AP-KS–Kansas Prep Scores
Tuesday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A Sub-State Tournament
Division I
Quarterfinal
Pretty Prairie 65, Centre 44
Division II
Quarterfinal
Cunningham 69, Stafford 60, OT
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 63, St. Xavier 23
Class 3A Sub-State Tournament
Garden Plain 62, Southwestern Hts. 54
Quarterfinal
Beloit 104, Phillipsburg 63
Burlington 70, Central Heights 43
Caney Valley 53, Southeast 51
Chaparral 56, Kingman 47
Cheney 56, Cimarron 25
Eureka 69, Erie 50
Galena 60, Fredonia 39
Halstead 72, Sterling 59
Hesston 62, Marion 17
Humboldt 67, Jayhawk Linn 35
Hutchinson Trinity 48, Hillsboro 42
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 47, Hiawatha 37
Nemaha Central 66, Marysville 54
Norton 77, Hoisington 51
Osage City 73, St. Mary’s 37
Riley County 65, Pleasant Ridge 37
Riverton 63, Cherryvale 35
Rossville 72, Council Grove 37
Sabetha 77, Atchison County 17
Scott City 81, Russell 29
Sedgwick 61, Remington 50
Southeast Saline 59, Lyons 33
Wichita Collegiate 77, Belle Plaine 27
Wichita Independent 58, Douglass 51
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A Sub-State Tournament
Pawnee Heights 39, Deerfield 29
Western Plains 51, Healy 16
Class 2A Sub-State Tournament
Quarterfinal
Central Plains 60, Ell-Saline 18
Chase County 73, Burlingame 26
Ellinwood 64, Little River 23
Ellis 56, Wichita County 36
Hill City 54, Oakley 16
Jackson Heights 48, Bishop Seabury Academy 26
Lyndon 54, Madison/Hamilton 47
Meade 55, Syracuse 28
Ness City 66, Trego 43
Oxford 39, West Elk 14
Pittsburg Colgan 53, Yates Center 16
Sedan 50, Udall 25
Troy 58, KC East Christian 37
Valley Falls 72, Heritage Christian 27
Wabaunsee 54, Salina Sacred Heart 17
Washington County 58, Onaga 18

MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the fourth-consecutive season, K-State fans have stepped up by setting another first-day sales record after 2015 football tickets went on sale Monday morning, department officials announced. K-State fans purchased 4,958 tickets on Monday, eclipsing last year’s first-day record of 4,330, while 1,623 tickets ordered on Monday were from new requests.

Fans interested in purchasing season tickets are encouraged to contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office before the priority deadline of April 24. Fans can purchase view level or north end zone tickets at $225 each, while sideline and south end zone seating in the lower bowl is priced at $330 each. A Young Alumni ticket package is also available at only $205 for K-Staters who received their undergraduate degree since December 2010, while faculty and staff are eligible to purchase tickets at a discounted rate of $264 each.

“A fourth-straight record first day in sales is further evidence that the K-State Nation is excited for another football season while also showcasing its national reputation for supporting the Wildcats,” Athletics Director John Currie said. “With their continued loyalty, K-State fans are well on their way to filling Bill Snyder Family Stadium beyond capacity for seven more home games and extending our home sellout streak to 27 games.”

All seating location assignments for new season ticket requests, in addition to upgrades or increases in ticket quantity for existing season ticket holders, will be based on availability and determined through the online reservation service between May 11 and June 5. The K-State Athletics Ticket Office will e-mail log-in information and appointment times, determined in order of athletic department priority points, to all new and renewed season ticket holders following the priority deadline of April 24. Fans whose orders are not able to be accommodated during the assignment process will receive a full refund and be placed on the 2016 season ticket waiting list, which also provides early access to single-game tickets and visitor returns throughout the 2015 season.

For more information regarding tickets, contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-221-CATS or visit www.k-statesports.com/tickets. A copy of the 2015 ticket brochure is available online now at k-statesports.com.

K-State, which returns 12 starters from last season and a total of seven players that earned All-Big 12 accolades in 2014, opens spring practice April 1. The culmination of spring practices occurs on Saturday, April 25, as K-State Nation descends upon Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, for the 2015 Purple/White Spring Game at 3 p.m. The Wildcats are able to take advantage of playing in the award-winning facility due to fan and player safety concerns at Bill Snyder Family Stadium as construction continues on the new Vanier Football Complex.

Tickets to the game at Sporting Park are also available now through the K-State Athletics Ticket Office, but fans are encouraged to act fast as fewer than 4,000 tickets remain and are expected to sell quickly. K-State and Sporting Kansas City will open a limited number of standing-room only tickets once all public seats have been sold.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) – Tick, tock, baseball is on the clock.

Major League Baseball’s new pace of play rules have begun with Tuesday’s exhibition games in Arizona and Florida.

The subtle changes are designed to speed a game long embraced for its leisurely pace. Hitters must now keep one foot in the batter’s box between pitches, and pitchers must complete warmup tosses between innings in a specific time.

Digital clocks, though some officials prefer to call them timers, have been installed in ballparks throughout the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues to keep the action moving.

By reducing the time of games, MLB hopes to make the sport more TV friendly and entice a younger audience while not compromising baseball’s integrity.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the fourth-consecutive season, K-State fans have stepped up by setting another first-day sales record after 2015 football tickets went on sale Monday morning, department officials announced. K-State fans purchased 4,958 tickets on Monday, eclipsing last year’s first-day record of 4,330, while 1,623 tickets ordered on Monday were from new requests.

