The Junction City High School Cheer Clinic is scheduled for Saturday August 29th at JCHS.

The clinic is for kids ages 4 to 12,  or children in grades pre-school through 6th. They will learn to jump, cheer and chant from the JCHS Blue Jay Cheer Squad.

Cost of the clinic is $20 per kid and includes a t-shirt and performance at the JCHS Football game on September 4th.

Registration forms are available in the JCHS Athletic Office, or online at www.facebook.com/jchscheersquad. For more information e-mail aliciagoheen@usd475.org. Registration deadline is August 19th.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The Big 12 Conference has added six universities as affiliate members to the postseason wrestling championship.

The conference says as Air Force, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming will join Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Iowa State and West Virginia in future Big 12 Wrestling Championships.

The affiliate member additions are effective beginning with the 2015-16 academic year. Affiliate members will compete for the conference’s postseason championship and the league’s automatic qualification to NCAA postseason competition.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Rising senior Brian Rohleder was one of a record-number of men’s basketball players named to the 2014-15 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court on Thursday.

Rohleder earned the honor for the second consecutive season, which goes to student-athletes who are academically a junior or senior with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the end of 2014-15 academic year. A record-number of 1,000 student-athletes were chosen for the distinction from 350 colleges and universities, which includes the NCAA Division I, II, III or NAIA Division I or II ranks. Rohleder was one of just eight Big 12 players to receive the honor.

A former walk-on, Rohleder was recently rewarded with an athletic scholarship for the 2015-16 season.

The mechanical engineering major from Wichita, Kansas and product of Bishop Carroll High School has appeared on every Fall and Spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll since his freshman season in 2011-12, including earning a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring semester. A two-time President of the K-State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and current student-athlete representative on the President’s Advisory Committee on Athletics, he has won or shared the team’s Keith Amerson Academic Award each of the past four years.

An Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection as a junior, Rohleder has seen action in 42 games in his three-year career at K-State, including playing in 16 games with one start in 2014-15. After playing in eight games as a true freshman in 2011-12, he redshirted the 2012-13 season before returning to the court and playing in 18 games in 2013-14.

Rohleder is among seven returning lettermen, including four players with starting experience, in 2015-16 to go with the infusion of 10 newcomers, including PARADE All-American Dean Wade (St. John, Kansas/St. John) and NJCAA First Team All-American Carlbe Ervin II (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma/Connors State College). Senior guard Justin Edwards (6.3 ppg., 3.3 rpg.) is the team’s top returner in both scoring and steals (37), while junior forward Wesley Iwundu (5.8 ppg., 3.5 rpg.) is the leading returner in rebounding (108), assists (61), blocks (20) and minutes (780).

Season tickets for the 2015-16 season are currently on sale in the K-State Athletics Ticket Office with a variety of packages available for the home schedule. Fans can purchase these tickets toll free at (800) 221.CATS (2287), online atwww.kstatesports.com/tickets and in-person at Bramlage Coliseum.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Royals have traded right-hander Joe Blanton to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.

Blanton, 34, was designated for assignment Tuesday, when Johnny Cueto reported to the Kansas City following his trade from Cincinnati. Blanton was 2-2 with a 3.89 ERA in four starts and 11 relief appearances this season.

A former first-round draft pick, Blanton is 87-91 in 11 major league seasons.

The trade was announced Wednesday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – With the 2015 football season just over a month away, K-State Athletics officials announced Wednesday that all reserved seating for the first four home games is sold out as the Wildcats close in on a season sellout and run their consecutive sellout streak to 27 games.

 

Additionally, K-State officials announced only scattered single seats remain for the Baylor game, general admission tickets are still available for the Iowa State game and a small amount of reserved seating groups are left for the regular-season finale against West Virginia.

 

Standing-room only tickets are still available for every home game in 2015 with the exception of the Baylor contest, while the best available reserved seating options can be found through Vivid Seats, the official ticket reseller of K-State Athletics. Fans can contact Vivid Seats atwww.k-statesports.com/tickets or by calling 1-866-848-8499.

 

Fans can purchase standing-room only tickets and the remaining available seats for the Baylor, Iowa State and West Virginia games by contacting the K-State Athletics Ticket Office atwww.k-statesports.com/tickets or 1-800-221-CATS.

