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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Manhattan High boys’ tennis came away with a ninth-place finish at the state tournament over the weekend in Wichita, while the doubles team of Michael Hwang and Jack Spiegel finished 12th overall after a 3-1 opening day performance.

The fast and furious spring sports season is nearly at an end, seemingly just days after it began.

Manhattan High track and field made a splash at the Centennial League meet Thursday evening in Junction City, winning both team titles, multiple individual titles and several broken school records.

The Manhattan High wrestling staff has earned national recognition for their success in the 2023-24 season.

Manhattan High softball hosted a pair of 5A foes on Thursday night, splitting with a 4-0 victory against Hays and a 9-5 loss to Salina South to wrap up the regular season.

Manhattan High girls’ swimming wrapped up the regular season on Thursday at the Centennial League meet in Topeka.

Manhattan High girls’ soccer wrapped up its home regular season slate with a dominant 10-0 win over Great Bend Wednesday evening.

Manhattan High baseball completed its regular-season slate on Wednesday, sweeping Great Bend with 4-3 and 15-5 victories on senior night.

Manhattan High softball clinched a share of the Centennial League title on Tuesday, splitting with Washburn Rural on the road.

Manhattan High track and field had another strong showing on Friday at Salina Central.

Manhattan High baseball had a mostly successful outing at the Hays Diamond Classic tournament over the weekend.

Manhattan High tennis is sending five players to state after a third-place finish at the 6A Regional in Junction City on Friday.

After several rough outings over the last couple of weeks, Manhattan High boys’ golf rebounded in a big way on Thursday, taking first overall as a team at the Junction City Invitational at Rolling Meadows.

Manhattan High girls’ soccer finished their stretch of six road trips in their last seven games, winning at Wichita Northwest on Tuesday and Topeka-Hayden on Thursday.

The Manhattan High track and field team competed at the rescheduled Seaman Relay in Topeka on Monday, walking away with a first-place finish for the boys and second place for the girls.

Manhattan High tennis finished second overall at the Centennial League meet at Junction City, going 9-4 as a team.

Manhattan High softball bounced back from a pair of tough losses at Seaman in a big way, taking down Topeka West in a pair of decisive victories, 10-4 and 9-5.

Don Hess, the longtime head coach of Manhattan High baseball, will miss the remainder of the 2024 season with health complications.

Manhattan High boys’ golf competed in the Firekeeper Invitational in Mayetta on Monday which also served as the Centennial League championship.

Manhattan High boys’ golf finished 11th in a competitive field of over 30 teams at the Rusty Hilst Invitational hosted at Carey Park Golf Course in Hutchinson on Friday.

Manhattan High girls’ soccer returned to the confines of Bishop Stadium for the first time since April 9, welcoming Blue Valley-Stilwell ahead of Saturday afternoon’s storms. The Tigers defeated Manahttan 3-0.

After picking up momentum with back-to-back sweeps of Centennial League opponents, Manhattan High softball dropped a pair to a tough Seaman team, falling 15-3 and 13-8.

Manhattan High track and field traveled to Lawrence last week for the annual and highly-competitive KU Relays.

Manhattan High girls’ soccer picked up its fourth shutout of the season on Tuesday, taking down Trinity Academy (5-5-0) in Wichita 4-0.

Manhattan High boys’ golf finished ninth as a team on Monday at the Topeka Country Club Invitational.

Manhattan High girls’ swimming had another successful venture in the pool on Friday, taking first overall in the Indians fourth meet on the season in Marion.