Sharp coaches of the year at Garden City CC women
Garden City Community College earns multiple honors as Alaura Sharp is named Western Division Coach of the Year. Freshman Marisela Rodriguez earns Freshman of the Year and first team honors while Rachel Barnes of Seward County claims Player of the Year. Rodriguez returned strong after a four game suspension and helped the Lady Busters post a 16-14 season and 12-4 conference mark finishing third in the West.
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Alaura Sharp
Whitney Corley
Carter Kruger
Jayhawk
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Garden City
Marisela Rodriguez
Rachel Barnes
Seward County
GCCC
Lady Broacbusters
Busters
Coffeyville
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Fort Scott
Rodriguez
Garden City High School
Eastern Oklahoma
Garden City girls fall to Goddard in sub state opener
The Garden City High School Lady Buffalos end a 15 year high winning season with a 45 to 34 loss to Goddard at The Garden in the Class 6A sub state opener. Coach David Upton noted poor shooting as a key factor. Traci Martinez expressed heartbreak after the home defeat. Libby Sassaman and Carly Schmale, Garden City’s top scorers, were held to six points each.
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David Upton
Garden City
Carly Schmale
Syd Sassaman
Sassaman
Garden City CC sweeps McCook in wild twinbill
Garden City Community College edged McCook Community College 6-2 in game one and 10-7 in game two at Williams Stadium. Axel Rivera and Brad Benes drove in two runs each in the opener after a late rally, then Brenton Higgins struggled early in game two before Dustin Lamb, Joey Cifuentes, Brandon Roberts, and Reese McGraw closed it out as GCJC completed the sweep.
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McCook
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Garden City
Axel Rivera
Brad Benes
Chris Finnegan
Brenton Higgins
Dustin Lamb
Joey Cifuentes
Brandon Roberts
Reese McGraw
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Finnegan
Cifuentes
Roberts
McGraw
Ford wins conference Pitcher of the Week
Garden City High School softball alum Katie Ford, now at University of West Alabama, earns Conference East Pitcher of the Week after four wins last week. She pitched two complete games with 13 strikeouts, including a near no hitter against Miles College, boosting UWA’s seven game win streak. Ford totals 9-0 with 1.28 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 51 innings this season.
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Katie Ford
University of West Alabama
Livingston
Ford
UWA
Miles College
Johnson County Community College
GCHS
Collins Seals Phog Finale In Jayhawks Big 12 Title Win
Sherron Collins cried and scored 17 points in his final Allen Fieldhouse game helping No. 2 Kansas defeat No. 5 Kansas State 82-65 to clinch the sixth straight Big 12 title outright. Collins spoke of it being his last home game as tears flowed and teammates celebrated the moment.
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