Jase Stone and Dallas Vesta brought home individual titles, but host Junction City was too much for Manhattan High to overcome at the Centennial League Wrestling meet on Saturday. The Blue Jays scored 199.5 points for first place, the Tribe were in second with 151 points, and Seaman was a half point behind in third. Emporia and Washburn Rural rounded out the top five. The 113-pound Stone beat Khamin Crow of Seaman 11-4 in the finals, and the 126-pound Vesta pinned Marcus Reese of Topeka High for his title. Kian Clemens, Davis Matthews, Austin Chauncey, and Michael Leeper all finished as…
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(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) K-State received a combined school record 59 points from its senior duo of Brittany Chambers and Mariah White on Saturday, but it was enough to upset #25 Iowa State as the Cyclones downed the Wildcats, 87-71. K-State (12-11, 3-8 Big 12) was led by Brittany Chambers with a season-high 34 points, which included a career-high 13-of-17 from the line, 12 rebounds and four assists. Joining Chambers in double digits was Mariah White with a career-high 25 points and six rebounds. Chambers and White became the first K-State duo to combine for at least 50 points in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police say two suspects are in custody after shots were fired during fights that involved up to 15 people. The fight Sunday night left two people with gunshot wounds, although the injuries were not considered life-threatening. Police Lt. Ron Gish said in a news release that officers received reports of a large group of people fighting in southeast Topeka, with some of the people involved armed with handguns. Gish says a 30-year-old female and 15-year-old boy were taken to hospitals with gunshot wounds. After the shooters’ car was found, police took four people into custody. Police…
Fun., Gotye and Mumford and Sons were amongst the winners at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles which featured performances from Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, and Bruno Mars.
The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning at the end of February. The 85 year old pontiff said he can no longer keep up with his responsibilities.
First place in the Big 12 belongs solely to K-State as Rodney McGruder and Angel Rodriguez combined for 42 points in a 79-70 victory over Iowa State on Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The #13 ranked Cats entered the day tied with Kansas, but now at 8-2 in the league, have a one-game lead over the Jayhawks after their 72-66 loss at Oklahoma. Iowa State would lead by as many as seven points in the first half, before K-State rallied for a 33-32 lead at halftime. The Cats never trailed by more than a point in the second half, and…
MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) A 66-year-old former central Kansas judge has died less than a month after he resigned his position so he could focus on his health. Carl B. Anderson died Thursday and will have a memorial service Tuesday at Messiah Lutheran Church in Lindsborg. The Hutchinson News reports Anderson was a double-amputee who has been a diabetic since he was 2. He said before his Jan. 12 retirement that he hoped to get stronger so he could wear prostheses and walk, instead of relying on an electric wheelchair. He served as a 9th Judicial District judge since 1977. Before…
Over the weekend, the Manhattan Ogden Public Schools Foundation and the Beach Museum of Art teamed up to hold the fifth annual Early Expressions Art Expo. Lining the walls of the art gallery and the extra stands held the almost 130 pieces of art work chosen by the judges. This was only a small portion of the almost two thousand pieces that were originally submitted. As an art filled weekend, Saturday gave the public and the families and friends of the young artists a chance to explore and wander through the array of pieces on display during the open house. These art…
The Shawnee Heights girls rallied from a 12 point second half deficit to take a 54-52 win from Manhattan High on Friday night. The Thunderbirds got 17 second half points from Danielle Poblarp including the game winning shot with 10 seconds left. Manhattan (12-3, 6-3) had two tries to tie the game on their final possession but came up empty. Poblarp ended the night with 23 points. The Indians were led by a career high 24 points from Caroline Ballard who topped the 20 point mark for the second straight game. In the boys game, Manhattan High built a 12-point…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A new report says Kansas would face about $600 million in additional costs over the next 10 years if it opted to expand Medicaid following the federal government’s overhaul of health care. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration on Friday released a summary of a report prepared for the state by an Illinois-based consulting firm. The analysis looked at the potential costs in expanding Medicaid to provide health care coverage for additional needy residents. The federal government is encouraging states to expand Medicaid by promising to pick up almost all of the additional costs. The report says even…