs, combining for 25 points in the win.The sub-state final will feature both Salina schools as Central will face the South Lady Cougars for a spot in the state tournament on Friday.In the only game tonight featuring two area schools the Abilene Cowboys took down the Chapman Fighting Irish for a third time by a final score of 28-20.Chapman kept things low scoring and incredibly tight until the final quarter as the teams were knotted up at 14 after three.The Fighting Irish end their 2020-21 campaign with a final record of 3-14 while Abilene advances to the sub-state final to take on Concordia for a spot in the state final on Friday.To keep the local winning streak going, the Sacred Heart Lady Knights knocked off Hutch Trinity by a final score of 48-35.The Lady Celtics end their 2020-21 season at 9-12 while Sacred Heart advances to the tournament semi-final to face the winner of Moundridge vs. Inman on Friday.The Ell-Saline Lady Cardinals battled hard tonight but came up on the short end of the stick, falling to the top-seeded Hillsboro Lady Trojans 60-37.Ell-Saline ends their season at 6-14 while Hillsboro advances to face the winner of Sedgwick on Friday.The last game to go final tonight saw the Bennington Lady Bulldogs fall at home to Sedgwick by a final score of 36-29.Bennington finishes its season at 8-8 while Sedgwick moves on to face Hillsboro in the sub-state semifinal.Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of all 18 of our area teams as we make our way through sub-state tournaments.

Area school sub-state round up: Tuesday 3/2

EDMOND, Okla. - The No. 15 Fort Hays State wrestling team saw four Tigers place in the top four of their respective weight class at the 2021 NCAA Division II Super Region IV Championships Sunday. 

Senior&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/158b9a99-391d-4124-8f34-708468888ef9?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;placed second in the 285-pound division, locking up a trip to compete at the 2021 NCAA Division II National Championships in St. Louis, Mo. March 12-13. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/49a3e5af-f286-4e0d-ae50-2821b2b2f4ec?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(157 pounds) and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/dfc4cdbc-fcef-4f8e-b755-d737731ed2b7?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(197 pound) both placed third and are in the mix for a trip to nationals, pending a coaches vote on the five "wild card" selections.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2b62a1b2-c980-4e73-9dbf-fc8b81a981d3?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;was the final placer for the Tigers, finishing in fourth at 174 pounds. Due to reduced field sizes in all NCAA Championship events this postseason, Super Region IV was assigned 25 qualifying spots for the national championships. Typically, the top three wrestlers at each weight class advance to compete at the NCAA Championships, however this year saw only two finalists from each weight class earn a guaranteed trip to St. Louis. The remaining five spots will go to five of the third-place finishers and will be voted on by the 10 coaches in the region. Official selections for the national championships will be announced early this week. Due to an issue with the team scoring, team standings were not immediately available at the conclusion of the tournament. After coming up once placement short in last year's regionals, eighth-ranked&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9bc4b9c7-0323-4a4e-b6df-b48a27e05874?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;avenged himself by earning his spot at the national tournament with a second-place finish in 2021. Cooper started his day in the quarterfinals, grinding out back-to-back decisions to reach the finals. Though the senior from Cimarron came up on the losing end of a 9-4 decision in the championship bout, he clinched second place due to his earlier win over Ian Keuhl of McKendree. Cooper finished his day 2-1 and scored 10 team points for the Tigers. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f27dd5f4-b00f-4fad-8ffc-94f0fa44cfe3?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;started out fast in the 157-pound weight class. After pinning Central Missouri's John Riddle in the third period of the quarterfinal bout, Scantlin followed that up with another victory by fall. Scantlin pinned Newman's Kendall Frame early in the second period, securing a spot in the championship match. Unfortunately his momentum came to an end there, with Scantlin falling to Ty Lucas of Central Oklahoma in that bout by a 5-2 decision. Scantlin then came up just short in a true-second match against Lindenwood's Ronald Gentile, 3-2. Due to the top two wrestlers getting a guaranteed spot in the national championships, this year the second place finisher had to wrestle the third place finisher if they hadn't wrestled earlier in the day. Scantlin concluded the day with a team-high 11 team points and a 2-2 record. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e0e7d028-6ac8-4b61-b8ab-9dfb0a2bc822?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;had a strong regional performance in his first chance at postseason action. Henry didn't wrestle until the semifinal round after advancing through the quarterfinals on an injury default. The redshirt-freshman dropped his first match of the day, falling victim to a late pin against Dalton Abney of Central Oklahoma, forcing Henry to work through the consolation side of the bracket. Henry reached the third-place match with a 10-7 win in the consolation semifinals before securing third place by pinning Newman's Ivan Balavage late in the third period. The redshirt freshman ended his day placing third in the 197-pound division, going 3-1 and scoring 10.5 points for Fort Hays State. Representing the Tigers in the 174-pound weight class,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/606683b3-673f-4762-8b64-8c2b0cf8e261?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;started his journey strong with a tech fall victory (17-1) in round one followed by a major decision victory (13-5) in the quarterfinals. After falling in the semifinal bout, Verhaeghe wrestled through the consolation side and earned himself a spot in the third-place matchup after another bonus-point win. Verhaeghe fought hard, but was unable to overcome Central Oklahoma's Wyatt Jordan, falling 8-2. Marty placed fourth for the Tigers in the 174-pound class and scored nine team points after a 3-2 day. No. 1&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8981b465-4101-4c46-882d-99da0a3d92e4?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;cruised through the first two rounds, winning via tech fall (16-1) in round one and major decision (18-6) in the quarterfinals. Turner ended up on the wrong end of an 8-2 decision in the semifinal bout before suffering a fall in the consolation semifinal. The sophomore turned in a 2-2 record on the afternoon and brought in 4.5 points for the Tigers. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/6899a6af-b539-4898-8a54-01db6fb0bea4?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;began his 165-pound tournament with an early second period fall over Thomas Karlo of Kentucky Wesleyan. After being defeated by an 8-3 decision in the quarterfinals, Hicks responded with a close 9-8 decision victory over Drury's Will Kuster in round three of the consolation bracket. Hicks eventually fell in the consolation semifinals via pin, ending his regional performance at 2-2 and giving the Tigers four team points. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/7a4bc69a-9206-483f-a997-60e6106994a1?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;fought hard in the 184-pound division, battling for a close 2-1 decision victory in round three of the consolation bracket before ended his day in the consolation semifinals. Herrick scored one team point for the Tigers. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0e1a2f15-115f-47dc-aa4d-4996136b46a2?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;was unable to come away with a victory in the difficult 149-pound division. Zebley fell by decision in both round one, 8-2, and round two of the consolation bracket, 2-1. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/09166d06-54e0-4259-90f0-9813e09dc76a?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;dropped both his matches by decision, including 8-2 in the quarterfinals and 6-3 in round three of the consolations. The Tigers await the coaches' votes in the wild card selection of third-place finishers to see if either will join&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/1f9e9a7a-3825-4cdd-8157-18ce16975f2d?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;in St. Louis for the National Championships beginning Friday, March 12. Full FHSU results from the 2021 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 Championships can be found below. 125 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/b37c0131-d26a-4bf4-91e7-131bc4c56940?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;| 4.5 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/96796f5a-8bc4-4e1e-87c2-2955363d770a?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by tech fall over JJ Gilbert (NU) (TF-1.5 3:47 (16-1)) Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d85efbef-89c3-4662-8f7c-bc893189c627?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by major decision over Blake Bills (DU) (MD 18-6) Semifinal - Paxton Rosen (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3a0168e4-2315-4a9b-a65c-ca32282dd3fa?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Semi - Anthony Pisciotta (MU) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c29d6c42-f799-45f0-9820-62975c401417?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 2:04) 133 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/843a821e-4946-4ba0-a473-4070fdf1667b?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;| 0-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c3c6a434-ddb7-42d4-8827-c94ba1a31e6a?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal - Brody Norman (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/17818c7a-a2f2-4778-88bc-2c197632b70f?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d28e997c-55e7-4b6e-b5e1-cc331da5d7b1?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 - Jake Patch (NU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0ff6236c-b060-4af5-929b-66a2d411e8a9?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 6-3) 149 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a55bdf96-629f-425b-8683-50435814b775?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;| 0-2 Champ. Round 1 - Baylor Smith (NU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/6e611d92-2bfe-4581-9c5d-5317ce4175d2?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e28c4df9-6538-443c-96ff-0584ca6c269c?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 2 - Nathan Callaway (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a75b6f77-28b1-452b-8830-902c40afc560?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 2-1) 157 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c25b8fc7-4764-43a8-a278-198975ba5aa6?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;| 3rd place | 11.0 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/696bb7df-0a5d-494b-bc5a-41dc34458f36?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ab8e8bc7-4f0f-4625-9e8b-a26fd39d921f?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over John Ridle (UCM) (Fall 6:27) Semifinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/1c472868-738c-4919-bba3-83892a128788?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Kendall Frame (NU) (Fall 3:28) 1st Place Match - Ty Lucas (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3c278ef1-44b4-4572-b95e-70f0b17f68e4?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 5-2) 2nd Place Match - Ronald Gentile (LU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2aa9cb51-ec61-490e-8151-2287015fe944?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 3-2) 165 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3fc41a4b-9f12-4727-b3fa-2c9d4e6f3291?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;| 4.0 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0b7598ee-b822-47cb-a372-f0e1dde122b2?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Thomas Karlo (KWU) (Fall 3:33) Quarterfinal - Dayton Garrett (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a0fe001b-66ab-4a3e-b5ae-a9faa02b3ac7?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-3) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c460f3c2-622c-40a3-8162-f546ccac72fe?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3e85f452-ce62-4847-8c82-8f778a23ddf0?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Will Kuster (DU) (Dec 9-8) Cons. Semi - Kameron Frame (NU) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/03f7ca26-6442-4f9c-8178-5ff914219436?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 2:42) 174 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8ae2d968-3402-47ac-9468-219626ad8553?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;| 4th place | 9.0 team points | 3-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d2327c67-2a07-4da7-b3cd-b859d314afd0?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by tech fall over Adrian Salazar (OBU) (TF-1.5 6:19 (17-1)) Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e4fb454b-78fb-444f-a515-df60921e65e0?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by major decision over Bret Heil (MU) (MD 13-5) Semifinal - Abner Romero (LU) won by major decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/10345ca5-3fa9-4336-ba4e-4cb4233ef11f?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (MD 9-0) Cons. Semi -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/08ec924a-8d26-4d04-907a-ac71bbab82ca?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Austin Morgan (UCM) (Fall 2:17) 3rd Place Match - Wyatt Jordan (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/024407ac-7a1c-4cf5-ba2f-7239c157887b?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) 184 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8b677ef2-60cd-4479-85f3-e3543220f212?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;| 1.0 team points | 1-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/60edc0d8-1c81-427d-bcea-edfc52d0c216?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal - Dan Fillipek (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d811633b-cae1-4b35-9e88-9cfe50918972?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 5-2) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a086a2d2-d820-4cbf-b05f-3474fe80daf0?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f718a2d3-dcbc-439b-93d6-24c1896a96c1?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Ethan Smith (DU) (Dec 2-1) Cons. Semi - Kyle Dickhaus (LU) won by major decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3293f72c-1a85-43b7-b05c-64efb6cabda7?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (MD 15-3) 197 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ccf09c7a-fa89-4852-a828-dc40f0cf4276?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;| 3rd place | 10.5 team points | 3-1 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/4c149c4d-6e96-47d4-aa57-6ec845d696fc?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/4bee6c3e-ac3b-42ce-a6de-86c4a327ff41?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by injury default over Colton Clingenpeel (LU) (Inj. 0:00) Semifinal - Dalton Abney (UCO) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2a709c87-ff90-450f-9f3c-eedd512653c8?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 6:41) Cons. Semi -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/bb0248d4-5ab5-4644-b6ce-3d217c7d8b16?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Chase Stegall (MU) (Dec 10-7) 3rd Place Match -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/877e34fc-5610-4ffb-be7d-3902e6e18cbc?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Ivan Balavage (NU) (Fall 6:50) 2nd Place Match - Dalton Abney (UCO) won by no contest over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/352940af-1617-4b71-a5cf-ab8a6476c99c?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (NC) 285 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f1658013-2e0e-425c-a95d-96e416c791fd?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;| 2nd place | 10.0 team points | 2-1 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2d5d26ec-3852-4b9d-81be-072997b183f7?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/90cb1ba7-ed3e-4e24-8e35-a68d553bc002?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Braden Morgan (UCO) (Dec 3-2) Semifinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ef6bdd73-f575-47fb-8d70-67724eb3b46f?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Ian Kuehl (McK) (Dec 6-3) 1st Place Match - Jared Rennick (DU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/17f01137-c8d9-4d32-b6b3-29fdcebbdfc6?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 9-4) 2nd Place Match -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/558485a9-0121-442c-b7ef-2dd2bafba54b?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by no contest over Ian Kuehl (McK) (NC)&nbsp;&nbsp;

