(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) ATLANTA, Ga. – The Kansas State Wildcats swept their way to their first win of the season over Tennessee Tech on Saturday afternoon, and Kaitlynn Pelger put her name near the top of the record books in the process. Pelger led the Wildcats with an impressive 13 kills in the win over the Golden Eagles, but more impressive was her hitting percentage of .800 that ranks fourth all-time in K-State history for a three-set match. K-State (1-2) got the win 25-19, 25-17, 25-16 with a flurry of offensive production and a strong block. The Wildcats hit…
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(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) ATLANTA, Ga. – The Kansas State Wildcats pushed the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday morning at the Georgia Tech Courtyard Classic, but they could not slow them down enough in the final stretch of each set before falling in three straight. K-State dropped the match to the Cardinals 12-25, 21-25, 20-25 as Louisville’s block was too much for the Wildcats and proved why the Cardinals are receiving votes in the AVCA Top 25 Poll. Louisville’s top returner Gwen Rucker helped lead the front line at the net tally 10 blocks in the match with a string of…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Sam Bradford led the St. Louis Rams to a pair of touchdowns, and their defe nse made life miserable for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel in a 14-10 preseason victory Friday night. Bradford was 8 of 8 for 76 yards on his first two series, with scoring passes of 6 yards to Mike Sims-Walker and 11 yards to rookie tight end Lance Kendricks. Bradford finished with 95 yards passing in his most significant dress rehearsal before the Rams’ opener against Philadelphia. When the reigning NFL offensive rookie of the year wasn’t slicing up the Chiefs’ struggling…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Thome went hitless but was warmly welcomed in his Cleveland homecoming after nearly a decade away and the Indians stopped their slide in the AL Central with a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Thome went 0 for 4 and struck out twice in his first game back with Cleveland since 2002, when he disappointed Cleveland fans by leaving as a free agent. The slugger waived a no-trade clause to return to Cleveland and a chance to help the Indians get back to the postseason. A sellout crowd cheered his every move. …
Staff Reports ATLANTA, Ga. – The Kansas State Wildcats battled hard with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to open the season but came up just short falling in four sets 25-19, 15-25, 23-25, 25-27 in an exciting match in front of a loud and packed O’Keefe Gymnasium at the Georgia Tech Courtyard Classic. Sophomore middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger had a career-high 21 kills in the loss, but it was not enough for the Wildcats to get the win. K-State came out of the gate firing scoring kills on each of the Wildcats’ first five swings to take a 5-3 lead.…
As a result of a search warrant issued at the address of 1225 North Pawnee, St.Mary’s Kansas, the Sheriff’s Office and St.Mary’s police department seized a quantity of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Arrested as a result of this search warrant was Amy Renee Griffin 35 year old female resident of 1225 N Pawnee Drive St Marys Kansas. Griffin is being held at the Pottawatomie County Jail for Aggravated Child Endangerment, Manufacturing Methamphetamine, Possession of Meth with Intent to Distribute, Criminal Possession of Firearm, possession of Precursors, and Unlawful acquiring Pseudoephedrine. Bond has been set at 200,000 dollars. An additional warrant…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff Office is seeking public assistance in locating two runaways from the St. Marys area. The missing children are Cassidy F. Stockman, a 17 year old white female, 5’01 height, blond hair and green eyes weighing 145 lbs, and Olivia J. Scheier, 15 year old female, 5’03 height, brown hair and green eyes weighing 117 lbs. It was reported to the Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday that these two girls are believed to have walked away from the St. Marys High School. They are possibly together and could be in the Topeka area. Anyone with information is asked…
Several police agencies assisted in the arrest of a St. Mary’s woman Thursday. According to Pottawatomie county Sheriff Greg Riat, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, St.Mary’s Police Department and the Wamego Police Department executed a search warrant at the residence of 1225 Pawnee Street, St.Mary’s. As a result of this warrant, Investigators located two suspected methamphetamine labs. Members of the above agencies, as well as the Riley County Police Department and the KBI are processing the suspected labs. Only one female has been taken into custody at this time.
TORONTO (AP) Jeff Francis pitched six-plus innings to win for the first time since July 29, Melky Cabrera homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 on Thursday night at the Rogers Centre. Billy Butler went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and scored twice as the Royals won their first series since taking two of three against Baltimore from Aug. 2-4. It was Kansas City’s first series victory in Toronto since August 2002. Butler doubled and scored in the fourth, singled in both the sixth and seventh and doubled home a pair of runs…
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami football coach Al Golden has confirmed a number of Hurricanes players have been declared ineligible after a university investigation found the players likely committed NCAA violations by associating with booster Nevin Shapiro. A person with knowledge of the process tells The Associated Press that eight players, including quarterback Jacory Harris, are ineligible. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no one is authorized to discuss the ongoing investigations by the university and the NCAA. Shapiro is a convicted Ponzi scheme architect serving a 20-year prison sentence for bilking $930…