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Coach, Panthers earn All-WAC volleyball honors
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Kya Behr spikes the volleyball against teammates during the 2023 volleyball jamboree. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

Great Bend’s Shelly Duvall was named Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and Macy Nachtigal, Kya Behr and Kara Feist earned first-team honors for the WAC champions.

Panther Saide Spray earned second-team All-WAC honors. The Panthers (31-5) set a school record for wins and lost 19-25, 25-16, 25-23 to Andover High for a 5A state tournament berth.

Nachtigal led the Panthers with 363 digs and 338 serves received. Behr led the way with 589 assists. Feist delivered 216 winners. Spray had 254 digs and 229 assists.  

PANTHER STATS—Nachtigal (363 digs, 338 serves received, 265 serves, 54 assists, 10 winners); Behr (589 assists, 359 serves, 309 digs, 159 winners, 117 served received, 32 blocks); Feist (254 serves, 216 winners, 82 serves received, 78 blocks, 68 digs); Spray (330 serves, 254 digs, 229 assists, 200 serves received, 140 winners, 66 blocks)  


WESTERN ATHLETIC

FIRST TEAM—GREAT BEND—Macy Nachtigal, 12; Kya Behr, 9; Kara Feist, 11; GARDEN CITY—Piper Harris, 11; Kierrah Pinchon, 10; DODGE CITY—Piper Mellinger, 10  

SECOND TEAM—GREAT BEND—Sadie Spray, 12; HAYS—Aubree Thomas, 12; Molly Martin, 12; Annie Humphrey, 10; GARDEN CITY—Kamdyn Carr, 12; DODGE CITY—Easha Potts, 12

COACH OF YEAR—Shelly Duvall, Great Bend

PLAYER OF YEAR—Piper Harris, Garden City 

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Great Bend 31-5

Garden City 25-16

Hays High 21-14

Dodge City 9-25

Liberal 9-22


Larned softball sweeps Ellis
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Larned pitcher Karley Lemuz - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the Tribune
Larned softball wins opener LARNED — Larned's softball team scored 39 runs to dominate the Ellis Railroaders 21-4 and 18-5 in Friday's doubleheader. LARNED 21, ELLIS 4 (G1) — Larned's Brooks Simmons tripled and drove home a trio of runs. Driving home a pair of runs were Eowyn Hedding, Maya Wilson, Teagan Walker, Jadyn Crosby and Jillian Hagerman. Hagerman and Karley Lemuz each doubled. Lemuz (2-0) pitched five innings to earn the victory. The Indians took advantage of nine walks, seven errors, six wild pitches and two hit batters. Ellis' Maleah Vine drove home two runs. Rylan Aschenbrenner had an RBI LARNED 18, ELLIS 5 (G2) — Larned's Hedding doubled and drove in three runs. Walker and Hagerman each drove in two runs. Driving home one run were Lemuz, Brooke Simmins, Crosby, Ivy Hope and Gillian Smith. Crosby (2-0) pitched five innings to earn the victory. Railroader Vine drove home two runs. Kia Mader and Raegan Jimenez drove in runs. Larned 010 938 — 21 15 1 Ellis 400 000 — 4 2 7 Lemuz and Brooke Simmons. Rome and Ashenbrenner. W—Lemuz, 2-0. L—Rome, 0-3. 2B—L—Hagerman, Lemuz. 3B—L—Brooke Simmons Larned 240 2(10) — 18 17 4 Ellis 00 14 — 5 6 2 Crosby and Hedding. Rome and Jimenez. W—Crosby, 2-0. L—Rome, 0-4. 2B—L—Hedding, Walker; E—Rome, Jimenez. 3B—L—Walker
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