Garden City Buffs send strong contingent to state track meet
After a decade of steady coaching Mike Smith has built a record number of qualifiers for the Kansas Track and Field Championships at Wichita State University. Garden City will pursue team and individual honors in Class 6A with 34 athletes advancing from the regional meet led by senior Aileen Gurrola and sophomore Taylor Savolt.
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Garden City
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Kansas
Taylor Savolt
Wichita
Dodge City
Aileen Gurrola
Area track stars aim for state glory at Wichita event
Area schools from Garden City to Moscow send elite entrants to Wichita State's Cessna Stadium. Notables include Carter Blackburn of Holcomb and Scott City's Marshall Faurot with top marks in 110 hurdles and high jump. Sublette's Leiten Greeson joins three events. Hugoton and Stanton County vie for team honors with multiple qualifiers.
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Scott City
Marshall Faurot
Stanton County
Caleb Carrasco
Creed Puyear
Sublette
Leiten Greeson
Cimarron
Deerfield
Dighton
Garden City
Greeley Co
Hugoton
Ingalls Lak
Moscow
Satanta Scott City South Gray Stanton Co
Syracuse Ulysses Wichita
Buffs Wilson resigns after 20 years guiding Garden City baseball
Garden City High School head baseball coach Bill Wilson has stepped down after two coaching spells totaling 20 years with the Buffs. He cited culture change and season limitations as reasons, noting the team finished 12-10 in his 10th season of the second stint and missed a state bid for the first time since 1995.
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Pedro Ordonez
Jeff Gilleland
Lakin
Kaylee Line
Cimarron
Nick Ast
Bill Wilson
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Drew Thon
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Kansas State High School Activities Association
National Federation of State High School Associations
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Lee Buffs
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Brett Marshall
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Paige Winderlin
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