Chapman High School will introduce a new head football coach on Tuesday, April 25th.
An 8:15 am Community Meeting has been scheduled at the high school
Dan Sell resigned from his position as the Head Coach in mid-March, according to Athletic Director Clint Merritt.
Sell has taken a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Coordinator job in Geary USD 475.
Sell served as the Chapman Head Football Coach for two seasons.
The Blue Jay tennis team held their Junction City Varsity Tennis Invitational this past Saturday at the Junction City High School tennis courts.
In the five team round robin format the Blue Jay tennis team finished third, winning the bronze medal in every division. Leading the charge at the #2 singles position was Adonnis Washington, who went 3-1 on the day. Jordan Bailey went 2-2 at the #1 singles spot, Guido Greco and Mason Richards teamed up to go 2-2 at #1 doubles and Korbin King and Yuno Fernandez went 2-2 at the #2 doubles spot.
Final team scores were Abilene 11 points, Manhattan 10, Junction City 9, Lawrence Free State 6 and Topeka High 4 points. The Blue Jay tennis team next travels to the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka on Monday for the Topeka High Invite. Matches start at 9 am.
Lincoln, Ks. on Friday April 21, 2017
Teams attending: Bennington, Chase, Ell-Saline, Lincoln, Salina Christian Academy, Sylvan-Lucas Unified, Tescott, Wilson, and Wakefield.
For the Boys:
High Jump 5th Place Kevin Jackson 5’-04”
Javelin 6th Place Jack Krueger 101’-03”
Discus 1st Place Jacob Judy 128’-05 ½”
Shot Put 1st Place Brian VonHoltz 45’-02 ½”
Pole Vault 2nd Place Cody Pollman 11’-06”
4th Place Kaleb White 8’-06”
5th Place Dalton Murray 8’-00”
Triple Jump 2nd Place Chris Hardin 38’-07”
100 M. Dash 2nd Place Sammy Finnegan 11.48
6th Place Chris Hardin 11.95
200 M. Dash 3rd Place Sammy Finnegan 24.34
300 M. I. Hurdles 2nd Place Ashton Pickering 45.35
800 M. Run 6th Place Jeffrey Thompson 2:28.37
1600 M. Run 1st Place Johnathan Bowen 5:00.13
4 x 100 M. Relay 3rd Place Jordan Colglazier 48.28
Sammy Finnegan
Ashton Pickering
Chris Hardin
4 x 400 M. Relay 4th Place Johnathan Bowen 4:06.47
Sammy Finnegan
Kirk Iseli
Chris Hardin
4 x 800 M. Relay 2nd Place Johnathan Bowen 9:27.99
Kirk Iseli
Jeffrey Thompsons
Dalton Murray
Boy’s Team Scores: 1st Place Bennington 144 Points
2nd Place Ell-Saline 124 Points
3rd Place Wakefield 97 Points
4th Place Wilson 57 Points
5th Place Sylvan Grove 41 Points
6th Place Tescott 38 Points
7th Place Lincoln 34 Points
8th Place Chase 11 Points
For the Girls:
Pole Vault 2nd Place Katie Brady 7’-00”
5th Place Tori Hernandez 5’-06”
Discus 5th Place Shawna Trumpp 75’-08”
Javelin 4th Place Shawna Trumpp 74’-02”
100 M. Dash 3rd Place Joanna Wright 13.48
200 M. Dash 4th Place Joanna Wright 28.47
300 M. Hurdles 2nd Place Dakota Swader 55.30
400 M. Run 3rd Place Kenzy Barrett 1:10.23
800 M. Run 4th Place Tori Hernandez 3:02.78
4 x 100 M. Relay 1st Place Dakota Swader 55.64
Joanna Wright
Tori Hernandez
Kenzy Barrett
4 x 400 M. Relay 3rd Place Kenzy Barrett 4:51.15
Joanna Wright
Tori Hernandez
Dakota Swader
Girl’s Team Scores: 1st Place Bennington 135 Points
2nd Place Ell-Saline 123 Points
3rd Place Chase 67 Points
Tie 4th Place Wakefield 60 Points
Tie 4th Place Sylvan Grove 60 Points
6th Place Tescott 53 Points
7th Place Lincoln 40 Points
Wakefield coach Ladd Braden
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish pitched eight innings in his longest outing since elbow surgery two years ago and the Texas Rangers scored the tying and go-ahead runs without a hit, completing a four-game sweep with a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
The Japanese right-hander retired 15 of 16 batters after giving up three consecutive hits in the third. Two of those were back-to-back solo home runs from Mike Moustakas and Jorge Bonifacio, whose first big league homer came two innings after he singled for his first career hit.
