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Cougars hosting tournament
For the second straight weekend, Kirkman Athletic Center will be the site of another two-day early-season basketball tournament.
Cougars roar past Brown Mackie, 91-64
Putting together several runs throughout, Barton Community College's men's basketball team drubbed Brown Mackie 91-64 Tuesday night at Kirkman Athletic Center.
Cantino, Grant spark Cougars in lopsided win
The impressive thing about the youthful Barton Community College men's basketball team is the balance the Cougars display.
Independence surges past Barton during second half
Letting a two-point halftime lead slip away, Barton Community College's women's basketball team was outscored 38-24 in the second half of a 73-61 loss to Independence Saturday night.
Brunson’s dunks highlight rout
Barton Community College's men's basketball team had a modest 19-14 lead with eight minutes remaining before halftime Friday night against Quakerdale Prep.
Beehive of activity to take place this weekend at BCC
One of the tasks that Barton Community College men's head basketball coach Craig Fletchall undertook this year as being athletic director was enhancing the Cougars' preseason schedule.
Cougars Beatty signs on dotted line with Loyola
The bar has already been raised for Barton Community College swingman Colin Beatty. A 6-foot-5 sophomore from Lanham, Md., Beatty signed on the dotted line Wednesday during the early signing period for NCAA Division-I basketball to play for Loyola University in Chicago. "They want me to come in and play the 2 and the 3," Beatty said of playing inside and out for Loyola. "They want me to come in and make an impact my ...
Texas Toast
MANHATTAN - Bench your senior starting quarterback for the regular-season home finale and then become bowl-eligible after burning Big 12 Conference counterpart Texas to a crisp.
Playoff pitfalls for Panthers
Wichita's Bishop Carroll Catholic High School's punishing defense was everything as advertised against Great Bend Friday night during a Class 5A opening-round state playoff game.
Playoffs Payoff
The Big 3 that rule the roost in high school football in the western part of the state for Class 5A, according to Great Bend head coach Bo Black, is Hutchinson, McPherson and Bishop Carroll.
Passing game has been staple in Panthers’ playbook
The Great Bend High School Panthers could care less. They'll gladly don the Underdog cape once again tonight.
Panthers scheduling pays off
Remember the talk of Great Bend High School's schedule strength? As it turned out, the Panthers' 2010 football schedule was indeed the toughest in the state. The growing pains of losing to the likes of Class 6A powerhouses Wichita Heights and Dodge City, along with 5A St. Thomas Aquinas, ultimately paid off for the Panthers in the form of a first-round home game in the state playoffs. When Great Bend (4-4) entertains Bishop Carroll (7-2) ...
BCC women open with rout
The only lingering question during second-half action of Barton Community College's women's basketball team's 2010-11 season-opening game Tuesday night was if the Cougars would break the century mark against the Bethany junior varsity.
Barton bounces Bethany JV
Early-season basketball games for Barton Community College gives BCC men's head coach Craig Fletchall an opportunity to tinker with different rotations.
Sharp gives OSU gilded edge as nation’s top punter
MANHATTAN - Being a punter normally isn't a glamour position on a college football team.
Articles By Author - Mack McClure
Burley doesn't meet own standards, 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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