Author: Mitch Fortner

From the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Big 12 basketball Media Days took place over the last two day. Mitch Fortner was on site to chat with many Wildcats and other Big 12 coaches and players to preview the upcoming season. Including Jerome Tang, Jeff Mittie, Coleman Hawkins, Ayoka Lee, former Big 12 ref John Higgins and even the WVU Mascot. Big 12 Women’s Basketball Media Days Seg 1. – K-State head coach Jeff Mittie Seg 2. – K-State’s Ayoka Lee Seg 3. – Iowa State’s Audi Crooks Seg 4. – WVU’s JJ Quinerly Seg 1. – K-State’s Serena Sundell…

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The T-Mobile Center in Kansas City is one again host Big 12 Basketball Media Days. With the second day featuring all 16 men’s basketball programs. K-State’s Coleman Hawkins K-State’s David N’Guessan K-State’s Max Jones Iowa State’s Tamin Lipsey Day 2 pic.twitter.com/gWVewe5He7— Mitch Fortner (@MitchTheFort) October 23, 2024 Hear from @CoachJTang and @colehawk23 on the ESPN stage 🎙️@KStateMBB x #Big12MBB pic.twitter.com/vQN5bw4x0Z— K-State Athletics (@kstatesports) October 23, 2024 Our own @CoachJTang talks shop at the @Big12Conference Media Day at T-Mobile Center 🏀 pic.twitter.com/JHY7YPl7OM— K-State Athletics (@kstatesports) October 23, 2024 "Just be me" – @colehawk23 #BIG12MBB pic.twitter.com/ztOH6MxN2Y— K-State Men's Basketball (@KStateMBB) October 23,…

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The T-Mobile Center in Kansas City is one again host Big 12 Basketball Media Days. With the first day featuring all 16 women’s basketball programs. INTERVIEWS K-State Coach Jeff Mittie K-State Center Ayoka Lee K-State Point Guard Serena Sundell K-State Guard Zy Walker Iowa State Center Audi Crooks (Preseason All-Big 12West Virginia Guard JJ Quinerly (Least season’s Defense POY) WVU mascot Brayden Atkins KU Head Coach Brandon Schneider BYU Head Coach Amber Whiting https://www.tiktok.com/@news.radio.kman/video/7428626292578471214?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7428702266532365867 That’s a wrap from Big 12 Women’s Basketball Media Day is KC. Interview from @MitchTheFort on today’s show beginning at 4:00. pic.twitter.com/axj1dhM0ec— The Game (@TheGameKMAN) October…

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Week 7 high school football games for the Centennial League, NCKL, Big East League and Twin Valley League. ALL GAMES FINAL AND RECORD UPDATED Centennial League Manhattan Indians (7-0, 3-0) 52 @ Topeka High Trojans (4-3, 1-3) 0 * Manhattan has earned at least a share of the Centennial League title * Junction City Blue Jays (3-4, 2-1) 17 @ Washburn Rural Junior Blues (3-4, 2-1) 0 Emporia Spartans (0-7, 0-3) 7 @ Spring Hill Broncos (6-1) 49 North Central Kansas League Rock Creek Mustangs (6-1, 4-1) 42 @ Concordia Panthers (1-6, 1-5) 0 Clay Center Tigers (3-4, 3-2) 12…

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For just the fourth time in program history, K-State women’s basketball will begin a season ranked in the top 25. Announced on Tuesday. the Wildcats are ranked No. 13 in the preseason Associated Press top 25 poll. It’s the first time K-State has been preseason ranked since No. 19 for the 2004-2005 season. K-State was picked to win the Big 12 this season’s Big 12 coaches preseason poll. Senior center Ayoka Lee, who is returning for a 7th season of eligibility, was named the preseason player of the year in the conference. The Wildcats reached as high as No. 2…

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K-State men’s basketball received votes in the preseason AP poll for the 2024-25 season. Tallying 30 points, putting the Wildcats 31st in the nation. Below is from the AP release Kansas was picked first in the AP Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll Monday, getting the No. 1 nod on half of the 60 ballots from a national media panel to start the season ahead of Alabama and two-time defending national champion UConn. Kansas scooped up 30 first-place votes from the AP panel. The Crimson Tide, led by All-American guard Mark Sears and Jarin Stevenson, earned 14 first-place votes and…

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K-State, under third-year head coach Jerome Tang, has been picked to finish 8th in the 2024-25 Big 12 preseason coaches poll. From the Big 12 media release, Kansas was selected as the favorite in the Big 12 men’s basketball preseason poll, marking the 20th time in 28 seasons the Jayhawks have sat atop the preseason poll. The Jayhawks enter the season as the preseason favorite for the second consecutive year and were closely followed by Houston, who has ranked second in the preseason poll in both of its seasons in the Big 12. Iowa State, Baylor and Arizona rounded out…

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Week 6 high school football games for the Centennial League, NCKL, Big East League and Twin Valley League. ALL GAMES FINAL Centennial League Wichita Northwest Grizzlies (5-1) 17 @ Manhattan Indians (6-0, 2-0) 38 Emporia Spartans (0-6, 0-3) 8 @ Washburn Rural Junior Blues (3-3, 2-0) 53 Topeka High Trojans (4-2, 1-2) 21 @ Junction City Blue Jays (2-4, 1-1) 50 North Central Kansas League Rock Creek Mustangs (5-1, 3-1) 31 @ Marysville Bulldogs (5-1, 3-1) 14 Wamego Red Raiders (5-1, 3-1) 56 @ Chapman (1-5, 0-4) 16 Concordia Panthers (1-5, 1-4) 0 @ Clay Center Tigers (3-3, 3-1) 28…

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Week 5 high school football games for the Centennial League, NCKL, Big East League and Twin Valley League. ALL GAMES FINAL Centennial League Emporia Spartans (0-5, 0-2) 0 @ Manhattan Indians (5-0, 2-0) 59 Hays Indians (3-2) 27 @ Junction City Blue Jays (2-3, 0-1) 17 Washburn Rural Junior Blues (2-3, 1-0) 49 @ Topeka High Trojans (4-1, 1-1) 21 North Central Kansas League Clay Center Tigers (2-3, 2-1) 0 @ Rock Creek Mustangs (4-1, 2-1) 21 Wamego Red Raiders (4-1, 2-1) 29 @ Buhler Crusaders (3-2) 16 Marysville Bulldogs (5-0, 3-0) 22 – Overtime @ Abilene Cowboys (2-3, 2-3)…

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