Author: KMAN Staff
Manhattan is a magnet for animal and agriculture research as of late, and last night’s Manhattan City Commission meeting furthered that aim slightly with an economic development request. India-based Prathista International Incorporated came forward with the request, which would use the armory building near the Manhattan Regional Airport for research and development on fermentation-based fertilizers and feed additives. The Commission moved the item forward by a unanimous vote, and will consider it further on December 20th. Also on the slate was another step forward for Lot 9, with the developers presenting the development agreement and preliminary plans for the…
Regina Busse is a 2006 graduate of Kansas State and a former Manhattan Broadcasting employee. She runs backpackerswanted.com, “connecting and motivating wishful travelers all over the world” and has traveled at least 35 countries since her graduation.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Thomas Gipson had 19 points and seven rebounds Monday night as Kansas State overcame a slow start to defeat Loyola of Chicago 74-61. Will Spradling added 15 points all in the second half for the Wildcats (2-0), Rodney McGruder had 14 points and Jordan Henriquez finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Ben Averkamp had 19 points and seven rebounds for Loyola, which has started a season 0-2 for the first time since 2000. Denzel Brito added 12 points and Jonathon Gac had 10. The Ramblers stayed within single digits until the final minutes…
A four overtime win over Texas A&M isn’t going un-noticed for K-State. The Cats have two big 12 players of the week on both offense and special teams. Collin Klein is the big 12 offensive player of the week. Klein accounted for six total scores (the most in the Big 12 this season), including a school-record-tying five on the ground. He also finished with a career-high 281 yards passing and another score, plus he ran for 103 yards. Anthony Cantele takes home the special teams honor after connecting on two key field goals late in the game. He hit from…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel could miss the remainder of the season after sustaining what coach Todd Haley is calling a “significant” injury to his throwing hand. Cassel hurt his right hand near the end of the Chiefs’ 17-10 loss to Denver on Sunday. The injury appeared to occur when Cassel was sacked by Elvis Dumervil and Von Miller, though Haley wasn’t sure if it was the hit or the way Cassel landed on the turf that caused it. Haley refused to say whether the team would put the former Pro Bowl quarterback on injured reserve. …
30 wins and a return trip to the state tournament were the accomplishments for the Manhattan High volleyball this season. The Kansas Volleyball Association placed three Indians on its all-state teams, released today (Monday). Senior outside hitter MJ Massanet, the 2010 6A player of the year, received first team honors. Massanet will play her college volleyball at Nebraska-Kearney. MHS senior setter Sarah Tatarko made the second team, and senior opposite Alexia Evans got honorable mention.
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…
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…