Archive By Author - Mack McClure
Panthers roll into semis after bouncing Colby
HAYS - Not only did the Great Bend High School boys' basketball team flourish running a variation of the Princeton offense Thursday afternoon during the first round of the Hays City Classic.
GBHS opens season today
HAYS - Great Bend High School opens the 2010-11 basketball campaign today at the annual Hays City Shoot-Out.
Sanders kick-starts BCC to win with early surge
First, there was the calm. Then there was the storm. The Barton Community College men's basketball team sputtered early in Tuesday night's game with Hesston College, although the Cougars led 48-35 at halftime. Then came the second half, in which the Cougars blew the Larks out of the gym during a 99-69 manhandling at Kirkman Athletic Center. Barton point guard Storm Sanders, a freshman from Canton, Ohio. He took Hesston by storm in the early ...
BCC women put together complete package
Playing at home for the first time this season on Tuesday night, St. John native Alisha Fanshier made a triumphant return to the Barton Community College women's basketball lineup.
State Football Title Games
TOPEKA - Wichita Heights High School finished with perfection, drubbing Olathe North 48-14 Saturday afternoon to win the Class 6A state football championship at Yager Stadium.
Trio of Panthers named to first team
Most people might not view a 4-5 high school football season as a successful one, yet when you consider it entailed the toughest all-class schedule in the state, then the naysayers might want to think it over.
Cougars wallop McPherson JV
Barton Community College head coach Craig Fletchell knows he needs depth to endure the rigors of the upcoming Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference basketball race.
Torres leads All-WAC selections at Great Bend
Rubi Torres, a senior standout at Great Bend High School, highlighted All-Western Athletic Conference selections for the Panthers in the respective fall sports: cross country, tennis, volleyball and soccer.
Hutchinson’s dynasty comes to halt
HUTCHINSON - For the first time in seven years, there will be a new Class 5A state champion in high school football.
Sanders helps sink Quakerdale with late 3-pointer, runner
OK, Storm Sanders simply could not curb his enthusiasm. On a frustrating Friday night for Barton Community College, the opening night of the Barton Booster Club Basketball Classic at Kirkman Athletic Complex, the Cougars needed a closer. Sanders, a silky-smooth, freshman southpaw, emphatically slammed the door shut on stubborn Quakerdale Prep - even though he drew a technical foul in the game's final minute for jawing at Eagles standout Chris Oliveria after hitting a floating, ...
BCC suffers first loss, falls to Indy in OT
In a dizzying back-and-forth overtime game that featured 12 lead changes and five technical fouls, Barton Community College had its unbeaten streak end at six games.
Cougars hosting tournament
For the second straight weekend, Kirkman Athletic Center will be the site of another two-day early-season basketball tournament.
Cougars roar past Brown Mackie, 91-64
Putting together several runs throughout, Barton Community College's men's basketball team drubbed Brown Mackie 91-64 Tuesday night at Kirkman Athletic Center.
Cantino, Grant spark Cougars in lopsided win
The impressive thing about the youthful Barton Community College men's basketball team is the balance the Cougars display.
Independence surges past Barton during second half
Letting a two-point halftime lead slip away, Barton Community College's women's basketball team was outscored 38-24 in the second half of a 73-61 loss to Independence Saturday night.
Articles By Author - Mack McClure
Nineteen state-bound
Check out the state qualifiers link on the Kansas State High School Activities Association website for the upcoming Class 6-1A state track and field championships, which is set for Friday and Saturday at Cessna Stadium on the Wichita State University campus.
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.
