Elyria Christian’s Ty Romero – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Bluestem Pace
By Cooper Chadwick Leading by example is the way senior Ty Romero is hoping to will his team to another conference out-right title. Elyria Christian’s point guard last year averaged 21 points per game, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 steals. Head coach Zach Goodrich has put his complete trust in Romero’s leadership this year for Elyria […]
Beloit-St. John’s Carlie Brummer – Athlete of the Month – Presented by Oliver’s Sports
By Cooper Chadwick Looking to reach her highest potential in her final year, senior Carlie Brummer is the lone senior for a young Beloit-St. John’s team. Being the only senior means Brummer has to step into a more of a leadership role than she had to have last year, and she is ready to do […]
Little River’s Logan Renken – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Raleigh Insurance
By Cooper Chadwick Being the only senior for Little River this year, head coach Erik Base will look to Logan Renken for leadership throughout the season. “Logan is a three-year letter winner for our program. He has done a great job of exemplifying our core values on and off the floor,” Base said. “It has […]
VYPE Kansas girls basketball watch list sponsored by Shelter Insurance
To add someone to this list please email [email protected] Kelly Theurer, South Haven, Junior “Kelly averaged 10 points a game at the guard position. We will rely on a fast-paced style, balanced scoring and pressure defense to have success.” – coach Mike Heater Paige Corter, Flinthills, Senior “Paige has been a consistent scorer and rebounder […]
VYPE Kansas boys basketball watch list sponsored by Shelter Insurance
To add someone to this list please email [email protected] Brendan Billings, KC Christian, Sophomore Austin Baalmann, Andale, Senior “One of the best in the league during last season and has the chance to be MVP of the league this year. Austin’s athleticism has continued to increase to go along with his high percentage shooting from […]
Little River’s Arika Feldman – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Lyons Federal Bank and BZ Bee
By Cooper Chadwick Having numerous division two offers is not enough for junior Arika Feldman – she’s hungry to show she deserves more. Last year for Little River, Feldman averaged 14 points per game with six rebounds but for her that’s not enough. Feldman decided to make that a focus of improvement this summer. “During […]
Elyria Christian’s Addison Swenson – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by The Furniture Store of Kansas
By Cooper Chadwick Hoping to become a better three -point shooter and finally break the record for most three pointers made in a season, Elyria Christan’s Addison Swenson is ready to get back on the court and do just that. Last year Swenson finished the season with 36 three-pointers, shooting nearly 30 percent, and she […]
Clifton-Clyde’s Sevy Wurtz – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Todd Clover Farm Bureau
Excelling in sports at a young age, junior Sevy Wurtz grew up playing two years up to have decent competition and she is ready to do big things this year for Clifton-Clyde basketball. Sevy Wurtz, who is coached by her father Kieran Wurtz, has big goals for herself this season and has put in the […]
Hanover’s Braylon Meyn – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Nex-Tech
By Cooper Chadwick Hoping to break 1,000 career points as a junior, Braylon Meyn of Hanover high school is excited to get back on the court and help his team make it to state. Last year, Meyn averaged 14 points per game as well as five rebounds. To reach his goal of breaking 1,000 points, he […]
Beloit-St. John’s Edward Horinek – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Salina Ortho
By Cooper Chadwick After being told he couldn’t play sports again without having surgery, junior Edward Horinek is back and ready to lead his team to a state championship. Beloit-St. John’s point guard has been dealing with medical issues for the last eight months and was diagnosed with a heart condition in March where he […]