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Panthers' Schroeder earns fifth-place medal
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Published: Mar 29, 2023, 6:12 PM

MCPHERSON – Great Bend’s No. 1 singles Brendyn Schroeder (3-1) won three of four matches to place fifth at the McPherson Tennis Tournament. Schroeder downed McPherson’s Kayden McVicker, 8-4 for fifth place after losing to Derby’s singles champion Tyler Bradt 8-5 in the quarterfinals.

Panther Jordan Manning (1-3) lost three of four matches and placed 14th with an 8-3 loss to Winfield’s Corden Cuington.

Great Bend’s doubles teams combined to finish with a 2-6 record.

Salina South’s Brodie Garnett/Dylan Norris defeated Kaden Deines/Cameron Harbough, 8-2 for 13th place. Great Bend’s Marco Castanon/Jacob Parks defeated McPherson’s Aiden Wheaton/Ethan Harrington, 8-6 for 15th place. Deines/Harbough defeated Castonon-Parks, 8-7 (7-1) in a thrilling consolation match.

Winfield (45) edged Derby (42) for the team title. Great Bend (20) placed seventh.

The Panthers play at home Saturday for an invitational meet.

MCPHERSON TOURNAMENT

TEAM TOTALS—1—Winfield 45; 2—Derby 42; 3—McPherson Red 39; 4—Newton 38; Hays High 38; 6—Salina South 36; 7—Great Bend 20; 8—McPherson White 14

SINGLES

1—Tyler Bradt, Derby def. Lane Dobbs, Winfield, 8-3

3—Colin Clark, Hays def. Carson Crow, SS, 8-3

5—Brendyn Schroeder, GB def. Kayden McVicker, McR, 8-4

7—Ethan Tolbert, Newton def. Xavier Catura, Hays, 8-5

9—Gavin Hadley, Newton def. Will Fulkerson, SS, 8-2

11—Ethan Elder, McR def. Collin Bale, Derby, 8-3

13—Corden Cuington, Winfield def. Jordan Manning, GB, 8-3

15—Kunj Bhakta, McW def. Jeremy Elbert, McW, 8-2

Schroeder def. Elbert, 8-0; Bradt def. Schroeder, 8-5; Schroeder def. Catura, 8-3; McVicker def. Manning, 8-2; Fulkerson def. Manning, 8-0; Manning def. Bhakta, 8-4

DOUBLES

1—Isaak Bowman/Hayden Carrillo, Derby def. Jackson Davis/Adam Everett, Winfield, 8-2

3—Justin Franz/Otis Musser, Newton def. Alex Berger/Bryson Archer, McR, 8-0

5—Andrew Schrage/Isaac Harper, SS def. Jackson Palmer/Matt Norton, Winfield, 8-6

7—Hunter Mendez/Viggo McHenry, McW def. Owen Neighbors/Charlie Krug, McR, 8-4

9—Kaiden Bunger/Henry Fitzthum, Hays def. Carson Riat/Jack Scoby, Hays, 8-1

11—Reid Golubski/Luke Stenzel, Newton def. Evan Clark/Coen Sowden, Derby, 8-1

13—Brodie Garnett/Dylan Norris, SS def. Kaden Deines/Cameron Harbough, GB, 8-2

15—Marco Castanon/Jacob Parks, GB def. Aiden Wheaton/Ethan Harrington, McW, 8-6

Franz/Musser def. Deines/Harbough, 8-0; Bunger/Fitzthum def. Deines/Harbough, 8-0; Deines/Harbough def. def. Castonon-Parks, 8-7 (7-1); Bowman/Carrillo def. Castonon-Parks, 8-0; Golubski/Stenzel def. Castonon-Parks, 8-0

