The Saint Xavier Lady Rams girls high school basketball team fell to Heritage Christian Tuesday night 52-21.

The Rams high school boys squad lost to Heritage Christian 58-23.

The Junction City Blue Jay varsity and junior varsity wrestling teams compete this ( Thursday ) evening at Clay Center.

It is a triangular with Clay Center, Junction City, and Chapman.

Competition begins at 5 p.m.

MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) – Nino Williams had 19 points and Marcus Foster added 16 points as Kansas State beat Nebraska-Omaha 84-66 in the first-ever meeting between the two schools on Tuesday night.

It is already the fourth 80-point game for the Wildcats (4-3). They only surpassed the mark twice during the 2013-14 season.

C.J. Carter had 22 points to pace the Mavericks, who were held to their lowest score of the season.

Nebraska-Omaha (3-3) overcame two nine-point leads just after halftime, but 10 points from Foster in the first eight minutes of the second half never allowed the Mavericks to close within six points through the remainder of the game.

A 3-point play from Marcus Tyus closed Kansas State’s lead to 56-48 with 11:19 left, but Williams scored nine of Kansas State’s next 13 points to open a 69-50 lead.

The Kansas State Wildcats have moved up to number nine in the latest rankings by the College Football Playoff Committee.

The Wildcats moved up three notches from their number 12 ranking of one week ago after their 51-13 win over the Kansas Jayhawks.

Alabama is ranked number one, followed by Oregon, TCU, and Florida State. Ohio State is ranked fifth, followed by Baylor, Arizona, Michigan State, Kansas State, and Mississippi State.

The top four teams in the final poll due to be released this Sunday will advance into the College Football Playoff.

The Wildcats end their regular season Saturday when they play at Baylor.

The Junction City Blue Jay wrestling team made their public debut for the 2014-15 season Monday evening at the Shenk Gym with the Blue White scrimmage.

Coach Bob Laster said his team has a lot of work to do, but he was pleased with the scrimmage. “But one of the things I was most pleased about, I thought we were in some type of condition for our first outing. Some of our technical stuff wasn’t very sound, and we weren’t doing some of the things that we practiced in the wrestling room, but overall I was pleased for our first start.

The Blue Jays have been ranked No. 6 in Class 6A in a preseason poll. They open the season with a triangular with Clay Center and Chapman in Clay Center Thursday evening.

KANSAS CITY -The Kansas City Royals announced today that digital ticketing for all season ticket accounts will be implemented for the 2015 season.

The Royals will join a number of Major League Baseball teams and other local sports franchises by utilizing digital ticketing.

Season ticket holders will now manage their season tickets and parking passes exclusively through their Royals online account and may access the Kauffman Stadium gates through their smart phones or tablet devices for every regular season home game in 2015. Season ticket holders will also have the ability to use the “Print at Home” feature for no additional cost if they prefer to print the barcodes for Kauffman Stadium gate entry.

Digital ticketing provides a number of advanced features that traditional paper tickets cannot provide. Digital tickets will allow season ticket holders to view their season ticket plans online, electronically transfer tickets to partners, friends and colleagues, and provides an excellent opportunity to resell tickets directly through StubHub.

As an added feature, Major League Baseball has created the “At the Ballpark” app, a fan’s mobile companion when visiting Kauffman Stadium and excellent resource for season ticket holders to manage their season tickets online and utilize for Kauffman Stadium entry. This application perfectly complements and personalizes each fan’s trip to Kauffman Stadium with mobile check-in, social media updates, special offers, rewards and exclusive content. Kauffman Stadium also offers seat and experience upgrade components. All digital ticketing and “At the Ballpark” app functionality can be accessing using Royals WiFi while at Kauffman Stadium.

“We are always striving to bring our fans the latest technologies,” said Michael Bucek, Vice President-Marketing & Business Development. “We believe our season ticket holders will really enjoy the convenience of managing and accessing their tickets online and needing only their smart phone or tablet to enter Kauffman Stadium. That will be coupled with the additional features available through the ‘At the Ballpark’ app to enhance the entire ballpark experience for our fans.”

Season ticket holders will receive complete instructions for managing their season tickets online in January 2015, including instructions on accessing their Royals online ticket manager, downloading the “Ballpark” app and details for transferring tickets to season ticket partners

No. 9/9 Kansas State at No. 5/5 Baylor

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2014

Kickoff: 6:45 p.m.

