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LADY PANTHERS BITE BACK
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com The Great Bend High School Lady Panthers weren't about to allow the Western Athletic Conference loss to the Dodge City Red Demons stick a fork in their season. Great Bend bounced back from last Friday's setback to the Demons by avoiding an upset bid in upending Larned 57-51 Tuesday night at Panther Fieldhouse. Cassidy Tutak, a senior forward, scored a season-high 15 points and senior guard Kalie LeShore added 12, leading ...
Turnovers trouble Eagles, Lions win
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - After one quarter, it looked as though the Ellinwood high school boys had everything under control, leading Minneapolis, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, 11-8. A 19-point second quarter for the Lions, led by John Darrow's three 3-pointers, pushed the Eagles out of the lead for good, and Ellinwood lost in the opening round of the Hoisington Winter Jam tournament, 54-33. ...
Briefly
There will be a Great Bend High School girls basketball tripleheader today at Panther Gymnasium, topped off by the Lady Panthers varsity playing host to Larned at 7:30 p.m. The freshman game is set for 4, followed by the JV at 6.
DCHS girls pull away from Great Bend after break
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com DODGE CITY - When the numerous turnovers subsided in the second half on Friday night, Great Bend High School somehow found itself in the game with Dodge City. Despite their miscues, Great Bend, trailed the defending Western Athletic Conference champions only 26-21 at halftime and 39-31 after three quarters. But the dam finally broke in the final period, as the Red Demons went on to ...
DEMON'S DEN
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com DODGE CITY - The Dodge City High School Red Demons already were without standout guard Rico Hogan on Friday night when they took on Great Bend. In the early-season Western Athletic Conference showdown at the DCHS Field House, one would think the Panthers had a good shot at the Demons, especially with Hogan in street clothes recovering from a concussion and post player Brandon Howarth and guard Trey Hallman having sub-par ...
GBHS bowling opens season at home with win
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com The Great Bend High School bowling team swept its first competition this season, though it wasn't the competition they were expecting to start the season with. The Panthers hosted a bowling match on Thursday night against Salina Sacred Heart and Holcomb. The Great Bend boys combined for a team score of 2,197, good enough to knock off both second-place Holcomb, which totaled 1,891 and Sacred Heart, which combined for 1,830. The ...
Hoisington wrestling takes first in Stafford
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com STAFFORD - The Hoisington High School wrestling team took first place against each of the four other teams at the Stafford duals tournament on Thursday. It is the third tournament the Cardinals have attended and won in the last week. Hoisington took first place at the Ellsworth tournament as well as finishing on top of the MSAA league tournament. The Cardinals varsity team will be in action on Friday and Saturday ...
Area Roundup
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com GIRLS St. John 58, Larned 48 LARNED - The St. John High School girls' basketball team increased its lead in every quarter and edged Larned on the road on Friday night. The Lady Tigers (8-0) was led by Teresa Wade, who scored 19 points. Jamie Waters and Morgan Osborne each added 15 points as the only other St. John girls in double digits. Brittney Perez led the Lady Indians (2-6) with ...
Hoisington girls edge Ellinwood in conference game
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - For one quarter, the Hoisington High School girls' basketball team and Ellinwood were evenly matched, but after the first quarter, the Lady Cardinals began to break away with the Mid-Central Activities Association game and claimed the conference win, 41-31. In the first quarter, Ellinwood was supported offensively by Lauren Thill. It was Thill's eight points, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer, that kep the game tied at eight and ...
CRUISIN' CARDINALS
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - The Hoisington High School boys' basketball team, ranked No. 8 in Class 3A in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, took control of the game against Ellinwood after one quarter and never let go of the lead, winning 62-48. After the game, it wasn't the matchup between the rival Mid-Central Activities Association opponents that the coaches were talking about, but a matchup that was missing. The Eagles leading ...
Lady Panthers take on No. 6-ranked Dodge City
With one more Western Athletic Conference basketball game under their belts than defending champion Dodge City, the Great Bend Lady Panthers have the early lead in the conference standings with a 2-0 record.
WAC SHOWDOWNS
After losing in its season opener on Dec. 3 at Wichita East High School, 57-53, Dodge City has won five straight games heading into tonight's Western Athletic Conference matchup with Great Bend.
WAC Leaders
Look who's sitting alone at the top of the early-season Western Athletic Conference girls' basketball standings.
Hildebrand beats buzzer to put Panthers in first
The game clock was melting, and sole possession of the early lead in the Western Athletic Conference boys' basketball standings was at stake.
Area Prep Roundup
GIRLS St. John 50, Ellinwood 20 ELLINWOOD - The St. John High School girls' basketball team, ranked No. 8 in Class 1A Division-I in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, jumped ahead of Ellinwood (2-7) in the first quarter, 11-2, and held the lead to win on Tuesday night. St. John (7-0) was led by Teresa Wade, who scored a game-high 15 points and was the only Lady Tigers player in double digits. Morgan ...
Articles by Section - Prep Sports
GBHS softball doubleheader still on, baseball postponed
Today's scheduled softball doubleheader between Great Bend High School and Hutchinson is still on, starting at 4, at the Great Bend Sports Complex.
Great Bend entertains Larned today to close regular season
There's still much more to play for.
WAC track, swim meets set for today
The Western Athletic Conference track meet is set for today at Dodge City, starting at 4.
Lady Panthers to host Hutchinson
Great Bend High School's softball doubleheader against Hutchinson today at the Great Bend Sports Complex marks the end of the regular season for the Lady Panthers.
GB places fourth
LIBERAL - It was a fourth-place finish on Tuesday for the Great Bend High School golf team at the Liberal invitational.
FINAL FIVE
Qualifying five boys' players for the Class 5A state tennis tournament this weekend is the most ever from Great Bend High School.
BITTERSWEET
GARDEN CITY - Having to share a Western Athletic Conference baseball championship turned out to be bittersweet for the Great Bend High School Panthers.
Lady Panthers struggle against McPherson
Great Bend High School freshman forward Alondra Garcia kept her team from getting shut down completely on Tuesday afternoon against McPherson at Cavanaugh Soccer Fields.
Indians sweep doubleheader on road at Nickerson
NICKERSON - Larned High School's baseball team swept Nickerson 14-3 and 4-2 on Tuesday evening to maintain momentum heading to a Thursday doubleheader at Great Bend.
