Busters land two on KJCCC West first team
The Busters place two players on the KJCCC West first team. Finnegan earns Coach of the Year and Mattingly is named Freshman of the Year in the league honors.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2009
Page
9
The Busters place two players on the KJCCC West first team. Finnegan earns Coach of the Year and Mattingly is named Freshman of the Year in the league honors.
Garden City Community College freshmen Erik Mattingly and Cass Via earn first team spots on the Jayhawk Conference Western Division. Coach Chris Finnegan named Western Division Coach of the Year after guiding GCCC to a 45 17 record and their first outright West title in 20 years. The Busters fell to Cowley College in Region 6 quarterfinals while multiple teammates earned second team and honorable mention honors. Mattingly batted .404 with 31 RBIs and a 6 2 pitching record, Via hit .393 with 46 RBIs leading off for the lineup.
Hays High School girls soccer withstood Garden City's attack as the Indians controlled the match and forced two overtimes, ending in a 1-1 tie that keeps Garden City alone atop the Western Athletic Conference standings. Hays needed a win to share the title.
In the Western Athletic Conference championships in Dodge City, GCHS placed fourth in girls and fifth in boys. The boys won a dramatic 3,200-meter relay led by Ismael Arteaga, with teammates Cruz Ramirez and Gottsponer as Dodge City pressured late. Chinwe Ekweariri highlighted the girls, winning high jump at 5 feet and finishing third in the 400. The relay team also finished second.
Ulysses and Pratt tied for team honors at 106 points in the MSAA boys track meet foiled by Scott City with 102 and Scott City won the girls title with 102 as the Lady Greenbacks placed second at 94. Coach Jason Kenney praised the Tigers effort and noted no event likely to win at state.
Garden City High School split a doubleheader at Larned. Game 1 ended 7-5 with Jake Curran earning the win and Nathan Brungardt closing it for the Buffs. Game 2 was a 5-4 loss as six Garden City errors contributed to the defeat. Holmes homered in Game 2. GCHS awaits regional destination after Saturday results.
Cesar Izturis and Nick Markakis drove in three runs each as the Baltimore Orioles won 9-5 over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Guthrie earned the win as the Orioles snapped a rough road stretch with a strong defensive effort and 12 hits in a depleted lineup.
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