Andale-Garden Plain’s Emery Bensen-Hladik – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by C.E. Machine Company Inc
By Ken Hansard Last spring, after graduating eight seniors from the 2023 squad, the Andale-Garden Plain softball team was supposed to be entering a rebuilding phase; however, anyone who knows the history of these schools knows that there really is no such thing – that high turnover just means a chance to reload. The Indians, […]
Halstead’s Kaci Young – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Action Physical Therapy
By Ken Hansard As Kaci Young looks toward her final season of softball for Halstead, she can also reflect on a lot of past success. The Dragons finished last season 20-4. A big reason for that impressive record came from Young’s exploits at shortstop and on the mound, where she recorded an impressive 176 strikeouts […]
Udall’s Isaac Johnson – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Ken Hansard Isaac Johnson, senior centerfielder and pitcher for the Udall Eagles, is a decorated three sport athlete who has played baseball and basketball all four years and who is additionally a two-time All-District defensive back. However, with his senior baseball campaign set to begin, his primary goal at this point is just getting […]
Trinity’s Haley Green – Poll Winner – Presented by Hutchinson Community College
By Cooper Chadwick After tearing her MCL during the summer of 2023, senior Haley Green spent her junior year rebuilding, but still showed out, scoring seven goals and dishing out four assists which earned her all-state second team. This year Green is motivated to have a stellar season without injury, but one thing she is […]
Maize’s Jadyn Perales – Poll Winner – Presented by Hutchinson Community College
By Cooper Chadwick Prepared to lead her team back to state, senior Jadyn Perales is a powerful and an integral part of the Maize Eagles midfield. “She is a strong physical presence in the MF and always seemed to make the right decision on the ball. Was involved in a number of crunching tackles that […]
Wichita Collegiate’s Landon Langston – Poll Winner – Presented by Salina Tech
By Matt Browning Landon Langston is a three-sport athlete for Wichita Collegiate, so it’s truly remarkable what he was able to accomplish last season as a golfer. He finished 12th at the state tournament while not being able to fully prepare for the season due to basketball. “I play basketball and football so I haven’t […]
Andover Central’s Colt Farrow – Poll Winner – Presented by Salina Tech
By Matt Browning If golfers want to score better, they have to be precise with their “scoring clubs” like wedges. That has been the focus for Andover Central golfer Colt Farrow throughout his offseason. “I would say I want to improve on my wedge game,” Farrow said. “I’ve been working on it on Trackman golf simulators […]
Winfield’s Jackson Davis & Adam Everett – Poll Winners – Presented by Salina Tech
By Cooper Chadwick Qualifying for state every year of their high school career, seniors Jackson Davis and Adam Everett are ready to win state this year after a rough end of their season last year. Davis and Everett have been doubles partners since eighth grade and have built up a strong friendship. “We have grown […]
Maize South’s Preston Heard & Brady Crawford – Poll Winners – Presented by Salina Tech
By Cooper Chadwick Becoming doubles partners late in the year last year, juniors Preston Heard and Brady Crawford had to develop good on court chemistry and had to do it fast. Maize South’s juniors are ready to build on that connection they created last year and make for another stellar season. “The relationship between me […]
Clearwater’s Callie Noland – Poll Winner – Presented by KTAG
By Blake Chadwick Clearwater track star Callie Noland is a talented sprinter who runs the 100m, and 200m, and is a defending state champion in the 4x100m relay for the Indians. The junior has made a living in being really strong out of the blocks and punishing her opponents in the first couple of meters. […]