The 12U Junction City Brigade travelled to McPherson this weekend and won the McPherson Summer Slam. The boys went 5-0 on the weekend, winning the semi-final game 7-6. They then won the final game 12-11 in extra innings. These victories bring the Brigade a summer record to 30-5-1. The 12U Brigade will be travelling to Kansas City this weekend for the 12UAA state tournament in which 46 teams will participate.
The boys will end their season at the World Series in Branson Missouri, July 7th-July 12th. The boys will be out at all of the home Brigade games selling Sonic tickets to help pay for the world series trip. They will also be serving tacos at Coach’s on Monday, June 29th. They would definitely love support of the community and will work very hard in the next few weeks to represent Junction City in both the state and world series.
Player below…Top Row: Bodie Tillman, Russell Wilkey, James Hancock, Braden Rains, Jeffrey Underhill and Ricky Reynolds.
Bottom Row: Andrew Khoury, Trevor Laughlin, Rhett Spell, Mason Dusseault, Anthony Hamilton and Nate Green.
Release by RYAN LACKEY- K-State Assistant Director | Athletics Communications
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Following a terrific first day of single game ticket sales, Kansas State is closing in on yet another season sellout for 2015, which would run its consecutive streak of filling Bill Snyder Family Stadium to 27 straight games, as a very limited number of tickets remain.
Department officials announced that 3,560 single-game tickets were sold on Monday, which were approximately 800 more tickets than were sold on last year’s opening day for single games.
Only a small number of scattered singles and standing-room-only (NE hill) remain for South Dakota, Louisiana Tech, TCU and Oklahoma games, while only scattered singles remain for the Baylor game (No SRO available due to Fort Riley Day). Fewer than 50 reserved seats reserved remain for the Iowa State game before scattered singles and SRO become all that is available, while less than 1,200 tickets are left for the season finale against West Virginia.
Remaining tickets may be purchased online at k-statesports.com, and beginning Wednesday can be purchased by calling the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at 800-221-CATS.
In addition, the multi-game combo package for $150 which included a ticket to three select groups of games have also all been sold.
Visiting teams will have opportunities to return unused tickets up to a month prior to their visit. Stay tuned towww.kstatesports.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.
Fans can now join the 2016 season ticket waiting list online or by contacting the K-State Athletics Ticket Office. For more information regarding tickets, contact the ticket office at 1-800-221-CATS or visit www.k-statesports.com/tickets.
The 2015 season-opener against South Dakota on September 5 will be broadcast live on K-StateHD.TV beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the K-State Gameday preview show followed by a 6:10 p.m. kick, while the Louisiana Tech game is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be televised by FSN.
Following the announcement of a new digital partnership with SportsLabs, current monthly and annual K-StateHD.TV subscribers will need to cancel their existing account through the current provider by clicking here. Beginning July 1, all fans will need to re-subscribe to K-StateHD.TV as a new account and can do so at k-statesports.com following launch to gain access to the South Dakota game. Those current subscribers who have paid for annual subscriptions will be contacted directly via email for specific details and instructions regarding how their subscription will be transferred to the new platform.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – One day before Kansas men’s basketball makes its first appearance as the USA National Team, adidas released the uniforms in which the Jayhawks will represent their country at the 2015 World University Games. The American look will debut during KU’s exhibition games against Team Canada on June 23 and 26 before taking center stage in Gwangju, Korea, July 3-14.
Kansas and adidas used tradition as the guide in putting together a uniform to honor the program’s past and present legacies. KU’s NCAA Championship victory in 1952 gave seven Jayhawk players a chance to play on the 1952 U.S. Olympic team in Helsinki, Finland the following summer. Joined by Phog Allen, who was selected as an assistant coach, they helped the U.S. win the Gold medal in basketball.
Using design inspiration from the 1952 Kansas and Olympic basketball teams, the seven stars sublimated on the back of the jersey pay homage to the seven Jayhawks on that team who represented their school and country in the 1952 Olympics. The stripes on the shorts are meant to be a tie to the American flag.
True to form, adidas added its touch of athlete-driven technology as the modern side panels and more breathable mesh were utilized.
While the uniforms themselves will not be available at retail, KU fans will soon get their chance at select offerings of tees that hook to the uniforms as well as the shooting shirts that the team will be wearing while representing the United States in the 2015 World University Games.
