Hour One: Seg. 1 – Cats go 0-2 in Super Regional round at Virginia Seg. 2 – Latest on K-State’s pursuit of Coleman Hawkins, 2 commits for football Seg. 3 – Should Caitlin Clark have made Team USA for the Paris Olympics Hour Two: Seg. 1 – Did K-State Baseball reach expectations in 2024 Seg. 2 – What does the future look like for the Bat Cats? Seg. 3 – Dan Hurley passes on Lakers’ gig to stay with UConn Seg. 4 – Ask Us Anything
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Seg. 1 – Matt Walters previews K-State vs. Virginia from Charlottesville Seg. 2 – Hoops transfer target cancels Louisville visit, headed for MHK this weekend Seg. 3 – Blindly Rank 5 Seg. 4- Pat Sajak’s final Wheel of Fortune episode airs tonight Seg. 5 – Can K-State Baseball reach Omaha? Seg. 6 – Ask Us Anything
Wamego, KS – After leading Wamego softball to its second-straight 4A state championship, right-handed pitcher Peyton Hardenburger was the named the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year. Announced in a press release Friday morning by Gatorade. Hardenburger led the Red Raiders to a 23-2 overall record, NCKL championship, regional championship and a 4A state championship last month in Salina. In the three-game state tournament run, she tossed 31 innings pitched, with 63 strikeouts and back-to-back no-hitters. Hardenburger compiled a 15-1 record with a 0.30 ERA and 288 strikeouts in 117 innings this spring. She also batted .459 with 23 RBI…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State) – K-State Athletics will honor a group of 10 outstanding individuals with induction into its Athletics Hall of Fame in August, school officials announced today. The 2024 Hall of Fame class includes two football greats in Nick Leckey and Kevin Lockett, a pair of men’s basketball legends in Askia Jones and Jacob Pullen, former women’s basketball head coach Deb Patterson, Diana Miller (women’s basketball), Scott Sellers (track and field), Kim Zschau (volleyball), and Carl and Mary Ice (contributors). “This year’s class of 10 individuals is a phenomenal group, and we are thrilled to welcome them into the…
MANHATTAN, KS (K-State) – Kickoff times and television selections for K-State’s first three football games of the 2024 campaign have been announced as the Big 12 Conference and its television partners have made selections for the first three weeks of the season in addition to weeknight contests. Kansas State opens its 2024 slate on Saturday, August 31 against UT Martin at 6 p.m. in a game shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, a timeslot and platform the Wildcats have featured for their home opener now seven of the last eight seasons. K-State quickly hits the road for the first…
(Big 12) – The Big 12 along with its television partners ESPN and FOX Sports have announced early season and special date football selections across linear and digital platforms. The 2024 season marks the Big 12’s first as a 16-team league as it welcomes Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah. The season kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 29 with four games before a single game Friday, Aug. 30 when TCU travels to Stanford in a power four matchup on ESPN. The remaining 11 opening week games will be played on Saturday, Aug. 31, highlighted by another power four game as…
Manhattan Boys (6A) – 7th place with 33.5 team points 100 Meter Prelim – Charles Morgan (14th, 11.36) Does not qualify 300 Meter Hurdles Final – Charles Morgan (7th, 40.41) 4 x 400 Meter Relay Final – Cooper Sturm, Crayton Rauch, Zachary O’Haver, Charles Morgan (7th 3:25.99) 4 x 800 Meter Relay Final – Brayden Merrill, Andrei Mazin, Lucas Holdren, Cooper Sturm (12th 8:15.99) 200 Meter Final – Crayton Rauch (8th, 22.64) 800 Meter Final – Cooper Sturm (7th, 1:59.89) 1600 Meter Final – Lucas Holdren (12th, 4:28.99) 400 Meter Final – Crayton Rauch (8th, 50.48) Discus – Jerrell Weston…
For the third time in program history and for the first time since 2021, Rock Creek baseball can call themselves state champions. The Mustangs got it done by winning two games Friday in a span of about nine hours. In the semifinals, the Mustangs beat Paola by a 10-5 final. To win the state title, they beat Pratt 7-3. 2024 was a historic year for Rock Creek baseball. Not only did they win a state title, the Mustangs’ 23 regular season wins set a new program record. Rock Creek win ends it season with a record of 28-1.
Just like Wamego boys golf earlier this week, Red Raider softball ran it back. Back-to-back years, Wamego has won the 4A state title in Salina. In today’s semifinals, Wamego beat Eudora 2-0. Junior Peyton Hardenburger, coming off a 17 inning complete game, tossed a 16 strikeout no-hitter. Arrabel Razzano was responsible for driving in the game-winning run. In the title game Friday night, the Red Raiders completed their run with a 5-0 victory over Andale. And guess what…Hardenburger cast another complete game no-hitter. Hardenburger tossed every pitch in the three-game state tournament. Her final stat line: 31 innings pitched, one…
Manhattan Boys (6A) – Four medals earned on Friday. MHS boys will compete in nine track finals on Saturday. After day one, in first place in 6A with 19 team points. 100 Meter Hurdles Prelim – Talon Huff (9th place, 15.39) Did not qualify 300 Meter Hurdles Prelim – Charles Morgan (7th place, 40.09) Qualifies for finals 200 Meter Dash Prelim – Crayton Rauch (8th place, 22.44) Qualifies for finals 400 Meter Dash Prelim – Crayton Rauch (8th place, 50.95) Qualifies for finals 3200 Meter Finals – Lucas Holdren (7th place, 9:31.09) 4 x 100 Meter Relay Prelim – Arion…