Archive By Author - Mack McClure
SUPERMAN'S PLIGHT
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Magic center Dwight Howard said he is annoyed by the recent talk about his contract and the possibility he would leave Orlando when he becomes a free agent.
Rodgers goes to Magic Kingdom
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Aaron Rodgers' smile never faded as he rode on the back of a convertible pacing down a confetti-filled parade route through Disney World's Magic Kingdom on Monday afternoon.
Nevada sports book: $724K win on Super Bowl bets
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sports books in Nevada hung on to win just over $724,000 from Super Bowl bets despite heavy gambling on the Green Bay Packers and lots of scoring, Nevada gambling regulators said Tuesday.
BCC games with Garden City postponed until Thursday
The Barton Community College women's and men's basketball games scheduled for Wednesday at home against Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division foe Garden City have been moved to Thursday.
Monday's JUCO box scores
JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division At Dodge City Civic Center MEN Monday Dodge City Community College 73, Barton 67, OT BARTON (17-8, 5-6) Adam Young 4-10 0-1 9, Jalen Boyd 3-6 0-0 6, Storm Sanders 6-12 3-5 16, Colin Beatty 6-15 2-3 14, Dwayne Brunson 8-16 1-4 17, Kevin Barber 0-6 0-0 0, DeVonte Grant 0-2 0-0 0, Carl Wallace 0-2 3-6 3, Darius Hill 1-1 0-0 ...
Dodge City rallies to beat Barton in overtime, 73-67
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com DODGE CITY - Another overtime game; another overtime unkind for the Barton Community College men's basketball team. Dodge City became the fourth team to send the Cougars down to defeat in overtime this season. The Conquistadors rallied from a 36-23 halftime deficit to beat the Cougars 73-67 in OT on Monday night at the Dodge City Civic Center. DCCC southpaw set-shooter Jordan Wilcox nailed four 3-pointers and finished with 20 ...
BCC ZAPS CONQS
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com DODGE CITY - Sometimes it's hard to get up for a game, especially when it comes to taking on a winless and last-place basketball team in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division. Sure enough, Barton's women struggled getting some intensity during the opening minutes at Dodge City on Monday, but quickly pulling away for a 70-55 road win at the Dodge City Civic Center. It was the fifth consecutive ...
Super Bowl champions
2010-New Orleans (NFC) 31, Indy (AFC) 17 2009-Pittsburgh (AFC) 27, Arizona (NFC) 23 2008-N.Y. Giants (NFC) 17, New England (AFC) 14 2007-Indianapolis (AFC) 29, Chicago (NFC) 17 2006-Pittsburgh (AFC) 21, Seattle (NFC) 10 2005-New England (AFC) 24, Philadelphia (NFC) 21 2004-New England (AFC) 32, Carolina (NFC) 29 2003-Tampa Bay (NFC) 48, Oakland (AFC) 21 2002-N. England (AFC) 20, St. Louis (NFC) 17 2001-Baltimore Ravens (AFC) ...
THE BIG CHEESE
BY PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer ARLINGTON, Texas - The Steelers had all the momentum. The Terrible Towels were out in full force around Cowboys Stadium. Rashard Mendenhall took the handoff with every intention of moving Pittsburgh a little closer to completing an improbable comeback. Then, a big hit, the ball popped out of Mendenhall's hands, and Desmond Bishop took off with it for the Green Bay Packers. It would ...
LEI THE REDSKINS
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com Great Bend High School's Hawaiian theme for Friday night's game with Liberal was "Lei The Redskins," on Senior Recognition Night. Several GBHS students and the cheer squads dressed in Hawaiian attire, wearing a Lei for Friday night's Western Athletic Conference games at Panther Fieldhouse. Besides seniors being recognized in all winter sports, fans also got a glimpse of the future with youth dance teams performing during festivities, along with the Great ...
GBHS vs. LIBERAL
Western Athletic Conference At Panther Fieldhouse BOYS Friday Liberal 57, Great Bend 47 LIBERAL (8-6, 3-1) Jade Cathey 5 4-8 15, DeVondre Livingston 4 1-3 9, Slader McVey 2 0-0 5, William Ross 2 0-0 5, Bryan Morris 3 6-6 13, Kenlee West 0 0-0 0, Bryce Lamas 0 0-0 0, Tyson Deaton 7 0-0 14. Totals 21 12-19 57. GREAT BEND (7-7, ...
BOTTOMS UP
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com Last season, the Great Bend High School Lady Panthers basketball team was trying to avoid the basement in the Western Athletic Conference, ultimately beating Hays to finish fourth in the final standings. Fast-forward to 2011, where Great Bend rallied from a three-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to topple Liberal 56-50 on Friday night at Panther Fieldhouse. Great Bend improved to 3-1 at the midpoint of the conference ...
SKINS GAME
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com This is a time for the Great Bend High School Panthers to dig down deep and have some intestinal fortitude, like they did late last season in making a run to the Class 5A state basketball tournament. After playing one of their best halves of the season Friday night in building a 31-28 halftime lead over Liberal, the Panthers couldn't duplicate that effort in the second half. Especially in ...
Manhattan girls rally past GBHS in OT
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com MANHATTAN - This one was a heartbreaker, although one can't deny that the Class 5A Great Bend High School Lady Panthers played one of their best games of the season. That included a 20-point scoring explosion in the first quarter. Yet Manhattan High came all the way back from a 17-point halftime deficit, sending the game into overtime tied at 48 and then outscoring the Lady Panthers 8-3 in ...
Gray, Marshall lift Panthers over Manhattan in OT, 40-39
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com MANHATTAN - What a difference just 24 hours can make. No one knows that better than the Great Bend High School Panthers. One night removed from losing to Liberal at home in a fourth-quarter fallout by GBHS, the Class 5A Panthers rose up and knocked off 6A Manhattan 40-39 in overtime on Saturday night. In the final 1:32 of overtime, GBHS guard Will Gray hit a pair of twisting layups - ...
Articles By Author - Mack McClure
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.