 

Fans interested in purchasing season tickets are encouraged to contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office before the priority deadline of April 24. Fans can purchase view level or north end zone tickets at $225 each, while sideline and south end zone seating in the lower bowl is priced at $330 each. A Young Alumni ticket package is also available at only $205 for K-Staters who received their undergraduate degree since December 2010, while faculty and staff are eligible to purchase tickets at a discounted rate of $264 each.

 

“A fourth-straight record first day in sales is further evidence that the K-State Nation is excited for another football season while also showcasing its national reputation for supporting the Wildcats,” Athletics Director John Currie said. “With their continued loyalty, K-State fans are well on their way to filling Bill Snyder Family Stadium beyond capacity for seven more home games and extending our home sellout streak to 27 games.”

 

All seating location assignments for new season ticket requests, in addition to upgrades or increases in ticket quantity for existing season ticket holders, will be based on availability and determined through the online reservation service between May 11 and June 5. The K-State Athletics Ticket Office will e-mail log-in information and appointment times, determined in order of athletic department priority points, to all new and renewed season ticket holders following the priority deadline of April 24. Fans whose orders are not able to be accommodated during the assignment process will receive a full refund and be placed on the 2016 season ticket waiting list, which also provides early access to single-game tickets and visitor returns throughout the 2015 season.

 

For more information regarding tickets, contact the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-221-CATS or visitwww.k-statesports.com/tickets. A copy of the 2015 ticket brochure is available online now at k-statesports.com.

 

The Saint Xavier Lady Rams fell in Class 1A Substate Basketball action Monday evening to Wetmore by the score of 60-21.

The Junction City Lady Jays basketball team opens Class 6A Substate Tournament play Thursday evening at Washburn Rural. Game time is 7 p.m.

Junction City, ( 4-16 ) lost to Washburn Rural ( 14-6 ) in a regular season game January 16.

The other side of the tournamen bracket finds Wichita East ( 10-10 ) hosting Derby ( 7-13 ) at 7 p.m on Thursday.

 

 

The Junction City Blue Jays play at Derby in the first round of the Class 6A Substate Tournament Wednesday night. Tipoff is set for .m.

The Blue Jays will enter the game 6-14 while Derby is 16-4.

The two teams have not played this season, but both were in the Tournament of Champions in Dodge City in January. Derby won that eight-team tournament, while the Blue Jays finished seventh.

The other side of the substate bracket finds Manhattan ( 18-2 ) hosting Washburn Rural ( 6-14 ) Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.

 

The Kansas City Chiefs have placed the franchise tag on All-Pro pass rusher Justin Houston, a person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the Chiefs have not announced the move. It was widely expected given the relatively little progress that Kansas City has made with Houston and his representatives on a long-term deal.

The two sides still have until July 15 to negotiate a contract, and it is not certain whether Houston will immediately sign his tender. As an outside linebacker, the one-year deal would earn him about $13.1 million for the upcoming season.

The Chiefs likely will need to make additional moves soon to free up salary cap space.

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The Junction City Blue Jays took nine wrestlers to the 6A State Wrestling Tournament this past Friday and Saturday at Hartman Arena in Park City.

Of the nine wrestlers two of them did wrestle in the championship match for their individual weight classes but were unable to come home with a 1st place finish. Both Jake Bazan at 145 pounds and Jeryl Denton at 152 pounds fell and brought home silver medals.

“We told both of our seniors,’this is not what defines you guys. One tournament doesn’t define who you are,” explained Blue Jay head Coach Bob Laster. “These guys are some great kids and they did the best that they could and that’s all you can ask of them.”

Denton did suffer a significant head injury just 17 seconds into the first period of the championship match.

Other state medalists for Junction City include Aryus Jones who captured third place at 160 pounds, Downey Wood fourth at 138, Gabe Padilla fifth at 126, and J’Quan Robinson sixth at 182 pounds.

 

 

K-State athletics officials have announced a full menu of ticket options when football season tickets go on sale Monday ( March 2 ).

The football schedule will include seven games in Bill Snyder Family Stadium, including matchups with TCU, Oklahoma, Baylor, Iowa State, and West Virginia.

Season ticket prices in some areas including bench seating, view level, and general admission areas, will show slight increases in 2015, the first of any kind for full-price season ticket options since 2011, ranging from $5 to $25 per ticket depending on location.

Public season bench seating is priced at $330 this season, while chairback seating remains at $355. Prices for K-State faculty / staff are $264 for bench and $285 for chairback. Up to two Young Alumni tickets are available at $205 for K-Staters who have received their undergraduate degrees since December 2010. With the opening of the new Vanier Football Complex and North Stadium project approximately 500 additional season tickets in the north end zone are also available for $225 a seat, or a 4-pack for $699. Pledge and Tradition ticket-holders throughout the stadium will have the opportunity to renew their seats at $125 each.

Fans interested in purchasing new season tickets, including the more than 3,800 fans on the season ticket waiting list can do so beginning Monday online at www.k-statesports.com, or by calling 1-800-221-CATS. There is a payment plan option.

Several single-game promotions will be available. Single-game tickets will go on sale to the general public online at k-statesports.com beginning June 22 and will feature numerous options and price levels.