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A magazine focusing on all things sports in northwest Kansas

NOVEMBER 2016

Fort Hays volleyball program working on climb back to relevance

The Hays Daily News

A look inside this issue

Volume 6, Issue 9 Sports Ink. is published and distributed by The Hays Daily News. Copyright Š 2016 Harris Enterprises. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Sports Ink. is a registered trademark of The Hays Daily News, 507 Main, Hays, KS 67601 (785) 628-1081.

For starters

Nick

McQueen

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l team had no more than seven wins in the MIAA. orking on a climb to be among the elite.

Greg Kuykendall Matching his jersey number, Kuykendall, the senior quarterback for 6-man Weskan High School, accounted for 11 touchdowns in a win against previously unbeaten Golden Plains. Kuykendall rushed for 222 yards, passed for 188 yards and accounted for 11 TDs (4 rushing, 7 passing). Through six weeks, the Coyote had 19 passing TDs and 11 rushing, accounting for nearly 1,400 yards of offense as Weskan was 6-0 in its six-man schedule with one game remaining before the 6-man postseason was to begin.

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Hannah Radke Radke, a junior for the Victoria High School girls’ tennis team, was one of two individuals to qualify for the Class 3-2-1A state meet in mid-October, along with senior Madisyn Gerhardt. The Knights also had a doubles WHDP TXDOLI\ 5DGNH ÆQLVKHG second in the WaKeeney regional to push her record to 32-2 entering the state ÆQDOH $ORQJ WKH ZD\ 5DGNH had to beat Gerhardt in the VHPLÆQDOV D YLFWRU\ RYHU KHU WHDPPDWH 6KH ÆQLVKHG VHFRQG LQ WKH regional behind Central Plains’ Emily Ryan.

Cullen Grabast Part of a dynamic rushing duo that includes junior Denton Schurr, Grabast, a senior running back for Osborne High School, rushed for 792 yards and 15 touchdowns through Osborne’s 6-0 start.

Grabast led the Bulldogs with 95 carries, averaging 8.3 yards per rush attempt.

In an unbeaten clash against Logan-Palco, Grabast had 252 yards and six touchdowns rushing, and caught a TD pass from quarterback Justin Burch as Osborne cranked out 685 yards of offense in an 84-44 win at home.

Former Hays High kicker impacting FCS program with his leg

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The closer

Vinny

Benedetto