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Panthers' Premer earns first team All-WAC
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Great Bend freshman forward Ian Premer (13 ppg, 7 rpg, 2 assists, 1 steal) earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference basketball honors. 

The WAC runner-up Panthers (11-10, 5-3 WAC) placed guard Braylon Council (6 ppg, 3 rpg, 2.5 assists, 1 steal) and forward Tyler Stuhlsatz (8 ppg, 5 rpg, 1 assist, 1 steal) on the second team. 

Hays High ended the Panthers' season 46-42 in the 5A basketball substate.

WESTERN ATHLETIC BOYS

FIRST TEAM

GARDEN CITY—Jace Steinmetz, 12; Caleb Wiese, 12

GREAT BEND—Ian Premer, 9

HAYS HIGH—Jack Weimer, 11

DODGE CITY—Isaiah Taylor, 12

COACH OF YEAR—Jeff Williamson, Garden City

PLAYER OF YEAR—Steinmetz, Garden City

SECOND TEAM

GREAT BEND—Tyler Stuhlsatz, 12; Braylon Council, 12

HAYS HIGH—Chason VanDerwege, 12

DODGE CITY—Tochi Okoro, 11

GARDEN CITY—Jake Underwood, 12

WESTERN ATHLETIC BOYS

Garden City 8-0 20-2

Hays High 5-3 13-9

Great Bend 5-3 11-10

Dodge City 2-6 7-14

Liberal 0-8 2-18

GARDEN CITY (8-0, 20-2)—W Coronado, Colo. 71-43; Lakewood, Colo. 74-38; Palmer Ridge, Colo. 59-45; Coronado, Colo. 83-60; Scott City 55-41; W Wichita Life Prep 57-43; W Wichita East 53-39; W *Great Bend 58-55; W *Liberal 86-59; W *Hays 60-54; Valley Center (W Sunrise 60-50; W Wichita NW 58-41; L Heights 47-60); W Goodland 63-55 (OT); W *Dodge City 66-37; W Guymon, Okla. 57-42; W *Great Bend 56-47; W *Dodge City 49-45; W *Hays 56-48; W *Liberal 74-50; W Topeka High 81-61; L Junction City 43-46

HAYS HIGH (5-3, 13-9)—W Newton 65-40; L Free State 54-59; W Hugoton 57-56; L Manhattan 44-60; L Junction City 45-47; W Wichita North 58-50;  W *Liberal 60-34; L *Great Bend 47-64; L *Garden City 54-60; Colby (W Goodland 51-33; L Olathe North 28-39; W Colby 55-48); W Scott City 51-38; W *Dodge City 56-33; L McPherson 50-56; W *Liberal 76-36; W Abilene 60-44; L *Garden City 48-56; W *Dodge City 47-40; W *Great Bend 46-42; W Great Bend 46-42; L Kapaun Mt. Carmel 46-75

GREAT BEND (5-3, 11-10)—L Junction City 51-84; L Sterling 50-56; W Conway Springs 73-20; L Wichita Sunrise 54-57; W Larned 60-33; W Emporia 66-65; W *Garden City 55-58; W *Hays 64-47; L Hutchinson 53-69; El Dorado (W Manhattan Home 65-54; W Collegiate 61-66; L Kapaun 50-65); W *Dodge City 57-53; W *Liberal 72-42; W Buhler 66-53; L *Garden City 47-56; L Hays TMP 60-61; W *Dodge City 54-43; W *Liberal 74-56; L *Hays 42-46;  L Hays 42-46; 

DODGE CITY (3-5, 7-14)—L McPherson 32-74; L Manhattan 32-59; L Junction City 41-76;  W Woodward, Okla. 73-35; L Wichita Southeast 31-68; W Garden Plain 67-57; W Wichita Trinity 69-41; L Guymon, Okla. 34-39; W *Liberal 73-47; Dodge City (L Derby 34-58; L Carroll 34-58; W Newton 58-56); L *Great Bend 53-57;  W *Garden City 37-66; L *Hays 33-56; L Colby 39-44; L *Garden City 45-49; L *Great Bend 43-54; W *Hays 40-47; W *Liberal 85-61; L Lawrence 39-67

