K-State men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced a pair of additions to his roster on Thursday morning. Both players are freshmen walk-ons, Shawn Meyer of Blue Springs South in Lee’s Summitt, Missouri, and Brian Rohleder of Wichita Bishop Carroll. Meyer is a 6 foot-5 210 pound guard, who averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and two assists per game for Blue Springs South during his career. Rohleder is the second Wildcat in his family after his brother, Kevin played on the K-State football team from 2007 thru 2010. Brian Rohleder, a 6-foot-3 210 pound guard, averaged 13 points, six rebounds, three assists, and 1.5…
Author: KMAN Staff
Sometime during the late afternoon tomorrow (Friday, August 26), eastbound and westbound K-18 traffic will be switched to a head to head configuration with one lane each direction from approximately one-half mile west of the Manhattan Airport Entrance to Scenic Drive, for construction of a box bridge, box culvert extension, and concrete pipe across the eastbound lanes on K-18 in Riley County. Traffic will be directed through the project work zone via signage. Drivers should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes, if possible. Traffic will be restricted to one 12-foot wide lane in both directions on K-18. Reduced speed…
Enrollment numbers were a little late in coming from Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 the first day of school, with all the construction projects occupying much of Associate Superintendent Bob Seymour’s time. But Seymour had those numbers for KMAN this (Thursday) morning. The number is up 171 students from last year, with 5875 this year compared to 5704 last year in grades K-12. Seymour explains that is for the “bricks and mortars buildings,” meaning no virtual, pre-school, or pre-school special education students. He adds adjustments will continue to be made. Riley County USD 378’s enrollment numbers are up for the year. However,…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri athletic director Mike Alden is standing behind the school’s embattled men’s basketball coach to a point. Frank Haith’s future has come into question after Yahoo Sports reported last week that a former University of Miami booster said he paid then-Hurricanes recruit DeQuan Jones $10,000 to attend the school with Haith’s approval. Haith spent seven years at Miami before Alden hired him in April. Alden discussed Haith for the first time Wednesday at a kickoff party for Missouri football boosters. Asked by The Associated Press if he supports Haith, Alden replied, “We support the NCAA…
TORONTO (AP) Brett Lawrie hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, Jose Bautista added his major league-leading 37th homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Wednesday night. Jesse Litsch (5-3) pitched one scoreless inning of relief for the win. Frank Francisco worked ninth for his 11th save. Louis Coleman (1-3) took the loss for the Royals, who have not won consecutive games since Aug. 3-4. Kansas City has won four of its past 16. Lawrie broke a 3-3 tie with a leadoff blast to left in the seventh, his fourth. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The agent for Brandon Siler says the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker tore his Achilles tendon during practice and will miss the entire season. David Canter confirmed the injury in a text message to The Associated Press on Wednesday. He did not know which Achilles was hurt on Tuesday, but he said Siler has already had surgery to repair it. Siler was competing for the middle linebacker spot beside Derrick Johnson after signing with the Chiefs as a free agent. He had looked good throughout fall camp after picking up 44 tackles, one sack and one…
Two years have swiftly passed since the Manhattan Regional Airport first began its partnership with American Eagle regional Jet Services, and the years have been beneficial to both parties. That’s according to Airport Director Peter Van Kuren, who says initially offering service to Dallas-Fort Worth, the service expanded to Chicago. The deal to get the service going was complicated, involving the airport pledging to help pay costs in the case of monetary shortage on American Eagle’s side. The airport will have refreshments throughout the day (today) for passengers, and a cake cutting at 11 am.
Kansas 4-H is hosting a get aquainted reception for Barbara Stone, who was appointed state leader for the youth development effort earlier this year. The event is scheduled for the 9th of September on the first day of the 2011 Kansas State Fair. It starts at 11 am and ends at 1.pm in the 4-h Centennial hall at the north end of the fairgrounds. Stone is a former 4-H member who grew up on a fifth generation family farm in Nebraska. Stone holds a bachelor’s in horticulture from Kansas State University, a master’s degree in horticulture science at the University…
Fresh off a state championship, the Manhattan High volleyball opens the season in the same position. The Kansas Volleyball Association put the Indians at the top of 6A in their preseason rankings. Washburn Rural is #3. Elsewhere, Shawnee Heights is ranked 5th in 5A, Hayden is #2 in 4A, Silver Lake is rated 3rd in 3A, while B&B is #2 and Centralia is #5 in 1A Division 1. **See full rankings here**
Report courtesy of KWCH TV, Wichita.