Area Roundup

GIRLS Quivira Heights 56, Wilson 55 BUSTON - Quivira Heights High School (4-0) found itself down 48-33 going into the fourth quarter, but a 23-7 turnaround gave the Lady Thunderbirds a win over Wilson on Tuesday. Kinsey Phelan was Quivira Heights' leading scorer with 19 points, including 10 in the final quarter. Lindsey Woodmansee added 10 points. St. John 39, Claflin 35 CLAFLIN - St. John trailed after the first quarter, but a second-quarter surge ...

GBHS frosh edge Pratt at home, 54-45

The Great Bend High School's ninth-grade boys' basketball team was able to defeat Pratt in their season opener on Friday night.

GBHS girls JV beats Pratt in home opener

The Great Bend Lady Panthers JV basketball team started its season by outscoring Pratt in all four quarters, including 23-7 in the fourth, to claim a 65-28 win.

Panthers take first at El Dorado swim invite

EL DORADO - The Great Bend High School Panthers swim team had another successful swim meet in El Dorado on Friday, where they finished in first place by 131 points.

PLOTTING NEXT MOVE

Great Bend High School's boys' basketball team puts a 3-1 record on the line tonight, when Manhattan High (0-1) comes calling to the GBHS Fieldhouse.

Macksville girls show winning spirit

The Macksville High School girls' basketball team is not accustomed to winning, at least not in recent years.

Cardinals cruise to second Keady Classic championship

LARNED - After the first quarter, it looked as though the Hoisington High School boys' basketball team was going to give the crowd a repeat performance of its quarterfinal game against Pawnee Heights, in which the Cardinals dropped the Tigers 86-16.

Macksville girls win first Keady Classic championship

LARNED - The Macksville High School girls' basketball team outscored Spearville in all four quarters to cruise to a 49-32 finish to take the Larned Keady Basketball Classic girls' championship game on Saturday night.

Lady Eagles fall short

BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood High School girls' basketball team dug itself a hole early that they couldn't climb out of against Sterling Friday night at the Ellinwood Preseason Tournament. The Lady Eagles lost to Sterling, 50-30. It was a rough start for the Lady Eagles. After a quick turnover caused by the Black Bears' full-court press, Ellinwood found itself behind 4-0 after the first minute and a half. "Well, we ...

Late rally not enough for Eagles

ELLINWOOD - Kale Clawson put together five points and Kyle Blakeslee hit two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, but the Sterling High School boys' basketball team was already too far ahead for Ellinwood to catch up.

Panthers pin Dodge City

DODGE CITY - Great Bend High School came away with a dual victory over host Dodge City on Thursday evening at the Dodge City Fieldhouse.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

Down the stretch in the second of two cliffhangers Friday night, Great Bend High School boys' basketball coach Chris Battin was beside himself.

Comeback comes up shy for GBHS

Struggling for a better portion of three quarters, the Great Bend High School Lady Panthers made a furious comeback bid against visiting Pratt Friday night.

GBHS has home opener tonight

The Great Bend High School basketball teams have their home openers tonight, playing host to the Pratt Greenbacks at GBHS Panther Fieldhouse.

Pawnee Heights drops pair of games at Larned Keady Classic

LARNED - The Pawnee Heights High School girls' basketball team could not fight their way back after a scoreless first quarter that saw Kinsley go up by 16 points on Thursday at the Larned Keady Basketball Classic.

Indians to compete in state tourney

The Larned High School boys' golf team will compete on Monday morning in the Class 4A state tournament at Cherry Oaks Golf Course in Cheney.

Mustangs win 1A regional track title

ST. JOHN - Tanner Tranbarger, Henry Penner and Isaac Seibert led the Macksville High School boys' track and field team to a Class 1A regional championship on Friday.

PANTHERS PRIDE

SALINA - On Friday in a Class 5A regional track and field meet, Great Bend High School pole vaulters Chris Burley, Selam Ball and Hannah Middleton - along with throwers Jayce Brack and Nick Warren - qualified for the upcoming state championships in Wichita.

Haney making first Class 5A state golf appearance on Monday

OVERLAND PARK - Chance Haney got it right the second time around.

TAKING FLIGHT

It will be the high-flying pole vaulters from Great Bend High School taking to the stage today at Salina District Stadium - site of a Class 5A regional track and field meet.

Hays beats Lady Panthers in regional play

HAYS - The Great Bend High School girls' soccer team closed their season with a 5-0 loss against Hays in a opening-round game of a Class 5A regional tournament.

Ellinwood awards high school athletes

Indians close season with 10-2 loss to Pratt

HUGOTON - The Larned High School Indians had their season close in a Class 4A regional baseball tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

Lady Cardinals fall against Pratt

ULYSSES - Things just wouldn't go right at the plate for the Hoisington High School softball team on Wednesday afternoon.

Class 5A regional track meet set for Friday

It all comes down to one day in qualifying for the upcoming Class 6-1A state high school track and field meet, set for next weekend at Cessna Stadium on the Wichita State University campus.

GBHS qualifies seven swimmers for Topeka

Great Bend High School had seven swimmers qualify for the Class 5-1A state swim meet, which will start on today with the diving competition at Hummer Sports Complex in Topeka.

Tigers win regional title, beat Ark Valley-CTL foe Newton

In Tuesday's Class 5A regional baseball tournament at the Great Bend Sports Complex, the Ark Valley-Chisolm Trail League had the upper hand against Western Athletic Conference opponents.

UNFORTUNATE END

Goddard High School had momentum heading into the Class 5A regional softball tournament championship game on Tuesday evening at the Great Bend Sports Complex.

CRUNCH TIME

Conventional wisdom tells us that Great Bend High School should meet Hays in a Class 5A regional championship tonight at 6 inside the Great Bend Sports Complex.

Great Bend’s Bretz no-hits Liberal in semifinals, 10-0

The Great Bend High School softball team made short work of Liberal - again.