A complete photo gallery of the uniforms can be found by clicking here.
In preparation for the World University Games, the USA National Team will host Team Canada June 23 and June 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Cost of the tickets is $27 for the Tuesday, June 23 contest, $37 for the Friday, June 26 matchup or both games for $50. Fans can purchase tickets online at Sprint Center or by calling the Kansas Athletics ticket office at 800-34-HAWKS. There are also group ticket opportunities for the contests, which can be accessed by calling 785.864.6216 for those options.
The Junction City Brigade rolled to a pair of wins at Rathert Field Monday evening.
In game one Junction City defeated the Topeka Senators 8-2, and the Brigade also won game two 9-2.
Junction City is scheduled to host the Senators again Tuesday night in a nine-inning game at 7 p.m. at Rathert Field.
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Oops!
In game one of the Monday night doubleheader the umpires arrived late…officials said third inning. A Brigade assistant coach called balls and strikes behind home plate until the umpires arrived.
They weren’t the only ones who got to the game late.
Also in game one the scoreboard operator arrived late and so did the public address announcer ( Dewey Terrill ). Terrill arrived in the fourth inning.
SEATTLE (AP) — Joe Blanton pitched six-plus innings of two-hit ball, Alcides Escobar had three hits and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Monday night.
Blanton (2-0) struck out seven and worked into the seventh inning before being lifted after allowing a leadoff double.
Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland all pitched one inning of relief. Holland earned his 14th save in 15 opportunities.
Felix Hernandez (10-4) took the loss after allowing four runs, nine hits and a walk in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out five.
Escobar had three singles, drove in a run and scored a run. Mike Moustakas had two hits including an RBI double.
NEW YORK (AP) – Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera has overtaken Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer in the latest results of All-Star fan voting, leaving seven Royals on track to start the game.
The leads of Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas and designated hitter Kendrys Morales had narrowed in numbers released Monday.
The game is July 14 at Cincinnati. Major League Baseball says the record for most starters from one team is held by the 1939 New York Yankees with six, including Joe DiMaggio.
Cabrera, a nine-time All-Star, has 9.3 million votes and leads Hosmer by 1.3 million. A week ago, Hosmer led by almost a half-million.
Kansas City second baseman Omar Infante, hitting .229 with 18 RBIs, extended his lead over Houston’s Jose Altuve fom 300,000 to 435,000.
Royasls catcher Salvador Perez and shortstop Alcides Escobar also lead. The Angels’ Mike Trout moved into the outfield lead, trailed by Kansas City’s Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Ten Kansas State football players have earned preseason honors as various college football magazines have released their Preseason All-America and All-Big 12 teams.
Picture courtesy K-State Athletics
Seniors Dante Barnett and Cody Whitehair both earned All-Big 12 accolades from all the major preseason publications, which includes Athlon,Lindy’s, Sporting Newsand Phil Steele. Whitehair was also named a Preseason All-American by Athlon, while Lindy’s named him the eighth-best offensive tackle in the nation. Lindy’s also touted Barnett as the fourth-best safety in the country entering 2015.
Other players to garner Preseason All-Big 12 honors include defensive tackle Travis Britz, kick returner Morgan Burns, fullback Glenn Gronkowski, punt returner Dominique Heath, linebacker Elijah Lee, place kicker Matthew McCrane, cornerback Danzel McDaniel and offensive lineman Boston Stiverson.
In addition to earning Preseason First Team All-Big 12 honors from Phil Steele, Gronkowski was regarded as the ninth-best NFL talent in the Big 12 according to Lindy’s. A complete list of preseason honors is listed below.
Single-game tickets are on sale online now at www.k-statesports.com/tickets and available via phone (1-800-221-CATS) on Wednesday. In addition to the South Dakota, Louisiana Tech and Oklahoma games that were previously announced as down to scattered singles, the TCU and Baylor contests have joined that category. Additionally, standing-room only tickets on the Northeast hill are available for every game except for the Baylor contest.
Visiting teams will have opportunities to return unused tickets up to a month prior to their visit. Stay tuned to www.k-statesports.com for information regarding returned ticket availability. All returned tickets will be sold at the full public rate and 2016 wait list accounts will have first opportunity to purchase.
