Week Eight brings the regular season to the close for Class 5A and 6A. For the game in Great Bend, the game meant more than just the last of the regular season for the Panthers and their visitors, the Garden City Buffaloes. Several Senior players would suit up for their last time in a regular…
Week Seven of the Football season saw the start of District games for Class 3A and other classifications. The Hoisington Cardinals traveled to the nearby Ellsworth Bearcats for their first District competition. The first half started off sluggish for the Cardinals as they gave up an interception for a touchdown and allowed another. They finished…
For Eight Man football, this is their second week in District play. The Greeley County Jackrabbits traveled to face the Otis-Bison Cougars. The Jackrabbits won the coin toss and took the ball. The Otis-Bison Defense quickly asserted itself and combined with a potent, multi-threat Offense, the Cougars won 62 to 6. Below are some of…
Week Five of the Football season brought two teams together to decide a league title. The Hoisington Cardinals traveled to face the Pratt Greenbacks in their first home game of the season. Both teams came into the game with undefeated records and the chance to claim the best record in the Central Kansas League. In…
Week Four of the Football season saw two teams from the same league lock up in battle. The Dodge City Demons came into Great Bend with memories of their victory over the Panthers last year. The Panthers entered the night undefeated and wanting to defend their turf on Homecoming night. After both trading scoreless possessions,…
With the arrival of Fall means it’s time for Homecoming in Great Bend. Congratulations to the 2016 King and Queen, Payton Mauler and Kate Warren. Below are some of the pictures I took at the ceremony: Click here to purchase prints or downloads of these pictures. Click here to purchase prints or downloads of these…
The second week of the Football season brought a major matchup to Barton County. Both the Wichita Collegiate Spartans and the Hoisington Cardinals made it to the Class 3A playoffs last year. Collegiate made it all the way to the State Title game, but fell to Rossville. This year the Spartans moved up to Class…
A team needs to practice before the first game. They need to make sure they know what to do when the moment calls for them to perform. The Great Bend Panthers held a full pad scrimmage on the week before their first game. While it did not simulate a full on game, the players saw…
Week One of a new Football season means new players, new traditions, and new hopes for a young season. The Pratt Greenbacks traveled to Larned to face the Indians. Larned celebrated a new addition of an Indian statue at the field with starting a new tradition of touching it before the game. They also welcomed…
The early part of the season means early mornings for the players and coaches. I headed over to Hoisington for their third practice of the year. When the practice started, the sun remained below the horizon. As the sun inched farther up the sky, the players worked up a sweat with drills for conditioning and…
