By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Junior NBA tryout scheduled Sunday
Parker Dicks

The local Junior NBA Skills Challenge is scheduled at 1 p.m. Sunday at The Great Bend Fieldhouse, 2817 9th Street. 

Youngsters 13 and under and 11 and under will compete in a one-minute dribbling and shooting skills contest. The age cutoff is Aug. 31, 2020. Parents or guardians must bring a birth certificate and complete required entry forms.

Competitors dribble through cones and take shots worth 1, 3, 4 and 6 points. Deductions of 3 points are assessed for traveling, palming or double dribble.  

For information, call Shane Dicks (620-786-4780) or email (shaner433@gmail.com)

Twelve local qualifiers advance to the Midwest regional April 26 at the Harris Park City Center, Kansas City, Mo.

Great Bend’s Parker Dicks won the 2019 Junior NBA national competition at Brooklyn N.Y. Taeten Reynolds also qualified at the Denver, Colo. regional championships. 

National finalists earn an all−expense paid trip to New York City, receive gift bags, attend special events and interact with NBA/WNBA/G−League players and potential draftees. 


Larned softball sweeps Ellis
karley lemuz
Larned pitcher Karley Lemuz - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the Tribune
Larned softball wins opener LARNED — Larned's softball team scored 39 runs to dominate the Ellis Railroaders 21-4 and 18-5 in Friday's doubleheader. LARNED 21, ELLIS 4 (G1) — Larned's Brooks Simmons tripled and drove home a trio of runs. Driving home a pair of runs were Eowyn Hedding, Maya Wilson, Teagan Walker, Jadyn Crosby and Jillian Hagerman. Hagerman and Karley Lemuz each doubled. Lemuz (2-0) pitched five innings to earn the victory. The Indians took advantage of nine walks, seven errors, six wild pitches and two hit batters. Ellis' Maleah Vine drove home two runs. Rylan Aschenbrenner had an RBI LARNED 18, ELLIS 5 (G2) — Larned's Hedding doubled and drove in three runs. Walker and Hagerman each drove in two runs. Driving home one run were Lemuz, Brooke Simmins, Crosby, Ivy Hope and Gillian Smith. Crosby (2-0) pitched five innings to earn the victory. Railroader Vine drove home two runs. Kia Mader and Raegan Jimenez drove in runs. Larned 010 938 — 21 15 1 Ellis 400 000 — 4 2 7 Lemuz and Brooke Simmons. Rome and Ashenbrenner. W—Lemuz, 2-0. L—Rome, 0-3. 2B—L—Hagerman, Lemuz. 3B—L—Brooke Simmons Larned 240 2(10) — 18 17 4 Ellis 00 14 — 5 6 2 Crosby and Hedding. Rome and Jimenez. W—Crosby, 2-0. L—Rome, 0-4. 2B—L—Hedding, Walker; E—Rome, Jimenez. 3B—L—Walker
Would you like to keep reading? Only $6.25 a month online or FREE with a subscription to the newspaper.
You have 2 free views remaining. Use one of your views to read more.