EDMOND, Okla. - The No. 15 Fort Hays State wrestling team saw four Tigers place in the top four of their respective weight class at the 2021 NCAA Division II Super Region IV Championships Sunday. Senior&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/158b9a99-391d-4124-8f34-708468888ef9?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;placed second in the 285-pound division, locking up a trip to compete at the 2021 NCAA Division II National Championships in St. Louis, Mo. March 12-13. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/49a3e5af-f286-4e0d-ae50-2821b2b2f4ec?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(157 pounds) and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/dfc4cdbc-fcef-4f8e-b755-d737731ed2b7?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(197 pound) both placed third and are in the mix for a trip to nationals, pending a coaches vote on the five "wild card" selections.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2b62a1b2-c980-4e73-9dbf-fc8b81a981d3?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;was the final placer for the Tigers, finishing in fourth at 174 pounds. Due to reduced field sizes in all NCAA Championship events this postseason, Super Region IV was assigned 25 qualifying spots for the national championships. Typically, the top three wrestlers at each weight class advance to compete at the NCAA Championships, however this year saw only two finalists from each weight class earn a guaranteed trip to St. Louis. The remaining five spots will go to five of the third-place finishers and will be voted on by the 10 coaches in the region. Official selections for the national championships will be announced early this week. Due to an issue with the team scoring, team standings were not immediately available at the conclusion of the tournament. After coming up once placement short in last year's regionals, eighth-ranked&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9bc4b9c7-0323-4a4e-b6df-b48a27e05874?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;avenged himself by earning his spot at the national tournament with a second-place finish in 2021. Cooper started his day in the quarterfinals, grinding out back-to-back decisions to reach the finals. Though the senior from Cimarron came up on the losing end of a 9-4 decision in the championship bout, he clinched second place due to his earlier win over Ian Keuhl of McKendree. Cooper finished his day 2-1 and scored 10 team points for the Tigers. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f27dd5f4-b00f-4fad-8ffc-94f0fa44cfe3?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;started out fast in the 157-pound weight class. After pinning Central Missouri's John Riddle in the third period of the quarterfinal bout, Scantlin followed that up with another victory by fall. Scantlin pinned Newman's Kendall Frame early in the second period, securing a spot in the championship match. Unfortunately his momentum came to an end there, with Scantlin falling to Ty Lucas of Central Oklahoma in that bout by a 5-2 decision. Scantlin then came up just short in a true-second match against Lindenwood's Ronald Gentile, 3-2. Due to the top two wrestlers getting a guaranteed spot in the national championships, this year the second place finisher had to wrestle the third place finisher if they hadn't wrestled earlier in the day. Scantlin concluded the day with a team-high 11 team points and a 2-2 record. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e0e7d028-6ac8-4b61-b8ab-9dfb0a2bc822?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;had a strong regional performance in his first chance at postseason action. Henry didn't wrestle until the semifinal round after advancing through the quarterfinals on an injury default. The redshirt-freshman dropped his first match of the day, falling victim to a late pin against Dalton Abney of Central Oklahoma, forcing Henry to work through the consolation side of the bracket. Henry reached the third-place match with a 10-7 win in the consolation semifinals before securing third place by pinning Newman's Ivan Balavage late in the third period. The redshirt freshman ended his day placing third in the 197-pound division, going 3-1 and scoring 10.5 points for Fort Hays State. Representing the Tigers in the 174-pound weight class,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/606683b3-673f-4762-8b64-8c2b0cf8e261?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;started his journey strong with a tech fall victory (17-1) in round one followed by a major decision victory (13-5) in the quarterfinals. After falling in the semifinal bout, Verhaeghe wrestled through the consolation side and earned himself a spot in the third-place matchup after another bonus-point win. Verhaeghe fought hard, but was unable to overcome Central Oklahoma's Wyatt Jordan, falling 8-2. Marty placed fourth for the Tigers in the 174-pound class and scored nine team points after a 3-2 day. No. 1&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8981b465-4101-4c46-882d-99da0a3d92e4?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;cruised through the first two rounds, winning via tech fall (16-1) in round one and major decision (18-6) in the quarterfinals. Turner ended up on the wrong end of an 8-2 decision in the semifinal bout before suffering a fall in the consolation semifinal. The sophomore turned in a 2-2 record on the afternoon and brought in 4.5 points for the Tigers. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/6899a6af-b539-4898-8a54-01db6fb0bea4?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;began his 165-pound tournament with an early second period fall over Thomas Karlo of Kentucky Wesleyan. After being defeated by an 8-3 decision in the quarterfinals, Hicks responded with a close 9-8 decision victory over Drury's Will Kuster in round three of the consolation bracket. Hicks eventually fell in the consolation semifinals via pin, ending his regional performance at 2-2 and giving the Tigers four team points. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/7a4bc69a-9206-483f-a997-60e6106994a1?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;fought hard in the 184-pound division, battling for a close 2-1 decision victory in round three of the consolation bracket before ended his day in the consolation semifinals. Herrick scored one team point for the Tigers. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0e1a2f15-115f-47dc-aa4d-4996136b46a2?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;was unable to come away with a victory in the difficult 149-pound division. Zebley fell by decision in both round one, 8-2, and round two of the consolation bracket, 2-1. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/09166d06-54e0-4259-90f0-9813e09dc76a?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;dropped both his matches by decision, including 8-2 in the quarterfinals and 6-3 in round three of the consolations. The Tigers await the coaches' votes in the wild card selection of third-place finishers to see if either will join&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/1f9e9a7a-3825-4cdd-8157-18ce16975f2d?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;in St. Louis for the National Championships beginning Friday, March 12. Full FHSU results from the 2021 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 Championships can be found below. 125 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/b37c0131-d26a-4bf4-91e7-131bc4c56940?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;| 4.5 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/96796f5a-8bc4-4e1e-87c2-2955363d770a?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by tech fall over JJ Gilbert (NU) (TF-1.5 3:47 (16-1)) Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d85efbef-89c3-4662-8f7c-bc893189c627?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by major decision over Blake Bills (DU) (MD 18-6) Semifinal - Paxton Rosen (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3a0168e4-2315-4a9b-a65c-ca32282dd3fa?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Semi - Anthony Pisciotta (MU) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c29d6c42-f799-45f0-9820-62975c401417?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 2:04) 133 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/843a821e-4946-4ba0-a473-4070fdf1667b?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;| 0-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c3c6a434-ddb7-42d4-8827-c94ba1a31e6a?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal - Brody Norman (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/17818c7a-a2f2-4778-88bc-2c197632b70f?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d28e997c-55e7-4b6e-b5e1-cc331da5d7b1?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 - Jake Patch (NU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0ff6236c-b060-4af5-929b-66a2d411e8a9?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 6-3) 149 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a55bdf96-629f-425b-8683-50435814b775?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;| 0-2 Champ. Round 1 - Baylor Smith (NU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/6e611d92-2bfe-4581-9c5d-5317ce4175d2?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e28c4df9-6538-443c-96ff-0584ca6c269c?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 2 - Nathan Callaway (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a75b6f77-28b1-452b-8830-902c40afc560?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 2-1) 157 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c25b8fc7-4764-43a8-a278-198975ba5aa6?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;| 3rd place | 11.0 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/696bb7df-0a5d-494b-bc5a-41dc34458f36?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ab8e8bc7-4f0f-4625-9e8b-a26fd39d921f?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over John Ridle (UCM) (Fall 6:27) Semifinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/1c472868-738c-4919-bba3-83892a128788?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Kendall Frame (NU) (Fall 3:28) 1st Place Match - Ty Lucas (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3c278ef1-44b4-4572-b95e-70f0b17f68e4?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 5-2) 2nd Place Match - Ronald Gentile (LU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2aa9cb51-ec61-490e-8151-2287015fe944?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 3-2) 165 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3fc41a4b-9f12-4727-b3fa-2c9d4e6f3291?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;| 4.0 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0b7598ee-b822-47cb-a372-f0e1dde122b2?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Thomas Karlo (KWU) (Fall 3:33) Quarterfinal - Dayton Garrett (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a0fe001b-66ab-4a3e-b5ae-a9faa02b3ac7?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-3) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c460f3c2-622c-40a3-8162-f546ccac72fe?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3e85f452-ce62-4847-8c82-8f778a23ddf0?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Will Kuster (DU) (Dec 9-8) Cons. Semi - Kameron Frame (NU) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/03f7ca26-6442-4f9c-8178-5ff914219436?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 2:42) 174 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8ae2d968-3402-47ac-9468-219626ad8553?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;| 4th place | 9.0 team points | 3-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d2327c67-2a07-4da7-b3cd-b859d314afd0?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by tech fall over Adrian Salazar (OBU) (TF-1.5 6:19 (17-1)) Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e4fb454b-78fb-444f-a515-df60921e65e0?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by major decision over Bret Heil (MU) (MD 13-5) Semifinal - Abner Romero (LU) won by major decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/10345ca5-3fa9-4336-ba4e-4cb4233ef11f?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (MD 9-0) Cons. Semi -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/08ec924a-8d26-4d04-907a-ac71bbab82ca?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Austin Morgan (UCM) (Fall 2:17) 3rd Place Match - Wyatt Jordan (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/024407ac-7a1c-4cf5-ba2f-7239c157887b?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) 184 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8b677ef2-60cd-4479-85f3-e3543220f212?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;| 1.0 team points | 1-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/60edc0d8-1c81-427d-bcea-edfc52d0c216?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal - Dan Fillipek (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d811633b-cae1-4b35-9e88-9cfe50918972?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 5-2) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a086a2d2-d820-4cbf-b05f-3474fe80daf0?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f718a2d3-dcbc-439b-93d6-24c1896a96c1?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Ethan Smith (DU) (Dec 2-1) Cons. Semi - Kyle Dickhaus (LU) won by major decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3293f72c-1a85-43b7-b05c-64efb6cabda7?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (MD 15-3) 197 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ccf09c7a-fa89-4852-a828-dc40f0cf4276?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;| 3rd place | 10.5 team points | 3-1 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/4c149c4d-6e96-47d4-aa57-6ec845d696fc?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/4bee6c3e-ac3b-42ce-a6de-86c4a327ff41?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by injury default over Colton Clingenpeel (LU) (Inj. 0:00) Semifinal - Dalton Abney (UCO) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2a709c87-ff90-450f-9f3c-eedd512653c8?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 6:41) Cons. Semi -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/bb0248d4-5ab5-4644-b6ce-3d217c7d8b16?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Chase Stegall (MU) (Dec 10-7) 3rd Place Match -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/877e34fc-5610-4ffb-be7d-3902e6e18cbc?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Ivan Balavage (NU) (Fall 6:50) 2nd Place Match - Dalton Abney (UCO) won by no contest over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/352940af-1617-4b71-a5cf-ab8a6476c99c?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (NC) 285 |&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f1658013-2e0e-425c-a95d-96e416c791fd?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;| 2nd place | 10.0 team points | 2-1 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2d5d26ec-3852-4b9d-81be-072997b183f7?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/90cb1ba7-ed3e-4e24-8e35-a68d553bc002?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Braden Morgan (UCO) (Dec 3-2) Semifinal -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ef6bdd73-f575-47fb-8d70-67724eb3b46f?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Ian Kuehl (McK) (Dec 6-3) 1st Place Match - Jared Rennick (DU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/17f01137-c8d9-4d32-b6b3-29fdcebbdfc6?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 9-4) 2nd Place Match -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/558485a9-0121-442c-b7ef-2dd2bafba54b?elinkdata=158102" target="_blank">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by no contest over Ian Kuehl (McK) (NC)&nbsp;&nbsp;--<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>--

