Ell-Saline High School – SAFE Spotlight Presented By KTSRO
By Matt Browning The Ell-Saline SAFE program has done many positive things throughout the school, but its partnership with the Saline County KDOT team might be the most. The two organizations work together during Winter Driver Preparedness Week. “During the week we had a different theme every day to educate our drivers about the dangers […]
Clay Center’s Allison Adams – Athlete Spotlight Presented By Oliver’s Sports
By Hayden Swope Allison Adams, a softball player at Clay Center, was an honorable mention all-league infielder last year. Adams knew that no matter the outcome of the season, she would always be thankful for the teammates and friends she made along the way. “The season didn’t go as planned as we struggled at times […]
Girls Track Recap Presented By Salina Regional Sports Medicine
Class 1A 4×100 Meter Relay Little River’s Alaina Eck, Kami Grasser, Ashley Stephenson, and Saelyn Raleigh finished second with a time of 51.18 Class 1A Triple Jump Little River’s Havana Olander finished first with a jump of 37-10.50 Class 2A 100 Meter Dash Moundridge’s Cammi Unruh finished second with a time of 12.58 Bennington’s Rori […]
Boys Track Recap Presented By Salina Tech
Class 1A 400 Meter Dash Little River’s Andrew Smith finished third with a time of 51.06 Class 2A 100 Meter Dash Lyndon’s Tanner Heckel finished first with a time of 10.78 Class 2A 200 Meter Dash Eureka’s TJ Mills finished first with a time of 22.78 Moundridge’s Kaden Elmore finished second with a time of […]
McPherson’s Haely Hagemann – Athlete Spotlight Presented By Bluestem Pace
By Hayden Swope McPherson’s first team all-league catcher Haely Hagemann used all the competition she saw during the season to prepare for those postseason games. Falling to Andale in the regional championship game, Hagemann is still proud of the hard work put in over the season. “We saw some tough 5A and 6A competition that […]
Concordia’s Erinae Flesher – Athlete Spotlight Presented By Salina Ortho
By Hayden Swope Concordia’s 2023 first team all-league infielder Erinae Flesher had high hopes heading into the spring season. With this being her last year as a Panther, Flesher wanted to do everything she could to make it the best season yet. “It was my senior year which meant it was my last year,” Flesher […]
State Golf Recap Presented By Visit Wichita
Class 4A Individual McPherson’s Blaize Hoover finished first with a score of 139 “It was very rewarding to see him finish a round after leading many tournaments this year,” McPherson head coach Kurt Kinnamon said. “He had an outstanding work ethic, and it is great to see that pay off. It is always good to […]
State Swim Recap Presented By WSU Tech
Class 5-1A 50 Yard Freestyle Hillsboro’s Lauryn Vogt finished first with a time of 23.77 McPherson’s Danica Brunk finished third with a time of 24.53 Salina Central’s Josie Ebel finished eighth with a time 25.73 1 Meter Diving Salina Central’s Caroline Fields finished sixth with a score of 360.20 100 Yard Butterfly Hillsboro’s Lauryn Vogt […]
Salina Central’s Cas Gonzalez – Bowling Spotlight Presented By The Alley
By Matt Browning Even though it was her first and only season as a varsity bowler for Salina Central, Cas Gonzalez made an impact for the Mustangs. Gonzalez provided depth and accepted her role for Central, which was to be a good teammate and step up when called upon. “She only bowled one season which […]
Salina South’s, Dominique Girard – Athlete Spotlight Presented By American Family Insurance, Jeff Wells
By Hayden Swope Salina South’s Dominique Girard spent all season trying to accomplish the one goal of having fun all season long while also being successful on and off the green. “Overall the season went pretty well,” Girard said. “Individually, I improved from last season and was fighting for a final top six regional spot […]