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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 ...
BCC women score 59 points in second half, topple Colby 88-75
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com A second-half explosion of points, aided by shooting 10 of 14 from three-point range, gave the Barton Community College women's basketball team an 88-75 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division win over Colby on Wednesday night at Kirkman Athletic Center. The game started well for the Cougars (12-9, 4-3), when Raven Adams grabbed the ball off the tip off and found Alisha Fanshier making a drive to the ...
GB bowling team rolls past Dodge
The Great Bend High School bowling team beat Dodge City in a home match on Tuesday night. The match, which was originally scheduled to have a three teams - Salina South, Dodge City and GBHS - became a showdown between two Western Athletic Conference foes after Salina South was unable to attend. "They both won tonight," Great Bend head coach Mike Perry said. "Both the boys and the girls beat Dodge City." For the Lady ...
Seniors shine in Panthers’ final home swim meet
The Great Bend High School swim team held its final home swim meet of the season on Tuesday night, playing host to Hays, Haysville-Campus, McPherson and Junction City.
No. 1 Lady Wildcats cruise past Ellsworth
STERLING - The Claflin High School girls' basketball team began the Sterling Round Robin Tournament on Tuesday with a big win against Ellsworth, 61-30.
Panthers swim team takes fourth in Wichita
WICHITA - The Great Bend High School boys' swim team took fourth place this weekend at the Wichita Heights Swimming Invitational.
BCC to host youth indoor soccer tourney
Barton Community College will be holding a youth indoor soccer tournament on Sunday at the Kirkman Athletic Center.
Hoisington takes ninth place at the Bob Kuhn Classic
HAYS - On Friday, 23 high school wrestling teams decended on Hays for the Bob Kuhn Prairie Classic, which continued through Saturday.
Friday Preps
BOYS Ness City 80, Pawnee Heights 22 NESS CITY - Ness City put up 25 points in the first quarter, and Pawnee Heights could not get back into the game on Friday night. The Tigers were led by Chad Wallace, who scored nine points. Sam Spence added seven for Pawnee Heights. Ness City 80, Pawnee Heights 22 NESS CITY Dalton Gantz 1 0-0 3, Ernesto Flores 3 2-2 9, Drew Clarke 3 1-2 8, ...
Macksville overwhelms St. John, 70-53
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com ST. JOHN - For the St. John High School boys' basketball team, the goal of making the championship game of its Lions Club Mid-Winter Classic all but dropped out of reach after the first half of play on Friday night against Macksville. The Mustangs led 30-13 going into halftime, and a second-half surge from the Tigers was weathered by Macksville, which won 70-53 to advance to the championship game ...
Area Tournaments
GIRLS Russell 56, Victoria 21 HOISINGTON - Russell extended its lead in ever quarter to beat Victoria in the fifth-place game at the Hoisington Winter Jam Saturday afternoon. The Lady Broncos were led by Kaitlynn Walker, who put in 15 points. Peyton Weiss added 10. Victoria leaned on Audra Nowak, who totaled five points. Ellinwood 42, Otis-Bison 41 HOISINGTON - Otis-Bison led 22-21 at halftime, but a third-quarter surge saw Ellinwood outscore the Lady Cougars ...
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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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