Archive By Author - Kevin Price
Minneapolis girls shut down Hoisington in title game
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - The Minneola High School girls' basketball team was able to hold host Hoisington to only 19 points and won the championship game at the Hoisington Winter Jam on Saturday night. The Lady Lions remained ahead 14-11 in the first half, and exploded on a 16-0 run extending through the third quarter and into the fourth, giving them a 31-13 lead late in the final period that the Lady Cardinals ...
CHAMPIONSHIP WOES
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - Two ranked opponents squared off against each other in the boys championship game at the Hoisington Winter Jam on Saturday night. The Minneapolis High School boys' basketball team is ranked No. 2 in Class 3A in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll. The Hoisington High School boys' basketball team, ranked No. 8 in 3A. After one quarter, it was still anyone's game as the teams were knotted at ...
BCC men shock Hutchinson, 70-63
HUTCHINSON - The Barton Community College men's basketball team shocked Hutchinson 70-63 on Thursday night.
REMATCH
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - It wasn't the first time the Ellinwood High School boys' basketball team had seen Quivira Heights this season. The two teams did battle on Jan. 4, resulting in an Eagles 43-40 win. In the Hoisington Winter Jam on Thursday night, Ellinwood finished on top again, this time 50-43. It didn't always look pretty for the Eagles, who took a 26-8 lead into the locker room at halftime. "Great battle," ...
Hoisington Winter Jam enters consolation bracket
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com Today at the Hoisington Winter Jam, the consolation brackets' fifth-place games for the boys' and girls' high school basketball teams will be decided. For the girls, Victoria will square off against Ellinwood at 3 p.m. Victoria lost to Minneapolis in the first round, 54-39, while Ellinwood had the daunting task of challenging the No. 1 seed and No. 10 ranked in Class 1A Division-II in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association ...
Otis-Bison drops tournament opener to La Crosse
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - Throughout the first half, it looked as though every time the Otis-Bison High School boys' basketball team got close to tying the game, La Crosse would drop in an open 3-pointer to spread the score out again. However, the La Crosse gained some wiggle room after the third quarter and went on to win the first-round game in the Hoisington Winter Jam, 49-37. The Leopards record improves to 3-5, ...
Lady Panthers clean up at home bowling match
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com The Great Bend High School bowling team met mixed results at its home match against McPherson and Garden City on Tuesday at Walnut Bowl. The Lady Panthers prevailed, finishing on top of their opponents, scoring 2,185. The Great Bend boys finished in second with 2,315, topping McPherson, which scored 2,253, but losing to Garden City, which amassed 2,365. "The girls did awesome," Great Bend head ...
Turnovers trouble Eagles, Lions win
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - After one quarter, it looked as though the Ellinwood high school boys had everything under control, leading Minneapolis, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, 11-8. A 19-point second quarter for the Lions, led by John Darrow's three 3-pointers, pushed the Eagles out of the lead for good, and Ellinwood lost in the opening round of the Hoisington Winter Jam tournament, 54-33. ...
Barton women win game in final minute
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com GARDEN CITY - With little more than thirty seconds left in the game, Barton Community College's Netanya Jackson dropped the game's final bucket in for two points that put the Cougars up 72-70 over Garden City on Saturday night and gave Barton a 2-2 record in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. Barton (9-8, 2-2) now sit in ...
GBHS bowling opens season at home with win
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com The Great Bend High School bowling team swept its first competition this season, though it wasn't the competition they were expecting to start the season with. The Panthers hosted a bowling match on Thursday night against Salina Sacred Heart and Holcomb. The Great Bend boys combined for a team score of 2,197, good enough to knock off both second-place Holcomb, which totaled 1,891 and Sacred Heart, which combined for 1,830. The ...
Hoisington wrestling takes first in Stafford
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com STAFFORD - The Hoisington High School wrestling team took first place against each of the four other teams at the Stafford duals tournament on Thursday. It is the third tournament the Cardinals have attended and won in the last week. Hoisington took first place at the Ellsworth tournament as well as finishing on top of the MSAA league tournament. The Cardinals varsity team will be in action on Friday and Saturday ...
Area Roundup
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com GIRLS St. John 58, Larned 48 LARNED - The St. John High School girls' basketball team increased its lead in every quarter and edged Larned on the road on Friday night. The Lady Tigers (8-0) was led by Teresa Wade, who scored 19 points. Jamie Waters and Morgan Osborne each added 15 points as the only other St. John girls in double digits. Brittney Perez led the Lady Indians (2-6) with ...
Hoisington girls edge Ellinwood in conference game
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - For one quarter, the Hoisington High School girls' basketball team and Ellinwood were evenly matched, but after the first quarter, the Lady Cardinals began to break away with the Mid-Central Activities Association game and claimed the conference win, 41-31. In the first quarter, Ellinwood was supported offensively by Lauren Thill. It was Thill's eight points, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer, that kep the game tied at eight and ...
CRUISIN' CARDINALS
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - The Hoisington High School boys' basketball team, ranked No. 8 in Class 3A in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, took control of the game against Ellinwood after one quarter and never let go of the lead, winning 62-48. After the game, it wasn't the matchup between the rival Mid-Central Activities Association opponents that the coaches were talking about, but a matchup that was missing. The Eagles leading ...
Barton women coming off lopsided victory
The Barton Community College women's basketball team challenges Garden City (10-6, 0-2) on its home court on Saturday night at 6.
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State extravaganza gets under way
The Great Bend High School is taking 19 individuals to compete at the Class 6-1A state track and field championships today and Saturday at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium.
LOFTY EXPECTATIONS
Ellinwood High School will be sending 21 athletes to the Class 6-1A state track and field championships, which starts on Friday at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium.
Doll qualifies for state meet in triple jump
To say that Great Bend High School junior Kaylie Doll came out of left field when she qualified for the Class 5A portion of the 6-1A state track and field championships might be an understatement.
THROWING DOWN
The Great Bend High School Panthers have a pair of throwers seeded in the top 5 of the Class 5A discus competition in this weekend's state track and field championships.
Mustangs win 1A regional track title
ST. JOHN - Tanner Tranbarger, Henry Penner and Isaac Seibert led the Macksville High School boys' track and field team to a Class 1A regional championship on Friday.
GBHS qualifies seven swimmers for Topeka
Great Bend High School had seven swimmers qualify for the Class 5-1A state swim meet, which will start on today with the diving competition at Hummer Sports Complex in Topeka.
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.
Oilers lead area in state tournament entries
Central Plains High School will be sending its entire boys' tennis team to the Class 3-1A state tournament, which starts today at Hillsboro Sports Complex.
Lady Panthers capture WAC title
Heading into Thursday evening's Western Athletic Conference swim meet at Kirkman Activity Center, Great Bend High School head coach Steve Beaumont said he expected it would be tough.
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