Three-time gold medal champion Alex Reed of Great Bend High School, a Wichita State University signee, limbers up prior to winning the Class 5A state championship in the 400-meter dash for the third straight year on Saturday during the finals of the state track and field championships at Cessna Stadium on the WSU campus. - photo by Mack McClure Great Bend Tribune Local Sports Defense boosts Panther girls Minton sparks Panthers' ride to title game Panther girls roll past Salthawk wrestlers Panther wrestling powers past Hutchinson