Garden City picks up 1300 seat bleachers at Memorial Stadium
Garden City High School and Garden City Community College showcase new 1,300 seat bleachers and a press box at Memorial Stadium as part of a multi year facilities upgrade. The $175,000 project, funded from USD 457 capital outlay, aims to improve sightlines for visiting teams and media while preserving local media space. The field already enhanced five years ago with a $530,000 multi purpose grass field partially funded by USD 457, Garden City CC and the YMCA.
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Blake defeats Federer in Olympic singles upset
Beijing AP Roger Federer failed to win his first Olympic singles medal as American James Blake pulled off a shocking quarterfinal upset 6 4 7 6 2. Elena Dementieva edged Serena Williams 3 6 6 4 6 3 as Williams was knocked out alongside Federer in a day of surprising results in Beijing.
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USA Defeats Greece 92-69 to Reach Olympic Medal Round
The United States, led by Kobe Bryant and Chris Bosh with 18 points each, overwhelmed Greece 92-69 in Beijing to clinch a medal-round spot. Dwyane Wade added 17 and LeBron James 13 as the U S team used suffocating defense to turn a close game into a comfortable lead late in the first half and set up a marquee Group B showdown with Spain for top seed. Greece previously upset the Americans in the 2006 world semifinals but could not replicate that performance, as the U S built a 19 point cushion late in the first half and controlled the game.
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Yang Wei earns Olympic all around gymnastics gold
China's Yang Wei wins the all around gymnastics gold at the Beijing Games. He hosts a sense of duty to ease national sorrow after earthquakes floods and blizzards while admitting nerves and past disappointments. He thanks the team and recalls near quitting after Athens.
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Buehrle Dominates Royals For White Sox Win
Mark Buehrle pitched five hitters over seven innings to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4 0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Ken Griffey Jr produced an RBI single and a sliding catch while Jermaine Dye added an RBI double. The win kept Chicago a half game ahead of the Twins in the AL Central. Carlos Quentin sat out again after being hit by a pitch, extending his league leading hit-by-pitch streak to five games and 19 times overall.
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Fuentes Closes Rockies Win Over Diamondbacks on Dunn
Brian Fuentes never wavered, pitching to his strengths in a late ninth inning. He walked Conor Jackson to load the bases then got Adam Dunn to ground out to end a 6-5 Colorado victory. Dunn, tied for the NL lead with 32 homers, went 1-for-5 in his Diamondbacks debut game.
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