Bartholomew MIAA Pitcher Of The Week (3/9/10)
Fort Hays State left-handed pitcher Sean Bartholomew is this week’s MIAA Pitcher of the Week. Bartholomew had a no-hitter through 5 1/3 innings of a seven-inning game with Emporia State Saturday. His effort led to a 3-0 shutout of the Hornets in the second game of the series. The senior from Beatrice, Neb., struck out eight and walked just two. He was pulled immediately after he gave up his only hit and Mat Atkinson worked the final 1 2/3 innings for a save.

Tigers Fall To No. 14 In DII Coaches Poll (3/9/10)
The Fort Hays State men's basketball drops one spot to No. 14 in this week's NABC Division II poll. The Tigers are one of three teams in this weekend's NCAA II South Central Regional ranked in this week's poll. Host Midwestern State moves up to No. 3 and Central Missouri of the MIAA drops to No. 7.

NABC Division II (March 9, 2010)
1. Arkansas Tech (29-1)
2. Indiana (Pa.) (28-2)
3. Midwestern State (Tex.) (28-2)
4. Augusta State (Ga.) (26-3)
5. Kentucky Wesleyan (29-4)
6. Valdosta State (Ga.) (25-4)
7. Central Missouri (25-3)
8. Minnesota State (24-4)
9. Southern Indiana (24-3)
10. West Liberty (W.Va.) (27-2)
11. Rollins (Fla.) (25-5)
12. West Virginia State (28-3)
13. Florida Southern (25-4)
14. Fort Hays State (Kan.) (22-6)
15. Western Washington (25-5)
16. St. Cloud State (Minn.) (25-5)
17. Georgia College & State (22-5)
18. Seattle Pacific (Wash.) (22-5)
19. Bellarmine (Kent.) (22-8)
20. Stonehill (Mass.) (23-5)
21. Metropolitan State (Colo.) (24-6)
22. Clark Atlanta (Ga.) (24-6)
23. St. Augustine ‘s (N.C.) (26-4)
24. Mount Olive (N.C.) (25-5)
25. Augustana (S.D.) (22-6)

FHSU No. 3 Seed At NCAA II South Central Regional (3/7/10)
The Fort Hays State Tigers are headed to their ninth NCAA II national tournament. The Tigers will be the No. 3 seed and play Central Oklahoma at noon Saturday afternoon. The regional will be hosted by Midwestern State and played in Wichita Falls, Texas. The Mustangs are the No. 1 seed and face Incarnate Word (Tex.). MIAA regular season champ Central Missouri is the No. 2 seed and will play fellow MIAA foe Missouri Western in the tourney opener at 12pm. Tarleton State (Tex.) is the No. 4 seed and will face Nebraska-Omaha. The tournament begins Saturday with the semifinals on Sunday. The regional final will be played Tuesday March 16th.

South Central Regional Schedule
Saturday, March 13
No. 3 Fort Hays State vs. No. 6 Central Oklahoma, 12pm
No. 2 Central Missouri vs. No. 7 Missouri Western, 2:30pm
No. 1 Midwestern State vs. No. 8 Incarnate Word, 6pm
No. 4 Tarleton State vs. No. 5 Nebraska-Omaha, 8:30pm

Sunday, March 14
FHSU/UCO winner vs. UCM/MWSU winner, 4:30pm
MSU/UIW winner vs. TSU/UNO winner, 7pm

Tuesday, March 16
South Cental Regional Championship, 7pm

Tigers Fall In Opening Round Of MIAA Tournament (3/4/10)
The Fort Hays State Tigers turned the ball over 17 times and hit just 10-of-17 free throws and drop the MIAA tournament opener 65-61 to Emporia State. The Tigers scored the first five points of the game but the Hornets scored the next six and led for the final 34 minutes. Fort Hays was outscored 20-2 off of turnovers and by 13 points at the free throw line. Tim Peintner led two Tigers in double-figures with 17 points while Dominique Jones added 10. The Tigers are now 22-6.

