By Tim Everson Sometimes, a loss sticks with you. It’s natural. The disappointment, anger — and maybe even embarrassment — from a poor performance can haunt you for days, months and years. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
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Kansas State women’s basketball has finalized its schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season, as the Big 12 Conference slate has been announced by the league office. Teams will face three Big 12 opponents twice and 12 Conference foes once. Opponents were selected to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitiveness. Each school’s conference opponents were announced in June. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
Weekend home dates with Arizona, Cincinnati, Colorado, Kansas and TCU highlight first-year Kansas State men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander’s first Big 12 campaign in 2027, as the league office released its conference-only schedule presented by Monster Energy on Thursday afternoon. K-State will play every Big 12 member at least once, with home-and-home matchups with Arizona State, Cincinnati and the annual Dillons Sunflower Showdown series with Kansas. The Wildcats last played the Sun Devils in a home-and-home series in 2024-25, while they played the Bearcats in a home-and-home series during the 2023-24 campaign. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.…
By Toby Hammes Manhattan High football found the win column Friday night, dominating Dodge City from start to finish in a 42-14 road takedown. After opening their fall slate with hard-fought losses against Rockhurst and Mill Valley, Manhattan (1-2) secured its first win of 2026. It was the team’s first trip to Dodge City since 2010 as Manhattan handed the Red Demons (2-1) their first loss of the year. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
Manhattan city commissioners will hear an update on plans for the K-State foundation’s edge district and provide feedback on related funding strategies during Tuesday’s work session. The district boundaries are established for both the tax increment finance (TIF) and the sales tax and revenue (STAR) districts. The commission will consider setting hearing dates for plan adoption and development agreement consideration. City officials said this meeting is intended to review and discuss the feasibility studies for both TIF and STAR, along with the visitation study for the STAR proposal. The foundation will present forecasted revenues and expenses for each phase of…
Today on The Game, Mitch will give his keys to the game for a K-State victory against Tulane. Also, we’ll open up the sportsbooks to make our weekly picks for the biggest college football games, and get a preview with Tulane beat reporter Guerry Smith. https://www.youtube.com/live/8GYuY9ZllNY?si=UaT7YXPnHGYMIG42 Full Show Segment 1 – K-State keys vs. Tulane Segment 2 – Blindly Rank 5: K-State non-con revenge games Segment 3 – Mitch in Vegas Segment 4 – Top five Big 12 games in week 3 Segment 5 – Tulane preview with Guerry Smith Segment 6 – Ask Us Anything
By Toby Hammes For the first time under Joe Schartz, Manhattan High football enters the third week of the season without a mark in the win column after opening with two hard-fought losses against Mill Valley and Rockhurst. Despite the 0-2 start, the reigning 6A state champions are not wavering on their expectations, starting with a trek to Dodge City on Friday night. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
Maddie Myers continued her strong start to the season Wednesday, winning medalist honors at the Washburn Rural Classic at Wamego Country Club. The Manhattan High senior shot an even-par 70 to finish first on the individual leaderboard, three strokes ahead of Blue Valley Southwest’s Kennedy Kaus. Myers had three birdies and three bogeys during her round. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
Centennial League Manhattan Indians (0-2) @ Dodge City Red Demons (2-0) Emporia Spartans (2-0) @ Labette County Grizzlies (1-1) Junction City Blue Jays (0-2) @ Lawrence Chesty Lions (0-2, 0-2) Topeka High Trojans (1-1) @ Wichita Southeast Bison (0-2, 0-1) Washburn Rural Junior Blues (1-1) @ Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (2-0, 2-0) NCKL Chapman Fighting Irish (2-0, 2-0) @ Abilene Cowboys (0-2, 0-2) Marysville Bulldogs (1-1, 1-1) @ Concordia Panthers (1-1, 1-0) Rock Creek Mustangs (1-1, 0-1) @ Wamego Red Raiders (2-0, 2-0) Osawatomie Trojans (1-1, 1-1) @ Clay Center Tigers (0-2, 0-2) Flint Hills League West Franklin Falcons (0-2,…
A Manhattan man’s trial began Thursday morning with jury selection in Riley County District Court. Jose Maria Lara, 31, faces charges of two counts of aggravated assault with a knife and one count of criminal threat stemming from an incident on April 14 against two victims. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.