Eisenhower’s Emmarie Barger – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Kansas Joint & Spine Specialists
After her junior season was cut short by a season-ending ankle injury, Eisenhower’s Emmarie Barger is entering her senior year with renewed motivation and a strong desire to help the Tigers break through the substate barrier. “I am most excited for the opportunity to make it to state,” Barger said. “We haven’t been able to […]
Maize’s Isaac Steele – Cross Country Poll Winner – Presented by B&B Builders
While Maize cross country runner Isaac Steele enjoys spending time with his teammates during road trips and overnight meets, including Rim Rock Farm, state and Nike Heartland Regionals, it is the competition that keeps him coming back. “But what I love most is the races,” Steele said. “Being able to compete in races is the […]
Maize’s Cohen Myers – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by InMotion
The Maize boys soccer team enters the season with plenty of experience, including a strong group of upperclassmen. Cohen Myers hopes that experience, combined with the team’s chemistry and leadership, can propel the Eagles to the state tournament. “With so many leaders on this team, we are hoping this is the year we can make […]
Maize’s Emery Atchison – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Elite Athletic Training
Maize High School senior Emery Atchison has built his soccer career around persistence, preparation and the relationships formed with teammates along the way. A team captain during his junior and senior seasons, Atchison brings the same steady work ethic to the field that he has admired in others throughout his life. His grandfather has been […]
Garden Plain’s Hailey Brack – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Garden Plain Booster Club
After recovering from ACL surgery and spending last season behind a senior-heavy varsity group, Garden Plain’s Hailey Brack enters this season ready for her first opportunity to compete as a full-time member of the Garden Plain varsity team. “My goal is to end with no regrets,” Brack said. “This is my last season and I […]
Hutchinson Central Christian’s Avery Kauffman – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by DJ Kauffman Insurance Agency
As a senior setter for Hutchinson Central Christian, Avery Kauffman embraces the responsibility that comes with helping lead her volleyball team. “My coach inspires me the most. She has high expectations and counts on me to lead the team,” Kauffman said. Kauffman is the team’s setter, a position that requires quick decision-making, communication and a […]
Cheney’s Kenadi Thome – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Leadfoot Express
Cheney High School senior Kenadi Thome has learned that success in athletics is built long before game day. Whether she is competing on the volleyball court, participating in cheer or playing softball, Thome values hard work, connection and the lessons that come from consistently showing up for her team. Her biggest sports influence has been […]
Mulvane’s Rachael Langholz – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Aircraft & Commercial Enterprises Inc.
Mulvane High School senior Rachael Langholz has found more than a sport in volleyball. For Langholz, the game has created a support system, taught resilience and given her a chance to contribute to something beyond herself. “I enjoy having a built in family, I love being a part of something bigger than just myself and […]
Andale’s Abbi Winter – Athlete Spotlight
Abbi Winter enters her final season with the Andale Indians volleyball program with plenty of experience, confidence and lofty expectations. The senior setter is coming off a strong junior season in which she averaged 12.8 assists and four digs per match while recording 0.4 aces per match with a 95.8% serving percentage. Winter also reached […]
Bishop Carroll’s Ella Avey – Athlete Spotlight
Bishop Carroll senior Ella Avey brings experience, energy and a determined mindset to the volleyball court as one of the team’s seasoned setters. Avey, a member of the Class of 2027, values the responsibility that comes with helping lead an offense. Still, she sees the setter role as a team strength rather than an individual […]