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Manhattan’s rushing attack was too much for the Emporia High football team at Bishop Stadium in Manhattan on Friday. On the Indians’ Homecoming, Manhattan recorded eight rushing touchdowns and 410 yards of total offense in a 59-0 victory over Emporia High. Manhattan led 16-0 after one and 38-0...

MANHATTAN — Kansas State University has recognized two outstanding graduate faculty members with the prestigious 2024-2025 Commerce Bank and W.T. Kemper Foundation Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award.This year's awardees are Sherry Haar, professor of interior design and fashion studies, and Bala Natarajan, professor of electrical and computer engineering.University leadership surprised the recipients in their classrooms to notify them of their selection.

On a Friday evening in November 2020, two opposing running backs ran wild in a high school football 6A state playoff game. Now, DJ Giddens and Dylan Edwards are teammates at Kansas State, but both remember that night. It was the night Giddens’ career as a Junction City Blue Jay ended with a 62-27 loss to Edwards’ Derby Panthers.

Manhattan High football made quick work of its Centennial League foe Emporia on homecoming night Friday, defeating the Spartans 59-0 for a 10th straight year. The league matchup hasn’t been kind to Emporia lately as the Indians have outscored the Spartans 439-57 over the last decade. Manhattan leads the all-time series 59-14-4.

Kansas State University is growing the talent pool of agriculturists, engineers, business leaders and changemakers for Kansas and beyond, fulfilling its promise as a next-generation land-grant university. This fall, university enrollment grew by 2.8% for 2024. Continuing an upward trajectory, this is the second year of enrollment increases, as K-State's...

Hays High overcame a slow start on offense for a 27-17 win over Junction City Friday night to move to 3-2 on the season. The Blue Jays struck first on a 67 yard pass play to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Hays took over on a short field when the Junction City punter’s knee hit the ground on a low snap. Two plays later Holden Lind scored the Indians’ first touchdown.

Week five of the high school football season has arrived, and the Junction City Blue Jays will host the Hays High Indians on Friday night at Blue Jay Stadium. Junction City enters the matchup with a 1-3 record. For Hays, they enter even at 2-2. The Blue Jays have had...