MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State opened its 2022 season with a pair of victories at the K-State Invitational, taking down Sam Houston in straight sets (25-14, 25-22, 25-14) before a four-set victory over NC State (25-27, 25-14, 25-17, 25-18) to finish the Friday doubleheader at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats’ offense hit .357 in their sweep of the Bearkats while the defense logged 17.5 blocks against the Wolfpack. In total, K-State (2-0) limited its opponents to a combined .078 hitting percentage in beginning the season 2-0 for the first time since 2018. Junior Aliyah Carter totaled 23 kills over two matches…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State coach Chris Klieman likes to tell a story from late April or early May, back when his program was conducting a youth football camp, and he found himself watching running back Deuce Vaughn sign autographs for kids. “We had a session that ended at 11:30 and the autographs were 11:30 to 12:00, and then there was a break for the players,” Klieman recalled with a smile. “As you can imagine, Deuce’s line was really, really long, and he stayed out there for an extra hour signing for every kid that was there, and taking…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kim Ha-seong homered and drove in five runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 13-5 on Friday night. Wil Myers and Jake Cronenworth also homered for San Diego in the franchise’s first trip to Kansas City since 2002. Myers finished with three hits and three RBIs, and José Azocar had a career-high four hits. “We certainly have the ability to (score runs),” manager Bob Melvin said. “It’s important for us to have a good game like this but to follow it up.” Kim hit an RBI single in the sixth, a…
Members of NASA’s Earth Sciences Division capped off a week in Kansas with a Friday presentation at K-State detailing the administration’s work supporting agriculture and environmental research missions. Hosted by the College of Agriculture, multiple officials from the division spent the week meeting with local agriculture producers and industry advocates throughout Kansas as well as Nebraska amid droughts in the two Midwestern states and around the United States. Friday’s presentation was led by Dr. Karen St. Germain, director of the Earth Sciences Division located at NASA headquarters, with contributions from Water Resources and Agriculture Program Manager Dr. Brad Doorn. St.…
State Senator Dennis Pyle obtained more than the necessary 5,000 valid voter signatures on Thursday, according to the Kansas secretary of state’s office, making him eligible to run as an independent for governor on November 8th. The Kansas Reflector says the potential of an insurgent campaign by Pyle, a right-wing conservative legislator from Hiawatha, generated anxiety among supporters of Republican gubernatorial candidate Derek Schmidt and optimism within ranks of loyalists for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. Democrats, in fact, helped collect signatures on Pyle’s behalf. Pyle would draw votes from Schmidt assuming no challenge of findings by county clerks reporting to…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Leif Forster, 39, of Salina was arreted on August 25, 2022, at 10:55 a.m. on his Riley County District Court Warrant for two counts each of aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child in…
Riley County Police have arrested a 39-year-old Salina man in connection to sex crimes reported in Ogden in August 2021 and May of this year. Leif Foster was taken into custody Thursday on a warrant for two counts each of aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. RCPD says the alleged crimes involved two female victims who are now 9 years old. Foster remains jailed on a $500,000 bond. RCPD says due to the nature of these crimes, no further information will be released.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes gazed over the first-team Kansas City offense Thursday night, lined up before him as if members of a choir, and together the Chiefs took a poignant penalty to honor Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson. Then they beat the Green Bay Packers 17-10 in an otherwise forgettable preseason finale. Third-string quarterback Shane Buechele outplayed Chiefs backup Chad Henne, throwing for 166 yards with a pair of TD tosses to journeyman tight end Matt Bushman. Isaih Pacheco capped a strong rookie camp for Kansas City with 52 yards rushing, while veteran Ronald Jones ran…
San Diego Padres (68-58, second in the NL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (51-75, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Joe Musgrove (8-6, 2.91 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 136 strikeouts); Royals: Kris Bubic (2-8, 5.29 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 80 strikeouts) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -192, Royals +162; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the San Diego Padres to begin a three-game series. Kansas City has a 31-35 record in home games and a 51-75 record overall. The Royals have a 31-14 record in games when they scored…
Score By Periods Team 1 2 F Kansas St. 0 1 1 UTRGV 0 0 0 EDINBURG, Texas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State was able to channel a dominating defensive performance and a second half Kyler Goins goal into a 1-0 win over UTRGV on Thursday night at the UTRGV Soccer and Track Complex. The Wildcats improve to 1-1-1 on the season, while the Vaqueros fall to 0-3-0. HOW IT HAPPENED – In the 51st minute, sophomore Adah Anderson slotted a pass beyond the UTRGV backline. Goins used her speed to outrun the defense to collect the ball on the right side of the 18-yard…