Category Archives: Local Sports

Emporia State announces new head men’s basketball coach

EMPORIA (KSNT) – Emporia State men’s basketball has its new leader. ESU is hiring Tom Billeter to be the next head men’s basketball coach, the athletic department announced on Thursday. Billeter comes to Emporia after 21 seasons at DII Augustana, in Souix Falls, South Dakota, where he earned National Coach of the Year honors twice.…MORE

KU softball sold out for weekend series against top-ranked Oklahoma

LAWRENCE (KSNT) – Kansas softball will be playing its series against No. 1 Oklahoma in front of a packed Arrocha Ballpark. The nationally-ranked Jayhawks have announced that their upcoming three-game stretch hosting the Sooners has sold out. Oklahoma will face a red-hot KU team that has started 7-2 in Big 12 play after winning just…MORE

KU’s Dickinson named consensus second team all-American

LAWRENCE (KSNT) – For the third-straight season, Kansas men’s basketball has finished with a consensus all-American. Jayhawk center Hunter Dickinson gets the nod as a consensus second-team all-American player. He was named a second-team all-American by the Associated Press (AP), The Sporting News (TSN) and the United States Basketball Writers of America (USBWA), while getting…MORE

K-State football announces five staff additions

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Kansas State football is loading up for the 2024 season with some new staff members. On Wednesday, K-State Athletics announced the hiring of five new K-State members to its football staff. The list includes Nate Kaczor, as reported by KSNT on March 4. Kaczor left the NFL to come to Manhattan. Also…MORE

Does KU have Jalon Daniels 2.0 on deck in Lawrence?

Does KU have Jalon Daniels 2.0 on deck in Lawrence?

LAWRENCE (KSNT) – The Jayhawks know who their starting quarterback is in 2024, without question. Jalon Daniels will be back with a vengeance in his fifth year of college football after suffering season ending injuries in both 2022 and 2023. The Jayhawk veteran is getting live reps, and plenty of veteran reps, in spring practices…MORE

Topeka West’s Bloomquist stepping away from coaching after 48 years

Topeka West’s Bloomquist stepping away from coaching after 48 years

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Making the decision to put down the whistle and clipboard after 48 years was not an easy one for Rick Bloomquist. For those who have heard anything about Topeka West head boys’ basketball coach, it’s no secret he’s a coaching legend in the state of Kansas. “Coach Bloomquist is a hall of…MORE

K-State baseball, KU softball both nationally ranked after weekend sweeps

LAWRENCE/MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Action on the diamond is heating up in Kansas. On Monday, KU softball and K-State baseball were both nationally ranked after impressive weekends on the road. The Jayhawks, who are included in the national poll for the second week in a row, check in at No. 18 this week. It’s a two-spot…MORE

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Mittie talks to K-Nation after season-ending loss

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Mittie talks to K-Nation after season-ending loss

MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) – A magical season for K-State women’s basketball has come to an end. Head coach Jeff Mittie finished the 2023-24 campaign with 26 wins, his most as the head man for the Wildcats. After a season-ending loss to Colorado, K-Nation’s Landon Reinhardt grabbed an exclusive one-on-one interview with Mittie to talk about…MORE

K-Nation (3/24/24) – NCAA tournament, Jeff Mittie exclusive, spring football

K-Nation (3/24/24) – NCAA tournament, Jeff Mittie exclusive, spring football

NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) – This week’s K-Nation takes a deep dive into a weekend packed with postseason basketball, hot streaks on the diamond and the spring football. After a first round victory over Samford, KU men’s basketball lost to Gonzaga in the round of 32, making it the second straight year with a second-round loss.…MORE