Darvish (2-2) struck out eight with one walk as the Rangers finished their second four-game sweep of Kansas City in as many seasons. Texas has won 10 straight against the Royals, who have lost five of six since a four-game winning streak.
The 30-year-old Darvish also threw the most pitches (113) since Tommy John reconstructive surgery during spring training in 2015. He missed all of that season and part of last year.
Jason Hammel (0-2) took the loss.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Sophomore Alex Barnes scored two touchdowns and Justin Silmon and Alex Delton each added another as the purple team rumbled for 179 yards and 38 unanswered points to win the 2017 Spring Game, 38-6, in front of 13,338 fans at Bill Snyder Family Stadium Saturday.
Delton, who also threw for a game-high 249, dove across the goaline as time expired for the game’s final score and to finish his game-best 78 rushing yards on 15 attempts. Barnes added 69 yards on 12 attempts, while Silmon posted 32 yards on 10 attempts.
K-State saw strong production from both starting quarterbacks as Delton completed 21-of-33 attempts with one TD strike to sophomore Isaiah Zuber for the Purple, while redshirt freshman Skylar Thompson threw for 112 yards on 10-of-17 passing for the White team.
Zuber led the charge for the Wildcat receivers in the game, hauling in eight passes for 96 yards and the score , while fellow sophomores and purple teammates Carlos Strickland II and Dalton Schoen each caught four passes to total 62 yards and 57 yards, respectively. On the opposite side, two white team wide receivers had multi-reception days with Corey Sutton snagging four passes for 61 yards and Isaiah Harris hauling in four balls for 40 yards.
Redshirt freshman Ian Rudzik led the White team and all defenders in the contest with seven total tackles, while senior linebacker Trent Tanking added six tackles for the Purple squad. Brock Monty, Brogan Barry and Denzel Golsby hauled in interceptions in the contest.
The White team opened the scoring in the game with a 43-yard field goal by Nick McLellan to take a 3-0 lead with 8:39 to play in the period, capping of a 10-play, 54-yard drive. He extended the lead on the White’s next possession, connecting on a 32-yard field goal to push the lead to 6-0 as the first quarter expired. The 11-play 33-yard drive began after an interception Barry, which he returned 27 yards.
But the Purple side wouldn’t go quietly. The first touchdown of the day, and the first points of a 38-0 run to close the game, came as Delton connected with Zuber on a 25-yard strike to take the lead with 11:30 to play in the first half.
Then the ground game took over.
Barnes scored the purple team’s second touchdown of the day, punching it in from one yard out to push the lead to 14-6 with 2:27 remaining until halftime. The purple team’s defense played a major role in the score, forcing a turnover on downs by the white squad on the previous drive.
The Pittsburg, Kansas, native scored the first points of the second half with 9:49 remaining in the fourth quarter, scoring his second touchdown of the day from four yards out to extend the purple team’s lead to 21-6.
McLellan connected on his third field goal of the day, this time for the Purple side, two minutes later, extending the advantage to 24-6 with 7:33 remaining. The drive was again keyed by stout defense after the Purple squad recovered a fumble on the white team’s 21 yard line.
Silmon was able to get on the scoresheet with 1:34 remaining in the game, sneaking into the endzone from one yard out to extend the lead to 31-6. Delton helped set up the score with passes of 18 yards and 16 yards to get the drive jump-started.
Delton went on to end the game with a bang, breaking outside and using his speed to race defenders to the pylon, scoring from 14 yards out as time expired to set the Purple’s final advantage at 38-6.