FHSU's Cooper headed to nationals; others in the mix

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fort Hays State senior&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/848d2331-ced9-4054-8404-3f86472549d2?elinkdata=158156" target="_blank">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;has been named this week's MIAA women's basketball athlete of the week, announced Monday by the league office. Randall scored a career-high 29 points in Thursday's win at Missouri Western, helping the Tigers lock up the regular season MIAA title with a 77-69 victory. The senior knocked down 9-of-16 from the floor (56.3 percent), 2-of-4 from behind the arc (50 percent) and 9-of-12 from the charity stripe (75 percent) while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists in the win over the Griffons. Randall had already tallied a career-best 27 points before the end of the third quarter. She then added eight points and a game-high nine rebounds in Saturday's 70-47 win at Northwest Missouri State. The Alva, Okla., native averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for the week. This is the second weekly honor for a Tiger player this season after&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a95ca881-6147-4d89-b506-a08b745ee838?elinkdata=158156" target="_blank">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;was named athlete of the week in December. Randall finished the regular season with 996 career points, just four points shy of becoming the 22nd 1,000-point scorer in FHSU history. She will look to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau at home on Wednesday (March 3) when the Tigers host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank beginning at 6 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1614635551641.jpeg" alt="FHSU's Whitney Randall. Photo courtesy <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>" />
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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fort Hays State senior&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/848d2331-ced9-4054-8404-3f86472549d2?elinkdata=158156" target="_blank">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;has been named this week's MIAA women's basketball athlete of the week, announced Monday by the league office. Randall scored a career-high 29 points in Thursday's win at Missouri Western, helping the Tigers lock up the regular season MIAA title with a 77-69 victory. The senior knocked down 9-of-16 from the floor (56.3 percent), 2-of-4 from behind the arc (50 percent) and 9-of-12 from the charity stripe (75 percent) while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists in the win over the Griffons. Randall had already tallied a career-best 27 points before the end of the third quarter. She then added eight points and a game-high nine rebounds in Saturday's 70-47 win at Northwest Missouri State. The Alva, Okla., native averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for the week. This is the second weekly honor for a Tiger player this season after&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a95ca881-6147-4d89-b506-a08b745ee838?elinkdata=158156" target="_blank">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;was named athlete of the week in December. Randall finished the regular season with 996 career points, just four points shy of becoming the 22nd 1,000-point scorer in FHSU history. She will look to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau at home on Wednesday (March 3) when the Tigers host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank beginning at 6 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;--<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>--

Randall named MIAA Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week

ARKANSAS CITY -- Fresh off a three-win week last week, the Cloud County Community College volleyball team would be stopped in their tracks by Cowley Community College in a 25-13, 25-13, 25-22 road loss inside W.S. Scott Auditorium in Arkansas City on Monday. The loss drops&nbsp;CCCC&nbsp;to 7-6 overall and 6-6 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference while the Tigers improved to 8-7 overall and 5-7 in the&nbsp;KJCCC&nbsp;while earning a season split with the T-Birds.&nbsp; Offensive struggles would see Cloud County record just 17 total kills on the night&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1556&amp;c=E,1,mlkd-SDRlAKxfy1bRc-J2d4QT6gH9-NvQDIfsUkNBGgZ3nQ-YQbwICZprOxw3F6r_v48OujjvS1oU0QSQSVcWinlAVVkHOWP96MXsjHGK5SS2uDTWrD2OiR1lg,,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Hollie Stewart</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1549&amp;c=E,1,2OCEKGcGzJfpAwIWTi5Lm6P1Xbsr0J6BRcSU-LuZCE2RHLrw2djrC_uZwerJ4-0OXytnnQTOgwcNEuGxCMK51O0885FL0UKQ2Kd-8xua31dddg,,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Delaney Herold</a>&nbsp;would pace the T-Birds with five each.&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1544&amp;c=E,1,crLi24QNE1IJ_taMNBeCdgZJ8pNC5zq-lM_TnOFRKja_KJBiA6DmKSXu29nrvNtby6hv2dBzsB5ZTrr3EhcRHa-nMBdZZw2D5kxmcQL9w9P7FOJ9GVA2qe0,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Jaycee Burghart</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1553&amp;c=E,1,ST9kVQqkMvv5CDgPKu7_M01p0GHfEgt0X2nGII770DLgQx0R7WNtcnSZq4SuMrX7CB5Ryez1FOd3rklCAvcFH_hEHAPXHrY4h8ZTfvUrzAcNC56uEw6AIWor53tn&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Linnea Mowry</a>&nbsp;would each contribute nine total digs in the contest as&nbsp;Burghart&nbsp;would also add all 17 set assists and one of&nbsp;CCCC's&nbsp;two service aces.&nbsp; What's next? Cloud County will be back on the road again on Thursday as the T-Birds will travel to Highland to take on the number seven-ranked Scotties. Off to a 7-1 overall start, Highland is tied atop the&nbsp;KJCCC&nbsp;Division II standings but has not played a match since Feb. 13 after seeing their previous five matches postponed due to health and safety protocols.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1614718985948.jpeg" alt="Photo by Jessica LeDuc courtesy <a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo by Jessica LeDuc courtesy <a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a></figcaption>
 </figure>ARKANSAS CITY -- Fresh off a three-win week last week, the Cloud County Community College volleyball team would be stopped in their tracks by Cowley Community College in a 25-13, 25-13, 25-22 road loss inside W.S. Scott Auditorium in Arkansas City on Monday. The loss drops&nbsp;CCCC&nbsp;to 7-6 overall and 6-6 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference while the Tigers improved to 8-7 overall and 5-7 in the&nbsp;KJCCC&nbsp;while earning a season split with the T-Birds.&nbsp; Offensive struggles would see Cloud County record just 17 total kills on the night&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1556&amp;c=E,1,mlkd-SDRlAKxfy1bRc-J2d4QT6gH9-NvQDIfsUkNBGgZ3nQ-YQbwICZprOxw3F6r_v48OujjvS1oU0QSQSVcWinlAVVkHOWP96MXsjHGK5SS2uDTWrD2OiR1lg,,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Hollie Stewart</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1549&amp;c=E,1,2OCEKGcGzJfpAwIWTi5Lm6P1Xbsr0J6BRcSU-LuZCE2RHLrw2djrC_uZwerJ4-0OXytnnQTOgwcNEuGxCMK51O0885FL0UKQ2Kd-8xua31dddg,,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Delaney Herold</a>&nbsp;would pace the T-Birds with five each.&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1544&amp;c=E,1,crLi24QNE1IJ_taMNBeCdgZJ8pNC5zq-lM_TnOFRKja_KJBiA6DmKSXu29nrvNtby6hv2dBzsB5ZTrr3EhcRHa-nMBdZZw2D5kxmcQL9w9P7FOJ9GVA2qe0,&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Jaycee Burghart</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fcloudtbirds.com%2froster.aspx%3frp_id%3d1553&amp;c=E,1,ST9kVQqkMvv5CDgPKu7_M01p0GHfEgt0X2nGII770DLgQx0R7WNtcnSZq4SuMrX7CB5Ryez1FOd3rklCAvcFH_hEHAPXHrY4h8ZTfvUrzAcNC56uEw6AIWor53tn&amp;typo=1" target="_blank">Linnea Mowry</a>&nbsp;would each contribute nine total digs in the contest as&nbsp;Burghart&nbsp;would also add all 17 set assists and one of&nbsp;CCCC's&nbsp;two service aces.&nbsp; What's next? Cloud County will be back on the road again on Thursday as the T-Birds will travel to Highland to take on the number seven-ranked Scotties. Off to a 7-1 overall start, Highland is tied atop the&nbsp;KJCCC&nbsp;Division II standings but has not played a match since Feb. 13 after seeing their previous five matches postponed due to health and safety protocols.&nbsp; &nbsp;--<a href="http://cloudtbirds.com">cloudtbirds.com</a>--

CCCC volleyball opens week with three-set loss at Cowley

GODDARD –&nbsp;Kansas Wesleyan softball continued its road swing on Sunday with a pair of home games on the road against Mount Marty University at the Genesis Sports Complex. Mount Marty would take both ends of the doubleheader, winning the first 5-3 and the second in a wild 18-11 decision.

