Garden City coach Ellis resigns amid fan uproar
Abbi Ellis pressed her father Matt Ellis at the Lady Buffalo Basketball Academy about coaching next season at Garden City High. Ellis says he resigned under pressure from the school’s athletics director Bill Weatherly after back to back 2-19 seasons, amid claims disgruntled parents forced the move and threats to remove players.
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Colby Tops Garden City In Double Showdown At Williams Stadium
Colby rallied from a 5-1 deficit to sweep Garden City 9-6 and 6-4 at Williams Stadium. Colby slugged three run homers late, notably Chris Lebeda’s three-run shot in the seventh to seal the opener. Garden City led early but failed to close out both games, coach Rick Sabath lamenting the effort. Dana Tosoni grounded out with two on to end the finale.
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Dana Tosoni
Busters
Garden City Community College
Andy Bruce
Jayhawk bench shows progress but remains a concern
Reserve Michael Lee and several Kansas subs have stepped up, providing scoring in recent games as Roy Williams cites the bench as the main difference from last season. Lee averages 4.7 points and has scored in double digits four times, while Bryant Nash adds three points per game as Kansas eyes a second straight Final Four against Marquette.
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Roy Williams
Williams
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Missouri
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Wood
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Williams Boeheim Final Four Title Quest
Roy Williams envisions Kansas facing Syracuse in the NCAA title game, aiming to shed the label of top coaches without a championship. He spoke on a Final Four conference call as Kansas meets Marquette and Syracuse faces Texas.
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Strange injuries hit Garden City Broacbuster baseball team
Garden City Broacbuster center fielder Seth Nease will miss a week to 10 days after an orbital fracture from a misfired ball, with no surgery required. Replacement Jeff Dean cut his left hand and needed three stitches, while shortstop Ryan Urzendowski has a season-ending left leg stress fracture. The makeup game with Air Force JV is rescheduled for May 4 at 1 p.m. at Williams Stadium.
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Butler County
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Nease
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Dean
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Sabath
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Broacbusters
Air Force
Williams Stadium
Ex Buff football star dies in Denver at 59
Former Garden City High School standout Mike Johnson, a 1962 GCHS graduate who played at Kansas and for the Dallas Cowboys, died March 16 at his Denver home after a stroke. Johnson led GCHS to an undefeated 1961 season, starred beside Gale Sayers at Kansas, and appeared in the 1967 NFL title game Ice Bowl.
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