A new coach and a new league are among the challenges for the Newton High School boys’ basketball team in the upcoming season.Newton will have four starters and three other letterwinners returning.Paul Reichenberger will head the Railers this season.
The Newton High School girls’ wrestling team will have extraordinary depth in just its sixth season of action.Newton coach Tommy Edgmon reports more than 30 girls have come out for the team this season, which may allow the Railers to fill every weight class.Edgmon is assisted by Matt Treaster, who leads the team on the mat, along with Emily Torres and three-time Railer state medalist Jaymie Murry.Newton was 3-2 in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I dual meets last season, the most scorable league dual meets the Railers have ever competed in.
The Newton Homeschool Panther boys’ basketball team lost a few players to graduation, but will be returning a number of players as well.The Panthers will be coached this season by Michael Busenitz, in his first season.Newton was 8-16 last season, 2-3 in league play.
The Newton Panther Homeschool girls’ basketball team will have a new coach and five returning starters for the upcoming season.Hannah Busenitz is in her first season as the head coach.
The Newton High School boys’ wrestling team will look to a cadre of four returning state qualifiers to lead the team this season.Tommy Edgmon returns for his 11th season as the Railers’ coach.
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Under second-year coach Demetric Williams, the Newton High School boys’ basketball team will look to take another step forward in the rebuilding process.Williams is assisted by Jermaine Brown, Keenen Coley and Tanner Wallace.Newton was 2-18 last season, 2-10 in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I play.
The Newton High School girls’ basketball team will have a new coach and a lot of new faces taking the court for the 2023-24 season.Billy Bledsoe takes the reins of the team, succeeding Tavis Leake, who left for an assistant coaching spot at Friends University.Bledsoe is a former assistant at his alma mater Graceland University as well as Newman.
GOESSEL — The Goessel Bluebirds return four starters and two other letterwinners to prepare themselves for the Wheat State League grind.Ryan Hoopes begins his 17th season as the Bluebirds’ coach.Goessel was 12-9 last season, 5-3 in WSL play.Goessel fell to Canton-Galva in the Class 1A, Division I sub-state quarterfinals.Returning starters include Cheyenne Sawyer (5-5, sr., PG, 11.5 ppg), Braylyn Hoopes (5-5, sr., G), Jaicee Griffin (5-8, sr., P) and Abbigail Funk (5-4, jr., G).
HALSTEAD — With its entire starting lineup back, the Halstead High School girls’ basketball team is looking to be in the thick of the Central Kansas League and Class 3A state races.Derek Schutte begins his 11th season at Halstead.