Derby’s Ellison Beran – Cross Country Spotlight – Presented by Door Rescue
Part of Derby High School’s cross country team is runner Ellison Beran. This season is the last season for Beran to run high school cross country, so senior year goals for Beran are big. Beran wants to keep improving time and be able to finish this season on a positive note. With all the time […]
Haven’s Austin Honeycutt – Cross Country Spotlight – Presented by Allen Samuels Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram -Hutchinson
Haven High School’s cross country runner Austin Honeycutt is finishing out senior year competition. For a team goal, Honeycutt would like to see the team compete well at meets and even place well at some meets. As the season progresses Honeycutt would like to see the team as a whole improve. Individually, Honeycutt would like […]
Maize’s Kinslea Jones – Prep Performance of the Month – Presented by Hog Wild Bar-B-Q
Earlier this season, Maize’s Kinslea Jones shot an historic 13-under 58 at the Buhler Invitational, which took place at Hesston Golf Course. The previous KSHSAA record was 64, so Jones shattered the record. She is on her way to being one of the best female high school golfers in KSHSAA history. That was the culmination […]
El Dorado Cross Country – Presented by Valerie Bean – State Farm Insurance
By Blake Chadwick El Dorado cross country head coach Patrick Todd is in his second year as the head coach of his alma mater. Todd ran track and cross country back during his time as a Wildcat. “I ran track and cross country at El Dorado back in the Stone Age and saw that the […]
Valley Center’s Katherine Anderson- SAFE – Presented by KTSRO
By Matt Browning Valley Center’s Katherine Anderson understands how distracting driving can be for teenagers, but she also hopes that she and other SAFE members can make a positive impact for said drivers. I think within the school SAFE has a large impact, especially being in high school many students drive distracted whether that’s texting someone […]
Argonia’s Autumn Coleman – Volleyball Spotlight – Presented by Coleman Farms
By Cooper Chadwick Leading her team last year in kills, hitting percentage and kills per set as sophomore at Argonia, now junior Autumn Coleman is excited to be back and playing high school volleyball again. Coleman, an outside hitter and left back, last year had a staggering 372 kills, 4.0 kills per set and a […]
Rose Hill’s Avery Tagtow – Golf Spotlight – Presented by WSU Tech
By Blake Chadwick Rose Hill senior Avery Tagtow has been playing golf since he was about six years old, but it wasn’t until he was a freshman in high school when he started taking it seriously. Tagtow is also a motocross rider who puts a lot of his free time in doing that as well. […]
Wichita West’s TyJulio Torres Clark – Cross Country Spotlight – Presented by The Tire Store
By Ken Hansard Wichita West High senior cross country runner TyJulio Torres Clark was named team captain in both cross country and track, and it is easy to see why he was bestowed these honors, because he has the kind of infectious attitude that all coaches would like to see in their players. “I […]
Wichita North’s Nelly Puente – Cross Country Spotlight – Presented by Emprise Bank
By Ken Hansard Wichita North High junior cross country runner Nelly Puente loves to try new things, which is what led her to sports and running in the first place. “I was just born competitive, so that drive to win and compete was always there. As a youngster, I took P.E very seriously. I […]
Rose Hill’s Trey Bias – Soccer Spotlight – Presented by Mike Garman – Farm Bureau Financial Services
By Ken Hansard Last year, Rose Hill senior forward Trey Bias led the Rockets’ soccer team to a 13-5-1 record. They ended their season in the state quarterfinals, losing to Trinity Academy on a heartbreaking penalty kick. Fast forward to today. The Rockets return a strong nucleus from that club and have started this season […]