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Garden City bowlers roll past Panthers
Bryce Moore
Great Bend's Bryce Moore

Great Bend features Bryce Moore and Paige Wagner, the reigning Western Athletic  Conference Bowlers of the Year.

Moore (677) fired games of 234/217/226 to earn medalist honors Tuesday and Wagner (600) shot games of 216/217/167 to lead the girls division Tuesday at Walnut Bowl.

But Garden City’s reigning Western Athletic Conference champions beat Great Bend’s boys 8-3. The Buffalo boys swept four of the top spots. 

Garden City won series games 847-738 and 907-732 while the Panthers won 790-717 in the third game. The Buffaloes won Baker games 200-179 and 224-199. Great Bend won the opening game 225-183. Runner-up Kaden Whitehurst (654) and third-place Caleb Carr (648) led the Buffaloes.

Other Panthers competing were sixth-place Ashton Ensley, 537 (175-159-203); eighth-place Jalen Daniels, 527 (179-174-174); ninth-place Corbin Stanley, 494 (147-160-187); 10th-place Caleb Murphy, 477 (150-168-159); and 12th-place Bradley Heine, 427 (130-173-134).

Garden City's girls beat Great Bend 7-4. Garden City's girls earned four of the top spots. Garden City won series games 759-753 and 736-694. Great Bend won the opening game 715-683. The Buffaloes won Baker games 155-145 and 267-167. Great Bend won the third Baker game 145-143. Garden City's Holly Bridges was runner-up (583) and Lilly-Ann Leeper (519) placed fourth.

Other Panthers competing were third-place Kristy Wittig, 545 (136-188-221); seventh-place Kaylin Wahlmeier, 493 (196-174-123); 10th-place Addie Ehrlich, 461 (148-142-171); 11th-place Sahara Rhiza, 446 (137-174-135); and 12th-place Aliyah Fryberger, 424 (155-135-134).

GARDEN CITY 8, GREAT BEND 3

GARDEN CITY 3,078; GREAT BEND 2,863

GARDEN CITY—2—Kaden Whitehurst, 654 (238-235-181); 3—Caleb Carr 648 (215-245-188); 4—Jace Farr, 603 (208-214-181); 5—Dionicio Resendiz, 547 (186-204-157); 7—Ty Weilert, 530 (154-213-163); 11—Shawn Dreiling, 473 (181-125-167)

GREAT BEND—1—Bryce Moore, 677 (234-217-226); 6—Ashton Ensley, 537 (175-159-203); 8—Jalen Daniels, 527 (179-174-174); 9—Corbin Stanley, 494 (147-160-187); 10—Caleb Murphy, 477 (150-168-159); 12—Bradley Heine, 427 (130-173-134)

SERIES—GC 847-738; GC 907-732; GB 790-717; GC 2,471; GB 2,260

BAKERS—GB 225-183; GC 200-179; GC 224-199; GC 607; GB 603

GARDEN CITY GIRLS 7, GREAT BEND 4

GARDEN CITY 2,743; GREAT BEND 2,657

GARDEN CITY—2—Holly Bridges, 583 (167-246-177); 4—Lilly-Ann Leeper, 519 (130-170-219), 5—Brook Ptacek, 513 (193-165-155); 6—Rileigh Carr, 495 (142-178-175); 8—Jaelyn Grim, 484 (170-149-165); 9—Hope Resendiz, 475 (160-155-160)

GREAT BEND—1—Paige Wagner, 600 (216-217-167); 3—Kristy Wittig, 545 (136-188-221); 7—Kaylin Wahlmeier, 493 (196-174-123); 10—Addie Ehrlich, 461 (148-142-171); 11—Sahara Rhiza, 446 (137-174-135); 12—Aliyah Fryberger, 424 (155-135-134)

SERIES—GB 715-683; GC 759-753; GC 736-694; GC 2,178; GB 2,162

BAKERS—GC 155-145; GC 267-167; GB 145-143; GC 565; GB 495

GBJV GIRLS 11, GCJV 0

GB 2,122; GC 1,325

GREAT BEND JV GIRLS—1—Izzabo Cox, 480 (179-160-141); 2—Emma Mayhill, 457 (137-185-135); 3—Nicole Griffin, 429 (160-131-138); 4—Jenna Dean, 393 (157-120-116); 6—Tatum Sander, 326 (104-120-102)

GARDEN CITY JV GIRLS—5—Kiley Kilgpre, 336 (104-112-120); 7—Brooklyn Gossman, 268 (76-116-76); 8—Natalie Unsworth, 240 (81-84-75); 9—Baylee Hutcheson, 237 (83-90-64)

SERIES—GB 633-344; GB 609-402; GB 554-335; GB 1,796; GC 1,081

BAKER—GB 87, GC 87; GB 114-87; GB 125-70; GB 326; GC 244

GCJV BOYS 7, GBJV 4 

GC 2,401; GB 2,284

GREAT BEND JV BOYS—4—Jordan Manning, 452 (172-116-164); 5—Dylan Ferguson, 449 (153-124-172); 8—Caleb McNett, 394 (136-140-118); 9—Brady Burnham, 391 (136-126-129); 10—Dayton Skinner, 361 (89-157-115)

GARDEN CITY JV BOYS—1—Justin Erwin, 533 (178-177-178); 2—Trasyn Crandall, 519 (158-168-193); 3—Garrett Messenger, 485 (160-159-166); 6—Kaden Strasser, 411 (159-117-135); 7—Ryan Unsworth, 406 (137-121-148)

SERIES—GC 655-597; GC 625-547; GC 685-583 (GC 1,965; GB 1,727)

BAKER—GB 179-167; GC 158-147; GB 171-111; GB 557; GC 500