Garden City downs Dodge City in playoff win on hot day
Garden City improved to 11-6-0 with a 3-0 playoff victory over Dodge City at Buffalo Stadium. Evelyn Rodriguez opened the scoring from a corner in the 28th minute, Megan Martinez scored twice, Tiffany Butler added a late first-half strike, and Martinez netted again early in the second half as the Buffs shut out the Red Demons and advance to the regional final in Manhattan.
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Dodge City
Lady Red Demons
Buffalo Stadium
Manhattan
Lady Buffs
Evelyn Rodriguez
Megan Martinez
Andrea Estrada
Tiffany Butler
Martinez
Buffs
Rodriguez
Dodge
Jennifer Olivares
Collins and Ekweariri sign letters of intent to four-year schools
Garden City Community College players Shauqanna Collins and Chinasa Ekweariri joined 14 others in two signing ceremonies. Collins will play at Fresno State after a standout season leading the Busters in points per game and recording a Region VI triple double. Ekweariri will continue volleyball at Southern University in Baton Rouge, having starred for GCCC and Garden City High School.
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Chinasa Ekweariri
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GCCC
Jackson
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Ekwearih
Garden City
Southern University
A&m College
Baton Rouge
Shauganna
Nick Salazar
Labette Community College
Hutchinson
Salazar
Saginaw
Keller tied for low round helps Syracuse qualify for state
Syracuse junior Chase Keller battled heat and wind at the Class 2A regional at Buffalo Dunes, shooting 77 to finish second after a playoff and lead his team to third place and a state bid. Keller praised improved form on a course he once disliked, while coach Rick Mathias noted two high scores but expressed optimism for state.
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Bulldogs
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Ellinwood
Stanton County
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the Dunes
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Bulldog
Chandler Howell
Tierney Dewitt
Ira Kullet
Cameron Coleman
Mathias
State
Buffs golfers earn trip to 6A state title
Garden City Buffaloes qualify for the Class 6A state golf tournament by finishing one stroke ahead of Dodge City at Sim Park Golf Course in Wichita. Freshman Taylor Larsen led with an 81, while Connor Schultz, Logan Durst, and Austin Swender contributed solid scores as the team edged Maize and Hutchinson for third. The one-day event sets the state meet for May 27 at Topeka Country Club, with a young lineup gaining important experience.
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Connor Schultz
Logan Durst
Austin Swender
Tucker Schiffelbein
Lucas Goss
Walker Frey
Frey
Topeka Country Club
Swender
Schiffelbein
Schultz
Goss
Larsen
Durst
Kansas
Garden City
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