Seniors shine in Panthers’ final home swim meet

The Great Bend High School swim team held its final home swim meet of the season on Tuesday night, playing host to Hays, Haysville-Campus, McPherson and Junction City.

No. 1 Lady Wildcats cruise past Ellsworth

STERLING - The Claflin High School girls' basketball team began the Sterling Round Robin Tournament on Tuesday with a big win against Ellsworth, 61-30.

Panthers swim team takes fourth in Wichita

WICHITA - The Great Bend High School boys' swim team took fourth place this weekend at the Wichita Heights Swimming Invitational.

Great Bend takes home third place from Paola invite

GBHS takes home third place from Paola PAOLA - The Great Bend High School varsity wrestling team took home third place out of 14 teams on Saturday at the Paola Invitational. Chris Burley (112) and Jake Schridde (160) captured first place individually for the Panthers at the meet. Louis Burley (152) took home second place, and Simon Sullivan (171), Kade Sander (130) and Brett Roberts (125) each placed third. PAOLA INVITATIONAL Saturday's ...

Hoisington takes ninth place at the Bob Kuhn Classic

HAYS - On Friday, 23 high school wrestling teams decended on Hays for the Bob Kuhn Prairie Classic, which continued through Saturday.

Panthers salvage win in their final game

BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com EL DORADO - In a complete turnaround from less than 20 hours earlier, the Great Bend High School Panthers basketball team completely shut down host El Dorado Saturday morning at the Bluestem Classic. The Panthers limited El Dorado to just two third-quarter points and rolled to a 41-30 victory in a game where they led by 21 points at one point. Great Bend head coach ...

Panthers plummet in Friday's game

BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com EL DORADO - Great Bend High School's boys' basketball team hit a low-water mark late Friday afternoon in the 2011 Bluestem Classic. The Panthers, one year removed from winning the 2010 Bluestem Classic championship, dipped into the seventh-place game after falling 41-39 to Haysville-Campus. Great Bend (4-6), which lost its third straight and second straight in the tournament, fell to a Campus team (3-7) the ...

Friday Preps

BOYS Ness City 80, Pawnee Heights 22 NESS CITY - Ness City put up 25 points in the first quarter, and Pawnee Heights could not get back into the game on Friday night. The Tigers were led by Chad Wallace, who scored nine points. Sam Spence added seven for Pawnee Heights. Ness City 80, Pawnee Heights 22 NESS CITY Dalton Gantz 1 0-0 3, Ernesto Flores 3 2-2 9, Drew Clarke 3 1-2 8, ...

Steelers’ Super Bowl MVP returns with opposition

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Rex Ryan was on the phone in his office when someone walked in and asked him the question that helped shape the New York Jets' winning season.

Macksville overwhelms St. John, 70-53

BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com ST. JOHN - For the St. John High School boys' basketball team, the goal of making the championship game of its Lions Club Mid-Winter Classic all but dropped out of reach after the first half of play on Friday night against Macksville. The Mustangs led 30-13 going into halftime, and a second-half surge from the Tigers was weathered by Macksville, which won 70-53 to advance to the championship game ...

Area Tournaments

GIRLS Russell 56, Victoria 21 HOISINGTON - Russell extended its lead in ever quarter to beat Victoria in the fifth-place game at the Hoisington Winter Jam Saturday afternoon. The Lady Broncos were led by Kaitlynn Walker, who put in 15 points. Peyton Weiss added 10. Victoria leaned on Audra Nowak, who totaled five points. Ellinwood 42, Otis-Bison 41 HOISINGTON - Otis-Bison led 22-21 at halftime, but a third-quarter surge saw Ellinwood outscore the Lady Cougars ...

Minneapolis girls shut down Hoisington in title game

BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - The Minneola High School girls' basketball team was able to hold host Hoisington to only 19 points and won the championship game at the Hoisington Winter Jam on Saturday night. The Lady Lions remained ahead 14-11 in the first half, and exploded on a 16-0 run extending through the third quarter and into the fourth, giving them a 31-13 lead late in the final period that the Lady Cardinals ...

CHAMPIONSHIP WOES

BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - Two ranked opponents squared off against each other in the boys championship game at the Hoisington Winter Jam on Saturday night. The Minneapolis High School boys' basketball team is ranked No. 2 in Class 3A in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll. The Hoisington High School boys' basketball team, ranked No. 8 in 3A. After one quarter, it was still anyone's game as the teams were knotted at ...

Starling fuels Blazers’ getaway from Panthers

BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com EL DORADO - Gardner-Edgerton High School standout Bubba Starling had a quiet first half on Thursday night against Great Bend in an opening-round game of the Bluestem Classic. The Panthers limited Starling, a high-scoring 6-foot-5 senior forward, to just eight first-half points, including two during the opening eight minutes, as they led 12-11 after one quarter. Gardner-Edgerton, which opened up a 24-19 halftime lead after outscoring the Panthers 13-7 in the ...

REMATCH

BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - It wasn't the first time the Ellinwood High School boys' basketball team had seen Quivira Heights this season. The two teams did battle on Jan. 4, resulting in an Eagles 43-40 win. In the Hoisington Winter Jam on Thursday night, Ellinwood finished on top again, this time 50-43. It didn't always look pretty for the Eagles, who took a 26-8 lead into the locker room at halftime. "Great battle," ...

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