Panther girls make quarterfinals
WICHITA – The Great Bend Panther girls continue to shine with a quarterfinal appearance at the Great Plains Tournament at Northrock Lanes. Defending 5A state champion Salina South eliminated the No. 6 seeded Panthers 185-174 and 200-180 in bracket play.
Great Bend qualified sixth with Sahara Rhiza placing 11th at 577 (211-197-169) and Kaylin Wahlmeier placing 14th at 568 (225-162-181). The Panthers averaged 171 in 12 Baker games to place sixth with 4,619 pins.
The Panther boys finished 20th with 4,723 pins. Jordan Manning placed 55th at 581 (200-197-184) and Dylan Ferguson placed 76th at 558 (169-166-223). Jalen Daniels fired a 216 game. The Panthers averaged 168 in Baker games.
GREAT PLAINS GIRLS
SERIES/BAKER RANKINGS—1—Garden City 4,879; 2—Junction City 4,697; 3—Salina South 4,665; 4—Campus 4,641; 5—Washburn Rural 4,626; 6—Great Bend 4,619; 7—Wichita Carroll 4,598; 8—Dodge City 4,595
QUARTERFINALS—Garden City def. Dodge City, 177-150, 204-171; Washburn Rural def. Campus, 203-171, 199-172; Salina South def. Great Bend, 185-174, 200-180; Wichita Carroll def. Junction City, 187-139, 160-168, 148-125; SEMIFINALS—Garden City def. Washburn Rural, 142-142, 193-167, 213-156; Salina South def. Wichita Carroll, 159-180, 183-139, 245-181; 1ST—Salina South def. Garden City, 220-202, 149-203, 212-160; 3RD—Washburn Rural def. Wichita Carroll, 158-161, 213-190, 189-187
PANTHER GIRLS—11—Sahara Rhiza,, 577 (211-197-169); 14—Kaylin Wahlmeier, 568 (225-162-181); 38—Emilee Nelson, 496 (192-152-148); 44—Jenna Dean, 489 (149-161-179); 67—Aliyah Fryberger, 436 (159-122-155); 98—Kristy Wittig, 391 (144-129-118)
PANTHER BAKER GAMES (AVG. 171)—196-165-187-161-186-153-153-152-177-173-145-205
GREAT PLAINS BOYS
SERIES-BAKER RANKINGS—1—Kapaun Mt. Carmel 6,036; 2—Garden City 5,620; 3—Derby 5,616; 4—Wichita South 5,337; 5—Washburn Rural 5,333; 6—Goddard Eisenhower 5,301; 7—Salina South 5,272; 8—Wichita Northwest 5,234
QUARTERFINALS—KMC def. Wichita Northwest, 181-211, 224-203, 213-182; Wichita South def. Washburn Rural, 161-211, 216-211, 208-187; Derby def. Eisenhower, 213-165 202-213, 227-204; Garden City def. Salina South, 221-178, 225-215
SEMIFINALS—KMC def. Salina South, 227-183, 217-160; Garden City def. Derby, 226-190, 214-193; 1ST—KMC def. Garden City, 232-192, 258-245; 3RD—Derby def. Wichita South
PANTHER BOYS—20 (4,723)—55—Jordan Manning, 581 (200-197-184); 76—Dylan Ferguson, 558 (169-166-223); 79—Caleb McNett, 556 (202-130-224); 98—Jalen Daniels, 526 (117-193-216); 127—Caleb Murphy, 476 (155-150-171); 168—Quinten Miller, 374 (103-110-161)
PANTHER BAKER GAMES (AVG. 168)—167-181-236-166-187-136-174-150-165-175-130-159