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Snyder to be guest speaker in Great Bend
The Central Kansas Catbackers golf tournament, dinner and auction - featuring Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder as the guest speaker - will be held today and this evening at The Club at StoneRidge.
Royer finds excitement as NASCAR pit crew member
It all started for John Royer while racing in high school. The Otis native raced on tracks in LaCrosse and Jetmore with a friend, and decided then and there that he wanted to be a part of NASCAR. So Royer traveled to North Carolina to attend a school to train to be part of a pit crew. "I moved to Charlotte and they trained us," Royer said. "It was actually in Mooresville. It ...
Passion drives McCulley to become swim coach
The United States Olympic swimming qualifier is one of the biggest national meets in the country.
Construction of indoor training facility launched at Fort Hays
HAYS - Perhaps the mascot of Fort Hays State University should be changed from a tiger to a crane.
Former Yankees pitcher Terry reflects on 1962 World Series
LARNED - Ralph Terry lives in Larned with his wife Tanya in the house where they raised their kids.
Ellis honored as national player of year
The honors keep flowing in for Perry Ellis. Ellis, who led Wichita Heights to four straight Class 6A state basketball championships, has been named as the National High School Coaches Association senior basketball player of the year. Ellis, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward, played in the McDonald's All-America game in March after wrapping up a star-studded career at Heights. He was a four-time Gatorade player of the year, rewarded to the state's top player. Ellis, who ...
Kansas State single-game football tickets available on June 6
MANHATTAN - Single-game tickets for K-State's seven 2012 football contests at Bill Snyder Family Stadium will go on sale Wednesday, June 6, in an exclusive online sale only at www.k-statesports.com.
Shoemaker signs to play basketball at Baker University
Ben Lister recruited distance shooter Shea Shoemaker to Barton Community College two years ago when he was an assistant coach for the Lady Cougars.
Kansas State icon Boozer passes away at 75
An iconic starting five of Kansas State basketball greats includes Bob Boozer, Mitch Richmond, Mike Evans, Rolando Blackman and one-year wonder Michael Beasley.
WSU’s Reed qualifies for NCAA meet in 4x400-meter relay
The stable of thoroughbreds for the Wichita State University track and field team have had another step to the forefront.
Busboom named South Central Region Player of the Year
HAYS - Fort Hays State University junior outfielder Ryan Busboom was honored as the South Central Region Player of the Year for 2012.
FHSU falls short in championship game
Fort Hays State stranded 14 runners on base in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association baseball tournament championship game on on Sunday, falling 7-1 to No. 5-ranked Central Missouri.
Five Fort Hays State players are named all-conference
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association released its all-conference baseball team on Thursday. Five Fort Hays State players earned honors, led by first-team selections Ryan Busboom and Brett Macari. Nash Smith and Shawn Lewick were named to the second team and Mace Krol earned honorable mention status.
PLAYMAKERS EMERGE
MANHATTAN - Either way you look at it, Kansas State wide receiver Chris Harper said the Wildcats came up short - be it a 42-42 tie or an actual 77-7 conquest for the Purple over the White on Saturday afternoon in the spring football game.
RUNNING OPTIONS
Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein will be calling his own plays Saturday afternoon when the Purple vs. White spring game is staged, starting at 1:10 inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan.
Articles by Section - College/Professional
K-State's bullpen shuts down Texas Tech in Bricktown opener
OKLAHOMA CITY - Kansas State relievers Nate Williams and Jake Matthys combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings to bolster a solid start by freshman Blake McFadden as the top-seeded Wildcats edged Texas Tech 4-3 on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
COLOR ME PURPLE
Old Frank was probably watching when Kansas State last won a conference title in baseball. It was 1933, and Franklin D. Roosevelt was only two months into his first term as President. Now, in 2013, the Wildcats finally got around to making it happen again.
Kansas State's first baseball championship reaps several rewards
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Kansas State reaped the rewards of its first-ever Big 12 baseball championship season as a school-record seven players earned all-conference first-team honors on Tuesday. Wildcats head coach Brad Hill was named coach of the year for the second time.
Kansas State walks off with Big 12 baseball championship
MANHATTAN - Kansas State outfielder Tanner Witt scored on a bases-loaded passed ball in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the 18th-ranked Wildcats to their first Big 12 Championship in school history with a 6-5 victory over No. 19 Oklahoma Friday evening at Tointon Family Stadium.
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY?
Okay, you all know the tune to "Do You Know The Way To San Jose," so sing along with me. Do you know the way to Tallahassee? You can also substitute Lexington or Chapel Hill as the destination. A funny thing happened on the way to those places Tuesday. Andrew Wiggins took a left turn on the experts and declared his song would sing, "I Know The Way To Lawrence."
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