Toby Hammes – sports@themercury.com https://youtu.be/DqFusiI4tx4 Manhattan High football wasted no time showing off its two-quarterback system Friday night, rolling to a 43-13 win over Garden City in the 2025 season opener at Bishop Stadium. The Indians (1-0) started senior quarterback Finn Watson who went 8-of-10 for 133 yards and a touchdown while adding a rushing score. Sophomore quarterback Mclain Aslin ran 13 times for 108 yards and two touchdowns and completed 4 of 5 passes for 36 yards. Head coach Joe Schartz said both signal-callers gave the team what it needed. “I think it’s good that both of them got…
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Week 1 high school football games for the Centennial League, NCKL, Big East League, Flint Hills League and Twin Valley League. Centennial League Garden City Buffaloes (0-1) 13 @ Manhattan Indians (1-0) 43 Haysville Campus Colts (0-1) 3 @ Junction City Bluejays (1-0) 41 Washburn Rural Junior Blues (1-0) 51 @ Shawnee Heights T-Birds (0-1) 41 Wichita West Pioneers (0-1) 14 @ Topeka High Trojans (1-0) 40 Pittsburg Purple Dragons (1-0) 24 @ Emporia Spartans (0-1) 14 NCKL Concordia Panthers (0-1) 6 @ Wamego Red Raiders (1-0) 40 Rock Creek Mustangs (1-0) 51 @ Bishop Ward Cyclones (0-1) 0 Clay…
A Manhattan man was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after police said he violated the state’s offender registration act. Riley County Police arrested 34-year-old John Deem around 3:13 p.m. Sept. 3 in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road. The arrest stems from a report filed in August. Deem was booked into the Riley County Jail on a $15,000 bond, where he remains confined at the time of this report.
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Officers responded to an unattended death in 3700 block of Pillsbury Drive in Manhattan on September 4, 2025, at approximately 9:41 a.m. A 23-year-old man was found with what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. At this time, there is no reason to believe there was any other party involved in the man’s death. John Deem, 34, of Manhattan, was arrested on September 3, 2025, at approximately 3:13 p.m., in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road in Manhattan for violating the offender registration act. This arrest stems from a report filed in August 2025.…
On today’s episode of The Game, we’ll talk keys to a K-State victory over Army on Saturday and hear from Curry Sexton, as well as another conversation with Fort Riley’s Big Red One ahead of Fort Riley Day at the Bill on Saturday! https://www.youtube.com/live/K3liG2vlmbw?si=Wk-P8gSkOycsKyBI Hour 1 Segment 1 – Keys for K-State vs. Army Segment 2 – CSM John Adkerson & Colonel Jerry Nunziato from Ft. Riley Segment 3 – Are the Royals doing okay? Hour 2 Segment 1 – Interview with Curry Sexton Segment 2 – Mitch in Vegas Segment 3 – Manhattan Wrecker High School Football Preview: Rock…
Kansas State edge rusher Jayshawn Ross was arrested early Wednesday morning in Crawford County and charged with distributing marijuana. K-State confirmed to The Mercury that Ross is no longer with the team. Ross was arrested by the Arma Police Department. His bond was set for $15,000. A former four-star and native of Kansas City, Missouri, Ross signed with Alabama as a linebacker in 2023 before transferring to K-State. The former top-150 prospect did not see game action against Iowa State or North Dakota. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
By Toby Hammes Defending state champion Manhattan High girls’ golf opened its season the same way it ended last year — on top. The Indians held off rival Shawnee Mission East by two strokes at Tuesday’s Wamego Invitational, shooting a team score of 319 at Wamego Country Club to edge the Lancers’ 321. “We just know that they’re going to be at the top, and so anytime we can compete with them, I think it’s a plus,” head coach Paige McCarthy said. “Being able to beat them this first tournament was good. I kept track on the online scores, and…
By Toby Hammes Manhattan High football begins its 2025 season at home Friday night against Garden City, which enters a new era under head coach Joe Price. Price, a Garden City native, returns to western Kansas after nearly a decade at Plainview High School in Ardmore, Okla., where he led the Indians to two Class 3A state championship game appearances. He also brings his son, senior Jhett Price, who will play both middle linebacker and H-back for the Buffaloes. “They’re going to have fresh new energy and a new lease on life,” Manhattan head coach Joe Schartz said. “We always…
By Emma Laura USD 383 officials on Wednesday adopted the budget for fiscal year 2026, which will raise property taxes by 5%. The board also voted to exceed the revenue-neutral rate, which is the mill levy rate that would generate the same amount of tax dollars as the previous year. The state requires school boards to have a public hearing when they want a budget that exceeds that rate. “Our district has had a trajectory of growth, which means the base rate we receive for students increases the amount of aid we receive from the state,” said Andy Hutchinson, director…