For the first time since 2006, K-State took a set from Texas in Austin but ultimately fell in four sets. The Cats played nearly mistake-free in the opener against the #6 ranked Longhorns, winning 25-23. Texas though bounced back to claim victory over the final three frames 25-16, 25-18, 25-20. K-State’s Lilla Porubek led the way with 13 kills, and Kaitlynn Pelger returned from injury to play in the front row with eight kills. Bailey Webster led Texas with 16 kills. K-State volleyball is 18-9 overall and 7-6 in the Big 12, and will make their final road trip in…
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Tasha Dickey scored 20 points and grabbed six steals as the K-State women routed Dartmouth 54-20 in the season opener on Saturday night at Bramlage. Dickey, a transfer from Arizona, had the best debut offensively for a Wildcat since Laurie Koehn in 2001. The Cats held the Big Green to just 10 points in each half, and the overall output was the lowest by a K-State opponent since Mississippi Valley State posted just 18 points nearly five years ago. K-State women’s basketball is hosting BYU on Wednesday night at 7:00pm. Coverage on KMAN begins at 6:30 from the K-State Sports…
Click here for full video wrap up of the game including highlights and post game interviews The Cats got off to another sluggish start early, but lead at the half and pulled away late for a 74-61 win over Loyola Chicago 74-61 to move to 2-0 on the season. Freshman forward Thomas Gipson had a great performance in just his second college game posting 19 points and 7 boards. The contest started at a sluggish pace for both squads with the Cats shooting just 2-12 from the field and 2-8 from the freethrow line early on. K-State led 28-32 at…
A Manhattan man charged with the murder of a veteran pleaded ‘not guilty’ inside Riley County District Court on Monday. 24-year old Justin Taylor, of the 600 block of Vattier Street, was arrested in connection with the August 11th death of 31-year old Kevin Lynn Cockrum. The two were involved in an early-morning altercation near the 1000 block of Moro Street. Taylor allegedly struck Cockrum in the head several times with a flashlight during the fight. Cockrum died from the wounds hours later. The case is set to go to trial at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31. If convicted, Taylor could face…
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) The body of a 25-year-old man has been found southwest of Great Bend. Barton County Sheriff Greg Armstrong told The Great Bend Tribune that hunters found the body of Great Bend resident Damon Galyardt on Saturday. Armstrong did not release the cause of death but said it’s under investigation.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A recent spate of earthquakes across the southern border in Oklahoma isn’t likely to change the way Kansas officials think about disasters that could strike the state. In fact, other than fog, no other hazardous event ranks lower on the state’s list of 22 potential threats than earthquakes. Tornadoes and flooding are on the top of the list, based on the frequency of such damaging events in Kansas. Emergency management officials say that despite the low priority of earthquakes on the hazard list, Kansas is prepared to respond to any event. That’s in part to the experience…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) The 2011 Kansas State Fair was profitable, but some numbers fell below figures for 2009 and 2010. The Hutchinson News reports that the numbers from the fair’s board of directors show that total audited attendance for the 2011 fair came in at about 339,000. That was nearly 4.2 percent behind 2010, and only the fifth-best year in the past 10 years. The 2011 attendance was however better than the 10-year attendance average. Receipts for gate admission totaled about $1.2 million for the year. That’s off about $86,200, or about 6.5 percent, from 2010. Opening day attendance was…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Commerce is holding a two-day gathering this week for rural entrepreneurs and telecommunications professionals. The agency’s Rural Opportunities Conference takes place Wednesday and Thursday at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. Gov. Sam Brownback is scheduled to speak at the opening luncheon. The Commerce Department says the gathering will focus on expanding broadband access in rural Kansas and using the technology to help growing businesses. Other speakers include Don Macke, director of the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship in Lincoln, Neb., and Ron Wilson of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas…