PORTLAND, Ore. (K-State Athletics) – K-State was crowned the Hotel Vance Rose City Showdown Champions after defeating Cal State Fullerton in three straight sets (25-7, 25-21, 25-13) as the Wildcats went a perfect 3-0 in opening weekend action at Viking Pavilion. Three Wildcats earned all-tournament honors with outside hitter Aliyah Carter, setter Izzi Szulczewski and middle blocker Sydney Bolding. K-State (3-0) limited the Titans to just seven points in the opening set, nearly matching a program record (6) of fewest points allowed in the rally-scoring era. Jason Mansfield becomes just the second Wildcat volleyball head coach to start off his career 3-0, joining Jim Moore who…
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MANHATTAN, Kansas (K-State Athletics) – K-State sophomore goalkeeper Murphy Sheaff kept a clean sheet for the third straight match, as the Wildcats played to a 0-0 draw against Creighton on Sunday afternoon at Buser Family Park. The Wildcats established a new program high with four straight matches without a loss. HOW IT HAPPENED – K-State (2-0-2) has tied the school record for consecutive shutouts at three and established a new school record for consecutive shutout minutes with a current duration of 350:17. – Sheaff finished with two saves on the afternoon, including a dangerous attempt from 16 yards by Creighton (0-2-2) in the…
Pittsburg, PA (K-State Athletics) – K-State baseball standout and first-rounder Jordan Wicks struck out nine batters in his MLB debut Saturday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 10-6 victory over Pittsburg. Wicks, who was selected No. 21 overall by the Cubs in the 2021 MLB Draft, became the fourth Cubs pitcher since 1901 to strikeout at least nine batters in an MLB debut, joining Thomas Diamon, Dutch Ruether, and Mark Prior. A native of Conway, Ark., Wicks earned his first MLB win against Pittsburg after he fanned nine batters over his five-inning start while holding the Pirates to one run on two…
PORTLAND, Ore. (K-State Athletics) – K-State opened its 50th season of Wildcat volleyball in the win column as a 3-1 (15-25, 28-26, 25-20, 25-16) triumph over Portland State paved the way to the first victory in the Jason Mansfield era at the Rose Vance Rose City Showdown on Friday. Jason Mansfield, who was hired as the Wildcats ninth head volleyball coach on December 27 after spending 19 seasons as a key contributor to the development of national contenders Stanford, Illinois and most recently, Washington, picked up his first official victory. Seniors Aliyah Carter and Liz Gregorski led with 10 kills each. Carter’s 10 kills pushed her over…
A 39-year-old man was found guilty by a jury of first degree attempted murder after shooting multiple times at a vehicle while driving along K-18 during a domestic dispute in October of 2021. Torrey Lindsay has been in Riley County District Court since Tuesday, and closing arguments were delivered Friday before jurors were sent to deliberate. Assistant County Attorney Trinity Muth concluded the state’s case by claiming the defendant lacks credibility, a witness statement corroborates the victim’s story, the defendant has ties to Kentucky where the gun allegedly used was purchased, gunshot residue was found on Lindsay and in his…
Manhattan Regional Airport Director Brandon Keazer discusses ongoing runway reconstruction and American Airlines’ recent announcement that they won’t be resuming flights until late September, due to construction delays.
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – K-State officially opens the 50th season of Wildcat volleyball Friday at the Hotel Vance Rose City Showdown, as the Cats take on tournament host Portland State, San Diego State and Cal State Fullerton over the three-day event in Portland, Ore. K-State will face PSU Friday at 9 p.m. CT followed by a matchup against San Diego State at 3 p.m. with San Diego State before ending the tournament Sunday at 12:30 against Cal State Fullerton. The Wildcats are coming off a 15-14 season in which they finished sixth in the Big 12, going 6-10 in league…