 
Oilers boys lose third-place game to South Gray
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Updated: Mar 16, 2025, 1:41 PM
Published: Mar 16, 2025, 1:28 AM
BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com DODGE 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 Saturday's 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 superb defense by Oiler Aiden Hekele. The Rebels' Gavin Wahl scored the first basket of overtime and South Gray converted 10 of 10 free throws for a 65-56 lead. The game finished with a unique twist after Hekele committed a foul in the final seconds of overtime. South Gray's Zachary Hendrickson was ejected and assessed a flagrant foul for shoving Hekele to the ground. After a brief discussion, game officials Ricci Tucker, Marty Steinert and Wyatt Dautel ended the game and waved off the final four free throws. Crites capped a superb sophomore season with 22 points. Hekele scored 15 points. Camden Stiles scored 11 points. The Oilers distributed 16 assists on 19 baskets. Crites dished out six assists South Gray's Gavin Wahl scored 17 points and Moore added 14 points. The Rebels converted 19 of 19 free throws. The intense battle featured 11 lead changes, eight in the first half. Central Plains took control with a 16-5 scoring burst for a 38-29 lead in the third quarter. Stiles, Crites and Hekele scored all 16 points. But the Rebels responded with a quick 13-4 burst fueled by a trio of 3-pointers for a 42-42 tie. Stiles converted a 3-pointer and Crites scored off a steal for a 49-44 lead. But the Rebels made their trio of 3-pointers for a 53-53 tie after four quarters. Two-time state champion Central Plains (18-6) is 11-4 all-time at the state tournament. Central Plains 13 15 12 13 3— 56 South Gray 11 13 13 16 12 — 65 CENTRAL PLAINS (18-6) (FG 3 FT TP)—Crites 8-15 (2-5) 4-4 22, Stiles 5-11 (4-8) 0-0 14, Hekele 4-9 (2-4) 5-6 15, Siemsen 2-6 (0-1) 1-2 5, Peyton Dody 0-1 0-0 0, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 19-43 (8-19) 10-12 56 SOUTH GRAY (20-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Gavin Wahl 4-14 (2-6) 7-7 19, Moore (2-8) 8-8 14, Winfrey 2-3 4-4 10, Briscoe 5-8 0-0 10, Cameron Wahl 3-4 (2-2) 0-0 8, Totals 18-43 (10-25) 19-19 65 Rebounds—CP 22 (Siemsen 9); SG 26 (G. Wahl 7). Assists—CP 16 (Crites 6); SG 13 (Moore 7). Steals—CP 4 (Crites 4); SG 3 (C. Wahl 2). Flagrant foul—Z. Hendrickson 1A DIV. 1 BOYS 3-15—1ST—Olpe 47, South Central 34; 3RD—South Gray 65, Central Plains 56 (OT); SEMIFINALS—Olpe 44, Central Plains 34; South Central 64, South Gray 49; FIRST ROUND—Olpe 57, Little River 53; Central Plains 54, Frankfort 44 (OT); South Central 52, Clifton Clyde 38; South Gray 66, Quinter 47 OILERS STATE (11-4) 2025—Oilers 54, Frankfort 22; Olpe 44, Oilers 34; 3RD—South Gray 65, Oilers 56 2019—Oilers 55, Macksville 30; Oilers 59, Caldwell 41; 1ST—Oilers 40, St. John 28 2018—Oilers 58, Inman 42; Oilers 58, Salina Sacred Heart 36; 1ST—Oilers 47, Pittsburg Colgan 34 2015—Oilers 67, Jackson Heights 42; Oilers 69, Olpe 44; 1ST—St. John 49, Oilers 45 2016—Oilers 77, Lawrence Seabury 56; Salina Sacred Heart 62, Oilers 52; 3RD—Oilers 56, Hill City 25 CLAFLIN STATE (6-12) 2007—Olpe 60, Claflin 44 2006—Claflin 61, Lebo 54; Claflin 70, Brewster 55; 1ST—Macksville 55, Claflin 45 2000—Macksville 67, Claflin 64 1993—Frankfort 72, Claflin 64 1992—Pike Valley 67, Claflin 57 1986—Northern Valley 80, Claflin 55 1985—Highland 60, Claflin 56 1984—Pretty Prairie 59, Claflin 42 1983—Oswego 47, Claflin 45 1980—Garden Plain 79, Claflin 53 1977—Claflin 60, Hutchinson Trinity 58; Lebanon 60, Claflin 58; 3RD—Claflin 68, Mankato 50 1956—Claflin 62, Oswego 52; Claflin 56, Pretty Prairie 48; 1ST—Inman 67, Claflin 66 QUIVIRA HEIGHTS STATE (4-5) 1999—Lebo 69, Quivira Heights 47 1995—Brewster 64, Quivira Heights 67 1989—Spearville 88, Quivira Heights 60 1983—Quivira Heights 55, Inman 50; Thayer 64, Quivira Heights 43; 3RD—Quivira Heights 45, Brewster 40 1917—Bushton 28, Potter 6; Bushton 30, Macksville 8; 1ST—Winfield 23, Bushton 21
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