Archive By Section - Local Sports
WKFL sign up scheduled for Tuesday
There will be a sign up for all players interested in playing in the Western Kansas Football League this season on Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the PAC at Great Bend High School.
Barton’s 2011 youth soccer camps begin in August
The Barton Community College soccer programs will be hosting a youth soccer camp beginning on Monday, August 1 and concluding on Thursday, August 4.
Barton volleyball camps set to begin
The Barton Community College volleyball program is offering volleyball camps during the month of July.
Great Bend girls basketball camp set
The Great Bend High School girls basketball camp is set for Monday through Thursday at the Panther Athletic Center.
GBRC to host Senior golf tournament at StoneRidge
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a Senior Individual Stroke Play Open Golf Tournament on Wednesday, July 13, at StoneRidge with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
Hoisington Cardinal Volleyball Camps set for next week
HOISINGTON - The Hoisington Cardinal Volleyball Camps will be held Monday, July 11 through Thursday, July 14, at the Hoisington Activity Center.
Memorial softball tourney formed
A co-ed softball tournament in memory of Maxton Foster Burkey will be held on Saturday, July 30, and Sunday, July 31, at the Hoisington softball field.
Hoisington volleyball camps to begin soon
The Hoisington Cardinals volleyball camps will be on July 11-14 at the Hoisington Activity Center.
Walnut Bowl participates in national Kids Bowl Free program
Walnut Bowl of Great Bend is participating in the summer program Kids Bowl Free. That means that any kid 15-and-under who is registered with the program can bowl two free games every day. Jim Mayberry, owner of Walnut Bowl, says that the program is designed to give children a safe place to spend time during the summer. "It just provides a place for the kids to come and bowl," Mayberry said. "I do get a ...
WETZEL REFLECTS
Randy Wetzel made no bones about it. Wetzel's first appointment as an umpire in the just-completed College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., was everything the Great Bend resident imagined - and then some. "It was all that I expected and more," Wetzel said. "It was one of the greatest experiences of my umpiring career that I have ever had. "We were treated like royalty and being on the field for the ...
Wecker, Simoneau among 2011 inductees for Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
WICHITA - In an announcement by the State of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday, former K-State standouts Kendra Wecker (women's basketball) and Mark Simoneau (football) have been selected as members of the 50th Anniversary Class of 2011. The induction class of 2011 will be enshrined in ceremonies on October 2 at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in the Wichita Boathouse.
Nebraska beats Kansas in 8-Man All-Star game
HAYS - Nebraska seized some early momentum during the Kansas-Nebraska 8-Man All-Star football game on Saturday evening at Fort Hays State University's Lewis Field Stadium.
SIMMONS SIGNS WITH TIGERS
David Simmons had planned to go to Fort Hays State University all along. His plan was to go to FHSU in the fall and try to walk on to the track and field team as a shot put athlete. He had the credentials as a two-time state finalist in the event for Great Bend High School. However, that plan changed drastically the night Simmons returned home from the Class 5A state track and field meet ...
Great Bend umpire meets President Bush
OMAHA, Neb. - Umpire Randy Wetzel thought working his first-ever College Baseball World Series would be memorable.
CWS NOTEBOOK
OMAHA, Neb. - Randy Wetzel, Great Bend High assistant principal, made his College World Series umpiring debut at second base in its first game at T.D. Ameritrade Park, a 7-3 Vanderbilt victory over North Carolina.
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Professional athletes show support for Human eMotion Event
The third annual Human eMotion Event brought in over 560 people to help raise money for the Family Crisis Center and Great Bend High School's Future Business Leaders of America.
Big turnout expected for Human eMotion Event
The Human eMotion Event to support Great Bend Family Crisis Center and the Great Bend High School Future Business Leaders of America is set for Saturday morning.
MEDAL TIME
A host of Barton County Storm Special Olympics athletes competed in a wide variety of track and field events at the Special Olympics State Track Meet last weekend at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium and Koch Arena.
McMullen, Duvall are top overall winners for MDA Run
The Great Bend Fire Department played host to the 11th annual Firefighters Run for MDA on Saturday at Fire Station #1.
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