From K-State Athletics MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State’s Jacob Frost and Jackson Wentworth teamed up for the ninth no-hitter in the program’s 124-year history, and first combined no-hitter since 1991, as the Wildcats blanked Cincinnati 4-0 in Friday’s Big 12 opener at Tointon Family Stadium. 🎥 K-State vs. Cincinnati: Game 1#KStateBSB pic.twitter.com/DvnqYgO59y— K-State Baseball (@KStateBSB) March 9, 2024 “It was a tough night to play baseball, but our guys were focused,” K-State head baseball coach Pete Hughes said. “They created an atmosphere in the stadium that had none tonight because of the conditions and that’s difficult to do sometimes if you…
Author: Mitch Fortner
KANSAS CITY, KS. (AP) — The younger brother of Super Bowl-winning Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been sentenced to six months’ probation in a case alleging an assault on a woman. Jackson Mahomes, 23, appeared Thursday for his sentencing hearing via videoconference and pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of battery, according to online court records. After his sentencing, Jackson Mahomes was taken into the custody of the Johnson County Sheriff’s office, which will determine whether he is eligible for work release. The sentencing came more than two months after prosecutors dismissed three felony charges for aggravated sexual battery…
Wichita, KS – The 2023-2024 Manhattan High girls’ basketball came to an end on Wednesday afternoon. The Indians led 1-seed Shawnee Mission South by five at halftime, but it was just a different story in the 2nd half. The Raiders would end up with the 6A State quarterfinal victory over Manhattan 50-35. Recap with Mitch Fortner Reaching the state tournament for the 11th time in program history, Manhattan ends its season with an overall record of 12-11.
MANHATTAN, Kansas – The Kansas State trio of senior center Ayoka Lee, junior guard Serena Sundell and senior guard Gabby Gregory were among the All-Big 12 squads, as the league office announced the 2023-24 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Women’s Basketball Awards on Tuesday. Lee was a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team and was named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. Sundell joined Lee on the first team, while Gregory was named an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recipient. This is the 10th straight season K-State has had two or more players earn All-Big 12 honors. Lee was named…
From K-State Athletics Casey Scott, a 22-year member of Kansas State’s senior athletics team and baseball sport administrator, has been appointed to the NCAA Baseball Committee, the NCAA has announced. Scott’s term is effective immediately and will run through August 2027. Scott, K-State’s Executive Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations and Event Management, will serve as the Big 12 representative on the committee, a position previously held by Texas Tech athletics director Kirby Hocutt. The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee is responsible for selecting, seeding, and bracketing the entire 64-team tournament field, which includes the automatic qualification of 30 conference…
From K-State Athletics CINCINNATI, Ohio – Kansas State made a furious rally to flip a double-digit deficit into a one-point lead with 1:16 to play, but junior Simas Lukosius’ 3-pointer with 10.6 seconds proved to be the difference, as Cincinnati earned a 74-72 win on Saturday night before 11,974 fans at Fifth Third Arena. The last-second loss overshadowed another stellar performance by senior Tylor Perry, who led all scorers with 26 points on 7-of-10 field goals, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range, and a perfect 6-of-6 effort from the free throw line in 38 minutes of play. It marked his team-leading…
LUBBOCK, Texas – (15/14) K-State used a complete team effort to cruise to a 73-49 win over Texas Tech in the regular season Big 12 finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon at United Supermarkets Arena. The win snapped a four-game road skid for the Wildcats and guaranteed K-State a top-3 finish in the Big 12 and a double-bye in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. K-State (24-6, 13-5 Big 12) has secured 24 wins this season, the most in the Jeff Mittie era and most by the Wildcats since the 2008-09 season (25). With its 13th Big 12 win…
From K-State Athletics MANHATTAN, Kan. – Junior left-hander Jacob Frost pitched 5 2/3 innings and the K-State offense produced 20 hits Saturday, as the Wildcats raced away with a 17-3 victory over UMass Lowell to clinch the weekend series at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State (6-3) exploded in the third with six runs led by a go-ahead three-run single from catcher Cayden Phillips after spotting the River Hawks (3-6) a 1-0 lead. The Wildcats scored 11 runs over the final three innings, that included home runs by Brendan Jones, Raphael Pelletier, and a grand slam by true freshman Nick English. K-State…
Manhattan, KS – Manhattan girls basketball led from start-to-finish in a win Tuesday night over Topeka High 62-43. Winning a sub-state semifinal game for the first times in two years. Recap from Mitch Fortner The win for Manhattan improves their record to 11-10 overall. The Indians now travel all the way to Liberal High School for a sub-state championship game Friday night. With the winner advancing the the 6A State Tournament in Wichita. Tipoff at 6 p.m.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State’s amazing streak in overtime games continued Monday night, as the Wildcats won their 12th consecutive overtime game, including their Division I record seventh this season, with a 94-90 comeback win over a scrappy West Virginia team before 8,813 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. The 7 overtime wins are now the Division I single-season record, snapping a tie of 6 with Wake Forest (1983-84), Chattanooga (1988-89) and Lafayette (2007-08). The current 12-game overtime winning streak is the second-longest nationally behind Florida State, which has won 14 in a row dating to 2018. K-State (17-11, 7-8 Big 12)…