Bigs bolster Mustangs in win over St. John

ST. JOHN - Friday night's Central Prairie League matchup between Macksville and St. John seemed to be a game of polar opposites.

Panthers swim team takes fourth place at Class 5A state meet

TOPEKA - The Great Bend swim team places in fourth at the Class 5A State Swimming and Diving Meet in Topeka on Saturday.

Great Bend edges Liberal in triple OT

LIBERAL - With the ball in their hands and time running out in regulation, again in overtime and then once more in double overtime, the Great Bend High School boys' basketball team was unable to get a shot to fall to put Liberal away on Saturday night.

Panthers swim team dives into state tourney

Today, the Great Bend High School swim team will be competing in the Kansas Class 5-1A Swimming and Diving State Tournament.

Hoisington to compete in regional tourney at Beloit

The Hoisington High School wrestling team will be sending 11 wrestlers to the Class 3-2-1A regional tournament in Beloit, starting tonight and continuing through Saturday.

Wednesday's JUCO Women's box score

JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL At Kirkman Activity Center WOMEN Wednesday No. 9 Hutchinson 69, Barton 45 HUTCHINSON (25-2 12-1) Alysse Barlow 7-13 1-1 18, Britney Nuzum 5-11 2-3 13, Ranea Sander 3-6 0-0 9, Jackie Patterson 3-10 3-5 9, Emile Blakesley 3-7 0-0 7, Chelsea Small 2-4 0-2 5, Kara Lee 0-1 3-6 3, Beth Cornwell 1-1 0-0 2, Sarah Hirsh 0-0 2-3 2, Lanicia Lawrence 0-1 1-2 1, Amanda Dreiling 0-1 0-0 0. Totals ...

No. 9 Hutchinson overwhelms cold-shooting BCC women, 69-45

By KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team proved too much for a cold-shooting Barton team on Wednesday at Kirkman Activity Center. The first-place Lady Blue Dragons, who are now 25-2 overall and 12-1 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division, outshot the Cougars to win, 69-45. Barton falls to 18-10 overall, 10-4 in the West. "We didn't knock down shots," Barton head coach Keith Ferguson said. "I mean, we ...

Great Bend bowling sets conference record, tops Liberal on Tuesday

LIBERAL - The Great Bend bowling team left Liberal with a pair of wins on Tuesday night.

Northwest Kansas Technical to send wrestlers to NJCAA national tourney

POWELL, Wyo. - Northwest Kansas Technical College attended the NJCAA Wrestling Regional Tournament in Powell, Wyo.

TOUGH SLATE

By KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com The Barton Community College women's basketball team has the daunting challenge tonight at 6 at Kirkman Athletic Center, hosting the top team in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division - Hutchinson. Forget the fact that Barton's last loss came at the hands of the No. 12-ranked Lady Blue Dragons on the road on Jan. 20. But the Cougars, 18-9 overall, 10-3 in the West, are currently on a seven-game ...

Tuesday's Area Roundup

GIRLS St. John 36, Quivira Heights 34 BUSHTON - The No. 8 team in Class 1A Division-II in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, the Quivira Heights High School girls' basketball team, fell to the No. 3 team in Class 1A Division-I, St. John, on Tuesday night. The Lady Thunderbirds closed to within one point at the end of the third quarter, but was unable to overtake the Lady Tigers. St. John was led ...

Monday's Prep Roundup

GIRLS St. John 55, Kinsley 42 ST. JOHN - The St. John High School girls' basketball team put together an 18-point fourth quarter to race ahead of Kinsley on Monday night. Jamie Waters led the Lady Tigers with 18 points, including two 3-pointers and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Teresa Wade added 15 points as the only other St. John player in double digits. The Lady Tigers are ranked No. 3 in Class ...

Quivira Heights girls at Macksville box score

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL At The Stable GIRLS Friday No. 9 Quivira Heights 52, Macksville 47 QUIVIRA HEIGHTS (10-6) Kinsey Phelan 8 7-8 28, Rebecca Stewart 0 0-0 0, Miranda Burton 5 1-2 11, Brooke Burton 1 0-0 2, Lindsey Woodmansee 1 1-2 3, Autumn Mumford 4 0-1 8. Totals 19 9-13 52. MACKSVILLE (9-7) Jena Clowers 2 1-2 5, Keira Parr 7 0-1 17, Yasnaya Susoeff 4 0-0 11, Mindy Wood 1 0-0 ...

Mustangs corral Thunderbirds, cruise in 81-48 win

By Kevin Price kprice@gbtribune.com MACKSVILLE - The Macksville High School boys' basketball team were able to shut down Quivira Heights offensively, finishing with an 81-46 win on Friday night at The Stable. Right from the start, the Mustangs jumped on Quivira Heights, starting on a 13-2 run that lasted the first four minutes of the game. "We played very well," Macksville head coach Jeff Kuckelman said. "We shared the ball well. We shot ...

GBHS dominates Garden, sets conference record

GARDEN CITY - The Great Bend High School girls' bowling team remains unbeaten after taking first place in Garden City on Thursday.

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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