Broacbuster Fall To Hutchinson In Region 6 Quarterfinal
Garden City Community College men's basketball season ends with an 80-72 loss to Hutchinson in the Region 6 tournament quarterfinal at Koch Arena on the Wichita State campus. Joe Mitchell paced Hutchinson with 32 points on 12 of 14 shooting and 10 rebounds, overpowering GCCC as the Blue Dragons built a 37-18 first-half lead. The Busters fought back in the second half but could not close the gap, finishing 17-15 behind a late McHenry surge and a team effort that fell short against the defending Region 6 champions.
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Joe Mitchell
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Joe
Steve Eck
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Baumann
Garden City
James Stewart
Dylan Frantz
Chris McHenry
McHenry
Bobby Wesley
Dragons
Cortez Barnes
Eric Griffin
Luck Runs Out as Lakin Falls to Southwestern Heights in Substate Final
Southwestern Heights erupted with a 19-0 second quarter run to blow open a 62-44 victory over Lakin, sending the Mustangs to the state tournament for the first time since 1992. Lakin led 11-7 after one but was outscored 27-4 in the second quarter and could not recover, despite a 15-0 second-half edge. Coach Greg Reed lamented the quick start and the abrupt second-quarter swing, with Heights sealing the win and advancing to state. more details on Page B3.
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Dylan Shalberg
Heights
Zach Reed
Bryant Miller
Reed
Cory Ryan
Oscar Sigala
Miller
Spirit of the Broncs
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Jacob Flores
Flores
Sigala
Wes Winfrey
Bronc
Greg Reed
GCCC softball splits doubleheader with Western Nebraska
Garden City Community College earns a split with Western Nebraska at Tangeman Sports Complex. In game one WNCC built a six run sixth inning to win 7-4, while game two saw GCCC pitcher Jordan Barnett limit the Cougars in a 8-2 victory. Blair Stalder delivered a three run triple and Alexa Harvey added a two run triple as GCCC offense surged across early and late innings.
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Lady Cougars
GCCC
Jordan Barnett
WNCC
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Phil Terpstra
Terpstra
Blair
Garden City
Lady Busters
Alexa Harvey
Stalder
Buchwalter
Bulldogs fall in overtime at sub-state heartbreaker
In a 59-58 overtime loss, Syracuse and Tate Housholder miss two free throws with 5.3 seconds left in regulation after a draw up by Bill Peeper. Andrew Brown fed Housholder for the late shot, but Cauley fouled him, denying a potential winner. Spearville advances to Manhattan state tournament.
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Syracuse
Lancers
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Housholder
Willie Cauley
Peeper
Tate
South Gray
Carson Konrade
Spearville shuts down Syracuse in sub state final title game
Spearville, with four starters 5-10 or taller, used inside power and timely outside shooting to defeat Syracuse 57 30 and earn a 2A state tournament berth in Manhattan. Syracuse struggled to score 12 54 from the floor while Hedberg and Rash fell to eight and six points. The Lancers opened a 12 point run after halftime, pulling away late.
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Kamie Rash
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Rash
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