STATE BOUND

Going into the Class 1A-Division I state basketball tournament at Emporia, the Macksville High School boys' basketball team is 22-1 and the No. 2 seed.

Otis-Bison’s offense has scoring variety

The athletes at Otis-Bison High School have really outdone themselves this year. First, they made a run all the way to the Eight-Man Division-II football state championship game. Now, they have punched their ticket to the Class 1A Division-II state basketball tournament in Hays. "We've got good athletes," Otis-Bison head coach Alan Clark said. "Last year, you had to win regionals to make it to sub-state because 1A wasn't divided. We won the regional and ...

Mustangs make yet another trip to state

For the Macksville High School boys' basketball team, a trip to the Class 1A state basketball tournament is an old-hat scenario.

Prep sub-state championship scores

CLASS 6A GIRLS DODGE CITY Sub-state A-Wichita Northwest 50, Goddard 41 Sub-state B-Maize 45, Dodge City 34 OLATHE Sub-state A-Olathe South 61, Lawrence Free State 41 Sub-state B-Olathe East 56, Olathe Northwest 43 OVERLAND PARK Sub-state A-SM West 62, Blue Valley West 55 Sub-state B-Blue Valley Northwest 31, Blue Valley North 23 TOPEKA Sub-state A-Wichita Heights 64, Manhattan 51 Sub-state B-Topeka Washburn Rural 74, Wichita Southeast 64 CLASS 5A BOYS PITTSBURG Sub-state A-St. Thomas Aquinas ...

State high school basketball pairings

STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS First-round games Boys CLASS 6A at Wichita Wednesday's games Dodge City (19-2) vs Leavenworth (16-6), 3 p.m.; BV Northwest (21-1) vs Wichita Northwest (15-7), 4:45 p.m.; Olathe East (19-3) vs. Washburn Rural (18-4), 6:30 p.m.; Wichita Heights (22-0) vs Blue Valley West (9-13), 8:15 p.m. CLASS 5A at Topeka Thursday's games Andover Central (16-5) vs St. Thomas Aquinas (13-9), 3 p.m.; McPherson (21-1) vs Bishop Miege (11-11), 4:45 p.m.; Kansas City Washington ...

DECEIVING RECORD

The path was set. At 11-8, the Otis-Bison High School boys' basketball team entered the Class 1A Division-II sub-state bracket as a No. 3 seed. The seeding set up an uphill battle where the apparent underdogs, the Cougars, would have to best the likes of No. 8-ranked, No. 2-seeded Chase and No. 1-ranked, No. 1-seeded Wilson. However, according to Otis-Bison head coach Alan Clark, anyone calling the Cougars underdogs didn't realize one thing, their regular ...

Cardinals season closes with sub-state loss to Holcomb

LARNED - The Hoisington High School boys' basketball team led for nearly 28 of the 32 minutes in its Class 3A sub-state second-round game on Friday night.

Macksville edges Ashland, heads to state

ST. JOHN - The Macksville High School boys' basketball team weathered a late storm of 3-pointers from the No. 1-seeded Ashland on Saturday night to win, 61-58.

MAC DELIVERS KNOCKOUT

SALINA - Entertaining the hopes of an upset special, Great Bend High School trimmed a nine-point halftime deficit to six points and had the basketball midway through the third quarter.

Thursday's area sub-state roundup

GIRLS Quivira Heights 53, Natoma 43 HAYS - The Quivira Heights High School girls' basketball team was able to edge Natoma on Thursday night in Hays to advance to the Class 1A Division-II sub-state championship. The game will be played at the Felten Middle School in Hays on Saturday at 6 p.m. The Lady Thunderbirds will be playing Wilson, which beat Otis-Bison on Thursday, 53-38. St. John 39, Spearville 28 ST. JOHN - St. John ...

Pair of sophomores lead GBHS bowling teams at state

WICHITA - After only four years of existence at Great Bend High School, the boys and girls bowling teams have already been to the Class 5-1A state meet twice with the most recent being a trip for both this year.

GREAT BEND ADVANCES

HAYS - In a tale of two halves on Thursday evening in an opening-round Class 5A sub-state basketball tournament game, the Great Bend High School Panthers picked the second half to hit their stride.

Past experiences focus GBHS bowling teams

Just showing up is not enough. That is the mindset of the Great Bend High School bowling teams going into the Class 5-1A state bowling meet today in Wichita according to head coach Mike Perry. The meet begins for the Lady Panthers at 9:30 a.m., with the boys following. "Our kids are hungry," Perry said. "I know its cliche, but there is a look in their eyes. Since they've been here before, they aren't going ...

HAYS — AGAIN

Here we go again. The storyline is familiar: Great Bend High School vs. Hays. Yet this time the stakes are much higher. This is the Class 5A sub-state basketball tournament, mind you. Winning 2 of 3 in the season series extends your season. Great Bend and Hays - Western Athletic Conference foes alike - enter tonight's game in Hays with tipoff set for 7. Great Bend is 11-9 overall and Hays is 10-9. The winner ...

MAC TOO MUCH

McPHERSON - Two things couldn't happen, providing Great Bend High School wanted to upset No. 2-ranked McPherson on Tuesday night in a Class 5A sub-state tournament game.

Herrman to take bowling talents to Newman University

Bowling at the collegiate level has been the plan for 2013 Great Bend High School graduate Danny Herrman for a while.

2013 GREAT BEND/AREA HIGH SCHOOL SPRING IMAGES

2013 GREAT BEND HIGH SCHOOL SPRING IMAGES

Photos by Mack McClure