Kansas State baseball’s Dee Kennedy was voted to the 2026 All-Big 12 first team, while Bear Madliak received honorable mention recognition as the Big 12 Conference revealed its postseason awards Tuesday. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Kennedy has put together one of the best offensive seasons in K-State history, slashing .359/.463/.742 with 16 doubles, two triples, a school-record 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
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K-State Football fans will be greeted with a new LED lighting system in Bill Snyder Family Stadium this fall, thanks to a leadership gift from the Koster Family of Garden City, Kansas. This gift will also aid in the daily operation of the athletics department. “We are excited to welcome Coach Klein back to K-State and for him to lead our football program,” Kathy Koster said in a statement. “Our grandchildren have seen other football stadiums with lighting systems that change color and add to the gameday excitement. We visited as a family; we wanted the football team and Wildcat…
Four Wildcats produced multi-hit performances Tuesday night as 11th-seeded Kansas State baseball rallied past 10th-seeded Utah, 9-5, to open the 2026 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Surprise Stadium. Trailing 3-0, AJ Evasco delivered a two-run blast to trim the deficit in the sixth, before K-State (29-26) took the lead in the next inning. Utah (26-25) answered and tied the game at 5-5, but the Wildcats scored four unanswered runs in the eighth to pull away with the win. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
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On today’s edition of The Game, Michael Beasley announces he’ll be suiting up for Purple Reign in Bramlage for The Basketball Tournament later this summer, BSFS will add priority seating and the Summer of Coleture continues w/ Little Giants! https://www.youtube.com/live/5JsLP1bQU2k?si=OyI09kQV_6nyDOAB Hour 1 Segment 1 – Michael Beasley joins Purple Reign and will play in Bramlage Segment 2 – KSU adding “priority seating” to the Bill Segment 3 – Jabroni of the Week Hour 2 Segment 1 – Who would you like to see playing with Beasley in Bramlage? Segment 2 – The Summer of Coleture: Little Giants Segment 3 -…
The postseason is set for area high school baseball and softball. A handful of area teams competed in their regional on Tuesday, while Manhattan High baseball, Rock Creek softball, Council Grove baseball and Wamego baseball and softball will play on Wednesday. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
After the final day of the Big 12 Championship on Saturday at Drachman Stadium, the Kansas State men’s track and field team finished in 4th place with 83.33 points, the women placed 9th with 43.5 points. Senior Vanessa Mercera secured the women’s 400-meter hurdles with a new school record time while Sophomore Selva Prabhu won the men’s triple jump title, bringing the total number of K-State champions to three for a consecutive season. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
By Lewis Marien “Be the difference.” That was the topic Geary County Schools USD 475’s superintendent, Reginald Eggleston, spoke from during the K-State College of Education commencement ceremony on Saturday in Bramlage Coliseum. He reassured the students that artificial intelligence cannot do their jobs. “The history books will capture this one fact, and that is teachers make the difference,” Eggleston said. “The education profession has changed a great deal over the past two decades with federal and state mandates, union negotiations and societal needs, and yet, one thing remains clear — teachers make the difference.” To view the full article…
The 151st graduation ceremony for Junction City High School was held on Sunday. The ceremony took place inside the Junction City High School gymnasium. The 2026 senior class was the second class to attend all four years at the current high school building located at 1100 Blue Jay Way. Students, staff, families, Fort Riley personnel, USD 475 Board of Education members and the Junction City community gathered for the 2026 Commencement Ceremony, where 343 Junction City High School seniors received their diplomas. The 2026 class motto was, “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where…