The Kansas State Wildcats ( 5-7 ) won heir home baseball opener at Tointon Family Stadium on Friday.

K-State scored three runs in the first inning, and then held off the Iowa Hawkeyes ( 9-2 ) by a final score of  3-2.

The teams are scheduled to play again at 3 p.m. Saturday in Manhattan.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – It took overtime for Kansas to oust in-state rival Kansas State in the opening round of the Big 12 women’s basketball tournament. Chelsea Gardner scored 29 points, including six in overtime. The Jayhawks won 87-84. 

Kansas advanced in the tournament to play top seeded Baylor on Saturday. In other first round action in the tournament on Friday TCU defeated Texas Tech. TCU will meet West Virginia in the second round. Other games in the tournament on Saturday find Oklahoma State against Iowa State and Oklahoma matching up against Texas.

Chapman boys head basketball coach Tony Ingram, has resigned under pressure. He will leave the post after six years in the job.

Ingram confirmed he is leaving the program during an interview for KJCK AM, The Talk of JC’s Sports Saturday show. When asked about summer plans for the basketball program Ingram stated he would not be making those plans. “Not a me thing anymore. I wish them the best of luck. I think they’re going to be a good team here in a couple of years. ”

When asked what had happened, Ingram responded, “I’m resigning my position. Unfortunately it’s not necessarily something I wanted, but it is what it is at this point. And we’re having the opportunity to look elsewhere. I wish the boys the best of luck.”

The season ended for Chapman in the first round of the Class 4A Substate Tournament Friday night with a 39-32 loss to Clay Center.   Chapman struggled to a 2-19 record this season. Over the past six years their season records had ranged from 2-19 to 11-11.

Ingram stated his family appreciated those who have supported him through the six years, saying it had been a good run.  He praised the players he coached over the years, calling them a “great group of young men.”

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – Tim Lincecum pitched three strong innings and Hunter Pence homered as the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Friday.

The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner is coming off his third straight losing season. The Giants re-signed him to a two-year, $35 million contract in the offseason. Lincecum allowed two hits in the first inning, including a leadoff double to Norichika Aoki, who was out trying to steal third.

Pence hit his first home run to center in the sixth off Wade Davis.

Tony Abreu, who played for the Royals in 2012, singled home Gregor Blanco in the third inning for the Giants. Joaquin Arias’ sacrifice fly in the second brought home Michael Morse with the first run.

Giants non-roster invitee Mark Minicozzi, who played for independent league teams from 2009-11, homered off Jon Rauch in the two-run ninth.

 

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Cleanthony Early and Ron Baker scored 17 points apiece and No. 2 Wichita State dominated on defense with Missouri Valley tournament-record 11 blocked shots, staying perfect for the season with an 80-58 romp over Evansville in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament on Friday.

D.J. Balentine had 31 points with seven 3-pointers for ninth-seeded Evansville (14-19), which lost twice by an average of 15 points to Wichita State (32-0) in the regular season.

Kadeem Coleby had six of the blocks for the Shockers, who are two wins shy of matching the NCAA record of 34 wins in a row by UNLV in 1990-91. UNLV was perfect before losing in the NCAA title game to Duke that season.

 

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – Pitcher Brad Penny has been released from a minor league contract by the Kansas City Royals following a poor start to spring training.

The 35-year-old right-hander, an All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006 and 2007, gave up four runs and eight hits in two innings Thursday against the Chicago White Sox, who hit three doubles and a home run. He allowed 13 hits over four innings in two spring training appearances and had a 15.75 ERA.

Penny missed last season to rest his right shoulder after going 0-1 with a 6.11 ERA for San Francisco in 2012. he has a 119-100 record with a 4.26 ERA in 13 major league seasons.

He agreed in January to a contract that would have paid him a $1 million salary in the major leagues.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – Kansas City Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar will have Tommy John surgery that will sideline the pitcher for the season.

