BY MACK McCLURE
mmcclure@gbrtribune.com

The Great Bend High School Lady Panthers, who have been idle since beating Larned in non-conference action on Jan. 18, will be back in action on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Glacier’s Edge Girls Basketball Tournament in Emporia.
Great Bend (4-6) is the fifth seed in the eight-team tournament, and will play fourth-seeded Topeka High (5-4) on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Emporia High. The Lady Panthers will be the visiting team in the opener.

Glacier’s Edge Girls
Basketball Tournament
At Emporia
Thursday-Saturday

Thursday’s games
EHS JV Gymnasium
    (5) Great Bend vs. (4) Topeka High, 5:30 p.m.
    (1) Olathe East (1) vs. (8) Derby, 7 p.m.
*At EHS main gym, winning teams from openers meet at 7 p.m. on Friday; Losing teams from opening play meet at 4 p.m. on Friday.
EHS Main Gymnasium
    (3) Shawnee Mission East vs. (6) Junction City, 5:30 p.m.
    (2) Emporia vs. (7) Hutchinson, 7 p.m.
*At EHS main gym, winning teams from openers meet at 8:30 p.m. on Friday; Losing teams from openers meet at 4 p.m. on Friday.