Archive By Author - Mack McClure
SEEKING NO. 2 SEED
GARDEN CITY - The Great Bend High School Panthers wrapped up Western Athletic Conference baseball action in convincing fashion, sweeping Garden City on Tuesday at Clint Lightner Field.
Second game turns out more painful than first
CHANUTE - As numbing as it was for Barton Community College in an 8-7 loss to Johnson County earlier in the day, it in no way compared to the Cougars' second game on Saturday evening.
Barton comeback bid against Johnson County comes up shy
CHANUTE - An eighth-inning surge by Barton Community College turned out to be one run too few.
GBHS dominates TMP-Marian in sweep
After blowing a 7-2 lead in the top of the sixth inning, where Thomas More Prep-Marian tied the game with five runs, Great Bend responded in a big way.
Wildcats making strides in air game
MANHATTAN - Those expecting to see much-ballyhooed transfer Bryce Brown run the football 25-plus times were probably disappointed last Saturday.
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.
Articles By Author - Mack McClure
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.
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.
