Lope z Walk-off Highlights WAC Title Bid for Garden City
Garden City High School senior catcher Monique Lopez hit a three run walk off homer in the bottom of the eighth to beat Hays 4 1 and pressure the Western Athletic Conference title race. The Buffs swept the Indians 10 5 in game two to clinch the WAC crown outright as Leslie Ford pitched eight strong innings and Kim Bogner and Lyndi Hernandez contributed early. Lopez notched her second walk off homer of the season and coach John Ford praised her clutch hit as the team capped a rallying doubleheader for the title.
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Kirk Gibson
Garden City High School
Monique Lopez
Lopez
GCHS
Hays
John Ford
Tangeman Sports Complex
Lady Buffaloes
Dodge Stadium
Garden City
Lady Indians
Buffs
Hernandez
Kim Bogner
Leslie Ford
Makenzie Altman
Ford
Kori Thornton
Liberal
Thornton
Tangeman
Lady Buffs
K State leaders say Wildcats in solid shape after rough period
Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz reports progress as athletics rebound from an auditor's findings and legal disputes. Coach Bill Snyder and new athletic director John Currie helped restore momentum with strong football and basketball seasons, and a record Finney County Cutbackers dinner attendance. Wyatt Thompson and Antonio Felder attended as optimism grows for fundraising and fan support.
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Kirk Schulz
Kansas State University
KSU
Bob Krause
Ron Prince
Prince
John Currie
Currie
K-State
Schulz
Kansas State
Bill Snyder
Finney
Clarion Inn
Mississippi State
Thompson
Snyder
Wildcats
Wildcat
Finney County
Garden City
GCHS girls soccer seals flawless five season WAC run
The Garden City High School girls soccer team extended its Western Athletic Conference perfection by beating Liberal 38-1, remaining undefeated in five straight conference seasons totaling 40 games. Coach Joaquin Padilla credited the effort while Liberal grabbed an early lead before GC rallied.
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Garden City High School
Lady Buffaloes
Liberal
GCHS
GCHL
Joaquin Padilla
Lady Redskins
Cowley Tops GCCC In Region 6 Playoff Rivalry
Cowley College Tigers defeated Garden City Community College 9-1 in seven innings to win the sub-Region 6 tournament championship in Arkansas City. Earlier GCCC won game one 8-7 in 12 innings on M. J. Sartin’s walk off homer, as he battled hamstring injuries throughout his time with the Busters.
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Garden’ City Community College
Cowley College
Broacbusters
Cowley
Tigers
Arkansas City
GCCC
M.J. Sartin
Chris Finnegan
M.J
Finnegan
Busters
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Lyndi Hernandez
Lee
Brad Nading
Anna Voss
Sartin
Reese McGraw
C.J. Gillman
Dustin Lamb