Q: Can you explain how what you eat can harm your brain and what you can eat to help protect it? -- Dave R., Santa Fe, N.M.A: Your brain is somewhat isolated from what's going on in the rest of your body. It is enveloped by what's called the blood-brain barrier, a protective layer lining the inside of blood vessels in your brain, designed to keep infections and toxins away from it.
Fort Hays State University (FHSU) has again established itself at the forefront of entrepreneurial education, showcasing the remarkable potential of its students. In the second annual entrepreneurial competition against the University of Connecticut, FHSU celebrated its second victory.
Extreme weather and financial stress are two big factors affecting mental health among farmers, and the two are often intertwined.
In his first year, Head Coach Devin Ryan has high hopes for a young Victoria Knights basketball team. An ambitious and successful group of athletes, Ryan will only have four days to prepare with a full team, following the Knights run at a state football title that concluded Saturday.
After losing two renowned names in the Ellis Wrestling program, Head Coach Ron Haag is optimistic about the culture both Kaydawn Haag and Mason Younger left behind, ushering in a new era of state caliber athletes.
SCHEDULE12/6 Hill City12/10-14 @ Quinter12/17 @ Phillipsburg12/20 @ Ellinwood1/10 Smith Center1/14 @ LaCrosse1/16 @ TMP1/18-25 @ MCL1/28 Victoria1/31 Norton2/7 Trego2/11 @ Ness City2/14 Oakley2/18 Hoxie2/21 @ Plainville2/25 @ Russell3/3-8 Substate3/12-15 State ROSTERNatalee North 12Addison Kohl 12Isabella Eck 12Avery Boydston 11Jocelyn Eck 10Taylor Kohl 10Evelyn Merriman 10Rylan Aschenbrenner 9Haylee Comer 9.
Averi Windholz is a name that 1A-II opponents should know and respect. The senior post led her team with 14.4 points per game, the Knights ending the season at 9-13.
Last year, history was made as the Russell Broncos crowned their first ever state champion in 145-pounder Jaden Ney. The junior took a perfect 31-0 record all the way to the top of the podium, along with tournament titles at Trego, Great Bend, Larned, Salina South, Hoisington, Hays and Nickerson.
The Russell Boys Wrestling team will look to state qualifiers Xzephren Donner, Teagan Pfeifer and Brayden Suchy in the 2024-25 season, as they hope to make their return to the state championship come February.