Swanson resigns as Garden City coach amid silence
Ryan Swanson spoke briefly after resigning as Garden City Community College men’s basketball coach on March 29. He denied any rule-breaking and cited pursuing other coaching opportunities while keeping details internal under an agreement with GCCC president Carol Ballantyne. Ballantyne described Swanson as a good on court coach and noted a 46-19 record over two seasons with a West title and a second place finish in 2004.
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HolcombUSD 363 Reinstates Wrestling in Unified Vote
After two months of review the Holcomb USD 363 Board unanimously approved bringing back wrestling for high and middle school students. Tyson Fresh Meats pledged a one time 5000 donation to cover mats and coaching salaries. The district budget anticipates 25 wrestlers with a 16397 total cost plus the Tyson gift, and three year evaluation is planned.
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Royals suffer first home opener loss in 33 years
Kansas City drew 41 788 for the home opener, but lost 8-2 to Seattle as emergency starter Ryan Franklin faltered late. Franklin carried a shutout into the ninth before Ichiro Suzuki Adrian Beltre and Miguel Olivo drove in runs in a seven-run eighth.
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Halsey Shuts Out Rockies In Debut Dbacks Win
Brad Halsey moved into the No. 5 Arizona rotation spot and struck out a career high seven over six plus innings as the Diamondbacks defeated Colorado 2-0. Colorado’s slow start, 1-5 with an 0-4 road mark, worsened in Phoenix with 18,742 watching. Brandon Lyon earned his third save in four chances.
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Woods Wins Masters to Reclaim No 1 Ranking
Augusta Ga AP Tiger Woods lifts his fourth Masters trophy at Augusta National and returns to world No 1. CBS Sports puts Final Round rating at 10.3, the highest since 2001. The win breaks a three-year major drought and pressures Jack Nicklaus 18 majors pursuit. DiMarco outplayed Woods in most facets except on the green.
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Garden City Buffaloes on track with strong girls squad
Garden City High School coach Bill Weatherly reports the Buffaloes are near their goals as the girls team shows depth with freshmen pacing events. Janelle Mason won the 800 at Ulysses and Audrey Siebert tied a meet record in pole vault. The team aims to stay healthy and build in field events.
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