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…
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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.
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…
Former Kansas State men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber will not return to the sideline this fall, instead turning his attention to analyzing games in a TV studio. Weber has signed on with the Big Ten Network for the soon-to-be started college basketball season, months after leaving his post at K-State. Weber coached the Wildcats for ten seasons, including winning two Big 12 titles, but left the bench following K-State’s elimination from the Big 12 Tournament earlier this spring. The Cats finished 14-17 under Weber in 2021-22, their third straight losing season. He previously had coached Illinois to a national title…
The battle for the silver trophy is tonight as the top-ranked team in 6A, Manhattan High, visits Junction City. The Indians are the only unbeaten team on the western side in 6A, with Junction City at 4-1 and ranked 5th. Game time is at seven, with coverage on Newsradio KMAN from JC beginning at 6:30. Wamego continues its pursuit of an unbeaten mark tonight when it hosts Shawnee Heights. The Red Raiders are one of four teams in Class 4A that have yet to lose this season, but the only one on the western side of the class. The Thunderbirds…
Lengthy runs by Adrian Martinez and Deuce Vaughn backed up the Kansas State defensive effort Saturday as the Wildcats overcame some mid-game sluggishness to beat Texas Tech… Martinez ran for 57 and 18 yards for K-State’s first score just 40 seconds into the game and added a 69 yard trot when the Cats needed a statement drive in the 4th quarter, a run that put K-State back on top. His 12 yard option keeper with 5:54 to play put K-State on top 37-20, letting fans catch their breath again after anxious moments through the third quarter. Vaughn’s own 69 yarder…
Manhattan seeks its fifth win in as many games in 2022 as it visits Emporia in Centennial League play Friday night. The Indians are the top-rated team in 6A and are atop the KSHSAA West standings as they and Olathe North are the only unbeaten teams in 6A. Emporia is 1-3 overall, having dropped three straight since opening the year with a 25-22 overtime win against Pittsburg. Coverage of the matchup begins at 6:30 on Newsradio KMAN. The only battle between ranked teams in the area tonight sees sixth-ranked Junction City visit number-seven Washburn Rural. The Junior Blues are 3-1…
After picking up a road win at Hays last Friday night, 6A #1 Manhattan returns home to Bishop Stadium Friday to begin Centennial League play. The Indians host the #5 team in the class, Washburn Rural, looking to pick up a measure of revenge after the Junior Blues upset the Tribe at home last year, setting up a three-way tie for the league title. Rural is also 3-0 with wins over Piper, De Soto and Wichita East. Coverage of Friday’s game begins at 6:30pm on Newsradio KMAN. Rock Creek hosts Silver Lake in a meeting of the sixth-ranked teams in…