MANHATTAN, Kan. – After almost a month since the team’s last meet, Kansas State’s 4^th-ranked women and 20^th-ranked men return to action on Saturday as the Wildcats host the Wildcat Invitational at Ahearn Field House.

 

The meet starts at 11 a.m. CT with field events, followed by track events which are slated to begin at 2 p.m. CT.

 

Saturday’s meet will be the first time K-State has put on the Wildcat Invitational since the start of the 2014 indoor season. The Wildcats swept the event and posted 16 combined first-place finishes.

 

K-State dominated in its last outing as both the men and the women took first place at the K-State Winter Invitational. As a whole, Wildcat competitors recorded a combined 12 first-place finishes at the meet, seven coming on the women’s side and five on the men’s side.

 

Senior Tia’ Gamble highlighted the meet in the 300 meter dash, setting a meet, facility and school record with a time of 39.29, topping the previous mark of 39.40 set by teammate Keiteyana Parks set at last season’s Winter Invitational.

 

Junior Miles Bearden also had an excellent in the field during the Wildcats last meet, setting a personal best in high jump with a leap of 2.18m/7-01.75.

 

The Wildcat throwers also had a solid day, taking first place in all but one event, while both relay teams earned first-place finishes in the 4×400.

 

Updates throughout the day can be found on Twitter by following @kstate_gameday. Live stats for the meet can be found by clicking here.

 

For the latest on K-State track and field, follow @kstatesports and @KStateTF on Twitter using the hashtag #KStateTF or on Facebook.

 

 

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Josh Brunner
Graduate Assistant | Athletics Communications

The Friday night high school basketball schedule finds:

–Junction City at Shawnee Heights

–Manhattan hosting Topeka High

–Emporia visiting Highland Park

–Riley County at Rossville

–Rock Creek goes to Silver Lake

–Rural Vista is at Elyria Christian

–Blue Valley Randolph hosts Centralia

–Abilene at Marysville

–Chapman hosts Clay Center

–Concordia travels to Wamego

–Council Grove at Northern Heights

–Washburn Rural plays at Seaman

–Hayden visits Topeka West

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon has signed a $72 million, four-year deal to remain with the World Series champion Kansas City Royals, the team that drafted him more than a decade ago.

The deal, first reported by MLB.com, includes a mutual option for the 2020 season. Its value makes it the largest in franchise history, trumping $55 million deals given to Mike Sweeney and Gil Meche, a person familiar with the contract told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because financial terms were not released.

The 31-year-old Gordon declined an option for $13.75 million to test free agency. Injuries limited him to 104 games last season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston confirmed Wednesday that he plans to play in Saturday’s wild-card game in Houston, his first game since hyperextending his knee in November.

The All-Pro pass rusher did light work last Friday but was not active for Sunday’s regular-season finale against Cleveland. He’s been practicing this week with a brace on his knee.

Houston acknowledged that “I definitely got some rust to knock off.” But his return should be a boon for the Chiefs, who have had to make do without their best pass rusher for the past five games.

Fellow pass rusher Tamba Hali is also expected to play. He returned last week from a broken thumb but only played 14 snaps against the Browns.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State’s women’s track team earned a 4^th-place ranking with 120.25 points, while the men earned a 20^th-place ranking with 43.19 points, in the USTFCCCA’s preseason indoor track and field poll, the organization announced on Wednesday.

 

The 4^th-place rank marks the highest ranking ever by the Wildcat women, topping their previous high 6^th-place ranking attained over a three week period last season.

 

The women were also one of the biggest gainers in the preseason poll, moving up 14 spots from last season’s 18^th-place finish. The men also made a big move into the poll after finishing last season unranked.

 

K-State’s women are joined by fellow Big 12 members Texas and Baylor, who are ranked 3^rdand 11^th, respectively. On the men’s side, K-State is preceded by Texas (2^nd), TCU (7^th), Oklahoma State (16^th) and Texas Tech (17^th)

 

The team returns to action on Saturday as it hosts the Wildcat Invitational at Ahearn Field House. Field events are set to begin at 11 a.m. followed by track events, which are slated to begin at 2 p.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A person familiar with the deal says All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon has agreed to a four-year contract to remain with the World Series champion Kansas City Royals.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the team had not announced the deal. MLB.com was first to report the deal, expected to be worth $72 million.

Gordon was the second overall pick of the Royals in 2005, and went through years of growing pains before finally becoming a star. He’s become not only one of the best defensive outfielders in the game with four Gold Gloves to his resume, but also a consistent hitter and clubhouse leader.