Lady Tigers Upset Bid Falls Short At MIAA Tournament (3/4/10)
The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers pushed No. 15 Emporia State in their MIAA tournament opener last night in Kansas City, but a big second half by the Hornets lifted them to a 72-66 victory. Fort Hays State hit six first-half 3's in building a 14-point lead and was up nine in the second half when the Hornets put together a 17-2 run to take their first lead of the game. The Tigers scored the next six to tie the game and led by three with a little over three minutes to play before getting outscored 14-5 the rest of the way. Fort Hays was just 2-for-12 from behind the arc in the second half while the Hornets, who hit just 1-of-11 3's in the first half, hit 5-of-10 in the second. Fort Hays State was led in scoring by their four seniors. Erica Biel led the way with 18, Naomi Bancroft 16, Audra Binford 10 and Kayla Klug 9 along with 8 assists. FHSU ends their season on an 8-game losing streak and with a 15-13 record.


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Men's basketball remains 3rd in South Central Region rankings. [more]
Bancroft, Biel named to All-MIAA women's basketball team. [more]
Men's basketball up to No. 13 in DII coaches poll. [more]
FHSU baseball ranked No. 24. [more]
No. 15 Tiger men's basketball rolls past Emporia State on senior day. [more]
Lady Tigers lost regular season finale to No. 12 Emporia State. [more]
Wrestling qualifies five for national championships. [more]
Baseball sweeps Missouri Western in conference opener. [more]
Men's basketball defeats Pittsburg State. [more]
Lady Tigers come up short to Pitt State. [more]
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Men's Basketball drops 3 sports in DII national poll. [more]
Tiger men suffer worst loss of the season at Missouri Southern. [more] 
Lady Tigers blown out at Missouri Southern for firth straight loss. [more]  
Baseball rallies for sweep of Bethany. [more]
Big second half lifts Tigers past Southwest Baptist. [more]
Lady Tigers lost 4th straight. [more]
Tiger wrestlers split duals. Finish 2nd in RMAC. [more]
Men's basketball holds at No. 3 in South Central Region. [more]
Lady Tigers drop out of South Central Region rankings. [more]
Men's basketball drops two more spots in NCAA II poll. [more]
FHSU wrestling goes 2-1 at MIAA Duals. [more]
No. 10 Tigers lost at home to No. 3 Central Missouri. [more]
Lady Tigers lost another heartbreaker at home. [more]
Wrestling blanks Chadron State for record 8th straight dual win. [more]
FHSU basketball disposes of Bulldogs. [more]
Lady Tigers suffer home loss to Truman State. [more]
Men's basketball drops two spots in national poll. [more]
No. 8 Tigers end 2-game skid with win at Washburn. [more]
Women's basketball falls short in upset big at No. 13 Washburn. [more]
No. 15 wrestling team wins 7th straight dual. [more]
Wrestling defeats No. 12 Western State. [more]
Football signs eight high school seniors for 2010. [more]
Men's basketball still No. 1 in South Central Region rankings. [more]
Lady Tigers hold at No. 7 in South Central Region rankings. [more]
Wrestling moves up to No. 15. [more]
Tigers drop to No. 8 in NABC national rankings. [more]
No. 3 Tigers drop second straight on the road. Lose at Missouri Western. [more]
Women's basketball picks up big road win at Missouri Western. [more]
Tiger wrestling wins Kansas Cup. [more]
FHSU men's basketball upset by Northwest Missouri State. [more]
Lady Tiger basketball loses at Northwest Missouri State. [more]
No. 17 FHSU wrestling defeats CSU-Pueblo. [more]
No. 3 Tigers men's basketball rallies for win over Nebraska-Omaha. [more]
Women's basketball picks up big win over UNO. [more]
Men's basketball tops first South Central Region rankings. [more]
Women's basketball 7th in first South Central Region poll. [more]
Tigers move up two spots in DII poll. [more]
Jones MIAA Player of the Week. [more]
Tiger wrestling upends No. 14 Adams State in Alamosa. [more]
No. 17 FHSU wrestling wins at New Mexico Highlands. [more]
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Lady Tiger basketball falls at No. 6 Emporia State. [more]
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