#YiBelong Spotlight: Kelly Perez – Presented by YMCA
YMCA Yi Belong Kelly Perez By Matt Browning In 2021, Kelly Perez’s son was interested in playing basketball for the YMCA, but his team had no coach. The rest, as they say, is history. “When I found out that my son’s team had no coach I was approached about the idea and although I have […]
Ark City’s Daxton Weakley – APT Student of the Month – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Matt Browning Daxton Weakley from Ark City knew something was wrong, but wasn’t sure exactly what happened when he was wrestling in the Geary, OK Tournament. “During the match I had a sudden pain in my left shoulder,” Weakley said. “I had to take an injury time out because I was sure I had […]
Taishaun Govain, Hutchinson Football-Presented by Allen Samuels
Taishaun Govain is a senior for the Hutchinson High School football team. As a wide receiver for Hutch, Govain has set a goal to have a minimum of 500 receiving yards. In addition to the receiving yards, Govain would like to score 10 touchdowns for the year. Hutchinson is playing 5A football this year, and […]
Kaia Smith-Hutchinson Volleyball-Presented by APT
By Matt Browning Volleyball season has officially begun and Hutchinson High School senior Kaia Smith is ready to step up as a leader and role model. In addition to being a leader for the team, Smith wants to continue improving as the season moves forward in skills such as passing. Smith has rotated to different […]
Fairfield’s Connor Fowler-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Fairfield Falcons
By Hayden Swope Fairfield’s Connor Fowler was an all-league athlete in multiple positions for the Falcons last season. Although Fowler’s involvement at Fairfield does go beyond the field. “I play two other sports, basketball and tennis,” Fowler said. “I’m also in two clubs which are the FFA and I’m a National Honors Society member.” To […]
Ark City High School-Seatbelts are for Everyone-Presented by SAFE
By Matt Browning At the beginning of each school year, the Ark City SAFE program has a signup day where sponsor Adam Utt promotes all of the perks and benefits of the club. From there, the club has multiple events throughout the year for the school. “Most of the students in my club were either […]
Wellington’s Axl Norris-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by KTAG
By Hayden Swope Wellington’s Axl Norris knows a little about hard work in the offseason, and he’s been doing just that to prepare for his upcoming senior season. “I’ve been preparing hard for the upcoming season team workouts every morning and attending multiple camps in the summer to prepare me and make myself better,” Norris […]
Wichita South’s Jamarcus Webster-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Kauffman Insurance
By Blake Chadwick Wichita South is a team that struggled last year, but after two good wins over Wichita Southeast and Wichita North – the team has faith that they are improving their culture and as a team, day by day. One guy that will be a huge piece is senior middle linebacker Jamarcus Webster, […]
Wellington’s Dusty Bannister-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Visit Wichita
By Hayden Swope Dusty Bannister of Wellington has been waiting for his time to shine as a senior for quite some time now. Heading into the first game of the season, Bannister is excited to see where the year goes. “This group of seniors is loaded, most of us have been playing together since first […]
Wellington’s Brody Weir-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Hayden Swope Brody Weir was a second team all-league tight end for the Wellington Crusaders lastseason, and he’s been preparing to further his skills on the field all offseason. “I’ve been preparing for the season by being at the gym all summer trying to get strongerand faster,” Weir said. “A weakness I wanted to […]