Cougars prepare for tough fight with B&B

There is only one thing that Otis-Bison head coach Travis Starr and B&B Baileyville head coach Steve Tiernan agree on for sure: Saturday's Eight-Man Division-II state championship game will be a tough, hard-fought game.

Lady Cougars flying under radar at NJCAA tourney

When the Barton Community College volleyball team steps onto the court at 11 a.m. today to square off against No. 2-ranked Western Wyoming, Juliana Barros will be the most efficient volleyball player in the match.

No. 4 Barton faces No. 5 Darton in national tourney

Mynor Perez is the No. 3 goal scorer in the NJCAA with 28 goals in 22 games. On Thursday at 5:30 p.m., the Barton Community College men's soccer team will face the challenge of keeping him out of the back of the net. Perez plays for No. 5-ranked Darton of Cordele, Ga., which meets the No. 4 Cougars in the first round of the NJCAA national tournament in Tyler, Texas. "They have a guy up ...

Legacy

OTIS - Kevin Wissman led the Otis-Bison High School football team with 66 tackles on defense.

Cougars: Going to state

OTIS - The future holds only one thing for certain for the Otis-Bison High School football team: a trip to the Eight-Man Division-II state championship.

Region VI-champion BCC head to West Plains, Mo., next week

The Barton Community College volleyball team is preparing to travel to West Plains, Mo., to challenge the nation's No. 2 team - Western Wyoming - in the first round of the NJCAA national tournament.

Cougars: One win away

OTIS - When the Otis-Bison High School football team steps on the field tonight at 7 to clash with Ashland, it will be with best defense among the final four in the Eight-Man Division-II state playoffs.

Community Support

OTIS - For the past two years, the Otis-Bison High School football team has found itself in the Eight-Man Division-II state playoffs.

Karate Championship held in Larned

LARNED - Nathan Chlumsky, a third-degree black belt intructor in Karate and Kobujutsu Ancient Weaponry in Larned, held the Battle On The Plains 2 Kansas National Open Martial Arts Championship at the Larned High School on Saturday.

Four teams left in Eight-Man Division-II playoffs

The Otis-Bison High School football team is still standing after two rounds of the Eight-Man Division-II state playoffs.

Cougars clinch national tournament berth

The Barton Community College men's soccer team won a last-minute, heart-stopping victory against Western Texas at Cougar Fields on Saturday, scoring two goals to rally for a 2-1 win and take the NJCAA Plains District championship.

Otis-Bison advances to state semifinal

BIRD CITY - The Otis-Bison High School gridiron gang left Bird City with another lop-sided victory.

Otis-Bison faces lethal ground game

The Otis-Bison High School football team travels to Bird City on Saturday to challenge Cheylin in the second round of the Eight-Man Division-II state playoffs.

Prep Playoffs

JETMORE - The Macksville High School football team ran through a buzz-saw on Tuesday night, losing 70-24 to Hodgeman County in the Eight-Man Division-I state playoffs.

Otis-Bison blanks Fowler

OTIS - The Otis-Bison High School football team blanked Fowler on Tuesday, finishing the Goldbugs 46-0 with two seconds left in the third quarter.

TITLE TURNAROUND

Sometimes winning can have a snowball effect in Class AAA American Legion baseball action.

Chiefs ride momentum to 11-5 win over Buhler

Sometimes all it takes is getting a little momentum.

Professional athletes show support for Human eMotion Event

The third annual Human eMotion Event brought in over 560 people to help raise money for the Family Crisis Center and Great Bend High School's Future Business Leaders of America.

BREAKING OUT

After opening the season with a nine-game losing streak, the Great Bend Chiefs won their first Class AAA American Legion baseball game of the season during pool play of the Chiefs Classic on Saturday.

Buhler goes ahead in sixth inning, edges Chiefs 8-7

Holding the lead twice in Class AAA American Legion baseball action against Buhler on Saturday evening, the Great Bend Chiefs couldn't hold on in an 8-7 loss.

Big turnout expected for Human eMotion Event

The Human eMotion Event to support Great Bend Family Crisis Center and the Great Bend High School Future Business Leaders of America is set for Saturday morning.

Herrman to take bowling talents to Newman University

Bowling at the collegiate level has been the plan for 2013 Great Bend High School graduate Danny Herrman for a while.

Middleton focuses on improving from circle

The high school softball season is over, but pitcher Hunter Middleton is keeping busy.

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