MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State men’s basketball head coach Bruce Weber has announced his 2016 summer camp schedule for area youths on the university campus.
The 2013 Big 12 Coach of the Year, along with his coaching staff, will direct these summer camps, which begin with the first of two Father/Son Camps (grades K-6th) with the first running from Friday–Saturday, June 9-10 and the second going from Saturday–Sunday, June 10-11. The camp season also includes with the Powercat Camps (grades 4-9), which runs from Monday–Thursday, June 12-15, and the Wildcat Camps (kindergarten to grade 6) from Monday–Thursday, June 19-22. The two-day Team Camp will run from Friday–Saturday, June 23-24.
All camps will be played at Bramlage Coliseum, the Ice Family Basketball Center and the Chester Peters Recreation Center on the K-State campus. These camps are open to any and all entrants, limited only by number, age and grade level. The camper’s grade level is the one heading into the 2017-18 school year.
The two Father/Son Camps offer fathers and sons a great opportunity to spend a special weekend on either Friday–Saturday, June 9-10 or Saturday–Sunday, June 10-11. Emphasis will be on teaching fundamentals to the fathers, who in turn teach them to their son. Space is limited. The cost is $250 per pair and $100 for each additional son.
The Powercat Camp, which runs Monday–Thursday, June 12-15 from 9 am to 4 pm, is available to youth in fourth through ninth grade at a cost of $230 per camper. The camp’s primary emphasis will be on the fundamentals of dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding and defense, while preparing campers for middle school and high school basketball.
The Wildcat Camp, which runs Monday–Thursday, June 19-22 from 1-4 pm, is available to youth in kindergarten to the sixth grade at a cost of $125 per camper. The camp’s focus will be on learning the game in fun environment while participating in drills and games with current K-State players and staff.
The two-day Team Camp runs from Saturday–Sunday, June 23-24 is open to any high school teams of varsity, junior varsity or freshmen levels with a minimum of seven players per team. Meals and T-shirts will be provided to the campers and coaches, while teams are guaranteed a minimum of five games plus a single elimination playoff. There will be a chalk talk session for coaches with Weber and his staff on Friday followed by a coaches’ social. The cost is $120 per person for overnight campers and $95 for commuters.
There are two ways to register for the 2017 Bruce Weber Summer Basketball Camps. You can sign up online athttps://bruceweberbasketball.com/ or print off the camp brochure from the website and mail cash or check to Bruce Weber Summer Basketball Camps, 1800 College Avenue, Ice Family Basketball Center, Manhattan, KS 66502. All checks should be made payable to Bruce Weber Enterprises.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas star freshman basketball player Josh Jackson has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor count of criminal property damage alleging he vandalized a woman’s car outside a bar.
Jackson’s attorney, Hatem Chahine, told a judge Wednesday in Lawrence that she plans to file for a diversion for Jackson.
Jackson is accused of damaging the driver’s door and a taillight of a car belonging to Jayhawks women’s basketball player McKenzie Calvert last December. An affidavit filed with the court alleges that confrontation happened after Calvert argued inside the bar with Lagerald Vick, her ex-boyfriend and Jackson’s teammate.
Jackson is also scheduled to appear Friday in Lawrence Municipal Court to address a Feb. 2 traffic violation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andrew Triggs pitched six shutout innings, Jed Lowrie drove in three runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 Wednesday night.
Triggs (2-0) scattered four hits and a walk, striking out three. It was the former Royals farmhand’s second solid start this season, having allowed one unearned run over 5 1/3 innings against the Angels.
Triggs combined with Ryan Dull to extend the Royals’ scoreless-inning streak to 19 before Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer drove in runs off reliever Liam Hendricks in the eighth. Raul Mondesi homered in the ninth.
Jason Hammel (0-1) gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks before getting yanked with two outs in the fifth.
The A’s have won eight in a row over the Royals, six of those coming at Kauffman Stadium — and most of them in romps. Oakland has outscored the Royals 53-15 in the games played in Kansas City.
The Junction City Blue Jays continued their hot streak Wednesday night when three of their four entries reach the finals of the Seaman Invitational tennis tournament in Topeka.
At #1 singles, the Guido Greco finished in a tie for first with a player from Seaman, as the lighting went out with the score tied 6-6 in the championship. The top doubles team for the Blue Jays won their first two rounds, before losing in the championship 8-3, to finish 2-1. Yuno Fernandez and Kody Westerhaus, the #2 doubles team, followed the exact path of the other doubles teams, winning their first two matches and then losing in the championship. At #2 singles, Aaron Reutzel worked his way through the consolation bracket to finish 2-2 on the day to earn fourth place.
