Boys basketball beats rival Panthers

February 28, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor  
Filed under Sports

Friday night’s boys basketball game against Great Bend ended 58-49 in favor of Hays, resulting in the Indians getting a home game for substate play against the Panthers. The scoring was spread out among three seniors during the game with senior Seth Tophoj having 15, senior Zack Gaughan with 14, and... Read more »

Boy swimmers qualified for state

February 22, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter  
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The boys placed 28th at state in Topeka. In the 200 IM preliminary, junior Nathan Adams placed 16th in a time of 2:21.12. In the 200 IM finals, Adams placed 16th with a time of 2:21.09. Sophomore Connor Hess competed in the 100 Back. In the preliminary Hess placed 15th with a time of 1:03.82. In the... Read more »

Boys win first at TMP swim meet

February 22, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter  
Filed under Sports

At Manhattan, sophomore Derek Drees competed in the 50 Free and placed fourth with a time of 24.03.  Drees was the only one at this meet to place in the top six and qualify for state. The boys then swam at the TMP Invitational and placed first. In the 200 Free, sophomores Blake Mathews and Connor Hess,... Read more »

Boys basketball destroys Garden City

February 22, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor  
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The boys basketball team defeated Garden City 65-38 at home on Friday night with a big game from senior Zack Gaughan. Gaughan had 14 of his 27 points in the first half, as the Indians claimed a 21 point lead. Hays couldn’t miss a shot as it finished with an astounding 72 percent shooting for the game. In... Read more »

Students feel pain from excessive texting

February 16, 2011 • Katie Krug, Staff Reporter  
Filed under Feature

The fingers are flying and buttons are clicking. The screen suddenly lights up with the much anticipated “New Message.” With another round of flying fingers and clicking buttons, another message is returned. A Pew Research Center and the University of Michigan study says nearly one out of every three... Read more »

Boys basketball loses on buzzer beater

February 14, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor  
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The boys basketball team suffered a heart-breaking loss Friday night at Liberal, when redskins senior Jade Cathey hit a 25-footer as time expired to win, 44-41. The Indians were down 41-36 with 45 seconds left when senior Trey Herman hit a three-pointer to bring the game within two. With eight seconds... Read more »

Boys basketball dominates Concordia

February 8, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor  
Filed under Sports

The Hays High School boys basketball team took the floor for the first time in two weeks Friday night, winning 55-40 over Concordia. “I feel that we played well for not playing a game for about two weeks,” Deterding said. Hays High was down 4-0 to start the game and then came back to tie the game... Read more »

Boys Swimming at Salina South

February 7, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter  
Filed under Sports

The boys made up their swim meet at Salina South on Feb. 3. Junior Nathan Adams competed in the 200 IM and the 100 Breast.  In the 200, Adams placed fifth with a time of 2:21.97. Adams then swam a time of 1:12.96, finishing fourth in the 100 Breast. Swimming in the 50 Free and the 100 Free was sophomore... Read more »

Senior Ashley Moore aspires to set cookie-selling record

February 2, 2011 • Delphine Burns, Staff Reporter  
Filed under Feature, Top Stories

It’s that time of year again. Millions of girls go door to door carrying large order forms displaying pictures of delicious cookies just waiting to be sold. Girl Scout cookie sales have officially commenced internationally. We all love the scrumptious taste of one of America’s favorite traditions,... Read more »