FANFARE

HESSTON — Helped by 56 percent shooting from the field, the Hesston College men’s basketball team opened the season with a 90-67 win over Union College (Neb.) Tuesday at Yost Center in Hesston.
The Larks led 54-32 at the half, hitting 21 of 33 from the field in the first half. Hesston was 37 of 66 from the field for the game.
Freshman Jordan Herrera made his collegiate debut with 24 points and eight rebounds. Rickey Vick scored 17 points. Freshman Alex Roth added 16 points with seven rebounds.
Shawn Perry led Union with 21 points, followed by Zachary Watkins with 18 and Jason Salt with 10.
“The kids played hard,” Hesston coach Dustin Galyon said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do, but I’m always happy with a win.”
Hesston plays this weekend at the Seward Community College Classic in Liberal. Hesston plays Seward County at 8 p.m. Friday and Barton County at 4 p.m. Saturday.
UNION (0-1) — Acton 2-4 0-1 6, Greenberg 0-2 0-0 0, Gaskin 1-4 0-0 3, Watkins 6-20 4-5 18, Seltman 0-2 0-1 0, Kelley 2-2 1-4 5, Griffin 1-1 1-3 3, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Kemper 0-0 1-2 1, Perry 7-20 3-8 21, Reichert 0-0 0-2 0, Salt 4-15 2-3 10, TOTALS 23-71 12-29 67.
HESSTON (1-0) — Lloyd 2-2 1-2 5, Krahn 0-1 0-0 0, Clemens 3-8 0-0 7, Vick 7-9 2-5 17, Mitchem 2-3 1-4 5, Roth 7-11 2-2 16, Sponslor 3-9 1-1 7, Ensz 1-2 0-0 2, Baker 0-2 0-0 0, Uhles 1-2 0-0 2, Troyer 0-0 0-0 0, Herrera 9-13 5-5 24, Sorrells 2-4 1-6 5, TOTALS 37-66 13-25 90.
Union    32    35    —67
Hesston    54    36    —90
Total fouls — UC 18, HC 27. Technical foul — HC: Sponslor. 3-point shooting — UC 9-34 (Acton 2-3, Greenberg 0-2, Gaskin 1-3, Watkins 2-8, Miller 0-1, Perry 4-13, Salt 0-4), HC 3-11 (Krahn 0-1, Clemens 1-4, Vick 1-1, Sponslor 0-2, Baker 0-2, Herrera 1-1). Rebounds — UC 34 (Perry 7), HC 37 (Herrera 8). Assists — UC 11 (Watkins 6), HC 24 (Mitchem 4, Roth 4). Turnovers — UC 19 (Watkins 6), HC 18 (Vick 5). Blocked shots — UC 1 (Salt 1), HC 4 (four with 1). Steals — UC 12 (Perry 5), HC 13 (Clemens 5).

HC women down
Union in opener

HESSTON — Holding Union College to eight points in the first half, the Hesston College women’s basketball team opened the season with a 65-25 win Tuesday at Yost Center in Hesston.
Hesston led 30-8 at the half. Union dressed just six players and had 34 turnovers.
“Our first-game jitters showed up early with missed shot after missed shot,” Hesston coach Dan Harrison said. “Our defense was able to really jump start our scoring. We were able to play everyone, and they all stepped up and contributed to the victory.”
Not a single player in the game reached double figures in scoring. Danielle Stauffer led Hesston with nine points, followed by Breezie Sims and Lynae Wright with eight points each. Shelby Barrett had nine rebounds.
Claudia Tamay led Union with eight points. Jamie Stanly and Briana Jenkins scored seven points each.
Hesston plays this weekend at the Barton County Community College Classic in Liberal. Hesston plays host Seward County at 6 p.m. Friday and Garden City Community College at 2 p.m. Saturday.
UNION (0-1) — Stanly 2-6 2-5 7, Parsons 0-3 0-0 0, Davenport 0-3 0-0 0, Jenkins 2-12 2-2 7, Adams 1-11 0-0 3, Tamay 4-9 0-0 8, TOTALS 9-44 4-7 25.
HESSTON (1-0) — Coffman 1-9 1-2 3, Sims 3-7 0-1 8, Stauffer 4-11 1-2 9, Wright 2-9 4-6 8, Ballard 2-8 1-2 5, Holt 0-3 3-6 3, Frey 3-9 0-0 6, Gonzales 0-1 0-0 0, Yeackley 3-5 0-0 6, Reynolds 0-2 2-2 2, Wolf 1-2 0-0 2, Miller 2-4 0-0 4, Miller 1-6 3-4 5, Barrett 2-6 0-1 4, TOTALS 24-82 15-26 65.
Union    8    17    —25
Hesston    30    35    —65
Total fouls — UC 15, HC 14. Technical fouls — na. 3-point shooting — UC 3-14 (Stanly 1-1, Parsons 0-1, Jenkins 1-5, Adams 1-6, Tamay 0-1), HC 2-10 (Coffman 0-4, Sims 2-3, Stauffer 0-1, Yeackley 0-1, Wolf 0-1). Rebounds — UC 26 (Adams 8), HC 47 (Barrett 9). Assists — UC 1 (Jenkins 1), HC 18 (Stauffer 3, Frey 3). Turnovers — UC 34 (Jenkins 8), HC 17 (Wright 3, Holt 3). Blocked shots — UC 0, HC 3 (Frey 2). Steals — UC 6 (Tamay 3), HC 23 (four with 3).

KCAC women’s soccer
tourney pairings set

LINDSBORG — Below are the pairings for the 2009 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s soccer post-season tournament:
Quarterfinals
6. Southwestern (7-9-1) at 3. McPherson (9-4-3) 7 p.m. Friday
5. Friends (7-6-4) at 4. Bethel (7-8-2) 7 p.m. Saturday
Semifinals
Bethel-Friends winner at 1. Ottawa (14-4) 7 p.m. Tuesday
Southwestern-McPherson winner at 2. Kansas Wesleyan (11-5-2) TBA Tuesday
Championship game
Semifinal winners at 4 p.m. Nov. 14 at Joel H. Wiens Stadium, Hillsboro

Blackburn reaches
1,000-point mark

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Bethel College senior forward Hannah Blackburn scored 12 points in Monday’s 76-46 loss to Lyon College to break the 1,000-point barrier for her college career.
Blackburn, a 5-11 forward from Kingman, now has 1,004 career points.
The game was played at Shiloh Christian High School in Springdale since both teams had players from Springdale.
“We tried chipping away at the 44-25 halftime lead, and actually had it down to 14 early in the second half, but their post players were just too physical for us inside as they extended it out to the final score,” Bethel coach Mark Fox said. “I told the girls after the game, that it’s not an excuse, but rather a reality — they have been practicing since September; we just completed our second week of practice. Three extra weeks of preparation was readily apparent.
“Lyon had a sense of purpose with their possessions, on both ends of the floor, than we had. I also told them that we will not be the same team as we are now with three more weeks of practice. At least we’d better not be. At the same time, I was disappointed in our lack of effort and passion at the start of the game. Whether you have two days, two weeks or two months to prepare, you can always play hard and with a sense of urgency. We won’t be markedly better, yet, by this weekend in the functioning category, but we darn well better play more physically and energetically.”
Bethel hosts Oklahoma Wesleyan at 7 p.m. Friday.