Archive By Author - Mack McClure
Smith accepts Arkansas post as WRs coach
Longtime Kansas State assistant football coach Michael Smith, a record-setting receiver for the Wildcats during the infancy of head coach Bill Snyder's tenure in Manhattan, has been named Arkansas' wide receivers coach.
HARBORING HARBAUGH BOWL
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Oh, brother! John Harbaugh and his Baltimore Ravens set up a family reunion at the Super Bowl, shutting down the New England Patriots 28-13 Sunday in the AFC championship game. The Ravens reached their first Super Bowl in 12 years, thanks to three touchdown passes from Joe Flacco and a defense led by Ray Lewis that made Tom Brady look downright ordinary. Next up for Harbaugh and the Ravens is younger brother ...
WIN SOME, LOSE SOME
EL DORADO - Converting all 12 of their free throws in the fourth quarter, the Great Bend High School Panthers registered a 43-32 win over Circle in a consolation bracket game on Friday afternoon at the 45th annual Bluestem Classic.
TAKING STEPS BACKWARD
EL DORADO - This one was so reminiscent of Great Bend High School's early-season struggles.
FRANTIC FINISH
HUTCHINSON - In a historic week for the National Junior College Athletic Association Division-I basketball ranks, Barton Community College tried to pull a comeback for the ages on Wednesday night at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
Upstart Panthers head to Bluestem Classic today
Winning cures all that ails a team. Well, almost. The Great Bend High School Panthers stumbled through the early portion of their basketball schedule, losing five of their first six games, including a 41-32 setback at Garden City in the Western Athletic Conference opener on Jan. 4. Suddenly, the Panthers hit their stride this past week, beating Hays 48-40 in their home opener on Jan. 8 and then traveling to Dodge City last ...
Lady Panthers demolish Larned
The Larned High School girls' basketball team played Great Bend close for a better part of the first quarter on Tuesday evening at Panther Fieldhouse.
SHOT AT TOP DOG
Hutchinson Community College's men's and women's basketball teams are undefeated and top-ranked, thus making for double-daunting tasks for Barton as it travels to the Hutchinson Sports Arena tonight.
GBHS girls to host Larned tonight; GBHS boys preparing for El Dorado tournament
Fresh off a resounding 49-35 road victory over three-time defending Western Athletic Conference champion Dodge City High School, the Great Bend Lady Panthers return home to Panther Fieldhouse tonight.
CAPSIZED
DODGE CITY - After Brock Ibarra dialed up his first shot from long distance, Great Bend High School head basketball coach Chris Battin said he had a premonition that the senior guard would have a big night from 3-point range.
Cougars avoid slowdown, pull away from Butler
Part of the rigors of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference season is being able to adapt to the style of an opposing team.
Lady Panthers roll past three-time defending WAC champion Lady Demons
DODGE CITY - The Doll twins - junior guards Kaylie Doll and Kelsie Doll - combined for 21 points, helping lead the Great Bend High School Lady Panthers to a 49-35 victory over three-time defending Western Athletic Conference champion Dodge City.
Dolls, Harwood lead Lady Panthers past Dodge City
DODGE CITY - The Doll twins - junior guards Kaylie Doll and Kelsie Doll - combined for 21 points, helping lead the Great Bend High School Lady Panthers to a 49-35 victory over Dodge City in Western Athletic Conference action on Friday night at United Wireless Arena
Panthers beat two-time defending Western Athletic Conference champion Dodge City
DODGE CITY - Bryce Beck scored a game-high 16 points and Brock Ibarra was unflappable from beyond the arc, draining 5 of 6 3-pointers and totaling 15 points, helping the Great Bend High School boys' basketball team turn back Dodge City 49-43 on Friday night at United Wireless Arena.
Great Bend headed out to Dodge City
Coming off a 48-40 upset victory over previously unbeaten Hays on Tuesday night, the Great Bend High School boys' basketball team hits the road once again tonight, traveling to Dodge City to take on the Red Demons in Western Athletic Conference action.
Articles By Author - Mack McClure
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.
BITTERSWEET
GARDEN CITY - Having to share a Western Athletic Conference baseball championship turned out to be bittersweet for the Great Bend High School Panthers.
WITHIN GRASP
To be certain, the Great Bend High School baseball team isn't in the sharing mood right now.
SLUGFEST CITY
HAYS - When the dust finally settled in this Hays Diamond Classic slugfest - after a combined 23 runs, 26 hits, 12 errors and numerous wild pitches and passed balls - Great Bend High School finally got the best of Colby on Friday evening at Larks Park.
Goddard's Nevil silences Great Bend with two-hit shutout
HAYS - In their second game of the Hays Diamond Classic, the Great Bend High School Panthers found themselves struggling to find their hitting stroke.
