Toby Hammes sports@themercury.com Behind a dominant third quarter, Manhattan High boys’ basketball pulled away from Dodge City on Friday night, extending the Indians’ winning streak to four games. Manhattan (4-1) has surged out of the gate after opening the season with a loss to Life Prep Academy — a non-KSHSAA opponent that entered the year with several games already played. The Indians won just six games a season ago and struggled to string together victories, but early signs suggest a shift in trajectory this winter. “We’ve got some wind in our sails,” head coach Benji George said. “The players reflected,…
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By Toby Hammes On July 22, Gabrielle Converse didn’t know a single runner in a Manhattan High uniform. That was the day her family moved from Lafayette, Indiana. She would be only days removed from unpacking boxes when she showed up at Warner Park for her first summer workout with the Indians. Within minutes, the coaches noticed. The new girl in town, running unfamiliar trails with unfamiliar faces, was suddenly holding pace with Manhattan’s top group. A mile and a half uphill, in Kansas heat, on her very first days. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for…
By Toby Hammes Before he became the most dynamic athlete in Manhattan High’s football history, before the title-game heroics, before the Miami pledge and the All-State recognition, JJ Dunnigan was simply a kid recovering from foot surgery, wondering where football would take him. Two years later, it has taken him everywhere. The senior wide receiver and defensive back powered Manhattan to a state championship, delivered the most dominant postseason stretch of his career and cemented himself as the most naturally gifted player head coach Joe Schartz has ever coached. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more…
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Segment 1 – Manhattan girls beat Dodge City by 41, conversation with head coach Scott Mall Segment 2 – Another double-digit win for the Manhattan boys, head coach Benji George Segment 3 – Rock Creek sweeps Sabetha, interviews with both Mustang coaches Segment 4 – Rapid fire scores
On today’s episode of The Game, we’ll rank the top 10 wins of the Chris Klieman era at K-State, make our picks for the first wave of bowl games and Army/Navy, Mitch will break down K-State MBB’s last true road game of the non-con slate and more! Hour 1 Segment 1 – Chris Klieman’s Top 10 wins – 6-10 Segment 2 – Chris Klieman’s Top 10 wins – 1-5 Segment 3 – Blindly Rank 5: Christmas songs Hour 2 Segment 1 – MitchPom vs. Creighton Segment 2 – Mitch in Vegas Segment 3 – John Cena’s last match is Saturday…
“The Fighting Sixth,” an Army unit with over 160 years of history, permanently ceased activity Wednesday at Fort Riley. Retired Maj. Gen. Lonnie Hibbard, guest speaker during the 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment inactivation ceremony, highlighted the storied past of the Fighting Sixth during the ceremony at King Field House. The Fighting Sixth was active for 164 years, serving in the Civil War battles of Antietam and Gettysburg, Normandy and Ardennes in World War II and more recently in the nations of Vietnam, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. As part of the Army Transformation Initiative, the Army is inactivating all of…
Jurors on Thursday found a St. George man guilty of kidnapping, raping and beating a woman in 2021. Ricky Dunklin, 30, was convicted of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated domestic battery. He pleaded not guilty to all four counts at his July arraignment. All charges involve the same victim, a woman Dunklin knows who is now 29 years old. The trial began Monday in Riley County District Court before Judge Kendra Lewison. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more Riley County news.
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