Rivalries give football games added flavor. Two teams that square off with each other so often that the meetings take on special meaning. The Hays Indians traveled to face the Great Bend Panthers on the gridiron for the 81st time on September 7th. The game started with a back and forth defensive battle. Both teams…
Tonight, only four teams in the State of Kansas in Class 5A stepped out onto a field of play. The Goddard Lions traveled to face the Great Bend Panthers for a chance to play for the State Championship. The Lions struck quickly scoring on their first possession. They dominated the game from there on. When…
With temperatures finally starting to feel like football weather, two teams squared off for a chance to play for a birth in the State Championship. The Valley Center Hornets came into Great Bend looking to clinch their most successful season in school history. The Great Bend Panthers wanted to keep the winning and playing at…
Ever feel like you saw the exact thing happening as if you were looking into a mirror? The two competitors in the Class 5A Regional game could definitely say that. The Great Bend Panthers hosted the Andover Trojans and former GB coach Tony Crough. Coach Crough brought his spread style offense to the Butler County…
In the night that normally would be the end of District Play, instead two Class 5A teams locked horns in the first round of the new playoff format. The Topeka West Chargers traveled to face the Great Bend Panthers. Both teams came out firing from the first snaps with quick touchdowns each. By Halftime, the…
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…
For the fourth year in a row, the Great Bend Lady Panthers made it the 5A Softball Regional Finals. All that stood between them and a trip to State was the Maize South Lady Mavericks. After a scoreless first inning, Great Bend got on the board and never looked back. They won the game with…
The final game of the KSHSAA Class 5A Girls Basketball Quarterfinals pitted the Great Bend Lady Panthers versus the Seaman Lady Vikings. Great Bend jumped to an early lead. Seaman would chip away at that lead from time to time, even taking a lead themselves in the Second Half. The Lady Panthers went on an…
The second and final day of the 2012 KSHSAA Track and Field State Championship brought more sun and heat for the competitors. The responded with strong performances to take home medals while breaking a few records along the way. Below are some of the pictures I took at the meet: Click here to purchase prints…
Feeling the need to watch some live baseball, I headed out to Al Burns Field in Great Bend Tuesday evening for the final of the Class 5A Baseball Regional. The Salina Central Mustangs faced off against the home Great Bend Panthers after both teams won earlier in the day. The Panthers held things tight for…
