Big 12 title caps banner year for Kansas State athletics
Kansas State, led by Bruce Weber in basketball and Bill Snyder in football, captured a Big 12 title in men’s basketball while Snyder’s program won its second league crown. The year also saw Erik Kynard’s Olympic silver, a NCAA berth for volleyball, a new basketball facility, and a $75 million football stadium expansion amid Big 12 realignment.
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Manhattan
Kansas State
Kirk Schulz
Wildcats
Bill Snyder
Baylor
Bruce Weber
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Erik Kynard
Schulz
Busters Hold Second After Day One at OPSU Invite
Garden City Community College sits in second place at the Oklahoma Panhandle State Spring Invitational after an opening 311. Bethany College led with Ben Johnson at 71, while GCCC’s Will Paulsell was third with 75 and Dunlap Fankhouser tied for sixth at 78. Weather and tough pins affected scoring as planners hope for improved play and conditions in round two.
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Garden City Community College
Buffalo Dunes
Broacbusters
Bethany College
Pittsburg State
Kansas Wesleyan
Dodge City Community College
GCCC
Cole Wasinger
Camrin Nissen
Matthew LeGrange
Wasinger
Bethany
Garden City
Busters
Buffalos earn all-WAC honors for wrestling and basketball
Garden City High School coaches Carlos Prieto and David Upton led the Buffs to Western Athletic Conference titles as six Prieto wrestlers earned first team honors. Taryn Tempel was named girls Player of the Year, guiding the Lady Buffs to an 8-0 WAC mark and a 17-4 season. Tempel and Jaymie Bernbeck head the girls first team, while Bo Banner Led the boys first team with a 15-8 season and a state bid. Multiple wrestlers earned honorable mention and 42-0 state champ Weigel was named wrestler of the year.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
Carlos Prieto
David Upton
Taryn Tempel
Lady Buffs
Prieto
Carlos Rodriguez
Montana Fuller
Buffs
Tempel
Jaymie Bernbeck
Bo Banner
Matt Urrutia
Alec Castillo
AJ. Hurtado
Zac Finch
Anthony Gardner
Sammy Reyes
Samson Aldaco
Johna McClelland
Tristan Nanninga
Jady McRoberts
Dodge City
Clay Weir
Chris Burley
Great Bend
Dane Edwards
Bernbeck
Upton
Brady Werth
Hays
JJ Lewis
Liberal
Jace Larson
Ethan Henderson
Werth
Dennis Hamilton
No NJCAA bid for Lady Busters Jones POY
Garden City Community College women miss the NJCAA tournament as at large bids go to Blinn Chipola Northwest Florida State and North Idaho. Two Lady Busters earn All Jayhawk West honors Tamara Jones first team Deni Jacobs second team with Jones named MVP. Jade Cathey makes men’s honorable mention.
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Lady Broacbusters
GCCC
Jayhawk
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Garden City
Blinn College
Texas
Chipola College Fla
Northwest Florida State College
North Idaho College
Northwest
Florida State
Blinn
Chipola
North Idaho
Hutchinson
Salina
Tamara Jones
Deni Jacobs
Jones
Jayhawk West
Prosser
Wash
Jacobs
Southwestern Heights Grad
John Oatjes
Cloud County
Jordyn Alexander
Jade Cathey
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Missouri
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Okla
OPSU
Becky Malewitz
Will Paulsell
Buffaloes
Michael Prieto
Tevin Briscoe
Trevor Kennedy
Chris Adler
Juan
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Lady Busters
Jones Poy
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