Don’t count out area basketball coaches in tight races
In the Hi-Plains League, coaches Monty Marlin and Steve Rapier continually field competitive teams despite talent swings. Sublette, Wichita County, and Greeley County all show state potential, with Helfrich and Shafer cited as tough to dismiss. The piece highlights persistent coaching skill across Sublette, Lakin, Tribune, and others.
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Satanta
Stanton County
Cliff Schultz
Sublette
Cody Leonard
Monty Marlin
Larks
Marlin
Steve Rapier
Wichita County
Lady Indians
Rapier
Southwestern Heights
Greeley County
Mark Applegate
Applegate
Houston
Rebels
Lakin
Tony Helfrich
Helfrich
Stan Shafer
Scott City
Glenn O’neil
Ingalls
Judy Harris
Dighton
Gene Wilkens
Hugoton
Max Hamblin
Scott Whaley
Schultz
Telegram
Deepfield set to face Midwest City at Garden City Invitational
Garden City hosts Oklahoma power Midwest City this weekend aiming to reclaim the Garden City Invitational title. Buffaloes coach Martin Segovia says they must wrestle fiercely, like they did in El Reno, to reach the top three. Midwest City features two state champions Kevin King and Connor Sanders plus runner-up Dustin Wood, while four weights will be open for the Bombers to balance the field.
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Oklahoma Wrestling Power
Midwest City
Garden City
Martin Segovia
Buffaloes
Segovia
el Reno
Okla
Oklahoma
Bombers
Kevin King
Connor Sanders
Dustin Wood
Mike Clark
Garden City Invitational Wrestling Tournament to Feature 18 Teams
The 44th annual Garden City Invitational brings Basehor Linwood Canon City Derby Dodge City Elkhart Garden City Great Bend Hays Hugoton Lamar La Junta Liberal Midwest City Pratt Scott City Ulysses and Wichita Northwest to Garden City for a two day event with multi mat sessions. Tickets available include adult all tournament passes 10 and student passes 7 with per session rates of 4 for adults and 3 for students. Schedule lists 3 mats and bouts starting Friday at 3 pm with multiple sessions through 8 pm and continuing Saturday.
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Garden
Basehor
Broacbusters top Pratt 68 60 in tight GC run game
In a Garden City Pratt contest the Broacbusters built an 11 2 run early and held on for a 68 60 win, snapping a three game skid. Coach Jeremy Cox praised Earl Diddle as an old school stopper who slows the opponent by sheer ball control.
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Garden City
Garden City rallies past Pratt in high school battle
In a tight first half Garden City built a 35-29 halftime lead as David Tillman and Gary Solomon sparked early ties before Rolando Todd Mookie Works and Leonard Harden pushed a late run. Pratt struggled to sustain offense and never regained control.
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Garden City
David Tillman
Gary Solomon
Pratt
Mario Chavez
Rolando Todd
Mookie Works
Todd
Leonard Harden
Kansas Ends Cyclone Hex In Nervy Hilton Showdown
No. 2 Kansas clawed past Iowa State 88-81 at Hilton Coliseum as Drew Gooden posted 23 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Boschee hit a go ahead 3 with 37 seconds left after a tense finish that saw Jake Sullivan score 27 for ISU and Kansas survive a late rally to snap a five game skid against the Cyclones.
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Ames
Iowa
Kansas
Hilton Coliseum
Drew Gooden
Gooden
Jeff Boschee
Iowa State
Cyclones
Nick Collison
Nick
Kirk
Roy Williams
Jayhawks
Jake Sullivan
Pratt Tops Garden City In Jayhawk West Win
Pratt defeated Garden City 72 to 66 as Svjetlana Papcevic scored 26 points for the Pratt team. Garden City rallied from an early 18 point deficit but could not overcome continued Pratt scoring and free throws down the stretch.
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Garden City Lady Broacbusters
Jayhawk West
Pratt
Lady Beavers
Garden City
Broacbuster
Busters
GCCC
Bobby Brasel
Kelley Kramer
Krystal Jim
Broacbusters
Kramer
Braser
Svjetlana Papcevic
Arizona
Papcevic
Brase
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Garden City Telegram
Brad Hallier
Hallier
Deepfield
GCHS
Buffalo Wrestling
Reno
Nev
Brad Nading
Garden City Community College
Bryan Ross
Buster
Omar Bynum
Tyray Pearson
Pearson
Lady Busters
Chareka Terry
Tolli Hamilton
Garl
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