Southeast of Saline’s Brielle Ptacek – Athlete Spotlight Presented By American Family Insurance, Daran Neuschafer
By Hayden Swope Brielle Ptacek of Southeast of Saline was a first team all-league softball selection last season. Ptacek has aspirations to add on to those stats, and even make it to state. “I want to help lead my team back to the state tournament,” Ptacek said. “We have a really strong group of returners […]
Cheney’s Kylee Trego – Athlete Spotlight Presented By KTA
Cheney’s Kylee Trego bowled her best series last season when it mattered the most – at regionals. Trego’s 554 was good enough to qualify for the 5-1A Tournament, but she is hungry for more in 2024. “In the offseason I have been putting in a lot of work,” Trego said. “During the summer I did […]
Eisenhower’s Kaitlyn Newell – Athlete Spotlight Presented By KTA
Last season at the 5-1A bowling tournament, the Eisenhower Tigers took sixth as a team, over 400 pins behind first place. Returning sophomore Kaitlyn Newell, who had the third best series average last season for Eisenhower, wants to do everything in her power to see that place increase in 2024. “My goals for this year […]
Cheney’s Cameron Eastman – Athlete Spotlight Presented By Salina Tech
No matter the tournament, whether it’s a tournament in the summertime or the 4-1A Tournament in February, Cheney’s Cameron Eastman is in it to win. “If I’m going to bowl I’m going to try to win,” Eastman said. “So why not just take home a state title? The ultimate team goal is to win state […]
Eisenhower’s Zeke Schroeder – Athlete Spotlight Presented By Salina Tech
Last season, Zeke Schroeder and the Eisenhower bowling team took sixth at the 5-1A Tournament, which did not meet their expectations. So Schroeder only has one hope for the 2024 season. “Going into my senior year of high school bowling I can only think of going out with a bang,” Schroeder said. “As a team […]
Winfield’s Brandon Kendall – Athlete Spotlight Presented By WSU Tech
Last season, Winfield’s Brandon Kendall finished ranked 14th in the 100 fly, which really is quite the accomplishment. But not for Kendall. He has big plans for 2024 and it includes a much-improved time in that event and others. “My personal goal is to break a school record in the fly, as well as help […]
Derby’s Jared Hays – Athlete Spotlight Presented By WSU Tech
Over the past few swimming seasons, Derby’s Jared Hays has been so close to being an individual school record breaker. He has been a part of some record breaking relay teams, but now he wants to be by himself, too. There is no better time than the present for Hays. “My dad told me that […]
Wellington’s Aubrey Hunter – Athlete Spotlight Presented By Hutchinson Community College
It was so close for Wellington wrestler Aubrey Hunt last season, as she took third at regionals and then second at state. Her season was still a huge success, as she had a 37-7 record and 24 pins, with wins at five tournaments and a runner-up at another tournament. But it is easy to see […]
Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s Taylor Barringer – Athlete Spotlight Presented By Hutchinson Community College
Kapaun Mount Carmel’s Taylor Barringer has a unique way to get herself mentally and physically prepared for the rigors of the high school wrestling season. “I just finished my cross country ceason, and I believe that cross country has helped me with my mental strength and my physical endurance for the upcoming wrestling season,” Barringer […]
Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s Omari Elias – Athlete Spotlight Presented By Visit Wichita
Omari Elias had a dream season for the Kapaun Mount Carmel Crusaders. Whether it was rushing for 3,000 yards, earning accolade after accolade after the season was over or getting the Crusaders to the 5A championship game, Elias had so much to be proud of. But there was one particular moment that stood out above […]