For many years, if a high school girl wanted to wrestle, she was left with boys as her competition. This year, 37 schools traveled to McPherson to take part in the first ever Kansas Girls High School Wrestling Championship. The goal of the day was to spread the word that Girls Wrestling is happening in…
In Class 4A Division I, the McPherson Bullpups currently hold a rank of fifth. The reason for this high make became very clear in their game with the Great Bend Panthers. The Bullpups spread out the scoring and quickly built a ten point advantage in the first quarter. The score remained stable for a while,…
In a clash of two teams with winning records, the McPherson Lady Bullpups traveled to Great Bend to face off against the Lady Panthers. The Lady Bullpups took a quick lead and pulled away from the hosts on a balanced attack from down low and behind the arc. Ten players for McPherson scored at least…
One of the first wrestling tournaments of the season, the Cardinal Corner Classic gives teams from schools large and small a chance to hone their skills. Below are some of the pictures I took at the meet: Click here to purchase prints or downloads of these pictures. Click here to purchase prints or downloads of…
Going into the night with a perfect record, the Otis-Bison Cougars took on the host Hoisington Cardinals in the 2017 Hoisington Winter Jam Boys Semi-Final. Both teams held the other in check for a total of 16 points for the first quarter. The defensive struggle continued on to Halftime with a 19 to 17 score…
Some teams just cannot avoid each other. The Otis-Bison Lady Cougars and the LaCrosse Lady Leopards already faced off twice this season. The third meeting came in the Hoisington Winter Jam’s Girls Semi-Final. The Lady Cougars started the game with a nine to nothing run before LaCrosse put up their first points. Otis-Bison held the…
Wrestling meets can take brackets of individual wrestlers competing against their weight class and earning team points. A Dual puts two teams head to head in each class to win points for the team. Instead of competing for an individual place or medal, the wrestlers work to win for their school only in a dual….
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…
