BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com When lefthanded reliever Koehn Ribordy struck out the side to preserve a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Garden City, Great Bend officially clinched back-to-back Western Athletic Conference baseball titles. Great Bend (14-7, 9-3) secured its fifth consecutive victory by one or two runs after starting WAC play 0-2. The Panthers won an outright WAC championship with a dominating 10-0 victory in the second game. PANTHERS 2, GARDEN CITY 1 (G1) — Panther starter Daxton Minton (3-1, 2.52 ERA) struck out five batters. He's recorded 47 strikeouts in 36 innings. Ribordy earned a seventh inning save. Shortstop Gavin Wondra turned a Benitez fourth-inning groundball into a double play. Second baseman Rafael Chavez snared liner and turned it into a fifth-inning double play. The Panthers scored two unearned runs. Minton reached base on a strikeout and scored on Jaxon Wondra's single. Garden City's Jakobe Rathburn scored on Jon Almanza's groundout for a 1-1 tie. Gavin Wondra scored the game-winning run on Koehn Ribordy's fly ball. Wondra advanced to third base on an errant pickoff throw by Buffalo reliever Anthony Ortiz (0-1). PANTHERS 10, GARDEN CITY 0 (G2) — Hard-throwing Jaxon Wondra (6-1, 2.50 ERA) and reliever Chavez combined to strike out 10 Buffaloes in five innings. Wondra has 55 strikeouts in 361/3 innings. Jaxon Wondra's single scored Minton and Ribordy. Chavez's single scored Jaxon Wondra and Trenton Kern for a 4-0 lead. Christian Alcala scored on an error and Jaden Prilling scored on Gavin Wondra's single for a 6-0 lead. Chavez scored on a passed ball after singling home Trenton Kern in a 4-run fourth. Kale Kern scored on a groundout and Alcala scored on a wild pitch for a 10-0 run rule Victor. Garden City 001 000 0 — 1 3 2 Great Bend 000 000 x — 2 5 1 Steinmetz, Ortiz (5) and Culden Plankenhorn. Minton, Ribordy (7) and Jaxson Wondra. W—Minton 3-1. L—Ortiz, 0-1. Garden City 000 00 — 0 2 4 Great Bend 402 4x — 10 8 1 Ryder Plankenhorn, Culden Plankenhorn (4) and Proffitt. Jaxon Wondra, Chavez (4) and Trenton Kern. W—Minton 3-1. L—R. Plankenhorn, 1-1. WAC BASEBALL Great Bend 9-3 14-7 Hays High 7-4 7-10 Dodge City 5-6 9-10 Garden City 5-7 10-12 Liberal 2-8 9-15 5-5—Great Bend 2-10, Garden City 1-0; Dodge City 10-12, Liberal 6-6 5-8—Manhattan at Hays; Wichita West at Garden City; Dodge City at Andover 5-9—Great Bend at McPherson; Dodge City at Rock Creek WAC BASEBALL Great Bend 9-3 14-7 Hays High 7-4 7-10 Dodge City 5-6 9-10 Garden City 5-7 10-12 Liberal 2-8 9-15 5-5—Great Bend 2-10, Garden City 1-0; Dodge City 10-9, Liberal 6-3 5-8—Manhattan at Hays; Wichita West at Garden City; Dodge City at Andover 5-9—Great Bend at McPherson; Dodge City at Rock Creek GREAT BEND (9-3, 14-7)—L *Garden City 2-3; L Hays 4-6; WW Hutchinson 9-8; 10-2; WL Pratt 7-9; 8-4; W *Dodge City 3-2; W *Liberal 3-2; WW *Hays High 15-3; 7-3; W McPherson 5-3; W Rose Hill 10-7; L Blue Valley SW 2-17; L Spring Hill 1-10, L Joplin, Mo. 2-7; WL *Liberal 4-2; 5-11; WW *Dodge City 11-0; 7-4; WW *Garden City 2-1, 10-0; 5-9—at McPherson; 5-14—Manhattan; 5-19—at 5A regionals HAYS (7-4, 7-10)—L Stillwater, Okla. 0-10; L Maize 0-17; LL Rock Creek 2-6; 7-10; W *Great Bend 6-4; L *Dodge City 1-4; WL *Garden City 8-1; 1-6; LL *Great Bend 3-15; 3-7; WW *Dodge City 10-7; 5-3; L Spring Hill 3-11; L DeSoto 1-14; WW *Liberal 4-3; 5-3; W *Garden City 6-1; 5-8/5-9—Hays Baseball Classic; 5-14—*Liberal; 5-15 Junction City DODGE CITY (5-6, 9-10)—WL Newton 4-2; 4-5; WW Ulysses 18-2; 18-5; LL Salina Central 0-5; 1-2; W *Hays 4-1; L *Great Bend 2-3; L *Garden City 8-10; W Junction City 10-2; L Manhattan 1-10; LL *Hays 7-10; 3-5; WW Garden City 8-3; 13-5; LL *Great Bend 0-11; 4-7; W *Liberal 10-6; 9-3; 5-8—at Andover; 5-9—at Rock Creek; 5-12—*Liberal (1); 5-15—at Goddard Eisenhower GARDEN CITY (5-7, 10-12)—L Arkansas City 0-7; L Newton 0-8; W *Great Bend 3-2; WL Holcomb 10-5; 6-13; WW *Liberal 3-1; 5-4; WW Goodland 8-2; 11-1; W *Dodge City 10-8; WL *Hays 6-1; 1-8; L Manhattan 1-14; L Junction City 7-10; L *Liberal 0-2; WW Scott City 14-4; 21-10; LL *Dodge City 3-8; 5-13; L *Hays 1-6; LL *Great Bend 1-2, 0-10; 5-8—Wichita West; 5-12—Hays TMP  LIBERAL (2-8, 9-15)—L Arkansas City 5-8; W Newton 18-12; WL Holcomb 14-2; 2-3; WW Hugoton 14-6; 18-2; LL *Garden City 1-3; 4-5; LL Goddard Eisenhower 2-6; 0-2; L*Great Bend 2-3; WL Woodward, Okla. 6-4; 2-12; W *Garden City 2-0; WW Cimarron 5-3, 7-2; WL *Great Bend 11-1; 2-4; LL *Hays 3-4; 3-5; LL Manhattan 0-5, 3-8; LL *Dodge City 6-10; 3-9; 5-12—*at Dodge City (1); 5-14—*at Hays (1)