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Panther wrestlers sweep matches
GBMS wrestling
Great Bend Middle School wrestler Trenton Kern executes a takedown move on his opponent.

DODGE CITY – The Great Bend Middle School wrestlers swept three matches against Dodge City, Liberal Eisenhower and Dodge City Comanche.

The Panthers won 12 of 18 matches for a 72-33 win over Eisenhower. Hayden Kelly, Blake Stein, Trevin Maciel, Kale Kern, Trenton Kern and Josue Bustamante all won by pins. The Panthers beat Dodge City Comanche 60-45 with nine pins. GBMS downed 69-46 with 12 wins. 

Eighth-grader Trenton Kern believes the team keeps working harder and keep improving and uses the quote, “‘Hard Work Beats Talent, When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard,” to inspire him.

GREAT BEND RESULTS

Alexys Reyes, 3-0; Triston Tomlinson, 3-0, pins, 0:51, 2:15; Hayden Liles, 3-0, pins, 0:37, 0:45, 1:18; Hayden Kelly, 3-0, pin 1:44, won 6-1; Corbyn Holinde, 3-0, pins, 1:28, 3:24; Kale Kern, 3-0, pins, 0:38. 0:53,  2:48; Trenton Kern, 3-0, pins, 0:39, 0;46, 1:44; Josue Bustamante 3-0, pins, 0:18, 0:31, 1:48; Trevin Maciel 3-0, pins, 0;13, 0:32. 2:02

Blake Stein, 2-1, pins, 0:44, 4:00

Cole Fanshier 1-1

Eli Somers 1-2, pin, 1:25; Slayde Apley 1-2, pin 0:32; Zaiden Burkes, 1-2, pin, 1:34

Julian Galindo, 0-2


Larned baseball salvages split with Lyons/Sterling
Anthony Gonzalez
Larned Indian Anthony Gonzalez delivers a base hit against Lyons/Sterling. - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the Tribune
Larned splits baseball twin bill LARNED — Larned's baseball team rallied for a 12-1 second game victory over Lyons. The Lions won the opener. LYONS 5, LARNED 4 (G1)— Lyons' Zayn Zambo scored the game-winning run on Deacon Showalter's fifth-inning groundout. Lyons reliever Anthony "Ace" Ventura retired seven consecutive batters to earn a save. Logan Isaac scored on Ethan's Luck sacrifice fly in a 3-run third inning. Blake Smith and Ventura scored on Porter Anderson's single. David Meyers scored on a fifth-inning error for a 4-2 lead before Zambo scored a fifth run. Carson Shaver scored on Tristan Regan's first-inning single. Camden Bird scored on a Hunter Hobbs' fourth-inning double. Down 5-2, Larned's Andres Gonzalez scored on Mason Miller's single. Miller scored on Bird's double. LARNED 12, LYONS 1 (G2)— Larned's Bird and Reese Morgan each drove home three runs. Morgan singled home Shaver and Mason Martin scored on a passed ball in a 3-run first inning. Morgan scored on Bird's single. In a 5-run second frame, Martin scored on a walk. Gonzalez scored on a balk. Regan scored on a wild pitch. Miller scored on Bird's sacrifice bunt. Luke Krehbiel scored on a passed ball for an 8-1 lead. Shaver scored on Regan's hit by pitch. Martin scored on Morgan's single. Gonzalez scored on a walk. Regan scored on Bird's sacrifice fly for a 12-1 lead. Lyons 003 020 0 — 5 5 1 Larned 100 120 0 — 4 8 5 Gilliand, Ventura (5) and Luck. Regan and Shaver. W—Gilliand. L—Regan, 0-2. SV—Ventura. 2B—LARNED—Bird, Shaver, Hobbs Lyons 100 0 — 1 3 1 Larned 354 x — 12 7 2 Porter Anderson, Zambo (2), Meyer Anderson (3) and Luck. Shaver and Martin. W—Shaver, 1-1. L—P. Anderson. 2B—LYONS—Gilliand
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