With the end of July nearing, American Legion Baseball teams travel to their Zone Tournaments for a chance to play in the State Championship. Great Bend provided the host site for the Zone 1 & 2 Tournament. The Garden City Elite entered the day with a 27 and 2 record but fell to McPherson in…
A mild summer evening made for a great time to watch the Larned Indians and Great Bend Chiefs American Legion Baseball teams square off. In the first game of the double-header, Larned jumped out to a 4-0 lead off of Isiah Perez’s Grand Slam in the First Inning. Great Bend worked to get out of…
The Great Bend Lady Panthers hosted a volleyball triangular with the Smoky Valley Lady Vikings and the Scott City Lady Beavers. Below are some of the pictures I took at the matches: Click here to purchase prints or downloads of these pictures. Click here to purchase prints or downloads of these pictures.
One week away from the start of the season. The players put on the pads knowing that soon they will play for real. First, they need to make the finishing touches. Below are some of the pictures I took at the game: Click here to purchase prints or downloads of these pictures. Click here to…
The second week of the season took me to a long time rivalry game with the Great Bend Panthers traveling to take on the Hays Indians. Great Bend got on the board first and then game turned into a back and forth scoring affair. The Panthers would drive for a score and then Hays would…
I made it out for the very end of the varsity girls and all of the boys varsity races at the Great Bend Cross Country Invitational. It always seems like I run as much as the competitors do at these races, then again, I’m not a runner so that makes a difference. Below are some…
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…
Due to rain the evening before, Great Bend moved their final Baseball Doubleheader to Larned’s Moffet Stadium. The Panthers remained the home team even though they sat in the Visitors dugout. Great Bend dropped the first game by a score of 4 to 2. The second game went very differently as they strung together three…
For the final games of the regular season, the Hutchinson Lady Salthawk Softball team traveled to face Great Bend Lady Panthers. I arrived for the last couple innings of the first game. Great Bend took a 6 run lead into the final frame. Hutchinson scored two runs, but fell by a score of 6 to…
I made it out for my first Softball game of the year. This saw the Lady Monarchs of TMP-Marian visit the Lady Panthers of Great Bend. Both teams held each other scoreless to start the Second game of the day. Great Bend then opened up the scoring. In the end, the Lady Panthers allowed one…