K-State, which returns 45 letterwinners and 18 starters from last year’s 9-4 squad, kicks off the 2017 campaign on Saturday, September 2, with the ninth-annual K-State Family Reunion against Central Arkansas in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State then hosts Charlotte on September 9, followed by a trip to Nashville, Tennessee, to take on SEC foe Vanderbilt on September 16. K-State’s five-game Big 12 home slate opens on September 30, against Baylor.
A limited number of single-game tickets for the 2017 season go on sale online only at www.k-statesports.com/tickets on June 20, while fans can purchase by calling the ticket office at 1-800-221-CATS beginning June 21.
TOM GILBERT
Associate Director for Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Five Kansas State football players – quarterback Jesse Ertz, defensive back D.J. Reed, offensive lineman Dalton Risner, linebacker Trent Tanking and tight end Dayton Valentine – have been chosen by their teammates to serve as captains for the 2017 season, head coach Bill Snyder announced Saturday prior to the Purple/White Spring Game.
Ertz and Risner are serving their second terms as team captains, while Tanking, Reed and Valentine are first-time selections.
A product of Mediapolis, Iowa, Ertz is the third quarterback under Snyder to be elected a captain on multiple occasions, joining Jonathan Beasley (1999-2000) and current K-State quarterbacks coach Collin Klein (2010-12). Starting all 13 games under center in 2016, Ertz rushed for 1,012 yards and 12 touchdowns while throwing for 1,755 yards and another nine scores. He became one of three quarterbacks in school history to record 1,500 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a season and one of only four in the nation to accomplish the feat last year.
Ertz is coming off a stellar end to his junior campaign in which he was named the MVP of the 2016 AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl, accounting for three touchdowns in K-State’s 33-28 victory over Texas A&M.
Reed, a former community-college transfer, burst onto the scene last season as he led the Big 12 and ranked fifth nationally with 19 passes defended en route to Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year honors. Ranking second on the team with 75 tackles as a sophomore, Reed intercepted three passes, including a 35-yard pick-six against Texas Tech. He also totaled a 28.3-yard average on nine kickoff returns over the final four games of 2016.
Risner, a product of Wiggins, Colorado, started all 13 games of 2016 at right tackle after playing his redshirt freshman campaign at center. Despite the position switch, Risner went on to earn First Team All-Big 12 honors from the league’s coaches and ESPN.com. A junior for the upcoming season, he spearheaded an offensive line last year that paved the way for a school record 5.27-yard per carry average, while the Wildcats ranked third in school history in total rushing yards (3,013) and seventh in rushing touchdowns (39).
A special-teams standout from Holton, Kansas, Tanking has played in 34 career games entering his senior year, including all 13 last season in which he led the team with 12 special teams tackles. He also filled in at linebacker for a majority of the regular-season finale at TCU, recording a career-high five tackles and an interception at the goal line on the final play of a 30-6 victory.
Valentine, a native of Baldwin City, Kansas, started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2016 en route to Honorable Mention All-Big 12 accolades. He caught two passes for eight yards but made his biggest mark as a powerful run-blocking tight end. Valentine also picked up his second-straight First Team Academic All-Big 12 nod in 2016.
K-State, which returns 45 letterwinners and 18 starters from last year’s 9-4 squad, kicks off the 2017 campaign on Saturday, September 2, with the ninth-annual K-State Family Reunion against Central Arkansas in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State then hosts Charlotte on September 9, followed by a trip to Nashville, Tennessee, to take on SEC foe Vanderbilt on September 16. K-State’s five-game Big 12 home slate opens on September 30, against Baylor.
A limited number of single-game tickets for the 2017 season go on sale online only at www.k-statesports.com/tickets on June 20, while fans can purchase by calling the ticket office at 1-800-221-CATS beginning June 21.
Kansas State University, the nation’s first operational land-grant institution and a Carnegie Foundation Tier One university, is recognized as one of the nation’s best colleges with world-class research and academic excellence located in America’s No. 1 College Town (Manhattan, KS).
