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Junction City edges Panther soccer 2-1
Gustavo Alvarado shoots
Great Ben's Gustavo Alvarado sets up a corss pass into the Hays Indians' goalie box. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

Junction City spoiled Great Bend's Senior Night with a hard-fought 2-1 soccer victory over the Panthers at Cavanaugh Field.

Junction City's Kai Walsh scored off a rebound on Zane Khoury's assist in the 10th minute for a 1-0 lead against Panther goalie Mario Enriquez.

Great Bend's Alex Galindo and Alex Alonzo passed to Gustavo Alvarado for a 1-1 tie (25:39).

The Bluejays' John Noveroske scored the game-winning goal (33:23) on Walsh's assist for a 2-1 victory. The second half was scoreless.

Great Bend (2-11, 0-6 WAC) travels to Liberal (6-5, 3-2 WAC) Tuesday for two games, the first the resumption of a game stopped by lightning.

WESTERN ATHLETIC SOCCER

Dodge City 7-0 13-0

Liberal 3-2 6-5

Garden City 4-4 9-4

Hays High 3-5 8-5-1

Great Bend 0-6 2-11

10-13—Junction City 2, Great Bend 1; Hays 3, Wichita Carroll 0 Garden City 3, Wichita East 1; Wichita North 5, Liberal 0

10-14—Dodge City vs. BVSW; Garden City vs. Liberal

10-15—Dodge City at SM South

10-17—Hays at McPherson Elyria

10-18—Great Bend at Liberal (2 games)

DODGE CITY (7-0, 13-0)—W Wichita Carroll 6-1; W Newton 2-1, OT; W Wichita North 7-0; W Emporia 3-0; W *Liberal 5-0; W *Hays High 6-0; W*Garden City 1-0; W *Great Bend 10-0; W Wichita Trinity 8-2; W *Garden City 4-1; W *Hays High 5-0; W Wichita West; W *Great Bend 10-0; 10-14—at BV Southwest; 10-15—at SM South; 10-20—*Liberal 

LIBERAL (3-2, 6-6)—L Maize 0-2; L Wichita NW 0-1; W Wichita South 10-0; L *Dodge City 0-5; W *Garden City 2-1; W Lamar, Colo. 5-1; W Wichita Life 7-0; W *Garden City 3-2; L *Hays High 0-1; W *Hays High 2-1; Wichita North (L Wichita East 1-2; L Wichita North 0-5; 10-14—*Garden City); 10-18—*Great Bend (2); 10-20—*at Dodge City 

GARDEN CITY (4-4, 10-4)—W *Hays 3-1; W Buhler 4-1; W Goddard 6-3; W Rose Hill 4-3; L *Liberal 1-2; L *Dodge City 0-1; W *Hays High 1-0; W *Great Bend 10-0; L *Dodge City 1-4; W Wichita Heights 4-1; L *Liberal 2-3; W *Great Bend 3-0; Wichita North (Wichita North 2-1; W Wichita East 3-1; Liberal); 10-20—Wichita North

HAYS HIGH (3-5, 8-5-1)—*L Garden City 1-3; W Wichita West 3-0; W Salina Central 10-0; W Manhattan 3-2; W *Great Bend 6-1;  L *Dodge City 0-6; W *Great Bend 8-1; L *Garden City 0-1; W Junction City 4-1; L *Dodge City; 0-5;  W *Liberal 1-0; L *Liberal 1-2; TIE Wichita Trinity 3-3; W Wichita Carroll 3-0; 10-17—at McPherson Elyria; 10-20—Wichita Classical

GREAT BEND (0-6, 2-11)—L Wichita Northwest 2-6; W Wichita South 7-2; L Maize High 1-6; L *Hays High 1-6; L Maize South 0-7; L Wichita Trinity 1-2; L *Hays High 1-8; L *Dodge City 0-10; L *Garden City 0-10; W Wichita Life 5-0; L *Garden City 0-3; L *Dodge City 0-10; L Junction City 1-2; 10-18—*at Liberal (2 matches); 10-20—at McPherson