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Lady Panthers open play against Topeka High
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com It will be a repeat of last season's first-round game of the Glacier's Edge Girls Basketball Tournament in Emporia. Last season, the Great Bend High School Lady Panthers opened against Topeka High, the same two teams that will tip off at 4 p.m. today at the EHS. Great Bend (4-6), which has been idle since beating Larned at home nine days ago, is the fifth seed in the eight-team tournament. Fourth-seeded ...
Cougars host Colby tonight
The Barton Community College men's and women's basketball teams will be playing host to Colby tonight at Kirkman Athletic Center.
Lady Panthers to play in Glacier’s Edge hoops tournament in Emporia
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbrtribune.com The Great Bend High School Lady Panthers, who have been idle since beating Larned in non-conference action on Jan. 18, will be back in action on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Glacier's Edge Girls Basketball Tournament in Emporia. Great Bend (4-6) is the fifth seed in the eight-team tournament, and will play fourth-seeded Topeka High (5-4) on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Emporia High. The Lady Panthers will be the ...
GB CLAMPS DOWN
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com Coming off a disappointing seventh-place finish at the 2011 Bluestem Classic over the weekend at El Dorado, the Great Bend High School Panthers clamped down on visiting Larned in non-conference action. Applying the defensive clamps, the Panthers held Larned to zero points during an 11-minute stretch - from late in the opening quarter until the five-minute mark in the third quarter - and went on a 16-0 ...
Great Bend takes home third place from Paola invite
GBHS takes home third place from Paola PAOLA - The Great Bend High School varsity wrestling team took home third place out of 14 teams on Saturday at the Paola Invitational. Chris Burley (112) and Jake Schridde (160) captured first place individually for the Panthers at the meet. Louis Burley (152) took home second place, and Simon Sullivan (171), Kade Sander (130) and Brett Roberts (125) each placed third. PAOLA INVITATIONAL Saturday's ...
NFL conference title-game picks
Great Bend Tribune sports editor Mack McClure's NFL conference championship game picks: NFC Green Bay Packers 28, Chicago Bears 24 AFC New York Jets 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 20
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). ...
Articles By Author - Mack McClure
Burley doesn't meet own standard, places third
WICHITA - Coming off a school-record 15-foot-6 jump in a regional at Salina last week, the conditions seemed right for Chris Burley on a partly cloudy Friday afternoon at Cessna Stadium, where the vaulters had a slight breeze at their backs.
Nineteen state-bound
Check out the state qualifiers link on the Kansas State High School Activities Association website for the upcoming Class 6-1A state track and field championships, which is set for Friday and Saturday at Cessna Stadium on the Wichita State University campus.
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
OVERLAND PARK - Nine holes into the weather-delayed Class 5A state golf championship, Chance Haney was playing solid at plush par-71 Brookridge Golf & Fitness.
PANTHERS PRIDE
SALINA - On Friday in a Class 5A regional track and field meet, Great Bend High School pole vaulters Chris Burley, Selam Ball and Hannah Middleton - along with throwers Jayce Brack and Nick Warren - qualified for the upcoming state championships in Wichita.
Haney making first Class 5A state golf appearance on Monday
OVERLAND PARK - Chance Haney got it right the second time around.
TAKING FLIGHT
It will be the high-flying pole vaulters from Great Bend High School taking to the stage today at Salina District Stadium - site of a Class 5A regional track and field meet.
Class 5A regional track meet set for Friday
It all comes down to one day in qualifying for the upcoming Class 6-1A state high school track and field meet, set for next weekend at Cessna Stadium on the Wichita State University campus.
Tigers win regional title, beat Ark Valley-CTL foe Newton
In Tuesday's Class 5A regional baseball tournament at the Great Bend Sports Complex, the Ark Valley-Chisolm Trail League had the upper hand against Western Athletic Conference opponents.
CRUNCH TIME
Conventional wisdom tells us that Great Bend High School should meet Hays in a Class 5A regional championship tonight at 6 inside the Great Bend Sports Complex.
Panthers waltz past Indians in Hays Diamond Classic
HAYS - This rivalry baseball game between Great Bend High School and Hays turned into a walk-a-thon on Thursday evening during the 2013 Hays Diamond Classic.
Great Bend to play host to Class 5A regional tournaments on Tuesday
The Great Bend Sports Complex should be a packed place today.
GBHS golf team heads to Liberal
There's always howling winds in southwest Kansas, and a Class 5A boys golf regional on Monday in Liberal will be no exception.
MEMORABLE SEASON
EMPORIA - Shannon Schartz is setting out on a new adventure next spring - taking over the Great Bend Middle School tennis program.
Great Bend vs. Great Bend; Moyers ousted
EMPORIA - In a twist of events, where the upstart Great Bend High School's doubles teams became the talk of the Class 5A state tennis tournament's opening round, the record-setting Panthers knocked down more barriers in a season already full of milestones.
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