Hochevar felt a twinge in his elbow during a two-inning scoreless outing Monday against the Chicago White Sox. An MRI on Tuesday revealed the severity of the injury and it was confirmed Thursday by another doctor.

The Royals said Friday that Hochevar would have the surgery to replace a ligament in his elbow.

The 30-year-old Hochevar went 5-2 with a 1.92 ERA and two saves in 58 relief appearances last season. He was switched to the bullpen last year after going 38-59 with a 5.44 ERA in 128 career starts.

Hochevar was the first player picked in the 2006 draft. He will make $5.21 million this year and is eligible for free agency after this season.

 

The Junction City High School boys bowling team took third this year at the State Bowling Tournament in Wichita.

This years team of Michael Youngs, Kris Quidachay, Will Wriston, Aaron Coffman, Ian Yeazell and Jayson Quicksall rolled a 2,699, just 14 pins out of second and 58 pins out of first.

“That beats our best by like 84 pins on a day,” said Brad Adams, Head Coach. “We were peaking at the right time.”

The team had three bowlers that placed in the top 20. Coffman placed 10th with a 681, Quicksall placed 12th with a 678, and Wriston finished 14th with a 672.

“Those are excellent scores and when you put three in the top 20, that’s phenomenal,” Adams said.

The Blue Jays won’t lose anyone to graduation this year either.

“No body’s leaving so we should be back already making projections for next year hopefully.”

