Take K-96 far enough west and you’ll run into a tiny town that stretches only a mile long called Ness City.
The town is lined with red-brick roads and has just one four-way stop. The high school typically has around 110 students and competes athletically at the Class 2A level. And if you want McDonald’s, Wal-Mart or a movie theater, you’ll have to drive for another hour.
Coming from this background, Regan Stiawalt never thought of herself as a Division-I volleyball player.
That part didn’t come until Stiawal, a springy, 5-foot-11 outside hitter, caught Chris Lamb’s eye at his summer camp at Wichita State.