Garden City Broacbusters eye NJCAA Region VI title bid
Rob Houston notes Garden City’s 25 win season buys no more than a Region VI playoff seed as junior college hoops reward regional champions. With a strong lineup led by Michael Gardener and Chris Jackson, they must beat Highland and face Butler County, Seward or Barton County for a Hutchinson bid.
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Disney World
Garden City Broaccusters
Broacbusters
Illinois
Florida
Hutchinson
Kansas
Jon VI
Oklahoma
Connors State
Okla
Butler County
Hutch
Michael Gardener
Chris Jackson
Kirby Lemons
Percy Green
Jesse Williams
Amir Abdur-Rahim
Green
Darrell Smith
Jackson
Lemons
Damien May
Joey Koerner
Garden City
Highland
Broacbuster
Seward County
Liberal
Busters
Independence Colby
Salina
BiCentennial Center
Grizzlies
Jackrabbits aim to shock at state tournament
Greeley County, led by coach Stan Shafer and anchored by Jordan Young and Shawna Petersen, seeks an upset at the Class 1A state tournament in Hays. The No. 8 seed faces top-ranked Lebo, with prior sub-state triumphs boosting belief that a deep run is possible despite skepticism.
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Stan Shafer
Greeley County
Hays’ Busch Grass Coliseum
Shafer
Hays
Wallace County
Lady Jackrabbits
Honston
The
Elks
Grinnell
Tricia Sloan
Lebo
Lady Wolves
Bill Nienstedt
Jordan Young
Shawna Petersen
Jentri Dixon
Sloan
Ashley Gourley
Karen DeDonder
Lindsy Krause
Petersen
Kansas
Wisconsin
Dixon
Young
Colorado Springs
Colo
State
Larks peak at right time in 2A state bid
Sublette boys coach Monty Marlin guides the Larks from a late January trough to a 10 of 11 run and a No. 2 seed in the Elkhart 2A sub state. They defeated Satanta Wichita County and Meade to clinch a first state trip since 1996 at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
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Sublette
Monty Marlin
Larks
Marlin
Manhattan
Bramlage Coliseum
Elkhart
Gooden joins guards on All Big 12 team
Kansas star Drew Gooden earns first team honors alongside guards Jamaal Tinsley Maurice Baker and Kareem Rush in the AP All-Big 12 for 2000 2001. Rush led the conference in scoring before a thumb injury while Gooden, a 6 10 sophomore, averages near 16 points and nine rebounds after returning from injury.
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Kansas City
Jamaal Tinsley
Iowa State
Maurice Baker
Oklahoma State
Missouri
Kareem Rush
Associated Press
Rush
Baker
Tinsley
Baylor
Terry Black
Kansas
Drew Gooden
Gooden
Jayhawks
Texas
Oklahoma
Drew
Roy Williams
Brooklyn
Garden City football falls to Hutchinson in 20 14 loss
Garden City Buffaloes, defending 6A champs, saw eight players Kinney Blau Coleman Tiffany Jagels Nelson Hands Carr suffer tough falls in football and later exit a bid for basketball glory. Hutchinson stopped their title bid at Memorial Stadium, 20 14, ending hopes for a second straight state crown. Nelson called the season a mix of pride and frustration as teammates and coach Tanner lauded their effort despite the defeat.
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Steven Kinney
Derek Blau
Chris Coleman
Aaron Tiffany
Reid Jagels
Chris Nelson
Nathan Hands
Casey Carr
Garden City
Kinney
Blau
Coleman
Tiffany
Jagels
Nelson
Hands
Carr
Hutchinson
Buffaloes
Wichita West
Notable Class 2A and 3A state bound prep players shine
Senior Brogren averaged 16.3 points across three games as the Lady Indians clinched the Elkhart 2A sub state title with a 54 43 win over Syracuse. She posts 11.2 PPG on the season for a 17 5 squad opening the 2A state tournament vs St Paul. Hill poured in 54 points across three wins helping the Longhorns secure the Lake Class 3A sub state title, adding 11 rebounds in the 69 57 semifinal win over Hoisington. He sits at 12.5 PPG and 6.8 RPG for a 21 2 team opening the 3A state tourney vs Sabetha.
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Nienstedt
Greeley County
Honston
Lebo
Olpe
Wolves
Osage City
Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan
Brogren
Lady Indians
Elkhart
Syracuse
St. Paul
Hill
Longhorns
Hoisington
Sabetha
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Houston
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Garden City Telegram
Lee Sublette
Brad Nading
Telegra
Sublette High School
Wade Goodwin
Anthony Lucas
Goodwin
Satanta
Darin Hammerschmidt
Ku's Gooden
Buffs
Jeff) Tanner
Tanner
GCHS
Emily Brogren
Wichita County
Matt Hill
Holcomb
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