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Panther boys sweep WAC bowling championship
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Great Bend's boys capture the Western Athletic Conference bowling title. Front row, Dalton Murphy, WAC Player of the Year Bryce Moore, All-WAC Jordan Black, All-WAC Cordell Stanley, back row, assistant coach Jim Mayberry, Dalton Dicks, Sarah Mehlhaff, All-WAC Paige Wagner, Lexy Fox, A.J. Roberts, head coach Mike Perry.

GARDEN CITY – Great Bend Panther Bryce Moore earned WAC Player of the Year honors and Great Bend coach Mike Perry was named WAC Boys Coach of the Year for the Western Athletic Conference bowling champions.

Moore won Thursday’s WAC Championship (714, 268-205-244) and posted the WAC’s high average of 216.8. Moore captured 5A state runner-up honors last year. 

WAC runner-up Jordan Black (202.4) posted the second high score (663, 159-257-247) to earn first-team honors. Third-place Cordell Stanley placed third (646, 244-236-168) to earn the seventh-best scoring average (194.8) to earn first-team honors.

Seventh-place Blake Sheets (193.4) and eighth-place A.J. Roberts (189.2) earned honorable mention honors.

Great Bend’s boys finished 7-2 in Baker format games. Garden City finished as Western Athletic Conference runner-up.

Garden City’s girls captured the Western Athletic Conference title and Great Bend finished runner-up.

Great Bend’s Paige Wagner earned first-team All-WAC honors (190.3) with the third-best average. Wagner posted the high series (615, 231-183-

201) to beat Garden City’s Camryn Lenz (569, 155-177-237).

Garden City’s Angelina Leeper posted the high average 193.2 and teammate Holly Bridges finished second (192.3).

Great Bend’s Sarah Mehlhaff finished with the ninth-best average

(155.1) and Lexy Fox placed 11th (153.1) to earn honorable mention All-WAC honors.

The Panthers upset Garden City in the Baker format 200-158 and

139-133 after losing the first game 170-167. The Panthers swept Liberal,158-103, 151-116 and 154-130. Great Bend beat Dodge City, 148-104, 144-142 and losing the second game 160-151.

WESTERN ATHLETIC 

GREAT BEND (2,671)(4,517)

1—Bryce Moore, 717 (268-205-244)—216.8

2—Jordan Black, 663 (159-257-247)—202.4

5—Cordell Stanley, 648 (244-236-168)—194.9

7—Blake Sheets—193.5

8—A.J. Roberts, 571 (201-192-178)—189.2

17—Dalton Dicks, 520 (212-170-138)—170.9 

Dalton Murphy, 507 (150-170-187) 

BAKER GAMES—GB def. GC, 239-140; FB def. GC, 205-151; GC def. GB, 196-178; GB def. DC, 147-125; GB def. DC, 210-156; DC def. GB,

234-221; GB def. L, 207-189; GB def. L, 231-167; GB def. L, 208-195 


GARDEN CITY (2,338)(4,000) 

6—Brayden Bicket, 571 (181-200-190)—193.4

11—Kaden Whitehurst, 552 (161-184-207)—186.9

13—Caidan Orozco—183.5

14—Ty Weilert—181.9

15—Ethan Newberry, 546 (214-151-181)—

181.4 

Caleb Carr, 529 (175-165-189) 

Zane Roth, 496, (185-123-188) 


LIBERAL (2,651)(3,978) 

3—Duncan Hinz, 631 (224-187-220)—196.8

4—Tracey Hill, 481 (171-178-132)—195.6 

9—Brodie Warren, 602 (245-176-161)—188.8

18—Dylan Thompson, 561 (191-198-172)—169.5

19—Ethan Green, 526 (170-162-194)—163.8

20—Cody Bremenkamp, 494 (162-172-160)--159.9 


DODGE CITY (1,844)(3,385) 

12—Spencer Peters—186.6

21—Ryan Burton, 457 (125-162-170)—154.2

22—Austin Barnett, 455 (127-169-159)—138.6

23—Ethan White, 387 (120-125-142)---129.3

24—Connor Stekenholtz, 404 (142-90-172)—97.8

Logan Esquebel, 493 (150-149-194)


GIRLS DIVISION 

GARDEN CITY (2,228)(3,746)

1—Angie Leeper, 555 (200-158-197)—193.2

2—Holly Bridges, 538 (146-191-201)—192.3

4—Ryleigh Whitehurst, 513 (177-166-170)—192.3

5—Karly Larson, 545 (186-190-169)—181.3

6—Alexis Leon, 529 (200-173-156)—177.4

7—Faith Whited—175.8 

Emily Giger, 504 (161-172-171) 


GREAT BEND (1,902)(3,383) 

3—Paige Wagner, 615 (231-183-201)—190.3

9—Sarah Mehlhaff, 469 (170-184-115)—155.1

11—Lexy Fox, 426 (160-142-124)—153.1

13—Kristy Wittig, 392 (102-158-132)—141

14—Shanaeia Mehlhaff, 350 (135-117-98)—133

16—Nichole Griffin 392 (133-108-151)—127.3


 BAKER GAMES—GB def. DC, 148-104; DC def. GB, 160-151; GB def. DC, 144-142; GB def. L, 158-103; GB def.L, 151-116; GB def. L, 154-130; GC def. GB, 170-167; GB def. GC, 200-158; GB def. GC, 139133 


DODGE CITY (1,964)(3,206)

8—Camryn Lenz, 569 (155-177-237)—172

12—Kassie Threatt, 513 (158-181-174)—133 

15—Jaylen Indiek, 441 (134-171-136)—130.3

18—Sara Ramirez, 441 (144-160-137)—124.0

22—Ashley Reyes, 293 (93-80-120)—112.7

25—Lluvia Batres, 363 (118-123-122)—102.5


LIBERAL (1,474)(2,468)

17—Sabrina Pacheco, 405 (142-130-133)—125

19—Ale Rios, 348 (126-88-134)—119.6

20—Lauren Cook, 366 (123-113-130)—116.5

23—Priscilla Vasquez, 308 (97-108-103)—112.1

24—Melissa Martinez, 335 (114-115-106)--108.6