The Blue Jay tennis team finished 2nd out of 7 teams. Their next event is a quadrangular on Wednesday, April 19th at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence. Start time will be at 3 pm.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas guard Svi Mykhailiuk is entering the NBA draft, but is not hiring an agent and could decide by May 24 to withdraw his name and return for his senior season.
The 6-foot-8 Mykhailiuk started 25 games last season, averaging 9.8 points and shooting 38.9 percent from beyond the arc. The native of Ukraine made at least three 3-pointers in 11 games.
Kansas coach Bill Self said Wednesday that he supports the decision “100 percent,” and that Mykhailiuk will “get accurate feedback and make an informed decision” whether to remain in the draft.
Jayhawks guard Devonte Graham has already announced that he will return for his senior season, while star freshman Josh Jackson is expected to declare for the draft.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have made a pair of moves to fortify their struggling bullpen, recalling left-hander Scott Alexander and right-hander Jake Junis from Triple-A Omaha.
Both pitchers were available for the Royals’ game Wednesday night against the Oakland Athletics.
Kansas City’s relief corps has struggled mightily during a 2-5 start, nobody more than left-hander Matt Strahm. He was optioned to Omaha in an attempt to get the young reliever on track.
The Royals also optioned extra outfielder Terrance Gore to Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Alexander made 17 appearances with the Royals last season and had thrown two scoreless innings at Omaha this season. Junis allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings in a start for Omaha last week.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – There have only been three better performances in the world this year and none better in the Big 12 than Nina Schultz’s record-setting heptathlon. After setting a new Canadian U20 national record and recording the program’s fourth-highest point total (6,021) at the Jim Click Combined Events, the Kansas State freshman was named Big 12 Athlete of the Week Wednesday.
The award makes Schultz the seventh Wildcat to earn Big 12 Outdoor Athlete of the Week honors and the first since Akela Jones on April 20, 2016. This is the second time that Schultz has been named Big 12 Athlete of the Week this year after earning the award during the indoor season after a dominant performance in the pentathlon at the Sevigne Husker Invitational.
“Nina set her national junior record at the Jim Click Combined Events, so that is pretty special,” Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto said about the freshman, who was an All-American during indoor season. “Any freshman that is scoring 6,000-plus points is doing great.”
Schultz got off to a quick start in the heptathlon, recording a first-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles after crossing the finish line in a lifetime-best time of 13.83, the fifth-fastest heptathlon 100-meter hurdles time in program history. She then won the high jump with ease, topping Wildcat teammate Ariel Okorie by 11 centimeters with a final mark of 1.75m/5-08.75, a mark that ranks ninth all-time in the heptathlon high jump at K-State.
The New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, native finished in second place in the shot put with a toss of 12.19m/39-11.75, good for ninth on the school’s all-time heptathlon list, before closing out day one with her third first-place finish of the day and third life-time best mark with a final time of 24.43 in the 200-meter dash.
The freshman continued where she left off on day one, recording a first-place finish in the heptathlon long jump with a leap of 6.04m/19-09.75, the fifth-farthest heptathlon long jump mark in program history. She followed up that performance by posting the second-farthest javelin throw by a Wildcat in a heptathlon with a toss of 46.09m/151-02.50 to finish in second place. By the end of both events, the freshman had eclipsed the 5,000-point mark and had built a sizable lead.
She capped off her stellar heptathlon performance with a program-best time in the 800-meter run, taking second-place in the race with a time of 2:18.75. Her time is the seventh-fastest run in a heptathlon in program history and solidified her victory in the heptathlon with a final score of 6,021 points, 642 points better than runner-up Kara Hallock of Oregon State.
Schultz’s final score is the fourth-best point total in program history, as well as the third-best mark in Division I this season behind defending national champion Kendell Williams (6,345) and Arkansas’ Taliyah Brooks (6,075). Her score is currently the fourth-best heptathlon score in the world behind Williams, Erica Bougard (6,246) and Brooks.
“Overall, I think it was a pretty good meet,” Schultz said about her performance. “I had some sloppy events, but I was able to pick up the slack elsewhere. I am definitely still in the process of transitioning from a long indoor season. In the end, though, I was happy to get over 6,000 points. I feel that is a barrier that a lot of younger heptathletes aim to break. Being able to do that in my first heptathlon of the season is fulfilling.”
