A 4th and goal from the 2 stop by the Bishop Miege defense midway through the 3rd quarter ended Wamego’s best threat after halftime as the Stags won their seventh state title in the past 10 years Saturday, 35-14. The Red Raiders had scored on an 11 yard throw from Colin Donahue to Hagen Johnson with 49 seconds remaining in the 2nd quarter, capping a wild stretch that saw the teams combine to score 35 points after a scoreless first. The TD pass cut Miege’s lead to 21-14 with Wamego receiving the second half kickoff. Miege’s defense was able to…
Author: Troy Coverdale
Troy Coverdale
Currently the host of "KMAN's Morning News", Troy is a 30 year veteran of radio, nearly 20 in northern Colorado, where he served as the "Voice of the UNC Bears" while serving as the news and sports director for one of the oldest AM stations in the country. No stranger to Manhattan nor Kansas, Troy is an alum of K-State in broadcast journalism and grew up near Circleville. He began his broadcast career with KSDB-FM on campus while working part time at another radio station in town. He's married to the former Monica Haugsness of Seneca, who has patiently put up with his schedule for more than 25 years.
The sub-state round of the high school football playoffs includes a rematch of one of the top games in the state this season as Manhattan High hosts Derby in 6A. The Indians won at Derby in overtime to kick off the season, 26-23, the first win in what has grown to a 11-0 season. Their defense set the tone for the season by limiting the Panthers to 275 total yards, 191 of that being put up by Notre Dame commit Dylan Edwards. Derby will be without its quarterback, Brock Zerger, who suffered a season ending injury in a win over…
Three area teams will take the field Friday night in the KSHSAA high school football playoffs, bidding to move into the state semifinals in a week. In 6A, Manhattan High will meet Wichita Northwest for the second time in four weeks. The Indians claimed a 56-28 win over 4th ranked Wichita Northwest on October 21. The game started with the Grizzlies looking like they may challenge the Indians, but, after trailing 14-7 in the 1st quarter, the Indians ran off 35 unanswered points to take away any doubt. That win finished off an unbeaten regular season run for the Tribe, who…
A late Adrian Martinez fumble forced by Texas’ nose tackle Keondre Coburn was vacuumed up by linebacker Jaylan Ford and the Longhorns quelled a late K-State comeback to win Saturday night, 34-24, at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats made the game uncomfortable for Texas by limiting them to just three second half points, but the damage was done as the Longhorns opened a 31-10 halftime lead. UT put up 352 yards of offense against a K-State defensive unit that was riding high after a shut out win over Oklahoma State the week previous. The Longhorns rode Bijan Robinson for…
Jaylon Winans ran for almost 260 yards Thursday night and Rock Creek rallied from a double-digit deficit in the first half to advance in the 3A playoffs. The Mustangs claimed a 21-11 win over Hesston to win the regional title, but needed some big runs from their senior running back to turn the tide. Hesston built an 11-0 lead early in the second quarter, dominating the time of possession and capitalizing on a Dalton Whitworth interception thrown on the first snap of the ballgame. That turnover became three points for Hesston, who later scored on a pass tipped by Rock…
ESPN’s Pete Thamel is reporting that his sources say Gonzaga athletic director Chris Standiford and Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark spent time discussing potential Gonzaga membership in the conference during a Dallas-area meeting last week. The sources say the meeting at a Frisco hotel took place while Gonzaga was in the area to play Tennessee in a closed scrimmage ahead of the start of the new season. Gonzaga has dominated the West Coast Conference in basketball for the past two decades, finding it difficult to find actual challenges in the mostly private church school loop. The addition of BYU to…
Quarterback Will Howard hit nine of 11 passes during one stretch in the 2nd quarter, three going for touchdowns and #22 Kansas State’s defense completely befuddled #9 Oklahoma State’s offense in a 41-0 pasting at Bill Snyder Family Stadium Saturday. Howard had converted on 6 of 12 to start the day, including his first two, before catching fire and propelling the Cats to the huge advantage. He had already thrown a 38 yard TD pass to Kade Warner to open the scoring before adding strikes to Phillip Brooks (31 yards), Warner again (41 yards) and Deuce Vaughn (1 yard). Vaughn…
The top seed in the 6A West bracket, the Manhattan High Indians, open the post-season tonight facing a team they blew out last season in the opening round. The Tribe opens with winless Wichita North, a squad who fell 64-6 to them in this round in 2021. Manhattan goes into the playoffs with an 8-0 record for the fourth time under coach Joe Schartz. Friday’s game kicks off at seven on Newsradio KMAN. Wamego holds down the top seed on the 4A West bracket and will open with 1-7 Ulysses. The Tigers will make a 325 mile trek for the…
The Manhattan and Wamego High football teams will carry a season’s worth of momentum into their respective playoffs after finishing unbeaten runs through the regular season with Friday night wins. Manhattan capped their first 8-0 run through the regular season since 2016 with a 56-28 win over 4th ranked Wichita Northwest. The game started with the Grizzlies looking like they may challenge the Indians, but, after trailing 14-7 in the 1st quarter, the Indians ran off 35 unanswered points to take away any doubt. The win clinched the top seed in the 6A West bracket for the Tribe, who will…
The final week of the high school football regular season includes a key 6A showdown with unbeaten and top-ranked Manhattan High hosting 4th-rated and 6-1 Wichita Northwest visiting Bishop Stadium at seven. The Grizzlies have reeled off six straight wins after falling to Bishop Carroll in a shootout back in week one, while the Indians have outscored their last three opponents 165-14, playing only two games this season where the outcome was determined by less than ten points. Coverage on KMAN begins at 6:30 with the kickoff at seven. Wamego attempts to finish off an unbeaten regular season and ensure…