Whirlwind of summer prep sports winds down and coaches stay active
Garden City area coaches juggle summer duties as drought and practice wind through football golf wrestling and other programs. Jon Lippelmann checks Beaver wrestlers between fishing camping and summer baseball while Vance Shay concentrates on the opening Sublette game and farming. Monty Marlin teaches biology at Seward and plays golf with his family, hinting the season’s end is a pause before fall.
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Golden Plains
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Sublette High School
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Seward County Community College
Fort Hays State University
Hugoton
Jason
Sam
Katelyn
Lightning win 2-1 in Game 7 to claim Cup
Tampa Bay Lightning rise from joke franchise to Stanley Cup champions in a rapid three year turnaround. Ruslan Fedorenko scores twice and Nikolai Khabibulin stars as Tampa Bay defeats Calgary 2-1 in Game 7 after forcing the final. Vincent Lecavalier helps set up the clinching goal and the lead was protected despite a late Flames rally. Calgary captain Jarome Iginla struggled as Calgary missed a late surge to force extra time.
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Nikolai Khabibulin
Vincent Lecavalier
Fedotenko
Canada
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Flames
Craig Conroy
Shean Donovan
Calgary Flames
Lakers seek bounce back in Game 2 Finals
Los Angeles aims to rebound after a Game 1 loss as Phil Jackson, praised for playoff mastery, seeks sharper defense and inside play to Shaquille O Neal. Pistons led 87 75 early. Lakers vow a new attitude and plan to even the series tonight.
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RockiesDraft Pick Nelson Praises Coors Field After Selection
DENVER AP Chris Nelson the ninth overall draft choice from Decatur Georgia worked out at Coors Field three days before the Rockies made him their top pick He thrilled by the ball flight and home runs Nelson 5 11 176 pounds hit .582 with eight homers and 36 RBIs for Redan High School He stole 25 bases Nelson surprised teams by being available Baltimore had told us they would take him director of scouting Bill Schmidt said Nelson had a long rehab after Tommy John surgery September 25 He noted colleges pursued him after the injury but if drafted he would likely play in the minors
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Baltimore
Bill Schmidt
Colorado
Rockies Draft Eight Pitchers and Nine Others
Colorado Rockies owner said the club drafted eight pitchers and nine other position players on Monday. Among them is outfielder Seth Smith, who backed up Eli Manning at Mississippi. Schmidt noted the football background and recalled past players who backed Manning brothers. Todd Helton also backed up Peyton Manning at Tennessee.
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Royals draft Butler over college pitching talent
Kansas City Royals, holding the 14th pick, chose Billy Butler a power hitting high school third baseman from Jacksonville Florida over pursuing college pitching. Deric Ladnier called Butler an impact player with tremendous power and the team prioritized potential immediate impact.
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