Archive By Section - Summer Sports

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.

MELTDOWN

HAYS - There's some good news that comes out of a 7-2 debacle, a gut-wrenching loss for the Great Bend Chiefs to North Platte, Neb., in the final game of pool play on Saturday evening.

Big innings translate into run-rule win for Chiefs

HAYS - Big innings sometimes translate into victories. At least that was the case for the Great Bend Chiefs on Saturday afternoon during the Wild West Fest wood bat tournament at Larks Park. The Chiefs scored five runs in the bottom of the second, including four before an out was even recorded, and pulled away for an 11-1 victory over Fort Morgan, Colo. The run-rule went into effect in the fourth, capped by Bryce Hofmeister's ...

SLIM MARGIN

HAYS - Trailing by one run, the Great Bend Chiefs had the tying and winning runs on base in the seventh inning against the Kansas Crush during the Wild West Fest Tournament on Friday afternoon at the Thomas More Prep Marian baseball field.

Quicksilver wins Dodge City tournament title

Runs scarce for Braves in tourney’s opening day

HAYS - Runs were in short supply on Friday for the Great Bend Braves.

Quicksilver top Oklahoma Pride for title

Chiefs, Braves to compete in weekend tournament

The Great Bend Chiefs and Braves will both be competing in the Wild West Fest Tournament, which starts today and runs through Sunday.