Top-ranked St. John girls beat Ness City 63-35

NESS CITY - The St. John High School girls' basketball team remained undefeated on Friday night, beating Ness City 63-35 on the road.

PERFECT START

It was a good way to ease into the season for the Great Bend High School girls' and boys' bowling teams.

Uselton selected to Shrine Bowl

Great Bend High School's Tyler Uselton has been selected to play in the prestigious 39th Annual Kansas Shrine football game this coming July.

Lady Cards advance to 6-1 overall

HOISINGTON - Tied at 20 at halftime, the Hoisington High School girls' basketball team outscored Central Plains 24-14 in the second half to win on Tuesday night.

McPherson pulls away from GBHS after halftime

Great Bend High School matched McPherson during first-half basketball action on Tuesday night at Panther Fieldhouse.

TOUGH HOME OPENER

The McPherson Bullpups are a far cry from their stature of last season, where they captured the Class 5A state basketball championship in March.

St. John reschedules game

ST. JOHN - The St. John High School girls' and boys' basketball games at Kinsley that were postponed on Dec. 20 have been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 13.

Great Bend entertains McPherson

Great Bend High School's basketball teams return to action tonight for initial games after the holidays.

Bowman cleared to play

Great Bend High School senior Jace Bowman received an early Christmas gift on Thursday. It came in the form of getting a medical release to resume playing basketball for the Panthers. Bowman, Great Bend's top returning scorer from 2010-11, suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee in the fall during football season - a couple days after the Sept. 13 Garden City game - and was lost for the season. Bowman caught the game-winning ...

Hoisington overcomes injuries to take 5-1 record into break

HOISINGTON - Injuries can ruin a high school season, sometimes for a single player and other times for an entire team.

UNBLEMISHED START

ST. JOHN - Being ranked No. 1 in Class 1A Division-I is nothing new to the St. John High School girls' basketball team.

FEMALE GRAPPLER

HOISINGTON - Freshman Lexi Sanders is not your average teenager. She attends her classes at Hoisington High School. She is active in the Crimson Girls dance team, the Cardinal Crew and on the youth council at St. John's, the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hoisington. She also competes as part of the Cardinals varsity wrestling squad. "Usually people don't know what to think because there are not a whole lot of girl wrestlers out there," Sanders ...

Ellinwood taking applications for head-coaching positions

ELLINWOOD - Ellinwood High School is down a couple of head coaches. The Eagles are looking for a head softball coach and a head boys' tennis coach to replace Mick Hitchmann and Lyle Stickney, respectively. Ellinwood Athletic Director Kip Wilson said that he has been interviewing a number of interested candidates, and that he is hoping to make a decision on both positions soon. "We've got some pretty solid candidates for both jobs," Wilson said. ...

Area games have been postponed

The high school basketball games between Larned and Central Plains have been postponed due to inclement weather. The games have been rescheduled to Feb. 9. Macksville's games at Western Plains in Ransom has been postponed. A date has not been set for the games, but the athletic directors are currently discussing possibilities. St. John's games against Kinsley has been postponed. Talks ...

St. John girls ranked No. 1 after 6-0 start

The St. John High School girls' basketball team is the No. 1 team in Class 1A Division-I in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll.

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