Archive By Author - Kevin Price
HMS wrestling claims third place at Hays
HAYS - The Hoisington Middle School wrestling team finished in third place at the Hays Kennedy Tournament on Saturday.
Area Prep Roundup III
BOYS, cont'd St. John 61, Claflin 34 ST. JOHN - St. John took a 24-16 lead into the locker room at halftime and built on that lead, outscoring Claflin 25-11 in the third period to win on Friday night. The Tigers leaned on Brandon Blakeslee, who scored 20 points, including three 3-pointers. St. John had seven players hit 3-pointers in the game, as it totaled eight 3s. Benn Kirmer led the ...
Area Prep Roundup II
GIRLS, cont'd Ingalls 52, Pawnee Heights 23 ROZELL - Ingalls went up 34-15 at halftime and Pawnee Heights could not make up the difference on Friday night. The Lady Tigers were led by Jackie Dvorak, who put in six points. Capree Worthey added five points, including the game's only 3-pointer. Ingalls 52, Pawnee Heights 23 INGALLS Janae Droste 1 0-2 2, Kiley Schmidt 1 0-2 2, Tara Whipple 8 0-2 ...
Corbett explodes for 22 points to lead Eagles over Indians
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com ELLINWOOD - It looked as though the hot-shooting Larned High School boys' basketball was going to run away in the conference game on Friday, but Ellinwood turned the game around to win 45-35 in front of the home crowd. In the first quarter, Justin Vratil was downright terrifying from beyond the arc. Vratil opened by draining a 3-pointer from the right wing. The Eagles were able to get the ball inside ...
Larned triumphs in turnover-plagued conference game
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com ELLINWOOD - Both teams began slow on Friday night at Ellinwood High School, but the Larned Lady Indians were able to top their host in the end, 35-24. Both teams traded turnovers for 2 1/2 minutes to begin the game, ending with Larned's Kaileigh Dietrich getting a steal, one of her five in the game, and driving to the basket for a layup. Ellinwood and Larned combined for 54 turnovers at ...
Area Prep Roundup
GIRLS St. John 43, Claflin 33 ST. JOHN - The St. John High School girls' basketball team was able to take Friday night's game away from Claflin in the third quarter, outscoring the Lady Wildcats 11-6. The Lady Tigers, ranked No. 6 in Class 1A Division-I in the latest Kansas Coaches Basketball Association poll, were led by Teresa Wade, who rang up 19 points in the game. Claflin, ranked No. 5 in Class 1A ...
BCC women win fourth straight conference game
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com The Barton Community College women's basketball team scored six points in the final 50 seconds to beat Seward County on Saturday night, 59-53. The win gives the Cougars a 15-9 record overall, 7-3 in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division play. Seward falls to 15-9 overall and 5-5 in the western division. The Cougars struck Seward for five unanswered points right out of the gate. On a steal directly after ...
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.
Articles By Author - Kevin Price
UNFORTUNATE END
Goddard High School had momentum heading into the Class 5A regional softball tournament championship game on Tuesday evening at the Great Bend Sports Complex.
Great Bend’s Bretz no-hits Liberal in semifinals, 10-0
The Great Bend High School softball team made short work of Liberal - again.
GREAT BEND SWEEPS LARNED
While the doubleheader didn't have postseason implications for Larned High School, the pair of non-conference baseball games meant a lot to the Great Bend Panthers.