Schultz and the rest of the K-State track and field team travel to Austin, Texas, for their next meet, the Texas Invitational on April 14-15. More information on the meet can be found on the Texas track and field website, which is located here.
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The Junction City Lady Jay varsity track team scored 150 points to win the nine team Salina South Invitational on Tuesday.
Amaya Booker of Junction City won the 100-meter dash in 13.24. Kienna Newman finished first in the 200-meter dash in 26.27 and was followed by Booker in second in a time of 26.27 and Lyric Holman in third in 26.62. Holman also won the 400-meter dash in 1:00.68 while Tiara Smith was third in that event in 1:01.47.
Kienna Newman won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.64, Alana Kramer captured first in the 300-meter hurdles 46.95, the Lady Jay 4-100 relay team finished first in 50.09, while Sherrie Jones finished first in the shotput with a throw of 35’2,” Hannah Reynolds second at 35’1″ and Savannah Adams third with a throw of 34’8.” Reynolds also finished second in the discus throw at 99’6.”
The Blue Jay boys with 60 points, finished fourth out of nine teams. Jaylene Brime finished second in the long jump with a mark of 20’4″ and second in the triple jump t 45’2 and 1/4 inches. Kenson Henderson finished second in the discus throw with a throw of 136’5.”
The Junction City Blue Jay boys tennis team defeated Highland Park and Marysville but lost to Manhattan in a quadrangular hosted by MHS on Tuesday.
Top performances on the day included Guido Greco going 3-0 at one singles, Adonnis Washington 2-0 at two singles, and the doubles team of Kody Westerhaus and Nolan Rothfuss 2-0 at two doubles.
The Blue Jays travel to Topeka Wednesday for the Seaman Invitational. It begins at 3:30 p.m.
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Associate Head Coach Sean Snyder On quarterbacks coach Collin Klein…
“It was a no brainer having him back. Collin is very aware of everything that goes on in the program, whether it is what he is doing on the field or the recruiting aspect of it. His awareness and knowledge that he has gained in a short period of time is going to be a tremendous help to the program. Two characteristics that are really good about Collin are he is humble. He carries himself very well in that way. In this profession, you see that there are a lot of good egos and a lot of not so good egos. Collin also has a good strong humility about himself. He is consistent. He is consistent with the things he does. He is consistent in the way he coaches and the way he handles things. Those two things, to me, carry a lot of weight.”
On the absence of head coach Bill Snyder…
“He is doing very well. He has some appointments up in Kansas City today, so he is running in to do that. He has been in and out. He has been at all the practices right now. He is doing well. It is kind of standard post-treatment stuff right now. He is moving in a positive direction.”
On differentiating between coach and son…
“The coach/son thing has been interesting over the years for a lot of different areas, this one in particular. When the diagnosis initially came out it was a pretty tough period because I was telling him to ‘get out of here, and go and do what you need to do.’ He probably did not go as fast as I would have liked him to, but he went. He got things taken care of. Obviously, post-bowl game he was able to get in and get treatments started. Emotionally it has gone back and forth an awful lot because with the stuff that needs to take place here, and happen here, like the coaching staff and the support staff. Everyone has been here and has been here for a long time. That part is a well-oiled machine. There are times when he needs to feel comfortable, when he needs to go get rest and get away and go do that. You know how he is. He wants to be here. He wants to be around every minute. He misses being around the players an awful lot. That part is tough, but it is a balancing act.”
On having former players still apart of the program…
“Having them around is huge. It goes a long way. There are a lot of transitions. A new coach comes in and there is a transition. New players come in and there are transitions. There is a process that has to be done with everything. Having guys who are used to the work ethic and used to the accountability and the structure we have makes that transition a lot easier for an incoming player. For example, an incoming player may come in who does not understand all of the expectations that are expected of him. Now we have someone closer, who is not on the same playing field, but still a little bit closer who can say, ‘Hey, I went through this, I have been there. Everything works out and things get better as time goes.’ Those things are a real plus.”
