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OTIS - For the past two years, the Otis-Bison High School football team has found itself in the Eight-Man Division-II state playoffs.

Four teams left in Eight-Man Division-II playoffs

The Otis-Bison High School football team is still standing after two rounds of the Eight-Man Division-II state playoffs.

Otis-Bison advances to state semifinal

BIRD CITY - The Otis-Bison High School gridiron gang left Bird City with another lop-sided victory.

Playoff pitfalls for Panthers

Wichita's Bishop Carroll Catholic High School's punishing defense was everything as advertised against Great Bend Friday night during a Class 5A opening-round state playoff game.

Otis-Bison faces lethal ground game

The Otis-Bison High School football team travels to Bird City on Saturday to challenge Cheylin in the second round of the Eight-Man Division-II state playoffs.

Playoffs Payoff

The Big 3 that rule the roost in high school football in the western part of the state for Class 5A, according to Great Bend head coach Bo Black, is Hutchinson, McPherson and Bishop Carroll.

Passing game has been staple in Panthers’ playbook

The Great Bend High School Panthers could care less. They'll gladly don the Underdog cape once again tonight.

Panthers scheduling pays off

Remember the talk of Great Bend High School's schedule strength? As it turned out, the Panthers' 2010 football schedule was indeed the toughest in the state. The growing pains of losing to the likes of Class 6A powerhouses Wichita Heights and Dodge City, along with 5A St. Thomas Aquinas, ultimately paid off for the Panthers in the form of a first-round home game in the state playoffs. When Great Bend (4-4) entertains Bishop Carroll (7-2) ...

Prep Playoffs

JETMORE - The Macksville High School football team ran through a buzz-saw on Tuesday night, losing 70-24 to Hodgeman County in the Eight-Man Division-I state playoffs.

Otis-Bison blanks Fowler

OTIS - The Otis-Bison High School football team blanked Fowler on Tuesday, finishing the Goldbugs 46-0 with two seconds left in the third quarter.

Sports Brief

Barton men move on in NJCAA soccer playoffs TOPEKA - The Barton Community College men's soccer team won its second straight NJCAA Region VI title on Sunday, when they beat the Cougars beat No. 3 seed Garden City 2-0. BCC will host Western Texas for a chance to advance to the NJCAA national tournament in Tyler, Texas, on Nov. 18. The game will be at Cougar Fields at 2. In the Semifinals, the Cougars beat ...

Panthers come through when it counts

Last season, the Great Bend High School Panthers were dubbed by some coaches as the best 4-5 team in Class 5A, with highlight victories over defending state runner-up Wichita Heights, along with Dodge City.

Panthers win district title

This madcap, topsy-turvy high school football season for Great Bend High School took another captivating twist Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

Lady Panthers cross country team takes third at state

LAWRENCE - The Great Bend High School girls' cross country team ran and crawled its way to a third-place victory at the Class 5A state meet at Rim Rock Farms on Saturday.

Area Roundup

Macksville 46, Skyline-Pratt 0 MACKSVILLE - The Macksville High School football team looks to its future in the Eight-Man Division-I playoffs after blanking district foe Skyline on Thursday. The Mustangs were already into the postseason, but Macksville head coach Jeff Kuckelman said that he wanted his team to use this game to gain momentum. Macksville's defense rolled the Thunderbirds' offense, holding them to 97 yards of total offense - 99 rushing and minus-2 passing. The ...

Kinnamon leads Tigers at 1A competition

EMPORIA - The St. John-Hudson High School boys' golf team finished sixth overall at the Class 1A golf tournament on Monday at Emporia Municipal Golf Course.

Reece leads Larned at 4A state golf tourney

CHENEY - It was a learning experience for Larned High School's golf team at the Class 4A state golf tournament.

LEARNING EXPERIENCE

OVERLAND PARK - Nine holes into the weather-delayed Class 5A state golf championship, Chance Haney was playing solid at plush par-71 Brookridge Golf & Fitness.

Lady Eagles win team title at Class 2A regional meet

HERINGTON - The Ellinwood High School girls' track and field team won a Class 2A regional championship on Friday, scoring 93 points to top Berean Academy, which finished with 88.

Lady Panthers seize 12th place at state

TOPEKA - With a 12th-place finish, the Great Bend High School Lady Panthers did something no other swim team has done at the Class 5-1A state swimming championships.

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.