The first Boys semifinal was a matchup between Class 1A Division I State Champions, the Macksville Mustangs, with Class 2A State Qualifiers, the Sacred Heart of Salina Knights.
Macksville quickly jumped out to a lead and never surrendered it. A 31 to 13 halftime lead turned into a 65 to 50 final score for the Mustangs.
Here are some of the pictures I took at the game:
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The Otis-Bison Cougars and Kiowa County Mavericks went head to head in a second round matchup at the 2011 Keady Basketball Classic.
The two teams kept the game a close low scoring affair. Kiowa County prevailed thanks to some three-point baskets for a final score of 35 to 31.
The Mavericks will now play Kinsley for 5th Place. Otis-Bison will play Spearville for 7th Place.
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The Lady Mavericks of Kiowa County took on the host Larned Lady Indians in a Second Round matchup in the 2011 Keady Basketball Classic.
It was a tight game throughout most of it, with the Lady Indians pulling out a 39 to 35 final score.
Larned will play Sacred Heart of Salina for 5th Place. Kiowa County will take on Macksville for 8th Place.
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Tournament hosts, the Larned Indians, hosted the Otis-Bison Cougars in the final First Round game of the 2011 Keady Basketball Classic.
The Cougars lead in the first quarter but fell behind before Halftime. The Indians went on to win the game 52 to 40.
The Otis-Bison Cougars will face the Kiowa County Mavericks, Larned will take on the Hoisington Cardinals.
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The Otis-Bison Lady Cougars kicked off their 2011 Keady Basketball Classic schedule with a game against tournament host, the Larned Lady Indians.
The Lady Cougars took control of the game early in the first quarter and were able to hold the lead throughout the game for a final of 37 to 22.
Otis-Bison will now face the Hoisington Lady Cardinals, Larned will take on the Kiowa County Lady Mavericks.
Here are some of the pictures I took at the game:
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The Kiowa County Mavericks started off their 2011 Keady Basketball Classic with a matchup against the Hoisington Cardinals.
The Cardinals took control of the game early and took off from there. Number 32, Derrick Kaiser, had an amazing game with only scoring seven baskets. All seven of those baskets came from behind the Three Point Line. He was one of the big reasons for a final score of 60 to 25.
Kiowa County will play Otis-Bison next and Hoisington will play tournament hosts, Larned.
Here are some of the pictures I took at the game:
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The Kiowa County Lady Mavericks squared off against the Hoisington Lady Cardinals in the opening round of the 2011 Keady Basketball Classic.
The Lady Mavericks hung around with the Lady Cardinals until the second half when Hoisington opened up a lead it never surrendered. The final score was 49 to 34.
Kiowa County will face Larned next and Hoisington will take on Otis-Bison.
Here are some of the pictures I took at the game:
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I took a drive out to Mushroom Rock State Park in rural Ellsworth County to try my hand at some long exposure pictures. The subject I choose was the large rock on the south end of the park.
Here’s a couple of the pictures I took:
The Otis-Bison Cougars faced off against the Thunder Ridge Longhorns for a second time this season. This matchup was for the right to play for the State Championship.
From the beginning of the game, the Longhorn running attack dominated the game. The Cougars fought back scoring at the end of the first half and at the start of the third quarter. Unfortunately, they could not keep up with Thunder Ridge. The final score was 54-26 Thunder Ridge.
The Cougars finish the season with a 10-2 record and both loses came at the hands of the Longhorns.
Here are some of the pictures I took at the game:
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A flight of four A-10 Thunderbolt II’s (or better known as Warthogs) took part in the 2011 Smoky Hill ANG Range Open House.
The four Warthogs showed how they drop bombs while working with ground based JTAC controllers and then showed off some of their skills in firing the 30mm canon in the nose of their awesome aircraft.
Here are some of the pictures I took of their runs.
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