By Tim Everson, teverson@themercury.com The road for the Kansas State women came to an end Saturday evening, falling 67-61 to USC in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Washington. The back-and-forth game featured nine ties and eight lead changes, but the fifth-seeded Wildcats trailed for the vast majority of Saturday’s game, leading only 4:28 total. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
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By Parker Eaves sports@themercury.com How sweet it is! The Kansas State women make the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2002 after an exciting overtime one-point victory over Kentucky. USC beat Mississippi by 37 at home to advance to their second straight Sweet 16. The biggest storyline in this game is that USC is without JuJu Watkins, the favorite for National Player of the Year, after she tore her ACL in the first quarter of the second-round game. Watkins is one of the best players in women’s college basketball and is averaging 23.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2…
Kansas State’s matchup for their first Sweet 16 game in 23 years is set. After taking down 12th-seeded Fairfield on Friday and No. 4 Kentucky in an overtime thriller on Sunday, the fifth-seeded Wildcats will face No. 1 USC in Spokane, Washington, for a shot at the Elite Eight. This is what Coach Mittie and the players had to say yesterday from Spokane, Washington.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Thirteen hits, including homers by Seth Dardar, Maximus Martin, and Keegan O’Connor, powered K-State to a 10-5 victory over Texas Tech in the series opener at Tointon Family Stadium on Friday night. K-State (17-8, 6-1 Big 12) produced six extra-base hits in the series-opening win with four players turning in multi-hit performances, leading the Wildcats to their eighth consecutive win at home. “Another great start for a Friday night,” head coach Pete Hughes said on his team’s fourth consecutive series-opening win. “I love how our guys have approached the early innings of our conference games. You set momentum, and sometimes…
From The Manhattan Mercury With the 2025 basketball season in the books, the Centennial League has announced its annual league rosters, featuring six Indians across the boys and girls squads. The MHS girls (14-8) finished the year with a sub-state championship loss to Washburn Rural and earned four placements on the All-Centennial League roster. Junior Kat Ball led the way with a first team selection after averaging 10 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 3.6 steals. She was the Indians’ leader in points and steals while second in rebounds and assists. Fellow junior guard Delaney Larson was one spot away…
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By Emma Loura A version of Senate Bill 199, regarding the statewide sale of fireworks passed by both house and senate. The bill passed in the senate on Feb. 19 and passed in the house on March 18. This bill will allow permanent retailers to sell fireworks year-round and for temporary vendors to sell fireworks from June 20 to July 7, extending its current sale restriction from June 27 to July 5. “It’s gone before both chambers for a vote and both approved a version of it that seemed to be fairly similar,” Bryant Parker, the county counselor said in…
Officers filed a fraud report in the 3100 block of Anderson Ave in Manhattan. A business reported that they had been the victim of a fraud resulting in an approximately $4,450 loss. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.
By Ned Seaton State Rep. Angel Roeser of Manhattan has again played a swing-vote role on a contested issue in the statehouse. Roeser switched her vote Tuesday to provide the necessary margin for Republicans to override a veto by Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat. The override means that a law will go into effect that requires all mail-in ballots to be counted by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Previously, mail ballots would count so long as they were postmarked by Election Day and arrived to the elections office by the following Friday. Republicans argued that the move would help secure…
Jamario Holz, 21, of St. Mary’s was arrested on March 25th at approximately 12:34 p.m. on a Riley County District Court probation violation warrant. The original charge in the matter was non-residential burglary. Holz’s bond was set at $7,500. At the time of this report, he remained confined in the Riley County Jail. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.