KWU is awaiting its true home opener, as construction continues on the new fields at Salina South High School, which will have an artificial surface, along with other improvements along the way.

In Sunday's opener the Coyotes got on the board first in the bottom of the second, as pinch runner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11784">Emma Ramberg</a>&nbsp;(FR/Topeka, Kan.) scored in a fielder's choice by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11948">Elizabeth Willison</a>&nbsp;(FR/Moore, Okla.). Ramberg was running for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11340">Sydney Brown</a>&nbsp;(JR/Tucson, Ariz.) who led off the frame with a hit.

The Lancers tied it with a run in the third, but the Coyotes regained the lead on Brown's fourth inning homer and extended it in the fifth on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11787">Kiana Turner</a>&nbsp;(SO/Quapaw, Okla.)'s sacrifice fly.

Mount Marty got a run in the sixth, then capitalized with a big seventh inning to get past the Coyotes 5-3.

<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11788">Jessica Vegely</a>&nbsp;(SR/Mariposa, Calif.) and Brown had two hits each for the Coyotes.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11338">Carmen Angulo</a>&nbsp;(JR/Long Beach, Calif.) took the loss, allowing four runs on eight hits, with four strikeouts.

The second game was wild, finishing with Mount Marty winning 18-11. A lot of the scoring was done at the end of the game 17 of the 28 runs scored in the game between the teams came in the final two frames.

After Mount Marty took a 2-0 lead to start the game in the first, the Coyotes came back with four in the bottom of the second all behind a 2 out rally. Willison started the rally with a walk and then&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11330">Paige Anderson</a>&nbsp;(SO/Lakeville, Minn.) singled.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11325">Lauren Blue</a>&nbsp;(SR/Arlington, Texas) reached on an error that brought in a run,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11787">Kiana Turner</a>&nbsp;walked in a run, and Brown followed with a 2-run single.

Vegely led off the Coyote fourth with a homer and Angulo would drive in Blue who tripled after Vegely's homer.

The Lancers scored three times in the fifth, six times in the sixth and six more times in the seventh inning to take an 18-6 lead. Then it was KWU's turn.

<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11789">Paige Welk</a>&nbsp;(JR/Laguna Niguel, Calif.) led off with a hit,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11336">Brianna McGinnis</a>&nbsp;(JR/Tucson, Ariz.) reached on an error and Willison drove in the first run with a double. Anderson had a RBI groundout and two batters later Blue started a string of three straight hits for the Coyotes that all yielded runs with a double.

Blue had three hits to lead the Coyotes while Brown drove in three runs.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11334">Conally Webb</a>&nbsp;(JR/Royse City, Texas) would suffer the loss in the game.

KWU has picked up a couple games this coming weekend in the Friends Tournament in Wichita, then hopefully what will be the true home opener against Morningside on March 9.

--<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>--

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 </figure>GODDARD –&nbsp;Kansas Wesleyan softball continued its road swing on Sunday with a pair of home games on the road against Mount Marty University at the Genesis Sports Complex. Mount Marty would take both ends of the doubleheader, winning the first 5-3 and the second in a wild 18-11 decision.KWU is awaiting its true home opener, as construction continues on the new fields at Salina South High School, which will have an artificial surface, along with other improvements along the way.In Sunday's opener the Coyotes got on the board first in the bottom of the second, as pinch runner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11784">Emma Ramberg</a>&nbsp;(FR/Topeka, Kan.) scored in a fielder's choice by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11948">Elizabeth Willison</a>&nbsp;(FR/Moore, Okla.). Ramberg was running for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11340">Sydney Brown</a>&nbsp;(JR/Tucson, Ariz.) who led off the frame with a hit.The Lancers tied it with a run in the third, but the Coyotes regained the lead on Brown's fourth inning homer and extended it in the fifth on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11787">Kiana Turner</a>&nbsp;(SO/Quapaw, Okla.)'s sacrifice fly.Mount Marty got a run in the sixth, then capitalized with a big seventh inning to get past the Coyotes 5-3.<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11788">Jessica Vegely</a>&nbsp;(SR/Mariposa, Calif.) and Brown had two hits each for the Coyotes.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11338">Carmen Angulo</a>&nbsp;(JR/Long Beach, Calif.) took the loss, allowing four runs on eight hits, with four strikeouts.The second game was wild, finishing with Mount Marty winning 18-11. A lot of the scoring was done at the end of the game 17 of the 28 runs scored in the game between the teams came in the final two frames.After Mount Marty took a 2-0 lead to start the game in the first, the Coyotes came back with four in the bottom of the second all behind a 2 out rally. Willison started the rally with a walk and then&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11330">Paige Anderson</a>&nbsp;(SO/Lakeville, Minn.) singled.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11325">Lauren Blue</a>&nbsp;(SR/Arlington, Texas) reached on an error that brought in a run,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11787">Kiana Turner</a>&nbsp;walked in a run, and Brown followed with a 2-run single.Vegely led off the Coyote fourth with a homer and Angulo would drive in Blue who tripled after Vegely's homer.The Lancers scored three times in the fifth, six times in the sixth and six more times in the seventh inning to take an 18-6 lead. Then it was KWU's turn.<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11789">Paige Welk</a>&nbsp;(JR/Laguna Niguel, Calif.) led off with a hit,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11336">Brianna McGinnis</a>&nbsp;(JR/Tucson, Ariz.) reached on an error and Willison drove in the first run with a double. Anderson had a RBI groundout and two batters later Blue started a string of three straight hits for the Coyotes that all yielded runs with a double.Blue had three hits to lead the Coyotes while Brown drove in three runs.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/11/11334">Conally Webb</a>&nbsp;(JR/Royse City, Texas) would suffer the loss in the game.KWU has picked up a couple games this coming weekend in the Friends Tournament in Wichita, then hopefully what will be the true home opener against Morningside on March 9.--<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>--

KWU softball drops two to Mount Marty University

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The Southeast of Saline Trojans will begin sub-state play today with a 7:00 tip at home against the Ellsworth Bearcats.

SES enters this tournament as the four-seed at 13-7 while Ellsworth comes in as the five at 10-6.

The two met earlier this season in what became blowout win for the Trojans by a final score of 86-50.

“Early on they played us pretty well,” SES head coach Bryson Flax said. “But we went on a few runs in the third quarter and they hadn’t been put through anything like that all season. Our guys understand that they’re not 35 points worse than us, we’re going to have to stay locked in to win this game.”

Since then, the Bearcats have gone 4-3 while SES finished out its season 6-2.

“We’ve matured with game experience and practice time and I think as a group we’re still on the upward climb,” Flax said. “We still have a little ways to go before we hit our potential.”

For the final time this season, the Trojans will play at Southeast of Saline high school, with a chance to show a small, socially-distanced home crowd one last win.

“I think home court is huge,” he said. “The crowds haven’t been what they have in the past and that’s unfortunate for the guys but we have to continue to find our own energy and I think we do a good job of that at home.”

While the Trojans take momentum and confidence into this game, in March, anything can happen, a fact that Coach Flax knows well.

“This is playoff basketball,” he said. “When you have to win to see tomorrow you’re coming to play and I wouldn’t expect anything less from Ellsworth.”

Tip off is scheduled for 7pm at SES High School and the game can be heard on KINA (910 AM or 107.5 FM)

Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of the SES Trojans and Lady Trojans throughout the sub-state tournament.

By TYLER HENRY Salina Post contributor<figure>
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 </figure>The Southeast of Saline Trojans will begin sub-state play today with a 7:00 tip at home against the Ellsworth Bearcats.SES enters this tournament as the four-seed at 13-7 while Ellsworth comes in as the five at 10-6.The two met earlier this season in what became blowout win for the Trojans by a final score of 86-50.“Early on they played us pretty well,” SES head coach Bryson Flax said. “But we went on a few runs in the third quarter and they hadn’t been put through anything like that all season. Our guys understand that they’re not 35 points worse than us, we’re going to have to stay locked in to win this game.”Since then, the Bearcats have gone 4-3 while SES finished out its season 6-2.“We’ve matured with game experience and practice time and I think as a group we’re still on the upward climb,” Flax said. “We still have a little ways to go before we hit our potential.”For the final time this season, the Trojans will play at Southeast of Saline high school, with a chance to show a small, socially-distanced home crowd one last win.“I think home court is huge,” he said. “The crowds haven’t been what they have in the past and that’s unfortunate for the guys but we have to continue to find our own energy and I think we do a good job of that at home.”While the Trojans take momentum and confidence into this game, in March, anything can happen, a fact that Coach Flax knows well.“This is playoff basketball,” he said. “When you have to win to see tomorrow you’re coming to play and I wouldn’t expect anything less from Ellsworth.”Tip off is scheduled for 7pm at SES High School and the game can be heard on KINA (910 AM or 107.5 FM)Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of the SES Trojans and Lady Trojans throughout the sub-state tournament.

Trojans host Bearcats to begin sub-state play

The Chapman Fighting Irish and Lady Irish basketball teams will kick off sub-state play this week with games on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The boys team will be up first entering the bracket on the road as the four-seed with an overall record of 3-13. The first game for Chapman is scheduled to tip off at 7pm this evening.

The first opponent for the Fighting Irish will be top-seeded Abilene, who come in with a regular season record of 10-5, but on a roll winning each of their last four games.

The two have met twice already this year with Abilene winning both games, first in mid-January 50-35 and then again just a few weeks ago by a final of 60-50.

