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It's a new Kansas State football season and as the Wildcats put a fresh group of stars on the field for the 2024 season, GoPowercat and the 247Sports Network are taking coverage to new heights. Join GoPowercat today and get an amazing 75 percent off the first year of your...
Prominent Wichita pickleball figure launches his own line of paddles
From the time Noi Sourinthone unpacked his bags in Wichita, he was on a mission: Making friends and teaching pickleball. "When I moved here, I just fell in love with the city," Sourinthone said. "The people were amazing; [the] pickleball community here accepted me, and really helped me thrive." Thrive...
Gundy’s Three Touchdowns Lead Hornets Past Ichabods in Season Opener
The Emporia State offense scored three-straight touchdowns in the second half on the way to a 30-14 victory over Washburn at Welch Stadium in Emporia to open the season Thursday night. Both offenses struggled early as ESU managed just two field goals from Caden Dodson in the first half to lead 6-0. Dodson added another field goal early in the third quarter to extend the lead before Washburn scored the game’s first touchdown to pull within 9-7. First-year Emporia State quarterback Gunnar Gundy then engineered a 17-play 91-yard drive and capped it with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Kahmann to make it 16-7 Hornets. He added a 27-yard score to Ethan Schutlze and a 57-yard touchdown to Trenden Collins to make it 30-7 with just over six minutes to go. The Ichabods scored with under two minutes to go to make the final score. Gundy talked after the game about staying poised when the offense sputtered early.
RFK Jr. will officially be on the presidential ballot in KS
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially secured his spot on ballots across Kansas this November. Kansas Secretary of State (SOS) Scott Schwab announced Friday in a news release that RFK Jr. will appear on ballots this November in the Sunflower State. A petition submitted by the candidate has been […]
Sedgwick County Democrats hope to capture Harris/Walz momentum
Kansas House Democrat Ford Carr of Wichita, said that he's inspired by the recent momentum of the Harris/Walz campaign leading up to November. Sedgwick County Democrats hope to capture Harris/Walz momentum. Excitement was visible at what the Sedgwick County Democratic Party called a 'pop-up' rally for Democrats Thursday night at...
Lady Beaver volleyball splits matches in Oakley
Oakley, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–The season opener for the Scott City Lady Beaver volleyball team once again took them to Oakley on Friday for a triangular with Oakley and Wallace County. Every match in the triangular would go to three sets. Scott City would win their first match over Wallace County 25-19, 16-25, 27-25 and fell to Oakley 25-16, 14-25, 25-17. Oakley defeated the Lady Wildcats 25-14, 23-25, 28-26 in the opening match of the triangular.
Worker critically injured after falling out of tree on property near Valley Center
SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH) - A man working for a professional service on a property west of Valley Center suffered critical injuries after falling out of a tree. This happened after 5 p.m. Friday in the 8000 block of North 63rd Street West, near 77th Street North and Ridge Road.
Broncos fall to No. 3 Hutchinson in season opener
On Thursday evening, the Broncos opened the 2024 season in Kansas, stumbling to No. 3 Hutchinson Community College 42-10 at Gowans Stadium. After a quick three and out from the Broncos offense, the defense grabbed their first turnover of the Oliver Soukup era on the second defensive play after linebacker Damon Mayberry forced a fumble and Rayden Aphayvong was quick to fall on the ball, giving possession back to the Bronco offense. After back-to-back punts by NMMI, Hutchinson opened the scoring with 7:29 on the clock off a 26-yard run by Waymond Jordan Jr. After another quick offensive possession by NMMI, Hutchinson took the 14-0 lead behind a 68-yard touchdown connection from Samari Collier to Ja'Cory Thomas. In their next possession, the Broncos turned the ball over, giving Hutchinson the ball on the NMMI 25 yardline. Two plays later, the Blue Dragons made it a three possession game with a touchdown pass from Collier to Derrick Sally Jr.
Northern Heights transitioning to 8-Man football for 2024
The 2024 season for Northern Heights will be a new one in two different capacities. In September of 2023, the USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education voted unanimously to move Northern Heights from 11-man to 8-man in football. During that same meeting, board members also voted unanimously for Northern Heights to depart the Flint Hills League and enter the Lyon County League. Northern Heights’ addition to the Lyon County League came as Southern Coffey County departed the league after the 2023-24 academic year and joined the Twin Rivers League in Southeast Kansas.
Manhattan road construction reminders ahead of Saturday's football game
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - The City of Manhattan has a few announcements/reminders about road construction ahead of Saturday’s season-opening Kansas State football game. Kimball Avenue construction was completed on Monday. The road is open to traffic at the Denison Avenue intersection, however, left turns in the lane are still closed. This is due to shipping delays related to the traffic signals.
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