VOTE NOW! Which Salina Area Boys Basketball Player Should We Feature? Presented by Visit Wichita (Poll ends 10/30)
The high school boys basketball season is on the horizon! Be sure to vote in the Salina Area Boys Basketball poll so we know who we should feature in the Basketball Preview issue of the magazine. Voting ends on October 30 at 10 pm. Please note that the use of voting software or bots will […]
Hanover’s Rieken Stallbaumer-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Visit Wichita
By Hayden Swope Hanover’s Rieken Stallbaumer has been training for the season all summer, spending countless hours at the field. Last season, Stallbaumer was a second team all-league athlete for the Wildcats. “I’ve been preparing for the season by attending team camps, weights, and conditioning sessions and participating in seven on seven drills,” Stallbaumer said. […]
Rural Vista’s Logan Tate-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Salina Regional Sports Medicine
By Hayden Swope Rural Vista’s Logan Tate has been looking forward to the upcoming football season since he stepped off the field last year. The all-league athlete has been staying in shape by training all offseason. “I focused the majority of my summer preparing for the season,” Tate said. “I go to morning weights every […]
Sylvan-Lucas’ Cade Brokes-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Salina Tech
By Hayden Swope Cade Brokes of Sylvan-Lucas spent all offseason working and training to ready himself for the fall season. “To prepare for the upcoming season, I attended numerous camps and combines along with lifting weights the majority of the week,” Brokes said. Even in a short amount of time, Brokes is looking forward to […]
Hanover’s Camron Jueneman-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Commercial Tire
By Hayden Swope Camron Jueneman, a Hanover athlete, has been preparing for the season ever since last year’s season ended. The first team all-league defensive lineman is ready to be back. “To prepare for the upcoming season I’ve been actively participating in team camps and weightlifting, with hopes to improve my strength and speed,” Jueneman […]
Blue Dragon Spotlight-William Thacker-Presented by Hutchinson Community College
By Matt Browning William Thacker was a first generation college attendee and graduate and according to him he had “little support and faith that his journey through college would be a fruitful one.” But then the Hutchinson Community College football program came calling and Thacker’s life was forever changed. “The world class education, the pursuit […]
Little River’s Kyler Bergkamp-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Horizon Real Estate Services
By Matt Browning Kyler Bergkamp from Little River has already experienced success as a high school football player. He was a first team all-league defensive back last year and was also honorable mention all-state. Bergkamp will again be in the secondary for the Redskins in 2024, but he will also be Little River’s primary ball […]
Ell-Saline’s Lucas Correa-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Visit Wichita
By Matt Browning Lucas Correa plays wide receiver and defensive back for Ell-Saline, but it’s his kicking that he is most proud of. “I am most excited to kick again this season,” Correa said. “Out of many things I do it is definitely what I do best and felt as if I was born to […]
Ell-Saline’s Reese Krone-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Wikoff Accounting Solutions
By Matt Browning Playing for one of the top 8-Man I teams, Ell-Saline’s Reese Krone understands the expectations that not only this season, but every season brings, by being a Cardinal. “I am most excited for that very first snap of the year,” Krone said. All of the nerves are going and all of the […]
Canton-Galva’s Noah Collins-Athlete Spotlight-Presented by Bluestem Pace
By Matt Browning Being that he was chosen first team all-league defensive line last season, it’s difficult to imagine just how much better Canton-Galva’s Noah Collins can be in 2024. But he was focused on do just that throughout the summer months. “One thing I would like to improve on this year is increasing my speed […]