Lady Cards win without starting point guard

LARNED - The Hoisington High School girls' basketball team were able to beat Kiowa County without its starting point guard.

HOME COOKIN’

Great Bend High School swimmer Kade Cook continued his strong season with a pair of first-place finishes at the Great Bend Invitational swim meet on Tuesday night.

Cardinals claim second place in Osborne

OSBORNE - The Hoisington High School wrestling team finished in second place at the Osborne tournament on Saturday.

Panthers open their season at Valley Center

VALLEY CENTER - Great Bend High School's wrestling team opened the 2011-12 season by taking part in the Valley Center Dual Tournament on Saturday.

Kearney rallies in second half for win

HAYS - Playing in a seventh-place game of the Hays City Shoot-Out at 10 a.m. on Saturday, the Great Bend High School Lady Panthers led Kearney, Neb., 23-22 at halftime.

Macksville struggles early in loss

MACKSVILLE - Macksville High School girls' head basketball coach Nathaniel Norman said that he expected growing pains early this season.

OAK LEADS ’STANGS

MACKSVILLE - The Macksville High School boys' basketball team picked up where it left off last season against Ness City on Friday night.

Lady Oilers open season with win

CLAFLIN - The Central Plains High School girls' basketball team jumped ahead by the end of the first quarter.

Panthers struggle in third-place game

HAYS - For the second straight day on Saturday afternoon, the Great Bend High School boys' basketball team struggled mustering some offensive firepower.

Lady Panthers seize lead in third quarter, fall in fourth

HAYS - DeSoto High School's 48-36 victory over Great Bend's girls Friday afternoon in a consolation game of the Hays City Shoot-Out at Felten Middle School was closer than the score indicated.

SEMIFINAL SLUMBER

HAYS - When a high school basketball team commits as many turnovers as it scores points, it means big trouble.

GBHS takes second at Salina swim meet

SALINA - The Great Bend High School boys' swim team started its season on Thursday at the Salina swim meet.

GBHS nails down 44-36 win

HAYS - As Newton High School crept closer in the second half on Thursday afternoon during the first round of the Hays City Shoot-Out, the Great Bend Panthers stood firm.

State-tested Newton routs Lady Panthers

HAYS - Losing seven seniors to graduation from last season, Great Bend High School's inexperienced Lady Panthers had to go up against a Class 5A state-tournament-tested Newton basketball team to open their season Thursday evening.

LaCrosse earns most All-CPL selections

The LaCrosse High School football team was the big winner of the All-Central Prairie League selections.

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