In a ceremony April 27, Lauren Schutter signed her letter of intent to play volleyball at Michigan State University.
This is Sparta | Schutter signs with Michigan State volleyball
Alumni Assistance | Recent graduates Miller, Wertzberger assist fall sports
Assistant coaches Cara Miller and Mitchell Wertzberger are essential keys to their respective team’s successes through coaching, but recently they were keys to success as players too.
State volleyball ends in pool play
Charger volleyball ended its season in pool play at the state tournament Friday afternoon, going 1-2.
Volleyball continues streak of postseason success
The Wabaunsee volleyball team is going to state for the fourth year in a row. 2A state takes place in Dodge City Friday and Saturday. The Chargers will take on Hillsboro, Smith Center and St. Marys Colgan in Pool 1.The Chargers will face Hillsboro on Friday at 3:30 for their first match. The top two teams from each pool will move on to the semifinals Saturday morning.
Volleyball enters home sub-state as #2 seed
Volleyball enters the postseason with confidence, knowing there’s a shot at qualifying for a fourth-straight state tournament. The team, which finished its regular season at 29-8, is ranked seventh in 2A by the Kansas Volleyball Coaches Association. The team has the #2 seed at sub-state, which means a rematch with #7 seed St. Marys (9-25) at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Letter to the Editor | Charger should emphasize positives
This is in response to the October 7 editorial “Destructive behavior reflects poorly on entire student body” that was published in the Wabaunsee High School student newspaper, The Charger. To clarify, the opinion article “Destructive behavior reflects poorly on entire student body” contained misleading statements. Rather than focusing on negative events, the positive outcomes from these life lessons are what should be sought after.
WHS volleyball looks to build on recent success with new coach
The Wabaunsee volleyball team expects to achieve great things again this season. The team returns four starters, with three previous state appearances for the senior class — taking second as freshmen, first as sophomores and third as juniors. Though the team is bringing in a lot of previous players, there is a new addition to the group: head coach Chris Smart.
Capoun resigns as WHS volleyball coach
Head volleyball coach Tracy Capoun resigned last week, ending her second run as Charger head coach with a 188-61 record, including four state appearances — 3rd place in 2020, 2nd place in 2018 and a state championship in 2019.
WHS 2020 | Charger counts down the top stories of the year
To celebrate the end of a year that we are all happy to put behind us, the Charger staff compiled the ten biggest WHS stories of the 2020. From sports to elections to unexpected plagues — it was quite a year. Check back every day until the end of the year to see the biggest stories of 2020.
10. Volleyball returns to state
WHS Volleyball places 3rd at state
WHS volleyball team came home with 3rd place finish at state tournament.
The Chargers had a rough start to the day, going 0-3 in pool play.
The Chargers faced Heritage Christian Academy in their first match. They lost a tough first set 20-25, and a second 15-25. They went on to play Smith Center, losing 25-25, 25-8. Their last match of pool play was against Hillsboro, which they lost 25-18, 25-7.
“We were pretty discouraged,” said junior Kaelyn Conrad. “We weren’t happy with how we were playing at that point. If we had played at our season’s best we would have done better in pool play.”
The Charger 