The Chapman Irish defeated Garnett-Anderson County 62-38 in the first round of the Class 4A Boys State Basketball Tournament at Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina.
The Irish now advance to the semifinals at 8:15 p.m. Friday against Augusta, who defeated Andale in the first round of the tournament 57-43.
The other side of the bracket saw Wichita Trinity Academy defeat Chanute 61-52 and Kansas City Piper defeated Parsons 55-52.
There are some changes to the baseball and girls soccer schedules for Junction City High School teams.
Athletic Director Matt Westerhaus confirmed that the season opening baseball doubleheaders for the Blue Jay junior varsity and varsity teams against Topeka High that were on March 28th and 29th at Rathert Field have been rescheduled to March 19th at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka. Work is still under way on installing new artificial turf and sod at Rathert Field. Ice and snow this winter have caused delays in that process.
In girls soccer the junior varsity and varsity matches that were scheduled March 26th in El Dorado have been moved up one day to March 25th, Wichita Homeschool will replace Wichita Independent on the Junction City schedule April 2nd in Wichita, and a second varsity match has been added vs. Highland Park on April 30th at Al Simpler Stadium. The first varsity match with Highland Park is April 5th at Highland Park.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – On-field preparations for the 2019 Kansas State football season – the first under head coach Chris Klieman – begin on Wednesday afternoon as the Wildcats conduct the first of 15 spring practices.
The Wildcats will practice Wednesday afternoon and Thursday evening this week prior to a week off due to spring break. K-State hits the field again on Monday, April 18, and Friday April 22 before practicing Monday, Wednesday and Friday the week of March 25, and Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday the final two weeks, which culminates with the K-State Football Spring Showcase on April 13.
Kansas State returns 42 letterwinners from last year’s squad, including 19 players that started at least five games during the 2018 season. Of the returning starters, 10 reside on defense and seven are on offensive, while the Wildcats’ primary place kicker and punter are from last season are also back.
Klieman, a four-time national championship head coach, holds a 72-13 career record, which includes a 69-6 (.920) mark at North Dakota State. He won national titles in four of his five seasons leading the Bison, including the 2018 season when NDSU went 15-0 to become just the fifth team in FCS history to go undefeated and untied en route to a national championship. Klieman’s fourth national championship in 2018 tied him with Jim Tressel (Youngstown State) for the most in FCS history.
The Wildcat offensive coaching staff is led by coordinator Courtney Messingham, who spent the last two seasons at North Dakota State but is no stranger to the Big 12 having worked at Iowa State from 2009 to 2013. Scottie Hazelton serves as the defensive coordinator after spending the last two years at Wyoming in the same role. Hazelton’s stops prior to Wyoming were the Jacksonville Jaguars (2014-16), Nevada (2013) and USC (2012).
The K-State Football Spring Showcase on April 13 will be held at 1 p.m., inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Complete details for the event will be announced at a later date. Tickets can be purchased for only $5 through the K-State Athletics Ticket office online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum. Those who order or renew their season tickets by the second incentive deadline on Monday, April 1, will receive two free general admission mobile tickets per account for the event.
Season tickets are on sale now for the 2019 season and start as low as $150 for the seven-game home slate that features Big 12 opponents Baylor, TCU, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Iowa State. The priority deadline for season tickets is Friday, April 12.
RYAN LACKEY
Director of Football and Golf Communications | K-State Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kan. – New Kansas State head football coach Chris Klieman and the K-State coaching staff will host six camps in June for various age groups.
The camp schedule gets underway on Sunday, June 2, and Friday, June 14, with a One Day Camp for grades 9-12 in addition to junior college and post-graduate players.
The Wildcats will then hold two camps on Saturday, June 15, with a 7-on-7 and 5-on-5 Team Camp for grades 9-12, while there will be an Offensive Line/Defensive Line Camp on the same day for grades 9-12 and junior college/post graduate players.
The final One Day Camp will be held on Friday, June 21, which is also open to grades 9-12 as well as junior college/post-graduate players. K-State’s Youth Camp will be held on Sunday, June 23, with grades 1-4 participating in the morning and grades 5-8 set to go in the afternoon.