The Cowboys are led by Kaleb Becker and Avery Bryson, a duo that has combined to average around 25 points per game this season.

With both of these teams playing in a four team bracket, the winner will advance straight to the sub-state final to face the winner of the 2-3 matchup between 9-10 Concordia and 4-14 Clay Center on Friday.

The Lady Irish will be up next with a 7pm tip on Wednesday. The girls team will also enter the bracket as the four-seed with an overall record of 1-15.

Chapman will have a tall task in front of them as they will face the second-ranked team in class 4A in 18-0 Clay Center.

The two teams met once this season back in early February with the Lady Tigers taking a dominant 64-12 win.

Clay Center has outscored their opponents by 45o points this season and has been held to a single-digit win by just two teams in 2020-21.

The winner of this game will also advance to the tournament final to play the winner of the 2-3 matchup between 8-11 Concordia and 4-13 Abilene.

Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of the Chapman Fighting Irish and Lady Irish throughout the sub-state tournament.

By TYLER HENRY Salina Post contributor<figure>
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 </figure>The Chapman Fighting Irish and Lady Irish basketball teams will kick off sub-state play this week with games on Tuesday and Wednesday.The boys team will be up first entering the bracket on the road as the four-seed with an overall record of 3-13. The first game for Chapman is scheduled to tip off at 7pm this evening.The first opponent for the Fighting Irish will be top-seeded Abilene, who come in with a regular season record of 10-5, but on a roll winning each of their last four games.The two have met twice already this year with Abilene winning both games, first in mid-January 50-35 and then again just a few weeks ago by a final of 60-50.The Cowboys are led by Kaleb Becker and Avery Bryson, a duo that has combined to average around 25 points per game this season.With both of these teams playing in a four team bracket, the winner will advance straight to the sub-state final to face the winner of the 2-3 matchup between 9-10 Concordia and 4-14 Clay Center on Friday.The Lady Irish will be up next with a 7pm tip on Wednesday. The girls team will also enter the bracket as the four-seed with an overall record of 1-15.Chapman will have a tall task in front of them as they will face the second-ranked team in class 4A in 18-0 Clay Center.The two teams met once this season back in early February with the Lady Tigers taking a dominant 64-12 win.Clay Center has outscored their opponents by 45o points this season and has been held to a single-digit win by just two teams in 2020-21.The winner of this game will also advance to the tournament final to play the winner of the 2-3 matchup between 8-11 Concordia and 4-13 Abilene.Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of the Chapman Fighting Irish and Lady Irish throughout the sub-state tournament.

Chapman Fighting Irish and Lady Irish round one sub-state preview

By TYLER HENRY Salina Post Contributor

The Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans took a round one victory against the Kingman Lady Eagles tonight to advance to the sub-state semi-final on Thursday.

SES defeated Kingman by a final score of 55-31, advancing to 15-6 on the season while the Lady Eagles wrap up their 2020-21 run at 4-15.

Kingman battled hard early in this game, but as SES settled in, the Lady Trojans found a big advantage on the floor.

“We knew they were going to come out and be physical with us, so we knew that we were going to need to spread the floor out to find an advantage,” SES head coach Shauna Smith said. “I thought we did a good job once we got settled in and I think we did a really good job of spreading out the scoring.”

Karsyn Schlesener led the way in scoring for Southeast tonight with 14 points, but got big contributions from the entire cast, with 12 from Alaina Yianakopulos, 7 from Maddie Harris and Avery Caselman, 6 from Lexi Jacobson and 9 more from Brielle Ptacek, Reagan Goetz and Ashlyn Johnson.

This game will be the final home game for SES this season, as the tournament moves to a “neutral site” for the final two games.&nbsp;

Unfortunately for the Lady Trojans that neutral site is Hesston High School, and their next opponent will be the Hesston Lady Swathers.

“Having home court advantage may have helped tonight,” Smith said. “I’m sure Hesston will have a big crowd on Thursday night but I think our young players will be fine, they’ve played in some big games already.”

In addition to being in big games this season, the young core of SES has also developed a ton since their season opener against Hesston, where they fell to the Lady Swathers 63-41.

“I watched our film from that game and I don’t think we realized how fast that game was going to go,” she said. “I think we were a little bit soft then but we’re a lot more physical now and a lot of our freshmen have found their identities since then.”

Tip off for the semi-final on Thursday is still TBD but stay tuned to the Salina Post for more updates on the Lady Trojan basketball team throughout the sub-state tournament.

By TYLER HENRY Salina Post Contributor<figure>
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 </figure>The Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans took a round one victory against the Kingman Lady Eagles tonight to advance to the sub-state semi-final on Thursday.SES defeated Kingman by a final score of 55-31, advancing to 15-6 on the season while the Lady Eagles wrap up their 2020-21 run at 4-15.Kingman battled hard early in this game, but as SES settled in, the Lady Trojans found a big advantage on the floor.“We knew they were going to come out and be physical with us, so we knew that we were going to need to spread the floor out to find an advantage,” SES head coach Shauna Smith said. “I thought we did a good job once we got settled in and I think we did a really good job of spreading out the scoring.”Karsyn Schlesener led the way in scoring for Southeast tonight with 14 points, but got big contributions from the entire cast, with 12 from Alaina Yianakopulos, 7 from Maddie Harris and Avery Caselman, 6 from Lexi Jacobson and 9 more from Brielle Ptacek, Reagan Goetz and Ashlyn Johnson.This game will be the final home game for SES this season, as the tournament moves to a “neutral site” for the final two games.&nbsp;Unfortunately for the Lady Trojans that neutral site is Hesston High School, and their next opponent will be the Hesston Lady Swathers.“Having home court advantage may have helped tonight,” Smith said. “I’m sure Hesston will have a big crowd on Thursday night but I think our young players will be fine, they’ve played in some big games already.”In addition to being in big games this season, the young core of SES has also developed a ton since their season opener against Hesston, where they fell to the Lady Swathers 63-41.“I watched our film from that game and I don’t think we realized how fast that game was going to go,” she said. “I think we were a little bit soft then but we’re a lot more physical now and a lot of our freshmen have found their identities since then.”Tip off for the semi-final on Thursday is still TBD but stay tuned to the Salina Post for more updates on the Lady Trojan basketball team throughout the sub-state tournament.

Lady Trojans knock off Kingman 55-31 to advance to the sub-state semis

The first full day of sub-state play is in the books, and after three matchups today, plus two late last week, three of our area schools are moving on to round two while three have reached the end of their 2020-21 season.

The first team in action was the Solomon Lady Gorillas, who took on two-seed Sylvan Lucas on Thursday. Solomon battled hard but fell short to the 11-4 Mustangs by a final score of 50-28.

The Lady Gorillas wrap up their season with a 4-15 record while Sylvan-Lucas advances to face Rural-Vista on Thursday.

On Friday, Solomon got another shot at a playoff win as the boys team hosted 7-10 Rural-Vista. The Heat came close to completing the upset twice but the Gorillas turned things up in double-overtime, taking the win by a final score of 70-59.

Rural Vista ends their season 7-11 while Solomon advances to the tournament semi-final on Friday to face the Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs.

Today, the first game to hit the books featured two area boys teams as the 14-3 Sacred Heart Knights played host to the 6-12 Bennington Bulldogs.

The Knights took an early lead and never looked back, beating Bennington 76-28 at the final buzzer.

The Bulldogs finish their season at 6-13 while Sacred Heart will advance to the tournament semi-final on Thursday to face Hutch Trinity, who defeated Inman tonight 59-51.

Another boys final from tonight saw Ell-Saline on the road at Hillsboro looking for their first win of the season against the top-seeded Trojans.

The Cardinals fell short, dropping their final game of the year by a final score of 68-32 to finish their season 0-20. Hillsboro will advance to play the winner of Moundridge vs. Sedgwick on Thursday.

Finally, the Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans hosted the 4-14 Kingman Lady Eagles tonight and handled their business, defeating Kingman by a final score of 55-31.&nbsp;

Kingman finishes their season 4-15 while the Lady Trojans advance to face Hesston in the semi-final on Thursday. The Lady Swathers knocked off Ellsworth tonight by a final score of 59-29.

Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of all 18 of our area schools as sub-state tournaments continue.

By TYLER HENRY Salina Post contributor<figure>
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 </figure>The first full day of sub-state play is in the books, and after three matchups today, plus two late last week, three of our area schools are moving on to round two while three have reached the end of their 2020-21 season.The first team in action was the Solomon Lady Gorillas, who took on two-seed Sylvan Lucas on Thursday. Solomon battled hard but fell short to the 11-4 Mustangs by a final score of 50-28.The Lady Gorillas wrap up their season with a 4-15 record while Sylvan-Lucas advances to face Rural-Vista on Thursday.On Friday, Solomon got another shot at a playoff win as the boys team hosted 7-10 Rural-Vista. The Heat came close to completing the upset twice but the Gorillas turned things up in double-overtime, taking the win by a final score of 70-59.Rural Vista ends their season 7-11 while Solomon advances to the tournament semi-final on Friday to face the Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs.Today, the first game to hit the books featured two area boys teams as the 14-3 Sacred Heart Knights played host to the 6-12 Bennington Bulldogs.The Knights took an early lead and never looked back, beating Bennington 76-28 at the final buzzer.The Bulldogs finish their season at 6-13 while Sacred Heart will advance to the tournament semi-final on Thursday to face Hutch Trinity, who defeated Inman tonight 59-51.Another boys final from tonight saw Ell-Saline on the road at Hillsboro looking for their first win of the season against the top-seeded Trojans.The Cardinals fell short, dropping their final game of the year by a final score of 68-32 to finish their season 0-20. Hillsboro will advance to play the winner of Moundridge vs. Sedgwick on Thursday.Finally, the Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans hosted the 4-14 Kingman Lady Eagles tonight and handled their business, defeating Kingman by a final score of 55-31.&nbsp;Kingman finishes their season 4-15 while the Lady Trojans advance to face Hesston in the semi-final on Thursday. The Lady Swathers knocked off Ellsworth tonight by a final score of 59-29.Stay tuned to the Salina Post for continuing coverage of all 18 of our area schools as sub-state tournaments continue.

