Punt, Pass and Kick Great Bends Optimist Club held its annual Punt, Pass and Kick contest. Front row, from left, first-place winners Trenton Kern (Boys 6-7), Jace Schartz (Boys 8-9), Chayse Gruber (Boys 10-11), Rylee Ayon (Girls 10-11), Colin Hall (Boys 12-13). Second row, second-place finishers Kale Kern (Boys 6-7), Cole Ewy (Boys 8-9), Gavin Haberman (Boys 10-11), Mahala Sanchez (Girls 10-11). Third row, third place finisher Jaime Arellanes (Boys 10-11). Fourth row, Great Bend High School football players Quinton Elliot, Dominique Rideaux and Jacob Murray. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO Local Sports 2024 All-Central Kansas League basketball Emilee Hall sparks Panthers swimmers Panther softball earns hard-fought sweep Panther baseball sweeps Pratt Greenbacks