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Panther soccer celebrates Senior Night
Dani franco good one
Great Bend's Dani Franco - photo by JIM MISUNAS Great Bend Tribune
By JIM MISUNASjmisunas@gbtribune.com Great Bend’s soccer team congratulated four seniors, one from Venezuela, after outlasting McPherson 1-0 in Thursday’s regular-season finale.Scoring star Dani Franco converted a perfect centering pass from teammate Luis Zamarripa for the game-winning goal with 30:11 left in the first half. The Panthers (7-9) will compete in a 5A soccer regional Tuesday. Great Bend will carry momentum after recent wins against Liberal and Wichita Independent and a 1-0 loss to 6A champion Dodge City.“It’s fun to end the regular season for our seniors with a win,” said Great Bend coach Jesus Loera, Jr. “Hats off to McPherson, which is a good quality team.