Archive By Author - Mack McClure
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
It has been road unkind thus far for Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division teams.
HOME-WARMING
The Barton Community College men's basketball team took care of the ball and took care of Dodge City on Wednesday night at Kirkman Athletic Center.
WAC Leaders
Look who's sitting alone at the top of the early-season Western Athletic Conference girls' basketball standings.
Hildebrand beats buzzer to put Panthers in first
The game clock was melting, and sole possession of the early lead in the Western Athletic Conference boys' basketball standings was at stake.
Great Bend entertains Hays tonight in WAC basketball action
Great Bend High School opens Western Athletic Conference home action tonight, entertaining a longtime rival in Hays at Panther Gymnasium.
Barton men fall to Seward
LIBERAL - Barton Community College's men's basketball team dropped to 0-2 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division after falling to No. 25 Seward County 82-70 on Saturday night.
Gray’s late foul shots sink Garden City
GARDEN CITY - Practice your free throws. Every day. It saved the Great Bend High School Panthers in their Western Athletic Conference opener against Garden City Friday night at The Garden. Senior guard Will Gray converted 5 of 7 free throws in the final 26.8 seconds of regulation, lifting Great Bend to a 42-37 road victory over the stubborn Buffaloes. "Will stepped up and did a great job at the line," Great Bend head coach ...
BUFFALO BITS
GARDEN CITY - Finally. Great Bend High School head coach Jason Tatkenhorst and his Lady Panthers have been working to get to this point since before the Christmas holidays. And, what better time to play your best basketball game of the season than the Western Athletic Conference opener Friday night? Coming up with a consummate team performance, Great Bend rode a rock-solid second quarter en route to a 56-35 romp past Garden City at The ...
GBHS travels to Garden tonight to open WAC play
Great Bend High School embarks on Western Athletic Conference-opening play tonight, when the Panthers travel out west to take on Garden City.
Cloud women hold off Barton, 66-56
CONCORDIA - Cloud County Community College withstood every challenge Barton's women made at them Wednesday night at Arley A. Bryant Gymnasium.
CLOUD SURVIVES BCC RUSH
CONCORDIA - The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division opener between Cloud County Community College and Barton was a matter of survival.
No. 7 McPherson rolls past GBHS
McPHERSON - The Great Bend High School girls' basketball team had its moments while taking on Class 5A No. 7-ranked McPherson Tuesday night at The Roundhouse.
MAC ATTACK
McPHERSON - The inside-outside combination featuring 6-foot-6 post player Christian Ulsaker and point guard Jack Pyle makes Class 5A top-ranked McPherson a tough matchup.
Lady Panthers meet No. 7 McPherson
McPHERSON - Great Bend High School girls' head basketball coach Jason Tatkenhorst genuinely believes his team made some positive gains during practices over the Christmas holidays.
GBHS VISITS MAC
McPHERSON - The prospect of playing in The Roundhouse at McPherson High School is always an interesting sidelight.
Articles By Author - Mack McClure
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
OVERLAND PARK - Nine holes into the weather-delayed Class 5A state golf championship, Chance Haney was playing solid at plush par-71 Brookridge Golf & Fitness.
PANTHERS PRIDE
SALINA - On Friday in a Class 5A regional track and field meet, Great Bend High School pole vaulters Chris Burley, Selam Ball and Hannah Middleton - along with throwers Jayce Brack and Nick Warren - qualified for the upcoming state championships in Wichita.
Haney making first Class 5A state golf appearance on Monday
OVERLAND PARK - Chance Haney got it right the second time around.
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.
