Panthers claim first in Salina

SALINA - The Great Bend High School swim team left Salina with first place on Thursday night, winning in both the Salina South division and the Salina Central division.

Area Basketball

GIRLS La Crosse 44, Macksville 33 MACKSVILLE - The Macksville High School girls' basketball team scored 15 points in the final quarter, but La Crosse answered with 17 points of its own to hold the lead and win on Thursday night. Jena Clowers topped the Lady Mustangs with 17 points, including the team's only 3-pointer. Clowers also got three steals in the game. Yasnaya Susoeff scored five points and grabbed a team-leading seven rebounds, a ...

Great Bend sweeps Liberal

BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com The Great Bend High School bowling team hosted Western Athletic Conference foe Liberal on Thursday afternoon at Walnut Bowl. Both the boys and girls team finished ahead of Liberal, advancing the boys record to 6-2 overall, 2-2 in the WAC and lifting the girls to 8-0 overall, 4-0 in conference play. "We swept Liberal," Great Bend head coach Mike Perry said. "The girls set a new school record and the boys ...

BCC women win third straight conference game, upset Cloud

BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com Apparently, drilling 3-pointers is contagious. The Barton Community College women's basketball team hit 7 of 12 treys in the first half to build a 43-35 lead, one that the Cougars did not relinquish in the final 20 minutes, upsetting Cloud County (14-6, 5-3) on Wednesday, 80-71. Last week, Alisha Fanshier earned the honor of being the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference women's basketball player of the week by hitting 11 of ...

GBHS girls bowling team takes third in Wichita; Panthers finish 10th

WICHITA - The Great Bend High School bowling team traveled to Wichita on Saturday to compete in the second annual Great Plains Bowling Tournament.

Hoisington hosts Cardinal Classic

HOISINGTON - The Hoisington wrestling team took first at its own Cardinal Classic on Friday night.

Great Bend takes fifth at Wichita

WICHITA - Kort Cook led the Great Bend High School boys' swim team on Saturday in Wichita with two state-qualifying times.

GBHS swim team takes first in Hays

HAYS - The Great Bend High School boys' swimming team took first place in Hays on Thursday, Jan. 17.

BCC women win in Pratt

PRATT - The first points scored by the Barton Community College women's basketball team against Pratt on Saturday was not an Alisha Fanshier 3-pointer.

Great Bend bowling team sets school records in Dodge City

DODGE CITY - After hosting Dodge City High School earlier in the week, the Great Bend bowling team made the trip to the Demons' home turf on Thursday night.

Area Roundup

Saturday's games BOYS Hoisington 62, Hesston 53 HESSTON - After 16 minutes, the Hesston High School boys' basketball team and Hoisington were knotted at 31, but the Cardinals outscored 31-22 in the second half to win on Saturday night. Ryan Bieberle led the Redbirds with 20 points. Cody Stetler was the only other Cardinals player in double digits with 14. Derrick Kaiser added nine points, and Dustin Broeder scored eight. Hoisington 62, Hesston 53 HOISINGTON ...

Quivira Heights falls short against No. 10 Ness City on Friday night

By Kevin Price kprice@gbtribune.com BUSHTON - The Quivira Heights High School boys' basketball team suffered an 82-62 setback at the hands of Ness City on Friday night. Quivira Heights head coach Clay Mettlen said that his team was outplayed. "When you lose a game like that, the first thing you want to say is 'man, we must have played awful,' " Mettlen said. "But I don't think it was much us playing poorly as it ...

Phelan lifts Lady T-Birds over Ness City with soaring performance

By Kevin Price kprice@gbtribune.com BUSHTON - After one quarter, the game was knotted at nine, but after that, the Quivira Heights High School girls' basketball team began to build a lead that held for a Lady Thunderbirds 52-40 win over Ness City on Friday night. Kinsey Phelan led Quivira Heights, which is ranked No. 5 in Class 1A Division-II in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association state poll, with 24 points, 15 more than the ...

Thursday's Area Roundup

GIRLS St. John 50, Wichita West 25 PRATT - The St. John High School girls' basketball team jumped ahead 30-13 at halftime, and held on to win in the first round of the Pratt Invitational on Thursday night. Teresa Wade led the Lady Tigers with 17 points. Jamie Waters pumped in 14 points and Morgan Osborne added 12. Southeast of Saline 45, Claflin 39 STERLING - Claflin held the lead after halftime, 22-18, but Southeast ...

BCC women look to ride Fanshier’s barrage to Pratt

BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com On Saturday, the Barton Community College women's basketball team travels to Pratt for a second time this season. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m., preceding the men's game at 8. The first time was for the Thanksgiving Classic, hosted by Pratt. However, the Cougars did not face the Beavers during the trip. "I hope we can play better than we did when we played there earlier this year," Barton head coach ...

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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