(AP) Max Falkenstien, the affable and silver-tongued “Voice of the Jayhawks” who brought Kansas football and basketball into the homes of fans for six decades, died Monday. He was 95. The school announced his death in a statement. No cause was given. Falkenstien’s first broadcast of a Kansas basketball game was during the 1946 NCAA tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, where the Jayhawks played Oklahoma A&M. He took over as the play-by-play voice the following spring, and would hold the job for 39 years before switching to the commentator’s role in 1984. He retired from Jayhawk Radio Network broadcasts after…
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From K-State Athletics One of the most accurate kickers in the nation in 2018, Kansas State junior Blake Lynch was one of 30 place kickers in the nation to be named to the watch list for the 2019 Lou Groza Award, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced Wednesday. It marks the 11th time in school history a Wildcat has been up for the award, including the fourth time in the last six seasons. Most notably, Martin Gramatica won the award in 1997, while Joe Rheem (2004), Anthony Cantele (2012) and Matthew McCrane (2017) were semifinalists. A native of Goddard,…
Kansas State senior punter Devin Anctil was one of 26 punters in the nation to be named to the watch list for the 2019 Ray Guy Award as the college punter of the year, the Augusta Sports Council announced Wednesday. Anctil’s inclusion on the list marks the seventh time a Wildcat has been a candidate for the award, following Tim Reyer (2016 and 2017 semifinalist), Ryan Doerr (2011), Mark Krause (2013) and Nick Walsh (2015 and 2016). A 2018 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection, Anctil punted 27 times last year for a 43.6-yard average with six punts of 50 or…
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From K-State One of the top freshmen defensive ends in the nation a year ago, Kansas State’s Wyatt Hubert was one of 92 players in the nation to be named to the watch list for the 2019 Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation’s most outstanding defensive player, the Charlotte Touchdown Club announced Tuesday. Hubert, a 2018 Freshman All-American by USA TODAY Sports, gives the Wildcats their 15th candidate for the award since 2011. Last year, defensive back Duke Shelley was on initial watch list, while the 2017 season saw Shelley, fellow defensive back D.J. Reed, defensive tackle Will Geary and…
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From K-State Athletics A charitable person in the community and one of the top safeties in the Big 12, Kansas State senior Denzel Goolsby has been selected as a nominee for the 2019 AFCA Good Works Team, the American Football Coaches Association has announced. Goolsby’s inclusion on the list marks the 11th for the Wildcats in the last 12 years. Most recently, Dalton Risner was named to the team at season’s end last year and was a candidate in 2017. Established in 1992, the AFCA Good Works Team continues to be one of the most coveted community service awards in…