Archive By Section - Summer Sports

Chiefs struggle in pool play at Salina tournament

SALINA - In the Great Bend Chiefs' second game on Saturday at the Kansas Grand Slam Wood Bat Tournament, they put themselves in the driver's seat down the stretch against the Topeka Golden Giants.

Chiefs play Lawrence Raiders on Saturday morning, Topeka Golden Giants in afternoon

SALINA - Continuing pool-play this morning, the Great Bend Chiefs take on the Lawrence Raiders in 19-and-under action at 9 at Dean Evans Stadium, site of the Kansas Grand Slam Wood Bat Tournament.

Momentum shifts to Cornerstone, Chiefs tumble

SALINA - Momentum is a fleeting thing in a baseball game. A team has it one inning and the next, everything changes.

Chiefs outhit, outpitch Wichita Aces, fall 5-2

SALINA - In their Fourth of July opener at the Kansas Grand Slam Wood Bat Tournament, the Great Bend Chiefs outhit and outpitched the Wichita Aces.

Chiefs regrouping for Salina tourney

After two straight weekends of Class A American Legion tournaments as the Great Bend Braves, the Chiefs are getting the band back together.

SUMMER BASEBALL

HAYS RULE

The Hays Eagles must have Great Bend's number.

Golden Belt swim squad captures third first-place finish of season

DODGE CITY - Kira Cook took first place in five individual events - 50-meter freestyle (31.29 seconds), 200 freestyle (2:44.90), 100 breaststroke (1:31.12), 200 individual medley (3:05.03) and 100 butterfly (1:24.00) - as the Golden Belt swim squad captured first place at the Dodge City intrasquad meet on Saturday.

MAYB tournament crowns six teams

There were six champions crowned at the Mid America Youth Basketball tournament in Great Bend and Ellinwood on Sunday.

SHUT OUT

McPHERSON - The Great Bend Braves had two options on Sunday at the Grant Sports Complex.

Braves finish 2-1 in pool play at McPherson tournament

McPHERSON - The Great Bend Braves leave pool play of the Bob Hooper Classic at Grant Sports Complex with a 2-1 mark in Class A American Legion action.

PACKED TOURNEY

Mid America Youth Basketball was developed to give boys and girls a chance to improve their skills in a competitive environment.

Quicksilver takes second in 12-and-under division

The 12-and-under Quicksilver softball team finished second at the Amateur Softball Association's VIP Series Great Bend Tournament on Saturday at the Great Bend Sports Complex.

Finer points of shooting

When addressing the finer points of shooting, it goes without saying that a basketball player can always find improvement when it comes to firing one up from the perimeter, baseline or lane.

ROAD TRIUMPHS

SALINA - Braden Jones of the Great Bend Chiefs and the Salina Falcons' Keenan Breen battled on the mound in Game 1 of a Class AAA American Legion doubleheader on Wednesday night at Dean Evans Stadium.