Kansas State junior place kicker Anthony Cantele was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. It was Cantele’s third weekly honor this season and the fourth of his career. The honor by Cantele was also the ninth by the Wildcats this year, tying the school record originally set by the 1999 squad. Cantele nailed all three of his field goal attempts in No. 11 Kansas State’s 30-23 win over Iowa State, marking the third time this season he has made three field goals in a game. The junior connected on a 37-yarder…
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(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) Senior Jamar Samuels was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week on Monday after averaging a double-double in wins over George Washington and Virginia Tech last week. Samuels, who earned the weekly honor for the first time in his career, helped the Wildcats move to 5-0 for the first time since 2008-09 with wins over the Colonials (69-56) on Dec. 1 and the Hokies (69-61) on Dec. 4. He averaged 13.5 points on 64.7 percent shooting (11-of-17), including 50 percent (1-of-2) from 3-point range, in the two wins with 12.0 rebounds in…
The Riley County/Manhattan Health Department was ransacked late last week with the damage estimate reaching up towards ten thousand dollars. According to the Riley County Police Department, an unknown suspect or suspects broke in the glass on an exterior door to the health department, located at Tecumseh Road, gaining entry to the offices, where they further damaged doors, windows, and cabinets. Also damaged during the spree were denture molds from the Konza Community Health Center and a small fridge. Total loss is valued at around seven-thousand dollars. RCPD Lieutenant Josh Kyle reports nothing has been listed as being stolen
(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) The K-State volleyball team is headed to Hawaii for the Regional Semifinals of the NCAA Tournament and fans are being asked to send the Wildcats off with a cheer. The team will leave today at 7 p.m. from the Bramlage Coliseum west parking lot, and fans are asked to come to a send off party for the team at 6:45. The bus will be in the northwest corner near Gate 3. K-State defeated #2 Nebraska on the Cornhuskers’ home floor in the second round on Friday night to advance to be one of the last 16…
DALLAS (AP) Kansas State and Arkansas will meet in the Cotton Bowl in a matchup of top-10 teams left out of the Bowl Championship Series. The Wildcats, ranked No. 8 in the BCS, enjoyed a resurgence this season under coach Bill Snyder, finishing 10-2. The win total is the school’s highest since 2003 and one shy of the school record. Kansas State finished second in the Big 12, with its only losses coming in back-to-back weeks to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. The Razorbacks are sixth in the BCS. Their only losses this season came on the road against the…
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Jamar Samuels scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half on Sunday night and Kansas State used a 10-0 second-half run to take command and beat Virginia Tech 69-61. Samuels also grabbed 14 rebounds for the Wildcats (5-0), who were playing their first road game of the season and first at an ACC school since 1959. They missed often from in-close early, but attacked the basket in the second half with Samuels getting the first three baskets. Robert Brown scored 15 points and Erick Green had 14 for Virginia Tech (5-3), but the Hokies…
(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) The Wildcats had a 13-point lead over the Iowa Hawkeyes only to see it disappear, but a strong defensive effort in overtime without star player Jalana Childs gave Kansas State the 81-78 victory on Saturday night. Childs fouled out of the game with 2:34 remaining in overtime and the score tied at 76, and her teammates responded and allowed Iowa to only score once the rest of the way for the win. K-State (4-2) had its opportunities to put the game away but missed four free throws down the stretch. Thanks to solid defense from the…
CHICAGO (AP) Tyler Palko shook off two miserable starts and threw for 157 yards and a touchdown even though he was briefly lifted for Kyle Orton, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat Chicago 10-3 Sunday on a day when the Bears lost Matt Forte to a right knee injury. Orton came on to start the second quarter and immediately left the game with an dislocated finger on his right hand. Palko connected with Dexter McCluster on a wild 38-yard pass to end the first half on a ball that got deflected by Brian Urlacher and Chris Conte, giving the…
The Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board has recommended the approval of a residential rezone to the Manhattan City commission. Assistant city manager Jason Hilgers. Master Landscape Incorporated has made an offer to purchase the lot, located in the 2000 block of Rockhill Road. As of right now, Hilgers says there is no specific plan for development of the site. The community development block grant awarded funding to three public service projects in the city of Manhattan, but only two will be receiving funds this year. The Parks and Recreation Department scholarship project was approved to receive over $9,000 this year as part of…
There were five homes on display this weekend for the McCain Home Tour, including the Kansas State President’s house. Among the homes on display were the homes of Mike and Karen Sheffield and Dave and Kristen Dreiling, along with the Prairiewood Retreat and Preserve. Prairiewood Retreat and Preserve Director Jenne Andrews explains this is not a bed and breakfast style location but it’s a home to rent . Andrews adds the barn is being redone to accommodate weddings . There are walking trails, a pool and hot tub, along with many other amenities including a piano that plays by itself.…