Track season starts today for Great Bend

First and foremost, Great Bend High School head track and field coach Bo Black is quick to point out that he has a young team.

Panthers seeking to build on banner campaign

Needless to say, it was a record-setting spring in 2012. The Great Bend High School boys' tennis team established a school-record 119-22 overall mark last season. The Panthers also won an unprecedented 15 of 16 matches in running away with the Western Athletic Conference championship, where Grant Harris captured conference player of the year honors as a freshman with a 29-5 record. Moreover, senior returnees Nick Moyers and Chase Buntain captured 10th place in No. ...

Haysville beats Lady Panthers

WICHITA - The Great Bend High School girls' soccer team opened their season with a 6-1 loss to Haysville on Wednesday in the first round of the Wichita South Titan Classic.

Panthers open 2013 season at McPherson

McPHERSON - Great Bend High School finished tied for second place with Winfield, just behind host McPherson and ahead of Newton, Derby, Salina South and Hays on Tuesday during the season-opening McPherson Invitational.

STRONG FRONT

The Great Bend High School girls' soccer team will look to improve on last season's 5-10-2 record, starting today.

High school all-star basketball game at Barton showcases seniors

The second annual Central Kansas High School All-Star Basketball Classic, which was hosted by Barton Community College on Sunday, showcased 53 of some of Kansas' best players.

GBHS spring sports postponements

There are postponements and rescheduled events because of the inclement weather. Great Bend's season-opening soccer matches at Wichita South have been moved to Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The Panthers' tennis opener at McPherson has been moved to Tuesday at 3 p.m. Great Bend's softball opener at Larned today has also been postponed.

Barton to host prep hoops all-star game

The second annual Central Kansas All-Star Basketball Classic will be held on Sunday at Kirkman Activity Center on the Barton Community College campus.

HARWOOD, STUEDER ALL-WAC

Morgan Harwood and Tarynn Stueder - two integral parts for the Great Bend High School Lady Panthers - have landed on the All-Western Athletic Conference basketball team.

Hoisington’s Stetler, Greer top all-conference teams

The All-Mid-Central Activities Association basketball teams are topped by players from Hoisington High School.

Lopez, Hofmeister headed to Dodge City

Josh Lopez, Cody Helsel and Bryce Hofmeister are headed to the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football ranks.

St. John-Hudson leads all-league selections

Three high school basketball teams from the Central Prairie League made it to a state basketball tournament.

Lady Panthers shine in opener

SALINA - The Great Bend High School girls' swim team made a splash during their first meet of the season.

Lady Panthers to compete at Salina South

For the Great Bend High School girls' swim team, it is a quick jump into the spring sports season.

HUSTLIN’ HENDERSON

Ethan Henderson displays the menacing type with the shaved head and tattoos, a characteristic he took onto the basketball court for the Great Bend High School Panthers.

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.