After cruising to a 7-2 win on Thursday night over San Diego State in their first game of the weekend at Tony Gwynn Stadium things turned out much differently for the Kansas State Baseball team on Friday at the University of San Diego’s Cunningham Stadium. Trailing 3-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, Friday’s opponent the Toreros erputed for 12 runs against the K-State bullpen on their way to a 15-1 victory. The Wildcats scored their lone run of the game in the fourth inning as starting pitcher Matt Applegate (0-1) took the loss while Kansas State dropped…
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At least one area wrestler will be in the ring on Saturday hoping to become a State Champion. Kyle Wilson of Wamego advanced to the State finals after defeating Michael Tubbs of Colby in Friday’s semifinals at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. Wilson will wrestle for the title against Andrew Morgan of Baldwin High School in the 132 lb. weight class in Class 4A. Meanwhile, the Class 3-2-1A Tourney wrapped up in Hays with Rock Creek finishing 15th with 40.5 points and Riley County finishing 51st with two points. The area’s best team showing came from Rossville which was 10th. …
The Manhattan High School Wrestling team, which sent all 14 Wrestlers to the State Tournament in Wichita hold a 36-point lead over second place Wichita Heights heading into the second and final day of the Class 6A Tourney at Hartman Arena. Four MHS Grapplers will be in the ring competing for State Championships on Saturday including Jase Stone at 106 lbs. Brian Wood at 170 lbs. Trey Campbell at 182 lbs. and Ty Suggs at 195 lbs. Tune in throughout the day for reports from Wichita with Jeff Burkhart and Jason Hilgers from Hartman Arena as the Tribe continue their…
The Manhattan High School Girls Basketball team completed a perfect record in Centennial League play with a 42-32 victory at Topeka High on Friday night in the regular season finale. Manhattan fell behind the Trojans 20-8 after the first quarter before outscoring Topeka High 34-12 the rest of the way. Three Lady Indians were in double figures led by Elayna Spilker and Darby Price with 12 points apiece while Onyeka Eyhee had 11 points. The Lady Indians who are 18-2 overall clinch the #1 seed in the Sub-State and will host a first round game on Wednesday night at the…
The 87th Annual Meeting and Banquet of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce was held on Friday Night at the Manhattan Conference Center, and featured a look back at the progress of the community over the past year. Presentations highlighted development in the area such as the spacious Manhattan Conference Center, and improvements to build infrastructure such as the addition of more flights to the local airport. C. Clyde Jones was named Volunteer of the Year, and Bruce Snead received the Lud Fiser Citizen of the Year. Both men received standing ovations from those gathered at the ceremony.
Opening Round Results for Manhattan High: 106-Jase Stone W by pin (0:53) vs. Benny Deaton (Olathe South) 113-Kian Clemons L 2-9 decision vs. Bailey Yetmar (Olathe South) 120-Dallas Vesta W 10-2 decision vs. Grant Jongorious (S.M. South) 126-Drew Unruh W by pin (0:30) vs. Maurice Jacobs (Lawrence Free State) 132-Tre Davis W by pin (0:51) Caleb Warden (Wichita South) 138-Taylor Hilgers W 7-5 decision in OT vs. Tim Wise (Hutchinson) 145-Davis Matthews W 6-1 decision J.W. Pabst (S.M. South) 152-Michael Leeper W 2-1 decision Malcolm Ezell (Lawrence) 160-Austin Chauncey L by Tech Fall vs. Connor Middleton (Olathe Northwest) 170-Brian Wood…
Riley County Extension Agent Ginny Barnard presents this week’s Riley County Extension Report.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas nurse who admitted diluting morphine solutions at a Salina nursing home has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Richard Rogers on Friday gave Melanie Morrison the sentence recommended by prosecutors. Morrison pleaded guilty earlier to consumer product tampering and adulterating a drug at the Holiday Resort Nursing Facility in Salina. Morrison admitted putting sodium chloride into solutions of morphine sulfate, reducing the painkiller’s quality and strength. Sodium chloride is dangerous to some patients, particularly those with congestive heart failure or severe renal insufficiency. As part of the plea deal, she…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A former vice president of a Topeka bank has pleaded guilty to fraud and agreed to forfeit more than $596,000. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s office said Friday that 40-year-old Jennifer Hughes-Boyles of Topeka pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Prosecutors say bank officials began investigating when they noticed that Hughes-Boyles originated more than $2 million in real estate loans between March and May last year, despite a struggling economy. Bank officials also noticed changes in her lifestyle. An audit determined that Hughes-Boyles altered credit scores on loan applications on documents for the bank’s loan committee. Sentencing is set…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld tells military officers that any perceived weakness in U.S. power is a greater threat to the country than another nation or terrorist cell. Rumsfeld said Friday during a speech at Fort Leavenworth that past cuts in defense and intelligence spending led to gaps in security. He cautions it could happen again under current tight federal budgets. Rumsfeld served under Presidents Gerald Ford and George W. Bush and was in charge of the Pentagon during the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He retired in 2006. He spoke to more…