K-State Sports

Uncertainty about the health of Utah star quarterback Cam Rising wasn’t enough to sway voters in Week 2 of the Big 12 Power Rankings. The Utes tightened their grip on the top spot, receiving 12 of a possible 16 first-place votes from a panel of media that regularly covers the Big 12, including Mercury sports […]

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Led by individual winner Carla Bernat, the Kansas State women’s golf team earned a wire-to-wire victory at the Powercat Invitational with a strong showing during Tuesday’s final round at the par-72, 6,439-yard Colbert Hills Golf Course. The Wildcats fired a final-round score of 9-under par 279 – the fourth-lowest team round in school history – […]

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By Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com The No. 14 Kansas State Wildcats had to shuffle some pieces along the offensive line in Saturday’s win over Tulane after senior right tackle Carver Willis and senior left guard Hadley Panzer left because of injury. Willis did return but Panzer did not, and as of Monday, the Wildcats aren’t sure […]

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By Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com After going a full game without forcing a turnover last week, Kansas State needed two to walk away with a 34-27 win over Tulane in New Orleans on Saturday. Leading up to Saturday’s game, several Wildcat players on the defensive side expressed disappointment that they had lost the turnover battle in […]

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Preseason favorite Utah occupies the top spot in the first Big 12 power rankings of the season. The Utes, a newcomer to the league, received seven of a possible 16 first-place votes from a panel of media, including Mercury sports editor Tim Everson, that regularly covers the Big 12. They will be ranking the conference […]

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Downtown Manhattan was packed for Purple Power Play on Friday evening as members of the community celebrated the kickoff of the K-State sports season in the Little Apple. Organizers said they had their “highest attendance year yet” at the annual event, which took place the night before K-State football opened its 2024 slate with a […]

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Kansas State volleyball kicked off Year 2 of the Jason Mansfield era on the road over the weekend, dropping two matches against No. 8 Purdue and UC Davis before salvaging a win against UMBC at Purdue’s Stacey Clark Classic. “I’m really happy with our bounce back,” Mansfield said in a written statement after the finale. […]

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