Area school sub-state round up: Monday 3/1

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking

Others receiving votes: BYU 101, Southern Cal 88, Clemson 47, Florida 24, Tennessee 19, St. Bonaventure 16, Oregon 15, Missouri 13, Wichita St. 11, Maryland 9, Toledo 8, UConn 5, Belmont 5, Winthrop 4, North Carolina 4, UCLA 2, Louisville 2, UC Santa Barbara 1, Drake 1.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSThe top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking		Record/Pts/Prv1. Gonzaga (59)	24-0	1571	12. Michigan (4)	18-1	1512	33. Baylor	18-1	1450	24. Illinois	18-6	1350	55. Iowa	18-7	1266	96. West Virginia	17-6	1210	107. Ohio St.	18-7	1163	48. Alabama	19-6	1130	69. Houston	20-3	1109	1210. Villanova	15-4	942	811. Florida St.	14-4	897	1112. Arkansas	19-5	847	2013. Kansas	18-8	785	1714. Creighton	17-6	669	1315. Texas	14-7	650	1416. Oklahoma	14-7	584	717. Oklahoma St.	16-6	553	-18. Texas Tech	15-8	494	1819. San Diego St.	19-4	406	2220. Loyola Chicago	21-4	367	2121. Virginia	15-6	362	1522. Virginia Tech	15-5	335	1623. Purdue	16-8	192	-24. Colorado	19-7	150	-25. Wisconsin	16-9	106	23Others receiving votes: BYU 101, Southern Cal 88, Clemson 47, Florida 24, Tennessee 19, St. Bonaventure 16, Oregon 15, Missouri 13, Wichita St. 11, Maryland 9, Toledo 8, UConn 5, Belmont 5, Winthrop 4, North Carolina 4, UCLA 2, Louisville 2, UC Santa Barbara 1, Drake 1.

KU moves up to 13 in latest AP Top 25

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs expect Patrick Mahomes to be ready for offseason workouts following surgery on his toe, and they are optimistic that offensive tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz could be available for the start of training camp. 

Mahomes had surgery on Feb. 10, shortly after the Chiefs were walloped by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, to repair a turf toe injury that had hobbled him throughout the playoffs. 

Fisher had surgery for the Achilles tendon he tore in the AFC title game while Schwartz recently had back surgery.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs expect Patrick Mahomes to be ready for offseason workouts following surgery on his toe, and they are optimistic that offensive tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz could be available for the start of training camp. Mahomes had surgery on Feb. 10, shortly after the Chiefs were walloped by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, to repair a turf toe injury that had hobbled him throughout the playoffs. Fisher had surgery for the Achilles tendon he tore in the AFC title game while Schwartz recently had back surgery.

Chiefs expect Mahomes by summer; Fisher, Schwartz by fall

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Kansas City Royals are 2-0 in Spring Training games. From the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Royals/">Kansas City Royals</a> Facebook page:

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Royals beat Cleveland in Spring Training game

TOPEKA -- Fort Hays State softball settled for a split for the second straight day at the Washburn Invitational. 

The Tigers pounded out 10 hits in a 9-2 win over Truman in the morning before falling to Wayne State (Neb.) 3-2 in their final game of the tournament. Fort Hays State 9, Truman 2 The Tigers started off a bit shaky in their first game of the day, but the offense provided plenty of firepower in the first contest of the day. An error on the first play of the game and then a bunt base hit set up a 2-run triple by Cameryn Patterson of Truman, putting the Tigers in a 2-0 hole early. However, the Tigers chipped away with single runs in the first and second on RBI singles by&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/79e9a022-ae57-4237-a5fd-3e1715f31a71?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Sara Breckbill</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/df75a647-578b-4258-a14f-ff5d038f3e79?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Jessica Espinoza</a>&nbsp;to level the game after two innings. The Tigers really poured on the offense in the third with five runs to take a commanding 7-2 lead.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/18f69b86-198e-432c-8378-47fd7c202924?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Loren Beggs</a>&nbsp;drove home the first run of the inning on a single to right field that was misplayed by the fielder. Eventually the Tigers loaded the bases and then&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e2d68856-2133-4b04-b132-71a6d5e82e8f?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Sarah Tiffany</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a157dda9-990e-406c-b021-0b33bd67d705?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Grace Philop</a>&nbsp;each produced 2-RBI singles to break the game open. FHSU added another pair of runs in the sixth on a Breckbill double and a&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3ea9dfd1-4b29-48e6-8f86-8f3db42becdb?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Loren Beggs</a>&nbsp;triple. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c17272bf-2e6e-45d8-8af5-3043f0510c3d?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Michaelanne Nelson</a>&nbsp;settled in to retired the Truman side in order in four of the final six innings. She also worked out of a bases loaded one-out jam in the fifth by getting a strikeout and groundout. She picked up her second win of the season by allowing just one earned run and six hits with no walks. Nelson struck out five. The Bulldogs used three pitchers in the game and starter Rachael Kernich took the loss in just 1.1 innings of work. Wayne State (Neb.) 3, Fort Hays State 2 The Tigers pulled even twice with the Wildcats, but a pair of well placed dribblers by Wayne State in the top of the seventh produced the decisive run in the nightcap. The Wildcats got on the board first in the second inning when a Tiger fielding error with two outs allowed a run to cross from third. The Tigers loaded the bases in the bottom half of the second and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e82eb376-a2c2-4a3b-997d-b56906477119?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Jessica Espinoza</a>&nbsp;picked up an RBI by patiently drawing a walk. Wayne State moved back in front in the fourth with three straight singles to produce a run. However,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2aa45c64-0eac-4b58-920c-3ef2b59c905f?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Grace Philop</a>&nbsp;had the answer for that in the fifth inning with a two-out RBI single to left center.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c65be95c-4abb-4476-90d7-91ae589df307?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Sarah Tiffany</a>&nbsp;swiped second base just before to set up the run-scoring opportunity. The Tigers had runners at second and third with two outs in the sixth, but could not push a run across. Wayne State followed with some luck on a pair of balls put in play in the seventh. With one out, Emily Hale hit a dribbler down the third base line just a few feet out from home plate with slow pace. She was just about through first base when the Tigers committed a throwing error to compound the situation. Hale moved up to second on the error. Two batters later, Kim Vidlak also hit a dribbler just a few feet out in front of home plate down the first base line and catcher&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c32b01bd-e363-4305-a115-aabd9173148c?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Sara Breckbill's</a>&nbsp;throw to first was too late. The run was unearned due to the error. Both of the errors committed by FHSU in the game allowed two unearned runs for Wayne State. The Tigers could not find a rally in the bottom of the seventh as they were retired in order to end the game. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/98fb926d-f920-40e4-a833-b3dc7668ebf3?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Hailey Chapman</a>&nbsp;took a tough-luck loss despite allowing just one earned run. She scattered seven hits and walked two, while striking out six in a complete-game effort. Hadley Chvatal tossed a complete game for Wayne State to get the win. She allowed six hits and walked two, while striking out four. Now 4-8 overall on the season, the Tigers will play a pair of games on Friday (Mar. 5) in Emporia, Kansas against a pair of teams they just faced this weekend. The Tigers take on Missouri-St. Louis at 12:30 pm and then Wayne State at 5:30 pm at Trusler Sports Complex.&nbsp;&nbsp;

TOPEKA -- Fort Hays State softball settled for a split for the second straight day at the Washburn Invitational. The Tigers pounded out 10 hits in a 9-2 win over Truman in the morning before falling to Wayne State (Neb.) 3-2 in their final game of the tournament. Fort Hays State 9, Truman 2 The Tigers started off a bit shaky in their first game of the day, but the offense provided plenty of firepower in the first contest of the day. An error on the first play of the game and then a bunt base hit set up a 2-run triple by Cameryn Patterson of Truman, putting the Tigers in a 2-0 hole early. However, the Tigers chipped away with single runs in the first and second on RBI singles by&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/79e9a022-ae57-4237-a5fd-3e1715f31a71?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Sara Breckbill</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/df75a647-578b-4258-a14f-ff5d038f3e79?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Jessica Espinoza</a>&nbsp;to level the game after two innings. The Tigers really poured on the offense in the third with five runs to take a commanding 7-2 lead.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/18f69b86-198e-432c-8378-47fd7c202924?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Loren Beggs</a>&nbsp;drove home the first run of the inning on a single to right field that was misplayed by the fielder. Eventually the Tigers loaded the bases and then&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e2d68856-2133-4b04-b132-71a6d5e82e8f?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Sarah Tiffany</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/a157dda9-990e-406c-b021-0b33bd67d705?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Grace Philop</a>&nbsp;each produced 2-RBI singles to break the game open. FHSU added another pair of runs in the sixth on a Breckbill double and a&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3ea9dfd1-4b29-48e6-8f86-8f3db42becdb?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Loren Beggs</a>&nbsp;triple. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c17272bf-2e6e-45d8-8af5-3043f0510c3d?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Michaelanne Nelson</a>&nbsp;settled in to retired the Truman side in order in four of the final six innings. She also worked out of a bases loaded one-out jam in the fifth by getting a strikeout and groundout. She picked up her second win of the season by allowing just one earned run and six hits with no walks. Nelson struck out five. The Bulldogs used three pitchers in the game and starter Rachael Kernich took the loss in just 1.1 innings of work. Wayne State (Neb.) 3, Fort Hays State 2 The Tigers pulled even twice with the Wildcats, but a pair of well placed dribblers by Wayne State in the top of the seventh produced the decisive run in the nightcap. The Wildcats got on the board first in the second inning when a Tiger fielding error with two outs allowed a run to cross from third. The Tigers loaded the bases in the bottom half of the second and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e82eb376-a2c2-4a3b-997d-b56906477119?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Jessica Espinoza</a>&nbsp;picked up an RBI by patiently drawing a walk. Wayne State moved back in front in the fourth with three straight singles to produce a run. However,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2aa45c64-0eac-4b58-920c-3ef2b59c905f?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Grace Philop</a>&nbsp;had the answer for that in the fifth inning with a two-out RBI single to left center.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c65be95c-4abb-4476-90d7-91ae589df307?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Sarah Tiffany</a>&nbsp;swiped second base just before to set up the run-scoring opportunity. The Tigers had runners at second and third with two outs in the sixth, but could not push a run across. Wayne State followed with some luck on a pair of balls put in play in the seventh. With one out, Emily Hale hit a dribbler down the third base line just a few feet out from home plate with slow pace. She was just about through first base when the Tigers committed a throwing error to compound the situation. Hale moved up to second on the error. Two batters later, Kim Vidlak also hit a dribbler just a few feet out in front of home plate down the first base line and catcher&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/c32b01bd-e363-4305-a115-aabd9173148c?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Sara Breckbill's</a>&nbsp;throw to first was too late. The run was unearned due to the error. Both of the errors committed by FHSU in the game allowed two unearned runs for Wayne State. The Tigers could not find a rally in the bottom of the seventh as they were retired in order to end the game. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/98fb926d-f920-40e4-a833-b3dc7668ebf3?elinkdata=158075" target="_blank">Hailey Chapman</a>&nbsp;took a tough-luck loss despite allowing just one earned run. She scattered seven hits and walked two, while striking out six in a complete-game effort. Hadley Chvatal tossed a complete game for Wayne State to get the win. She allowed six hits and walked two, while striking out four. Now 4-8 overall on the season, the Tigers will play a pair of games on Friday (Mar. 5) in Emporia, Kansas against a pair of teams they just faced this weekend. The Tigers take on Missouri-St. Louis at 12:30 pm and then Wayne State at 5:30 pm at Trusler Sports Complex.&nbsp;&nbsp;--<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>--

Tiger softball splits for 2nd straight day at Washburn tourney

TOPEKA -- The Fort Hays State women's track and field team placed sixth at the 2021 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships that wrapped up Sunday. 

