MHS settles for 6th at Mac Invite
MCPHERSON — With an 8-0 run and an 11-point lead in the first two minutes of the third quarter, everything seemed to be going Manhattan High’s way against Lawrence Free State. Then the Firebirds...
View ArticleSeiler to replace Clements
Former Kansas State defensive end Blake Seiler, who has spent the past two years as a graduate assistant, has been promoted to assistant coach and will tutor the Wildcats’ defensive ends, head coach...
View ArticleKinder: Like Manti Te’o, we all had imaginary friends, right?
There was a time when I too had an imaginary friend. Can’t remember his name, but I think it was John or something like that — not that it matters much. The point is, I know where Manti Te’o is coming...
View ArticleKynard has record day at Ahearn
Kansas State’s Erik Kynard stepped up to compete Saturday for the first time since bringing home the silver medal from the 2012 London Olympics this past summer and did so in record fashion. The senior...
View ArticleK-State women edge Horned Frogs
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kansas State ended a three-game losing streak on Saturday night at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum with a 57-54 win over TCU. The Wildcats won the season series with the Horned Frogs. K-State...
View ArticleWildcats use balanced attack in win
Take your pick — Rodney McGruder, Will Spradling, Angel Rodriguez or maybe Shane Southwell. Finding a player of the game couldn’t have been easy for the Kansas State coaching staff. Behind four players...
View ArticleRodriguez sparks Cats past OU
They’re the kind of moments point guards live for. And Angel Rodriguez is no different. Stuck in a 1-for-10 rut, and No. 16 Kansas State’s lead over Oklahoma dwindled down to seven points, the...
View ArticleMan charged with battery
A Manhattan man was arrested Saturday on various charges stemming from an incident early that morning. Authorities identified the man in custody as Anthony J. Murphy, 47, of 212 S. 5th St. He was...
View ArticleComplacency, distrust seen as stumbling blocks to economic development
OVERLAND PARK — An outsider’s diagnosis of current challenges with economic development in our area boiled down to two things: complacency and a lack of trust. Atlanta-based consultant Jonathan...
View ArticleSchool board field climbs to four with two filings
Two more candidates filed Friday for the USD 383 Board of Education, ensuring that voters in April will have at least as many candidates to choose from as there are positions to fill. Pat Hudgins and...
View ArticleHow we deal with life on the streets
Nobody knows precisely how many homeless people live in Manhattan. Nor does anyone have a strong handle on the extent to which their homelessness is inflicted by external circumstances – illness,...
View ArticleWildcats add offensive lineman
Former New Mexico commit Reid Navjar switched his commitment to K-State on Jan. 16. The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder from Spring, Texas, is rated as a 2-star offensive lineman by Rivals, and became the 20th...
View ArticleK-State ends action at Georgia Invitational
ATHENS, Ga. — The Kansas State tennis team completed action at the Georgia Invitational on Sunday morning at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex with singles play against No. 58 Memphis. The Wildcats...
View ArticleMCC hoops teams nationally ranked
The Manhattan Christian College men’s and women’s basketball teams are both ranked in the latest NCCAA II poll. The men cracked the Top 10 for the first time this season last week, coming in at No....
View ArticleManhattan Wildcats win tourney
The Manhattan Wildcats fifth-grade basketball team won the Wamego Basketball Association tournament on Saturday. In the round-robin format, the Wildcats defeated the Wamego Red Raiders 41-11, the...
View ArticleHolloway named All-Tourney
Senior shooting guard Jacob Holloway was the lone representative from the Manhattan High boys’ basketball team on the All-Tournament team at the McPherson Invitational last week. Holloway scored 9.6...
View ArticleHybrid forward position works for Cats
When Bruce Weber arrived at Kansas State, he saw something different in the potential use of Shane Southwell and Nino Willliams. So in the spring, Weber said they had casual conversations with both...
View ArticleHow to live a full life while coping with CP
Like many 22-year-olds, Carol Moore loves playing bingo, spending time on the Internet or with friends, participating in 5k runs, watching sports and doing her job. She excels at these activities while...
View ArticleWildcats, Jayhawks battle for Big 12 lead
Will Spradling grew up hearing all about the legends and histories of Kansas basketball. At some point, he says he’d heard enough. “I couldn’t stand it,” he said. “It really started to get on my...
View ArticleK-State up to No. 11 nationally
Kansas State moved to No. 11 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Monday and No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches Poll after two wins this past week at TCU and at home against Oklahoma. Kansas, which is comes...
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