Derby’s Angel Vielmas – Soccer Spotlight – Presented by Door Rescue
Derby soccer is gearing up for their season, and senior Angel Vielmas wants to be a great team player and contributor to the team this year. The ultimate goal for Vielmas and his teammates is to make state, and Vielmas wants to help his team reach this goal. Vielmas plays as a midfielder or forward […]
Wichita Trinity’s Cooper Matthews – Soccer Spotlight – Presented by IV Nutrition
Senior midfielder Cooper Matthews is quite clear on what he wants this season. “As far as team goals, there’s only one. State championship,” said Matthews, a returning senior midfielder. Matthews finished last season leading the team with 35 goals and 15 assists, earning first team all-state honors. But he didn’t get complacent. “The main thing […]
Andover’s Elizabeth Gaddis and Emma Jittawait – Presented by Kauffman Insurance Agency
By Cooper ChadwickComing off a third-place finish at state in 2023, Andover senior Elizabeth Gaddis and junior Emma Jittawait are hungry for more. This duo has been playing together for two years – Jittawait and Gaddis both have been dominant, Jittawait with a 52-12 record and Gaddis 62-18 – and their relationship on the court […]
Wellington’s Kadynce Aufdengarten and Logan Robinson – Presented by Kauffman Insurance Agency
By Cooper ChadwickWhen the state tennis tournament was in Winfield in 2023, Wellington’s duo of Kadynce Aufdengarten and Logan Robinson got tons of support. It was a key to their finishing eighth in state. Even though it was their first season playing together, Aufdengarten and Robinson meshed well. “On the court, we are hard hitters […]
Wellington’s Taryn Viramontes – Golf Spotlight – Presented by Hutchinson Community College
By Matt BrowningBad shots happen in golf all of the time and Wellington’s Taryn Viramontes understands that, but it’s how she responds to those bad shots is what she thinks is important. “This year one major thing I am working on is recovering after a bad shot or hole,” Viramontes said. “In golf it is […]
Bishop Carrolls’s Kinsley Montgomery – Golf Spotlight – Presented by Hutchinson Community College
Bishop Carroll’s Kinsley Montgomery has a unique way to improve her golf swing. “I also play competitive softball and he helps me differentiate between my golf swing and my softball swing which has been very helpful,” Montgomery said. Injuries prevented Montgomery from fully working on her game during the summer, so she has made it […]
South Haven’s Avery Strickland – Cross Country Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Blake ChadwickSouth Haven’s Avery Strickland has been in love with running ever since she started in 6th grade. “(Avery) is very self-motivated and a team leader who is showing leadership with the younger runners,” head coach Joseph Halling said. “She is always willing to put in the extra effort during practice.” Strickland had a […]