Two Tigers took home championships while five earned All-MIAA honors. FHSU posted one automatic qualifying mark and two provisional marks on Sunday while picking up 56.5 team points, enough to match its best-ever finish at the event. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/06e1aec5-cc8a-443f-86a0-ecc7b0f1d232?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;won the high jump competition after again surpassing the NCAA Division II automatic qualifying mark. The freshman cleared a height of 5-9.25 while finishing first in the high jump for the fifth time in five tries this season. Hart cleared the bar on her first attempt at each of the five heights she cleared. After breaking a pair of school records Saturday,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ed5c3e99-4c87-493a-8fe7-d2b6dd26bc12?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;matched one of those marks while earning one title and three All-MIAA honors on Sunday. Holman placed first in the 60m finals, matching her school-record time of 7.59. She then finished third in the 200m finals, crossing the line in 25 seconds flat. The junior rounded out the day with another podium finish, this time in the 4x400m relay with&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/038d4ce4-8b25-4504-89c7-d664b7831a76?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/83b8709c-6bc4-46c9-810b-ba44a2f7f140?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/33a117d4-927f-46df-b6b9-90ac0b84de1b?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>. The Tigers teamed up to post a time of 3:51.98, good for third place. Salmans also earned multiple All-MIAA accolades, placing third in the 800m finals with a time of 2:15.58.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/b4c8dcd0-7d69-4012-8064-9d2fb2f519be?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;grabbed the Tigers an additional team point with an eighth-place finish in the race, posting a time of 2:20.26. Savolt helped the Tiger team score in the field events as well, placing sixth in the triple jump with a clearance of 38-9.5, a mark that surpasses the NCAA Division II provisional mark. Elsewhere in the field events,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/472c94e0-a6fd-46ff-9116-d5961c67dc29?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Summer Kragel</a>&nbsp;placed fifth in the high jump after clearing the 5-4.5 bar, grabbing FHSU 3.5 team points. The Tigers will now wait to see who is selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships, set to be announced Tuesday (March 2). Those selected will compete in Birmingham, Ala. March 12-13. The Tigers recorded six provisional marks this season, including three that currently rank in the top 13 in the country.

Sunday Results - Day Two 60m Dash Finals 1st -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/82e30ec8-0d24-4b02-9b46-d5bf6f44aa0b?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 7.59 @ ! 200m Dash Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/38d5844c-5d11-475c-a97c-8c343e453238?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 25.00 @ 800m Run Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/7e6892c1-21b6-4841-96e5-40310df42296?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Emily Salmans</a>&nbsp;- 2:15.58 @ 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ad52f394-20db-421d-96f0-6e19655b18ef?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;- 2:20.26 Mile Run <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3b6ced56-86e1-4d78-8c18-cd134d7b2e16?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Gretchen Kuffel</a>&nbsp;- DNS 3,000m Run 10th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/619a7fc4-baa3-4bfd-b042-e0e43833e271?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Abigail Stewart</a>&nbsp;- 10:27.69 16th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2ea3e99b-1dcc-42da-94bf-46036c518f04?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mirena Goncalves</a>&nbsp;- 10:43.72 21st -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0823022d-28f7-4007-bde2-255d0be85c75?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Brooke Navarro</a>&nbsp;- 10:47.98 4x400m Relay 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/de8b20f2-54a0-4f75-9daa-6935c636c072?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9fe45308-8105-4d55-82e8-c925bda9e6b0?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2ebb7fa1-abdd-4bef-8daa-b66d27a50eb9?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Savolt</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d66d68b0-cffd-4f50-85f1-8421904ebc18?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 3:51.98 @ High Jump 1st -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e128f2c1-447d-4de0-a84c-43f9feea1247?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;- 5-9.25 @ % 5th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/1f7b8569-bc88-4020-a500-e6b5cdb55f68?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Summer Kragel</a>&nbsp;- 5-4.5 13th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3f3b5c79-80b0-46e4-aab1-337b6aa4fecf?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 5-2.5 16th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/20052746-d7b5-43de-9623-1b63a7827102?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Haley George</a>&nbsp;- 5-0.5 <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0bb2669a-2f78-403c-a6d0-6e7d9adfe151?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Ellie Dusselier</a>&nbsp;- NH Triple Jump 6th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/345da623-1871-4e8b-9ee2-fbb4fda58717?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 38-9.5 14th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e5be8107-3e2a-440c-a4a3-c19c536b3a13?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Paris Wolf</a>&nbsp;- 36-5.5 Saturday Results - Day One 60m Dash Prelims 1st -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/dd7fb616-0e93-4154-9f67-1cb446c9182e?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 7.59Q ! 18th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/b7d11885-c2a4-40d6-aeb1-8fa82c8c5702?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Tori Poe</a>&nbsp;- 7.94 60m Hurdles Prelims 9th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/69e8936c-83ad-41ab-9e67-367012f02bf7?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 8.90 13th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d526a6a7-766d-4f26-98f2-16228b91e25a?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Chloe Stanley</a>&nbsp;- 9.30 200m Dash Prelims 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8ea31c78-b5e4-4819-ab28-58fabf76c6a1?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 24.92q ! 22nd -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/1f530336-255c-4902-9aa6-6acf128ae5b3?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Tori Poe</a>&nbsp;- 26.33 400m Dash Prelims 19th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/97ecee4a-3c83-4ddc-a499-ca29585a1777?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Chloe Stanley</a>&nbsp;- 1:02.59 800m Run Prelims 4th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/5686518d-4226-442e-8037-7e14ffce2961?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Emily Salmans</a>&nbsp;- 2:16.07Q 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e6d51c47-10b6-413c-8ef3-8bb31cd30bb0?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;- 2:17.99q 14th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/dab3c31d-d78f-4abb-a525-e426339f16d2?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Hannah Wiebe</a>&nbsp;- 2:22.26 5000m Run 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8754d374-60e3-43d7-9e5d-48d3dcbb32f0?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Abigail Stewart</a>&nbsp;- 18:16.54 18th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0059baf5-e8a8-45a1-a826-c399d5f2db8f?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Brooke Navarro</a>&nbsp;- 19:11.14 Distance Medley Relay 7th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e7408fe0-5de7-4e44-8d43-2a3f985a4735?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Faith Little</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2232df5e-51e9-4f85-bbe9-3f32d1b1af93?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8542af4d-31d0-4948-a42d-2d2561946401?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/aa84f29f-1e88-4039-8ffd-0d5a89c8ae54?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Gretchen Kuffel</a>&nbsp;- 12:49.08 Long Jump 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/91d1d3c8-215c-4436-9c00-5638cea9385d?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 17-10.25 9th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/034ae334-3af4-4513-bce6-fdb85bc91945?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 17-9.75 16th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/62799305-a3bf-4803-99d3-2dc7937cd0ea?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Paris Wolf</a>&nbsp;- 16-8.75 Pole Vault 11th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f904251a-831a-46c5-bba3-61a45d0b99d4?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Linn</a>&nbsp;- 11-4.5 <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/85d9e110-08f3-4833-bc42-4aa72e57e2ee?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Maleigha Schmidt</a>&nbsp;- NH Weight Throw 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/551125fe-6caa-494a-8a8e-46579fed914b?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Laurel Haley</a>&nbsp;- 53-0 21st -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/da5e8a9d-9dff-41a9-9d7e-806dd150431a?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Jessie Castellucci</a>&nbsp;- 43-5.25 Pentathlon 4th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ad9a2ef8-97df-4eab-99c1-a7922ffb0bb8?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 3,497 ! 60h - 8.92 - 927 HJ - 5-3.75 - 759 SP - 29-7.5 - 466 LJ - 17-7 - 660 800m - 2:30.59 - 685 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/92e7eaa3-df13-469a-8025-b5b0f18702d9?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 3,191 60h - 9.44 - 820 HJ - 4-11 - 621 SP - 28-7 - 445 LJ - 17-0 - 609 800m - 2:29.77 Bold indicates NCAA Division II provisional mark % indicates NCAA Division II automatic qualifying mark ! indicates program record @ indicates All-MIAA honors&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/3/1614604562919.jpeg" alt="FHSU's Alexandra Hart won the high jump competition. Photo by Gene Cassell/Washburn Sports Information courtesy <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>" />
 <figcaption>FHSU's Alexandra Hart won the high jump competition. Photo by Gene Cassell/Washburn Sports Information courtesy <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a></figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA -- The Fort Hays State women's track and field team placed sixth at the 2021 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships that wrapped up Sunday. Two Tigers took home championships while five earned All-MIAA honors. FHSU posted one automatic qualifying mark and two provisional marks on Sunday while picking up 56.5 team points, enough to match its best-ever finish at the event. <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/06e1aec5-cc8a-443f-86a0-ecc7b0f1d232?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;won the high jump competition after again surpassing the NCAA Division II automatic qualifying mark. The freshman cleared a height of 5-9.25 while finishing first in the high jump for the fifth time in five tries this season. Hart cleared the bar on her first attempt at each of the five heights she cleared. After breaking a pair of school records Saturday,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ed5c3e99-4c87-493a-8fe7-d2b6dd26bc12?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;matched one of those marks while earning one title and three All-MIAA honors on Sunday. Holman placed first in the 60m finals, matching her school-record time of 7.59. She then finished third in the 200m finals, crossing the line in 25 seconds flat. The junior rounded out the day with another podium finish, this time in the 4x400m relay with&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/038d4ce4-8b25-4504-89c7-d664b7831a76?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/83b8709c-6bc4-46c9-810b-ba44a2f7f140?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/33a117d4-927f-46df-b6b9-90ac0b84de1b?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>. The Tigers teamed up to post a time of 3:51.98, good for third place. Salmans also earned multiple All-MIAA accolades, placing third in the 800m finals with a time of 2:15.58.&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/b4c8dcd0-7d69-4012-8064-9d2fb2f519be?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;grabbed the Tigers an additional team point with an eighth-place finish in the race, posting a time of 2:20.26. Savolt helped the Tiger team score in the field events as well, placing sixth in the triple jump with a clearance of 38-9.5, a mark that surpasses the NCAA Division II provisional mark. Elsewhere in the field events,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/472c94e0-a6fd-46ff-9116-d5961c67dc29?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Summer Kragel</a>&nbsp;placed fifth in the high jump after clearing the 5-4.5 bar, grabbing FHSU 3.5 team points. The Tigers will now wait to see who is selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships, set to be announced Tuesday (March 2). Those selected will compete in Birmingham, Ala. March 12-13. The Tigers recorded six provisional marks this season, including three that currently rank in the top 13 in the country. <h2>Full FHSU Results</h2>Sunday Results - Day Two 60m Dash Finals 1st -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/82e30ec8-0d24-4b02-9b46-d5bf6f44aa0b?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 7.59 @ ! 200m Dash Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/38d5844c-5d11-475c-a97c-8c343e453238?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 25.00 @ 800m Run Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/7e6892c1-21b6-4841-96e5-40310df42296?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Emily Salmans</a>&nbsp;- 2:15.58 @ 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ad52f394-20db-421d-96f0-6e19655b18ef?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;- 2:20.26 Mile Run <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3b6ced56-86e1-4d78-8c18-cd134d7b2e16?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Gretchen Kuffel</a>&nbsp;- DNS 3,000m Run 10th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/619a7fc4-baa3-4bfd-b042-e0e43833e271?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Abigail Stewart</a>&nbsp;- 10:27.69 16th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2ea3e99b-1dcc-42da-94bf-46036c518f04?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mirena Goncalves</a>&nbsp;- 10:43.72 21st -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0823022d-28f7-4007-bde2-255d0be85c75?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Brooke Navarro</a>&nbsp;- 10:47.98 4x400m Relay 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/de8b20f2-54a0-4f75-9daa-6935c636c072?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/9fe45308-8105-4d55-82e8-c925bda9e6b0?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2ebb7fa1-abdd-4bef-8daa-b66d27a50eb9?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Savolt</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d66d68b0-cffd-4f50-85f1-8421904ebc18?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 3:51.98 @ High Jump 1st -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e128f2c1-447d-4de0-a84c-43f9feea1247?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;- 5-9.25 @ % 5th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/1f7b8569-bc88-4020-a500-e6b5cdb55f68?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Summer Kragel</a>&nbsp;- 5-4.5 13th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/3f3b5c79-80b0-46e4-aab1-337b6aa4fecf?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 5-2.5 16th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/20052746-d7b5-43de-9623-1b63a7827102?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Haley George</a>&nbsp;- 5-0.5 <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0bb2669a-2f78-403c-a6d0-6e7d9adfe151?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Ellie Dusselier</a>&nbsp;- NH Triple Jump 6th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/345da623-1871-4e8b-9ee2-fbb4fda58717?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 38-9.5 14th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e5be8107-3e2a-440c-a4a3-c19c536b3a13?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Paris Wolf</a>&nbsp;- 36-5.5 Saturday Results - Day One 60m Dash Prelims 1st -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/dd7fb616-0e93-4154-9f67-1cb446c9182e?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 7.59Q ! 18th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/b7d11885-c2a4-40d6-aeb1-8fa82c8c5702?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Tori Poe</a>&nbsp;- 7.94 60m Hurdles Prelims 9th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/69e8936c-83ad-41ab-9e67-367012f02bf7?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 8.90 13th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/d526a6a7-766d-4f26-98f2-16228b91e25a?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Chloe Stanley</a>&nbsp;- 9.30 200m Dash Prelims 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8ea31c78-b5e4-4819-ab28-58fabf76c6a1?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 24.92q ! 22nd -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/1f530336-255c-4902-9aa6-6acf128ae5b3?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Tori Poe</a>&nbsp;- 26.33 400m Dash Prelims 19th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/97ecee4a-3c83-4ddc-a499-ca29585a1777?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Chloe Stanley</a>&nbsp;- 1:02.59 800m Run Prelims 4th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/5686518d-4226-442e-8037-7e14ffce2961?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Emily Salmans</a>&nbsp;- 2:16.07Q 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e6d51c47-10b6-413c-8ef3-8bb31cd30bb0?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;- 2:17.99q 14th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/dab3c31d-d78f-4abb-a525-e426339f16d2?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Hannah Wiebe</a>&nbsp;- 2:22.26 5000m Run 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8754d374-60e3-43d7-9e5d-48d3dcbb32f0?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Abigail Stewart</a>&nbsp;- 18:16.54 18th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/0059baf5-e8a8-45a1-a826-c399d5f2db8f?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Brooke Navarro</a>&nbsp;- 19:11.14 Distance Medley Relay 7th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/e7408fe0-5de7-4e44-8d43-2a3f985a4735?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Faith Little</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/2232df5e-51e9-4f85-bbe9-3f32d1b1af93?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Lyric Holman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/8542af4d-31d0-4948-a42d-2d2561946401?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/aa84f29f-1e88-4039-8ffd-0d5a89c8ae54?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Gretchen Kuffel</a>&nbsp;- 12:49.08 Long Jump 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/91d1d3c8-215c-4436-9c00-5638cea9385d?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 17-10.25 9th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/034ae334-3af4-4513-bce6-fdb85bc91945?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 17-9.75 16th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/62799305-a3bf-4803-99d3-2dc7937cd0ea?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Paris Wolf</a>&nbsp;- 16-8.75 Pole Vault 11th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/f904251a-831a-46c5-bba3-61a45d0b99d4?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Linn</a>&nbsp;- 11-4.5 <a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/85d9e110-08f3-4833-bc42-4aa72e57e2ee?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Maleigha Schmidt</a>&nbsp;- NH Weight Throw 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/551125fe-6caa-494a-8a8e-46579fed914b?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Laurel Haley</a>&nbsp;- 53-0 21st -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/da5e8a9d-9dff-41a9-9d7e-806dd150431a?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Jessie Castellucci</a>&nbsp;- 43-5.25 Pentathlon 4th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/ad9a2ef8-97df-4eab-99c1-a7922ffb0bb8?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 3,497 ! 60h - 8.92 - 927 HJ - 5-3.75 - 759 SP - 29-7.5 - 466 LJ - 17-7 - 660 800m - 2:30.59 - 685 8th -&nbsp;<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com/services/go.ashx/92e7eaa3-df13-469a-8025-b5b0f18702d9?elinkdata=158048" target="_blank">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 3,191 60h - 9.44 - 820 HJ - 4-11 - 621 SP - 28-7 - 445 LJ - 17-0 - 609 800m - 2:29.77 Bold indicates NCAA Division II provisional mark % indicates NCAA Division II automatic qualifying mark ! indicates program record @ indicates All-MIAA honors&nbsp;&nbsp;--<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>--

