Monarchs rally to beat Diamond Kings on Sam Wiese’s walk-off single in the 9th inning
The Hutchinson Monarchs walked off the Diamond Kings 6-5 Sunday night at Hobart-Detter Field in a Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball game.
Blake Bradford (Hutchinson Community College/Kansas State/Sylvania, Ohio) led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk and scored on a double by Jaden Gustafson (Wichita State University/Wichita).
Jarrett Flaggert (Cowley College/Wichita State University transfer/Choctaw, Okla.) doubled home Gustafson to tie the score at 5-5 and went to third base on a groundout.
After the Diamond Kings made a call to the bullpen, Sam Wiese (Eastern Illinois University/Omaha) stroked a walk-off RBI single to right field to give the Monarchs a 6-5 victory.
Garrett Folmar (Southeast Arkansas CC/Wichita Falls, Texas) was the Monarchs’ starting pitcher. He escaped a bases-loaded jam in the top of the first inning and pitched a 1-2-3 top of the second.
The Monarchs scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning for a 3-0 lead.
Austin Coyle (Cloud County CC/Kamloops, British Columbia) belted a double off the center field fence for an RBI double, Camden Johnson (Wichita State/Boerne, Texas) had an RBI groundout and Bradford’s second hit of the game scored a run.
An error and a wild pitch by the Monarchs in the top of the third inning enabled the Diamond Kings to cut Hutchinson’s lead to 3-2.
After the Diamond Kings out runners on second base and third base with one out in the top of the fifth inning, Folmar was replaced on the mound by Carson Cornelius (Nickerson High School/Barton Community College/McPherson College/Hutchinson).
The Diamond Kings scored three runs in the top of the fifth to take a 5-3 lead.
After Hutchinson stranded two runners on base in the bottom of the fifth, the Diamondbacks were retired 1-2-3 in the top of the sixth.
Reed Scott (Hutchinson CC/UNO/Buhler High School/Hutchinson) came out of the Monarchs’ bullpen in the top of the eighth inning. He allowed a two-out single but recorded three outs.
The Monarchs stranded two runners in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Diamond Kings threatened in the top of the ninth but came up empty.
Scott was the winning pitcher. Bradford had three hits for the Monarchs. Gustafson had two hits and made two great diving catches in left field.
Hutchinson leads the JCL Second Half Standings with a 6-1 record and has an overall record of 17-6. The Diamond Kings dropped to 3-13 overall and 1-4 in league play.
The Monarchs play the Newton Rebels Monday at Klein-Scott Field-Centennial Park, host Newton on Wednesday and host the Diamond Kings Friday at Hobart-Detter Field.
Remaining Hutchinson Monarchs 2024 Schedule
Monday — at Newton Rebels, Klein-Scott Field, Centennial Park.
Wednesday — Newton Rebels, Hobart-Detter Field, Carey Park.
Friday — Diamond Kings, Hobart-Detter Field, Carey Park.
Saturday — Vintage Baseball Game, Hobart-Detter Field, Carey Park, 5:15 p.m.
July 15 — Wichita Black Sox, Hobart-Detter Field, Carey Park.
July 16 — Wellington Heat, Hibbs Hooton Stadium, Wellington.
July 18 — Kansas Cannons, Hobart-Detter Field, Carey Park.
July 19 — Kingman Islanders, Hobart-Detter Field, Carey Park.
July 20 — NBC Monarchs Autograph Session, 11 a.m. Scheel’s Sporting Goods Store, Wichita.
July 25-Aug. 3 — 90th National Baseball Congress Tournament, Wichita State University’s Eck Stadium (‘Round the Clock Baseball July 27).
Haven schools volleyball camp week is next week
Volleyball Camp Week for Haven schools is set for Wednesday through Friday at the Haven High School gymnasium.
Cost is $30. Walk-ins are welcome but T-shirts are not guaranteed.
The high school camp will take place from 8:30-10:30 a.m., followed by the middle school camp from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and grades 4-6 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
The camps for grades 1-3 is Wednesday night only from 3:30-5 p.m.
Big 12 Football Media Days set for Tuesday and Wednesday
The student-athletes attending 2024 Big 12 Football Media Days presented by Totino's have been announced.
In addition to the players, each school’s head coach will also be in attendance.
The two-day event will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Tuesday and Wednesday.
ESPNU and Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will provide television coverage beginning at noon central time on Wednesday and 12:30 p.m. central time on Thursday.
Arizona State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech and Utah will be present Tuesday while Arizona, Baylor, BYU, UCF, Colorado, Houston, Kansas and West Virginia will take the stage Wednesday.
Kansas players available to the media are quarterback Jalon Daniels, defensive back Mello Dotson, funning back Devin Neal and defensive end Jereme Robinson.
Kansas State players available to the media are quarterback Avery Johnson, offensive lineman Hadley Panzer, linebacker Austin Moore, defensive end Brendan Mott and defensive back Marques Sigle.