The 2015 season opener against South Dakota on September 5, will be broadcast live on K-StateHD.TV beginning at 5:30 p.m., with the K-State Gameday preview show followed by a 6:10 p.m., kick. After traveling to UTSA on September 12, at 11 a.m., on FOX Sports 1, K-State returns home on September 19, to host Louisiana Tech at 2 p.m., in a game televised by FSN.
Following the announcement of a new digital partnership with SportsLabs, current monthly and annual K-StateHD.TV subscribers will need to cancel their existing account through the current provider by clicking here. Beginning July 1, all fans will need to re-subscribe to K-StateHD.TV as a new account and can do so at www.k-statesports.com following launch to gain access to the South Dakota game. Those current subscribers who have paid for annual subscriptions will be contacted directly via email for specific details and instructions regarding how their subscription will be transferred to the new platform.
K-State’s 2015 Preseason Honors
Dante Barnett – First Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Lindy’s), Second Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele), All-Big 12 (Sporting News), Fourth best safety in the nation (Lindy’s)
Travis Britz – Second Team All-Big 12 (Athlon), Fourth Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
Morgan Burns – Second Team All-Big 12 [kr] (Athlon, Phil Steele)
Glenn Gronkowski – First Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele), Second Team All-Big 12 (Lindy’s), Ninth-best NFL talent in the Big 12 (Lindy’s)
Dominique Heath – Fourth Team All-Big 12 [pr] (Phil Steele)
Elijah Lee – Third Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Phil Steele)
Matthew McCrane – Second Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele), Third Team All-Big 12 (Athlon)
Danzel McDaniel – Second Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Lindy’s), Third Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
Boston Stiverson – Second Team All-Big 12 (Athlon), Third Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
Cody Whitehair – Third Team All-American (Athlon), First Team All-Big 12 (Athlon, Lindy’s), Second Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele), All-Big 12 (Sporting News), Eighth-best offensive tackle in the nation (Lindy’s)
Release by Ryan Lackey, K-State Assistant Director/Communications
Junction City High School Cheer Squad returned from the 2015 Universal Cheer Association (UCA) with new skills and many accolades.
Twenty-one JCHS student-athletes participated in the four day KSHSAA sponsored event focusing on dance, cheers, sidelines, stunts and jumps from June 16-19th in Salina, KS.
The JCHS Varsity squad competed in the all-girls division with 9 other teams. They earned 1st place in home routine, 1st place in sideline, 2nd place in extreme routine, 2nd place in band dance, most improved overall at Varsity level.
The Junior Varsity squad competed against 4 other JV and below squads. They placed 1st in extreme routine, 1st place in cheer, and most improved overall at Junior Varsity level.
In addition to the phenomenal team results, five JCHS cheerleaders were named All-American Cheerleaders: Maliquka Spencer, Shyanne Evans, Shamya Banks, Stacy Klauman and Emoya Davis. As All-Americans, these cheerleaders have the opportunity to travel to London, England to perform in the New Year’s Day parade.
Many individuals, families and local businesses financially supported the cheerleaders to make their participation in the UCA camp a reality. We are extremely thankful for the community support and look forward to representing JCHS and Junction City throughout the year.
Junction City, KS – Junction City High School has selected Jeremy Harmison as the new JCHS head softball coach for the 2015-2016 season, pending Board approval. Jeremy will be a teacher at Junction City Middle School. Jeremy has 10 years of teaching experience and 8 years of coaching experience. He also played collegiate football and baseball at Bethany College.
Most of Jeremy’s coaching experience has been in softball, but he has also coached football, basketball and volleyball. Most recently he was the head softball coach at Council Grove, and in Herington before that.
Jeremy has a Bachelor of Arts in Health & Physical Education from Bethany College and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership and Administration from Emporia State University.
Jeremy will be replacing Jeff Childs, who served as the head softball coach for the 2014-2015 season. Jeremy is married to Kate Harmison, who is employed by USD 475 at the Freshman Success Academy.
“Jeremy will be a valuable addition to the classroom and to the field. He has experience and an understanding of softball that will help in the continued development of the Blue Jays softball program,” says Matt Westerhaus, JCHS Athletic Director.
Press Release Courtesy ofHugh Davis, Executive Director of Communications – USD 475.
