Pops a rock of stability in Pittsburgh lore
The piece honors Willie Stargell known as Pops, captain of the Pirates. It recalls his 1979 World Series dominance, leadership after Clemente, and community work including sickle cell fundraising. It notes his 1979 season and a statue unveiled as Three Rivers fades, marking end of an era with no more Hill District chicken promotions.
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Louisville
Willie Stargell
Stargell
Pirates
Roberto Clemente
Roy Face
Chuck Tanner
Kent Tekulve
Dave Parker
Bill Robinson
Ted Simmons
Gary Carter
Eli
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Baltimore
Clemente
Nicaragua
Pittsburgh Steelers
Scotty McGregor
Three Rivers
Honus Wagner
Hugoton shocks Lakin golf field
Hugoton Eagles win the Lakin Invitational with three players in the top ten led by Dusty Swinney who finished even par with help from Drew Price and Andrew Hale. Lakin trio Justin Ramos out with injury but three golfers still top ten as coach Travis Lee notes improvements in short game and lowering scores from 100 yards in.
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Eagle
Eagles
Dusty Swinney
Lakin
Swinney
Hugoton
Wichita County
Ulysses
Southwestern Heights
Cimarron
Sublette
Syracuse
Holcomb
Dusty
Seaman
Drew Price
Andrew Hale
Ben Sumner
Chris Hinds
Isreal Tennis
Derek Ramos
H Sf
Broncs
David Richter
Greg
Ramos
Jacob Rupke
Eric Ginn
Doug Richter
Joe Jennings
Travis
Area girls sign with Garden City CC Lady Busters
Brasel lands top local talent Jennifer Andrews Laura Banda Crystal Wade joining Garden City Community College and Icy Turner as four players from Holcomb Satanta and Ingalls form a close knit group after two summers together. The group aims to build early chemistry with coach Bobby Brasel praising local talent and keeping players in state for success.
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Garden City Community College
Ingalls
Jennifer Andrews
Holcomb
Laura Banda
Earnhardt death ruled from head whip at Daytona 500
An independent medical expert concluded Dale Earnhardt died when his head whipped forward after his car struck the wall at about 150 mph during the Daytona 500. The report says restraint failure did not contribute to the fatal injury.
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Orlando
Fla
Dale Earnhardt
Earnhardt
Nascar
Barry Myers
Orlando Sentinel
Myers
Barry
Duke University
the Sentinel
Teresa
Teresa Earnhardt
University of Florida
Volusia County Medical Examiner’s
Aikman says emotional goodbye at retirement news conference
Troy Aikman spent about 90 minutes saying farewell at Texas Stadium as he reflected on his journey from Henryetta High School to Oklahoma Sooners UCLA Bruins and the Dallas Cowboys. The usually stoic star showed emotion, noting the moment was tougher than expected and promising to bear with the process.
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Dallas Cowboys
Troy Aikman
Aikman
Dallas
Irving
Texas
Henryetta Fighting Hens
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners
Ucla Bruins
Texas Stadium
Hill sweeps two titles at Hi Plains League meet
Hill won the 1,600 meters in 5:57.95 and the 3,200 meters in 12:46.16 at Elkhart last Tuesday, extending a season of double wins in both events. Kinney also has the Buffaloes only win in the 1-1 season as they prepare to play Dodge City at Clint Lightner Stadium.
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Hill
Elkhart
Kinney
Buffaloes
Clint Lightner
Dodge City
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National
Hugoton Shocks
Lakin Golf Field
Lee Golf
Lakin Country Club
Richter
Graham K. Johnson
Tele
Tyler Schiffelbein
Buster
Brasel
NFL
Liberal
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