 

Although reserved seating is sold out for a majority of the 2015 home games, visiting teams will have opportunities to return unused tickets up to a month prior to their visit. Stay tuned towww.k-statesports.com for information regarding returned ticket availability. All returned tickets will be sold at the full public rate and season ticket wait list accounts will have first opportunity to purchase.

 

K-State opens its 120th season of football on Saturday, September 5, by hosting South Dakota. The game, which is slated for a 6:10 p.m., kickoff, will be shown world-wide on K-StateHD.TV beginning at 5:30 p.m., with the K-State Gameday preview show.

 

Kansas State launched the new K-StateSports.com on July 1, a digital partnership with SportsLabs. Fans will need to re-subscribe to K-StateHD.TV as a new account and can do so now at www.k-statesports.com.

Release by RYAN LACKEY Assistant Director | Athletics Communications

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – The Chiefs have released running back Cyrus Gray, who tore his ACL last November, in what coach Andy Reid described Wednesday as a “football decision.”

The former sixth-round pick ran for 99 yards and a touchdown in 35 games, but was also a valuable special teams player. His departure leaves Jamaal Charles, Knile Davis, Keshawn Hill, Anthony Sherman, Spencer Ware and Charcandrick West among running backs on the roster.

While Eric Berry’s return from cancer treatment dominated the first day of training camp, there was some other injury news. Wide receiver Chris Conley strained his knee during the workout, and linebacker Ramik Wilson was placed on the non-football injury list with a back strain.

Quarterback Tyler Bray worked out with the trainers. He’s returning from an ACL injury.

CLEVELAND (AP) – Corey Kluber took a shutout into the ninth, rookie Francisco Lindor hit a three-run homer and had a career-high four RBIs, and the Indians avoided a winless homestand with a 12-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.

Michael Brantley, Yan Gomes and rookie Giovanny Urshela hit solo homers for Cleveland, which had been outscored 37-10 in losing the first six games of the homestand. Michael Bourn was 4 for 5 as Cleveland had a season-high 18 hits.

Kluber (6-11) held Kansas City to five hits. The reigning Cy Young Award winner retired the first 12 batters before Eric Hosmer’s leadoff double in the fifth. Alex Rios’ RBI groundout in the ninth scored the Royals’ only run.

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Athletics will honor a group of 10 outstanding individuals with induction into its Athletics Hall of Fame in January, school officials announced today.

 

The 2016 Hall of Fame class includes former student-athletes Steve Anson (baseball), Michael Bishop (football), Dawn Cady (volleyball), Martin Gramatica (football), Max Moss (men’s basketball), Nicole Ohlde (women’s basketball), Sean Snyder (football), Connie Teaberry (track and field) and Kendra Wecker (women’s basketball) as well as former Voice of the Wildcats Mitch Holthus.

 

“Following our re-launching of the hall of fame in 2013, we are excited to announce this year’s diverse group of 10 individuals and welcome them into the K-State Athletics Hall of Fame,” said Kenny Lannou, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications and K-State Athletics Hall of Fame Chairperson. “Each of these inductees has made a lasting impact on K-State Athletics and Kansas State University, and we look forward to welcome them back to Manhattan this winter for a special induction weekend.”

 

The class is the 11th in the history of the K-State Athletics Hall of Fame, including the charter class of 1990, and will be honored during the weekend ofJanuary 29-30. Official induction ceremonies will take place on Friday, January 29, before the inductees are recognized at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Ole Miss on the following day.

 

More ceremony details, including ticket information, will be announced later this fall.

 

K-State Athletics Hall of Fame – Class of 2016 Biographies

 

Dr. Max Moss, men’s basketball (1961-64)

A three-year letterman from 1961-64, playing for head coach Tex Winter…  Helped the Wildcats to a pair of Big Eight titles in 1963 and 1964 and a trip to the Final Four in 1964… Was a captain of the 1964 Final Four team, averaging 9.1 points as a senior… Averaged 6.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 58 games… Has continued to be a contributor to both the university and athletics department.