LIBERAL (0-8, 2-18)—W Ulysses 74-60; L Scott City 44-66; W Coronado, Colo. 74-69; L Wichita North 58-62; L Pittsburg Colgan 54-75; L Hugoton 38-75; L *Hays 38-60; L *Garden City 59-86;  L *Dodge City 47-73; Salina (L Abilene 42-64; L Salina South 43-55; L Buhler 48-67); L Hooker, Okla. 43-55; L *Great Bend 42-72; W Guymon, Okla. 48-65; L *Hays 36-76; L Goodland 50-76; L *Great Bend 56-74; L *Garden City 50-74; L *Dodge City 61-85

WESTERN ATHLETIC GIRLS

Liberal 6-1 16-2

Dodge City 5-2 9-10

Hays High 4-3 12-7

Garden City 2-6 6-14

Great Bend 1-6 7-12

2-23—Dodge City at Liberal

2-24—Great Bend at Hays; 

LIBERAL (6-1, 16-2)—W Ulysses 49-17; W Scott City 43-30; W Coronado, Colo. 71-38; W Wichita North 51-8; W Hugoton 53-44; L *Hays 59-50; W *Garden City 58-50;  L *Dodge City 29-32; Salina (W JC 61-21; W SC 55-46; L Andover 47-48, OT); W Guymon, Okla. 43-42; W Hooker, Okla. 57-47; W *Great Bend 43-38; W Guymon, Okla. 63-35; W *Hays 55-38; W *Great Bend 58-37; 2-21—*Garden City; 2-23—*Dodge City

DODGE CITY (5-1, 9-10)—L McPherson 37-43; L Manhattan 32-37; W Junction City 36-27; L Woodward, Okla. 28-42; L Wichita Southeast 39-51; L Garden Plain 23-33; W Wichita Trinity 50-23; W Guymon, Okla. 49-38; W *Liberal 32-29; L *Great Bend 53-57; McPherson (L Clearwater 38-49; L Manhattan 35-46; W Olathe South 49-37);  W *Hays 37-36; L Colby 25-43; W *Garden City 38-30;  W *Great Bend 43-32; 2-21—*Hays; 2-23—*at Liberal 

HAYS HIGH (4-3, 12-7)—W Newton 45-29; W Washburn 37-33; L Fort Smith, Ark. 36-39; W Manhattan 56-47; W Junction City 51-25; L Wichita North 38-44;  L *Liberal 50-59; W *Great Bend 63-45; W *Garden City 52-43; Colby (W Lamar, Colo. 56-34; L Goodland 37-44; W Beloit 56-23); W Scott City 46-32; L *Dodge City 36-37; L McPherson 34-52; L *Liberal 38-55; W Abilene 52-23; W *Garden City 65-49; 2-21—*at Dodge City; 2-24—*Great Bend 

GARDEN CITY (2-6, 6-14)—W Coronado, Colo. 52-50; W Fairview, Colo. 57-31; L Palmer Ridge, Colo. 50-53; W Coronado, Colo. 55-34; L Scott City 34-36; L Wichita Life Prep 47-62; L Wichita East 47-49; W *Great Bend 54-47; L *Liberal 50-58; L *Hays 43-52; Newton (L Carroll 24-57; L SMNW 36-40; L Newton 30-40); L Goodland 45-67; W Guymon, Okla. 64-57; W *Great Bend 49-40 (OT); L *Dodge City 30-38; L *Hays 49-65; 2-21—*at Liberal

GREAT BEND (1-6, 7-12)—W Junction City 47-38; W Sterling 54-21; W Conway Springs 35-21; L Haven 35-40; W Larned 45-34; L Emporia 40-45; L *Garden City 47-54; L *Hays 45-63; L Hutchinson 33-45; W *Dodge City 57-50; Lawrence (L Blue Valley; L Topeka West 40-46; W Free State 64-19); L *Liberal 38-43; W Buhler 52-35; L *Garden City 40-49 (OT); L Hays TMP 29-46; L *Dodge City 32-43; L *Liberal 37-58; 2-24—*at Hays