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Daily Delivery: Junction City’s Michael Boganowski gets Fitz to leave his house
GoPowercat publisher Tim Fitzgerald delivers his thoughts on the day's notable headlines from Kansas State athletics and the sports world. Here is what is on today's agenda:. With Kansas State not playing this weekend, Fitz is doing something he hasn't done in a very long time: Attending a high school football game to watch a recruit. Junction City plays host to Washburn Rural on Friday night, allowing Fitz to see JC linebacker Michael Boganowski in action. Boganowski is currently down to Oklahoma, Kansas State and Kansas, and NIL offers are part of his decision.
Kansas State University volleyball takes on Cincinnati
Experience the intense match where K-State volleyball team battles it out against Cincinnati. Despite a valiant effort, K-State falls 3-1. Watch the highlights and key moments of this thrilling game in this video.
Kansas State bowl projections: Week 5
Kansas State is on a bye week this week, but the bowl projections machine doesn’t stop. Sitting at 3-1, the Wildcats are in a strong spot to make a bowl game out of the Big 12. However, with a challenging stretch of games coming up, what bowl game they make will depend on how they come out of that stretch.
Riley County Faces Sabetha in Football Showdown
Witness the thrilling match between Sabetha and Riley County in this Football Frenzy video. Experience the adrenaline rush as Sabetha dominates the field, defeating Riley County with a score of 27-6. Don't miss out on this exciting showdown!
High School Football Showdown: Washburn Rural vs. Junction City
Witness the thrilling match where Washburn Rural triumphs over Junction City with a score of 29-7. This historic victory marks the first time since 1976 that Washburn Rural has defeated both Junction City and Manhattan. Don't miss this epic football frenzy!
Emporia vs. Manhattan: A Football Showdown
Witness the thrilling match between Manhattan and Emporia in FOOTBALL FRENZY. Experience the adrenaline rush as Manhattan dominates the field, crushing Emporia with a staggering 51-7 victory. Don't miss out on this epic showdown!
Kansas State commitment catch up with Kaedin Massey
The highest ranked pledge for #EMAW24 dishes on life as a small town star and praises "K-State Beef" amid another strong start in the Little Apple. Considered the top overall commitment in K-State's 2024 class, Kaedin Massey was a big add for the offensive line when he announced over the summer.
Emporia volleyball takes third at Centennial League Tournament
The Emporia High School volleyball team went 3-2 to finish third at the Centennial League Tournament in Manhattan on Saturday. The Lady Spartans began the day winning 25-22, 25-16 over Junction City. Emporia was then swept by Manhattan, 14-25, 19-25.
MHS football drubs Emporia 51-7 in bounce-back victory
Manhattan High football coach Joe Schartz was pleased to get out of Bishop Stadium early Friday night after his Indians dismantled Emporia 51-7 in a game sped up by a running clock in the second half. A week after having its school-record 16-game winning streak snapped at Washburn Rural, Manhattan...
Rock Creek deals Panthers first defeat
Rock Creek dealt the Concordia eighth grade football team its first loss of the season, 40-8, Thursday night at Harold M. Clark Stadium. Concordia scored first on a 57-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Vignery to Ayden Krier. Matthew Naillieux ran in the two-point conversion to give the Panthers an 8-0...
🏃♀️🏃♂️Hays High CC 3rd, McCullough Champion
The Hays High Cross Country teams both finished third at the Bob Schmoeckel Invitational held by Junction City at Milford Lake. Hays returned with 11 total medalists between the varsity and junior varsity races. Elijah McCullough was the individual champ of the boys race, pacing the field at 16:40.80. Taevian...
Kansas State football's offensive line regained its swagger in victory over UCF
MANHATTAN — Cooper Beebe saw it as a reboot opportunity for Kansas State football's offensive line. Chris Klieman saw it as imperative. With the Wildcats facing a fast-paced and high-powered Central Florida attack, what better way to slow down the Knights than to keep their offense on the sideline? ...
United Way Kickoff Campaign will occur tonight at Junction City homecoming football game
United Way of Junction City and Geary County is having their 2023 campaign kickoff tonight at the Junction City High School football homecoming game. The table opens at 5:30 p.m., where they will be selling raffle tickets. Tickets are $1 each or six tickets for $5. All proceeds go to support United Way of Junction City/Geary County.
Kansas State Football Predictions After First Four Weeks
Normally I do a “reset” during the bye week regarding my prediction and expectations for K-State football for the remainder of the season. It just so happens that the bye week for K-State this year comes after the first conference game, but I think I have seen enough from K-State and other teams in the conference to adjust my preseason prediction of a 9-3 record. In general, I think K-State’s prospects for making the Big 12 championship game are better than I thought they were prior to the season.
Kansas State women's basketball coach Jeff Mittie preaches patience in early practices
MANHATTAN — Less than a week into official practices, Jeff Mittie isn't looking for perfection from his Kansas State women's basketball team. Far from it. In fact, he expects things to look pretty ugly for a while. "I think the one thing we've got to be is patience because...
GoPowercat staff uses bye week to evaluate their Kansas State preseason projections
(Predicted 10-2) Kansas State losing to Missouri was not part of the prediction, but I also expected Texas Tech to be a far better football team than it has been. So, the thought of losing one game in each half of the season is still quite possible. Of course, the big challenge on the back half of the schedule is a road trip to Texas and that looms as easily the biggest challenge on the Wildcats' schedule.