Softball The 4-seed Rock Creek Mustangs punched their ticket to state Wednesday as they claimed another 4A regional championship. In the semifinals, Rock Creek defeated Ottawa by a 5-1 final. Later in the day, in a back-and-forth game, the Mustangs defeated Labette County 8-6. The two wins reach a special milestone for the Rock Creek seniors as they will play in the state tournament for the fourth time. Rock Creek is now 19-5 on the season. They will be joining Wamego at the 4A state tournament beginning next Thursday in Salina. Comments from Rock Creek head coach Jeri Brummett In…
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Kansas City, Mo – The NFL announced the regular season schedule for the 2024 season on Wednesday. Kansas City’s schedule will have eight home games at Arrowhead Stadium and nine on the road. The Chiefs are slated to play in eight standalone games, including five in primetime. The full schedule is listed below. Preseason 8/10 at Jacksonville 7:00 pm NBC 8/17 Detroit 3:00 pm NBC 8/22 Chicago 7:20 pm NBC Regular Season Week 1 9/5 Baltimore (TNF) 7:20 pm NBC Week 2 9/15 Cincinnati 3:25 pm CBS Week 3 9/22 at Atlanta (SNF) 7:20 pm NBC Week 4 9/29 at…
Softball Wamego, the defending 4A state champions, will return to state to defend its crown. In the semifinals, the Red Raiders beat Field Kindley 15-0. Later in the day, a tougher matchup, but Peyton Hardenburger tossed another perfect game and defeated Independence 3-0 for the regional title. Wamego’s record stands at 22-4. Rock Creek was postponed to Wednesday 5/15. In 3A, 6-seed Riley County earned an upset quarterfinal win over St. Marys 2-0. The Falcons will play Marysville today in the semifinals from Senaca at 1:00. At the 2-1A Regional in Alma, unfortunately both Frankfort and Blue Valley couldn’t make…
MANHATTAN, KS (K-State) – Legendary track coach Cliff Rovelto announced Tuesday (May 14) plans to retire at the end of the 2024 outdoor season after 32 seasons as Kansas State’s Director of Cross Country and Track and Field. “It has been an honor and blessing to have had the opportunity to coach at K-State for the past 36 years,” Rovelto said. “My life has truly been enriched by the relationships developed over the years with our student-athletes and members of our staff. Our student-athletes and staff have always represented our university in a manner in which K-Staters can be proud.…
NEW YORK (AP) — First, Lamar Jackson. Then, Joe Burrow. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs face a daunting test in opening their season after CBS unveiled Kansas City’s Week 2 opponent as being the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday. The league also announced Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets will open their season on Monday Night Football on Sept. 9 in traveling to play the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers. The Bengals, with Burrow as their quarterback following a season-ending wrist injury, will travel to play at Kansas City in a late-afternoon outing on Sept. 15. The matchup…
SEATTLE (AP) — George Kirby allowed three hits over seven shutout innings, Luke Raley hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Monday night. A night that started with a lucky fan catching foul balls on consecutive pitches ended with another dominant pitching performance that helped the Mariners improve to 19-11 over the past 30 games. Kirby (4-3) had been bothered by a sore knee, but was terrific. He angrily pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the first inning after hitting a pair of batters, but…
Segment 1- 00:00 Segment 2- 13:56 Segment 3- 22:34 Segment 4- 28:51 Junction City Manager Allen Dinkel provides an update on city matters, Wamego City Manager Stacie Eichem and Communications and Outreach Specialist Gabby Jensen share news from the city including how the community has rallied around Westmoreland since the April 30 tornado.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will open the regular season at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 in a rematch of the AFC title game, the NFL announced Monday. The NFL will release the entire 2024 season on Wednesday night on the NFL Network. The Chiefs beat the Ravens 17-10 in the AFC championship game in January and went on to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs-Ravens opener at Arrowhead Stadium will be a Thursday night game on NBC. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (K-State) – An eight-run deficit proved to be too much for K-State to overcome, as West Virginia claimed a 12-5 victory Sunday afternoon and picked up the series win at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark. K-State (29-21, 13-14 Big 12) posted a four-run sixth that trimmed its deficit to four runs after the Wildcats earlier trailed 9-1, but WVU (31-19, 17-10 Big 12) scored three late runs to put the game away. “Overall, speaking for our guys, we are disappointed,” said head K-State baseball coach Pete Hughes. “Our approach was score early to neutralize an emotionally filled…
(AP) – Seth Lugo racked up a career-high 12 strikeouts and allowed one run over eight strong innings, and Hunter Renfroe had a two-run single against his former team in the Kansas City Royals’ 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Freddie Fermin and Michael Massey also had RBI during the Royals’ four-run fourth inning, and Lugo (6-1) made it stand up as Kansas City took three of four from the Angels. Lugo allowed five hits while continuing his outstanding start to his first season with the Royals, winning for the AL-best sixth time in eight starts and…