Less than 24 hours after K-State received their first Class of 2025 commit in the form of Mississippi’s Ashton Magee, point guard Exavier Wilson committed to K-State early this afternoon. Wilson is a 3-star recruit according to On3. The 6 foot 1 senior out of Father Tolton High School in Columbia, Missouri, received an offer from Jerome Tang and the K-State coaching staff less than a week ago. Wilson had offers from West Virginia, FIU and several other schools. Both Magee and Wilson were late bloomers on the recruitment trails, with both garnering more interest as their seasons went on.…
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On today’s episode, Mike speaks with Andy Weiner, CEO of RockStep Capital. RockStep is a shopping center investment company based out of Houston; with an emphasis on investing in “hometown” communities, RockStep purchased Manhattan Town Center Mall in 2022. Weiner speaks on the essential economic drivers that make Manhattan an attractive location, the future of in-person retail shopping, and their unique investment model. In the second half of the hour, Downtown Manhattan’s executive director Gina Snyder joins to talk about the close relationship between the Manhattan Town Center Mall and the downtown strip. Snyder speaks on the mixed response of…
On today’s edition of The Game, we talk with Drew Galloway from K-State Online, discuss K-State landing Ashton Magee and host the MHS wrestling state champs in studio!
On today’s episode of Within Reason with Mike Matson, Sheila Ellis-Glasper joins to talk about efforts to create a Yuma Street Cultural Center. Ellis-Glasper is the co-founder and executive director of the Black Entrepreneurs of the Flint Hills, a group designed to equip entrepreneurs with the resources and skills necessary to reach their goals. Yuma Street has been a cultural hub for the Black community in Manhattan since the late 1870s. The Yuma Street Cultural Center, which is to find its home in Shepard Chapel, will be place of belonging and empowerment for Black entrepreneurs. YSCC will provide Manhattan residents…
On today’s edition of The Game, Mitch Fortner and Cole Deutschendorf discuss a potential momentum shift for Jerome Tang’s 2025 recruiting class, WBB Big 12 honors (and controversy for the player of the year), talk to Brian Smoller and much more!
6A Friday (Boys) Junction City Bluejays (14-8) 49 @ Washburn Rural Junior Blues (18-4) 54 Saturday (Girls) Manhattan Indians (14-8) 31 @ Washburn Rural Junior Blues (16-6) 46 4A Friday (Boys) Topeka Hayden Wildcats (13-9) 40 @ Rock Creek Mustangs (20-2) 50 Wamego Red Raiders (6-16) 51 @ Atchison Phoenix (15-7) 71 Saturday (Girls) Wamego Red Raiders (16-6) 35 @ Eudora Cardinals (20-2) 41 Bishop Miege Stags (17-4) 59 @ Rock Creek Mustangs (17-5) 45 3A Friday Girls in Halstead Riley County Falcons (16-7) 38 vs. Hesston Swathers (23-0) 45 1A D1 Saturday Boys in Centralia Frankfort Wildcats (17-6) 44…
On today’s episode, Mike speaks with local leaders Usha Reddi and Mary Stamey on gender equity in advance of International Women’s Day, which takes place on March 8. Both guests are involved with the Manhattan branch of the American Association of University Women, where Reddi serves as president. AAUW seeks to address adversity facing women both in the workplace and at home. Reddi and Stamey speak on narrowing the gender pay gap, expanding maternity leave, and the difference between equality and equity. International Women’s Day is an opportunity to both celebrate women’s achievement and to raise awareness about the discrimination…
On today’s edition of The Game, Mitch Fortner and Cole Deutschendorf go over a fourth consecutive loss for K-States men’s basketball, talk to K-State BSB pitcher Lincoln Sheffield & WBB head coach Jeff Mittie, as well as discuss two pieces of Chiefs news.
Thursday Rock Creek Mustangs Girls (15-4, 9-2) 48 @ Abilene Cowgirls (3-17, 2-11) 16 Rock Creek Mustangs Boys (18-1, 11-0) 53 @ Abilene Cowboys (14-6, 8-4) 47 Sub-State (3A) Belle Plain Dragons (7-14) 33 @ Riley County Falcons Girls (15-6) 52 Friday Washburn Rural Junior Blues (14-6, 7-3) 51 @ Manhattan Indians Girls (13-7, 6-4) 45 Washburn Rural Junior Blues (16-4, 10-0) 61 @ Manhattan Indians Boys (6-14, 3-7) 47 Rock Creek Mustangs Girls (16-4, 10-2) 41 @ Concordia Panthers (5-15, 2-10) 32 Rock Creek Mustangs Boys (18-2, 11-1) 49 @ Concordia Panthers (13-7, 9-3) 59 Sub-State (3A) Riley County…
On today’s episode of Within Reason with Mike Matson, Mike splits his time with State Rep. Angel Roeser, Sen. Brad Starnes & Michael Rezkalla from Pawnee Mental Health Services. It’s “turnaround week” in Topeka, where state legislators have been kept busy voting on non-exempt bills. For freshman lawmakers State Rep. Angel Roeser and Sen. Brad Starnes, this week is also the approximate halfway mark of their first legislative session. In segments one and two respectively, the two share their stances on burgeoning policies and their first impressions of work in the Capitol Building. In the second half of the hour,…