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QB Reed catalyst for Falcons
The catalyst for Wichita Heights High School is quarterback Matt Reid, who guided the Falcons to the Class 6A state championship last year as a junior.
TITANIC TASK
The Great Bend High School Panthers have had a propensity for living on the edge in each of their first two football games this season.
Area notebook
GREENSBURG - The Ellinwood High School girls' tennis team swept the meet hosted by Kiowa County on Thursday.
Great Bend golf team competes
SALINA - The Great Bend High School golf team took part in the Salina South Cougars Invitational on Tuesday.
GBHS wins one of three
CHENEY - The Great Bend High School volleyball team won one of three matches on Tuesday at the Cheney Quadrangular.
Panthers score late goal to beat Dodge City
A late goal from senior forward Oscar Torres gave the Great Bend High School boys' soccer team a 3-2 lead and eventual win over Western Athletic Conference opponent Dodge City.
SCALING TO NEW HEIGHTS
Wichita Heights head coach Rick Wheeler carefully uses his choice of words. He's not going to say that his Falcons are among the state's elite football programs, even though they captured the Class 6A state championship last season and are heavy favorites to repeat.
Area Football Capsules
The St. John High School football team has bounced back after its season-opening loss at the hands of Otis-Bison.
Macksville splits matches in Kinsley
KINSLEY - The Macksville High School volleyball team split matches at the Central Plains League triangular in Kinlsey on Tuesday.
Lady Tigers sweep Otis-Bison triangular
OTIS - The St. John High School volleyball swept the competition at the Otis-Bison triangular on Tuesday.
Panthers JV registers 27-9 win
GARDEN CITY - The Great Bend High School junior varsity football team, trailing 3-0 at halftime after Garden City kicked a 21-yard field goal as time expired in the first half, uncorked a second-half scoring explosion to knock out the Buffaloes for a 27-9 win on Monday night.
Area volleyball teams claim top ranking
The Great Bend area must be a great place for high school volleyball, with two area teams ranked No. 1 in the state in their respective classes in the latest Kansas Volleyball Association poll.
GBHS JV wins Salina Central volleyball tournament
SALINA - For the second straight weekend, the Great Bend High School junior varsity volleyball team captured first place in an invitational tournament.
Ellinwood's cross country team takes first place
STAFFORD - The Ellinwood High School boys' cross country team won the Stafford Invitational on Thursday.
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Brack leads GBHS athletes at KU relays
LAWRENCE - The Great Bend High School track and field team took athletes to compete in the 87th Annual Kansas Relays on Friday.
Lady Panthers place first at Salina Invitational
SALINA - The Great Bend High School girls' swim team won the Salina Invitational on Thursday evening.
Oilers compete in Hesston
HESSTON - The Central Plains High School boys' tennis team edged Conway Springs 5-4 but fell to host Hesston 8-1 on Thursday afternoon.
Tigers win home invitational
ST. JOHN - The St. John-Hudson High School boys' golf team won its own invitational on Wednesday.
Central Plains wins at Hoisington
HOISINGTON - The Central Plains High School Oilers tennis team placed first at the Hoisington Invitational on April 10, with a total of 28 team points - 12 points over second-place Scott City in the four-team tournament.
HEADED TO LABETTE
Morgan Harwood led the 2013-14 Great Bend High School girls' basketball team in points and rebounds in several games.
Mauler to play basketball for Labette
For Great Bend High School senior McKenna Mauler, the choice to play basketball for Labette Community College next year was a logical one.
Lady Panthers win Garden City invite
GARDEN CITY - The Great Bend High School girls' swim team won the Garden City Invitational on Tuesday evening.
Hoisington’s comeback sparks sweep
NICKERSON - After the Hoisington Cardinals worked hard for an opening baseball victory, the nightcap came much easier.
FEELING AT HOME
Out of the five first-place finishes for the Great Bend High School track and field teams on Tuesday evening at the Great Bend Invitational, none were so closely watched as the girls' pole vault.
Panthers compete in Garden City
GARDEN CITY - The Great Bend High School boys' golf team finished sixth on Saturday at the Garden City Invitational.
Ellinwood competes at Wichita meet
WICHITA - The Ellinwood High School track and field team competed in the 2014 Shocker Pre-State Meet on Friday.
GBHS competes at Wichita State
WICHITA - In a meet that was designed a precursor to the Class 6-1A State Track and Field Championships, Great Bend High School turned in nine top-6 performances in eight events.
STARTING YOUNG
The first chunk of the season has not been kind to the Great Bend High School girls' soccer team.
