Salina Central’s Caroline Fields – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Daran Neuschafer American Family Insurance
By Hayden Swope While swimming has made a big impact on Salina Central’s Caroline Fields, a sport she did when she was younger set her up for recent success, and she wasn’t even expecting it. “I started swimming and diving for Salina Central High School when I was a freshman, but I did gymnastics for […]
Moundridge’s Brian Holloway – Coach of the Month – Presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic Clinic
By Matt Browning For 17 years, Brian Holloway has been a part of the Moundridge track program. His first year was an assistant under longtime coach, Perry Koehn. Then Holloway took over the program. “I learned so much from Perry about how to train and treat kids,” Holloway said. “He was a true gem.” While Holloway […]
Inman Girls Track – Team Spotlight – Presented by Visit Wichita
By Matt Browning The Inman girls track team is the defending Class 2A champions and the cupboard is plenty full for the 2025 season. Multiple state qualifiers return including seniors Kate Nichols and Dakota Nees, juniors Suttyn Harris, Morgan Froese and Allison Schrag and an emerging and talented sophomore class. “While we know the competition […]
Blue Dragon Spotlight – Ryan Ruggiero – Presented by Hutchinson Community College
By Matt Browning Hutchinson Community College’s Ryan Ruggiero has a unique situation as a Blue Dragon. Not only does the redshirt freshman play baseball, but he also plays in the jazz band. The fact that he was able to do both was one of the things that was so appealing about Hutch CC for Ruggiero. […]
Moundridge’s Cammi Unruh – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Bluestem Pace
By Cooper Chadwick Junior Cammi Unruh holds the Moundridge school record for long jump and the 200 meter dash; she hopes to hold even more records in her third year with the Wildcats. Aside from long jump and the 200-meter, Unruh also runs the 100-meter, 4×1, 4×4 and competes in the triple jump. Unruh has […]
McPherson’s Cora Pavlovich – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Nex-Tech
By Matt Browning The definition of hard work for McPherson softball player Cora Pavlovich is more than just the physical aspect of it. It’s being mentally tough, too. “These challenges can be during games, practices, or even in your personal life,” Pavlovich said. “Persevering through these issues is hard work and takes both effort and endurance.” […]
Rural Vista’s Tucker Mein – Call of the Wild Athlete – Presented by Commercial Tire
By Matt Browning Rural Vista’s Tucker Mein has loved the outdoors his entire life, but it’s all he has only known. “I’ve always been interested in the outdoors and it’s always been something that I’ve enjoyed,” Mein said. “My family has always been outdoorsy so I didn’t know any different.” Mein has a wide variety of […]
Minneapolis’ Mason Smith – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Scott Ausherman American Family Insurance
Minneapolis senior track and field athlete Mason Smith is one of the hardest workers around. The senior competes in Pole Vault, Javelin, 400m dash, the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay. Smith is the son of former K State athlete and Minneapolis head coach Linda Smith so he has been involved in track his whole […]
Concordia’s Luke Donovan – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Oliver’s Sports
By Matt Browning Being able to overcome a bad shot and not turning that into a bad round is one of things Concordia’s Luke Donovan is focusing on improving in 2025. “One area I want myself to improve on this year is my metal side,” Donovan said. “I want to be able to play through my emotions […]
Hellas Construction wins Effectory Award
VYPE is proud to partner with Hellas, which has been awarded the World-class Workplace label for 2024-2025 by Effectory. This recognition celebrates outstanding employership and is based entirely on the feedback of the Hellas employees. Hellas received this award because their eNPS and employership scores that surpassed regional benchmarks. Congratulations to Michelle Kuhns and all of […]