Category Archives: Local Sports

Football Frenzy (9/6/24)

Football Frenzy (9/6/24)

NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) – The 2024 high school football season kicked off across Northeast Kansas on Friday night. Here are scores from around the area: ROSSVILLE 26SILVER LAKE 33 F/OT SHAWNEE HEIGHTS 21WASHBURN RURAL 42 SABETHA 7HOLTON 6 HIAWATHA 13ROYAL VALLEY 18 COUNCIL GROVE 40WABAUNSEE 7 PERRY LECOMPTON 6ST. MARYS 30 RILEY COUNTY 27JEFFERSON WEST…MORE

Chiefs win season opener against Ravens by a toe

Chiefs win season opener against Ravens by a toe

KANSAS CITY (KSNT) – The first game of the 2024 NFL season between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens did not disappoint. The game started with a brief weather delay, but action at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City wasn’t on standby for too long. Baltimore got on the board first, with running back…MORE

Leipold preparing KU football to face ‘physical’ Illinois team

Leipold preparing KU football to face ‘physical’ Illinois team

LAWRENCE (KSNT) — For the second straight season, Kansas football has a week-two meeting with the Fighting Illini. KU got the best of Illinois in 2023, winning 34-23 on its home turf in Lawrence. However, head coach Lance Leipold is aware playing on the road in Big 10 country is very different, as is the…MORE

Olympic champion Tara Davis-Woodhall talks K-State, cowgirl persona, husband on K-Nation

Olympic champion Tara Davis-Woodhall talks K-State, cowgirl persona, husband on K-Nation

MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) – Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall has brought her talents to the Little Apple. Newly hired K-State track and field coach Travis Geopfert announced his new assistants in early August, and Davis-Woodhall was part of the mix. She caught up with K-Nation’s Landon Reinhardt after being formally introduced in Manhattan. “It’s…MORE

KU football captain Cornell Wheeler talks game one, Jalon Daniels on K-Nation

KU football captain Cornell Wheeler talks game one, Jalon Daniels on K-Nation

KANSAS CITY, KS. (KSNT) – Kansas football is top heavy with senior leadership in 2024, but only four seniors got the honor of being named a team captain. Redshirt senior linebacker Cornell Wheeler joins quarterback Jalon Daniels, running back Devin Neal and wide receiver Luke Grimm on that list. He joined K-Nation’s Caroline Soro in…MORE

No. 18 K-State football takes down UT Martin in season opener

No. 18 K-State football takes down UT Martin in season opener

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – No. 18 Kansas State football started its 2024 season off with a victory on Saturday. The Wildcats beat UT Martin 41-6 in front of their home crowd at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State’s offense got out to a slow start, but once the sophomore quarterback Avery Johnson and the Wildcats found their…MORE

No. 22 Kansas rolls over Lindenwood in season opener

No. 22 Kansas rolls over Lindenwood in season opener

KANSAS CITY (KSNT) – No. 22 Kansas football began its 2024 season with a victory on Thursday night in Kansas City. KU beat Lindenwood 48-3 in its first game at Children’s Mercy Park, where the Jayhawks will play two non-conference games while its future home in Lawrence remains under construction. The Jayhawks wasted no time…MORE

Holton football driven by senior leadership, desire for success in 2024

Holton football driven by senior leadership, desire for success in 2024

HOLTON (KSNT) – The Holton Wildcats are looking to find themselves back in the 3A sub-state matchup, if not farther, in 2024. Holton football ended its 2023 season with a loss to Hayden in the 3A sub-state round of the playoffs. Heading into 2024, the Wildcats are relying heavily on their upperclassmen to mentor younger…MORE