Derby’s Lucas Kreutzer – Cross Country Spotlight – Presented by Price Pharmacy
The senior from Derby high school Lucas Kreutzer is running his last season of cross country as a Panther. In addition to cross country, Kreutzer runs track in the spring season as well. This year, Kreutzer has set some big goals for the season. Kreutzer individually and as a team would like to win the […]
Hutchinson’s Cole Bleything – Soccer Spotlight – Presented by Allen Samuels Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram of Hutchinson
This senior year for Cole Bleything is looking very promising on the soccer field. “I think the team we have at Hutch has the potential to make it to state.” Postseason play is definitely on the minds of Bleything and his teammates and the state tournament is the final destination. During last year’s season, Bleything was named […]
Derby’s Austyn Teufel – Golf Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
The senior golfer from Derby High School Austyn Teufel is wanting to enjoy the last season of high school golf. A goal set this season by Teufel is to make the state tournament at the end of the season. During last year as a junior, Teufel was not allowed to play on the varsity team […]
Buhler’s Natalya Krafels – Volleyball Spotlight -Presented by Medicine Shoppe
Natalya Krafel is a valuable player for Buhler High School’s volleyball team. As a senior, Krafel and her teammates would like to make a deep run into the state tournament this year. The previous three years, Buhler has not met this goal, but the team is determined to make things happen this season. Krafel shared […]
Girls Golf State Tournament Recap – Presented by Hutchinson Community College
Class 6A For some, a state championship would be an extraordinary thing. But for Maize High School senior Kinslea Jones, this is just another day at the office. The senior won her fourth straight state championship while leading the Eagles to a fourth place finish. “It was such an honor to see Kinslea win her […]
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 […]