Jim Misunas

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Sports Editor at Great Bend Tribune

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Oiler tennis stays red hot

1 week ago | gbtribune.com | Jim Misunas

BY JIM [email protected] — Central Plains state qualifiers No. 1 doubles Paxton Dody/Peyton Dody (22-4), No. 1 singles Camden Stiles (20-1) and No. 2 doubles Nethan Cauthon/Alden Metro (24-2) swept first place at Monday's Claflin Quad Tennis Tournament. "It’s gone well because we won six of our eight regular season meets," said Oiler coach Michael Ryan.
Panther softball captures WAC championship

1 week ago | gbtribune.com | Jim Misunas

BY JIM [email protected] CITY — Western Athletic Conference softball champion Great Bend roared to 10-0 and 7-0 leads to sweep past Garden City 16-4 and 9-3 to complete an unbeaten run through the league. Great Bend pitcher Chayla Prendergast won Tuesday's head-to-head showdown against Garden City's Kyleigh Whitehurst, arguably the No. 1 pitcher in the Western Athletic Conference.
Chayla's perfect night

2 weeks ago | gbtribune.com | Jim Misunas

BY JIM [email protected] Bend pitcher Chayla Prendergast won the head-to-head duel against Garden City's Kyleigh Whiteurst, arguably the best pitcher in the Western Athletic Conference. Prendergast struck out 11 batters and threw a 1-hit shutout to power a 5-0 victory over the Buffaloes. Prendergast (10-2, 2.92 ERA) has permitted 30 earned runs in 79 innings. Last week, the Panthers (15-4, 10-0 WAC) outscored the Indians 34-12 in three wins.
Panthers split with Indian baseball

4 weeks ago | gbtribune.com | Jim Misunas

BY JIM [email protected] Bend all-state righthander Carson Umphres was one strike away from stealing control of the Western Athletic Conference baseball race. At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, everything changed with one swing at the Great Bend Sports Complex. Hays' Carter Graham delivered a championship bomb with a 3-run homer that kept the Indians (6-2, 5-1 WAC) in charge of the WAC race with a 4-2 opening victory.
Minton's shutout sparks sweep over Pratt

1 month ago | gbtribune.com | Jim Misunas

BY JIM [email protected] — After Daxton Minton spun a 6-0 shutout, Great Bend completed a hard-fought 7-5 victory to sweep Pratt in Friday's non-league baseball doubleheader. Koehn Ribordy earned a save in game two and led the offense for the Panthers (6-1) with seven runs batted home in the twin bill. PANTHERS 6, PRATT 0 (G1) — Minton (1-0) fashioned a 2-hitter in a masterful 78-pitch outing.
Indian baseball edges Panthers in instant classic

1 month ago | gbtribune.com | Jim Misunas

BY JIM [email protected] — The Hays High baseball team led No. 5 state-ranked Great Bend 3-0 Tuesday before a lightning delay. After the Panthers struck for four clutch sixth-inning runs, Hays rallied for a 5-4 victory keyed by two critical Panther errors and a game-winning balk. Centerfielder Carson Umphres nearly saved the Panthers when he threw out Kaleb Roe at third base after back-to-back sixth-inning singles.
Panther soccer beats Buhler 2-0

1 month ago | gbtribune.com | Jim Misunas

By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Panther soccer beats Buhler 2-0 BY JIM [email protected] Bend soccer goalie Grecia Dominguez preserved a 2-0 shutout over Buhler Monday, the first Panther shutout of the season. Local Sports
Oilers boys lose third-place game to South Gray

2 months ago | gbtribune.com | Jim Misunas

BY JIM [email protected] CITY — South Gray converted a trio of 3-pointers in the final minute of regulation and outlasted Central Plains 65-56 in overtime for third place in the 1A Division 1 state basketball tournament. The Rebels were down 49-44 and the Oilers converted 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute of regulation. But South Gray's Dyson Winfrey and Gavin Wahl made wide open 3-pointers before Gavin Wahl made a tying 3-pointer despite defense by Oiler Aiden Hekele.
Repeat -- a bye is not a win

2 months ago | gbtribune.com | Jim Misunas

BY JIM MISUNASAll things considered, the executive directors and board which helps govern the operations of the KSHSAA have made tremendous progress over the years. Virtually every change the KSHSAA executive board has adopted has been productive. Substate basketball 3A through 1A has adopted geographic seeding to allow the top two teams to avoid playing for a state berth. Football districts have improved greatly from a smaller district grouping into more reasonable qualifying and seeding.
Hays Indians end Panthers' season 78-31

2 months ago | gbtribune.com | Jim Misunas

BY JIM [email protected] — The Great Bend girls ended a historic 3-game chapter with a 78-31 loss to unbeaten Hays High in Thursday's 5A substate semifinals. The Panthers (6-15) became the first girls team in KSHSAA basketball history to finish a season with three games against unbeaten teams — Hesston (22-0) and Hays (21-0) in back-to-back games.