The Wamego boys won a thriller 57-55 last Friday in overtime over their rival Rock Creek. Senior Marcquiece Cade hit the game winning lay up for the Red Raiders with one second left in the game. Cade had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. He was on fire from the free throw line with an 8 for 11 effort at the stripe. Cade also helped the Red Raiders knock off Council Grove 67-37 on Monday to pick up their sixth win of the season. Congratulations to Marcquiece Cade of Wamego High School, the Powercat Sports Grill/KMAN “Student Athlete…
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Kellis Robinett, from the KC Star and Wichita Eagle, is in-studio for the first hour. K-State loses at Texas A&M, but they still have a shot at a league title. Are Baylor or Texas Tech a bigger threat for a league title? We debut a new segment called “Who Says No?” Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – K-State a legit title contender 13:47 – Bad luck on the road/Frank Martin 22:53 – Who Says No? 32:31 – Twitter questions 39:05 – Baylor is a big threat again 52:33 – Charles from Wamego doesn’t like Baylor 1:03:56 – KSU climbing…
(AP) — The Royals could have paid versatile second baseman Whit Merrifield relatively little this year, then given him a series of one-year contracts accompanied by increasing pressure each season. Instead, they chose to reward him for both his perseverance and play. The sides agreed Monday to a $16.25 million, four-year contract that covers Merrifield’s years of arbitration eligibility; Merrifield gets $1 million this year, $5 million in 2020, $6.75 million in 2021 and $2.75 million in 2022. The Royals have a $10.5 million option for 2023 with a $750,000 buyout, and there are $2 million in performance bonuses. ”It’ll…
K-State basketball lays a big egg on Saturday in a loss at Texas A&M. John Kurtz and Wyatt Thompson discuss why the season isn’t anywhere close to being over. K-State Online’s Derek Young calls in discuss KSU football’s big day recruiting. Plus, a look at the Big 12. 0:00 – K-State lays an egg at Texas A&M 11:58 – Latest bracketology and rankings 24:36 – Playing as an underdog and favorite/KU issues 36:25 – One positive from A&M loss 39:23 – The season isn’t over 54:05 – Interview with Derek Young 1:05:26 – Twitter questions 1:11:08 – Big 12 this…
Kansas State suffered its worst shooting performance of the season on Saturday afternoon, as West Virginia ended K-State’s winning streak at three games with a 60-30 win at WVU Coliseum. K-State ended the afternoon shooting 20.0 percent from the field (11-of-55) including a 0-of-18 effort from beyond the arc. K-State’s streak of consecutive games with a 3-point field goal made was ended at 393 straight games, as the streak dated to Feb. 7, 2007, against Texas. The 30 points were the fewest by a K-State team since K-State lost to Connecticut in the 2012 NCAA Tournament on March 19, 2012,…
From K-State Sports An 18-6 run in the first 10 minutes of the second half helped ignite an explosive Texas A&M offense, as the Aggies connected on 58.3 percent after halftime in ending Kansas State’s 5-game winning streak with a 65-53 win in the sixth annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday afternoon at Reed Arena. K-State (15-5, 5-2 Big 12) falls to 3-3 all-time in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, including 0-3 in road contests. Texas A&M (8-10, 1-5 SEC) erupted for 39 points in the second half on 58.3 percent (14-of-24) shooting, including 50 percent (5-of-10) from 3-point range. The…
Kansas State used a lockdown defensive effort against Oklahoma State on Wednesday night to secure a 59-48 win at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State has now won three straight Big 12 games, the longest regular season league winning streak for the Wildcats since the 2016-17 season. The 48 points allowed by K-State were the fewest surrendered in a Big 12 game by the Wildcats since holding Oklahoma State to 43 on January 14, 2017. K-State improves to 4-0 this season when allowing 49 or fewer points in a game. Kansas State (13-6, 4-3 Big 12) was locked in defensively to begin the…
Matt Hall, from K-State Online, is back to chat about K-State’s huge win over #14 Texas Tech last night. The Athletic’s CJ Moore calls in to talk college hoops. Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – K-State defense outshines Texas Tech 14:21 – Interview with CJ Moore 22:35 – Twitter questions 30:37 – Juniors day for KSU football 37:03 – Chris Beard loves KSU’s defense 53:01- Hazelton better fit than Monachino? 1:08:42 – Jabroni of the Week – Mayo and Mustard
From K-State Athletics Kansas State extended its winning streak in Big 12 play to five games, as the Wildcats held No. 14/13 Texas Tech to a season-low 45 points on 32.7 percent shooting in earning a 58-45 victory in front of 11,134 fans on a snowy Tuesday evening at Bramlage Coliseum. The 5-game winning streak in league play is the longest for the Wildcats (15-4, 5-2 Big 12) since rattling off 6 in a row from Feb. 18 to March 5, 2013 and the second such streak under head coach Bruce Weber. K-State has won 3 straight against ranked teams…
From K-State Athletics Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman completed his inaugural coaching staff in Manhattan on Tuesday with the hiring of Scottie Hazelton as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Hazelton comes to Manhattan after a successful two-year run as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Wyoming. Both seasons the Cowboys ranked in the top 25 nationally in total defense and top 30 nationally in scoring defense. Additionally, Hazelton saw 13 Wyoming defenders earn All-Mountain West honors, including four by linebackers. His 2017 defense was one of the best in the country as the Cowboys led the nation in…