Lady Busters fall short in Region VI tourney
Garden City Community College softball ends season with two Region VI losses to Butler County and Barton County. Friday victories gave way to Saturday setbacks as Garden City failed to maintain early scoring, trailing Butler 4-3 after one inning and then 7-0 to Barton County.
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Ford headed to nationals with Katie Ford leads regional title
Johnson County softball pitcher Katie Ford helped the Lady Cavaliers win the Region VI Division II title and earn an NJCAA National Tournament berth in Normal, Ti. Ford pitched in seven of eight weekend innings, contributing to an 8-5, 11-3 sweep of Cowley College in the championship. She earned Jayhawk Conference second team honors after going 19-3 with a 1.273 ERA over 132 innings. National tournament play begins May 15.
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Buffaloes struggle at Goddard meet
Garden City High School teams coped with a grueling late-season schedule at the Goddard Invitational. The boys finished eighth and the girls tied for seventh as Cameron Caine set personal bests in discus and javelin. Logan Schultz, Lexi Josserand, and Jordan Ortega led multiple events, while coach Mike Smith noted the busy stretch took its toll before the Western Athletic Conference meet.
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Ismael Arteaga
Erik Chester
Josh Stewart
Schultz
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Regan Hill
Dodge City
Lakin Broncs sweep Holcomb to stay undefeated
Lakin bricks Holcomb 10-0 in both games as Reed McAfee and Miller combine shutout pitching. Holcomb muster just one hit and 11 errors over the two games, while Miller goes 2-for-4 with two RBIs in game one and 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles in game two, as Lakin clinches the sweep.
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Kyle Dasenbrock
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Brad Bascue
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Big Brown wins Derby as Eight Belles is euthanized
Big Brown ran to victory in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with a 4 3/4 length margin over Eight Belles. The crowd roared as trainer Rick Dutrow Jr celebrated while the filly Eight Belles collapsed after the finish, later euthanized due to injuries.
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Celtics rout Hawks to reach second round
Celtics dominate Hawks 99-65 to seal series and set up a meeting with the Cavaliers. Kevin Garnett 18 points 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce 22 as Boston extends home-court edge in a strong playoff stance. Game 1 vs Cleveland is Tuesday.
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Bryant's 38 points push Lakers past Jazz in Game 1
Kobe Bryant scored 38 as the Los Angeles Lakers held off Utah 109 98 to take a 1 0 lead in the Western Conference second round. Los Angeles attempted 22 fewer shots, trailed on rebounding 58 41, yet Bryant sunk 21 of 23 free throws.
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