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.
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He surpassed 10-feet in pole vault in just his second high school meet as a freshman.
Bryce Barkdull and his ascension to heights still unknown hasn’t stopped since.
“I started vaulting my freshman year, and I cleared 9-foot-6 at my first track meet,” the recent Andover Central High graduate said. “I was excited, but I had no idea what kind of journey this would take me on.”
After his 10-foot vault in his second meet, he went on to jump 10-6 that day.
Last Tuesday’s Sharp Performance Top Prospect Showcase at Salina Stadium saw nearly 175 football players from across the state, and from all classifications, perform in front of college coaches and media on a beautiful late spring day.
Find complete testing results at this link(link is external).
Here’s a look at a few noteworthy performances:
JJ Dunningan, 6-2, 190, DB, Manhattan, 2026
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SALINA - Hollywood’s best directors and producers couldn’t have written a much better script for Kansas high school baseball’s version of Hoosiers or Little Giants.
“We showed that no matter what seed you are, you can beat any team that stands in front of you,” Salina Central senior Brody Farthing said.
Central’s Mustangs entered Class 5A regionals two weeks ago with a 7-18 record and the 16th seed in 5A’s West bracket.
The Kansas Shrine Bowl is headed back to Dodge City for the second time in 2025. The Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors announced the 52nd Kansas Shrine Bowl presented by Mammoth will be played on Saturday, June 21st, 2025 at Memorial Stadium in Dodge City. “We are excited to bring the Kansas Shrine Bowl back to Dodge City,” said Brice Kesler, Executive Director of the Kansas Shrine Bowl. “The beautiful renovations to Memorial Stadium will provide a great host for our game and create the type of experience we want for our participants.”
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Brogan Rowley has admired watching Tyus Wilson jump. The admiration began when Wilson was a Sterling Black Bear and now Nebraska Cornhusker.
Later this week, the Ell-Saline junior attempts to break Wilson’s Class 2A high jump record in a regional meet at Jeff County North.
“My next goal is 7-2 at state to beat Tyus Wilson’s state record,” said Rowley, who set a personal record with a 7-foot clearance in last Friday’s Heart of America Conference meet at Moundridge.
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.
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Just call Mayce Russell the Mean Macksville Machine.
And that machine will be steamrolling northward towards Salina next August when she begins her collegiate track career as a Kansas Wesleyan Coyote.
“It is extremely exciting,” Russell said of competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. “I’m nervous to compete at the next level of course, but KWU feels like the right fit for me and I’m looking forward to this next chapter of my academic and athletic career.”
