In a near four hour game, Wamego softball moves on to the 4A semifinals after a 17 inning, 2-1 win over Clearwater in Salina. Delivering a pure spectacle of a lifetime on the mound for Wamego was junior Peyton Hardenburger. She started the game and she finished the game. 17 innings, 30 strikeouts and 199 pitches from the Tennessee commit. NOTHING. ONTO DAY 2. https://t.co/DfFZwBhsqy— Peyton Hardenburger (@Peyton80) May 24, 2024 Scoreless through the first 13 innings, each team scored one run in the 14th. Kyra Olberding had the game winning, walk-off, hit in the bottom of the 17th to…
Author: Mitch Fortner
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes said Wednesday that while he doesn’t agree with all the beliefs espoused by kicker Harrison Butker during a recent commencement address, the Chiefs quarterback nevertheless respects his teammate’s right to make them be known. Butker delivered what has become a polarizing speech May 11 at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, where the three-time Super Bowl champ said most women receiving degrees were probably more excited about getting married and having kids, and that some Catholic leaders were “pushing dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America.” Butker also assailed Pride month, an important time…
ARLINGTON, Texas (K-State Athletics) – A record-breaking outing from left-hander Owen Boerema and an explosive seven-run fourth led No. 6 seed K-State to an 8-4 triumph over fourth-seeded West Virginia Wednesday in an elimination game at Globe Life Field. Boerema’s complete game set the record for the longest outing in the NCAA game held at Globe Life Field, while he also became the first pitcher in K-State history to throw a complete game in a conference tournament. “Life in the loser’s bracket is all about surviving, advancing, not panicking, having people pick up each other, and save your bullpen,” said…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. homered twice as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 10-3 for their fifth straight win on Tuesday night. Maikel Garcia led off the first with a triple and scored on Witt’s infield hit. Witt stole second and scored when Salvador Perez hit a single to right. After Kyle Isbel and Garcia singled in the second, Witt hit Casey Mize’s splitter 468 feet — the farthest of his career — into the upper deck fountains. Mize (1-3) surrendered six runs on nine hits with two strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings, the…
They ran it back. For the 2nd consecutive year, Wamego boys golf is the 4A state champions. From Turkey Creek Golf Course in McPherson, the Red Raiders finished day two 26 shots over par. 11 shots ahead of 2nd place McPherson. Five of Wamego’s six golfers finished in the top 10. Adding up the two days, Wamego’s top individual performance was a 4th place finish by Spencer Hecht with a 147 total. One stroke back in 6th place was Cash Foltz. Tying for 7th place was Wamego’s Breckin Miller and Regan Kueker. Rounding out the top 10 finisher was Talon…
ARLINGTON, TX (K-State Athletics) – KU managed to outlast K-State in the opening round of the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Tuesday, as the Jayhawks held on for a 2-1 victory at Globe Life Field. “It was a well-played game,” said head coach Pete Hughes. “Disappointing from our perspective, obviously, but when you play in those tight ball games you’ve got to get a two-out hit. Have to get a misplay, there’s no wiggle room. You have to play really clean baseball to win those games.” The Cats will play West Virginia (33-21) in an elimination game at 9…
Looking to win back-to-back state championships, Wamego has a commanding 23-stroke lead after its first round at 4A State in McPherson. The Red Raiders finished the round with at 3-over par. In 2nd place is Circle at 26 over. Spencer Hecht is tied for 2nd individually with a 1-under par first round. Right behind him is Regan Kueker in 4th place at even-par. Talon White sits tied for 5th at +1. Breckin Miller and Cash Foltz are tied for 10th at +3. Kaden Tyner finish +14 after round one. Qualifying individually for Rock Creek, freshman Hudson Edelman is tied for…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State’s Brady Day was voted to the All-Big 12 First Team while Kaelen Culpepper and Tyson Neighbors received Second Team honors to highlight the Wildcats’ nine total selections, as the Big 12 Conference revealed its 2024 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Monday. Additionally, Owen Boerema, Nick English, Brendan Jones, Raphael Pelletier, and Jackson Wentworth each received honorable mention accolades while Blake Dean was named to the All-Freshman Team, as the awards were voted on by the league’s 13 head coaches. The Wildcats’ nine selections match the program record that was set in 2013, while K-State was one of…
MANHATTAN, KS (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang continued to solidify his front court for the 2024-25 season with the signing of All-Southern Conference selection Achor Achor (Melbourne, Australia/Greenforest McCalep Academy/Chipola College/Samford) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Monday (May 20). A 6-foot-9, 227-pound wing, Achor arrives at K-State after spending the last 2 seasons (2022-24) at Samford in Birmingham, Ala., where he was apart of 50 wins, 2 regular-season Southern Conference championships (2023, 2024) and the school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 24 seasons in 2023-24. He also played 2 seasons (2020-22) at NJCAA powerhouse Chipola…
Baseball At the 6A regional in Maize, Manhattan’s season fell one with shorts of a state tournament birth. The 5-seed Indians beat Garden City in the semifinals 4-3, but would fall in the championship game to Maize 4-1. Manhattan ends its season with a record 17-7. Softball Riley County’s season ended Thursday in the semifinals of its 3A regional in Senaca. The Falcons lost by a 3-0 final to Marysville. Riley County’s season ended with a record of 7-15. Girls Soccer The Manhattan Indians traveled all the way out to Garden City for a 6A regional championship match. Unfortunately, the…