Derby High School has produced the Kansas Football Gatorade Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Junior running back Dylan Edwards earned the honor after finishing the season as the leading rusher in Kansas, totaling 42 touchdowns, en route to an 11-1 record and 6A state champion…
Junior Iowa State running back and Wichita Northwest alumnus Breece Hall was named Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year and became the first Cyclone to be unanimously named to the Associated Press All-American First team.
Buck O’Neil never uttered a single word of bitterness or regret about not being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Till the end, he urged those who loved and rooted for him to do the same.
This year, sophomore goalkeeper Ashton Conley was a key defensive piece in the Butler women's soccer team's best season since 2016. After finishing with a 17-5-2 record and capturing the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) and regional titles, the Lady Grizzlies earned a bert…
In a difficult season for the Newman Lady Jets soccer team, a lone bright spot was the strong play of their star defender Maria Stephens. Earlier this month, Stephen's solid defensive support for the Jets at the right-back position gained her 2nd Team All-Conference recognition from the Mid…
Wichita Northwest junior running back LJ Phillips helped the Grizzlies close out their regular season strong Friday, with a dominating 61-40 win over the Hays Indians. Phillips finished the game with two touchdowns and totaled over 140 yards on just ten carries.
Getting ready for his fifth season as the Newman Jets' Head Coach, Ron Allen, Jr. “RJ” understands the responsibility he carries every day. Allen has the day-to-day expectations of being the first Black man to lead the only private NCAA Division II program in the state of Kansas. Still, he …
AJ Morris is a graduate transfer 6-foot-3, 180-pound point guard on the Newman University Jets basketball team. Morris received his bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Alcorn State University before transferring to Newman to pursue a master’s in Business Administration.
The Community Voice Student-Athlete of the Week will serve as a platform to spotlight Black high school athletes in Wichita for their standout efforts in competition and in the classroom.
Shifts and pivots are part of the rhythm of business ownership. Independent business owners must innovate in areas where franchises already have a model to follow. They shift into an innovative marketing strategy; pivot to work in balance with changing business models. If you shift and pivot…
