Garden City Hugoton earn all state nods in girls softball
Garden City High School's Katie Ford and Nashae Billinger earned Class 6A second team all state honors as the Buffaloes won their first Western Athletic Conference softball title. Hugoton placed two players on the Class 4A first team. Kristen Schnittker and Jenica Moore were first team infielders. Ford pitched all season, going 12 7 with a 1.48 ERA and 156 strikeouts. Billinger hit .419 with 31 hits and 13 RBIs and earned Offensive Player of the Year and Co Defensive Player of the Year. Billinger will play at Dodge City Community College next season while Ford will play at Johnson County Community College. Ford also played this summer for the Salina TechnoKats.
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Garden City
Hugoton
Kristen Schnittker
Jenica Moore
Schnittker
Moore
Moscow
Eagles
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Buffaloes
Billinger
Dodge City Community College
Johnson County Community College
Salina
Federer cruises in first Wimbledon round
Roger Federer, in a vintage white five piece outfit, defeated Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-3 6-2 6-4 as he began his 29th straight Wimbledon win. Centre Court’s temporary roof absence and a windy, rain-prone day contrasted with Federer’s fluent grass court game and his aim to extend a modern era record.
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England
Roger Federer
Federer
Teimuraz Gabashvili
Andy Roddick
Serena Williams
Martina Hingis
Rafael Nadal
Bjorn Borg
Thomson shines in Royals debut over Angels 5-3
John Thomson earned his first regular season win with Kansas City, outpitching John Lackey over seven innings in a 5-3 victory against Los Angeles. Thomson, 1-0, allowed three runs, six hits, no walks, and no strikeouts, after spending months in the Blue Jays system. Joakim Soria and Octavio Dotel closed for KC as Lackey took the loss despite seven strikeouts.
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Kansas City Royals
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Los Angeles Angels
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Colorado
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Atlanta
New York Mets
Buddy Bell
Bell
Braves
Joakim Soria
Octavio Dotel
Lackey
Angels
RBI
Kendry Morales
Mike Napoli
Joey Gathright
David DeJesus
Morales
DeJesus
Tony Pena
Jason LaRue
LaRue
Bears cut Johnson after repeated legal troubles
Chicago Bears released defensive tackle Tank Johnson after a pattern of incidents, saying he had embarrassed the team and compromised its credibility. Johnson was stopped for speeding and later cited for DUI in Gilbert Arizona after spending time in jail for prior probation violations related to a gun charge.
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Tank” Johnson
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Ill
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Tank
Ager
Jerry Angelo
Phoenix
Gilbert
Andrew Duncan
Duncan
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