- Manhattan High volleyball won their pool in the 6A State Tournament at the Expocentre in Topeka.  The Indians beat Blue Valley North 25-17 and 25-18, Wichita Northwest 25-22 and 25-23, and Olathe South 25-14, 25-27, and 25-23.  MHS will play Blue Valley West at 2:00 pm on Saturday afternoon in the 6A semifinals.  The Jaguars finished runner up in their pool to Washburn Rural, who the Indians could potentially meet in the finals with a victory over BV West.

- The Frankfort volleyball team will play in the semifinals of the 1A state tournament in Hays on Saturday after going 2-1 in pool play.  The Wildcats won their first match in pool play over Pratt-Skyline 25-14 and 25-17.  Frankfort then beat Hoxie in three sets in their second match of the day, 12-25, 25-21, 25-17.  The Wildcats battled # 1 seed Hutch Central Christian to three sets in the final pool play match of the day, falling 26-24 in the third set.  Frankfort will play in semifinal action against St. John Hudson at the 1A state tournament beginning Saturday at 10:00 am.  Centralia will meet Hutch Central Christian in the other semi.

Manhattan High boys soccer routed Topeka High 8-1 in the 6A regional semifinals.  Andre Learned registered a hat trick, while Kurt Nolan had two goals.  Mitch Braun and Conor Fox also had a goal and an assist.  The Indians are 10-5-2, and will play at Lawrence Free State Thursday night in the regional finals at 6:00 pm.

K-State volleyball didn’t pick up a win over Baylor on Saturday, but showed signs they’ll be a different team during the second half of the Big 12 season.  The Cats took the first set 25-18, before the Bears grabbed the next three including extra points in the fourth, 30-28.  K-State freshman right side hittter Kathleen Ludwig says the Cats were encouraged by the Baylor loss as they were certainly more locked in as a group against Baylor.

The Cats defeated Missouri for their first Big 12 win two weeks ago in Manhattan.  Wednesday night, K-State will meet the Tigers in Columbia.  Ludwig knows Mizzou will be lookin for some payback.  K-State volleyball squares off with Missouri Wednesday night at the Hearnes Center at 6:30 pm.  Coverage on KMAN live from Columbia begins at 6:00 with Brian Smoller.

K-State football will face their biggest test of the season this Saturday against # 22 Oklahoma with a lot on the line.  The Cats sit at 5-3 overall and lead the Big 12 North by one game at 3-1.  K-State coach Bill Snyder says they need to take some steps forward this week, because they didn’t always improve against Colorado.

The biggest development for K-State over the last two weeks has been the sudden emergence of a pass rush.  The Cats sacked Texas A & M and Colorado quarterbacks a combined ten times, including Jeffrey Fitzgerald’s four sacks.  K-State coach Bill Snyder says they may be putting more heat on opposing QB’s, but Oklahoma is a different animal offensively.

The flu has seeming hit every walk of life this fall, and the K-State football team is no different.  Players such as Brandon Banks, Prizell Brown, and Jeffrey Fitzgerald felt the effects during a 20-6 win over Colorado.

K-State football and Oklahoma hit the field at 6:00 pm this Saturday night at Owen Field.  Powercat Gameday will kick off our coverage on KMAN at 2:00pm live from O’ Connell’s Irish Pub & Grille live from Norman, right across the field from the stadium.

The Sunflower Showdown on Saturday, November 7th between K-State and KU at Bill Snyder Family Stadium will be televised, but the Big 12 and its TV partners are waiting to announce a kickoff time and network.  The Cats and Jayhawks have three options, 11:30 am on Versus, 2:30 pm on ABC, and 7:00 pm on ABC.  The conference and TV outlets are exercising their second of three six-day windows this season to select matchups for that day.  The other two games in limbo on November 7th are Nebraska at Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State at Iowa State.  ABC will have its pick first for their two time slots, and then Versus will get the remaining game.  Fox Sports Net has announced it will show Central Florida at Texas at 11:00 am on the 7th.

