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Panther tennis competes at McPherson
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Members of the 2021 GBMS volleyball team are front row—Lainey Smith, Jadynce Schroeder, Shatarah Newton, Henley Nairn, Rhett Nairn; second row—Hayley Suchy, Allie Gerhardt, Braelyn Turner, Kaitlyn Dreiling, Camryn Post, Alyvia Batchman, Miya Nachtigal, Kamryn Koelsch, Kya Behr, Meredith Mazouch, MacKenzie Lindberg, Jaselyn Werth, Heidi Jording, Braylee Carper, Kynli Shull; third row—Maddison Gaddis, Sophia Cale, Remmi Burkes, Katelyn Roddey, Ava Kaiser, Lydia Schaub, Alex Mayers, Araceli Aguilera, Zoey Mayberry, Sophia Elsen. back row—Naima Zapita, Gabriella Tomlin, Chalya Prenderegast, Kourtnee Leech, Olivia Boone, Madelynne Siefkes, Kimmy Hofflinger, Katherine Mazouch, Denver Ringo, Tatum Anderson, Alyssa McCulley, Kyra Lewis.

MCPHERSON — 

MCPHERSON — Great Bend's tennis team won five matches at Thursday's challenging McPherson Invitational.

Panther Brendyn Schroeder won two matches and placed 10th with an 8-2 loss to Salina South's Cayden Cassel. Great Bend's Jordan Manning placed 12th with an 8-6 loss to Winfield's Lane Dobbs.

Panthers Carlos Jacobo/Caden Bieker placed 14th with an 8-2 loss to Derby's Ben Palivan/Alex  Hedden. Panthers Alex Sandoval/Shiv Karshan placed 15th with an 8-4 victory over Hays High's Logan Daniels/Jack Scoby.

McPherson Red's Jaden Fox downed Mc Red def. Ty Kraemer 8-1 for the singles championship. Newton's Zeke Thompson/Max Musser downed McPherson Red's  Brennan Gipson/Conner Glazier 8-1 for the doubles title.

McPherson Red scored 56 points to edge Newton (55) for first place.

MCPHERSON  INVITATIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—McPherson Red 56; 2—Newton 55; 3—Derby 41; 4—Salina South 33; 5—Winfield 31; 6—McPherson White 22; 7—Great Bend 17; Hays High 17

SINGLES

1—Jaden Fox, Mc Red def. Ty Kraemer, Mc Red, 8-1

3—Isaak Bowman, Derby def. Sam Claassen, Newton, 8-4

5—Otis Musser, Newton def. Scott Simmons, Derby, 8-2

7—Noah Everett, Winfield def. Andrew Schrage, SS, 8-3

9—Cayden Cassel, SS def. Brendyn Schroeder, GB, 8-2

11—Lane Dobbs, Winfield def. Jordan Manning, GB, 8-6

13—Gabe Garcia, Hays def. Edgar Alonso, Hays, 8-5

15—Braden Razak, Mc White def. Trent Huff, Mc White, 8-1

FIRST ROUND—Schrage, SS def. Schroeder, 8-7 (7-5); Simmons, Derby def. Manning, 8-2; SECOND ROUND—Schroeder def. Huff, Mc White, 8-1; Manning def. Garcia, Hays, 8-7 (7-3); THIRD ROUND—Schroeder def. Dobbs, Winfield, 8-2; Cassel, SS def. Manning, 8-1

DOUBLES

1—Zeke Thompson/Max Musser, Newton def. Brennan Gipson/Conner Glazier, Mc Red, 8-1

3—Jonah Schloneger/Justin Franz, Newton def. Tyler Bontager/Ayden Johnson, Mc White, 8-2

5—Evan Franke/Colby Hedden, Derby def. Miles Hammond/Griffin Peterson, SS, 8-7 (7-3)

7—Alex Houston/Wes Wurm, Mc Red def. Colin Clark/Henry Fitzhum, Hays, 8-1

9—Drake Lowe/P.J. Morris, Winfield def. Noah Heger/Jake Jewers, Winfield, 8-4

11—Josh Evenhart/Conner Olsen, Mc White def. Keegan Exline/Isaac Harper, SS, 8-4

13—Ben Palivan/Alex  Hedden, Derby def. Carlos Jacobo/Caden Bieker, GB, 8-2

15—Alex Sandoval/Shiv Karshan, GB def. Logan Daniels/Jack Scoby, Hays, 8-4

FIRST ROUND—Hammond/Peterson, SS def. Sandoval/Karshan, 8-1; Gipson/Glazier, Mc Red def. Jacobo/Bieker, 8-0; SECOND ROUND—Lowe/Morris, Winfield def. Sandoval/Karshan, 8-1; Exline/Harper, SS def. Jacobo/Bieker, 8-1; THIRD ROUND—Jacobo/Bieker def. Daniels/Scoby, Hays, 8-6; Palivan-Hedden, Derby def. Sandoval/Karshan, 8-1