Clifton-Clyde’s Sevy Wurtz – Track Poll Winner – Presented by Salina Regional Sports Medicine
By Blake Chadwick As a junior, not many athletes around the state accomplish even half of the feats that Clifton-Clyde’s Sevy Wurtz has accomplished on the court and on the track. Wurtz, who has been running since the age of six, has always been one of the top athletes in the state. As a young […]
SE-Saline’s Brayden Walker – Track Poll Winner – Presented by Salina Regional Sports Medicine
By Blake Chadwick Since 2019, when SE-Saline junior Brayden Walker started running track, he has made his mark as one of the best distance runners in the state. “Brayden is a great young man,” head coach Wade Casselman said. “He works very hard to be the best that he can be both academically and when […]
Republic County’s Avery Stindt – Softball Poll Winner – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Matt Browning When most baseball or softball players work on their hitting in the offseason, the focus is on adding power or cutting down on strikeouts. For Republic County’s Avery Stindt, she wanted to improve on something else at the plate. “I am wanting to improve on my bunting and my hitting placement in […]
Little River’s Spencer Strecker – Baseball Poll Winner – Presented by WSU Tech
By Matt Browning The 2025 baseball season is going to be a little more special for Spencer Strecker of Little River. “The biggest thing I’m excited about would have to be that I get to play with my brother Camden for the first time, because he will be a freshman,” Strecker said. “My younger brother in seventh […]
Salina South’s Natalia Silvestre – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Spencer Cleaning
By Cooper Chadwick With the goal of playing college soccer, Salina South senior midfielder Natalia Silvestre has been working on the little things to improve her game. “One thing I am hoping to improve on is my service balls. As a midfielder, a good service ball over the top can create chances, and I want […]
Salina South’s Morgan Jenousek – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Jeff Wells American Family Insurance
Photo Credit : 311’s By Blake Chadwick Salina South senior Morgan Jenousek has been playing softball since she was five years old, always being one of the most positive and best teammates and players on her team. “Morgan is a great player and a kind person,” head coach Brea Vidrine said. “She is a player […]
Understanding Knee Pain – Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Treatments – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Odds are someone in your life has grappled with knee pain, whether chronic or acute. If you’re an athlete or a sports fan, you are likely familiar with ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tears. In fact, 314 ACL injuries occurred in the NFL during the 2015 to 2019 seasons. While knee pain can affect any age […]
Abilene’s Thomas Keener – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Visit Salina
By Cooper Chadwick Making it to state the last three years, senior shortstop Thomas Keener is hoping to end his final year of high school baseball the right way and leave his own legacy. “I want to keep moving the tradition and success recently built in the right direction. Having a good year would help […]
McPherson’s Carter Allen – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Galen Shields State Farm
By Matt Browning When your head coach refers to you as one of the best catchers in the state, it would be easy to carry a burden of expectation. But not for McPherson’s Carter Allen. “I would say that I don’t feel much pressure when coach says that,” Allen said. “I feel that because whenever I […]
Hillsboro’s Lauryn Vogt – Salina Area Girls Swimming Poll Winner – Presented by WSU Tech
By Blake Chadwick The older you get, the more an athlete understands, whether they like the sport, love the sport, or live the sport. For Hillsboro junior Lauryn Vogt, she is one who lives the sport. “Lauryn is a hardworking swimmer,” head coach MacKenzie Magee said. “When she is in the pool for a practice […]