FHSU women's track and field finishes 6th at MIAA Championships

SURPRISE, Ariz. –&nbsp;The Kansas City Royals today announced that six Spring Training games will be televised this season on FOX Sports Kansas City (rebranding as Bally Sports Kansas City in the coming weeks).

Coverage begins on Sunday when the Royals visit the San Diego Padres. This game will be a shared feed with the Padres. The Royals’ second televised game on March 10 vs. the Cincinnati Reds also will be a shared feed.

The final four telecasts will be produced by the FOX Sports Kansas City crew, which continues to feature&nbsp;Ryan Lefebvre,&nbsp;Steve Physioc,&nbsp;Rex Hudler,&nbsp;Joel Goldberg&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jeff Montgomery.&nbsp;

The spring training telecast schedule is subject to change. The 2021 regular season television schedule will be announced at a later date.

--<a href="http://royals.com">ROYALS</a>--

SURPRISE, Ariz. –&nbsp;The Kansas City Royals today announced that six Spring Training games will be televised this season on FOX Sports Kansas City (rebranding as Bally Sports Kansas City in the coming weeks).Coverage begins on Sunday when the Royals visit the San Diego Padres. This game will be a shared feed with the Padres. The Royals’ second televised game on March 10 vs. the Cincinnati Reds also will be a shared feed.The final four telecasts will be produced by the FOX Sports Kansas City crew, which continues to feature&nbsp;Ryan Lefebvre,&nbsp;Steve Physioc,&nbsp;Rex Hudler,&nbsp;Joel Goldberg&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jeff Montgomery.&nbsp;The spring training telecast schedule is subject to change. The 2021 regular season television schedule will be announced at a later date.<figure>
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Royals announce televised Spring Training games

LILBURN, Ga. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team is once again ranked fifth in this week's WBCA Division II Coaches Poll, released Monday by the organization. 

The Tigers wrapped up the regular season as MIAA champions with a 20-2 record, the most wins by a Division II women's basketball team this season. The Tigers are one of three conference schools listed in this week's top 25, joined by Nebraska-Kearney in 14th and Central Missouri in 15th. Minnesota Duluth is the only other ranked team from the central region, with the Bulldogs sitting in eighth this week. FHSU is now 13-3 when playing as the fifth-ranked team in the country all-time after a 2-0 week last week. Fort Hays State will open postseason play on Wednesday when they host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust. First tip is slated for 6 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>LILBURN, Ga. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team is once again ranked fifth in this week's WBCA Division II Coaches Poll, released Monday by the organization. The Tigers wrapped up the regular season as MIAA champions with a 20-2 record, the most wins by a Division II women's basketball team this season. The Tigers are one of three conference schools listed in this week's top 25, joined by Nebraska-Kearney in 14th and Central Missouri in 15th. Minnesota Duluth is the only other ranked team from the central region, with the Bulldogs sitting in eighth this week. FHSU is now 13-3 when playing as the fifth-ranked team in the country all-time after a 2-0 week last week. Fort Hays State will open postseason play on Wednesday when they host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust. First tip is slated for 6 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.&nbsp;&nbsp;--<a href="http://fhsuathletics.com">fhsuathletics.com</a>--

FHSU women's basketball maintains Top-5 ranking

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach discusses the future of the organization. From <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KansasCityChiefs">The Kansas City Chiefs</a> Facebook page:&nbsp;

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach discusses the future of the organization. From <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KansasCityChiefs">The Kansas City Chiefs</a> Facebook page:&nbsp;<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKansasCityChiefs%2Fvideos%2F911538812990663%2F&show_text=true&width=560" width="560" height="429" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>