More information regarding Kansas State’s 2019 football camps, including prices and registration info, is available at kansasstatefootballcamps.com and also under the camps link of the football page at www.k-statesports.com. Questions regarding any of the camps should be directed to the K-State Football office at 785-532-5876 or by email at footballcamps@kstatesports.com.
Kansas State Football Camps provide detailed instruction on fundamentals and techniques by the Kansas State football coaching staff and are open to any and all entrants, limited by number, age, grade level, and/or gender.
K-State opens spring practices on Wednesday, March 6, and will conduct 15 practices, which will be culminated by the K-State Football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m., inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
Tickets for the K-State Football Spring Showcase can be purchased for only $5 through the K-State Athletics Ticket office online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum. Those who order or renew their season tickets by the second incentive deadline on Monday, April 1, will receive two free general admission mobile tickets per account for the event.
Season tickets are on sale now for the 2019 season and start as low as $150 for the seven-game home slate that features Big 12 opponents Baylor, TCU, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Iowa State. The priority deadline for season tickets is Friday, April 12.
RYAN LACKEY
Director of Football and Golf Communications | K-State Athletics
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — No one has played more games for Kansas State than Barry Brown. The Wildcats have a chance to become Big 12 champs in his next one.
Brown scored 16 points to lead four players scoring in double figures for the 18th-ranked Wildcats in a 64-52 win on Monday night that kept them in a share for the Big 12 lead with one game left in the regular season.
“It’s good, but it’s not over,” said Brown, whose 135th career game played tied the school record he can break on senior day in his final home game Saturday. “Glad we all put ourselves in a position to control our own destiny.”
Kansas State (23-7, 13-4 Big 12) went ahead to stay with a tiebreaking 13-4 run to end the first half, then scored the first 10 points after halftime.
Kamau Stokes added 15 points for the Wildcats, who are tied with No. 8 Texas Tech (25-5, 13-4) atop the Big 12 standings. The Red Raiders, who won by 15 at TCU on Saturday, beat Texas in their home finale Monday night.
“It’s very rewarding, but the thing we talk about is not being satisfied,” Stokes said. “We’ve pretty much been in first, and we couldn’t get comfortable with that because we knew that teams were going to fight to get us out of that position. We take care of business Saturday, it’s ours. … It would be lovely to get that.”
Kevin Samuel had 17 points and seven rebounds to lead TCU (18-12, 6-11), which has lost six of seven after its lowest scoring game this season.
“Every bubble team seems to lose, we’ve got to play better,” Frogs coach Jamie Dixon said. “I keep telling them during and after the games I believe we can be better.”
RJ Nembhard scored 12 points while the Frogs but Kouat Noi, who came into the game their top scorer at 15 per game, was held scoreless.
After TCU’s Desmond Bane made a second-chance 3-pointer with 4:47 left in the first half to tie the game at 23, the Wildcats started their game-turning run.
Dean Wade assisted on a 3-pointer by Stokes before he had a steal. Wade and Brown then traded passes down the court before a lob pass that Wade slammed home.
“I knew as soon as he got the steal … It was going to be a lob, it was no doubt in my mind,” Brown said.
Stokes hit a 3 that beat the shot clock just before halftime for a 36-27 lead at the break.
K-State led by as many as 21 points before TCU reeled off 10 points in a row, a streak that finally ended when Mike McGuirl stopped underneath and passed out to Makol Mawien for a 13-foot jumper in the lane.
“There were a lot of big plays,” K-State coach Bruce Weber said. “Kind of won the game three different times. … They didn’t quit. We had to win it again, and finish it off.”
MANHATTAN, Kan. – En lieu of a traditional spring football game, Kansas State will instead use its final spring workout on Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m., to hold a Spring Showcase interactive practice where fans can watch drills, hear from the new coaching staff and take part in events on the concourse of Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
The 2019 K-State Football Spring Showcase will feature live on-field commentary of practice by head coach Chris Klieman and other assistants before a brief scrimmage concludes the day. Fans will also be treated to various interactive displays and games along the concourse.
Complete details of the K-State Football Spring Showcase and events inside the stadium will be announced at a later date. Fans can purchase tickets for the event for $5 online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum. Fans who purchase or renew their season tickets by April 1 will receive two free mobile general admission tickets. Tickets will also be on sale at the West Stadium Center box office on April 13.
