State Tennis Recap Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Class 4A Doubles Buhler’s Von Woleslagel/Reuben Harder finished third over McPherson’s Bryson Archer and Alex Berger. “We wouldn’t have won the team title without our doubles team of Von Woleslagel and Reuben Harder coming through the way they did,” head coach Matt Babcock said. “Obviously after last year, we knew our singles would be good […]
State Tennis Recap-Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Class 5A Doubles The O’Donnell brothers, Dawson and Oakley avenged their loss a season ago winning their first state title and completing the undefeated season. “Seeing them win the state title was completely satisfying,” head coach Aaron O’Donnell said. “I’ve coached other people’s kids to 6 state titles in singles or doubles, but this one […]
State Golf Recap-Presented by Visit wichita
CLASS 5A Individual Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s Asher Whitaker wins the individual class 5A state championship with a score of 141. “It was amazing seeing Asher win, he is one of the most hard working kids I’ve coached,” Kapaun head coach Corey Novascone said. “He played flawlessly for a lot of holes coming down the stretch. […]
Winfield’s Skylar Flower-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by KTAG
Spending her offseason training with her teammates has proven to be beneficial for Winfield’s Skylar Flower. “For me I’ve wanted to be able to have more control of the ball on field, and work on my shooting form,” Flower said. “As I prepared for this season I would train in my free time with other […]
Girls Track Recap Presented By Salina Regional Sports Medicine
Class 1A 4×100 Meter Relay Little River’s Alaina Eck, Kami Grasser, Ashley Stephenson, and Saelyn Raleigh finished second with a time of 51.18 Class 1A Triple Jump Little River’s Havana Olander finished first with a jump of 37-10.50 Class 2A 100 Meter Dash Moundridge’s Cammi Unruh finished second with a time of 12.58 Bennington’s Rori […]
State Golf Recap Presented By Visit Wichita
Class 4A Individual McPherson’s Blaize Hoover finished first with a score of 139 “It was very rewarding to see him finish a round after leading many tournaments this year,” McPherson head coach Kurt Kinnamon said. “He had an outstanding work ethic, and it is great to see that pay off. It is always good to […]
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 […]