DEMONS DEAL

For the better portion of 3 ½ quarters, the Great Bend High School Panthers matched defending Western Athletic Conference champion and current leader Dodge City on Friday night at Panther Fieldhouse.

Wade leads St. John over Macksville

ST. JOHN - Forget D-Wade of the NBA's Miami Heat. At St. John High School, it's T-Wade. St. John's Teresa Wade scored a game-high 21 points, as the strong presence in the paint helped the Lady Tigers rout Central Prairie League opponent Macksville on Friday night, 56-35. "I'm glad she's on our team," St. John head coach Danny Smith said of Wade. "(Getting Wade the ball inside) is definitely our game plan every time out ...

Lady Panthers hold off Liberal late, win 45-43

LIBERAL - It was a matter of survival for the Great Bend High School girls' basketball team, who captured a huge road victory on Saturday night, edging Liberal 45-43.

Bigs bolster Mustangs in win over St. John

ST. JOHN - Friday night's Central Prairie League matchup between Macksville and St. John seemed to be a game of polar opposites.

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 ...

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.