SUMMER HOOPS

The Barton Community College Boys' Summer League finished its season on Tuesday with the basketball team from St. John winning with a 9-1 record.

Great Bend Firefighters MDA Run results

Here are the winners of the 10th Annual Great Bend Firefighters' MDA run on Saturday, June 23. Proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

HOOP IT UP

The month-long girls' basketball summer league at Barton Community College came to a close on Wednesday night with a final round of games.

GBRC to host USTA Jr. novice tournament

The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a United States Tennis Association Jr. novice tennis tournament on Friday, July 6.

WKFL sign up set

Western Kansas Football League sign up will be held on Monday, July 2. Any player from fourth to seventh grade interested in playing this fall can sign up at the Panthers Athletic Center at Great Bend High School from 7-8:30 p.m. A registration form needed to sign up can be found at www.wkfl.net. Cost to play is $125 per player. For families with more than one player, the cost is $100 per player. ...

Dodge Brawlers win tournament

Delgado qualifies for national rodeo competition

Bareback bronco riding is a tough and often dangerous sport. Just ask Colton Delgado, a 17-year-old who qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo, which will be held from July 15-21 in Rock Springs, Wyo. With a first-place finish at the Kansas High School Rodeo Association's state finals, the Great Bend native qualified for his first national event, having missed the state finals last year with an injury. "I've broke my wrist, ...

Snyder to be guest speaker in Great Bend

MANHATTAN – Kansas State University football head coach Bill Snyder and student-athlete ambassadors will be guest speakers at the 2012 Central Kansas Catbackers dinner and auction on Thursday, June 28, in Great Bend.

Hamby wins championship belt

GARDEN CITY - Great Bend natives Jeremy Hamby and Jordan Daniels competed in Fury Promotion's Chaos in the Cage V last Saturday.

GBRC forming coed leagues

The Great Bend Recreation Commission is forming adult coed softball leagues. Leagues offered includes coed open and coed recreational leagues. The team registration fee is $150, and the deadline to sign up is Friday, June 22. For more information, call 793-3755 ext. 2 or send an email to recreation@gbrc.kscoxmail.com

Knowles wins gold medal

While most are settling into retirement, 70-something Terry Knowles of Great Bend is simply shifting into a higher gear.

Human (e)Motion makes big gains in participation

In only its second year, Human (e)Motion grew 43 percent in participation compared to its inaugural year, according to sponsors.

Scholarship fund golf tournament scheduled

The third annual Elks Scholarship Four-man Scramble is scheduled for Saturday, June 30, at the Stafford County Country Club beginning at 10:30 a.m.

GBHS soccer camp set

Great Bend High School's soccer camp is scheduled for June 11-14. The camp costs $40 and includes a training jersey. Elementary and middle school girls and boys will meet from 10 a.m. to noon, while the high school session will run from 5 p.m. to 7. To sign up or for more information, contact Great Bend head coach Gus Prieto at 620-797-3224 or email him at gustavo_prieto24@yahoo.com.

Great Bend United FC soccer club forming

A new co-ed soccer program started by Great Bend High School head coach Gus Prieto is forming to compete as part of the Kansas Youth Soccer Association.

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.