MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Just about everyone is back for Kansas State this season but the coach. Frank Martin is gone to South Carolina, and former Illinois coach Bruce Weber has taken over. So far, so good. He says he has successfully “re-recruited” 12 lettermen, including six who started 10 games or more for the Wildcats in 2011. Seniors Rodney McGruder, Jordan Henriquez and Martavious Irving all have considerable experience, and other players have logged meaningful minutes. McGruder led the team in scoring and ten other categories last season, while Henriquez set records for single season and career blocks. Weber is…
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Both the Manhattan High girls and boys cross country teams won the Centennial League cross country meets, which were hosted by the Tribe at Warner Park in Manhattan. The MHS girls bested Washburn Rural and Hayden in the team standings, and five Indian runners finished in the top 15. Junior Alaina Schroeder claimed the individual title by over 21 seconds with a time of 15:19.45, while Christina Wankum came in third place. The MHS boys blew away the rest of the Centennial League with five of the top eight finishers. Washburn Rural and Seaman finished in a tie for second. …
Three people were taken to the hospital following an accident in Riley County Monday evening. Andrew King (21), Meghan King (21) and one year old Carter Royster, all of Ogden, were taken to Irwin Army Community Hospital following the accident on K-18, two and a half miles west of Manhattan. The Kansas Highway patrol reports the accident occurred when a 2008 Honda passenger vehicle driven by Andrew King was stopped due to an accident. An ’84 Maserati driven by Charles Robert Beltz III (48) of Junction City failed to stop completely, striking King’s vehicle. Yet a third vehicle, a 2008 Dodge…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Josh Freeman threw for 328 yards and three touchdowns and Ronde Barber scored on a 78-yard interception return to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the struggling Kansas City Chiefs 38-10 on Sunday. Freeman’s inconsistency has been an issue in a slow start for Tampa Bay, but the fourth-year pro is developing a touch on deep passes that’s sparked a sputtering offense over the past two games. Freeman teamed with Mike Williams on a 62-yard scoring play in the first quarter and threw TD passes of 19 and 17 yards to Vincent Jackson in the second half…
K-State was ranked fourth in the initial BCS Standings released Sunday night on ESPN. The No. 4 ranking was tied for the highest for the Wildcats (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) in an opening BCS poll with the 1998 team, while it was the highest overall since sitting in third place for five-straight weeks to end the 1998 season. Earlier Sunday, Kansas State was slotted No. 3 in the USA Today Sports Coaches’ Poll and No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25. The Cats take on West Virginia in Morgantown on Saturday at 6:00pm. Powercat Gameday is live from Fat…
MULVANE, Kan. (AP) Two people are dead and a third is hospitalized with serious injuries following a head-on collision in south-central Kansas. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. Monday on Kansas 15 near Mulvane, about 17 miles south of Wichita. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a northbound pickup truck entered the southbound lane and struck an oncoming pickup. Both drivers were killed. The patrol identified the driver of the northbound vehicle as 30-year-old Kyle Staab, of Arkansas City. The southbound driver was identified as 33-year-old Kristy Roszel, of Wichita. The patrol says both drivers were wearing seat belts. A 27-year-old…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) An Olathe teacher who barely graduated from high school has been named the best automotive teacher in the country. Ed Hensley teaches an automotive repair program run by the Olathe School District that has students from 19 area high schools. The Kansas City Star reported Monday that Hensley learned this month that he was named national instructor of the year by the National Institute for Automotive Excellence. The 54-year-old Hensley says his teaching is motivated by his own high school experience. He says he was an indifferent student and had few plans when he graduated. And that…
SATANTA, Kan. (AP) Rain is a reason to party in the small southwest Kansas town of Satanta. The Haskell County town postponed its fireworks celebration on July Fourth because of a two-year drought. After 2 inches of rain fell last Friday, the fireworks will be lit this Saturday, during a party celebrating the town’s 100th anniversary. Satanta marks Oct. 22, 1912 as its founding because it was the day the first train arrived after steel tracks for the railroad were completed. The Hutchinson Daily News reports Saturday’s party is the culmination of a year of celebrations.
GOVE, Kan. (AP) Meetings are planned for Tuesday to discuss the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to reduce hours at northwest Kansas postal offices. The meetings will be held Tuesday afternoon in Healy and later that day in Gove. The postal service wants to reduce service at Gove from eight hours to four. Gove, with 65 residents, is the smallest county seat in Kansas. The Hays Daily News reports residents plan to attend the meeting, but many believe the decision is already made and reducing the hours is better than closing the post office. The postal service plans to reduce hours…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) Organizers of a southeast Kansas art festival are looking for artists from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma to participate in a large exhibit planned for downtown Pittsburg. SEK Art Fest 2012 says the exhibit will run from May to September and have the theme “Mining Memories” to celebrate the region’s mining heritage. The Joplin Globe reports artists can submit proposals for how they would decorate large fiberglass coal buckets. the designs must answer the question, “What makes southeast Kansas great?” A panel that includes some local artists will select the designs that will be used in the…