GCHS Looks to Reach First State Final Four in Soccer
Garden City High School girls soccer hosts Wichita Heights in a quarterfinal at Memorial Stadium after a regional title drive that included a 2-1 shootout victory over Wichita Northwest. Coach Joaquin Padilla emphasizes early scoring, front help, and collective effort to beat Heights and advance to the state semifinals in Olathe.
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Olathe District
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Wichita Northwest
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Buffs place 10th at state golf meet
Garden City High School finished 10th in the Class 6A state golf tournament at Alcamar Country Club with a team total of 352. Shawnee Mission East won with 315. individual champion Travis Mays of Blue Valley West shot 1 over par. Garden City seniors Andrew O Brate and Loran Richmeier noted the tough course and the tough day.
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Travis Mays
Blue Valley West
Loran Richmeier
McClain’s first state finals memory at Wichita 2001
KSHSAA remembers Egan McClain during the Kansas high school championships at Cessna Stadium Wichita where the Lakin standout, a freshman in 2001, scrambled onto the track for the 100 meters and finished second in her finals. This marked the lone defeat in her storied three year run with eight gold medals.
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Lakin High fires coach Waechter after five seasons
Ken Waechter was dismissed as Lakin High School football coach by the USC 215 Board of Education on a 5-2 vote after five seasons that yielded a 30 19 record. Athletic director Kim Lohman had urged rehire while president Roger Calkins noted Waechter’s bid to stay was supported by two votes.
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Ken Waechter
USC 215 Board of Education
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Roger Calkins
Mark McClain
Doug Hilbig
Gary Morgan
Ralph Goodnight
Lakin Broncs take third at Class 3A state golf meet
Lakin High School finishes third with a 356 team score at Smoky Hill Country Club in the Class 3A State Championships. Coach Travis McAtee notes it as the program’s first state golf trophy for the boys, after prior girls’ success, with Caney Valley and Kansas City Christian placing nearby.
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Hillsboro
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Chris Ramos
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