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Murdock signs deal with Titans
NASHVILLE - Former Fort Hays State University wide receiver O.J. Murdock signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday.
Shrine Bowl set for Hays on Saturday
HAYS - The 38th Annual Kansas Shrine Bowl football game is set for Saturday at Lewis Field Stadium on the Fort Hays State University campus.
Touslee achieves MIAA academic honor roll award
EMPORIA - Shane Touslee, a long-snapper for the Emporia State University football team, earned a spot on the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association academic honor roll.
HILDEBRAND ANXIOUS
Greg Hildebrand of Great Bend High School was disappointed earlier in the year when he wasn't among those selected for the Kansas Shrine Bowl, pitting the East vs. the West in an all-star football game featuring graduated seniors.
Adult tennis tourney set to start Saturday
The Great Bend Adult Open Tennis Tournament will be held on Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31, at the Veterans Park tennis courts.
GBRC adult volleyball leagues registration begins
The Great Bend Recreation Commission is forming the Fall Adult Volleyball Leagues. Register your team at the GBRC office. Leagues offered include women's recreation, intermediate, competitive and coed spiking, coed intermediate and coed recreational leagues. The registration fee is $40. Volleyball leagues will begin the week of September 5. The deadline to sign up is Friday, August 12 . For more information on these leagues contact the GBRC office at 793-3755 or e-mail: recreation@gbrc.kscoxmail.com.
HILDEBRAND ADDED
Greg Hildebrand finds himself as a late addition for the West squad for the upcoming Shrine Bowl, featuring the top graduated seniors from around the state.
Simien hosts youth basketball camp in Great Bend
Area kids attended the second annual Called to Greatness Christian basketball camp in Great Bend, hosted by former KU and Miami Heat player Wayne Simien at the Great Bend High School Panther Athletic Center.
RIDING TO NATIONALS
Motocross is a fast-paced, gritty racing sport that hurls its competitors around dirt tracks with hard turns and large hills that launch riders into the air.
Pullen headed to Italian League to play for Angelico Biella
Former Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen has signed with Angelico Biella, a professional basketball team in Biella, Italy.
Local kids qualify for national meet
The Central Kansas Cruisers had 25 athletes qualify for the USATF Jr. Olympic National Track and Field Championship in Wichita on August 27-31.
Keller becomes two-time senior champion
The previous five years had produced a different Senior Open champion. Wednesday afternoon was different. Great Bend's Paul Keller fired a 1-over 72 to beat Mike Chambers (75) in the championship flight of the 2011 event at StoneRidge Golf Club. After a one-year hiatus, Keller is back on top, becoming the first golfer to win the tournament - which debuted in 2006 - twice in its six-year existence. Mark Deighton finished ...
IMPACT PLAYERS
The Great Bend High School softball team finished the 2011 spring season with a 17-5 record.
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.
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June Jaunt youth tennis tourney set
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a youth June Jaunt Tennis Tournament on Saturday, June 1, at Veterans Memorial Park.
S.R.C.A. Drag Strip draws national eye
In its 60th year, the drag strip at Great Bend honors not only it's anniversary but also its national publicity.
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