Daniel Thomas ran for 145 yards and a touchdown, and Emmanuel Lamur had two interceptions to lead Big 12 North-leading Kansas State to a 20-6 win over Colorado on Saturday.  Humbled by an early loss to Louisiana-Lafayette and a 66-14 beatdown by Texas Tech, Kansas State (5-3, 3-1) is alone atop the Big 12 North after impressive wins over Texas A & M and Colorado. The Wildcats forced four turnovers and held Colorado to 244 total yards for their first 3-1 start in the Big 12 since 2000, during coach Bill Snyder’s first tenure.  Colorado (2-5, 1-2) looked nothing like the team that traded big plays with Kansas last week, scoring on its first drive and doing little else to lose its 10th-straight road game. The Buffaloes are 2-17 away from Boulder in coach Dan Hawkins’ three-plus seasons.

Philip Rivers threw three touchdowns passes and LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 71 yards and helping the San Diego Chargers trounce the hapless Kansas City Chiefs 37-7 on Sunday.  Rivers was 18 for 30 for 268 yards and three TDs as the Chargers won their third in a row in Kansas City for the first time since 1981.  The Chiefs (1-6) had hoped a sloppy win over Washington the week before might provide some much-needed momentum. But they played miserably in just about every phase of the game, falling behind 20-0 in the first half.   Matt Cassel threw three interceptions and the Chargers scored their final touchdown when Jacob Hester blocked a punt at the 20, chased the ball into the end zone and fell on it.

K-State volleyball jumped out in front of Baylor with a 25-18 first set victory, but the Bears bounced back to win the final three sets 25-16, 25-18, and 30-28.  The Bears outhit and outdug the Cats, with three players at 14 kills apiece, Torri Campbell, Katie Sanders, and Elizabeth Graham.   K-State was led by 10 kills apiece from Julianne Chisholm and Vanessa Murray.  The Cats are now 8-12 overall and 2-8 in the Big 12 conference.  K-State will travel to Missouri on Wednesday for a 6:30 pm first serve, coverage will begin on KMAN at 6:00.  Baylor improves to 18-4 and 7-4 in the Big 12.

- Manhattan High volleyball has qualified for the 6A State tournament.  The Indians defeated Junction City 25-21, 25-16 in the substate semifinals, and Wichita Heights in the finals 25-22 and 25-21.  The 34-4 Indians will be the # 2 seed at state, and opens pool play on Friday afternoon against Blue Valley North.  Also qualifying for state volleyball was Frankfort in 1A.  The Wildcats knocked off top seed Beloit St. John’s in the substate finals, 25-14 and 25-17.  36-7 Frankfort is the # 4 seed at state, and will open pool play with Pratt-Skyline on Friday morning in Hays.  Wamego lost to Hayden in the 4A substate semifinals, Rock Creek lost to Atchison County in their 3A substate finals, and the Mustangs beat Riley County in the opening round.

- Manhattan High girls cross country advanced to state with a 2nd place finish at their 6A regional at the Cessna Activity Center in Wichita.  Christina Smith came in 6th, Emily Beach 8th, and Emily Van Natta 10th.  The Indian boys came in 5th and did not qualify as a team, Reid Buchanon finished 4th and Lorenz Bossman 13th to make it individually.

- The Riley County boys and girls each won their 3A regional meet at home in Leonardville.  Rock Creek’s Seth Ruder also qualified for 3A State.  Wamego boys and girls also both qualified for 4A state.  The Frankfort boys made it in 1A, while Blue Valley’s Allie Henry is in as an individual.

Manhattan High girls golf finished 5th at the 6A state meet at the Dodge City Country Club.  Blue Valley North claimed the title with a 331, Washburn Rural was second with a 341, Blue Valley West came in third with a 342, Shawnee Mission East edged out MHS with a 345 with a better fifth score for fourth place.  The Indians had two medalists, Michelle Woods was 7th with an 81, and Brooke Thilges came in 9th with an 82.