In a move expected for months, the Rock Creek school district will be joining a new league in the near future.

A large group of Manhattan High football players earned All-Centennial League honor Monday. The Indians ended their season with a 9-3 record after falling in the sectional round of the Class 6A football playoffs to Lawrence High last week.

FLUSH — Rock Creek football cut Frontenac’s lead to a point after the opening drive of the second half. The Mustangs got no closer than that Friday, as they lost, 42-26, and ended their season in the sectional round of Class 3A football playoffs.

WAMEGO — With less than five minutes off the clock Friday, the Wamego football team already found itself down 21-0 to visiting Andover Central in the sectional round of the Class 4A football playoffs.

A nightmare sequence at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second started a tailspin for the Manhattan High football team on Friday, as it ended its season with a 41-22 loss to Lawrence at Bishop Stadium in the sectional round of the Class 6A playoffs.

Wabaunsee star senior Lauren Schutter officially signed her national letter of intent Wednesday to play volleyball at Illinois State.

Four meetings in the state championship game from 1984 to 1989 highlight a rivalry that stretches back more than 100 years.

As Manhattan, Wamego and Rock Creek head into sectional play, a strong connection between the three schools looms large.

For the third time in four years, Manhattan High football is headed to the sectional round of the Class 6A football playoffs, where it will face sixth-seeded Lawrence.

Rock Creek picked up a pivotal 28-21 road win over Hayden in the Class 3A playoffs on Friday. The Mustangs knocked off a team that came into the matchup with just one loss on the season.

WAMEGO — The Wamego High football team repeated as regional champs thanks to Friday’s 34-7 win over Augusta.

After a back and forth, penalty filled, physical battle of a game for Manhattan High, it all came down to a field goal.

Riley County survived a scare last week in an 18-15 opening-round win over Russell in the Class 3A football playoffs. The Falcons won without star quarterback Trey Harmison, whose season ended prematurely because of a foot injury.

After cruising to a lopsided win over Wichita North in the opening round of the Class 6A football playoffs last week, Manhattan High is about to face its stiffest test in nearly a month.

AUGUSTA — Manhattan High cross country coach Susan Melgares waded through the mass of humanity gathered next to the finish line at the Class 6A state cross country meet at 4 Mile Creek Resort in Augusta Saturday afternoon.

A strong second-half performance made the difference for Rock Creek football as the Mustangs beat Bishop Ward 34-17 in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs.

WAMEGO — The Wamego High football team entered the Class 4A playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the western portion of the bracket.

Manhattan High couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the Class 6A football playoffs Friday, cruising to a 64-6 win over Wichita North.

WICHITA — As the clock ticked down to zero Thursday at Wichita North High School, Manhattan High senior forward Grant Snowden collapsed to his knees on the red turf before falling on his back.

Wabaunsee rolled to a 68-0 win over winless Northern Heights Thursday night in the opening round of the Class 1A football playoffs.

Manhattan High football will kick off a hopeful 2021 run through the postseason Friday night when it hosts Wichita North in the opening round of the Class 6A playoffs.

The third time was the charm for Manhattan High boys’ soccer Tuesday night, as it took down Wichita Heights, 2-0, in the opening round of the Class 6A regionals at Bishop Stadium.

KSHSAA released postseason football assignments over the weekend. Seven of the eight schools in The Mercury’s coverage will be continuing their seasons into the playoffs.

WICHITA — Manhattan High volleyball supporters lined the hallway outside the team’s locker room Saturday afternoon at Wichita Northwest after the conclusion of the Indians’ sub-state semifinal match.

Both Manhattan High cross country teams will head to the Class 6A state after the squads finished second at the regional meet at Milford Lake on Saturday.

A career night from Manhattan High quarterback Keenan Schartz guided the Indians to a 57-0 blowout win over Emporia, the Indians’ fourth shutout of the year, to close the regular season.

A friend asked me over the weekend how often siblings had won state championships in Kansas high school tennis history. This came in light of the remarkable accomplishment of Jill Harkin, who won Manhattan High’s first girls’ title in 21 years, last week in Wichita.

Manhattan High boys’ soccer wrapped up the regular season Thursday with a 3-1 loss at Shawnee Heights.

Manhattan High football got its groove back last Friday by bulldozing Topeka West 59-0. It was a bounce-back win for the Indians after a seven-point loss to Washburn Rural the previous week.

The Wamego girls’ golf team is the best team in Class 4A.

Sophomore Rylee Wisdom was the lone Manhattan High golfer to advance to the second day of the Class 6A girls’ state golf championship Tuesday at Emporia Municipal Golf Course.

Manhattan High boys’ soccer earned its fourth shutout of the season Monday, beating Topeka West 5-0.

The postseason is just around the corner for high school volleyball teams around the state. KSHSAA released sub-state assignments Monday. All sub-state tournaments will be Saturday.

One streak started and another ended for Manhattan High at the Centennial League cross country meet Saturday at Milford State Park in Junction City.

Wamego tennis had two singles players and a doubles team compete at the Class 4A state tennis championship at the T.H. Vaughan Tennis Center in Winfield over the weekend. 

After a 49-0 shutout of Horton Friday night, Wabaunsee High clinched its first winning season since 1997.

RILEY — The Riley County football team continued its eye-popping season Friday, thrashing fellow undefeated squad Concordia, 48-7, at home.

WICHITA — A primal yell bounced off the blue and green court at Riverside Tennis Center after a ball landed just out of bounds in front of Jillian Harkin’s pink-and-white Adidas shoes.

Manhattan High football came into Friday nights’ game at Topeka West needing some good feeling and momentum back in their lives and they accomplished just that with 59-0 slaughter of the Chargers.

Jillian Harkin is two matches away from a state championship.

A barrage of Manhattan High goals early in the second half secured an 8-2 win over Highland Park on senior night at Bishop Stadium on Thursday.

Manhattan High volleyball went 1-2 at a quad at Hayden Tuesday, beating the host Wildcats (6-24) but falling to Lawrence High (12-12) and undefeated Washburn Rural (30-0).

Manhattan High coaches turned to an outside voice to help their team through the emotions and frustrations of losing their first game of the season last week: a 21-14 homecoming loss to Washburn Rural.

Manhattan High girls’ golf overcame adverse weather conditions and its own youth and inexperience to qualify for the Class 6A state tournament after a fourth-place finish Monday at the Olathe Northwest regional at Heritage Park Golf Course in Olathe.