Fall 2026 Athletes of the Week
Updated: Oct 1
September 20th - Septemeber 26th Athletes of the Week
Girls
Sawyer Shafer - Arapahoe
In the Warriors 3-0 win over Southwest on 9/22, Shafer tallied 40 assists and nine digs.
Boys
Cade Hays - Bertrand-Loomis
Hays placed 1st at the Franklin Invite on 9/22 with a time of 17:39.9.
Lucas Einspahr - Medicine Valley
Einspahr had 208 yards rushing, 4 touchdowns, and 11 tackles in the Raiders 56-28 win over SEM.
September 13th - Septemeber 19th Athletes of the Week
Girls
Oakley Stout - Medicine Valley
The Raiders went 1-2 and Stout had 43 kills, 68 digs, and six aces in those three matches.
Boys
Hunter Lans - Southern Valley
In the Eagles win over Maxwell, Lans had 333 yards rushing and five touchdowns. He also had 81 yards receiving and a touchdown.
The 333 yards tied the Southern Valley 8-Man School Record.
September 6th - Septemeber 12th Athletes of the Week
Girls
Jakcee Mitchell - Paxton
With the Tigers going 6-1 during the week, Mitchell had consistent play as she averaged 10.4 kills, 1.1 blocks, and 9.8 digs per match.
Boys
Drew Lewis - Alma
Lewis had 293 yards passing, 37 yards rushing and 7 total touchdowns. He had 5 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing scores in the Cardinals win against St. Cecilia.
Noah Zoltenko - Dundy County Stratton
In the Tigers 54-34 win over Cambridge, Zoltenko had 271 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns.
August 30th - September 5th Athletes of the Week
Girls
Emma Acton - Wauneta-Palisade
In the Broncos sweep over Wallace County, KS, Acton had 14 kills, 14 digs, 12 assists, and two aces; in the sweep over Cheylin, KS, she had 13 kills, nine digs, and 10 assists; and in their sweep over Brady, she had 19 kills, nine digs, 10 assists, and seven aces.
Boys
Mason Roblee - Medicine Valley
Roblee had 319 total yards, including 267 yards rushing, and eight total touchdowns in their win against Silver Lake.
August 23rd - August 29th Athletes of the Week
Girls
Aysha Neal - Alma
Neal placed 1st at the Medicine Valley Invite last Thursday with a time of 20:37.0, just a few seconds shy of a new personal best, which was from the State Meet last October.
Boys
Tyson Sullivan - Wallace
Sullivan had a huge game with 305 yards rushing and two touchdowns. He also added 11 tackles on defense in the Wildcats 53-19 win against South Platte.
August 16th - August 22nd Athletes of the Week
Girls
Kaitlyn Bradley - Southern Valley/Alma
The Saints Softball team went 3-1 last week. Bradley batted .500 (8-16) with 3 home runs and 8 RBI’s.
Maddie Kugler - Hi-Line
Kugler placed 1st at the Cambridge Invite with a score of 42. This was a 9-hole invite held on 8/20/26.
Boys
Bennett Wiese - Wauneta-Palisade
Wiese had a big game defensively as he recorded 19 tackles in the Broncos win over Maxwell, 16-7.
