Manhattan High girls’ basketball opened the playoffs with a successful bird hunt Tuesday night. The No. 4-seeded Indians advanced to the sub-state final with a dominant 67-21 win over No. 13 seed Lawrence Free State. “We came out and took care of business,” head coach Scott Mall said. “We played good defense. Right from the start, we knew we had to focus. And then offensively, I thought we did really well, we did a good job of doing different things and making the most of them.” The regular season saw Manhattan secure a share of the Centennial League title. The…
Author: Mitch Fortner
Manhattan High girls’ wrestling took another step forward in elevating the program on Saturday. Behind two individual state champions and seven total medalists, the Indians placed fourth at the Class 6A state tournament at AdventHealth Sports Park, continuing a rise that has transformed the program in just a few short years. Leading the charge were senior Alayna Slifer at 135 pounds and junior Sophia Hoeme at 140, who each stood alone atop their divisions by night’s end. For Slifer, it was a fitting final chapter. The senior captured her second straight state championship, recording her fourth pin of the tournament…
Led by a quality start by Lincoln Sheffield and a three-run home run from Ty Smolinski, Kansas State baseball rallied to defeat Columbia, 5-2, Saturday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium . “Good weekend,” said eighth-year head coach Pete Hughes in a statement. “It’s all about winning the series, and I thought we won a series against a really good Columbia team that’s going to win a lot of games this year, which was no surprise to me.” Down 2-0 headed into the bottom of the second, Smolinski belted a three-run homer to score the deciding run and lift K-State to…
Junction City played spoiler on Manhattan High boys’ basketball senior night, defeating the Indians 73-54 in their final regular-season home game Friday night. Manhattan fell to 13-7 overall and 5-3 in Centennial League play, while the Bluejays improved to 11-9 and 3-5. Junction City was led by the dynamic duo of Brody Beckman and Lovell Autry, who scored 31 and 25 points, respectively. The Bluejays were also 19-19 at the charity stripe. “We ran into a buzz saw, but on some level, we kind of helped him be a buzz saw,” Manhattan head coach Benji George said. “And that’s not…
Kansas State women’s basketball senior guard Tess Heal will be held out of competition due to an NCAA violation, the school announced on Saturday. “We have been in communication with the NCAA in regards to this situation. She is currently going through the reinstatement process, and we are thankful for the NCAA’s prompt responses in this matter,” said K-State head coach Jeff Mittie in a statement. Heal has been a huge part of K-State’s recent success, as the Wildcats have won two and three of the last four. In Big 12 action, Heal is shooting 60.7% from the field, 47.4%…
Full Show Segment 1 – Manhattan boys’ basketball coach Benji George because all-time leader in win at Dodge City Segment 2 – Rock Creek sweeps tournament titles at 12th annual Thunder Classic / Wamego at SIT Segment 3 – Wabaunsee Girls win Flint Hills Shootout / Riley Co. at Trojan Classic Segment 4 – Twin Valley League Tournament results
We chat with new K-State defensive backs coach Jeremiah Johnson and KU beat writer Henry Greenstein ahead of K-State vs. KU on Saturday. Hour 1 Seg 1 – Darryn Peterson’s status unknown for Saturday Seg 2 – KU beat writer Henry Greenstein from Lawrence Journal World Hour 2 Seg 1 – K-State defensive backs coach Jeremiah Johnson interview Seg 2 – K-State selected for Players Era Tourmanet Seg 3 – Rumors around Travis Kelce’s decision Seg 4 – Ask Us Anything
Manhattan High opens Centennial League with sweeping Topeka High. We interview Riley County coaches Kelsey Nelson and Jacob Claycomb after hosting Jeff West. Wamego girls coach Brian McIntosh preview matchup against #1 Wellington. Seg 1 – Manhattan sweeps T-High / Centennial League Seg 2 – Riley County interviews / Big East and Flint Hills League Seg 3 – Wamego girls coach Brian McIntosh / NCKL Seg 4 – Twin Valley League
Toby Hammes sports@themercury.com Manhattan High girls’ basketball used a fast start and a flurry of 3-pointers to down Dodge City 64–23 on Friday night. Junior forward Jelena Depusoir tied senior Delaney Larson for the team-high with 10 points, and Depusoir added 15 rebounds to secure her second straight double-double. “She’s been huge,” head coach Scott Mall said. “Two double-doubles in a row is big for us, and we need that. We’re not a really big team, but she just finds a way to always be in there.” The Indians improved to 4–1 after a jam-packed start to the season, continuing…
Manhattan tips its seasons at the Hays City Shootout. We’ll hear from Wabaunsee coaches Jared Schultz and Tim Klein. Plus, scores from all five of our leagues. Segment 1 – Manhattan girls to play for Hays City Shootout championship Segment 2 – NCKL and Big East League scores Segment 3 – Interview with Wabaunsee coaches Jared Schultz and Tim Klein Segment 4 – Twin Valley League scores