Category Archives: Local Sports

Kansas beats K-State on the road, sweeps the Sunflower Showdown
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Series sweep for the Jayhawks. The Kansas women's basketball team (17-11, 7-9 Big 12) beat K-State (15-14, 8-8 Big 12) on the road 75-68 to complete the series sweep in the Sunflowe...
Kole Emplit Feb 21, 2026

Tickets on sale for 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY (KSNT) - People can start buying tickets now for the upcoming 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament in Kansas City. The Big 12 Conference announced in a press release on Feb....
Matthew Self Feb 20, 2026

World Cup team selects Lawrence as base camp for 2026 tournament
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The City of Lawrence will host a men's soccer team for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Kansas City. Erinn Barcomb-Peterson with the University of Kansas said that Team Algeria has sel...
Matthew Self Feb 19, 2026

Manhattan High School girls’ wrestling team chases historic first title
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Manhattan girls wrestling is eyeing it all this season. The Indians placed second in the Kansas 6A Regionals with 13 girls punching their tickets to the 6A State Tournament on Feb. ...
Sydney Clark Feb 19, 2026

USD 430 cancels upcoming varsity baseball season due to lack of players
BROWN COUNTY (KSNT) - A northeast Kansas school district has announced that its upcoming varsity baseball season is canceled this year. South Brown County Schools announced in a social media post on F...
Matthew Self Feb 10, 2026

Wamego girls dominate at Silver Lake Invitational
SILVER LAKE (KSNT) - A dominant display on the mat from the Red Raiders. The Wamego girls wrestling team dominated the Silver Lake Invitational on Saturday, taking first place with 156.5 points. Wameg...
Kole Emplit Feb 07, 2026

High school students train to become next generation of umpires in Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local organization is looking for new recruits from high schools to reverse a shortage of referees and umpires in northeast Kansas. The number of registered sports officials, includi...
Mily Favella Feb 04, 2026

Mark Turgeon named new head coach for the Kansas City men’s basketball program
KANSAS CITY, Mo (KSNT) - Mark Turgeon has been named the new head coach of the Kansas City Roos men's basketball team. Turgeon, a Topeka, Kansas native and Hayden High School alum, brings decades of c...
Kole Emplit Feb 01, 2026

K-State and KU athletic directors weigh in on Big 12 football championship changes
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Big 12 Conference announced that the conference football championship game would be moved to a Friday night. The game is typically played on a Saturday, but will be played this yea...
Kole Emplit Jan 26, 2026

Kansas women’s basketball dominates in round one of the Sunflower Showdown
LAWRENCE (KSNT)- Rock Chalk Jayhawk. The Kansas women's basketball team (13-8, 3-6 Big 12) dominated K-State (11-10, 4-4 Big 12) 83-61 in round one of the Sunflower Showdown. After a back-and-forth fi...
Kole Emplit Jan 25, 2026


