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K-State off to a good start

The 1-0 Kansas State Wildcats will welcome a familiar foe as long-time Big 8/12 rival the Missouri Tigers come to Manhattan for a 11 a.m. kickoff at Bill Snyder Family Stadium a game that will be televised on ESPN2 and a sold-out stadium will be on display.

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Hokanson expects many contributors as Kiowa County looks forward to new football season

By Jennifer Stultz Editor CherryRoad Media Kiowa County High School head football coach Stephan Hokanson, along with assistant coaches James Little and Dustin Chartier, likes what he is seeing this year for the Mavericks. With a season- opener Friday against Minneola, he is counting on senior leadership to lead the way.

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Beavers competitive against Butler

By CherryRoad Media Staff and PCC Communications Staff Pratt, Kan – The Pratt Community College (PCC) Beavers opened conference play August 31 against the Grizzlies of Butler Community College (BCC). The Grizzlies came into the match receiving votes in the national poll and are the defending Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region VI champions.

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SportsSpeak: Sports gambling comes to Kansas

By Mark Schnabel Sports editor for the Newton Kansan Ladies and gentlemen of Kansas, welcome to the wild wonderful world of sports gambling. Years in the making and somewhat a surprise, you can now indulge your inner- most Vegas or Atlantic City fantasies and put your hard-earned money down on who will win the Super Bowl, the NBA finals, the NCAA Final Four or tonight’s Kansas City Royals game.

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