Garden City mock schedule mocks Royals in spring camp
A playful ranter imagines the Kansas City Royals visiting Garden City for two weeks of spring training. The spoof includes mock games with Finney County Blues and Bandits, a 19 18 softball score, and a trip to Denver, all in a lighthearted, local newspaper tone.
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Garden City
James Mireles
Buffaloes
Kansas Jayhawks
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Royals
Royals
Omaha Golden Spikes
Kansas City
Golden Spikes
Williams Stadium
Finney County Blues
Philip Haug
Jeff Suppan
Matt Quint
Dan Reichart
Matt Selzer
Jarrod King
Mike Sweeney
Scott Stingley
Mitchell Freedman
Blues
Finney County Bandits
Bandits
el Charro
Joe Randa
Jermaine Dye
Hays and
Hutchinson
Garden City Recreation Commission
Telegram
Bill Draper
Rob Houston
Justin McVey
Jared Waller
Manatees
Denver
Colorado Rockies
Montgomerie Opens Open With 65 Leading Woods
Colin Montgomerie shot a 65 at Royal Lytham St Annes to lead Tiger Woods by three as mild conditions aided scoring. Montgomerie cruised to a front nine 30 and closed with a 40-foot birdie at 18 after an early eagle and several back nine pars. Woods finished 71 in his first Open defense, saying he felt good despite not striking well. Brad Faxon opened with 68 to sit under par as others followed the brisk pace.
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Lytham ST. Annes
England
Colin Montgomerie
Tiger Woods
Montgomerie
Woods
Royal Lytham & St Annes
Fred Couples
Brad Faxon
Royal Lytham and St. Annes
Blues pitchers survive Wild Walks to sweep two
Finney County Blues beat Hooker Oklahoma 2 1 and Dodge City 3 1 in a Wednesday triangular. Jacob Waller Philip Haug and Matt Quint walked 13, yet held up with strikeouts and defense. Coach Wayne Morris praised the team for overcoming the free passes.
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Finney County Blues
Jacob Waller
Philip Haug
Matt Quint
Dodge City
Blues
Hooker
Okla
Finney County
Wayne Morris
Waller
Matt Selzer
Tim Glaze
Selzer
Brady Fuller
Glaze
Morris
Haug
Aces come in pairs for GC's Maxwell
Maxwell, a 12 year old seventh grader from Kenneth Henderson Middle School, recorded a hole in one on No 12 at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course after earlier acing No 3 at Lakin Country Club. Witnessed by Walker Frey and John Wagner, the youngster hit a pitching wedge from 112 yards for Buffalo Dunes first ever juvenile ace, the youngest ever at the course.
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Gaiiilen Duglas Austin
Maxwell Sco
Lakin Country Club
Maxwell
Buffalo Dunes
Kenneth Henderson Middle School
Dunes
Parker Rome
Garden City
Walker Frey
John Wagner
Austin Maxwell
Thayer earns No 6 seed in Kansas Amateur match play
Holcomb shooter Sean Thayer posted a 2 over par total of 142 after a 3 over 73 in the second round at Mission Hills to secure the No 6 seed for match play. He faces No 59 Steve Newman of Wichita at 11:12 am.
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Thayer
Kansas
Holcomb
Sean Thayer
Mission Hills Country Club
Kansas City
Mission Accomplished
Steve Newman
Wichita
Garden City
Chris Becker
Tyson Clark
Cimarron
Night of sparks disrupts Padres and Orioles games
San Diego's Padres Diamondbacks game halted in the third after two transformers and a bus duct exploded in Qualcomm Stadium lighting towers. In Baltimore, a train derailment near Camden Yards delayed and later postponed the Orioles Rangers doubleheader as hazardous materials spilled and smoke filled downtown. Firefighters hospitalized with chest pains.
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Mike Haggerty
Glendale
Ariz
Arizona
San Diego Padres
San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium
Camden Yards
Padres
Baltimore
Orioles
Texas Rangers
Diamondbacks
Curt Schilling
Wilson
Oriole Park
Bill Stetka
Texas
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Garden City Telegram
Brad Hallier
Hallier
Monty
Scotland
Colin
Legion
California
Bill Wilson
Mike Carr
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