Windshield thoughts on travel through Kansas hoops season
Matthew Sprague reflects on a busy week in Kansas high school and college basketball, with travel notes from Garden City to Wichita and Maize plus allusions to BALCO, Owens, and NBA All-Star Fred Jones. He highlights Sublette Lady Larks, Healy and Lakin teams, and Hoisington sub-state upsets shaping March bracket talk.
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Garden City
Wichita
Maize
Buffaloes
Barry Bonds
Terrell Owens
San Francisco 49Ers
O.K
Owens
Indiana
Lady Larks
Elkhart
Jayhawk
Bill Self
March
Roy Williams
North Carolina
Healy
Lakin
Lady Eagles
Grinnell
Broncs
Medicine Lodge
Hoisington
Cimarron
Holcomb
Stanton County renames track for longtime coach Ark Morris
Stanton County High School honors Clarence Ark Morris by renaming the track during a Friday night game versus Cimarron. Morris, a 1953 graduate and former teacher, started the cross country program in 1961 and later joined the KSHSAA Hall of Fame in 2003, with praise from colleagues and former athletes.
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Clarence “Ark” Morris
Stanton County High School
Stanton County
Cimarron
Morris
Hope
Fort Hays
Cross County
Jerry Gum
Gum
Gunn
Littleton
Colo
Marlon Needy
Neely
National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Association
NFICA
Portis to Skins deal nearly done
Washington is nearing an eight year 50.5 million contract with Clinton Portis while Denver moves toward trading him for Champ Bailey. Bailey is close to a deal with Denver and could be completed this week as Portis joins Mark Brunell in Joe Gibbs new offense.
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Washington
Clinton Portis
Redskins
Denver
Champ Bailey
Bailey
Broncos
Portis
Drew Rosenhaus
Mark Brunell
Jacksonville
Joe Gibbs
Jack Reale
Dan Snyder
Rosenhaus
Woods extends world lead with Match Play win and 40th PGA title
Tiger Woods retained No 1 status after winning the Match Play Championship for the second straight year amid a California swing that also saw him finish ahead of Vijay Singh in all three events. He noted his consistent top 10s this year and extended his 238-week atop the world rankings to extend the margin over Singh. Davis Love III praised Woods as dominant, and Woods left for the Dubai Desert Classic on the European tour.
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Carlsbad
Calif
Tiger Woods
Woods
Vijay Singh
Singh
California
Jack Nicklaus
la Costa
Davis Love III
Gonzalez battles through pain after knee injuries at Kansas Coliseum
Buffalo senior Alex Gonzalez, hampered by a torn right knee meniscus and a severe left knee injury, finished the consolation bracket at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita despite crutches. Garden City high school coach Martin Segovia emphasized team unity as the Buffaloes end eighth. Tests this week will determine the final prognosis.
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Garden City
Kansas Coliseum
Wichita
Buffalo
Alex Gonzalez
Martin Segovia
Garrett Jones
Blue Valley Northwest
Gonzalez
The
Buffaloes
Leavenworth
Dustin Linder
Big 12 brackets unclear beyond top teams
No. 8 Oklahoma State, No. 10 Texas and No. 21 Kansas are locks, but the fate of others hinges on final conference games. If 9-7 holds as the magic mark, Colorado and Missouri look solid, while Texas Tech and Oklahoma seem at risk as the regular season nears its end.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma State
Texas
Kansas
Bill Self
Texas Tech
Colorado
Missouri
Oklahoma
Sooners
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Matthew Sprague
Msprague
Lee Morris
Denver Broncos
Minnesota Vikings
Ken Irvin
Chris Claiborne
Minneapolis
Blockbuster
Denvef Broncos
Tiger
Pro Golf
PGA
Lee Golf
GCHS
Noter
Irden
NCAA
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