RYAN LACKEY
Director of Football and Golf Communications | K-State Athletics
The Chapman boys basketball team ( 18-4 ) will play Garnett – Anderson County ( 17-5 ) in the first round of the Class 4A State Basketball Tournament at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Tony’s Pizza Event Center in Salina.
On the same side of the tournament bracket Andale plays Augusta, while the remainder of the pairings find Wichita-Trinity matched up against Chanute, and Kansas City Piper playing Parsons.
The tournament semifinals will be Friday, and the championship and third place consolation games on Saturday.
The Rural Vista ( Hope – White City ) girls basketball team, 24-0, will play Waverly, 20-3, in the first round of the Class 1A State Tournament Wednesday at the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City.
The game is scheduled to tip off at 3 p.m.
Rural Vista is the two seed in the tournament, while Waverly is the seven seed. The other first round pairings on the same side of the bracket find, Olpe, 23-0, vs. Hanover, 22-3. The other side of the bracket has Central Plains, 25-0, against Montezuma-South Gray, 21-4, and Coldwater-South Central, 23-2, vs. Kensington-Thunder Ridge, 21-2.
Tournament semifinals will be played on Friday, and the championship and third place consolation games on Saturday.
Kansas State (22-7, 12-4) vs. TCU (18-11, 6-10)
Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, Texas; Monday, 8 p.m. CST
BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State goes for the season sweep over TCU after winning the previous matchup in Manhattan. The teams last played on Jan. 19, when the Wildcats outshot TCU from the field 45.8 percent to 42.6 percent and had 11 fewer turnovers en route to a 10-point victory.
SUPER SENIORS: Kansas State has relied heavily on its seniors. Barry Brown Jr., Dean Wade, Kamau Stokes and Makol Mawien have collectively accounted for 64 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 63 percent of all Wildcats points over the team’s last five games.
FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: Alex Robinson has either made or assisted on 45 percent of all TCU field goals over the last three games. The senior guard has accounted for 19 field goals and 21 assists in those games.
PERFECT WHEN: TCU is a perfect 8-0 when it holds an opponent to 62 points or fewer. The Horned Frogs are 10-11 when opponents score more than 62 points.
ASSIST RATIOS: The Wildcats have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Horned Frogs. TCU has 47 assists on 88 field goals (53.4 percent) across its past three games while Kansas State has assists on 39 of 71 field goals (54.9 percent) during its past three games.
STIFLING STATE: Kansas State has held opposing teams to 59.5 points per game this year, the fourth-lowest figure among all Division I teams.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — When Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Dean Wade is at his best, there aren’t very many better players in the country.
He was at his best Saturday night in the No. 16 Kansas State’s 66-60 victory over Baylor, scoring 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting — and looking healthy and confident again after dealing with a foot injury.
“This is the best I’ve felt in a long time,” Wade said. “The trainer said this is the best he’s seen me in a while.”
Kamau Stokes had 16 points and Xavier Sneed 14 to help Wildcats (24-5, 12-4) hold off the Bears to maintain a share of the Big 12 lead with No. 11 Texas Tech. Both teams have two games left.
“It’s really rare nowadays to have that many seniors stick around,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “I’ll be glad when they graduate.”
Mario Kegler led Baylor (19-10, 10-6) with 13 points, Makai Mason had 11 and Jared Butler 10.
The Wildcats used a 20-2 run in the first half to take a 24-9 lead, but the Bears pulled to 32-30 at halftime.
The momentum turned when Wade slammed home a monstrous dunk to give K-State a 43-40 lead.
“We stepped up on the next possession on defense and it kind of got them down,” Wade said. “It’s nice to get my confidence back up again.”
The Wildcats were in control until Mason hit a jumper and Freddie Gillespie dunked to make it 63-60 with 22 seconds left. Stokes followed with two free throws, and Gillespie turned the ball over to kill Baylor’s rally.
Wade began to practice again this week after taking three weeks off.
The Wildcats scored 21 points off 19 Baylor turnovers.
“For 19 turnovers and having a chance down the stretch, credit our guys for not giving up,” Drew said. “At the end of the day, you really have to credit K-State.”
