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Date set for Great Bend club volleyball tryouts
Great Bend club volleyball tryouts will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the Panther Athletic Center.
Great Bend United FC soccer club finishes season undefeated
The Great Bend United FC, a youth soccer club team, has been competing in nine-and-under and 10-and-under tournaments over the last few months.
GBMS hosts Salina South today at 4
The Great Bend Middle School football teams will be playing host to Salina South today to close the season.
Great Bend’s Nyle Reinert wins Pro Class at Kearney, Neb.
KEARNEY, Neb. - The NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series picked up the action for the Race of Champions this past weekend at Kearney Raceway Park in conjunction with the Division's National Open event. The event was postponed due to bad weather at Brainerd International Raceway back on Sept. 18.
Images from Tuesday’s Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week at S.R.C.A. Drag Strip
Horsepower galore at S.R.C.A. Drag Strip
Nearly 1,200 National Hot Rod Association enthusiasts descended on Great Bend's Sunflower Rod Custom Association Drag Strip on Tuesday morning to enjoy a free session of racing.
Hod Rod Magazine Drag Week hits Great Bend
Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week comes to Great Bend this morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sunflower Rod Custom Association Drag Strip.
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
Don Garnett recalls first seeing "The Little Jewel" back in 1951, when he was 12 and the car was still under construction.
1955: Back to where it all began
Great Bend's historic Sunflower Rod Custom Association Drag Strip - smack dab in America's heartland - is the birthplace of drag racing.
Quicksilver wins state crown
The Great Bend Quicksilver softball team traveled to the 12-and-under gold state tournament in Emporia on a winning streak that included six championships.
RICHARDS PERSEVERES
PITTSBURG - In NCAA Division-II athletics, two-sport athletes are few and far between.
Youth sign up set for Saturday at Walnut Bowl
DeleteThe Walnut Bowl youth sign up is set for Saturday from 1-3 p.m.
Area athletes to play at juco level
Gunner Phelan, former quarterback and point guard for Quivira Heights High School, will be playing basketball for Pratt Community College in the upcoming season.
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Morgan Francis signs with Baker University to play tennis
Baker University head tennis coach Joe Ahmadian has announced the signing of Morgan Francis to play tennis for the Baker Wildcats in Baldwin City. Morgan is a senior at Great Bend High School and the daughter of John and Nancy Francis.
Hoisington High School vs Russell results
Hoisington - 14 - 26 - 17 - 12 -- 69
Three inducted into Barton Sports Hall of Fame
Athletes from two eras and the first ever student trainer were inducted in the Barton Community College Sports Hall of Fame over the weekend. Basketball legend Gene Butler, baseball great Jeff Christy and Ryan 'Pete' Manely were inducted during a ceremony Saturday afternoon at the Kirkman Activities Center on the Barton campus.
GBHS JV Wrestling results
This last weekend the Great Bend Panther's JV squad competed at the Stafford JV wrestling tournament. The Panthers placed 8 of their 9 wrestlers with three 1st place finishers.
HHS sends wrestlers to finals at Bob Kuhn Classic
The Hoisington High School varsity wrestling team participated in the Bob Kuhn Sr. Prairie Classic Wrestling Tournament this past weekend at Hays. The team sent five wrestlers to the finals where senior Brandon Ball at 138 lbs. won the Championship match to help propel him to win the Tournaments Most Outstanding Wrestler Award. Sophomore Jonathan Ball, 145 lbs.lbs.; freshman Christopher Ball, 152 lbs.; senior Chance Boor, 195 lbs.; and sophomore Landen Urban, 285 lbs., all finished second. Senior Landon Harmon, 120 lbs., and junior Austin McHenry, 182 lbs., finished in fifth place. Collectively with teammates freshman Tanner Cassity, 113 ...
Short-handed Cougars do it again
There appears to be something special brewing on the hill.
Sideline Chatter
The NFL is supposedly investigating whether the Patriots used deflated footballs in their AFC Championship game. REALLY? The only thing that was deflated last Sunday was the Green Bay Packers fans! What a giveaway! In Packerland lore, the names of Bart Starr, Fuzzy Thurston, Paul Hornung, Vince Lombardi and others are remembered forever. Now you can add the name of Packers tight end Brandon Bostick (though he may not be a Packer for long). Bostick is the Packer who had the on-side kick right in his hands and let it fall through, enabling the Seahawks to recover and win. At ...
Barton Elite take first in Pratt
Hoisington High School wins Stafford Duals Tournament
The Hoisington High School Wrestling team ran its dual record to 11-0 this past Thursday evening, and picked up the Championship Plaque from the Stafford Duals Tournament. The team was outstanding all night as they defeated Bluestem 70-7, Chaparral 65-6, Lincoln 76-6, Nickerson 75-3, and Stafford 63-16. Those in attendance were able to see some outstanding matches on the evening as there were several State Place winners wrestling each other.
GBMS girls basketball at Salina South Middle Scool, Monday, Jan. 19
GBMS A team 12 - Salina South 27
Western Kansas Mini Winter Swim meet Golden Belt Swim Club results
Girls 8 Under 25 Free
