State Swim Recap Presented By WSU Tech
Class 5-1A 50 Yard Freestyle Hillsboro’s Lauryn Vogt finished first with a time of 23.77 McPherson’s Danica Brunk finished third with a time of 24.53 Salina Central’s Josie Ebel finished eighth with a time 25.73 1 Meter Diving Salina Central’s Caroline Fields finished sixth with a score of 360.20 100 Yard Butterfly Hillsboro’s Lauryn Vogt […]
Ellsworth’s Jason McWilliams – Coach of the Month Presented By Salina Regional Orthopedic Clinic
By Blake Chadwick Ellsworth High School baseball head coach Jason McWilliams has been coaching for 13 years, starting at Ellsworth in 2018 and taking over as head coach in 2019. Being around baseball his whole life, McWilliams credits his grandfather as the one who helped him first fall in love. “I remember watching baseball with […]
Maize South Softball – Team Of The Month Presented By Visit Wichita
By Blake Chadwick Maize South softball took the area by storm this year with a record of 25-3 before reaching the state tournament. The Mavericks are led by head coach Cody Stucky, who is in his 20th year coach, 19th as a head coach and second year at Maize South. “I definitely knew we had […]
Travis Kirk – Blue Dragon Spotlight Presented By Hutchinson Community College
By Matt Browning Travis Kirk has a long history at Hutchinson Community College and just finished his 22nd season as a Blue Dragon basketball women’s assistant coach, which ended in a national championship. Originally hired by Rob Edmisson to join the women’s staff before the 2001-02 season, Kirk stayed on staff when Nathan Daume was […]
Southeast’s Jacob Brannan-Athlete of the Month-Presented by Shelter Insurance, Tommy Leach
Southeast’s Jacob Brannan had quite the spring season, as he juggled baseball and golf at the same time. Even with focusing on improving in both sports, Brannan was proud of what he accomplished this golf season. “The season went well,” Brannan said. “I’m looking to improve over the summer both physically and mentally as a […]
Shawn Marshall – Derby HS-Student of the month-Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
September 18th was day that Derby’s Shawn Marshall will never forget. “I suffered a torn ACL and torn meniscus on September 18th during a football game and had to be carted off, unable to walk,” Marshall said. “I was told it would take months off physical therapy to get to where I was.” Marshall then went to […]
Noah Lau, Hutchinson Trinity HS – Athlete Spotlight Presented By Advanced Physical Therapy
By Matt Browning Multiple health problems forced Hutchinson Trinity’s Noah Lau to attend Advanced Physical Therapy. “I first injured myself during basketball in 2023,” Lau said. “I had a stress fracture in my lumbar spine and sciatic nerve pain. During the most recent basketball season, I had a high ankle sprain and tore several ligaments […]
Beloit High School Cheer – Poll Winner Presented By WSU Tech
By Matt Browning Beloit cheerleader coach Jody Vowinckel says a quality cheerleading program is vital to the athletic experience and she has the proof to back it up. “Studies have shown that cheerleaders can play a significant role in winning games by leading the crowd to support and encourage the players,” Vowinckel said. “Beloit cheer […]
Hanover State Basketball – Spotlight Presented By Visit Wichita
In a game where Cunningham led for most of the game, the title hopes were slowly becoming realer and realer for a team full of kids that knew they wanted to be a part of history again. “It was crazy for sure,” junior all-league frst-team guard Luke Albers said when talking about winning the frst […]
Moundridge State Basketball – Athlete Spotlight Presented By Hutchinson Community College
New coach, no problem for the now back-to-back class 2A state champion Moundridge Wildcats. One year after legendary coach Vance Unrau retired, first-year head coach Dustan Kanitz and the Wildcats are still the team to beat in class 2A. “I would say there were high expectations,” Kanitz said. “The Moundridge community loves the game of […]