PANTHERS ROAR AT REGIONAL

HAYS - In Norbert Muth's seven seasons as head wrestling coach at Great Bend High School, the most state qualifiers he had in the program was 10.

Panthers swim team takes fourth place at Class 5A state meet

TOPEKA - The Great Bend swim team places in fourth at the Class 5A State Swimming and Diving Meet in Topeka on Saturday.

Great Bend edges Liberal in triple OT

LIBERAL - With the ball in their hands and time running out in regulation, again in overtime and then once more in double overtime, the Great Bend High School boys' basketball team was unable to get a shot to fall to put Liberal away on Saturday night.

THREES COMPANY

It all started a decade ago, when Brian Burley qualified for the Class 5A state championships in wrestling his senior campaign at Great Bend High School.

Chris Burley top-ranked; Schridde is ranked No. 3 as GBHS embarks on Hays

Chris Burley of Great Bend High School takes a 29-3 record and a top ranking at 112 pounds by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association in their latest poll to the Class 5A regional tournament on Saturday in Hays.

Panthers swim team dives into state tourney

Today, the Great Bend High School swim team will be competing in the Kansas Class 5-1A Swimming and Diving State Tournament.

GBHS hosts Dodge tonight on Hall of Fame night

By MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com There will be Hall of Fame ceremonies tonight at Great Bend High School's Panther Fieldhouse, when the Panthers host Dodge City in Western Athletic Conference basketball action. Tipoff for the girls game is set for 6, with the boys following at around 7:45. Hall of Fame ceremonies, featuring Jenny Allford (music educator) and Glen Opie (community service), will be held between the two games. Dodge City, ...

Hoisington to compete in regional tourney at Beloit

The Hoisington High School wrestling team will be sending 11 wrestlers to the Class 3-2-1A regional tournament in Beloit, starting tonight and continuing through Saturday.

GB hosts Dodge on Friday

Great Bend bowling sets conference record, tops Liberal on Tuesday

LIBERAL - The Great Bend bowling team left Liberal with a pair of wins on Tuesday night.

Tuesday's Area Roundup

GIRLS St. John 36, Quivira Heights 34 BUSHTON - The No. 8 team in Class 1A Division-II in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, the Quivira Heights High School girls' basketball team, fell to the No. 3 team in Class 1A Division-I, St. John, on Tuesday night. The Lady Thunderbirds closed to within one point at the end of the third quarter, but was unable to overtake the Lady Tigers. St. John was led ...

Prep basketball briefs

Regional wrestling Great Bend High School travels to Hays on Saturday for Class 5A regional wrestling competition, starting at 10 a.m. ... The Hoisington wrestling team heads to Beloit on Saturday for a Class 3-2-1A regional. Hoisington-Larned games bumped up one day Hoisington High School's upcoming scheduled Mid-Central Activities Association and regula-season ames with Larned, which were originally scheduled for Friday, Feb. 25, have been moved up one day to Thursday, Feb. 24, ...

Monday's Prep Roundup

GIRLS St. John 55, Kinsley 42 ST. JOHN - The St. John High School girls' basketball team put together an 18-point fourth quarter to race ahead of Kinsley on Monday night. Jamie Waters led the Lady Tigers with 18 points, including two 3-pointers and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Teresa Wade added 15 points as the only other St. John player in double digits. The Lady Tigers are ranked No. 3 in Class ...

HOMECOMING SPLIT

BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune The Great Bend High School Panthers basketball team hangs its hat on trying to beat an opponent different ways. Last Saturday in a 40-39 overtime road triumph over Manhattan High, the Panthers relentlessly attacked the rim, which was a determining factor in the outcome. Against Garden City on Homecoming Friday night at Panther Fieldhouse, the Panthers used a different method, a deliberate strategy of slowing things down to slow down ...

Friday's GBHS boys box score

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Western Athletic Conference At Panther Fieldhouse BOYS Friday Great Bend 52, Garden City 46 GARDEN CITY (7-9, 1-4) Cody Bernbeck 3 2-2 8, Larry Gomez 0 0-0 0, Gerardo Holguin 1 0-0 2, Austin Terpstra 5 0-0 10, Jake Curran 6 0-0 16, Braden Taylor 3 2-2 8, Ivan Leal 0 0-0 0, Jeremy Ensz 1 0-0 2, Erick Ruiz 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 4-4 46. GREAT ...

Simoneau bringing college, NFL experience to Shrine Bowl combine

Kansas high school football players who have dreams of continuing their gridiron careers at the next level can find a resource in a former Sunflower State star who has excelled at every level of the game - high school, college and the National Football League.

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