The Spradling Skills Academy (SSA) 15U Black girls’ basketball team wrapped up its summer season last weekend with a championship in the Mid America Youth Basketball (MAYB) North National tournament in Olathe.

A long-time Manhattan resident is headed for the 2024 World Masters Athletics Championships in August.

After 10 years at her alma mater, Manhattan High softball coach Connie Miller has retired, Indians athletics director Mike Marsh told The Mercury Thursday morning.

Manhattan Optimist Moxie 18U finished the season in Manhattan last weekend playing in the Wildcat Classic. Moxie went 2-1 in pool play on Saturday, and then 1-1 on Sunday to finish the 2024 summer season with a record of 14-12.

A former Manhattanite’s dream came true Tuesday when he heard his name called near the end of the 13th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.

It’s slow season in the sports world. Midway through July, roughly a month and a half since the final athletic event ended for the previous school year and a little more than a month before fall practice starts ramping up, there’s just not much going on.

The Manhattan Optimist Prospects captured their third championship of the summer on July 6 in the USA Softball 12U open Red, White and Boom tournament in Manhattan, going 5-0 and outscoring their opponents 61-9.

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   Weston Moody’s East Team broke a five-year drought Saturday night, as his team won the 51st Annual Kansas Shrine Bowl held in Emporia.

FLUSH — Rock Creek baseball had, if not the best, then one of the best pitching staffs in the state last season. The team averaged less than 1.5 earned runs per game over 193 innings. Its top four pitchers, in terms of innings pitched, went 27-0 allowing 28 earned runs, 44 walks with 196 str…

WAMEGO — Wamego star pitcher Peyton Hardenburger carries herself with a quiet confidence and a fire burning in her eye.

Changes are coming to the high school sports postseason for basketball, football, girls’ wrestling and track and field, KSHSAA announced in a release on Thursday.

Manhattan Optimist Moxie started the summer season by traveling to Chickisha, Oklahoma for the “Road to the Show” tournament that coincides with the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.

The Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches released its all-state selections on at the end of May and multiple area athletes and one coach made the cut.

Wamego star Peyton Hardenburger has added another accolade to her already long list — and fulfilled a goal as well.

Several standout area softball players were given all-state honors by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association earlier this week.

The Manhattan Optimist Jaguars 10U fastpitch softball team picked up the championship at the USA Softball Academy Sports and Outdoors Summer Slam in Olathe on June 1-2.

After a year off because of scheduling conflicts, Bramlage Coliseum will again host the Class 2A state basketball tournament following the 2024-25 high school season.

After 75 years of local teams duking it out in the Mid-East League (MEL), it officially dissolved at the completion of this school year.

After sharing a Centennial League regular season title, Manhattan High softball netted six all-league selections, including the Centennial League Player of the Year in senior catcher Reagan Neitzel.

Manhattan High soccer landed eight players on the all-Centennial League list released earlier this week. The league’s coaches voted on the selections.

The Wamego boys finished just shy of the podium, ending the day tied for fourth with 39 points, while the girls finished 11th with 30 points.

The Manhattan High track and field teams may have finished several places below the podium over the weekend at the state meet in Wichita. However, the Indians still turned in several high-level performances, including two gold medal finishes.

SALINA — After a 17-inning opening game and two no-hitters, the Wamego softball team successfully defended its 4A state title over the weekend in Salina.

For the second time in three seasons, Wabaunsee girls ended the final track meet as one of the top three teams in the state.

SALINA — Rock Creek picked up its third state title on the baseball diamond last week, all of which have come under the watch of head coach Shane Sieben. To sweeten this year’s accomplishment, on the mound for the title game victory was Sieben’s son Cooper, who moved to 9-0 with the win — a …

The top-seeded Rock Creek baseball team had about all it could handle with No. 8 Tonganoxie Thursday in a 5-3 win in the opening round of the 4A state tournament held in Salina.

As Manhattan High track and field prepares for the state meet in Wichita, one of the athletes prepared for the podium is junior Hanna Pellant.

SALINA — After a marathon 17 inning game, the defending champion and No. 2 seed Wamego High softball team slipped past No. 7 Clearwater 2-1 Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the 4A state tournament.

Manhattan High boys’ golf rounded out its season on Tuesday with a fifth-place finished at state, while the Wamego boys’ team came away with a second straight state championship.

Both Manhattan High track and field teams cruised to regional championships on Friday at Wichita Northwest.

The Manhattan High girls’ swimming team didn’t make too many waves at state over the weekend in Lenexa, but did manage to come away with one medal while finishing 16th as a team.

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Manhattan High baseball entered the postseason looking for its fourth straight state tournament appearance, but fell just short on Thursday.

Manhattan High soccer suffered a heartbreaking, season-ending regional championship loss at Garden City Thursday night, falling 3-2 in overtime.

The Rock Creek Mustang softball team is headed back to state for a fourth straight time after home regional wins over Ottawa and Labette County on Wednesday.

Although Manhattan High softball trounced Wichita North, 12-0, in the regional semifinals, the Indians fell short of a return trip to state after losing to Lawrence Free State 4-2 in the championship.

Three area standout senior basketball players were chosen by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association to compete in its annual all-star game held in Salina later this summer.

The Rock Creek Mustangs are just three wins away from putting an exclamation point on their baseball season. The Mustangs knocked off Labette, 10-0, and Ottawa, 3-2, to earn a 4A regional win on Tuesday.

Manhattan High cruised to a regional title on Tuesday, winning the tournament by 17 strokes and finishing the day with a team score of 320 at Rolling Meadows in Junction City.

Senior midfielder Emery Ruliffson’s record-breaking 71st career goal paved the way for Manhattan High girls’ soccer Tuesday as it defeated Liberal 6-0 in the semifinal round of 6A state regionals.

Lon Ostrom was born not only to live a baseball life — but a life impacting countless members of the Manhattan youth.

WAMEGO — Wamego will have a chance to defend its state softball title next week after winning its regional tournament Tuesday night.