Garden City area athletes earn state track meet spots
Column recognizes Garden City and area students who qualified for the Wichita state meet at Cessna Stadium. GCHS had 11 qualifiers, including four boys and seven girls, with relay teams noted. Regional qualifiers from Ulysses Scott City Lakin Seoti Scoti Hugoton and Syracuse also advance to state meet events.
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Garden City
Kansas City Royals
Royals
New York
Yankee Stadium
Kansas City
Dan Quisenberry
Wichita
Wichita State University
Cessna Stadium
GCHS
Tammie Rupp
Carol Gran
Ceci McMillan
Bobi Greenlee
Scott City
Lakin
Seoti
Hoxie
Area Tracksters Set for State Meet Qualifiers From Kansas Plains
Kansas area teams announce state meet qualifications with multiple individuals and relays. Holcomb Longhorns send three boys in two events each. Stanton County Trojans, Elkhart Wildcats, Sublette Larks, Dighton Hornets, Cimarron Bluejays girls and mixed teams advance. Tribune Jackrabbits, Rolla Pirates, Ingalls Bulldogs also earn several spots heading to Wichita.
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Stanton County
St. John
Dighton
Dighton Hornet
Tribune
Clark Dominates Garden City Racquetball Marathon at YMCA
Dennis Clark, Garden City's top racquetball player, played 27 games over four hours, totaling 405 points while holding opponents to 5.37 per game. Kenny Mangan was his closest challenger with 12 points. The event, part of YMCA Open House sponsored by Mc Donalds and Burtis Motor, runs through May 31 with free access to facilities and activities.
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Dennis Clark
Greg Reinert
Reinert
Garden City Family Ymca
Garden City
Clark
Dennis
YMCA
Kenny Mangan
McDonald's Restaurant
Burtis Motor Company, Inc
Baseball Strike Looms As Negotiations Resume
On the eve of a potential baseball strike, labor and management failed to make progress after 19 hours of talks. Ray Grebey, longtime management negotiator, expressed pessimism about reaching a settlement, noting only one major issue remains and criticizing the players for offering no concrete alternatives. Marvin Miller of the Players Association pressed for a workable definition of the ranking group amid divergent compensation proposals.
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New York
Ray Grebey
Grebey
Marvin Miller
Players Association
Miller
Association
GCCC scores first points in nationals at San Angelo
Garden City Community College opens with points in the National Junior College Track and Field Championships. Freshman Bill Lingenfelser finishes fourth in hammer with 145-9. Joe Varn reaches semifinals in 100 and wins 200 heat. Hill and Grier advance in 400. relay qualified for qualifying round. Cliff Holding clears 6-7 in high jump as winds challenge finalists. Coaches note strong field and healthy squad with possible finals run Saturday. Semifinals and finals schedule outlined for Varn, Grier, Hill, and the 1600 relay.
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San Angelo
Tex
Garden City Community College
Bill Lingenfelser
Hutchnson
Joe Varn
Varn
Darin Hill
Nate Grier
Hill
Grier
Broacbusters
Terry Torson
James Jef
Ferson
Cliff Holding
GCCC
Orland Aldridge
Aldridge
Islanders rout North Stars to win second straight Stanley Cup
The New York Islanders crushed Minnesota 5-1 to clinch the title in four of five games. Butch Goring earned the Conn Smythe as MVP, with Peter Bourne and Wayne Merrick contributing early goals to set a 3-0 lead. Bossy extended playoff scoring records as Trottier extended his streak in a dominant Cup clincher.
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Uniondale
N.Y
New York Islanders
Islanders
Minnesota North Stars
Bob Bourne
Bob Nystrom
Bourne
Butch Goring
New York
North Stars
Bryan Trottier
Minnesota
Clark Gillies
Butchie
Goring
Brad Palmer
Don Beaupre
John Tonelli
Wayne Merrick
Merrick
Beaupre
Steve Christoff
Mike McEwen
Mike Bossy
Trottier
Nystrom
Long wait for Rau but It was worth it
Doug Rau ended a two year plus drought with a 2-0 Angels win over Baltimore, aided by Dan Ford's fourth inning homer and Ed Ott's seventh inning RBI. Rau, released by the Dodgers after rotator cuff surgery, looked for form from the minors and delivered five innings of no walk ball. The day featured several AL and NL results, including Boston and Milwaukee streaks and Cubs ending an eight-game skid with a 5-1 win over the Reds.
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AP Sports
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Los Angeles Dodgers
California Angels
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Angels
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Ledger
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Tigers
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A’s
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Minnesota
Brewers
Twins
Seattle Mariners
Cleveland Indians
Jim Palmer
Dan Ford
Ed Ott
Ray Miller
Rau
Don Aase
Gorman Thomas
Pete Vuckovich
Thomas
Ted Simmons
Durham
Frank Pastore
Joe Strain
Bill Buckner
Cardinals
Astros
John Martin
Houston
Martin
Nolan Ryan
Whitey Herzog
Bruce
Sutter
Jim
Kaat
Cards
Springfield
St. Louis
George Hendrick
Dane Iorg
Dave Roberts
Art Howe
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Ulysses
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Johnny Steffens
Tavelin Scott City
Joy Palmer
Wendy White
Lisa Singleton
Lisa Morgan
Hugoton
Darin McCarty
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Syracuse Bulldog
Janet Doll
Pam Bascue
Shaun Mehringer
J.J. Gonzales
Jeff Holmes
Duane Rupp
Bryan Henson
Bruce Butler
Barry Wasson
Kay Griffith
Lesha Wood
Trent St. John
Steve Rapier
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Elkhart Wildcat
Sublette
Sublette Lark
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Cimarron Bluejay
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Rolla’s Pirates
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Ingalls Bulldog
Gary Millershaski
Greg Houck
George Schmidt
Terry Ashmore
Barry Brown
Penny Hillee
Stephanie Rains
Dena Eddy
Vickie Miller
Bethal Houck
Kent Angeles
Bryan Roth
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David Smith Ee Eee
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Carolyn Gum
Tami Ruth
Kenny Nelson
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Mike Horton
Tom Sleeper
Thane O'Hair
Carla Rains
Jeskaue Ayuel
Shawn Thayer
Trenton Creeden
Beechas
Tonya Phoenix
Debbie Winter
Bryant Birney
Rebes
Shelia Conine
Kalene Lorimer
Grasser Veeteeers
Malinda Bryan
Marci McPhail
Charlie Mosier
Kreg Arnold
Teri Jones
Connie Young
Gwen Hi
Brent McDonald
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Satanta Indians
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Billy Day
Jo Eva Luna
Becky Broughall
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Red Sox
Jim Rice
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Brian Kingman
Dwight Evans
Carl Yastrzemski
Rice
Eckersley
Brian Doyle
Tony Armas
Boston
Luis Tiant
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Jerry Don Gleaton
Larry Anderson
Jerry Narron
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Tom Paciorek
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