TOUGH TIMES

DODGE CITY - With the Class AAA American Legion Zone Tournament just around the corner, the last thing the Great Bend Chiefs need is to lose one of their top pitchers.

Braves to challenge Hays in zone tournament

The Great Bend Braves travel to Fort Hays State University's Larks Park today to face the Hays Junior Eagles in the first round of a Class A American Legion Zone Tournament at 1 p.m.

Class AAA zone tournament set to start Monday

The pairings for the Class AAA American zone tournament, set for Monday, July 23, through Wednesday, July 25, in Hays, have been established.

HOMEGROWN PRODUCT

The Great Bend Chiefs are preparing for the final week of the regular season for Class AAA American Legion baseball.

Crush win NBC 11-and-under state tournament

The Kansas Crush won the NBC 11-and-under state baseball tournament title on Sunday at the Sports Complex.

Golden Belt swim squad wins combined meet title

ULYSSES - The Golden Belt swim squad won the Western Kansas Swim Club title on Sunday.

Pool play finishes at 11-and-under NBC tourney

The Central Kansas Hornets got an early lead against the Lil Yankees in the first game of pool play at the NBC 11-and-under baseball tournament on Saturday at the Sports Complex.

BLOWOUT INNINGS

Large innings led to both wins in a Class A American Legion doubleheader between the Great Bend Braves and the Larned Indians at the Sports Complex on Friday.

Braves to close regular season against Larned

The Class A American Legion baseball season is winding down as the Great Bend Braves play host to Larned in their final two games of the regular season.

Braves split twinbill with Renegades

HAYS - The Great Bend Braves split their Class A American Legion doubleheader on Tuesday against the Hays Renegades.

Golden Belt swim squad captures meet title in Hays

HAYS - After two weeks without a meet, Golden Belt swim squad blew the competition out of the water on Saturday.

Quivira 10-U advances to state

Hays crashes four homers, beats Great Bend 12-8 in slugfest

HAYS - No lead is safe when you're playing the Hays Eagles. The Great Bend Chiefs found it out the hard way early Sunday afternoon during a semifinal game in the championship round of the Wild West Fest Tournament at Larks Park. Great Bend mounted a 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but home-run-hitting Hays answered with four runs in the first and five in the second and then held off a ...

Braves beat Fort Morgan, Colo., 2-0 in their final game of Wild West Fest

HAYS - In their final game of the Wild West Fest wood bat tournament, the Great Bend Braves were able to shut down Fort Morgan, Colo.

Braves strike early but fall in final pool-play game

HAYS - Things were looking up for the Great Bend Braves in Saturday morning's Wild West Fest wood bat tournament junior division pool play game against Fort Morgan, Colo.

McPHERSON WINS

In Class AAA American Legion baseball action at the Great Bend Sports Complex, McPherson rode a five-run first inning en route to an 11-1 win on Tuesday night. The 10-run rule went into effect after five innings. The second game was postponed because of rain.

TITLE TURNAROUND

Sometimes winning can have a snowball effect in Class AAA American Legion baseball action.

Chiefs ride momentum to 11-5 win over Buhler

Sometimes all it takes is getting a little momentum.

Golden Belt Swim Squad claim second place at Leoti swim meet

LEOTI - The Golden Belt Swim Squad finished second at a Leoti swim meet on Saturday.

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.

Quicksilver wins tourney at Larned

BREAKING OUT

After opening the season with a nine-game losing streak, the Great Bend Chiefs won their first Class AAA American Legion baseball game of the season during pool play of the Chiefs Classic on Saturday.

Buhler goes ahead in sixth inning, edges Chiefs 8-7

Holding the lead twice in Class AAA American Legion baseball action against Buhler on Saturday evening, the Great Bend Chiefs couldn't hold on in an 8-7 loss.

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.

Barton Blazers capture first place

Golden Belt Swim Squad overwhelms competition at Garden City meet

GARDEN CITY - The Golden Belt Swim Squad took first place at a Western Kansas Swim Club meet on Saturday, more than doubling the score of second-place Scott City Stars.

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.