Middle schools plot winter sports shift in Garden City
Athletic directors Randy Sleep and Jessica Bird propose a longer winter practice period with extended seasons for boys basketball, girls basketball, and wrestling at Abe Hubert and Kenneth Henderson. The plan, designed to boost fundamentals and future success, would force athletes to choose between basketball and wrestling, raising concerns about access to both sports.
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Abe Hubert
Kenneth Henderson
Garden City
Randy Sleep
Jessica Bird
Western Athletic Conference
Tony Adame Profile in GCTelegram
Sports editor Tony Adame is a key figure at the Texas Gulf Coast Telegram, his role noted with contact email tadame gctelegram.com and involvement in local sports coverage.
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Tony Adame
Tadame
Lady Saints sweep GCCC in Jayhawk West softball sweep
Seward County Lady Saints ranked No. 20 defeated Garden City 13-3 in the opener and 6-5 in seven innings. Dana McLaren outdueled Mandy Rutledge in a six inning opener. Joni Stegman earned the nightcap win as Seward rallied with a three run seventh. Melissa St Clair returned for Seward County, going 1 for 3 with two runs in the opener.
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Garden City
Rutledge
Becky Diehl
the Busters
Jayhawk West
Seward
Stephanie McCarthy
Saints
Joni Stegman
Busters
Ashley Roland
Melissa St.Clair
Seward County
St.Clair
Kristen
Buffs' Dustin Lamb tosses no hitter in win over TMP Marian
Garden City High School pitcher Dustin Lamb threw a no hitter to beat TMP Marian 40 in the first game of a doubleheader at Williams Stadium. The Buffaloes followed with a 13 10 win in the nightcap to complete a nonconference sweep and avenge last season's losses to the Monarchs. Lamb retired 18 straight after a four pitch leadoff walk, with catcher Brad Hoggatt praising the team’s resilience and late rally.
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Garden City High School
Dustin Lamb
Tmp-Marian
Williams Stadium
Lamb
Garden City
Goodland
TMP Marian
Buffaloes
Monarchs
Brad Hoggatt
Travis Budke
Josh Post
Nick Cerveny
Vols Win NCAA Title in Dramatic Comeback
Tennessee Lady Vols captured their seventh national title by defeating Rutgers 59-46 in Cleveland. With a stifling defense and relentless rebounding, coach Pat Summitt sealed a nine year drought end and etched Candace Parker’s 17 points into school history. The victory marks a storied title run for Tennessee.
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Cleveland
Tennessee
Lady Vols
Rutgers
Pat Summitt
Connecticut
Candace Parker
Lady Buffs Open 0-4 After Doubleheader Loss to TMP Marian
Garden City High School softball team falls twice to TMP Marian at Hays in a nonconference twin bill. The Buffs commit seven errors in the 7-2 opener and five more in a 5-0 nightcap. Freshman Sara Blackburn started the opener before Katie Ford closed the inning with one out in the second. Ford and Emma Adams each collected two hits.
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Lady Buffaloes
Tmpmarian
Hays
Sara Blackburn
Katie Ford
Ford
Emma Adams
Buffs
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Garden City Telegram
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Lee Seward
Garden City Community College
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Tangeman Sports Complex
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Alberta Auguste
Lady Buffs
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