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Twins Win Series Opener Against the Royals

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kc royalsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miguel Sano and Joe Mauer hit consecutive two-run doubles in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

Sano also had a two-run homer in the fourth. He has eight hits in his last 11 at-bats.

The Royals have dropped eight straight.

Sano’s double high off the top of the left-center fence with the bases loaded scored Eddie Rosario and Byron Buxton. Two pitches later, Mauer doubled off Joakim Soria down the right-field line to score Max Kepler and Sano. Kepler had reached on a fielding error on Royals rookie right fielder Jorge Bonifacio.

Soria (1-1) retired only two of the seven batters he faced. Craig Breslow (1-0) retired the only batter he faced to pick up the win. Brandon Kintzler earned his sixth save in as many chances.

Lady Jays Capture First Place at Seaman Track Meet

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small-blue-jayMore than 20 teams competed in the Carmen L. Welch Invitational at Seaman High School Friday. At the end of the competition the Junction City Lady Jays captured first place in the girls team standings with 89 points followed by Manhattan with 79.

Top Lady Jay results included:

–Ayi-lissa Dotson 1st place high jump 5-2:00

–Kienna Newman, 1st place 100 meter hurdles 15.08 and 4th place 300 meter hurdles 49.25

–Amaya Booker, 1st place  100 meter dash 12.34 and 1st place 200 meter dash 25.69

–Alana Kramer, 2nd place 300 meter hurdles 47.93

–4 x 100 relay team of Shamya Banks, Kienna Newman, Lyric Holman and Amaya Booker 1st place 48.98

–Lyric Holman, 4th place 200 meter dash 26.07

The Junction City Blue Jays finished 10th in the team standings with 27 points. Shawnee Mission Northwest won the team title with 81 points.

Highlights for the Blue Jay boys included:

–Jaylene Brime, triple jump 1st place, 44-3:00

–4 x 100 relay team of Charles Winchester, Izayiah Moore, Jalen Brooks and Antonio Porter 3rd place 43.76

–Jacob Lovell, 7th place 1600 meter run 4:38.91 and 9th place in 3200 meter run 10:12.64

 

 

K-state’s WIllis Drafted by Cincinnati in Round Three

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State defensive end Jordan Willis capped off a stellar senior campaign as he was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the ninth pick of the third round – No. 73 overall – in the 2017 NFL Draft on Friday night.

 

Willis extended K-State’s Big 12-leading draft streak to 24-straight years, a mark that goes back to 1994 when Thomas Randolph(2nd Round, New York Giants) and current K-State pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach Andre Coleman (3rd Round, San Diego Chargers) were selected. In addition, the Wildcats’ 24-year streak was tied for the 14th-longest in the nation at the time of the pick.

A product of Kansas City, Missouri, Willis is the fourth Wildcat to be taken by Cincinnati and the first since offensive tackle Tim Stone was selected in the 11th round of the 1986 NFL Draft. Prior to Stone, running back Issac Jackson was selected by the Bengals in in 1974 (15th round) and wide receiver John Tuttle was picked the followed year (16th round).

Willis is coming off an outstanding senior campaign in which he picked up Second Team All-America honors from Sporting News and Pro Football Focus in addition to third-team accolades from the Associated Press and Phil Steele. The 2016 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year tied K-State’s single-season sacks record with 11.5 to lead the Big 12 and tie for 12th nationally, while he totaled 17.5 tackles for loss to finish second in the conference and tie for 21st in the country.

A product of Kansas City, Missouri, Willis finished third in school history with 26.0 career sacks, a mark that also tied for seventh in Big 12 history. He also finished ninth in school history in career TFLs (40.5), while he was the first Wildcat to crack the list since 2001. Willis, who led K-State to a 32-20 record, four bowl berths and two bowl victories during his career, also had seven forced fumbles to tie for fifth in school history.

 

– k-statesports.com –

 

RYAN LACKEY
Asst. Director/Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics

 

Blue Jay Baseball Doubleheader Postponed

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small-blue-jayThe Junction City Blue Jay baseball doubleheader against Washburn Rural that had been scheduled at Rathert Field today ( Friday ) has been postponed.

The games will be played at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Rathert Field.

 

 

Chiefs Draft Quarterback in First Round

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small chiefsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs boldly moved up in the NFL draft on Thursday night to select Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes with the 10th overall pick, giving them an heir apparent to veteran Alex Smith.

Kansas City sent its first-round picks this year and next year and one of two third-round picks in this year’s draft to Buffalo, climbing from the No. 27 pick to take the second QB off the board. North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky went to the Chicago Bears second overall, while Heisman Trophy winner Deshaun Watson of Clemson went to the Houston Texas at No. 12.

It’s the third time in the common draft era that Kansas City has taken a quarterback in the first round, and the first since Todd Blackledge in 1983. Mahomes is also the second QB to be taken in the first round by a Reid-coach team following Donovan McNabb with Philadelphia in 1999.

