Wamego’s wrestlers took fifth as a team, Rock Creek’s 12th at the annual Baldwin Boys Invitational Saturday. Knox Karnowski of the Red Raiders claimed the title at 138, the only individual title claimed on the day by a local wrestler. At 106, Harry Costa placed second, Thomas McIntyre took second at 150, Talon Conrad claimed third at 175, Jake Meyer was the runner up at 215 and Mason King placed third at 285. Hayden Wolfe placed 7th at 120, Tyler Hecke did the same at 126, Ethan Ibendahl took sixth at 157. For Rock Creek, Aidan McKinney finished second at…
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 latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association polls showed little movement for area teams through the first week of mid-season tournaments. That includes the Wamego girls remaining at number two in Class 4A while Frankfort checks in at number four in 1A-D1 Wamego is 9-1 after finishing third at the Tonganoxie Tournament last weekend. Frankfort rallied to win twice in the Twin Valley League tournament after suffering a first round loss to Hanover. The Wildcats are 9-2. Valley Heights is ranked 10th in 2A with an 8-3 mark. The Rock Creek boys move into the 4A rankings at number seven as…
Making just their fourth appearance in the Dodge City Tournament of Champions title game, the Manhattan High boys basketball team Saturday fell to the top ranked team in 6A, Wichita Heights, 65-44. The Falcons blitzed the Indians with an 18-0 run that bridged the end of the first quarter and the start of the second to build to a 20 point halftime lead. Manhattan would close the gap in the second half to 14 but could no closer. Jason Kim and Landon Knopp were named to the All-Tournament Team for their performances over the three days, as Manhattan went 2-1.…
Jason Kim led three players in double figures and the Manhattan High boys basketball team hit all but four of 30 free throws attempted in Friday’s 66-58 semifinal win over Wichita East at the Tournament of Champions in Dodge City. Kim scored 17, Ian McNabb 14 and Thursday’s hero, Landon Knopp, added 12 as the Indians won their seventh straight. Manhattan led by as many as 10 points in the first half, but Wichita East rallied to take a two point lead at the break before the teams would trade points through the second half. The game had a total…
The Manhattan High boys begin play in the Dodge City Tournament of Champions Thursday, with the field this year limited to one top 10 team, per the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association. The 6A Boys poll is led by Wichita Heights, who will open on the opposite bracket of Manhattan, facing Eisenhower Thursday. The Indians open with Olathe East at 8:30 that night on Newsradio KMAN. Junction City’s boys held at number seven this week, despite a one point loss to Manhattan two Fridays ago. Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) Boys 🏀Rankings – Jan 16 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/omhoJVTvcO — Sports in Kansas…
After suffering their first conference loss by a single point Saturday on the road, the K-State men are back in Manhattan to face ninth-ranked Baylor. The matchup is the only one this season between the squads because of the unbalanced schedule and marks another meeting between Scott Drew on the Baylor bench and his former long-time assistant Jerome Tang coaching the Wildcats. For K-State, this is the first time this season they’ve faced a top 10 squad, but they go in unsure of Dai Dai Ames’ availability. The guard was said by Tang Monday to be improving after an injury…
Former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard has announced his intention to transfer to Ohio State on social media. Howard has one season of eligibility remaining after he went 12-5 as a starter for the Wildcats, leading them past TCU in the 2022 Big 12 title game and helping them reach the Pop-Tarts Bowl this past season. He’s started 27 games and thrown for 5,786 yards and 48 touchdowns during his career and will replace Kyle McCord, who started most of the season for the Buckeyes but is transferring to Syracuse. Howard also considered Miami and USC along with declaring for…
Kansas State’s Chris Klieman appears to be on the cusp of hiring a former Big 12 head coach to become an assistant on his staff. K-State Online was first to report yesterday that former Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells is nearing a deal to become the quarterbacks coach for the Wildcats, a deal that would include him sharing the offensive coordinator title with offensive line coach Connor Riley. Riley took on the OC duties for the Pop-Tarts Bowl win last week after Colin Klein left for Texas A&M in the days following the regular season’s end. Wells has spent…
V.J. Payne’s sack of Brennan Armstrong on a two-point conversion with 1:50 remaining in the third quarter to keep Kansas State with a lead and the Wildcat offense would milk 7:24 off the fourth quarter clock before scoring one final TD to claim a 28-13 win over N.C. State at the Pop-Tarts Bowl. K-State ran out to 21 first half points and an 11 point lead at the break before the defense had to make those points stand up in the second half at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. Avery Johnson found Jayce Brown from 11 yards out with 2:48 remaining…
An estimated 5,000 fans were on hand Wednesday at Pointe Orlando for the Pop-Tarts Bowl Pep Rally, carried live on Newsradio KMAN. Troy Coverdale talked with Dr. Adam Walker of the K-State Alumni Association about the organization’s planning and travel culminating in the pre-game activities. Pop-Tarts Bowl Updates are sponsored by Commerce Bank, Farm Bureau Financial Services Agent Joe Wilson in Manhattan and WholeHealth MHK.