Barton Blazers capture first Youth basketball The fifth-grade Barton Blazers coached by Troy Griffith, Chris Ryan and Clint Brown took first place at the Great Bend MAYB basketball tournament Saturday, defeating the Hays Hawks 28-17, Liberal Bulls 26-21, Hays Trojans 40-15 and Hays Tribe 26-14. The Blazers are 7-1 on the season and will see their next action in Kingman on Feb. 2. Back row (left to right) Dalton Miller, Nick Wondra, J.J. Heredia and Bryce Brown. Front row Ray Kuhlman, Sam Ryan, Josh Hoisington and Connor Griffith. Not pictured Collin Hall, Joey Soupiset and Riley Smith. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO Local Sports Panther girls roll past Sterling, 54-36 Panthers' rally shocks Sterling, 62-61 Ellinwood Eagle Hahn wins first place Two Panthers win Kearney wrestling titles