Rossville, KS – The team championship came down to the final dual of the night. Winner between Rock Creek and Silver Lake, both 4-0, would become the Mid-East League Champion. They Mustangs would almost rally in the final matches, but would end up losing to Silver Lake 45-31 and take home the 2nd place title Thursday night. Riley County finished the night 3-2 to take home 3rd place. The Falcons beat Wabaunsee, St. Marys and Rossville, but fell to Rock Creek in a close battle 42-32. Finishing in first individually for Rock Creek was Aidan McKinney (157#) and Nick Allen…
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From K-State Athletics MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State senior center Ayoka Lee continues to add to her trophy case, as she has been named a candidate for the 2024 Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time. This is the second time in Lee’s career that she has been named a candidate for this award. The two-time USBWA/Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week recipient this season, Lee has had a strong 2023-24 as she is averaging 19.8 points on a career-best .677 field goal percentage, 8.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots. She ranks second…
Manhattan, KS – Four games in 27 hours at home for Manhattan basketball. After being swept by Washburn Rural Monday night, the Indian girls and boys swept the Topeka High Trojans on Tuesday. MHS girls ran away with a 55-21 win. Tougher game for the MHS boys. Led by 23 in the 3rd quarter. Topeka High would get within five, but Manhattan would hang on for a 61-53 victory. Recap with Mitch Fortner Postgame comments with girls head coach Scott Mall Postgame comments with boys head coach Benji George Manhattan girls improve to 9-7 (3-3), boys are now 10-6 (4-2).…
From K-State Athletics MANHATTAN, Kan. – Senior Tylor Perry scored a season-high 26 points, including 8 in overtime, as Kansas State continued its success in overtime games under head coach Jerome Tang with a 75-70 win over No. 4/4 Kansas on Monday night before a sold-out crowd of 11,010 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State (15-8, 5-5 Big 12) moved to 11-0 under Tang in overtime games, including 6-0 this season. The six overtime wins this season tie the Division I record for most overtime wins in a season. The current 11-game overtime streak is the second-longest nationally behind Florida State…
Manhattan, KS – Following K-State’s overtime win over No. 4 KU, watch the postgame press conferences with KSU head coach Jerome Tang and players Tylor Perry, Cam Carter and Arthur Kaluma. Jerome Tang press conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ml7YJEvCjg Players press conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdc_pLb98nM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. agreed Monday to an 11-year contract worth about $291 million guaranteed, two people familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press on Monday. The deal includes three years of team options that could drive the value to about $377 million and keep Witt in Kansas City through the 2037 season, according to the people who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the financial terms were not disclosed. Witt’s guarantee salary would make it the 16th largest deal in Major League Baseball history…
From K-State Athletics Austin, TX – (2/2) K-State endured a rough shooting performance but almost overcame it in the fourth quarter, but homestanding (12/14) Texas held on, 61-54, on Sunday afternoon at Moody Center. K-State had two players reach double figures on Sunday and were led by sophomore forward Eliza Maupin with a career-high 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting and tallied four rebounds. This was Maupin’s second time reaching double figures in the last four games. Junior guard and All-American candidate Serena Sundell recorded approached a second straight double-double with 14 points, eight assists and three steals. This was Sundell’s…
Manhattan, KS – Hosting this year’s annual league dual event, the Manhattan boys’ wrestling team finished in 2nd and the girls took 3rd place at the Centennial League Championships at Manhattan High School. As expected, the boys title would come down to the top two teams in 6A, Manhattan and Washburn Rural. The Indians and Junior Blues would square off in the final duel of the afternoon with Washburn Rural winning a close one 36-33. The Junior Blue boys win the Centennial League for the 4th time in five years. The Manhattan girls started strong with wins over Topeka High…
Topeka, KS – For the first time since January 5, the Manhattan girls and boys basketball teams played a doubleheader in Centennial League play. The girls game was an entertaining, back-and-forth contest, but the Lady Indians’ upset bid against Hayden (#2 in 3A) would fall short 57-54. The Manhattan boys trailed by double-digits in the 2nd quarter, but fought back and won by double-digits 68-56. Complete recap with Mitch Fortner Postgame comments from Manhattan Girls Coach Scott Mall Postgame comments from Manhattan Boys Assistant Coach Tony Ingram Manhattan girls fall to 8-6 (2-2) and the boys improve to 9-5 (3-1).…
From K-State Athletics MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Athletics is proud to announce that it has collaborated with Wildcat NIL to become the official name, image and likeness partner for the department. Wildcat NIL is an independently owned and operated group of passionate supporters — predominantly former K-State student-athletes — who have joined together to provide NIL opportunities to student-athletes. “Name, image and likeness continues to evolve and be a big part of the current landscape of college athletics, and it was very important for us as a department to partner with a collective so we can provide our student-athletes every…