 

Mitch Holthus, Voice of the Wildcats (1984-96)

“Voice of the Wildcats” from 1984-96 while earning Kansas Sportscaster of the Year honors in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 from the National Association of Sportswriters and Sportscasters… Youngest broadcaster to receive every major sportscasting award in the state of Kansas… Currently in his 20th season as play-by-play analyst for the Kansas City Chiefs… Also broadcasts college basketball games on ESPN.

 

Steve Anson, baseball (1973-76)

Four-year starter from 1973-76… Member of K-State baseball’s All-Century Team… All-Big Eight First Team in 1974… Career .349 hitter… Never hit below .333 in any of his four seasons… Won the Big Eight batting title in 1974… Led Wildcats in batting average for four-straight seasons, the only player since 1960 to do that in school history… Also led the team in hits and triples four times, RBIs and doubles twice (1975-76), and home runs once (1975)… K-State record holder for career triples (19)… Also among the school’s top-10 for career slugging percentage (.561)… Helped K-State finish second in the Big Eight in 1974, winning 14 conference games, which until 2009 was the school record… Also helped lead the team to a program-record 31 overall wins in 1974, a record that was broken two years later when Anson and the Wildcats won 35 games in 1976… Went on to be the head baseball coach at Washburn for 35 years before passing away in June of 2014… Won 844 games with the Ichabods.

 

Michael Bishop, football (1997-98)

The 1998 Heisman Trophy runner-up, 1998 Davey O’Brien Award winner and finalist for the 1998 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm and Maxwell Awards… Led K-State to its first No. 1 national ranking and two Big 12 North titles…. Was 22-3 as a starter including a 15-1 mark in conference games… Rushed for 1,314 yards and 23 TDs while throwing for 4,401 and 36 TDs in two seasons… Set 34 school records and still holds eight of those…. Also set 14 Big 12 records and still holds four… Two-time All-Big 12 performer and 1998 First Team All-American… 1997 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.

 

Dawn Cady, volleyball (1996-1999) 

Key player in beginning the winning tradition at K-State… Helped team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1996 and went all four years, starting a streak of 10 straight trips to the tournament for K-State… Currently Associate Head Coach at Iowa State… An AVCA All-America Second Team, Volleyball Magazine All-America Team honorable mention pick in 1999… Unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team in 1999… AVCA National Player of the Week: 9/27/99… Three-time Big 12 Player of the Week… 24 double-doubles in 1999 ranks tops in a season in school history… 26 career matches w/ 20+ kills: ranks second in school history… 14 matches w/ 20+ kills in 1999: ranks first in school history for a season… One of four players in school history with 1,000+ kills and 1000+ digs… Had three seasons with 300+ kills and 300+ digs… Ranks third in school history in career kills (1611) and attacks (4216); fifth in digs (1258)… Four matches in career with 30+ kills, most in school history.

 

Martin Gramatica, football (1994-98)

Member of the K-State Football Ring of Honor…. 1997 Lou Groza Award winner and Consensus All-American… Two-time All-American… Set NCAA record for scoring by a kicker in a season with 135 points in 1998… Runner up for 1998 Lou Groza Place-Kicker Award… Finalist for Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Award… Blasted a 65-yard field goal against Northern Illinois for the fourth-longest field goal in NCAA history and the longest in NCAA history without the use of a tee… K-State’s game, season and career kick scoring record holder… Also holds records for career field goals made and season and career field goals attempted… Lettered four years… Went on to play 10 years in the NFL.

 

Nicole Ohlde, women’s basketball (2000-04)

Two-time Consensus First Team All-American – Kodak/WBCA, AP and USBWA (2003, 2004)… Two-time State Farm Wade Trophy and Naismith National Player of the Year awards finalist (2003, 2004)… John R. Wooden Award Finalist (2004)… Two-time Big 12 Conference Player of the Year (2003, 2004)… 2004 CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-America… 2002 AP Honorable Mention All-American… Three-time Kodak All-District selection (2002, 2003, 2004)… 2002 ESPN The Magazine Center of the Year Finalist… Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District… Four-time All-Big 12 selection (2002, 2003, 2004, first team – 2001, third team)… 2001 Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year… Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection (2002, 2003, 2004)… WBCA Division I Player of the Month (January 2004)… Senior CLASS Award finalist (2004)… Two-time Honda Women’s Basketball Award Finalist (2003, 2004)… Collegiate Basketball Award of Excellence recipient (2004)… Drafted No. 6 overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2004 WNBA Draft… Won two gold medals as a member of the USA Basketball World Championship For Young Women Teams in 2002 and 2003… The most decorated player ever in school history, her No. 3 jersey was retired on March 3, 2004… Named Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year in 2004.