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RYAN LACKEY
Asst. Director/Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have optioned second baseman Raul Mondesi and right fielder Paulo Orlando to Triple-A Omaha after slow starts and brought up outfielder Jorge Bonifacio to make his major league debut.
The Royals also recalled reliever Matt Strahm on Friday following four scoreless outings with Omaha. The left-hander had given up seven runs in 1 1/3 innings over three appearances for Kansas City before he was sent down April 11.
Mondesi, the 21-year-old son of former major leaguer Raul Mondesi, is hitting .103 (4 of 39) with 16 strikeouts, tied for the team lead, and Orlando is at .149 with 15 Ks. Both went hitless in a 1-0 loss in 13 innings at Texas on Thursday.
The 23-year-old Bonifacio hit .314 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 13 games with Omaha. He was batting eighth and playing right field against the Rangers.
The Junction City Blue Jays got a seventh inning double from Tim Bell that scored Pedro Vasquez from second base to defeat the Topeka West Chargers 5-4 in game one of their doubleheader at Rathert Field.
In game two the Blue Jays stopped a Topeka West Rally with a double play in the top of the sixth and went on to a 6-4 win over the Chargers.
The Blue Jays improved to 7-5 on the season while the Chargers are 1-11.
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The Junction City Lady Jay soccer team fell to Seaman at Al Simpler Stadium 7-0 on Friday.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State has been selected to participate in the 2017 Continental Tire Las Vegas invitational, which is set for Thursday–Friday, November 23 and 24, 2017 at the Orleans Arena.
The field is highlighted by Elite Eight participant Xavier of the BIG EAST Conference, Pacific-12 member Arizona State, the Atlantic 10’s George Washington and the Wildcats. Three of four teams advanced to the postseason in 2016-17, including NCAA Tournament appearances for Xavier and K-State, while George Washington won 20 games and played in the second round of the CBI. Arizona State continued its rebuild with a 15-18 record under head coach Bobby Hurley.
Other participants include Big West regular season champion UC Irvine, Hampton, Rider and Northern Arizona.
Each team will play four games in the Invitational – the first two at on-campus sites and the final two rounds at the Orleans Arena. K-State will play two home games at Bramlage Coliseum against opponents to be determined.
Tickets for the final round games at the Orleans Arena are available now in the K-State Athletics Ticket Office by calling (800) 221.CATS. They are also available at the Orleans Arena Box Office by calling (888) 234.2334 or (702) 284.7777.
FOX Sports 1 will televise both opening rounds on Thursday, Nov. 23, and the championship and consolation games on Friday, Nov. 24. FS1 runs all aspects of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational and Las Vegas Classic, ranging from ticket sales, sponsorships and television production.
“We are looking forward to the challenge of playing in a quality non-conference tournament like the Las Vegas Invitational,” said head coach Bruce Weber. “It is always our intent to challenge our team in the preseason with quality opponents and this tournament should again accomplish that goal. Xavier will be a preseason Top 25 team, while Arizona State and George Washington both return a strong nucleus from last season.”
Previous winners of the Las Vegas Invitational include two-time champion Kentucky (2006, 2008) as well as Big 12 participants Oklahoma State (2009), Kansas (2010) and West Virginia (2015). Butler won the latest title with a 69-65 victory over Arizona on Nov. 25, 2016, while Vanderbilt defeated Santa Clara, 76-66, in the consolation game.
This will mark the Wildcats’ second appearance in the Las Vegas Invitational and first since going 0-2 in the 2008 event. K-State lost to Kentucky, 74-72, in the semifinals on Nov. 28 before falling to Iowa, 65-63, in the consolation on Nov. 29.
The complete bracket, including match-ups and television broadcast times, will be announced later this summer.
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TOM GILBERT
Associate Director for Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics
The NFL has released its 2017 schedule, and it begins with the Super Bowl-champion New England Patriots hosting the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. ( CT ).
The Pats earned that honor with their record comeback to beat Atlanta in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs are the defending AFC West champions.
The home opener for Kansas City will be Sunday, September 17th against the Philadelphia Eagles at noon ( CT ).
