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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 2003
Page
9
Matthew Sprague reflects on April Fools Day antics across sports and spring events. He ribbings refs, notes Illinois and other NCAA teams missing the Sweet 16, recalls a snowy Orioles opener, and laughs at a serendipitous poolside splashing incident during a swim meet.
Garden City Aquatic Buffs finish second to Great Bend at the season opening triangular at the Garden City Family YMCA. Sophomores Allison Frazier and Claire Dunford headline wins including Frazier in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke and Dunford in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley. Relay teams also posted a state-qualifying 200 freestyle relay time of 1:52.71 with Frazier anchoring.
Garden City High School baseball saw a disrupted home opener after Lamar canceled the game citing late notice. First-year coach Brad Bascue learned of the change as the Buffaloes added Olathe North to the schedule with a new April 26 Derby matchup, while Garden City keeps a 20 game slate.
Kansas junior Jeff Graves transformed his conditioning to help lift Kansas to the Final Four. After a 78-75 win over Arizona, Graves posted 13 points and 15 rebounds, overcoming early-season doubts from coach Roy Williams. Seniors Kirk Hinrich and Nick Collison anchored the run.
KU students confirm Final Four seats for New Orleans as Marquette looms on Saturday. Tory Knappenberger lottery winner pays 160 dollars for his ticket with a credit card and plans a luxury trip with friends. Alumni charter jets fill available seats as campus rides the basketball fever.
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 3 0 for their first opening-day win in five years and first opening-day shutout in franchise history. Aunelvys Hernandez, Jason Grimsley, and rookie Mike MacDougal combined on a three-hitter as Ken Harvey drove in two doubles and Angel Berroa added a run with a notable defensive play. Hernandez earned the start on a coin flip, striking out five with one walk as the sellout crowd watched in 2 hours 5 minutes.
Royals captain praised Runelvys Hernandez after a strong outing that included a late double by the captain and a run scored on Tom Gordon's wild pitch. Sweeney noted Hernandez grew from a troubled youth into a mature pitcher, while Frank Thomas of the White Sox credited Hernandez for hitting his spots and keeping Chicago off balance.
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