Archive By Author - Mack McClure
Panthers salvage win in their final game
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com EL DORADO - In a complete turnaround from less than 20 hours earlier, the Great Bend High School Panthers basketball team completely shut down host El Dorado Saturday morning at the Bluestem Classic. The Panthers limited El Dorado to just two third-quarter points and rolled to a 41-30 victory in a game where they led by 21 points at one point. Great Bend head coach ...
Panthers plummet in Friday's game
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com EL DORADO - Great Bend High School's boys' basketball team hit a low-water mark late Friday afternoon in the 2011 Bluestem Classic. The Panthers, one year removed from winning the 2010 Bluestem Classic championship, dipped into the seventh-place game after falling 41-39 to Haysville-Campus. Great Bend (4-6), which lost its third straight and second straight in the tournament, fell to a Campus team (3-7) the ...
Starling fuels Blazers’ getaway from Panthers
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com EL DORADO - Gardner-Edgerton High School standout Bubba Starling had a quiet first half on Thursday night against Great Bend in an opening-round game of the Bluestem Classic. The Panthers limited Starling, a high-scoring 6-foot-5 senior forward, to just eight first-half points, including two during the opening eight minutes, as they led 12-11 after one quarter. Gardner-Edgerton, which opened up a 24-19 halftime lead after outscoring the Panthers 13-7 in the ...
LANGREHR AGAIN
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com By the luck of the draw, Great Bend High School head basketball coach Chris Battin gets his old mentor - former GBHS head coach and current Gardner-Edgerton head coach Jeff Langrehr - today in the 2011 Bluestem Classic in El Dorado. The Panthers (4-4) will be taking on Langrehr's Trailblazers (4-4) at 4 p.m. at El Dorado High School. "The stars have aligned once again for us to play each other," ...
BCC’s games rescheduled for tonight
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com Barton Community College's scheduled Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division doubleheader Wednesday night in Hutchinson was postponed because of the inclement weather. The games have been rescheduled for tonight in Hutch, with the women's game set for 5:30 and the men's game at 7:30. Hutchinson's men (17-1, 3-1) are ranked No. 2 in the latest NJCAA basketball rankings, having a 17-game winning streak and No. 1 ranking end at the ...
LADY PANTHERS BITE BACK
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com The Great Bend High School Lady Panthers weren't about to allow the Western Athletic Conference loss to the Dodge City Red Demons stick a fork in their season. Great Bend bounced back from last Friday's setback to the Demons by avoiding an upset bid in upending Larned 57-51 Tuesday night at Panther Fieldhouse. Cassidy Tutak, a senior forward, scored a season-high 15 points and senior guard Kalie LeShore added 12, leading ...
KJCCC basketball scores
Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Basketball Scores Monday's results WOMEN Highland 76, Missouri Valley JV 62 Pratt 71, Dodge City 64 Cloud County 56, Seward County 48 Colby 70, Garden City 58 Barton County 74, Butler 70 Brown Mackie 77, Bethany College JV 40 Hesston 54, Southwestern College JV 46 MEN Pratt 71, Dodge City 66 Seward County 80, Cloud County 57 Garden City 57, Colby 46 Butler 81, Barton County 77, OT ...
BUTLER NIPS BCC IN OT
By MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com Butler Community College's Zac Bargen poured in 26 points, hitting 6 of 8 3-pointers, including a go-ahead trey with 1:50 remaining in overtime, helping the Grizzlies ease past Barton 81-77 Monday night at Kirkman Athletic Center. Bargen's trifecta gave the Grizzlies a 78-77 lead before the Panthers missed a trio of shots and also turned the ball over with 15.6 seconds left. Butler made 3 of 4 free throws down the ...
Barton women win third straight game
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com Dionne Harris scored 17 points, post player Netanya Jackson added 15 and point guard Raven Adams put in 12, leading Barton Community College's women's basketball team to a 74-70 win over Butler Monday night. It was the third straight win for the Lady Cougars, who improved to 10-8, 3-2 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division. It was the first conference loss in four games for Butler (13-5, 3-1). ...
Briefly
There will be a Great Bend High School girls basketball tripleheader today at Panther Gymnasium, topped off by the Lady Panthers varsity playing host to Larned at 7:30 p.m. The freshman game is set for 4, followed by the JV at 6.
Cougars beat Garden City on road, host Butler tonight at 8
By Mack McClure mmcclure@gbtribune.com An uptempo transition game helped Barton Community College put together what Cougars head coach Craig Fletchall said was his team's best performance thus far this season. The Cougars hammered Garden City 79-59 in Garden City on Saturday night to improve to 14-4 overall, 2-2 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division. Barton has a pair of critical KJCCC games this ...
Samuels sparks K-State in Kelly's return
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure.gbtribune.com MANHATTAN - This was supposed to be the game where Curtis Kelly made a big splash in his return after serving an NCAA-imposed six-game suspension, right? But junior forward Jamar Samuels stole the spotlight from his senior teammate as No. 21-ranked Kansas State throttled Texas Tech 94-60 Saturday afternoon in Big 12 Conference action at Bramlage Coliseum. Samuels scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in an energizing first half and ...
DCHS girls pull away from Great Bend after break
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com DODGE CITY - When the numerous turnovers subsided in the second half on Friday night, Great Bend High School somehow found itself in the game with Dodge City. Despite their miscues, Great Bend, trailed the defending Western Athletic Conference champions only 26-21 at halftime and 39-31 after three quarters. But the dam finally broke in the final period, as the Red Demons went on to ...
DEMON'S DEN
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com DODGE CITY - The Dodge City High School Red Demons already were without standout guard Rico Hogan on Friday night when they took on Great Bend. In the early-season Western Athletic Conference showdown at the DCHS Field House, one would think the Panthers had a good shot at the Demons, especially with Hogan in street clothes recovering from a concussion and post player Brandon Howarth and guard Trey Hallman having sub-par ...
Lady Panthers take on No. 6-ranked Dodge City
With one more Western Athletic Conference basketball game under their belts than defending champion Dodge City, the Great Bend Lady Panthers have the early lead in the conference standings with a 2-0 record.
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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.
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.