He was a big reason why the Royals won their first World Series since 1985 last season.

Kansas Prep Scores
By the Associated Press

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 68, Chapman 37
Andale 53, Clearwater 38
Andover Central 73, Maize South 58
Augusta 52, El Dorado 36
Basehor-Linwood 75, Mill Valley 56
Bennington 45, Moundridge 39
Berean Academy 43, Inman 42
Blue Valley Stillwell 58, St. Thomas Aquinas 51
Buhler 47, Rose Hill 39
Burlington, Okla. 55, Attica 50
Caldwell 73, Norwich 39
Central Plains 66, Smith Center 37
Chanute 62, Labette County 53
Chaparral 52, Medicine Lodge 22
Circle 87, Mulvane 57
Concordia 72, Clay Center 54
Conway Springs 48, Douglass 44
Council Grove 78, Mission Valley 47
Crest 77, Northeast-Arma 68
Dodge City 63, Garden City 50
Ellsworth 47, Russell 25
Emporia 58, Topeka West 57
Eudora 79, Baldwin 33
Falls City, Neb. 56, Marysville 45
Frontenac 49, Prairie View 42, OT
Galena 76, Baxter Springs 66, OT
Garden Plain 54, Cheney 45
Girard 59, Oswego 23
Halstead 66, Kingman 29
Hesston 72, Nickerson 51
Hiawatha 46, Perry-Lecompton 31
Highland Park 89, Shawnee Heights 80
Hillsboro 49, Lyons 37
Hodgeman County 56, Fowler 31
Hutchinson Central Christian 71, Fairfield 37
Hutchinson Trinity 51, Ell-Saline 35
Idalia, Colo. 56, St. Francis 36
Jackson Heights 46, Valley Falls 37
Jefferson West 39, Holton 19
Kapaun Mount Carmel 63, Wichita East 57
KC Piper 51, Tonganoxie 30
Lansing 48, KC Turner 46
Larned 71, Smoky Valley 61
Lawrence 63, Leavenworth 42
Liberal 63, Perryton, Texas 43
Macksville 73, Cunningham 62
Manhattan 75, Topeka Seaman 61
Marion 67, Canton-Galva 51
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 59, McLouth 16
McPherson 81, Winfield 31
Newton 43, Wichita Campus 34
Olathe East 52, SM West 47
Olathe South 54, SM Northwest 43
Olpe 51, Madison/Hamilton 18
Pike Valley 54, Tescott 39
Pittsburg 67, Parsons 52
Pratt 60, Hoisington 52
Rossville 37, Silver Lake 34
Sabetha 45, Riverside 42, OT
Salina Central 72, Hutchinson 31
Salina Sacred Heart 62, Southeast Saline 55
Salina South 59, Derby 49
SM North 80, Olathe North 73
SM South 54, Olathe Northwest 43
Solomon 62, Centre 36
Southeast 48, St. Paul 37
St. John 80, Kinsley 21
Sterling 69, Haven 68

Topeka High 76 Junction City 57
Valley Center 72, Arkansas City 50
Washburn Rural 60, Topeka Hayden 48
Washington County 69, BV Randolph 16
Waverly 53, Southern Coffey 44
Wheatland-Grinnell 57, Trego 48
Wichita Collegiate 71, Wellington 46
Wichita Independent 61, Belle Plaine 47
Wichita Northwest 72, Wichita North 63
Wichita Southeast 69, Wichita Heights 51
Yates Center 71, Flinthills 39

