Gazillionaire Quiz Stumps Readers In Local Sports Puzzle
Rob Houston hosts a quirky sports edition quiz mixing pro and college sports terms with humorous wrong-answers in a local paper. The piece riffs on players like Frank Thomas and a playful XFL acronym while inviting readers to join the game.
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Frank Thomas
Gadzooka Smith
Rob
Party Island
Iowa
Bazooka Company
Don Ho
White Sox
Sports Illustrated
The
Sporting News
Tiger Woods
Davis Love III
Kansas City Royals
Greg Maddux
Manny Ramirez
Pedro Martinez
Roberto Alomar
Mark McGwire
Gregg Zaun
David McCarty
Garden City Broacbuster Games
Cimarron Lady Bluejays pull off late playoff win
Angie Faurot nailed a three from the right corner with three seconds left to lift No. 3 seed Cimarron over Holcomb 48-47 in the 3A Lakin substate first round. Holcomb erased a 47-39 deficit in the final 1:24 to take a 47-45 lead before the heroics.
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Cimarron
Laura Boroughs
Holcomb
Tiffany Schmidt
Bluejays
Longhorns
Angie Faurot
Faurot
Trey
Cimarron Lady Bluejays
Lakin
Telegram
Laura Banda
Emily Hornung
Climarron
Karody Stucky
Emily
Bluejay
Brooke Thompson
Steve Johnson
Park Honors Dale Earnhardt Mentor In Dura Lube 400 Victory
Steve Park of Dale Earnhardt Inc. held off Bobby Labonte to win the rain delayed Dura Lube 400 honoring his late boss. Park blocked Labonte in the final turn and credited Earnhardt’s teachings as he paid tribute to Earnhardt who died at Daytona. Michael Waltrip joined in as teammates celebrated with special No. 3 hats.
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Rockingham
N.C
Steve Park
Labonte
Park
Dale Earnhardt
Earnhardt
Daytona
Michael Waltrip
Victory Lane
Bobby Labonte
Tigers edge Hugoton in Class 4A substate opener
Ulysses and Hugoton traded early leads before the Tigers pulled away 76-67. Brett Annis led Ulysses with 10 points while Tanner Stuart boosted the team with 24, and Daniel Barnum added 18 on 8 of 11 shooting. The Tigers must tighten defense versus Colby next.
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Hugoton
Ulysses
Brett Annis
Annis
Tigers
Lee Gillen
Hugoton Eagles
Tanner Stuart
Daniel Barnum
Brett
Gillen
Stuart
Colby
Eagles
Max Hamblin
GCCC rodeo team eyes national finals progress continues
The Garden City Community College rodeo team resumes the 2000-2001 season at Kansas State University. Riders Molly, Tanya Gasche, Dannette McGee and Roper Slavin posted top finishes as the team begins spring competition across multiple regional events toward nationals.
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Garden City Community College
Kansas State University
GCCC
Shelley Meier
Fort Scott
Stacy Gaston
Hutchinson
Tanya Gasche
Hartford
Dannette McGee
Neosha Falls
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
KSU
Roper Slavin
Higgins
Texas
Justin Jacobucci
Brighton
Colo
Richmeier leads Scott City in late season wins and scoring
Richmeier averaged 20.5 points as Scott City Lady Beavers closed regular season with wins over Ulysses and Larned. She posts a season average of 11.8 points per game while the Beavers finish 2-0. Also, Speer claimed his third straight 4A state wrestling title at 215 pounds, defeating Matt Weishaar, finishing 40-0 for the season and 91-1 across three titles.
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Richmeier
Scott City
Lady Beavers
Ulysses
Beavers
Larned
Weeta Speer
Atchison
Matt Weishaar
Wichita
Speer
Jack Lollar
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Garden City Telegram
Rob Houston
Houston
Gctelegram
Nascar
Brad Hallier
K-State
NIRA
Central Plains
Broacbusters
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva
Okla
Pratt Community College
Fort Scott Community College
Panhandle State University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Fort Hays State University
Finney County Fairgrounds
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Megan Richmeier
Scott City Girls
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