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Summer Vacation!  

The sports team at AM1440 KMAJ  

will be away until Football in September


ROYALS  

 The Royals bats woke up finally and KC beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2.  The series final is Thursday evening at the "K"


NEWS

High School updates

SOFTBALL— ALL CITY SELECTIONS      FIRST TEAM

Erin Boyd, Seaman Jr. P                          Megan Carlson, Seaman Sr. SS

Ellena Cott-Laurie, Topeka High Sr. CAndrea Crimmins, Sh Hts. Jr. OF

Kat Frakes, Seaman Jr. 1B                     Jensen May, Hayden Jr. 3B

Taylor Nickel, Seaman So. C                  Hailey Reed, Seaman Jr. P

Payton Reynolds, Sh Hts .Jr. 2B           Madison Roth, Washburn Rural So. P

Faith Rottinghaus, Sh Hts. Jr. OF       Samantha Shafer, Hayden Sr. OF

Bree Schmidt, Hayden Sr. SS               Payton Summers, Seaman Sr. 2B

Mickenzie Toler, Washburn Rural Jr. 2B   

Coach of the year — Jay Monhollon, Seaman.

 

TENNIS—ALL CITY SELECTIONS

KYLE BEARD, W Rural                       

GRANT BOYD, Seaman 

MAX CASSIDY, WRural                       

MATTHEW GONZALES, T- High

ALESSANDRO CHIARINI, Sh Heights    

TOMMY HUNTER, Hayden

TANNER DRIGGERS, W Rural          

CAMERON WATERS, Seaman

BRENDEN GARLAND, W Rural     

JORDAN LIND, W Rural

NATHAN OSBORN, W Rural             

COLBY SLAUGHTER, Sh Heights 


BASEBALL–ALL CITY SELECTIONS

Class 4A Division I state baseball champion Hayden swept individual honors in All-Centennial League voting, with Hayden senior Brogan Heinen being named the league's player and pitcher of the year while Wildcat coach Bill Arnold was named the league coach of the year.

Also earning all-league honors for Hayden, which posted a 24-1 record on the year, were seniors Noah Huston and Derrick McGreevy and junior Carson Engroff.

Shawnee Heights, which advanced to the 5A state tournament, also put four players on the all-league first team — seniors Mason Gifford and Jesse Kutzke, junior Jarod Cooper and sophomore Trey Brown.

Seaman, which finished second in 5A, is represented on the all-league team by Reid Fehr and junior Ryan Zeferjahn.

Washburn Rural and Junction City, a 6A state tournament participant, both put two players on the first team — seniors Jay Austin and Blake Peterson for Rural and junior Trae McDaniel and sophomore Tim Bell for Junction City.

Topeka High is represented by senior Alec Beatty on the all-league team while Highland Park is represented by senior Michael Houghton.

FIRST TEAM

Pitchers — Brogan Heinen, sr., Hayden; Jesse Kutzke, sr., Shawnee Heights; Blake Peterson, sr., Washburn Rural; Ryan Zeferjahn, jr., Seaman.

Infielders — Jay Austin, sr., Washburn Rural; Tim Bell, so., Junction City, Carson Engroff, jr., Hayden; Michael Houghton, sr., Highland Park; Derrick McGreevy, sr., Hayden.

Outfielders — Trey Brown, so., Shawnee Heights; Mason Gifford, sr., Shawnee Heights; Noah Huston, sr., Hayden; Trae McDaniel, jr., Junction City.

Catcher — Reid Fehr, sr., Seaman.

Designated hitter — Alec Beatty, sr., Topeka High.

Utility — Jarod Cooper, jr., Shawnee Heights.


College Football

Game times and television coverage for Kansas State's nonconference football schedule was announced Monday by the Big 12, as well as Kansas’ first two games.

K-State kicks off the season Sept. 5 against South Dakota at 6:10 p.m. at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, with broadcast coverage only the internet on K-StateHD.TV. The Wildcats travel to Texas-San Antonio on Sept. 12 for an 11 a.m. game on Fox Sports 1, then host Louisiana Tech on Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. on FSN.

The Wildcats are home Thursday, Nov. 5 against Baylor at 6:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.

The Jayhawks open Sept. 5 at home against South Dakota State at 11 a.m. on FSN, and Sept. 12 they host Memphis at 6 p.m. on Jayhawk TV. Kickoff time for KU’s game at Rutgers on Sept. 19 hasn't been announced.


2015 HS Football Schedule

on AM1440 KMAJ this fall

FRI Sept 4 Hayden @ Seaman  
FRI Sept 11 Topeka West @ Topeka High            (Hummer Park)
FRI Sept 18 Washburn Rural @ Seaman  
FRI Sept 25 Hayden @ Shawnee Hgts  
FRI Oct 2 Seaman @ Topeka High            (Hummer Park)
FRI Oct 9 Topeka High @ Shawnee Hgts  
FRI Oct 16 Manhattan @ Topeka High (Hummer Park)
FRI Oct 23 El Dorado @  Hayden  
FRI Oct 30 Highland Park @ Topeka West           (Hummer Park)
FRI Nov 6                        REGIONALS  
FRI Nov 13                        SECTIONALS  
FRI Nov 20                        SUB-STATE  
SAT Nov 28                       STATE CHAMPIONSHIP