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GBHS, DODGE SPLIT
It was déjà vu time for the Great Bend High School baseball team. The Panthers scored four runs in the first inning and two runs in the second in building a 6-1 lead in the first game of a Western Athletic Conference doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon at Al Burns Memorial Field. It wasn't enough as Dodge City rallied for a 12-8 victory. After building a 6-0 lead after two innings in the nightcap, scoring four ...
Kirby beats Herman in scorecard playoff
After 5 ½ hours, the medalist for the Great Bend High School Invitational at The Club of StoneRidge had still not been decided.
MORRISON POWERS GBHS
Abby Morrison put on a power display for the Great Bend High School Lady Panthers on Monday afternoon during the opener of a non-conference doubleheader sweep of Cheney at Harms Field.
Reed continues to make strong recovery from knee surgery
HUTCHINSON - A two-time Class 5A defending state champion in the 400-meter dash, Alex Reed said before he ran Friday afternoon at the Hutchinson Invitational that he was around 80 percent.
Kansas State showcases playmakers in spring football game
MANHATTAN - The much-anticipated debut of the Brown brothers turned out to be a sidelight at the Kansas State spring football game Saturday afternoon at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
WEB GEMS BAIL OUT GBHS
GARDEN CITY - A couple web gems, a bunch of resiliency and a single run in the eighth inning propelled Great Bend High School to a 6-5 extra-inning Western Athletic Conference softball victory over Garden City in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon. Pitcher Jordan Haney hit a tie-breaking single in the top of the eighth and then she shut the door on the Lady Buffaloes in the bottom half of the inning, thanks to the aforementioned web gems.
TRADING PLACES
WICHITA - Talk about polar-opposite games. As poorly as the Great Bend High School Panthers struggled in the first game of a baseball doubleheader with Word of Life, the same could be said about the Fire in the nightcap. The Panthers walloped Word of Life 17-2 in second game of a non-conference doubleheader at Robertson Field. The 15-run rule went into effect after three innings. But it was a far different scenario in ...
Miami transfer Brown expected to make instant impact
Arthur Brown could become a playmaker on defense that Kansas State's football team sorely needs.
Pratt AD says new BCC volleyball coach is best in KJCCC
Pratt Community College athletic director Kurt McAfee has his hands full this spring. Not only does he have to replace his men's basketball coach but also his volleyball coach. The Barton Board of Trustees ratified the hiring of Trevor Rolfs as athletic director and Patrick Hall as volleyball coach on Thursday during their monthly meeting. Rolfs was the basketball coach at Pratt the last six seasons. Hall was the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western ...
HAYS SWEEPS PANTHERS
The Great Bend High School Panthers finally got to Hays right-hander Austin Unrein late in the first game of a Western Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader on Thursday afternoon at Al Burns Memorial Field.
Barton Board of Trustees to approve Rolfs hiring
The Barton Community College Board of Trustees is set to approve the hiring of Trevor Rolfs as athletic director today in their monthly meeting.
LADY PANTHERS NOW 9-1
Great Bend High School unleashed the full gamut against visiting Dodge City in a Western Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep on Tuesday afternoon at Harms Field
BCC excited about impending hire of Rolfs as AD
The buzz inside Kirkman Activity Center has an upbeat tone these days as Barton Community College prepares to hire Trevor Rolfs to direct their athletics program.
PANTHERS NOTEBOOK
The Great Bend High School track and field teams head to Wichita today to take part in the Shocker Pre-State Challenge at Cessna Stadium on the Wichita State University campus - the same locale as the state meet in May.
Pratt CC men's basketball coach Rolfs to accept Barton AD post
Pratt Community College men's basketball coach Trevor Rolfs, a former standout athlete at Quivira Heights High School who went on to play basketball at Barton, appears to be coming home.
Articles By Author - Mack McClure
MORE FLEXIBILITY
The regulations for Kansas State High School Activities Association offseason workouts for basketball have changed, perhaps loosening a grip on what coaches and players can and can't do during the summer.
Barton baseball signee Turner leads Hutchinson Blue onslaught
Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.
JAMES OUTDUELS ALLENDE
Finding themselves battling Great Bend Chiefs right-hander Johnny Allende, the Salina Falcons scored a single run in the second inning and added another in the sixth for a 2-0 victory on Thursday night in the second game of a doubleheader.
Chiefs to host Salina Thursday night, tournament this weekend
Tonight's scheduled doubleheader with Salina at the Great Bend Sports Complex is the start of a homestand for the Class AAA American Legion Great Bend Chiefs.
EAGLES SWEEP CHIEFS
HAYS - The Class AAA American Legion baseball rivalry game between the Great Bend Chiefs and Hays never took a foothold.
Chiefs headed to Hays tonight for doubleheader
The Great Bend Chiefs travel to Hays on Tuesday night for a Class AAA American Legion baseball doubleheader.
Chiefs travel to Hays on Tuesday
A veteran Class AAA American Legion baseball team from yesteryear has become young and challenged.
REED’S PERSEVERANCE
Based on his past, it comes as no surprise that Alex Reed overcame injuries to come through this spring in the 400-meter dash for the Wichita State University track and field team.
Chiefs idle this week
The Class AAA American Legion Great Bend Chiefs are idle this week.
2013 GREAT BEND HIGH SCHOOL SPRING IMAGES
Photos by Mack McClure
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