A strong rival makes for a great high school environment. The Great Bend Panthers welcomed their long rivals, the Hays Indians into their court for the first home game of the new year. The first quarter started as a back and forth game. Soon, Hays’ strong outside shooting took over and extended the lead to…
For the Great Bend Lady Panthers’ first home game of the year, they welcomed nearby rivals the Hays Lady Indians. The Lady Panthers took advantage of several first half three throws to open up a lead that gave them a 54 to 41 victory. Below are some of the pictures I took at the game:…
When two teams face off enough times, rivalries develop. In Central Kansas, the St. John Tigers and the Central Plains Oilers have battled enough times over the past few years to develop a strong rivalry. On this night in Claflin, both teams squared off in their first meeting of the year. The first quarter stayed…
The St. John Lady Tigers traveled to Claflin to face the Central Plains Lady Oilers. Central Plains graduated two of their best players last year, but this year’s team kept the momentum going as they cruised to a 87 to 41 victory. Below are some of the pictures I took at the game: Click here…
The final game of the 2016 Hoisington Winter Jam saw the Hoisington Cardinals do battle with the Minneapolis Lions for yet another Tournament Championship. Hoisington jumped out to an early eight point lead. Minneapolis would whittle away that lead over the next three quarters until they took a one point lead very late in the…
The final Girls game of the 2016 Hoisington Winter Jam matched up the LaCrosse Lady Leopards and the Russell Lady Broncos. LaCrosse jumped out to an early lead thanks to some cold shooting from Russell. The Lady Broncos warmed up and tightened up the game, but the Lady Leopards held on to win the game…
The Third Place game of the Boys Bracket in the 2016 Hoisington Winter Jam pitted the Ellinwood Eagles versus the Russell Broncos. Ellinwood jumped out to an early lead and rode that lead for most of the game. When the final buzzer rang, they won with a score of 47 to 37. Below are some…
The Girls Third Place game pitted the Minneapolis Lady Lions versus the Hoisington Lady Cardinals. Hoisington took an early lead in the game, but never managed to pull far away from the Lady Lions. Late in the game, Minneapolis tied it up. Thanks to some late possessions and free throws, the Lady Cardinals came up…
The Girls Bracket Fifth place game saw the Otis-Bison Lady Cougars face off against the Ellsworth Lady Bearcats. Both teams went on scoring runs to create a seesaw battle. At the end of the game, Otis-Bison took advantage of a few fast breaks and enough free throws to win the game 46 to 40. Below…
The last game before Championship Saturday pitted two former league rivals, the Hoisington Cardinals and the Ellinwood Eagles. Hoisington jumped out to a quick lead and maintained control of the tempo and the score for most of the game. They survived a late rally to win over the Eagles by 42 to 39. Below are…
