Overall, law enforcement officials are pleased with how Fake Patty’s Day went down this year, despite a dramatic uptick in the number of arrests during the Saturday festival. Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen told Riley County Commissioners Monday morning the total arrests for the midnight to midnight reporting period of Fake Patty’s Day was at 86, an 87-percent jump from 2011. However, Schoen also reported the number of citations issued had actually dropped from last year, down 25-percent to 347. Schoen credited early planning and coordination with the bar owners in Aggieville for how the event unfolded. Riley County EMS…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State has received a No. 8 seed in the NCAA tournament East Regional and will face ninth-seeded Southern Miss in the second round. The Wildcats (21-10) finished fifth in the Big 12 and were bounced in their opening game of the conference tournament by Baylor. But two wins over Missouri and a road victory over the Bears in the regular season locked up their at-large bid. The winner will likely face No. 1 seed Syracuse. It’s the third straight appearance for Kansas State under coach Frank Martin and the fourth in five seasons after taking…
For the fourth time in the last five years, the Big 12 conference will send six schools to the NCAA tournament. Kansas and Missouri are each # 2 seeds in the field with each playing in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday. The Jayhawks will open against Detroit-Mercy, while Missouri faces first-time NCAA participant Norfolk State. Baylor is a #3 seed and will play South Dakota State in Albuquerque on Thursday. Iowa State is a #8 seed and will take on defending national champ UConn on Thursday night in Louisville. Plus, Texas sneaks into the field as a #11 seed and will play…
17 walks and five errors by Hartford helped K-State score double digit runs on just six hits in a 13-2 victory on Sunday over the Hawks at Tointon Family Stadium. The Cats earned a four game sweep, and were keyed by Wade Hinkle at the plate, who knocked in three runs and scored four times. Freshman pitcher Matt Wivness struck out six in his first start, working into the fifth inning, and Jared Moore earned the win in relief. K-State baseball is now 9-6 on the season, and will head out on the road for a tough five-game trip this…
With a flair for the dramatic, the Frankfort boys basketball won their 14th straight game to bring home the 1A Division II state title thanks to a 62-53 double overtime victory against Otis-Bison on Saturday night in Hays. The Wildcats trailed by four at halftime, but took a lead in the second half before the Cougars hit a three pointer to force OT. Frankfort’s guards took over the in the second extra frame after senior post man Jacob Broxterman fouled out. Wildcat coach Brian Ebert says Broxterman and fellow senior Jonathan Keating made the state title possible. Broxterman had 21 points…
60 other teams are envious of the Rock Creek Mustangs as they ended the 3A state tournament in 4th place over the weekend in Hutchinson. The Mustangs fell in the third place game to Central Heights 61-49. The Vikings took it to Rock Creek in the first half as they led 34-14 at the break, but the Mustangs held a 35-27 edge in the final 16 minutes. KJ Dobbins and Jacob Miller each scored 10 points for Rock Creek. Head coach Jim Johnston says the Mustangs just couldn’t hit shots in the first half, going 4 of 21. Rock Creek…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Brittney Griner had a career-high 45 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots, leading No. 1 Baylor to an 86-65 rout of K-State on Friday in the Big 12 tournament semifinals. The junior phenom finished 19 of 28 from the field to better her career scoring mark of 41 points, set in the Lady Bears’ regular-season finale against Iowa State. Her total also set the single-game record for the women’s Big 12 tournament. Griner got a standing ovation when she checked out with just over 2.5 minutes remaining. Baylor (34-0) will play Oklahoma or defending…
(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With a career-high and K-State Big 12 tournament record effort, Jalana Childs propelled Kansas State into the semifinals of the 2012 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships with a 67-63 win over Iowa State at Municipal Auditorium. Kansas State improved to 19-12 with the win and have advanced to the semifinals for the seventh time in history of the Big 12 Championships. Childs registered a career-high 31 points on 13-of-23 shooting and a 5-of-6 performance from the foul line. The 2012 All-Big 12 first team recipient surpassed the K-State school record for points…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Suspended by the NCAA right before last year’s Big 12 tournament, Perry Jones III seemed in a mood to make up for lost time. So the 6-foot-11 Baylor sophomore made all eight of his shots in the first half Thursday and wound up with a career-best 31 points while leading the hot-shooting Bears to an 82-74 victory over Kansas State. Jones was 11 for 14 for the game. “I guess I was just in the zone today,” said Jones, who also had 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double in a season that’s been a bit of a…