The state tournament drought is finally over for the Manhattan High girls basketball team. The Indians beat nemesis Washburn Rural 43-39 in the 6A substate finals on Friday night at Topeka High. Elayna Spilker & Darby Price each had 11 points, and Onyeka Ehie added 10. It’s the first appearance at state for MHS since 1991, and the first for longtime head coach Scott Mall. He’s says this accomplishment is not about him. MHS girls basketball will be the #4 seed in the 6A state tournament at Koch Arena in Wichita, and will play #5 seed Olathe South on Wednesday…
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Things looked bleak for the Rock Creek boys entering the fourth quarter of their 3A substate final with Riley County on Saturday night at St. Marys. The Falcons led 45-38, but the Mustangs scored 26 points in the frame to win 64-59. Rock Creek punches their first state tournament ticket since 1994 as Dillon Johnston poured in 19 points. Riley County was led by 18 points from Joel Garver, Brett Shoemaker had 13, and Cam Uphoff added 10. Mustangs coach Jim Johnston says his seven seniors earned the trip to state. Rock Creek boys basketball will be the #5 seed…
Two buckets inside the final minute of overtime were enough for the Frankfort boys to escape with a 55-54 victory over B&B in the 1A Division II Substate finals on Saturday night at Frankfort. With the Falcons leading by three in OT, Calahan Brown made a reverse layup on a set play, and then a steal and layup by Lucas Adams gave the Wildcats the lead. B&B would miss their final shot attempt and the clock ran out. Alex Surdez led the Wildcats with 15 points as he made five three pointers. Jacob Broxterman added 13 points. Cody Heiman led…
Injuries finally caught up with the 3A #1 Riley County girls as Silver Lake knocked off the Falcons 50-44 on Saturday night in the substate finals at St. Marys. Riley County lost three starters this season including Makayla Vargo in the substate semifinals on Friday night, along with Bree Busch and Morgan Godinet. Silver Lake built a small lead in the second quarter, and never gave it up the rest of the way, making 18 of 20 free throws in the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Freeman scored 18 points and Perry Krogman had 14 points for the Eagles. The Falcons were…
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Billy Butler hit a two-run homer in the first inning and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers 6-1 Sunday in the exhibition opener for both clubs. Butler hit an 0-2 pitch from Colby Lewis over the fence in left-center field. Lorenzo Cain, who went 2 for 2, opened the Royals’ four-run fifth with a double off left-hander Michael Kirkman. Luis Mendoza, a candidate for a spot in the Royals’ rotation after leading the Pacific Coast League with a 2.18 ERA, went two scoreless innings. He allowed a single and walked one. Mitch Moreland homered…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State jumped on Pacific early with seven runs over the first two innings, and the Wildcats received another quality start from senior Kayvon Bahramzadeh as the Wildcats defeated Pacific, 9-3, Sunday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State evened its record at 5-5 with the win and came back to take the series after falling to the Tigers in Friday’s home opener. Pacific fell to 2-10 on the season. For the second-straight game, the Wildcats registered the double-digit mark in hits with 11 and totaled their fourth and fifth multi-run innings in the last two days by scoring five runs…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Junior Rodney McGruder was selected to the All-Big 12 second team and senior Jamar Samuels was chosen to the honorable mention squad, as the league office announced its annual Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Award on Sunday. McGruder earns recognition to the All-Big 12 second team after being a third team selection a season ago. The team leader in eight categories, he is the seventh Wildcat in the Big 12 era to earn all-league honors at least twice in a career. It also marks the ninth consecutive season that at least one K-State player has been named to the Big 12’s…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Senior Jamar Samuels was named the Phillips 66 co-Big 12 Player of the Week on Sunday after averaging a double-double in wins over Texas A&M and Oklahoma State last week. Samuels, who shared the weekly honor with Kansas’ Tyshawn Taylor, earned Player of the Week distinction for the second time this season and the first time since Dec. 5, 2011. He registered back-to-back double-doubles for the second time this season in helping the Wildcats complete the regular season with wins over Texas A&M (76-70) and Oklahoma State (77-58). He averaged 17.0 points on 61.9 percent shooting (13-of-21), including 33.3 percent…