Archive By Author - Mack McClure
GBHS to host games
The Great Bend Sports Complex will be a busy venue with four varsity games being played today.
GBHS taking part in Shocker Pre State Challenge 2013
Having only one track and field meet under their belts, Great Bend High School headed to Wichita on Thursday to take part in the two-day Shocker Pre State Challenge 2013 at Cessna Stadium on the Wichita State University campus.
RECRUITING TRAIL
Two-thirds of Barton Community College's "Big 3" - sophomore guards Al Key and Andell Cumberbatch - have yet to make a decision on where they're going to play basketball next season.
Fletchall enjoys NABC convention, Final Four in Atlanta
When Barton Community College head basketball coach Craig Fletchall watched the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Final Four this past weekend at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, it was the fifth of its kind he's attended over the years.
Local games postponed
Mother Nature left its imprint in the Golden Belt on Tuesday, postponing Great Bend High School's track and field meet at Memorial Stadium, along with the Lady Panthers' Western Athletic Conference softball doubleheader with Liberal at the Sports Complex. Moreover, the Lady Panthers' home Western Athletic Conference soccer match with Hays was also postponed, along with the Great Bend swim team's trip to Garden City.
Key becomes only second Barton two-time All-America selection
Al Key's record-setting basketball career was capped by the Barton Community College sophomore guard being named Monday as a third-team National Junior College Athletic Association Division-I All-America selection for the second straight season.
Great Bend tennis team preparing for Hays
Shannon Schartz's Great Bend High School boys' tennis team is gearing up for their first Western Athletic Conference action of the season.
SMASHING DEBUT
A bright, sunny Thursday afternoon began with the unveiling of a metal sculpture at the entrance of the Great Bend Sports Complex.
Panthers walk past Hoisington in baseball opener
Great Bend High School's baseball team walked past Hoisington 11-0 on Thursday afternoon during the first game of a season-opening, non-conference doubleheader at the Great Bend Sports Complex.
Bengals re-sign former Kansas State standout Newman
Cornerback Terence Newman has signed a two-year contract to remain with the Cincinnati Bengals, it was learned on Wednesday.
FRESH START
A familiar pattern developed last season for the Great Bend High School baseball team.
Kansas State opens spring football practice on Wednesday
MANHATTAN - Kansas State, coming off a memorable Big 12 championship run and BCS berth in the Fiesta Bowl, opens spring football practice on Wednesday.
BATTER UP
They were right there last season. The Great Bend High School Panthers advanced to a Class 5A sub-state baseball tournament championship game last spring. The Panthers lost to a potent Goddard team 8-0 in the title game, finishing their season at 14-8 overall. "When you get to the point where you are right there to achieve one of your goals, which is to go to state," Great Bend head coach Randy Beck said, "and you just ...
Panthers open season on Monday
Four returners are back in the fold for the Great Bend High School golf team, coupled with several newcomers, giving Panthers fifth-year head coach Troy Stein a nice mix.
Altman helped Kansas State change fortunes with Richmond
Before he headed out west and struck gold in Oregon, Dana Altman, a 54-year-old journeyman basketball coach from small-town Nebraska, put Creighton on the college basketball map.
Articles By Author - Mack McClure
TAKING FLIGHT
It will be the high-flying pole vaulters from Great Bend High School taking to the stage today at Salina District Stadium - site of a Class 5A regional track and field meet.
Class 5A regional track meet set for Friday
It all comes down to one day in qualifying for the upcoming Class 6-1A state high school track and field meet, set for next weekend at Cessna Stadium on the Wichita State University campus.
Tigers win regional title, beat Ark Valley-CTL foe Newton
In Tuesday's Class 5A regional baseball tournament at the Great Bend Sports Complex, the Ark Valley-Chisolm Trail League had the upper hand against Western Athletic Conference opponents.
CRUNCH TIME
Conventional wisdom tells us that Great Bend High School should meet Hays in a Class 5A regional championship tonight at 6 inside the Great Bend Sports Complex.
Panthers waltz past Indians in Hays Diamond Classic
HAYS - This rivalry baseball game between Great Bend High School and Hays turned into a walk-a-thon on Thursday evening during the 2013 Hays Diamond Classic.
Great Bend to play host to Class 5A regional tournaments on Tuesday
The Great Bend Sports Complex should be a packed place today.
GBHS golf team heads to Liberal
There's always howling winds in southwest Kansas, and a Class 5A boys golf regional on Monday in Liberal will be no exception.
MEMORABLE SEASON
EMPORIA - Shannon Schartz is setting out on a new adventure next spring - taking over the Great Bend Middle School tennis program.
Great Bend vs. Great Bend; Moyers ousted
EMPORIA - In a twist of events, where the upstart Great Bend High School's doubles teams became the talk of the Class 5A state tennis tournament's opening round, the record-setting Panthers knocked down more barriers in a season already full of milestones.
Panthers to host Larned today at 4
After officials deemed the baseball field at the Great Bend Sports Complex was too soggy to play Larned High School on Thursday in a doubleheader, the Great Bend Panthers and the Indians will try again today at 4.
Panthers headed to Emporia for Class 5A state tennis tourney
Nick Moyers and his Great Bend High School teammates are embarking on the Class 5A state tennis tournament today and Saturday at Emporia High School.
BASHFUL PERFORMANCE
It turned out to be their best power display of the high school softball season - thus far.
GBHS softball doubleheader still on, baseball postponed
Today's scheduled softball doubleheader between Great Bend High School and Hutchinson is still on, starting at 4, at the Great Bend Sports Complex.
Great Bend entertains Larned today to close regular season
There's still much more to play for.
FINAL FIVE
Qualifying five boys' players for the Class 5A state tennis tournament this weekend is the most ever from Great Bend High School.
