Summer void filled with baseball debates and Pro-Am praise
Matthew Sprague weighs in on Reds management and star grit from Griffey to Beltran, praises Royals fun and weather friendly Pro-Am weekend. He notes baseball’s business side and hopes for postseason drama, while urging patience until fall sports return.
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Legion
Southwest Kansas
Ken Griffey, Jr
Gale Sayers
Cincinnati Reds
Griffey
Reds
Bob Boone
Jim Bowden
Gabe White
Scott Williamson
Jose Guillen
Aaron Boone
Cincinnati
Denmark
Ohio
Royals
Carlos Beltran
Jose Lima
Beltran
Lima
Tony Pena
Lightning ends Chiefs win at Pro Hall of Fame game
Cantons Hall of Fame venue hosted storms delaying the exhibition as Priest Holmes and the Chiefs defeated the Packers 9-0 before lightning and flooding shortened play. Chiefs tackle Willie Jones was immobilized on a stretcher with a sprained neck and remained hospitalized as fans witnessed a dangerous weather night.
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Holmes
Canton
Ohio
NFL
Hall of Fame
Green Bay
Mike Sherman
Priest Holmes
Kansas City Chiefs
Packers
al Harris
Chiefs
Willie Jones
Dick Vermeil
Jones
Aultman Hospital
Green Bay Packers
Nick Barnett
Fawcett Stadium
Swanson leads Garden City Busters in new recruiting class
First year coach Ryan Swanson headlines a highly anticipated in-state recruit group for the Garden City Busters. With August 13 classes starting earlier, Swanson plans two extra weeks for conditioning and lifting as only two players, Dan Reha and Edward Morris, return from a 16-15 season.
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Garden City Broacbuster
Ryan Swanson
Swanson
Dan Reha
Edward Morris
Reha
Morris
Garden City announces 2008 signees for men’s basketball
The release lists 2008 signees for Garden City Community College men’s basketball including James Albertha Wichita North 6-1 guard Demetrius Branch Leavenworth 5-7 guard Mike Bridges Milwaukee 6-5 guard James Davis Minneapolis 7-0 center Dezmon Harris Fort Worth Texas 6-1 guard Kevin Henderson Minneapolis 6-3 guard Torre Johnson Bilal Jones 6-4 forward Lawrence Marcus Morrison St. Petersburg Fla 6-6 guard Jason Price 6-0 guard Nate Schmitt Holcomb 6-3 guard Nate Wallace Topeka 6-1 guard and mentions redshirt freshman Derek Ramos and true freshman Nate Schmitt with further notes from Swanson and assistant coach Ryan Hellenthal.
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Garden City
Broacbuster
James Albertha
Wichita
Demetrius Branch
Leavenworth
Mike Bridges
Milwaukee
James Davis
Minneapolis
Dezmon Harris
Fort Worth
Texas
Kevin Henderson
Torre Johnson
Bilal Jones
Lawrence Marcus Morrison
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jason Price
Nate Schmitt
Holcomb
Nate Wallace
Topeka
Derek Ramos
Wichita North
Bilai Jones
Lawrence
Swanson
Ryan Hellenthal
Brown Drives Royals Past White Sox With Four Hits
Dee Brown logged a career high four hits two runs and two RBIs while batting ninth as Kansas City beat Chicago 13 9 on Monday night It was his second start in the field since May 18 after a wrist sprain kept him out 46 games He said he wanted to capitalize on the chance to start and contribute.
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Chicago
Dee Brown
Royals
Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
Brown
Royals hammer White Sox to stretch AL Central lead
Kansas City pounded out 13 hits including 10 singles to extend itsAL Central lead to three games over Chicago. The Royals snapped a five game skid to the White Sox and recaptured momentum after last week sweep, drawing the fourth largest crowd of the year at a White Sox game.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Royals
White Sox
Kromer Injured in Sunday Morning Car Crash
Finney County sheriff officials report 2000 Chevrolet pickup driven by Ryan Kromer rolled over after losing control on South Pierceville Road. The GCHS two sport star was ejected and sustained a serious right hip dislocation. His teammate Martin Segovia voiced concern for his recovery rather than athletics.
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Martin Segovia
Ryan Kromer
Segovia
Kromer
Pierceville Road
Kevin Bascue
Wade Kromer
Ryan
Nelson earns state all star double in football and basketball
Chris Nelson of Garden City High School earned spots in both the Shrine Bowl and KBCA All-Star Game, a rare double honors. He starred as quarterback and receiver on football and became the first GCHS player to reach 1000 points and 500 rebounds in basketball, finishing second on the school scoring list with 1138 points and setting a rebound record of 565. Nelson helped Garden City place third in the 6A state basketball tournament, marking his last competitive game.
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Chris Nelson
Kansas Basketball Coaches Association
Nelson
Jackson Heights
Justin Smith
Neodesha
Bryan Schuessler
Garden City
Brandy Perryman
GCHS
Jeff Tanner
The
Buffaloes
Blue Valley North
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Elite
Brad Hallierhallier
Washburn University
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Greeley County
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