
Chanute Blue Comets – Boys Cross Country – Presented by Rowdy Kyser Shelter Insurance
The Chanute boys cross country team has established a standard of excellence. Now, the Blue Comets will have to find a way to maintain it

Pittsburg Dragons – Boys Soccer – Presented by Matt Robertson State Farm
The Pittsburg Dragons aren’t interested in starting over. They’re building on what they already have. After putting together a 14-4 record and finishing 9-1 in

Fredonia Yellowjackets – Volleyball Preview – Presented by Tammy Baker Shelter Insurance
With a new season comes a clean slate, and the Fredonia Yellowjackets are ready to turn that opportunity into another chapter for a program that

Frontenac Raiders – Cross Country – Presented by Bekah Harlan Shelter Insurance
Cross country is a sport built on patience. There are no shortcuts. No quick fixes. Just miles, repetition and the willingness to keep pushing when

Independence Bulldogs – Boys Soccer – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
A successful season can provide confidence. For the Independence boys soccer team, it can also provide a measuring stick. The Bulldogs enter the 2026 season

Pittsburg Dragons – Volleyball Preview – Presented by Matt Robertson State Farm
The Pittsburg Dragons enter the 2026 volleyball season looking to build on the momentum generated during the closing stretch of last season. Pittsburg finished the

Wichita Northwest’s Cordale Johnson – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Shari Lewis Insurance Shoppe
Cordale Johnson enters his senior season believing the Wichita Northwest Grizzlies have the talent and chemistry to compete for the school’s first state football championship.

Derby’s Blade Clark – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Morgan’s Steakhouse
Blade Clark knows success on the football field is measured by more than touchdowns and passing yards. For the Derby High School quarterback, the relationships

Derby’s Michael Castillo – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by The Glassman
After a productive junior season, Derby senior Michael Castillo has spent the offseason focused on preparing for what he hopes will be a memorable final

National Merit Semifinalists – Presented by WSU Tech
Nine Wichita high school students have been named National Merit Semifinalists, placing them among the highest-scoring students in Kansas who took the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude

Valley Center’s Spencer Crumrine – Football Spotlight – Presented by Cardboard & Plastic
After earning all-league and all-state recognition as one of Valley Center’s top offensive weapons a season ago, Spencer Crumrine isn’t entering his senior season chasing

Bishop Carroll’s Cooper Herman – Football Spotlight – Presented by The Barbershop Old Town
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School senior running back Cooper Herrman is looking forward to one more Friday night stretch under the lights, with hopes that

