Author: Paul Parker
By Zach DeLoach The stuffed animal dressed in a purple jersey disappeared from the team hotel in Provo, Utah, Saturday before the Wildcats’ game at BYU. According to senior guard Serena Sundell, the last person to see Gap Goat, affectionately known as Gappy, was a team manager. “They swear he was put in the conference room, and when they came back, he was gone,” Sundell said. “We don’t know if he’s lost or if he’s kidnapped or what.” Before vanishing, Gap Goat sat with team managers behind the K-State (17-1, 5-0 Big 12) bench during games, and they lifted him…
By Michael Goens Every appearance shows that Kansas State men’s basketball needs a hyper-engaged Dug McDaniel to avoid the need to dig out of a massive, outer-space-like hole within the 2024-25 basketball season. The interim of Wildcat games 11 and 12 were not the first time McDaniel has been forced into a ‘dig deeper’ challenge from the K-State coaching staff. Coach Jerome Tang and staff simply hope it’s the last. McDaniel responded from a 5-minute, zero-point outing at Wichita Stage with his most complete effort in a purple uniform in Monday night’s 70-67 win over No. 16 Cincinnati in Bramlage…
By Tim Everson Thanks to transfers and a couple NFL-bound former starters, Kansas State will look a little different when they run out onto the field to play in the Rate Bowl in Phoenix on Dec. 26. On Wednesday, K-State released its first updated depth chart since the regular season ended, and there are multiple changes after some postseason roster churn. As of Thursday, the Wildcats had 14 players from last years’ roster in the portal, and two others (DJ Giddens and Jacob Parrish) have declared for the draft a year early. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click…
By Emma Loura RCPD director Brian Peete on Thursday told Riley County commissioners crime in Riley County in November was 18% below the five-year average, though he acknowledged it may not seem that way to residents. “Now I know saying that, actual stats and perception of crime are two entirely different things,” Peete said. “For the last few months, we have seen a sharp increase in crimes that were related to firearms. We have seen some homicides. We have seen some stabbings. We have seen several different things, but overall, the percentage is down from the five-year average.” Peete said…
By Emma Loura Housing and dining will cost more next year for K-State students living on campus after the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved increased rates. The rate increase at K-State will be 2.24% for a modest double-occupancy room with limited dining options at K-State in the 2025-26 school year. The jump for a newly renovated or constructed room with unlimited dining options would be 3.52%. The cost of a double-occupancy room with limited dining options at K-State would increase from $10,290 this school year to $10,520 in the next, a $230 difference. A newly renovated or…