FOOD TRUCK FRENZY Local food trucks showcase their locations and top sellers Rachel Wilson

FOOD TRUCK FOOD TRUCK Frenzy Frenzy

Local food trucks showcase their locations and top sellers.

Rachel Wilson, Reporter & Designer

Student Student Food Truck Food Truck Favorites Favorites salad chili fruit desserts roasted corn unique items barbeque

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MOBB Foods (moo oink bawk bawk)

(620)605-1500 https://www.facebook.com/JandAFoodWagons/ Can be found seasonally at Lowes, Home Depot or Tractor Supply Co. *Food truck available for catering and events Featured food: Miss Piggy

The Traveling Bowl

(620)474-2390 https://www.facebook.com/thetravelingbowl/ 2221 North Lorraine St. Hutchinson, Ks 67502 *Food truck available for catering and events Featured food: Meatloaf and Cheesy Hashbrowns

Val’s Berry Bowls

(620)802-1274 https://www.facebook.com/vlasyone/ 526 East 4th Ave. Hutchinson, Ks 67501 *Food truck available for catering and events Featured food: Val’s Berry Bowl

Los Mariachi

(620)480-0753 https://www.facebook.com/Los-Mariachis-Taqueria-104186514664958/ Can be found at Fastenal on 30th St. *Food truck available for catering and events Featured food: Pollo Mariachi

blue dragon Soccer

Dylan Shah, Reporter & Designer

After a very successful 2019 season, Head Soccer Coach Sammy Lane is looking to do the same but with a step forward in winning the western conference. Lane, coaching in his sixteenth season, was faced with a very unique preseason. After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lane was faced with a new set of challenges.

To begin, his overseas players were held in lock down which steered the Blue Dragons to recruiting locally from Kansas. Soon after picking up those players, NJCAA announced that the soccer season along with many other athletics had been pushed off until the end of the academic year. As the situation with the pandemic started to clear up, Lane was able to bring in all of his recruits and an additional six international players over the winter break which added more depth and excitement for the upcoming season. Throughout all of Lane’s 16 seasons with the Blue Dragons, he believes this year’s team may be one of his most talented yet.

Despite the 10-month wait around period for an active season, Lane see’s the delay as more of a benefit than anything. In past seasons, Lane started with nine to ten new players and a two-week period to turn them into a team.

Luckily this year, “the girls have gotten to know each other, slowly work into it and gotten a chance to fit everyone accordingly,” Lane said.

Along with Lane, many players see the delay the same way. From Nickerson, Madison Ontjes’ initial response was sad when she heard about the delay but she was also optimistic about it. individually.”

“It gave us a chance to get to practice Along with bonding, the team has crewith each other and learn how everyone ated a theme for the season. Returning as plays and to connect as a team. Looking a sophomore, Team Captain Marah Franke, back at the delay, it has surprisingly had Hometown, believes that “the theme of our a positive affect on our team because we team is to always have each other’s back.” have been able to bond and form really strong Franke’s role plays a big part of the team. friendships with each other,” Ontjes said. “Being a returning player has been fun getting to show the

“The extra time we were given as a team was fully taken new freshman around, answering questions, and giving them advantage of. We practiced every day of the week at six in the a safe place to talk. It has been harder adapting to a younger morning . The coaching staff constantly pushed us to be our team, but so worth it and I really believe we are stronger than best even if the season was seven months away,” Jordan Crone, we were last year,” Franke said. Midfield from Derby, said. “Collectively, we have been able to Overall, the Blue Dragon soccer team has gotten a unique play with each other for several months now and get in the experience of team bonding and excelled through this year as groove of things. The time we’ve had here has played to our a family. They currently have one win, one loss, and a double Dragon’s Tale • Soccer advantage when it comes to understanding how we all play overtime tie.

Photos by Dylan Shah

#8 Aimee Maher, Greystone, Ireland, dribbles the ball down the field. Maher, a freshmen midfiledher has started 3 games so far this season

Madison Ontjes, Nickerson

Chiara Stuenkel, Munich , Germany Samantha Vaughn, Maize

Jordan Crone, Derby

2020-2021 Schedule

April

Fri. 2 Fri. 2 at Johnson County CC at Johnson County CC L, 3-2 L, 3-2

Mon. 5 Mon. 5 at Barton CC at Barton CC T, 1-1 T, 1-1

Wed. 7 Wed. 7 Garden City CC Garden City CC W, 4-0 W, 4-0 Sat. 10 Sat. 10 Butler CC - KS Butler CC - KS W,4-2 W,4-2 Wed. 14 Wed. 14 at Cowley College at Cowley College Sat. 17 Sat. 17 Coffeyville CC Coffeyville CC Mon. 19 Mon. 19 Dodge City CC Dodge City CC Wed. 28 Wed. 28 Barton CC Barton CC

May

Sat. 1 Sat. 1 Neosho County CC Neosho County CC Mon. 3 Mon. 3 at Garden City CC at Garden City CC Wed. 5 Wed. 5 Cowley College Cowley College

Sat.8 Sat.8 at Kansas City CC at Kansas City CC Wed.12 Wed.12 at Dodge City CC at Dodge City CC

Ella-Mae Miller, Devon, England

Esther Karhayu,

Mombassa,, Kenya Cheyenne Busker, Maize

Marah Franke,