GCHL Softball Hitting Stride With Walk Off Wins
GCHL softball rockets to a 17 2 season start as Monique Lopez delivers a pair of dramatic walk offs driving Garden City to wins over Dodge City and later thanks to Kayla Guerrero and freshman Leslie Ford. Lopez provides clutch hits amid injuries while pitchers Ford and Thornton star as the Lady Buffaloes threaten a regional bid and first state appearance since 1998.
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Monique Lopez
Western Athletic Conference
Hearts
Dodge City
GCHL
Lopez
Lady Buffs
Kayla Guerrero
Los Angeles Dodgers
Kirk Gibson
Roy Hobbs
Garden City
Buffs
Leslie Ford
Babe Ruth
Ford
Kori Thornton
Lady Buffaloes
Thornton
Liberal
Guerrero
Tammy Weaver
Sara Blackburn
Ashley Nuzum
Garden City freshmen Clarke and Riggs qualify for Class 6A state tennis
Garden City High School freshmen Brian Clarke and Evan Riggs rose from No 2 to No 1 doubles during April and earned a state bid by defeating Dodge City after an ankle injury setback in the Western Athletic Conference. The pair head to Shawnee Mission East for Class 6A state competition, eyeing growth and a strong playoff run.
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Garden City
Brian Clarke
Evan Riggs
Shawnee Mission East
Garden City High School
Topeka
Clarke
Riggs
Peter Neidhart
Ethan Hatchcraft
Dodge City
Red Demons
GCHS
Holcomb to run final Hi-Plains League meet Friday
Holcomb and Hugoton meet at Hugoton High School marking Holcomb 11th and last HPL appearance as they join Great West for 2010 2011 with Ulysses Scott City Colby and Goodland. Longtime peers reflect on league era as Holcomb finalizes sendoff in western Kansas prep sports.
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Hugoton High School
Hugoton
Great West Athletic Conference
Ulysses
Scott City
Colby
Goodland
HPL
Kansas
Longhorns
Hi-Plains
Cox
Levi Koehn
Eagles
Holcomb High School
Memorial Stadium
Garden City
Olivo Puts Rockies Past Phillies In Extra Inning Thriller
Miguel Olivo went 5-for-5 including a lead off homer in the 10th as Colorado beat Philadelphia 4-3 in Denver. Joe Beimel worked 11 1 3 scoreless innings in cold damp wind as Olivo, in a 2-for-28 skid, broke through with three hits against Roy Halladay. The day-night doubleheader opener was suspended due to rain and snow with no makeup date set.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Miguel Olivo
Major League Baseball
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Phillies
Olivo
Rockies
Philadelphia
Chad Durbin
Durbin
Joe Beimel
Roy Halladay
Halladay
Mick Billmeyer
Coors Field
Charlie Manuel
Billmeyer
Carlos Ruiz
FSN
Rocky Mountain
Olive
Colorado Rockies
Brad Hawpe
Paul Hoover
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Garden City Telegram
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Lindall Cox
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Lakin
Brad Na
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