Southwest Kansas
ALL-LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCEFIRST TEAMKya Behr, Great BendPiper Harris, Garden CityPiper Mellinger, Dodge CityMolly Martin, HaysCassie Ellegood, Great BendAnnie Humphrey, HaysSECOND TEAMKara Feist, Great BendCait Pfaff, Dodge CityCharly Vollertsen, Garden CityShamari Lewis, LiberalAleeya Cruz, Garden CityJersey Bogner, Dodge CityPLAYER OF THE YEAR: Piper Harris, Garden CityCOACH OF THE YEAR: Shelly Duvall, Great BendSOUTHERN PLAINS IROQUOIS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATIONFIRST TEAMIsabel Bowman, BucklinOlivia Stein, IngallsJill Schmeeckle, IngallsRemy Tate, IngallsDallas Sherman, MeadeCharity Powell, MeadeCameron Ross, SatantaIzzy Hackney, South CentralAllie Reed, South GrayMakiah Kliesen, SpearvilleSECOND TEAMKarlee Evans, BucklinBlake Dansel, Hodgeman Co.Ava Little, Kiowa Co.Braegen Shelor, MinneolaAbby Hands, Pawnee HeightsGracie York, South CentralJacee Deges, South GrayClara Breneman, South GrayKeagan Showalter, South GrayMakenzie Preisner, SpearvilleFaith Ackerman, SpearvilleCheyenne Ackerman, SpearvilleMorghyn Rucker, SpearvilleHONORABLE MENTIONCamdyn Cunningham, AshlandSayler Stapleton, MeadeMea Alexander, South CentralHI-PLAINS LEAGUEFIRST TEAMAryn Michaelis, LakinKalyn King, LakinJuanita Puentes, Southwestern HeightsAvery Scott, Stanton CountyKimber Thomeczek, SyracuseEmma Berning, Wichita CountyAshlynn Ricke, Wichita CountyMOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Aryn Michaelis, LakinCOACH OF THE YEAR: Darcy Calkins, LakinSECOND TEAMAlyssa Edgington, LakinJordan McCombs, LakinLacie Banman, Southwestern HeightsKourtney Hudgens, Stanton CountySophie Gould, SyracuseClara Koehn, Wichita CountyMcKenzie Porter, Wichita CountyHONORABLE MENTIONMaddy Brewer, ElkhartCamila Garcia, ElkhartElitza Fonseca, LakinTaegan Oldham, LakinAdeline Woods, Southwestern Heights
Area football teams advance in state playoffs
Five area high school football teams have punched their tickets to continue their seasons, aiming for a state championship, with regional wins.In Class 3A, Holcomb made the long road trip to St.
Advocates of imperiled lesser prairie chicken say market incentives key to expanding habitat
TOPEKA — Entrepreneur and conservationist Wayne Walker says the business of saving the lesser prairie chicken in Kansas required wider commitment to paying market rates to landowners dedicated to improving grassland habitat for the vulnerable birds.He said companies involved in energy production within regions favored by the prairie chicken often had good intentions in terms of addressing the need for biological diversity and addressing climate change concerns.
Holcomb advances with playoff win over Marysville
The Holcomb High School football team opened postseason play on Friday with a 12-7 victory in front of the home crowd over Marysville to move on to regional play..The Longhorn defense showed its strength through the game, holding the Bulldogs scoreless through three quarters until allowing a single touchdown in the fourth.Holcomb got on the board in the second quarter as quarterback Keegan Johnson scored a rushing touchdown.