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 6A Sub-State Tournament
Sub-State #1
BV Northwest 79, SM North 57
Hutchinson 52, Dodge City 46
Maize 57, Wichita Campus 43
Olathe North 58, Olathe South 49
SM East 46, Blue Valley Stilwell 45
Topeka 63, Manhattan 60, OT
Wichita East 75, Washburn Rural 37
Sub-State #2
Semifinal
BV North 66, BV West 50
Lawrence 62, Gardner-Edgerton 45
Lawrence Free State 74, Derby 60
Olathe East 43, Olathe Northwest 26
SM West 59, SM South 54, OT
Wichita North 63, Wichita South 56
Wichita Southeast 69, Junction City 48
Class 3A Sub-State Tournament
Semifinal
Beloit 72, Lyons 71, OT
Cheney 63, Garden Plain 46
Douglass 58, Conway Springs 55
Hays-TMP-Marian 55, Minneapolis 52
Hesston 49, Marion 35
Holcomb 65, Kingman 57
Nemaha Valley 85, Horton 65
Osage City 50, Council Grove 44
Riverton 55, Galena 47
Rock Creek 56, Rossville 21
Sabetha 78, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 45
Salina Sacred Heart 54, Southeast Saline 41
Silver Lake 46, Riley County 40
Wellsville 60, Humboldt 41
Wichita Collegiate 59, Eureka 58, OT
Class 1A Sub-State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Caldwell 57, South Haven 46
Cedar Vale/Dexter 58, Udall 53
Centralia 54, Hanover 51
Clifton-Clyde 57, Rock Hills 40
Deerfield 55, Satanta 50
Goessel 53, Flinthills 19
Hartford 78, Centre 66
Hoxie 75, Quinter 38
Macksville 64, LaCrosse 51
Marais des Cygnes Valley 60, Waverly 42
Osborne 51, Lakeside 35
Southern Coffey 46, St. Paul 39
Spearville 64, Hodgeman County 32
Stockton 64, Thunder Ridge 48
Valley Heights 61, Linn 47
Victoria 68, Fairfield 45
Division II
Semifinal
Ashland 50, Moscow 42
Attica 59, Stafford 47
Axtell 36, BV Randolph 26
Baileyville-B&B 44, Wetmore 30
Chetopa 65, Elk Valley 31
Crest 47, Argonia 43
Dighton 51, Weskan 49
Fowler 53, Ingalls 37
Hutchinson Central Christian 60, Chase 33
Natoma 63, Sylvan-Lucas 61
Northern Valley 55, Wheatland-Grinnell 32
Otis-Bison 56, Wilson 38
South Barber 68, Norwich 47
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 58, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 27
Triplains-Brewster 44, Logan 43
Wallace County 81, Greeley County 40
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 5A Sub-State Tournament
Sub-State #1
Semifinal
Emporia 61, Shawnee Heights 59, OT
Great Bend 60, Hays 29
KC Washington 71, KC Schlagle 69
Leavenworth 61, Topeka West 27
Maize South 43, Liberal 37
Newton 46, Valley Center 41
Salina Central 81, Arkansas City 15
St. Thomas Aquinas 60, KC Turner 5
Sub-State #2
Semifinal
Andover 45, Wichita Heights 36
Blue Valley Southwest 59, Pittsburg 39
Kapaun Mount Carmel 53, Salina South 22
Lansing 41, Mill Valley 32
St. James Academy 62, KC Harmon 13
Topeka Seaman 55, Highland Park 35
Wichita Bishop Carroll 75, Wichita West 15
Class 4A Sub-State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Andover Central 75, El Dorado 14
Basehor-Linwood 62, Atchison 42
Bishop Miege 62, DeSoto 40
Bonner Springs 46, KC Sumner 38
Buhler 55, Abilene 44
Chanute 58, Independence 35
Circle 54, Augusta 50
Coffeyville 65, Labette County 50
KC Piper 63, Tonganoxie 47
Louisburg 47, Spring Hill 40
McPherson 54, Ulysses 21
Mulvane 52, Rose Hill 29
Paola 47, Fort Scott 40
Topeka Hayden 57, Baldwin 47
Wamego 49, Ottawa 26
Wellington 53, Winfield 42
Division II
Semifinal
Burlington 50, Anderson County 18
Clay Center 34, Chapman 27
Columbus 54, Girard 42
Concordia 47, Smoky Valley 38
Eudora 48, KC Bishop Ward 33
Frontenac 54, Baxter Springs 39
Goodland 40, Colby 31, OT
Holton 49, Jefferson West 31
Hugoton 57, Scott City 33
Iola 31, Prairie View 28
Parsons 52, Clearwater 44
Pratt 62, Nickerson 22
Royal Valley 39, Perry-Lecompton 35
Russell 44, Larned 37
Santa Fe Trail 56, Osawatomie 25
Wichita Trinity 40, Andale 36
Class 2A Sub-State Tournament
Semifinal
Central Plains 38, St. John 26
Ell-Saline 57, Solomon 37
Ellinwood 50, South Central 32
Ellis 46, Hill City 14
Hillsboro 68, Sterling 59
Jefferson North 57, Troy 19
Meade 65, Wichita County 42
Moundridge 45, Remington 40, OT
Ness City 56, Syracuse 34
Northern Heights 44, Chase County 43
Oakley 56, Smith Center 55
Olpe 55, Burlingame 42
Pittsburg Colgan 53, Pleasanton 36
Sedan 62, Uniontown 44
Valley Falls 45, Maranatha Academy 36
Washington County 68, Bennington 41

The Wichita Southeast Golden Buffaloes( 16-5 ) used a 15-0 run to begin the second quarter and rolled on to a 69-48 Substate Tournament basketball victory over the Junction City Blue Jays Thursday night.

The two teams met in the first round of the Class 6A Substate Tournament at Wichita Southeast.’

After trailing by 19 in the first half, and 12 points at halftime, the Blue Jays closed the gap to eight points in the third quarter. Southeast used another strong early in the fourth quarter to put the game away.

Jerrick Harding led the Golden Buffaloes with 21 points, including two three point baskets. Wichita Southeast hit a total of seven three-point shots in the first half but none over the course of the final two quarters.

Danny Thornton led the Blue Jays ( 6-15 ) with 11 points in the ballgame. The loss ended the season for Junction City.