If an area football coach had been asked a few weeks ago if he thought the season would go on as scheduled, his answer likely would have been different from his peers.
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The 2020 high school fall sports season will look quite different because of the coronavirus pandemic. With Manhattan High’s first sanctioned practices just a couple weeks away, The Mercury spoke with MHS athletics director Mike Marsh about what plans the school has made to limit exposure to…
The Manhattan-Ogden school district on Wednesday released its athletics guidelines in the second draft of its reopening plan ahead of the 2020-21 school year.
Manhattan’s Charlie Haney placed 32nd at the 2020 U.S. Kids Golf World Championships at Legacy Golf Links in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Haney, a 10-year-old, finished at 10-over par.
When Central Links Golf resumed hosting tournaments June 1, it had no idea how long it would last. Much like every other sport that’s started back in the middle of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, golf could stop again at any time.
Damian Ilalio wasn’t expecting much to come from his call with Taylor Braet.
The Manhattan Optimist Diamonds 10U softball team went 5-1-1 last weekend at the Summer Bonanza in Topeka.
They started tearing out the Manhattan High tennis courts in the past week or so. Somehow, despite my best intentions, I got wistful.
Manhattan High football is still allowed to continue practicing at Bishop Stadium after being given permission from the Riley County Health Department, MHS athletics director Mike Marsh told The Mercury on Thursday.
The hometown kid is staying home.
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It’s full steam ahead for Kansas high school sports this fall.
TOPEKA — Parking lot attendants greeted and signed in media members walking up to Hummer Sports Park at the Kansas Shrine Bowl on July 18. Upon arrival, media members walked to the pass gate, where instead of having their bags examined, they had their temperature taken and were told that mas…
Jared Helin’s run in the Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship ended in decisive fashion in Saturday’s semifinals. Just one match away from the final round, Helin ran up against a buzz saw in the form of Wells Padgett.
The Manhattan Optimist Moxie 18U softball team won the final event of its season, going 6-1 in the Battle of the Plains Tournament in Hays last weekend.
The Manhattan-Ogden school district is moving its start date back two weeks, from Aug. 12 to Aug. 26. However, what it means for Manhattan High sports will be determined by Monday’s Kansas State High School Activities Association decision on how to proceed with the fall sports season.
Jared Helin remained steady as ever at Colbert Hills Golf Course Thursday while other high seeds around him imploded at the Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship. Helin, a Kansas State graduate and the No. 8 overall seed in the 64-player bracket, advanced to the second round after a 1-up vi…
Jared Helin kept himself in a good spot at the Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship at Colbert Hills Golf Course on Wednesday. Helin, a Kansas State alum who now is an assistant coach for the university’s women’s golf program, shot an even-par 72 in Wednesday’s second round. Combined with …
The Kansas State High School Activities Association remained undecided on the start of the fall sports season at the conclusion of Wednesday’s executive board meeting.
Sion Audrain and Kameron Shaw are atop the leaderboard after one round of the Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship.
TOPEKA — Garrett Harmison walked onto the turf at Hummer Sports Park for what was the final game of his football career Friday night looking calm as could be.
TOPEKA — For a brief moment Saturday night, Kansas high school sports appeared to almost be back to normal.
In this series, The Mercury asked Manhattan High coaches who the best athlete they ever coached was. While many coaches were unable to pick one specific person, a few athletes stood above the rest. In this edition, former MHS boys’ tennis head coach Brandon Starkey speaks about what set Dani…
The Manhattan Optimist Moxie 18U softball team won the Midwest Showcase in Wichita last weekend to improve to 21-8 on its season.
The Manhattan High football team hosted its annual golf fundraiser Friday, with this year being the second year the tournament was named after legendary MHS football coach Lew Lane, who died in 2019.
In this series, The Mercury asked Manhattan High coaches who the best athlete they ever coached was. While many coaches were unable to pick one specific person, a few athletes stood above the rest. In this edition, MHS boys’ basketball head coach Benji George speaks about what set Trevor Hud…
In this series, The Mercury asked Manhattan High coaches who the best athlete they ever coached was. While many coaches were unable to pick one specific person, a few athletes stood above the rest. In this edition, MHS volleyball head coach Krista Schmitz speaks about what set Kia Wilson apa…
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High school sports to be delayed until after Labor Day, KSHSAA holding off on fall sports guidelines
The start of high school sports will be delayed until early September following Gov. Laura Kelly’s announcement on Wednesday postponing the start of the 2020-21 school year until after Labor Day.
The Kansas Department of Education included multiple recommendations for changes to the high school sports season, including possible limits on where schools should travel during the year, in a guidance plan for schools as they prepare to begin the 2020-21 school year. The plan also classifi…
Tuttle Creek Lake will host a King Kat Tournament Trail event on Aug. 29. Anglers will compete for cash, prizes and an opportunity to compete at the 2020 King Kat Classic, which features a $120,000 payout.
Jeri Brummett’s Manhattan Optimist Moxie 18U softball team was supposed to be in Kansas City the weekend of June 27.
JUNCTION CITY — The Manhattan Indians 18U baseball team dropped two games on the road Monday against the Junction City Blues.
Colbert Hills Golf Course will host the Colbert Charity Classic golf tournament from Sept. 22 through Sept. 24.
Sam Hankins still managed to win even when the competition was taken away from him.
Topeka Public Schools is shutting down all summer athletic programs until July 13 after a coronavirus spike in Shawnee County.
Contrary to a rumor circulating on Twitter Tuesday, the Kansas State High School Activities Association has not made a decision regarding the upcoming fall sports season.
The Manhattan Optimist Moxie 18U softball team went undefeated in Topeka last weekend at a triangular hosted by Washburn University.
Even when he isn’t able to compete, Manhattan High’s Sam Hankins still finds a way to win.
With only one day until Senior Night, Gabe Carter didn’t know what he could wear.
The Manhattan Optimist Moxie 18U softball team went 3-1 in pool play, but fell in the first game of bracket play last weekend in the Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast 6 Game Smash tournament.
Marccus Wallace believed he already was slightly behind his peers before the coronavirus began making headlines around the world.
The Manhattan Optimist Moxie softball team came home with a runner-up finish at the Xtreme Showdown tournament in Wichita last weekend.
A month has already passed since Manhattan High football selected its six captains for the 2020 season. All are seniors, as usual, and the best part for the Indians is that this season’s roster includes more than a typical year.
When Mercury photographer Nick Oatley and I walked into the Colbert Hills pro shop on Tuesday, Steve Gotsche was focusing intently on his computer.
Manhattan High has a plan as it prepares to start summer activities next Monday.
Manhattan High has moved up its summer activities start date to June 15 from July 1.
Q: I noticed Wamego and some other schools have started sports practices. Why hasn’t Manhattan High?
FLUSH — Shane Sieben strides through a pair of double doors leading into Rock Creek High School, escaping Monday morning temperatures that already have eclipsed 80 degrees by 8:15 a.m. He hasn’t taken more than 10 steps inside when he swipes his hands under a hand sanitizer dispenser, lets t…
The Manhattan Optimist Sweet Heat 16A team opened its season with a tournament win in Salina.
Colbert Hills Golf Club welcomed 19 women’s golfers to the course over the weekend for the Kansas Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship.
Ask those closest to him, and one of the happiest moments of Matt Becker’s life came on May 23, 2019. Becker was in the press box at the Trusler Complex in Emporia to commentate, via internet, Rock Creek’s Class 3A state quarterfinal against Burlington. He was excited — psyched — to watch hi…
Damian Ilalio’s name is beginning to extend far beyond the white lines of Bishop Stadium.
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