Tag Archive: basketball

Bobcat Boys battle through tough season

For any team, going weeks without a victory can be tough emotionally and mentally on the players. Western Plains High School is not different. The Bobcat Boys finished the season with no wins out of the 21 games played.
However, Head Coach Jerod Horchem said his players never let the losing deter their focus on the [...]

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Lady Cats make progress during season

Western Plains High School Lady Bobcats head coach Travis Schafer didn’t have a lot of notice before he took over the program for the 2009-10 basketball season, but he said he was glad he got the opportunity.
“It was a rush,” he said. “I loved doing it.”
Schafer said he learned a lot, despite a regular season [...]

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Lady Cats lose to Ness City

Tuesday night the Western Plains High School Lady Bobcats traveled to Ness City High School in Ness City to take on the inner-county rival Eagles. It was the opening round of regional play for the Lady Cats. A win would have put them one step closer to a sub-state berth.
Ness City beat WPHS handily, 36-7.
“Our [...]

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Boys lose heart breaker in Sylvan Grove

The Bobcat Boys of Western Plains High School entered Monday’s regional tournament with no wins from the regular season. The beauty of tournament play, though, is it levels the field. As far as the tourney is concerned, everyone starts with the same record and needs to win to advance.
Hopes were high before the tip, and [...]

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