Great Bend’s Ian Premer heavily recruited to play football
Great Bend High School junior-to-be Ian Premer, listed by several recruiting websites such as rivals.com, likely is the most sought-after athlete in the 2026 class.
Premer, 6-foot-6, 215 pounds, starred on the football field as a tight end for the Panthers and on the basketball court as a post player,.
Premer had 32 receptions for 538 yards, including nine touchdown catches for the Panthers as a sophomore in 2023. On defense, he recorded 64 tackles, intercepted four passes and recovered a fumble for a touchdown.
Premer on his X/Twitter page said he’s received offers from Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, Boston College, Illinois, Stanford, Oklahoma, Michigan, Arkansas, Florida, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Wisconsin, Iowa State, Penn State, Texas A&M, Indiana, Auburn, Missouri, Michigan State and Tennessee.
247Sports lists Premer as the No. 4 tight end in the country for the Class of 2026. Prep Redzone said Premer is the No. 1 prospect in Kansas for 2026.
Premer is also listed as the No. 2 Sunflower State basketball prospect by prephoops.com out of 110 players ranked.
Premer helped lead the Great Bend boys basketball team to a 17-6 record during the 2023-24 season. He averaged 21.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.7 steals a game. His field goal percentage was 62.6%.
Great Bend defeated Hutchinson 69-54 in the Kansas Class 5A sub-state championship game at Great Bend and lost to Maize South 61-53 in the first round of the Class 5A state tournament.
Minnesota Vikings’ rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson killed in car crash
Khyree Jackson, a recently-drafted Minnesota Vikings cornerback who played one season at Fort Scott Community College (a former opponent of Hutchinson CC), was one of three people killed in an overnight three-car crash Saturday in Prince George’s County, according to Maryland State Police.
Police said Jackson died at the scene. The other victims were Isaiah Hazel, 23, and Anthony Lytton Jr., 24.
They were in the same vehicle at the time of the crash. Hazel was driving. Jackson and Lytton were passengers, police said.
Investigators believe the driver of a second vehicle traveling north attempted to change lanes “at a high rate of speed” when they struck the car driven by Hazel and a third vehicle.
Nobody was injured in the second or third vehicles.
Investigators say alcohol might have been a contributing factor in the crash, and charges are pending “the investigation and consultation with the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office.”
Hazel played college football at Maryland and Charlotte, and Lytton played at Florida State and Penn State.
The three won state championships together at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School in Maryland, according to On3.com.
The Vikings confirmed the news Saturday morning and released a statement saying the team spoke to Jackson’s family, and is “devastated by the news.”
“I am absolutely crushed by this news,” Minnesota Vikings’ coach Kevin O’Connell said in a statement released on X/Twitter. “Khyree brought a contagious energy to our facility and our team. His confidence and engaging personality immediately drew his teammates to him.”
Jackson, 6-foot-4, 194 pounds, was picked by the Vikings in the fourth round of April’s draft. Jackson played at Arizona Western, Fort Scott CC and Alabama before finishing his college career with one season at Oregon.
During his one season at Fort Scott CC in 2019, Jackson tallied 25 tackles and made three interceptions.
Hutchinson CC defeated Fort Scott CC 27-7 at Fort Scott’s Frary Field in the fourth game of the 2019 season. Jackson made five tackles for the Greyhounds, broke up one pass and had one quarterback hit.
The Fort Scott CC Board of Trustees terminated the football program in November 2021 citing poor on-field performances, high personnel turnover and a player's death.
The 2021 season was marred by the death of Tirrell Williams, who reportedly suffered a heat stroke during a practice.
Fort Scott was ranked No. 1 in 2009 before losing the NJCAA Football Championship Game in Pittsburg, Kan., to quarterback Cam Newton’s Blinn College. Newton won the Heisman Trophy at Auburn and played in the NFL for three teams from 2011-2021.
Elston, Collins choose Kansas State for college football
The Kansas State Wildcats football program received a commitment from speedy Arkansas running back Monterrio Elston.
Elston, a three-star prospect from Parkview Magnet in Little Rock, announced his decision on Instagram, picking the Wildcats over Arkansas and Missouri.
He is K-State's 14th pledge of the 2025 recruiting cycle and the second of the holiday weekend, joining Kansas City, Mo., defensive back RJ Collins, who committed Thursday.
According to fanrecap.com, Collins’ decision follows a remarkable performance at a Kansas State camp last month, where his skills on the field earned him an immediate offer from the Wildcats.
It is the first Power Four offer Collins had received.
On the track, Collins won a state championship in the Missouri Class 5A 200-meter dash with a time of 21.23 and placed third in the 100-meter dash at 10.56 seconds, also clinching a school record.
Despite receiving attention from several FCS teams and interest from major programs like Missouri, Nebraska, and Utah, Collins chose Kansas State.
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