Maize Eagles – Basketball Preview – Presented by Kevin Shields State Farm
League: AVCTL, Division I BOYS Head Coach: Zach Bush Last Five Seasons: 2025 – 18-7 2024 – 13-9 2023 – 10-11 2022 – 18-6 2021 – 23-2 Key Returning Players: Brayden Myovela, 6-5, sr., F; Ty Willits, 6-4, sr., G; Kingston Lerma, 6-3, jr., F; Pearce George, 6-1, jr., G Coach Bush says: “Our team […]
Derby Panther – Basketball Preview – Presented by Todd Benway State Farm
League: AVCTL, Division I BOYS Head Coach: Brett Flory Last Five Seasons: 2025 – 21-2 2024 – 14-8 2023 – 18-7 2022 – 14-8 2021 – 11-8 Key Returning Players: Avant Riley, 5-10, jr., PG, Cale Clingan, 6-8, sr., F; Channing Marshall, 6-3, sr., F; Greg Stiger, 6-0, so., G Coach Flory says: “We think we […]
Frontenac’s Joslynn Ashbacher – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Bekah Harlan Shelter Insurance
Photo by Andrew Ashbacher By Angela Brunk Frontenac High School senior Joslynn Ashbacher returns to the basketball court this season with a fresh mindset, renewed excitement, and big goals for her final year. Primarily a post player who can step into point guard duties when needed, Ashbacher brings a rare combination of size, skill, and […]
Iola’s Nick Bauer – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Photo by Kinsey Schinstock By Angela Brunk Iola High School senior Nick Bauer enters his final season as the team’s trusted point guard, a role he has embraced through leadership and playmaking. Known for controlling the tempo and elevating the players around him, Bauer is determined to help the Mustangs make history before he graduates. […]
Southeast of Saline’s Suttyn Douglas – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Photo by Ben Heinrich By Angela Brunk Southeast of Saline senior Suttyn Douglas enters her final season with high expectations and the determination to make it her best yet. Primarily a post player, Douglas brings size, strength, and consistency to a Trojans team aiming for another standout year. Her team goals are ambitious but well […]
Blue Dragon Spotlight – Kaia Smith – Presented by Hutchinson Community College
By Matt Browning Hutchinson Community College basketball player Kaia Smith sees both athletic and academic advantages from being a Blue Dragon. “I wanted to go somewhere where I knew I would be pushed to work harder than everyone around me,” said Smith, about Hutch CC’s athletic department. “From an academic standpoint, I really enjoy how engaging […]
Little River’s Havana Olander – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Galen Shields State Farm
By Cooper Chadwick Last year senior guard Havana Olander averaged 10.2 points per game as well as four rebounds which earned her first team all-league and second team all-state. Little River’s finish last year is Olander’s and her team’s main motivation for this season. “We have gotten second and fallen short the last two years. For […]
Elyria Christian’s Boys Basketball – Team of the Month – Presented by Visit Wichita
By Cooper Chadwick The motto for the Elyria Christian boys basketball team this year is “discipline in the details,” which head coach Zach Goodrich explains as learning how to do every little thing well as a unit. Goodrich has coached at Elyria for 15 years and has hopes that this season’s tough schedule will prepare […]
Inman’s Morgan Froese – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Raleigh Insurance Agency
By Hayden Swope Between sports seasons, you can always find Inman’s Morgan Froese putting in the work to be at her strongest on the court. “In the offseason between sports I always push harder in the gym to be as strong as I can for when the season starts,” Froese said. “This will help me […]
Canton-Galva’s Trinity Espinoza – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Bluestem Pace
By Cooper Chadwick Heading into her senior season, Trinity Espinoza has already surpassed the 1.000 point check point. Last year she scored 275 points and also had more than 50 steals to go along with that. Espinoza’s goal for the year is to continue her upward trend and help her team make a deep playoff run. […]