By Toby Hammes

When Manhattan High football faced off with Derby for the fourth time in two seasons last year, it was a first for head coach Joe Schartz.

On Friday night, it’s a similar story as the No. 2-seeded Indians play host to No. 3-seed Wichita Northwest for the fifth matchup between the familiar foes since 2022.

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury

No election outcomes changed as a result of the official canvass, Riley County officials said Thursday.

The Riley County Commission, acting as the Board of County Canvassers, approved the final certification of official election results as presented at Thursday’s meeting. The results posted on election night were the unofficial results, as elections staff still needed to count provisional ballots.

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First reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has been placed in injured reserve due to a knee injury.

Butker will need arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. By going on IR, he will be sidelined for at least the next four games.

The Chiefs signed kicker Spencer Shrader off the New York Jets’ practice squad to replace Butker on the 53-man roster. The rookie out of Notre Dame is 2-for-2 on field goals and 3-for-3 on extra points this season.

Butker has scored the 3rd most points in Chiefs’ history with 975.

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A Manhattan man murdered last month was shot in his detached garage, and a third man was present in the home, according to documents acquired by The Mercury.

Two Ogden men face charges of first-degree murder and more after Riley County Police Department officers found 59-year-old Don Stovall shot 715 N. 4th St. on Oct. 19. New, heavily redacted documents indicate a third man was at the home with 20-year-old Aiden Shane Keener and 31-year-old Antwajuane Jerome McNeil and stayed in the house with Mary Stovall, Don Stovall’s wife, while other men, presumably McNeil and Keener, were in the garage with Don Stovall.

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A Manhattan man murdered last month was shot in his detached garage, and a third man was present in the home, according to documents acquired by The Mercury.

Two Ogden men face charges of first-degree murder and more after Riley County Police Department officers found 59-year-old Don Stovall shot 715 N. 4th St. on Oct. 19. New, heavily redacted documents indicate a third man was at the home with 20-year-old Aiden Shane Keener and 31-year-old Antwajuane Jerome McNeil and stayed in the house with Mary Stovall, Don Stovall’s wife, while other men, presumably McNeil and Keener, were in the garage with Don Stovall.

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A veteran of the Manhattan city government says he may be hanging it up soon.

Longtime city commissioner and Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board chair John Matta on Thursday said on KMAN’s “Within Reason with Mike Matson” it’s unlikely he will seek re-election next year, though he didn’t completely rule it out.

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A Manhattan man convicted of child sex crimes in September will be sentenced in Riley County District Court Monday morning.

A jury convicted 29-year-old Tristian Gooden-Heit on 15 counts of child sex crimes and single counts of computer crimes and interference with law enforcement by tampering with evidence on Sept. 27.

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Sectional round of playoff high school football games.

6A

Wichita Northwest Grizzlies (9-1)
@ Manhattan Indians (10-0)

Wichita East Aces (7-3)
@ Derby Panthers (10-0)

Blue Valley Northwest Huskies (7-3)
@ Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers (9-1)

Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars (8-2)
@ Blue Valley West Jaguars (9-1)

4A

Buhler Crusaders (8-2)
@ Wamego Red Raiders (9-1)

Wellington Crusaders (8-2)
@ Andover Central Jaguars (9-1)

Lansing Lions (6-4)
@Tonganoxie Chieftans (7-3)

Bishop Miege Stags (3-7)
@ Chanute Blue Comets (8-2)

3A

Perry-Lecompton Kaws (5-5)
@ Topeka-Hayden Wildcats (9-1)

Prairie View Buffalos (8-2)
@ Wellsville Eagles (10-0)

Cheney Cardinals (9-1)
@ Andale Indians (10-0)

Holcomb Longhorns (8-2)
@ Scott City Beavers (9-1)

2A

Nemaha Central Thunder (9-1)
@ Osage City Indians (10-0)

Council Grove Braves (7-3)
@ Humboldt Cubs (10-0)

Hoisington Cardinals (6-4)
@ Southeast of Saline Trojans (10-0)

Beloit Trojans (8-2)
@ Garden Plain Owls (8-2)

1A

Rossville Bulldogs (7-3)
@ Jackson Heights Cobras (10-0)

Centralia Buffaloes (9-1)
@ St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers (9-1) *6:00 pm*

Medicine Lodge Indians (7-2)
@ Valley Heights Mustangs (8-2) *6:00 pm*

Plainville Cardinals (8-2)
@ Conway Springs Cardinals (10-0) *6:00 pm*

8M-II

Burlingame Bearcats (10-0)
@ Frankfort Wildcats (8-2)

Axtell Eagles (10-0)
@ Osborne Bulldogs (7-3) *6:00 pm*

Hutchinson Central Christian Cougars (9-1)
@ Victoria Knights (10-0) *6:00 pm*

Dighton Hornets (10-0)
@ Hodgeman County Longhorns (8-2)

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