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preston williams

It isn't hard to figure out Preston's favorite sport.

The graduate-to-be played baseball all four years at MHS, and said it was the one sport he would like to coach in the future.

This year he secured a starting spot in the varsity lineup, playing both outfield and first base.

Ironically, it wasn't a moment during a game that was his most memorable moment.

When Preston leaves MHS he will fondly remember a water chugging contest he and his teammates had. He drank so much water it made his stomach hurt.

Although baseball has been a big part of Preston's life he will be attending Salina Area Technical College this fall to major in diesel technology.

He said he doesn't think he will be playing baseball anymore, but does someday hope to coach.

allie maddox

A rare four-sport athlete, Allie has been a member of the track, softball, volleyball, and basketball teams at MHS.

She competed in track her freshman and sophomore years, and switched over to softball her junior year and was named first-team all-league designated hitter.

Basketball was the only sport she competed in all four years, but if not for an injury, she wouldn't have missed her junior season of volleyball.

Her most memorable moments range from watching her basketball coach Daryl Enos jump for joy whenever the team did something right, and both giving and receiving a black eye during basketball practice.

This fall Allie will attend Highland Community College and major in pre-physical therapy. She also will play for the basketball team and try to avoid an embarrassing moment like she had in softball.

In her first MHS softball game she was rounding third base and heading home before she fell flat on her face five feet in front of home plate. Luckily the ball was still in the outfield, and Allie bear-crawled the rest of the way as her team jumped for joy and laughed at the same time.

After her two years at Highland, Allie hopes to transfer to a four-year school to finish her physical therapy degree and hopefully continue playing basketball.

adrienne chamberland

Adrienne, like Allie, has competed in four different sports, and managed another.

The senior has played volleyball and basketball all four years, and competed in track all but her freshman year when she was a member of the softball team. This past fall she managed the cross country team.

After being a part of hundreds of games at MHS, Adrienne will take away something different than most athletes.

It's not about the stats, or the wins and the losses, instead she always will remember how a team can come together to "fight with heart, courage and determination through adversity, against an opponent."

"At the end of the day satisfaction comes from inwardly knowing that only the best was put forth into every step, not what the scoreboard read," she said.

While Adrienne plans to play intramural athletics at Wichita State University this fall, she will be taking her philosophy of sports into the nursing field.

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