Wakefield Bomber Track and Field

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bombersWakefield Boys’ and Girls’ results from the Manhattan Small School Track Meet held at Cico Park in Manhattan, Ks. on Thursday April 27, 2017

 

Boy’s Results:

 

Pole Vault                      2nd Place              Cody Pollman               11’-00”

                                    6th Place              Kaleb White                  8’-06”

                                    8th Place              Dalton Murray              8’-06”

 

High Jump                     4th Place             Caleb White                  5’-02”

                           Tie     5th Place             Kevin Jackson               5’-00”

                           Tie     5th Place             Noah Ghent                  5’-00”

 

Triple Jump                   2nd Place             Chris Hardin                37’-07 ¼”

 

Discus                          6th Place              Jacob Judy                  114’-09”

 

Shot Put                       1st Place               Brian VonHoltz             47’-07”

 

100 M. Dash                 1st Place               Sammy Finnegan          12.08

                                  4th Place               Chris Hardin                 12.31

                                   

200 M. Dash                2nd Place              Chris Hardin                  24.84

                                  5th Place              Sammy Finnegan           25.92

                                  6th Place              Jordan Colglazer            26.17

 

300 I. Hurdles              4th Place               Ashton Pickering           46.18

 

400 M. Dash                 8th Place              Jordan Colglazier           59.76

 

800 M. Run                  6th Place              Jeffrey Thompson          2:19.39

                                  8th Place              Kevin Jackson               2:23.58

 

1600 M. Run                8th Place               Dalton Murray              5:21.70

 

3200 M. Run                1st Place               Johnathan Bowen         10:23.79

 

4 x 100 M. Relay          1st Place               Jordan Colglazier           47.83

                                                             Sammy Finnegan                           

                                                             Ashton Pickering

                                                             Chris Hardin

 

4 x 400 M. Relay          3rd Place              Sammy Finnegan          3:59.13

                                                            Kirk Iseli

                                                            Jeffrey Thompson

                                                            Ashton Pickering

Boys’ team results:

 

1st Place               Manhattan                174 Points

2nd Placed            Wakefield                  112 Points

3rd Place              Hanover                    101 Points

4th Place              Frankfort                     87 Points

5th Place              Blue Valley                  63 Points

6th Place              Linn                           47 Points

7th Place              White City                  38 Points

8th Place              Hope                         37 Points

9th Place              Rock Creek                10 Points 

10th Place            Riley County                8 Points

11th Place            St. Xavier                    4 Points

 

Girls’ results:

 

Pole Vault                     3rd Place              Kati Brady                    7’-00”

 

200 M. Dash                 4th Place              Joanna Wright              28.68

 

300 Hurdles                  2nd Place             Dakota Swader             51.80

 

400 M. Dash                 3rd Place              Kenzy Barrett              1:08.80

 

800 M. Run                  8th Place              Isabelle French            3:01.38

 

4 x 100 M. Relay          5th Place              Dakota Swader             55.03

                                                            Joanna Wright

                           Tori Hernandez

                                                            Kenzy Barrett

 

4 x 400 M. Relay          2nd Place              Dakota Swader            4:36.65

                                                             Joanna Wright

                            Tori Hernandez

                                                             Kenzy Barrett

 

 

 

Girls’ team results:

 

1st Place               Manhattan               121 Points

2nd Place              Frankfort                 118 Points

3rd Place              Hanover                    95 Points        Tie

3rd Place              Linn                          95 Points        Tie

5th Place              Blue Valley                 82 Points

6th Place              Hope                         54 Points

7th Place              Wakefield                   37 Points

8th Place              White City                  32 Points

9th Place              Riley County               26 Points

10th Place            Flint Hills Christian         4 Points

 

Ladd Braden — Wakefield Head Coach

Rowing Concludes Regular Season at Dillons Sunflower Showdown

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rowingMANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State women’s rowing team will make the short trip down I-70 for one of its most anticipated races of the season as the team looks to reclaim the Sunflower Showdown Cup at the Dillons Sunflower Showdown against in-state rival Kansas.

The race, which was originally scheduled for Saturday in Kansas City, will now begin at 5:45 p.m., on Friday in Lawrence, Kansas, at Burcham Park.

“I think this year we will come in more aware that if we do not perform well, Kansas will beat us,” head coach Patrick Sweeney said. “Last year, we came into the race flat. We were looking beyond to the Big 12 Championship and it showed in the results. It is always tight racing. We cannot be complacent. This season, we are getting quicker week-to-week, so if we continue that we will be ready for Friday’s races and ready for the Big 12 Championship.”

K-State has been extremely successful against the Jayhawks, winning five of the last seven head-to-head matchups between the two programs. The competition also serves as the Wildcats’ final race before the Big 12 Championship regatta on May 13-14 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

With the potential for poor conditions still looming, Sweeney believes his team is ready to handle the challenges that inclement weather and wind might bring.

“It is an outdoor sport and you have to be prepared to change things,” Sweeney added. “Part of the maturity is being able to handle the changes. You cannot control many things in rowing. What you can control is your emotions and managing stress. It is a great learning process.”

The Wildcats will also look to carry its momentum from the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta (SIRAs) into Friday’s event. During the mid-April regatta, held on Melton Hill Lake, K-State saw all four of its boats earn gold medals. The team’s performance marks the fourth-straight season that it has had all of its boats medal and the first since the 2014 season that all of its boats won gold medals.

The race is free to the public and can be viewed from the Kansas Boathouse in Burcham Park (200 Indiana Street, Lawrence, Kansas).

For the latest on K-State women’s rowing, follow @kstatesports and @KStateROW on Twitter using the hashtag #KStateROW, on the team’s Facebook page or on Snapchat at @kstaterow

Garcias homer to help Quintana, White Sox top Royals, 5-2

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kc royalsCHICAGO (AP) — Avisail Garcia and Leury Garcia homered to back run-starved starter Jose Quintana and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

Chicago won its fourth straight, while Kansas City dropped every game on a seven-game trip.

Quintana (1-4) had a season-high 10 strikeouts in six innings. He allowed five hits and two runs — one earned — and walked two. The left-hander received only four runs of support in his first four starts combined.

Avisail Garcia’s two-run homer, his fourth of the season, went to deep center field in the sixth inning to give Chicago a 4-2 lead. Leury Garcia put a line drive over the fence in right to close the scoring in the seventh.

Right-hander Nathan Karns (0-2) was the loser.

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