(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…
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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…
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…
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…