Updated KCAC baseball standings

ALL GAMES NON-CONFERENCE

McPherson College, 7-3

Ottawa, 7-4

Tabor, 5-3

Kansas Wesleyan, 5-4

Sterling, 6-5

Oklahoma Wesleyan, 3-3

Friends, 6-8

Bethany, 5-7

Southwestern, 2-5

Avila, 1-5

Saint Mary, 0-5

York, 0-8

Bulldog softball team sweeps Mount Marty

Jeremy Nelson

McPherson College’s softball team outlasted Mount Marty twice on Sunday at Bulldog Park as both games were tense, close affairs.

Mac won the opener 8-5 as Katie Wilson picked up the win on the mound. Maile Deutsch had a big game with two hits and four RBIs, two of the ribbies coming on a homer. Brandy Trengrove also collected two hits, one a double.

The Bulldogs won the second game in walk-off fashion, 5-4. Mac had to come back n this one, getting down 4-2.

The Bulldogs eventually tied the game and won it in the bottom of the seventh when pinch-runner Heidi Fischer scored on a wild pitch.

Raegan Kleppe was the winner and struck out seven in going the distance.

“Really proud of how these ladies kept fighting," Mac coach Tony Segovia said. "We beat a good team today and stayed positive when things were going wrong. Always good to get two wins at home with a great crowd today.”

The Bulldogs and Doane square off today at Bulldog Park at 1 p.m.

Baseball Bulldogs sweep twinbill

Micah Gilbert

The weather warmed up and the snow cleared enough on Sunday for McPherson College’s baseball team to sweep Morningside College in a twinbill at Bulldog Park.

Mac is now 7-3 on the year.

Dylan Marble was nails in the opener as he pitched the Bulldogs to a 5-2 victory, going 6 1/3 innings before closer Jarrod Manick finished it out.

Jonah Shabry and Trevor Johnson were both 3 for 3, while Kyle Lux was 2 for 3.

Mac compiled 10 hits in the game and did not commit an error.

The Bulldogs swung hot bats in Game 2, rolling up two runs in the first, three in the second and two in the third to spark an 11-6 victory.

Lux went yard for Mac’s highlight. Johnson, who has been on a tear to start the season, was 2 for 3 with a pair of RBIs.

Garrett Connor went four innings for the win and Manick eventually came on to get the save as he was the fourth pitcher of the game. He struck out four in 1 2/3 innings.

The teams are scheduled to play two more games here today, with first pitch at noon.

Robertson breaks OU 3-point single-season record

OU Sports Information

NORMAN, Okla. – McPherson’s Taylor Robertson broke the Oklahoma University single-season record for 3-pointers on Sunday, but it came in a heart-breaking 87-85 overtime loss to Kansas State.

Despite the Wildcats’ best efforts by face guarding her wherever she went, Robertson poured in 27 points, making 4 of 8 3-pointers and she now has 116 on the year, with the Sooners’ old record being 115 by Aaryn Ellenburg.

Robertson, who played all 45 exhausting minutes, also pulled down 7 rebounds and dished off for 2 assists.

Robertson is the only player in Big 12 history to make 100 3-pointers in back-back seasons and she still has two years left to play.

Oklahoma is now 5-8 in the Big 12, 12-13 overall.

9th cagers to play for 5th at Hutch

HUTCHINSON – McPherson’s ninth-grade boys basketball team will play Kapaun for fifth place at 7:30 Thursday in the Hutchinson Invitational.

The Bullpups played their first two games of the tournament on Saturday, going 1-1.

They opened with a 52-46 loss to Goddard Eisenhower, battling back from a huge deficit to eventually having a chance to tie the game with just over a minute to go before the Tigers closed it out.

“We had some unfortunate foul trouble and we fell behind after being ahead in the first quarter,” MHS coach Treg Fawl said. “We were down as many as 13 at one point. I’m proud of the way we battled back.”

Mason Miller powered his way to a team-leading 18 points.

MHS (46) – Myers 3, Graves 3, Feil 4, J. Brawner 8, Gottwald 5, N. Brawner 5, Miller 18.

MHS 56, Garden City 38 – After getting down 6 after a quarter, it was all Bullpups after that as nine players scored, led by Dawson Feil with 14 points and Miller with 12.

“Great bounce-back win for our team,” Fawl said. “We were down 15-9 after a quarter. After that point, we turned it up on the defensive end, which led to easy buckets on the offensive end. I was proud of how we responded after a tough loss.”

MHS (56) – Graves 3, Feil 14, Mai 2, Legron 2, J. Brawner 8, Gottwald 6, Malone 1, N. Brawner 8, Miller 12.

Weekly MHS sports schedule

TUESDAY

3:30 – Bowling at Mulvane

4:15  -- 9th  girls basketball at Buhler

4:15 – 9th boys basketball at Buhler

5:45 – JV boys basketball at Buhler

6:00 – Varsity girls basketball at Buhler

7:30 – Varsity boys basketball at Buhler

7:30 – JV girls basketball at Buhler

THURSDAY

7:30 – 9th  boys basketball at Hutchinson

FRIDAY

10:00 – Boys state swimming at Topeka

10:00 – Regional wrestling at Valley Center

10:30 – League bowling at Wichita

4:00 – 9th  girls basketball vs. Circle

4:00 – 9th  boys basketball vs. Circle

5:45 – JV boys basketball vs. Circle

6:00 – Varsity girls basketball vs. Circle

7:30 – Varsity boys basketball vs. Circle

7:30 – JV girls basketball vs. Circle

SATURDAY

10:00 – Regional wrestling at Valley Center

10:30 – Boys state swimming at Topeka

Solid effort by MAC Wrestling Club

NEWTON – The MAC Wrestling Club tuned up for its upcoming home tournament by placing a multitude of competitors in the Newton Open, along with meets at Ellsworth and Hutchinson on Saturday and Sunday.

