Bixenman lights up scoreboard, boys lose game
January 10, 2012 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor
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Junior Derek Bixenman torched the Great Bend defense for a career high 21 points, but the Indians still suffered a 42-39 loss. The Indians started out with energy as freshman Brady Werth had two blocks early on in the first quarter to get the fans and team pumped up. Hays led early with an 11-2 lead... Read more »
Wrestlers win Southwest Classic
January 10, 2012
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Ten wrestlers earning top four finishes resulted in a first-place team finish at the Southwest Wrestling Classic on Jan. 6-7 in Liberal. Hays compiled a team total of 183 to outdistance second-place finisher Tascosa with 163. Liberal took third with 120, followed by Ulysses with 119 and Hugoton with... Read more »
Boys drop game at Pratt
January 5, 2012 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor
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First-quarter turnovers along with a slow start hindered the boys basketball team as it lost 59-42 against Pratt on Tuesday, Jan. 3. By the time the first-quarter was over the boys trailed 16-2 and had 11 turnovers. At half-time the score was 32-15 as the boys didn’t let the lead get bigger. In the... Read more »
Ladies basketball team takes fifth in Hays City Shootout
December 8, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
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The girls ended up in fifth in the Hays City Shootout tournament after a loss in a close game against Newton. The final score of the game ended 40-46. Starting girls were seniors Paige Lunsford, Hanna Pfannenstiel and Sidney Schmeidler and juniors Emily Braun and Katelyn Schumacher. During the first... Read more »
Boys basketball claims third win in a row
December 6, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor
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At the end of the third quarter the game was the same as the earlier meeting with Colby in the Shootout with a score of 53-31, this time though the boys were able to pull away for a final score of 65-39. For the first time this season the boys had the same line-up as the previous game. The boys shot... Read more »
Clark drains three at buzzer for win
December 3, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor
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Sophomore Lane Clark buried a three as time expired to claim fourth place for the boys basketball team, 40-37, over Newton in the third round of the Hays City Shootout on Dec. 3. The boys had held onto a small lead most of the game when Newton tied the game at 37-37 with under a minute to play before... Read more »
Boys basketball escapes second round with win
December 3, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor
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It was raining three-pointers as the boys basketball team defeated Colby, 57-54, in the second round of the Hays City Shootout on Dec. 2 at the Felten gym. The team made 11 three’s in the game to help them to the win. Hays also had a new line-up in the game starting junior Derek Bixenman along with... Read more »
Lady Indians lose second game Hays City Shootout, 22-54
December 2, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
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The lady Indians went head to head against Riley County for the second round of the Hays City Shootout. The girls suffered a defeat of 22-54. Starting for the ladies were seniors Paige Lunsford and Hanna Pfannenstiel, and juniors Taylor Herman, Janae Gagnon and Emily Braun. During the first period the... Read more »
Boys basketball lose season opener
December 1, 2011 • Kellen Griffin, Sports Editor
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As everyone got there first look at the boys basketball team for this winter in its 73-51 defeat to Kearney in the first round of the Hays City Shootout on Dec. 1. The team had two juniors and three sophomores starting and only have four people that had any varsity experience in sophomores Lane Clark,... Read more »
Lady Indians win first round Hays City Shootout, 38-30
December 1, 2011 • Kylee Filley, Staff Reporter
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The first round of Hays City Shootout got underway on Dec. 1 in Gym A at the high school. The parking lot was packed as the Lady Indians were about to play against Kearney at 7:30 p.m. The student section of the gym was filled with “nerds” for the night’s school spirit theme. The starting five... Read more »