Location: Waco, Texas

Stadium: McLane Stadium (45,000)

Series: K-State leads, 7-4

TV: ESPN      Radio: The Talk of JC, KJCK AM

Brad Nessler (Play-by-Play)

Todd Blackledge (Analyst)

Holly Rowe (Sidelines)

Radio: K-State Sports Network; k-statesports.com

SIRIUSXM Satellite Radio Ch. 84

Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play)

Stan Weber (Analyst)

Matt Walters (Sidelines)

Twitter Updates: @kstatesports and @kstate_gameday

 

K-STATE HEADS TO BAYLOR WITH BIG 12 TITLE ON THE LINE
Coming off a 51-13 win over in-state rival KU, No. 9/9 Kansas State heads to No. 5/5 Baylor on Saturday to square off against the Bears with a share of the 2014 Big 12 Championship on the line. The game is slated for 6:45 p.m. (CT) at McLane Stadium and will be televised nationally on ESPN with Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sidelines) on the call. Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), Stan Weber (analyst) and Matt Walters (sideline) will call the action on the K-State Sports Network, while the game can also be heard on SIRIUSXM channel 84 as well as Sports USA national radio. Live stats are also available atk-statesports.com, while Twitter updates (@kstatesports and @kstate_gameday), and a postgame wrap will all be a part of the gameday coverage.

A LOOK AT THE GAME

• K-State leads the all-time series, 7-4, including a 6-4 record since the start of Big 12 play.
• Under Bill Snyder, K-State is 5-3 against Baylor, including a 2-2 record in games played in Waco.
• Saturday’s meeting will be the first in the series when both teams have been ranked.
• Baylor has won the previous three meetings in Waco.A LOOK AT K-STATE
• The Wildcats are coming off a 51-13 win at home against KU in the 2014 home finale.
• Maxwell and O’Brien award semifinalist Jake Waters threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns on 21-of-27 aim.
• In his last two games, Waters has completed 43-of-61 passes for 694 yards, five TDs and just one interception.
• Tyler Lockett became K-State’s all-time leading receiver after a nine-catch, 119-yard performance vs. KU.
• Lockett ranks first nationally this week in punt return average (19.8), fourth in all-purpose yardage (169.7), seventh in receiving (108.5 yds/gm), while he is the only FBS player this season with 1,000 receiving yards, 300 kickoff return yards and 300 punt return yards.
• K-State ranks in the top 25 in scoring defense (17th; 20.3), rushing defense (19th; 120.2) and total defense (23rd; 341.0), while the Cats rank sixth nationally in fewest penalties (42) and 12th in passing efficiency (156.03).A LOOK AT BAYLOR
• BU ranks tops nationally in total offense (581.1 ypg) and scoring offense (49.8 ppg), and 10th in rushing defense.
• Bryce Petty has thrown for 25 touchdowns and 289.3 yds/gm, ranking 16th and 11th, respectively, nationally.
• Running back Shock Linwood ranks second in the Big 12 in rushing with 103.2 yards per game and 15 TDs.
• Shawn Oakman leads the Baylor defense with 9.0 sacks, while Bryce Hager has a team-leading 89 stops.CATS IN DECEMBER
  • K-State has picked up a December win each year since 2011.
• The Wildcats have December regular-season wins over Iowa State in 2011 and Texas in 2012, which captured the school’s second Big 12 Championship.
• K-State did not play in December during the  regular season last year, but defeated Michigan in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.BIG 12’S BEST

IRVING, Texas (AP) – The Big 12 has announced it will cover the full cost of a student-athlete’s attendance and offer multi-year scholarships.

The league announced Monday that Big 12 schools will cover expenses beyond tuition and fees, room and board and supplies that they deem “reasonably related” to attendance.

The league will hand out scholarships that run at least as long as an athlete’s period of eligibility.

The Big 12 will also offer aid to former student-athletes seeking to return to school and earn their degree.

The new bylaws will go into effect on August 1, 2015.

WACO, Texas (AP) – Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty says he feels good and expects to play Saturday night against Kansas State even while still experiencing some concussion-related symptoms.

Petty said Monday that he woke up with a headache, but that such occurrences have been “kind of off and on, and it’s starting to get shorter on and longer off.”

The quarterback was knocked out in the third quarter of Saturday’s 48-46 victory over Texas Tech with what was termed a mild concussion. Coach Art Briles says Petty is fine.

The winner of Saturday’s game is guaranteed at least a share of the Big 12 title, with Baylor trying to win the league for the second year in a row.

After compiling 22 victories and a winning Big 12 record, the K-State volleyball team has advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 15th time in program history. Kansas State will play Utah in Lincoln, Nebraska in the first round of the tournament on Dec. 5 at 4:30 p.m., the NCAA Selection Committee announced.

K-State will play alongside the Utes, Hofstra, and host No. 14 Nebraska in the Bob Devaney Spors Center for the First / Second Rounds of the tournament. All four teams are among the 16 teams in the Seattle Regional, which is slated for Dec. 12-13.