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Nex-Tech Wireless Supporting Cast: Will Ast

In a time when men and women have left officiating in droves, William Ast has stepped up in a big way.The 19-year-old 2023 Ingalls High graduate has been reffing four and sometimes five nights a week on top of being a full time student at Garden City Community College.
Ingalls grad Will Ast is giving back to the high schools in his area by helping to alleviate an officiating shortage, all while carrying a full-time academic load at Garden City Community College. (Photo: Sandy Myers)

Around the Horn

Let's go "Around the Horn" with Salina Ortho, Kansas Pregame's look at some of the top baseball stories from across the state, presented by Central Kansas' largest Orthopedic's Practice, Salina Ortho.

In the Circle

Let's go "In the Circle" with Salina Ortho, Kansas Pregame's look at some top softball stories from across the state, presented by Central Kansas' largest Orthopedic's Practice, Salina Ortho.

The Chase Kat with the heart of a Lion

Special to Kansas PregameCHASE - There may not be a better inspirational story in the state than the one developing here in rural central Kansas.The Chase Kats have a real life hero these days. He’s 4-foot-7, 95-pound sophomore Layd’n Hinderliter, who the past eight years has battled cancer.
Layd'n Hinderliter on his final hole waiting to putt at McCracken's sand green golf course. (Photo: Submitted)

Around the Horn

*Kansas Pregame is starting a trial run of providing baseball scores and stats for select teams in the central portion of the state. Looking for a specific team? Use the 'Find' feature on your browser to search within this article. Check back throughout the week as more scores are updated.
Hesston senior Whit Rhodes, a Nebraska baseball commit, is leading the way for a Swather team that is now 9-2 on the season. (Photo: Heather Kindall Photography)

In the Circle

*Kansas Pregame is starting a trial run of providing softball scores and stats for select teams in the central portion of the state. Looking for a specific team? Use the 'Find' feature on your browser to search within this article. Check back throughout the week as more scores are updated.
Holcomb senior Korryn Johnson went over 700 career strikeouts last week. (Photo: Heather Kindall Photography)

Kane is able

Special to Kansas Pregame One of Isaac Kane’s biggest fans continues to provide inspiration even five years after her death. “I’ve always lived to run and have always wanted to be the fastest kid from middle school till now,” the Jefferson County North senior standout said.
Jefferson County North's Isaac Kane runs a leg of a Charger relay. (Photo: Submitted)

SP Pop-up Combine sees great turnout

Sharp Performance hosted a free pop-up combine at Kansas Wesleyan on Saturday and nearly 70 athletes from sixth grade all the way up to current juniors were tested in the broad jump, vertical jump, 40-yard dash, and pro agility drill.
(L-R): Wichita South sophomore Rawshawn Johnson, Goddard junior Jaden Cohens, and Beloit sophomore Brody Litton were among the top performers at Saturday's Sharp Performance Free Pop-up Combine. (Johnson and Cohens photo by Kansas Pregame; Litton photo by Jaci Stone Photography)
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