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Carolina Panthers · Great BendBig scoring plays spark Panthers
BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
MCPHERSON – Great Bend’s Cooper Ohnmacht set a positive tone with a 91-yard kickoff return and Jace Schartz sprinted 79 yards to ignite a 28-6 non-league football victory over McPherson Friday.
Ian Premer freed Ohnmacht with a well-executed block.
“Cooper has electric speed,” said Great Bend coach Erin Beck. “That was a house call.”
Schartz finished with 140 yards on nine car…See the Story
Two long scoring plays spark Panthers, 28-6
Great Bend, Kansas · Great BendELLINWOOD – No. 2 state-ranked 2A Ellinwood defeated defending 1A state champion Little River and defending 2A state champion Hillsboro.
Challenging No. 1 ranked 3A Beloit was a tougher task. The Trojans employed Wichita State commitment Sophia Thompson and Kearney State (Neb.) commit Addison Budke along with Libero Kailyn Follis to roll past Ellinwood 25-18, 25-8, 25-18.
Beloit dominated the match, utilizing its height and senior playmakers to …See the Story
No. 1 ranked Beloit downs Eagles
Volleyball · Great BendGARDEN CITY – A revamped Great Bend volleyball lineup battled past Western Athletic Conference foes Garden City 25-17, 18-25, 25-22 and Liberal 25-23, 25-8 in Thursday’s season-opening matches.
Freshmen Mikayla Minton (6 winners) and Micah Ellegood and sophomore Alex Mayers backed up a varsity crew of Kara Feist (11 assists, 4 winners), Cassie Ellegood (2 blocks), Ava Kaiser (8 serves received, 5 digs) and Kya Behr (16 assists, 4 digs) against L…See the Story
Panther volleyball sweeps pair
Great Bend, Kansas · Great BendLeon Edward “Lonnie” Arnold, 80, passed away on Aug. 29, 2024, surrounded by loved ones at his home in Great Bend, Kan. He was born on July 20, 1944, in Pendennis, Kan., to Alfred Edward and Rosa Faye (Lacy) Arnold. On Nov. 20, 1974, he married Carolyn Cole in Great Bend.See the Story