 

Sean Snyder, football (1991-92)

A Consensus 1992 First Team All-American as a punter… A Third Team All-American in 1991 by Football News… Twice named First Team All-Big Eight and was the 1991 Big Eight Defensive Newcomer of the Year… Selected to play in the Senior Bowl in January 1993… K-State’s special teams MVP in both 1991 and 1992… Holds K-State record for punting yardage (3,572) and average (44.65 in 1992) in a season… Ranks second all-time in career punting average (42.96)… Averaged 52.5 yards on 12 punts against Colorado in 1992… Member of K-State’s Football Ring of Honor.

 

Connie Teaberry, women’s track and field (1989-92)

An eight-time letterwinner in track and field (4 indoor and 4 outdoor)… Four-time outdoor All-American in the high jump during her career from 1989-92… Earned indoor All-America honors in the high jump in 1990 and 1992… Won the Big Eight indoor titles in the high jump in 1991 and 1992… Set the K-State indoor high jump record with a leap of 6.02.25 in 1992… That mark currently ranks third in school history… Also ranks tied for third outdoors in the high jump in school history with a clearance of 6-01.50… Competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

 

Kendra Wecker, women’s basketball (2001-05)

Kodak/WBCA All-American (2005)… Big 12 Conference Player of the Year (2005)… Senior CLASS Award Recipient (2005)… Collegiate Basketball Award of Excellence finalist (2005)… Two-time AP Third Team All-American (2003, 2004)… Two-time USBWA All-American (2003, 2005)… Three-time Naismith National Player of the Year Award finalist (2003, 2004, 2005)… Three-time All-Big 12 First Team selection (2003, 2004, 2005) and 2002 All-Big 12 Third Team selection… Two-time Wade Trophy and John R. Wooden Award finalist (2004, 2005)… Three-time CoSIDA  Academic All-District (2003, 2004, 2005)… Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection (2003, 2004, 2005)… Ranked first all-time in career scoring (2,333) and first all-time in career rebounding (1,087) at K-State… Also holds school records for most career double-doubles (52), career field goals made (935), career field goals attempted (1,913), career minutes played (4,141) and most consecutive free throws made (28)… Became the first Wildcat and second player in league history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career… Her No. 53 jersey was retired on Feb. 26, 2005… Drafted No. 4 overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 2005 WNBA Draft.

 

 

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KENNY LANNOU

Assistant A.D. for Communications | K-State Athletics

CLEVELAND (AP) – Eric Hosmer’s homer with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night over the Cleveland Indians, who have lost eight straight at home – their longest home losing streak in 40 years.

Hosmer hit a 3-2 pitch from Trevor Bauer (8-8) over the wall in right for his 11th homer. The shot came one pitch after Indians catcher Roberto Perez threw out Lorenzo Cain trying to steal second. When his homer cleared the wall, Hosmer pointed toward Kansas City’s dugout, which was celebrating wildly.

Wade Davis (7-1) pitched a perfect eighth and Greg Holland worked the ninth – getting a nifty groundout, and a game-ending double play – for his 22nd save as the Royals won their fourth straight and 16th in 21 games.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The Oakland Athletics have traded utilityman Ben Zobrist and cash to the Kansas City Royals for right-hander Aaron Brooks and minor league left-hander Sean Manaea.

The teams announced the trade Tuesday. The 34-year-old Zobrist, an infielder and outfielder, batted .268 with six home runs, 20 doubles, two triples and 33 RBIs in 67 games for the A’s, who are last in the AL West.

He joins a Royals team that leads the AL Central a season after beating Oakland in the one-game wild card on the way to its first World Series in 29 years and a seven-game loss to San Francisco.

Zobrist missed a month following arthroscopic left knee surgery in late April for a torn meniscus.

A’s general manager Billy Beane pulled off his second trade in 24 hours and third in six days. Oakland dealt closer Tyler Clippard to the New York Mets on Monday night after trading lefty Scott Kazmir to his hometown Houston Astros last Thursday.