On Monday’s edition of Wildcat Insider, Mitch Fortner connects from Phoenix in preparation for the Rate Bowl as he discusses yet another K-State men’s basketball loss, KSU FB’s running game after DJ Giddens’ departure, recruitment wins for KSU WBB, and more.
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Washburn Rural combo guard and sophomore star Maddie Vickery announced Saturday that she will be committing to K-State’s 2027 recruiting class. She even crashed a coaches’ meeting to tell them in person. 12.21.2024 💜 #committed @KStateWBB pic.twitter.com/Lqno4RJw3N — Maddie Vickery (@VickeryMaddie) December 22, 2024 Receiving many offers already, Vickery chose Kansas State over programs like Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. For her freshman season, Vickery scored over 500 points. Helping lead Washburn Rural to a runner-up finish at the 6A State Tournament. Speaking with On3, Vickery comments on why she picked K-State. “More than anything, it just felt like…
Manhattan Boys finish in 4th place in Flatwater Fracas in Grand Island, Nebraska Dual Results Manhattan HS defeated Lincoln Southwest 70-6 215 – Landon Dobson (Manhattan HS) over Isaiah Vela (Lincoln Southwest) Fall 0:44 285 – Garrison Vikander (Manhattan HS) over Cole Nelson (Lincoln Southwest) Fall 1:02 106 – Franke Force (Manhattan HS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 113 – Jack Hutchinson (Manhattan HS) over Haiden Dubois (Lincoln Southwest) TF 17-2 120 – Benjamin Busch (Manhattan HS) over Zac Snow (Lincoln Southwest) Dec 10-3 126 – Cameron Coonrod (Manhattan HS) over Hudson Davis (Lincoln Southwest) Fall 5:13 132 – Caeleb Hutchinson…
Written by Michael Goens The Hays City Shootout from all of two weeks ago not only cracked a seal on 2024-25 basketball but also portended an early-season matchup of top-10 girls basketball teams. Hays seized the shootout title when it slipped past Life Prep, the same team that tipped Manhattan to open the season’s long grind. On Friday night, Class 6A no. 10-ranked MHS saw chances to pop those unbeaten Hays Indians evaporate in the game’s final four minutes of a 56-48 setback. Hays (6-0; 5A no. 5) turned to situational sub Zoe Winter for 11 crucial fourth-quarter points as…
On Thursday’s edition of The Game, Mitch Fortner goes over the most recent games from K-State men’s and women’s basketball including the postgame reaction from men’s head coach Jerome Tang, interviews women’s BB head coach Jeff Mittie, travels to Vegas for his picks this week, and goes over K-State FB landing WR Jaron Tibbs out of the transfer portal.
Friday Hays Indians (6-0) 56 @ Manhattan Indians Girls (4-2) 48 6:00 Hays Indians (3-3) 57 @ Manhattan Indians Boys (2-4) 607:30 Abilene Cowgirls (0-5) 23 @ Wamego Red Raiders Girls (4-1) 68 6:00 Abilene Cowboys (4-1) 64 @ Wamego Red Raiders (2-3) 41 7:30 Rock Creek Mustangs Girls (3-1) 51 @ Clifton-Clyde Eagles (6-0) 67 6:00 Rock Creek Mustangs Boys (4-0) 77 @ Clifton-Clyde Eagles (3-3) 44 7:30 Riley County Falcons Girls (3-2) 49 @ Perry-Lecompton Kaws (1-4) 14 6:00 Riley County Falcons Boys (2-4) 42 @ Perry-Lecompton Kaws (2-4) 52 7:30 Frankfort Wildcats Girls (4-2) 51 @ Onaga…
Segment 1 – 0:00 Segment 2 – 8:41 Segment 3 – 24:57 Segment 4 – 35:43 On today’s episode of Within Reason with Mike Matson, Mike speaks with Traci Brimhall–the Poet Laureate of Kansas. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN
Coming off a recent visit to Manhattan, K-State lands its second transfer portal player with a commitment from Purdue wide receiver Jaron Tibbs. With the turnover in the KSU receiver room, this is a much needed addition to the K-State 2025 class. The former Boilermaker is coming off a true sophomore season where he had 30 catches, 347 yards, two touchdowns and started two games. His best game was his last game. Four catches for 73 yards against Michigan State. Tibbs had five games this season with at least four catches. According to On3, Tibbs is a three star portal…
K-State falls in the 13th annual Wildcat Classic to the Drake Bulldogs in overtime 73-70. Check out postgame comments from head coach Jerome Tang and players Coleman Hawkins and David N’Guessan following the heartbreaking loss. Also, Hawkins comments on receiving negative mentions on social media when he checked his phone after the game. AUDIO ONLY postgame press conference with K-State’s Coleman Hawkins, David N’Guessan & Jerome Tang https://youtu.be/vVJPGSy9ujQ
On Tuesday’s edition of The Game, Troy Coverdale goes over K-State’s huge game against Drake, and Mahomes’ ankle injury, as well as two segments from Mitch Fortner, including an interview with Drake’s basketball play-by-play announcer Michael Admire and MitchPom.