AT NEWTON

1st  -- Eli Clarke, 14-and-under, 150.

2nd  -- Gavin Williams, 8-and-under, 61; Parker Hulvey, 10-and-under, 64.

3rd  -- Jaxon Carlson, 6-and-under, 55.

4th  --  Khylen Sanderson, 6-and-under, 49.

6th  -- Noah Garcia, 10-and-under, 76.

AT ELLSWORTH

1st  -- Colt Harlin, 10-and-under, 100; Jase Fitzmorris, 12-and-under, 150.

AT HUTCHINSON

3rd  -- Asher Allen, 10-and-under, 100; Braxton Burgess, 12-and-under, 115.

Also competing was Aiden Smith.

MAC will be hosting its annual tournament on Saturday at Canton-Galva High School. Anyone interested in helping, please contact Lance or Lennie Engel at 620-755-5738. Wrestling will start at 8:30 a.m.

On March 1, the team will be hosting the annual War of the Rose Girls Tournament in Alexander Arena at Central Christian College’s Pyle Complex. Wrestling starts at 10 a.m. and admission is free.

J. Alexander's 11 points spark Pioneers to victory

DES MOINES, Iowa – It was another solid game for McPherson’s Jake Alexander as the freshman scored 11 points off the bench to spark MidAmerica Nazarene to a 96-81 victory over Grand View on Saturday.

In hi 16 minutes, Alexander was 3 of 5 from the field, 2 of 3 from 3-point, and made 3 of 4 free throws.

He also came up with 3 rebounds and a block.

MidAmerica is now 11-8 in league play, 15-10 overall.

Pyle scores 15 in OT loss

MACOMB, Ill. – McPherson’s Ben Pyle nearly helped his Western Illinois basketball team to an upset on Saturday, but the Leathernecks were outlasted 86-83 in overtime by North Dakota.

Pyle played 42 of the possible 45 minutes and scored 15 points, making 6 of 13 floor shots, 2 of 5 from 3. He made his only free throw.

Pyle also pulled down 5 rebounds and came up with 2 steals.

Western Illinois is now 2-11 in the Summit League and 5-18 overall.

3 MHS girls qualify for state wrestling

It was evident Saturday that girls wrestling has come a long way in four years.

After three unofficial “state tournaments” for the girls, all won by McPherson High, KSHSAA moved this year to make it an official sport. That meant complete with regionals to qualify for state.

McPherson High hosted the West Regional this weekend, with the first day at McPherson College before the scene shifted to the Roundhouse. And the brand of wrestling has improved markedly as there were some great championship finals.

“The quality of wrestling is very good,” said MHS coach Doug Kretzer, who was the linchpin to getting the sport made official by KSHSAA. “These girls can wrestle. What is it, the field of dreams? You build it and they will come. These girls are here and they mean business. It was awesome. It was a real regional tournament.”

The host Bullpups wound up qualifying Kaleigh Marbut at 123, Holli Giddings at 155 and Madison Skytte at 191. Marbut was third, while Giddings and Skytte placed fourth as they’ll compete Feb. 27 at Salina in the State Tournament.

“Marbut really wrestled well,” Kretzer said. “Holli and Madison wrestled well. You’ve got to get to the (state) tournament. They were kind of disappointed because nobody wants to lose, but they made it so let’s go back to work and figure out what we have to do at the state tournament a week from Thursday.”

In Giddings’ third-place match, she was down 5-1 late and roared all the way back for a 6-5 lead, only to be taken down in the final 3 seconds by Great Bend’s Kyeal Mogbo, who won a 7-6 decision.

The Bullpups took third in the tournament with 100 points, edging Emporia out by one. Great Bend and Garden City had quite a battle for first, with the Panthers winning by a point, 123-122.

“Natalie Hedlund was so close (to making state) and she’s good enough, 101 was a tough bracket and she’s a senior who had never wrestled before,” Kretzer said. “She was right on the cusp and she’s outstanding. I think that girl can wrestle in college. Jessica Kelling, never wrestled before, she came right in and almost doubled her total of wins. She was getting better every week. That was a testament to these seniors that decided to come out and wrestle late…I think they’ve kind of got the fever now.”

Nickerson’s 116-pound regional champion Nichole Moore was named as the Outstanding Wrestler of the regional. Great Bend’s Nathan Broeckelman was named Regional Coach of the Tournament.

Smoky Valley’s lone entry, Haley Phillips, punched her ticket to state by taking fifth at 170.

MHS Results:

101 – Natalie Hedlund, 4-2

109 – Aubree Martens, 0-2

116 – Amethyst Hale, 3-2

123 – Kaleigh Marbut, 5-1, 3rd

130 – Catalina Palacios, 2-2

136 – Jessica Kelling, 3-2

155 – Holli Giddings, 3-2, 4th

170 – Brittani Burgess, 1-2

191 – Madison Skytte, 4-2, 4th

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH RESULTS

101 – Leiszler (Concordia) def. Elliott (Great Bend), 6-2

109 – Cullens (Wellington) def. Ortiz (Lakin), 8-6, OT

116 – Moore (Nickerson) pinned Besco (Rose Hill

123 – Rose (Marysville) def. Jimenez (Hutchinson), 7-4

130 – Serrano (Garden City) pinned Ridgeway (Great Bend)

136 – Bocci (Andover Central) pinned Blackwood (Valley Center)

143 – Swift (Pratt) pinned Schanz (Mulvane)

155 – Mayginnes (Onaga) pinned Murray (Wichita South)

170 – Ziegler (Council Grove) won by disqualification over Mull (Larned)

191 – Robinson (Junction City) won 15-2 over Ervin (Emporia)