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 50, Chapman 41
Andale 44, Clearwater 26
Andover 42, Goddard-Eisenhower 40
Andover Central 65, Maize South 54
Attica 74, Burlington, Okla. 49
Axtell 52, Wetmore 41
Baldwin 72, Eudora 13
Baxter Springs 50, Galena 45
Beloit 62, Phillipsburg 33
Berean Academy 35, Inman 29
Bishop Miege 68, St. James Academy 28
Bucklin 43, Pratt Skyline 28
Burlington 56, Eureka 35
Burrton 40, Pretty Prairie 38
Cambridge, Neb. 52, Norton 47
Caney Valley 57, Sedan 46
Carthage, Mo. 61, Columbus 43
Central Plains 45, Smith Center 23
Centralia 55, Doniphan West 26
Cherryvale 60, Erie 34
Cimarron 46, Holcomb 29
Circle 45, Mulvane 29
Clay Center 46, Concordia 40
Conway Springs 48, Douglass 31
Council Grove 56, Mission Valley 19
Cunningham 46, Macksville 23
Derby 45, Salina South 21
Dodge City 72, Garden City 31
El Dorado 39, Augusta 33
Ell-Saline 39, Hutchinson Trinity 31
Ellis 62, Ness City 36
Elyria Christian 44, Wakefield 32
Emporia 62, Topeka West 26
Flinthills 56, Yates Center 25
Frankfort 45, Clifton-Clyde 37
Frontenac 38, Prairie View 36
Garden Plain 43, Cheney 32
Goessel 63, Peabody-Burns 17
Hanover 41, Linn 32
Hesston 65, Nickerson 25
Hiawatha 52, Perry-Lecompton 35
Hill City 65, Quinter 47
Hillsboro 53, Lyons 46
Hoisington 38, Pratt 33
Holton 44, Jefferson West 33
Humboldt 60, Marmaton Valley 30
Hutchinson Central Christian 39, Fairfield 32
Idalia, Colo. 56, St. Francis 33
Independence 68, Coffeyville 34
Ingalls 68, Minneola 26
Kapaun Mount Carmel 57, Wichita East 41
Kingman 45, Halstead 20
Kinsley 43, St. John 41
Kiowa County 42, Ashland 18
Labette County 46, Chanute 44
Lansing 57, KC Turner 19
Lawrence Free State 59, SM East 44
Lebo 54, Burlingame 48
Liberal 45, Perryton, Texas 26
Lincoln 53, Chase 33
Manhattan 75, Topeka Seaman 41
Marais des Cygnes Valley 51, Hartford 37
Marion 48, Canton-Galva 30
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 54, McLouth 18
McPherson 60, Winfield 18
Medicine Lodge 43, Chaparral 24
Moundridge 59, Bennington 30
Newton 55, Wichita Campus 24
Northeast-Arma 64, Crest 31
Olathe East 45, SM West 25
Ottawa 41, Louisburg 36
Pike Valley 53, Tescott 43
Pittsburg 44, Parsons 36
Pittsburg Colgan 53, Miami, Okla. 37
Pleasanton 59, Chetopa 32
Riley County 52, Rock Creek 51
Rose Hill 48, Buhler 39
Rural Vista 31, Little River 28
Russell 65, Ellsworth 32
Sabetha 65, Riverside 23
Salina Central 66, Hutchinson 41
Santa Fe Trail 38, Osawatomie 25
Satanta 50, Deerfield 8
Shawnee Heights 67, Highland Park 35
Silver Lake 73, Rossville 49
Smoky Valley 53, Larned 40
Solomon 42, Centre 37
South Central 50, South Barber 46
Southeast Saline 56, Salina Sacred Heart 28
Southwestern Hts. 32, Scott City 31
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 48, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 29
St. Paul 54, Southeast 21
Sterling 42, Haven 23
Stockton 43, Logan 38
Topeka 59, Junction City 54
Troy 41, Immaculata 20
Ulysses 35, Lakin 29
Uniontown 39, Jayhawk Linn 35
Valley Center 47, Arkansas City 36
Valley Falls 50, Jackson Heights 12
Washburn Rural 43, Topeka Hayden 40
Washington County 57, BV Randolph 43
Wellington 69, Wichita Collegiate 31
West Franklin 53, Osage City 36
Wheatland-Grinnell 51, Trego 24
Wichita Heights 74, Wichita Southeast 20
Wichita Independent 57, Belle Plaine 19
Wichita Northwest 40, Wichita North 31
Wichita South 63, Wichita West 21
Wichita Trinity 47, Bluestem 27
Wilson 46, Natoma 42

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Isaiah Taylor scored 17 points and Texas overcame a tough shooting night with some key late-game 3-pointers to beat Kansas State 60-57 Tuesday night.

Javan Felix scored 14 for Texas (9-5, 1-1 Big 12) and his 3-pointer with just under 4 minutes left gave Texas its first lead of the second half. Barry Brown scored 15 for Kansas State (10-4, 0-2), but two 3-point attempts in the final seconds were partially blocked.

The win let Texas and new coach Shaka Smart avoid the program’s third 0-2 start in the Big 12 in four years.

The Longhorns still struggled to find offensive rhythm after losing senior center Cam Ridley to a foot injury for 8-to-10 weeks three games ago. But despite a 6 of 23 shooting effort on 3-pointers, the Longhorns got key long-range baskets from Felix and Connor Lammert down the stretch to secure the win.