Great Bend Post Sports
The Great Bend High School volleyball team reset the school record for wins in a season last year. Thursday in Garden City, the Lady Panthers carried that momentum into the 2024 season with a pair of wins against Garden City and Liberal.
Great Bend closed out the night in spectacular fashion, beating Liberal 25-20, 25-6. Freshman Mikala Minton paced the attack with six kills, followed by four from senior Kara Feist and three from junior Kya Behr. Feist was also big on the serve with four aces. Behr finished with all 16 assists on the offensive side. Up front, senior Cassie Ellegood led the way with a pair of blocks. Nine Lady Panthers worked up 24 digs in the back row. Junior Ava Kaiser led that charge with five, followed by four apiece from Behr and sophomore Meredith Mazouch.
Great Bend needed three sets to get by Garden City in the first match of the season 25-17, 15-25, 25-22.
The varsity squad takes a 2-0 record to Dodge City next Tuesday.