LARNED - It looked as though the size advantage that the Hoisington High School girls' basketball team brought to the Larned Keady Basketball Classic was going to be a non-factor in the matchup with Macksville Thursday night.
Larned Keady Basketball Classic Tuesday's result BOYS Macksville 60, Otis-Bison 32 LARNED - Otis-Bison hung close, despite Macksville's early surge, but the Mustangs broke free in the second half, outscoring the Cougars 32-10. Kyle Bunker was the leading scorer for the Mustangs for the second straight game with 21 points. Bunker sank two 3s and hit 3 of 4 free throws. Derek Bevan added 19 points for Macksville. Otis-Bison leaned on its big man, 6-foot-3 ...
HOISINGTON - Hoisington High School enters its 2010-2011 season with five state qualifiers from last season, including sophomore Chance Demel, who finished in sixth place in the 135-pound weight class at the Class 3-2-1A state tournament last season.
When the Great Bend High School boys' basketball team entertains Pratt in the Panthers home opener Friday night, the Greenbacks will be missing some of their swagger.
The Great Bend High School boys' swimming team took first place at its swim meet held Tuesday at the Kirkman Athletic Center on the Barton Community College campus.
ELLINWOOD - Lauren Thill scored 10 of her game-high 17 points in the third quarter, leading Ellinwood High School to a 47-32 win over Wichita Northfield Tuesday night in the opening round of the Ellinwood preseason tournament.
LARNED - Despite pulling to within two points to end the first half, the Pawnee Heights High School girls' basketball team fell to Hoisington 51-29 on Tuesday after being outscored 28-8 in the second half.
VALLEY CENTER HIGH SCHOOL DUAL TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 RESULTS Gold Pool A Emporia (1-0) A Clay Center (1-0) B Andover Central (0-0) B Chanute (0-0) C Great Bend (1-0) C Wichita Heights (1-0) D Valley Center (0-1) D Derby (0-1) E Douglass (0-1) E Ottawa (0-1) MAT 4 Great Bend (54) vs Douglass (23) 103 - Ryan DesLauriers (GB) DEF OPEN 112 - Zach Schridde (GB) DEF Kordell Burch (DOU) 4-2 119 -Chris Burley (GB) ...
SALINA - After just one meet, the Great Bend High School boys' swim team has already qualified for the Class 5A state in five events.
ST. JOHN - The St. John High School girls basketball season-opening 48-26 win against Pratt-Skyline came quickly became the Teresa Wade Show on Friday night.
ST. JOHN - The St. John High School boys' basketball team overcame shooting 6-for-21 from the free throw line to edge Skyline 55-46 on Friday night.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Macksville 68, Ness City 50 NESS CITY - The Macksville High School boys' basketball team opened its 2010-11 season with a win over Ness City Friday night. The Mustangs were led by Kyle Bunker, who amassed 30 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks while shooting 8 for 10 from the free-throw line. Macksville will compete against Otis-Bison at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the first round of the Larned ...
HAYS - Clutch free-throw shooting bailed out Great Bend High School after host Hays made a late run at the Lady Panthers Saturday morning during the seventh-place game of the Hays City Shoot-Out.
HAYS - The speed of the basketball game increased drastically from the previous two nights for the Great Bend High School Panthers.
In her first season as head basketball coach for Macksville High School, Kathryn McAllister guided the Lady Mustangs to a 9-11 record in 2009-10, including 4-5 in the Central Prairie League.
LIBERAL - The Great Bend High School had one boys' golfer qualify for the Class 5A state meet, which will be held on Monday, May 20, at Overland Park's Brookridge Golf & Fitness.
There's always howling winds in southwest Kansas, and a Class 5A boys golf regional on Monday in Liberal will be no exception.
The Great Bend High School girls' soccer team travels to Hays on Tuesday to play an opening-round game of a Class 5A regional tournament
HILLSBORO - Central Plains High School brought a young team, but the Oilers came through for a third-place finish at the Class 3-1A state tennis tournament on Saturday to take home some hardware.
HAYS - It was Thomas More Prep Marian that ruled Thursday's Mid-Central Activities Association track and field meet.
ST. JOHN - The Central Plains High School girls' track and field team won a Central Prairie League title on Thursday.
While the doubleheader didn't have postseason implications for Larned High School, the pair of non-conference baseball games meant a lot to the Great Bend Panthers.
EMPORIA - Shannon Schartz is setting out on a new adventure next spring - taking over the Great Bend Middle School tennis program.
EMPORIA - In a twist of events, where the upstart Great Bend High School's doubles teams became the talk of the Class 5A state tennis tournament's opening round, the record-setting Panthers knocked down more barriers in a season already full of milestones.
After officials deemed the baseball field at the Great Bend Sports Complex was too soggy to play Larned High School on Thursday in a doubleheader, the Great Bend Panthers and the Indians will try again today at 4.
Nick Moyers and his Great Bend High School teammates are embarking on the Class 5A state tennis tournament today and Saturday at Emporia High School.
DODGE CITY - The Western Athletic Conference track and field meet was not kind to Great Bend High School on Thursday evening.
It turned out to be their best power display of the high school softball season - thus far.
JUNCTION CITY - The Great Bend High School girls' soccer team finished their regular season with a 4-0 loss against Junction City on Thursday evening.