MANHATTAN, KS (K-State) – K-State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie has added local frontcourt help as former Shawnee Mission Northwest All-State selection Kennedy Taylor has transferred to the Wildcats for the 2024-25 season. Taylor will have one season of eligibility. Prior to joining the Wildcats, Taylor was a decorated player at Missouri State for the last two seasons. During her time with the Lady Bears, Taylor saw action in 65 games with 41 starts and tallied 749 points (11.5 ppg) including 43 games in double figures. She registered a field goal percentage of .509 (296-582) from the field and…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nelson Velázquez and MJ Melendez each homered and drove in two runs, leading Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. Right fielder Hunter Renfroe threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the sixth inning before Kansas City broke it open with eight runs in the seventh. Velázquez drove in the first two runs of the game with a single and a homer. “I was just trying to make contact,” he said. “I’m feeling good, trusting in everything we have been…
MANHATTAN, KS (K-State) – K-State volleyball and second-year head coach Jason Mansfield unveiled the complete 2024 schedule Thursday, featuring 13 home matches at Morgan Family Arena. The Cats’ 27-match schedule also features 14 matches against teams from last season’s NCAA Tournament field, including seven Big 12 foes and non-conference opponents USC, UMBC, UC Santa Barbara and Purdue. The season officially begins Friday, August 30 in West Layfette, Ind., as the Wildcats take part in the Purdue Volleyball’s Stacey Clark Classic. The three-day tournament will include matchups against tournament host Purdue (Aug. 30), UC Davis (Aug. 31), and UMBC (Sept. 1).…
SPRINGFIELD, MO. (K-State) – Junior shortstop Kaelen Culpepper drove in a season-high four runs, as K-State picked up an 8-4 victory over Missouri State at Hammons Field on a chilly Wednesday afternoon to complete the season series sweep. “Really happy with today’s effort,” head coach Pete Hughes said. “It’s hard to truly travel in the midweek and play effectively, especially when the conditions aren’t ideal to play in. However, nothing was a distraction for our guys, our energy and our performance tonight.” In a game that was originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and was moved due to cold temperatures, K-State…
Manhattan, KS – Jerome Tang lands a big commitment for his first out of the transfer portal and for the 2024 class. 5’11’ point guard Dug McDaniel, who played two seasons at Michigan, announced on social media his pledge to the Wildcats. The wait over💜💜💜 #Committed pic.twitter.com/8aItaCoCDf— Dug McDaniel (@AyooFlyy) April 3, 2024 As a freshman for the Wolverines, McDaniel scored 8.6 points per game after taking over starting duties for injured point guard Jaelin Llewellyn. As a full-time starter his sophomore season, McDaniel averaged 16.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. He’s been a sold three-point shooter…
(K-State) – Senior Tylor Perry was among 21 players chosen to participate in the 2024 NABC-Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game, which will be played on Friday (April 5) at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz., as part of Final Four festivities. Friday’s game will air nationally on CBS Sports Network at 4:30 p.m., CT. Admission to the game as well as all of Reese’s Final Four Friday is free to the public. Perry will play on the West team, which will be coached by San Diego head coach Steve Lavin. Perry is the first Wildcat to play in the…
(AP) Carson Wentz has agreed to a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract hasn’t been announced. Wentz, the No. 2 overall pick in 2016, joins his fifth team in five years to back up three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes. He spent last season with the Rams and led Los Angeles to a victory in the final game in his only start. Blaine Gabbert backed up Mahomes in 2023 when the Chiefs won their second straight Super…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. finished a double shy of the cycle, Kyle Isbel and Maikel Garcia hit back-to-back home runs, and the Kansas City Royals routed Minnesota 11-0 on Sunday to avoid a second straight season-opening sweep by the Twins. Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBI, and Nelson Velázquez had the last of five homers for Kansas City, which gave Brady Singer (1-0) plenty of run support on a day in which he hardly needed it. Singer, trying to bounce back from a rough 2023, allowed three hits and a walk…
Cam Carter is heading home. First announced by On3, K-State transfer guard Cam Carter has committed to LSU. Carter, from Donaldsonville, grew up 35 miles south of Baton Rough, Louisiana. This season, Cam averaged 14.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game for the 19-15 Wildcats. He joined K-State in Jerome Tang’s first season last year. He averaged 6.5 point per game and helped lead K-State on its Elite Eight run.
Sports in Kansas has announced its high school basketball postseason, All-State honors for the 2023-2024 season. Featuring multiple local athletes and one local coach. Manhattan Girls Maxine Doering, 6A Second Team Kat Ball, 6A Honorable Mention Delaney Larson, 6A Honorable Mention Blue Valley Girls Brynlyn Brockman, 1A-D2 Honorable Mention Frankfort Girls Hattie Gros, 1A-D1 Player of the Year & First Team Head Coach Brian Ebert, 1A-D1 Coach of the Year Frankfort won the program’s first state title earlier this month. Riley County Girls Anna Lambert, 3A Second Team Taryn Shepard, 3A Honorable Mention Wamego Girls Lexi Hecht, 4A Second Team…