On defensive back Denzel Goolsby…
“One of the things that I think all players go through during the transitions is the speed of the game and how they process a game. For Denzel, who is a very good and gifted athlete, everybody goes through the processing and how fast the game is being played. For him and with his experience last year, I expect him to be a completely different player on special teams. I think it helps him on the defensive side of the ball and what he is doing there. But the growth of every player when they go through the process and get the experience on the field, it is a matter of being able to see the game at a fast speed and being able to process it at that speed as well. You need to be able to make the decisions that needs to be made while going at 100 miles per hour. I think there is going to be a vast improvement from where he is at. I expect to see him on a lot of things within the special teams.”
On having a large number of returning special team players…
“It is very important having them back. Transitioning from punters and kickers is always a challenge. We have to develop some depth. That is one of the areas we need to work on. Mitch Lochbihler, who wound up doing a lot of our kickoffs toward the back end of the season, needs to gain the consistency to be able to perform as a punter and a kickoff guy. Matt McCrane is a solid and proven field goal kicker. Nick Walsh has been a very proven punter. We have a lot of areas we can continue to improve on with all those guys. There are a lot of new faces in each unit. I think there are going to be some pluses. I think there will be some areas we need to stay focused on to improve. Having all those returners back with D.J. Reed, Byron Pringle and Dominique Heath, we have a group of guys back there who are really special and who can do some things. I am pretty excited about that.”
On wide receiver Byron Pringle…
“Toward the back half of the season, his comfort level of the game just got better and better. He is able to see the game at fast speed and process it well. The same thing is seen in his return game. As he was returning kicks, it was the same thing. There were times, as a seasoned guy, where he would hit the hole fast. Just like at the bowl game, he can catch one on the sideline and then just separate himself from everybody. Those things for him are great, the comfort level of the game and he has been able to slow the game down for himself. I expect him to have a good year. Like we all do, he has some work to do, but I think there is a good opportunity ahead of him.”
Sophomore Running Back Alex Barnes
On the depth running back position…
“It is special right now. We have five guys who are really getting after it and are very talented. We all could play any down, so it is a special thing we have going on. We are looking to take advantage of that.”
On quarterback Alex Delton…
“He is probably the second-fastest guy on the team. He is explosive and no one on the defense is going to catch him when he gets loose. It is fun to watch him run. He has improved a lot as a passer. I know he has worked on his mechanics and he has spent a lot of time with Colin (Klein) too. He has really worked hard to improve his passing game.”
On wide receiver Byron Pringle…
“He has really stepped up as a leader for us. He is kind of guiding some of the younger guys. He really has the route tree down and knows everything that we are doing. His effort in practice has really improved since last year. It will be fun to watch him and (Alex) Delton throughout the rest of the spring.”
Sophomore Defensive Back Denzel Goolsby
On his biggest challenge when switching to safety…
“The biggest challenge is getting so comfortable to the point where I do not have to think about it, I just react. That is kind of why the spring has been so big for me. I do not want to have to question myself about anything and just play fast.”
On the competition in practice…
“I think it is good competition between me and Sean (Newlan). We push each other every single day. We are good in the locker room together and we are good on the field together. It is a battle. That is what the spring is about. That is what the summer is going to be about and the other phase is team camp. It is not just a one-time deal where you prove yourself. It is over the course of it all.”
Junior Linebacker Da’Quan Patton
On the process of coming to K-State…
“Things did not go as they were planned. K-State gave me the opportunity and I took it. It was just rolling pretty fast. Things have just linked together and it happened.”
On the most difficult thing so far…
“Nothing has been difficult so far. Everybody has been nice to me. They spent time with me and taught me everything that I needed to learn.”
On his learning curve…
“I have been learning stuff every day. The coaches and the players spend a lot of time with me to help me run the plays.”
Junior Linebacker Sam Sizelove
On the linebacker competition…
“It is tough. We have four or five guys that are playing on a first-team level. Every day you have to bring your A-game and just be disciplined. Each of us is playing aggressively and trying to make as many plays as we can.”
On his progress…
“This is my third spring here. I got the hang of things and I know how everything works. The experience is definitely helping me, but this spring I made a lot of progression, such as knowing the defense completely and not making any mistakes.”
On the newcomers…
“Da’Quan Patton is probably one of the most athletic linebackers that I have ever seen. He brings a hammer when he hits people. He is a great guy and teammate and I see the bright future for him.”
On Elijah Lee and his decision to go professional…
“Living together, I talked to him back and forth on what his plans were. It was kind of up in the air until after the bowl game. At this point of his career, he is definitely skilled enough to go and I think he is going to do well in the NFL.”
