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Lady Panthers clean up at home bowling match
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com The Great Bend High School bowling team met mixed results at its home match against McPherson and Garden City on Tuesday at Walnut Bowl. The Lady Panthers prevailed, finishing on top of their opponents, scoring 2,185. The Great Bend boys finished in second with 2,315, topping McPherson, which scored 2,253, but losing to Garden City, which amassed 2,365. "The girls did awesome," Great Bend head ...
LADY PANTHERS BITE BACK
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com The Great Bend High School Lady Panthers weren't about to allow the Western Athletic Conference loss to the Dodge City Red Demons stick a fork in their season. Great Bend bounced back from last Friday's setback to the Demons by avoiding an upset bid in upending Larned 57-51 Tuesday night at Panther Fieldhouse. Cassidy Tutak, a senior forward, scored a season-high 15 points and senior guard Kalie LeShore added 12, leading ...
Turnovers trouble Eagles, Lions win
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - After one quarter, it looked as though the Ellinwood high school boys had everything under control, leading Minneapolis, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, 11-8. A 19-point second quarter for the Lions, led by John Darrow's three 3-pointers, pushed the Eagles out of the lead for good, and Ellinwood lost in the opening round of the Hoisington Winter Jam tournament, 54-33. ...
Briefly
There will be a Great Bend High School girls basketball tripleheader today at Panther Gymnasium, topped off by the Lady Panthers varsity playing host to Larned at 7:30 p.m. The freshman game is set for 4, followed by the JV at 6.
DCHS girls pull away from Great Bend after break
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com DODGE CITY - When the numerous turnovers subsided in the second half on Friday night, Great Bend High School somehow found itself in the game with Dodge City. Despite their miscues, Great Bend, trailed the defending Western Athletic Conference champions only 26-21 at halftime and 39-31 after three quarters. But the dam finally broke in the final period, as the Red Demons went on to ...
DEMON'S DEN
BY MACK McCLURE mmcclure@gbtribune.com DODGE CITY - The Dodge City High School Red Demons already were without standout guard Rico Hogan on Friday night when they took on Great Bend. In the early-season Western Athletic Conference showdown at the DCHS Field House, one would think the Panthers had a good shot at the Demons, especially with Hogan in street clothes recovering from a concussion and post player Brandon Howarth and guard Trey Hallman having sub-par ...
GBHS bowling opens season at home with win
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com The Great Bend High School bowling team swept its first competition this season, though it wasn't the competition they were expecting to start the season with. The Panthers hosted a bowling match on Thursday night against Salina Sacred Heart and Holcomb. The Great Bend boys combined for a team score of 2,197, good enough to knock off both second-place Holcomb, which totaled 1,891 and Sacred Heart, which combined for 1,830. The ...
Hoisington wrestling takes first in Stafford
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com STAFFORD - The Hoisington High School wrestling team took first place against each of the four other teams at the Stafford duals tournament on Thursday. It is the third tournament the Cardinals have attended and won in the last week. Hoisington took first place at the Ellsworth tournament as well as finishing on top of the MSAA league tournament. The Cardinals varsity team will be in action on Friday and Saturday ...
Area Roundup
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com GIRLS St. John 58, Larned 48 LARNED - The St. John High School girls' basketball team increased its lead in every quarter and edged Larned on the road on Friday night. The Lady Tigers (8-0) was led by Teresa Wade, who scored 19 points. Jamie Waters and Morgan Osborne each added 15 points as the only other St. John girls in double digits. Brittney Perez led the Lady Indians (2-6) with ...
Hoisington girls edge Ellinwood in conference game
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - For one quarter, the Hoisington High School girls' basketball team and Ellinwood were evenly matched, but after the first quarter, the Lady Cardinals began to break away with the Mid-Central Activities Association game and claimed the conference win, 41-31. In the first quarter, Ellinwood was supported offensively by Lauren Thill. It was Thill's eight points, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer, that kep the game tied at eight and ...
CRUISIN' CARDINALS
BY KEVIN PRICE kprice@gbtribune.com HOISINGTON - The Hoisington High School boys' basketball team, ranked No. 8 in Class 3A in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, took control of the game against Ellinwood after one quarter and never let go of the lead, winning 62-48. After the game, it wasn't the matchup between the rival Mid-Central Activities Association opponents that the coaches were talking about, but a matchup that was missing. The Eagles leading ...
Lady Panthers take on No. 6-ranked Dodge City
With one more Western Athletic Conference basketball game under their belts than defending champion Dodge City, the Great Bend Lady Panthers have the early lead in the conference standings with a 2-0 record.
WAC SHOWDOWNS
After losing in its season opener on Dec. 3 at Wichita East High School, 57-53, Dodge City has won five straight games heading into tonight's Western Athletic Conference matchup with Great Bend.
WAC Leaders
Look who's sitting alone at the top of the early-season Western Athletic Conference girls' basketball standings.
Hildebrand beats buzzer to put Panthers in first
The game clock was melting, and sole possession of the early lead in the Western Athletic Conference boys' basketball standings was at stake.
Articles by Section - Prep Sports
Haney qualifies for state meet as Panthers finish fourth
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.
GBHS golf team heads to Liberal
There's always howling winds in southwest Kansas, and a Class 5A boys golf regional on Monday in Liberal will be no exception.
Lady Panthers to play Hays
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
Oilers capture third place at state tourney
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.
Eagles lead area teams at Mid-Central Activities Association meet
HAYS - It was Thomas More Prep Marian that ruled Thursday's Mid-Central Activities Association track and field meet.
Lady Oilers win league title
ST. JOHN - The Central Plains High School girls' track and field team won a Central Prairie League title on Thursday.
GREAT BEND SWEEPS LARNED
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.
MEMORABLE SEASON
EMPORIA - Shannon Schartz is setting out on a new adventure next spring - taking over the Great Bend Middle School tennis program.
Great Bend vs. Great Bend; Moyers ousted
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.
