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GENEVA, Ohio - Tereus Henry, a junior on the Fort Hays State wrestling team, won the USA Wrestling U23 Greco-Roman Championship this weekend (June 2-4), one of four placements for a trio of Tiger wrestlers at the USA Wrestling U23 Nationals. Henry also placed third in the U23 Freestyle Nationals,...

Oilers Cheerleading authentic cheerleading squad is open to all children ranging from first through sixth grades. Sign-ups are open now until Wednesday. Squad cheers for the Hays Oilers home football games. By enrolling your child in the Oilers Cheerleading program, your child will have fun learning cheerleading fundamentals while expanding their knowledge in cheer routines, chants, jumps, kicks, spriting, stunting and cheer counts.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The shorthanded Hays Larks had to turn to a couple of position players on the mound Sunday as they closed out their season-opening, four-game road trip with a wild 15-12 win over the North Platte Plainsmen at Bill Wood Field. The Larks (3-1) trailed 10-5...

The U8 Hays Havoc Girls Soccer Team finished their 2023 spring season with a perfect 8-0 in league play. The eight games were played across three Saturday’s down in Wichita. League play kicked off on March 4th with a win as the Havoc upended FC Wichita 4-1. The girls...

GERING, Neb. - The shorthanded Hays Larks, playing with only nine position players and a handful of pitchers to start the season, were run-ruled 13-1 by the Western Nebraska Pioneers Friday at Oregon Trail Park Stadium. The Pioneers scored five runs in the bottom of the first then added eight...

The Hays Larks close out a four-game road trip in Nebraska Sunday with a matchup against the North Platte Plainsmen. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. Hays Larks baseball on HaysPost.com is courtesy of the Hays Larks. The Larks returns to Hays for their home-opener Wednesday against Dodge City.

GERING, Neb. - Garrett Greuell's two-out, two-run homer in the seventh broke a 2-2 tie and led the Hays Larks to an 5-3 win over the Western Nebraska Pioneers Saturday night at Oregon Trail Park Stadium. Austin Stracener added an RBI single which scored B Evans in the eighth. The...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The Hays Larks were literally off and running to the start of their 2023 season Thursday night. They stole 12 bases and beat the North Platte Plainsmen 8-3 at Bill Wood Field. The shorthanded Larks, who had only nine position players available, scored all of...

The Hays High girls' soccer team landed five players on the All-Western Athletic Conference team announced Wednesday. Senior Katie Dinkel is on the first team along with junior Arely Maldonado and sophomore Dani Willeford. Senior Aspen Melvin and freshman Kinslee Newell were named to the second team. Willeford and Maldonado...

WINFIELD, Kan. – Marcus Willey, a former NCAA Division II golfer and graduate assistant coach at Fort Hays State University, has been selected to lead the Southwestern College men's and women's golf programs, effective immediately. "Dan Falk, our vice president of student affairs and dean of students, was the...

Ten student-athletes from the Fort Hays State men's and women's track and field teams were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for 2023, announced on Wednesday. Individuals receiving the honor include Addie Berens, Lyric Holman, Mattie Rossi, Emily Salmans and Taylor Savolt from the women's team and...

Ellis High School, particularly with girls’ sports and the boy duo of Mason Younger and Rex Johnson, completed a milestone-filed year at the 2A state track and field meet last weekend. EHS won three gold medals. Ellis took fifth in 2A girls’ track with 37 points. It marked the...

You can help support the mission of the United Way of Ellis County while having fun on the golf course on June 16. The United Way formerly had the event during Octoberfest but changed the dates to allow more people to participate, Erica Berges, United Way executive director, said. The...

PUEBLO, Colo. - The Fort Hays State track and field teams wrapped up the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with five more All-American honors and two school records on Saturday. The Tigers finished the week with eight All-Americans, including seven first-team trophies, and four broken school records. The women...

WICHITA – The Hays High boys track and field team brought home 10 medals and finished fourth as a team at the 5A Kansas State High School Track and Field Championships in Wichita over the weekend. Indian girls had three individuals and a relay team earn a medal. The...

PUEBLO, Colo. Former Hays High track and field standout Jordan Dale earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. Dale finished 11th in the high jump clearing 2.04m (6-08.25) before bowing out at 2.09m. The 11th place finish earned the freshman second team All-American...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - After more than half a century, it seemed like Greg Nichols’ record would last forever. In 1971, then Hays High junior Greg Nichols set the school record with a 23-foot, 11-inch long jump. It stood for 52 years until it wasn’t just broken, but shattered by senior Keamonie Archie. Earlier this spring, Archie jumped 24 feet, 7.5 inches which, if it stands as long as Nichols’ record, won’t be broken until 2075.

PUEBLO, Colo. - Individuals from the Fort Hays State track and field teams broke two school records, earned two All-American trophies and advanced through the prelims in one race during Friday's day two of the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships. Mattie Rossi collected her eighth All-American honor and broke...

Three Hays High Indians were named to the All-Western Athletic Conference baseball team. Carson Spray and Cooper Sanders were named to the first team and Bradyn Dreher to the second team. Spray had his senior year slowed because of an injury suffered late in the football season. The third baseman...

Ellis senior outfielder Jarrett Mader was named to the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches 2-1A All-State team. Mader was named honorable mention and is the only area baseball player named all-state. Below is a list of all of the all-state teams by classification. CLASS 6A. First Team. Pitcher – Jack...