Lady Panthers meet No. 7 McPherson

McPHERSON - Great Bend High School girls' head basketball coach Jason Tatkenhorst genuinely believes his team made some positive gains during practices over the Christmas holidays.

GBHS VISITS MAC

McPHERSON - The prospect of playing in The Roundhouse at McPherson High School is always an interesting sidelight.

Co-op brings Stafford, Pratt together

STAFFORD - With only seven players on its roster, Class 1A Division-II Stafford High School has the smallest boys' basketball team in the area.

Sullivan’s road to her future starts with Barton

Great Bend High School cross country runner Erin Sullivan has a plan. That plan went into effect Wednesday when Sullivan signed to run cross country for Barton Community College next season. That plan coincides with Sullivan graduating from Kansas State University's dietician and nutrition program. "I've looked at some other places and I've had offers from other junior colleges and a couple of other places, but it just seemed like the smartest idea was to ...

Area Roundup

MACKSVILLE - The Macksville High School girls' basketball team dominated Western Plains on Tuesday night, cruising to a 53-19 victory at home.

Area Roundup

LARNED - The Hoisington High School boys' basketball team jumped ahead 19-4 in the first quarter on Friday night, and Larned was unable to make up the difference.

Hoisington hosts wrestling tournament

HOISINGTON – The Hoisington High School wrestling team played host to the Cardinal Corner Classic Wrestling Tournament on Friday, and finished in third place.

Claflin upsets Wilson, 61-47

CLAFLIN - On Tuesday, the Claflin High School girls' basketball team squared off against St. John, which is ranked No. 2 in Class 1A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, but came up short.

Heitschmidt’s barrage of 3s not enough

CLAFLIN - Christian Heitschmidt hit eight 3-pointers and finished with 29 points, but the Claflin High School boys' basketball team still couldn't quite top Wilson on Friday, losing 57-52.

Tigers maul Cats

ST. JOHN - Cunningham hung around and hung around against St. John in girls high school basketball action on Friday night.

Minnis torches Cunningham

ST. JOHN - The dribble penetration and athleticism that St. John High School guards Zach Minnis and Brandon Blakeslee possess can make life rough for any opponent.

Panthers swim team continues to improve

The Great Bend High School boys' swim team has finished in first place in every swim meet it has attended since finishing second to Salina South in the season opener.

Great Bend competes at Douglass

DOUGLASS - Great Bend High School finished in sixth place on Saturday at the Douglass Goodwill Wrestling Tournament.

GBHS girls fall behind, lose to MHS

Sometimes it's hard to find a sliver of silver lining when your team just dropped their third game in four outings this season.

Haney to play softball at Kansas Wesleyan

Great Bend High School senior Jordan Haney has decided where to spend the next few years of her life: Kansas Wesleyan University.

Herrman to take bowling talents to Newman University

Bowling at the collegiate level has been the plan for 2013 Great Bend High School graduate Danny Herrman for a while.

2013 GREAT BEND/AREA HIGH SCHOOL SPRING IMAGES

2013 GREAT BEND HIGH SCHOOL SPRING IMAGES

Photos by Mack McClure