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…
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…
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…
The final First Round game of the 2016 American Legion Class AAA State Baseball Tournament saw the hosting Great Bend Chiefs take on defending State Champs, the Ottawa Arrows. The offense for the night rested with the Arrows as the scored three runs each in the Second, Third, and Fifth innings to seal a 9…
The final game of the second night of the 2016 American Legion Class A Baseball State Tournament pitted the Buhler Nationals versus the Great Bend Braves. Great Bend built a three to nothing lead over five innings. Things went downhill for the Braves in the Top of the Sixth Inning as the Nationals plated five…
The final First Round game pitted the hosting Great Bend Braves versus the team from Doniphan County. The Braves jumped out to a 10 run lead in the First Inning. They let Doniphan County score a few runs, but never let them get close enough to threaten the large lead. Great Bend won 14 to…
