Salina Central’s Parker Graves – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Kelly Kitchener Shelter Insurance
By Hayden Swope Salina Central’s Parker Graves is most excited to share one final year on the field with teammates he has known since childhood. “This season I am most excited to play one last year with my buddies,” Graves said. “I grew up playing tee ball and coach pitch with these guys so it’s […]
Blue Dragon Spotlight – Brayden Henry – Presented by Hutchinson Community College
By Matt Browning Hutchinson Community College baseball player Brayden Henry has settled into life as a Blue Dragon, and everything has been just as he hoped. “So far, my experience at Hutch has been very good,” Henry said. “I have established good relationships with all of my teammates and coaches. Our season is also off […]
Chapman’s Aven Woods – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Hog Wild Pit BBQ
Chapman senior Aven Woods plays everywhere for the Fighting Irish. He can play catcher, first base and outfield. “Aven Woods has worked harder to become a great ballplayer than anyone I’ve coached. He is always working to be a better player and person. In his first three HS seasons, he played every infield position, including […]
McPherson’s Rebecca Lulloff – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Bluestem Pace
By Cooper Chadwick As one of the leading scorers for the last two years for Mcpherson, senior Rebecca Lulloff plays forward for the Bullpups. “She has the ability to always be in the right place at the right time. She plays big and fearless,” head coach Chris Adrian said. Lulloff spent the offseason very busy […]
Salina South’s Gabriel Autry – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Nex-Tech
By Hayden Swope Salina South’s Gabriel Autry is excited to test his progress and growth after dealing with injuries last year. “The thing that I am most excited about this season is seeing how much I have improved since last year,” Autry said. “Last year, I had hamstring issues all season, which made it hard […]
Chapman’s Kyle Cook – Coach of the Month – Presented Salina Regional Orthopedic Clinic
By Matt Browning Kyle Cook is in his fourth year as the head softball coach at Chapman. He has worn many hats at both the middle school and high school levels, but softball is right up his alley, especially since he has coached his two daughters’ summer teams. “My coaching philosophy as a program first […]
Inman’s Maddison Parsons – Poll Winner – Presented by Hutchinson Community College
By Matt Browning Inman softball player Maddison Parsons put together an impressive stat line last year. She hit .543 with an OPS of 1.298 and scored 51 runs. However, the Teutons fell short of their ultimate goal of winning a state championship. Because of that, Parsons is determined to improve her game so the final […]
Lyons’ Logan Isaac – Poll Winner – Presented by WSU Tech
By Matt Browning Logan Isaac from Lyons has been fortunate to play on state tournament teams for football and basketball, so he wants to add a third one to his career. “A main goal I have for this team is to get to state,” Isaac said. “I would love for that success to carry right […]
Ellsworth’s Josie Kueser – Student Spotlight – Presented by Commercial Tire
By Matt Browning Agriculture, FFA, and the outdoors have been ingrained in Ellsworth’s Josie Kueser for as long as she can remember. “I have grown up in production agriculture on a seventh-generation cow/calf operation so I have been involved in agriculture my entire life,” Kueser said. “I first joined 4-H when I was six years […]
Field of the Month – Obrate Indoor Facility – Presented by Hellas Construction
By Matt Browning Hellas Construction recently completed an extensive project—an indoor multipurpose facility—for the Refinery Project in Garden City. “On this project they designed the turf to have two baseball infields along with two softball infields,” said Michael Selzer, president of Dick Construction. “It also has an 80-yard football field and a soccer field. They […]