Buffs face tough top-level test at Kansas meet
Garden City High School's track teams struggled in the Class 6A Kansas State Championship. The girls earned 13 points and the boys 3 as Pam Bascue took second in shot put and Shari Mehringer placed fifth. Duane Rupp and Scott Raine highlighted field events, while Topeka Highland Park won the girls 3,200.
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GCHS
Wayne Stagaard
Stagaard
Pam Bascue
Bascue
Manhattan
Pinkie Suggs
Shari Mehringer
Tammie Rupp
Carol Gran
Bobi Greenlee
Ceci McMillan
Leavenworth
Great Bend
Shawnee Mission North
Topeka
Junction City
Duane Rupp
Charles Odom
Kansas City
Brian Burke
Shawnee Mission East
Topeka Highland Park
Debbie Pinter
J.J. Gonzales
Bryan Henson
Greenlee
GCCC tracksters rise after bleak outlook at nationals
GCCC posted a sixth place finish at the NJCAA Outdoor Championship, the highest ever for the school, led by Joe Varn with a 10.75 in the 100 and 21.0 in the 200, setting a school record. The 1,600 relay team also earned All-American honors with a 3:09.2, while Hill and Grier added podiums and several others set personal bests despite injuries and squad changes.
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San Angelo
Tex
Garden City Community College
GCCC
Broacbuster
Orland Aldridge
Texas
Odessa Community College
South Plains Community College
Idaho
Ricks Community College
Eastern Oklahoma Community College
Wharton Community College
Aldridge
Joe Varn
Varn
Joe
Nate Grier
James Jefferson
Terry Torson
Darin Hill
Grier
Jefferson
Torson
Hill
Kansas
Lane One
Bill Lingenfelser
Hutchinson
Lingenfelser
Clifford Holding
Holding
Cliff
Becky Broughall
JoEva Luna
Crystal Brown
Unser forced to relinquish 1st place
Indianapolis 500 title decision in 1981 hinged on a lap penalty assessed to Bobby Unser for passing cars during a yellow caution. Mario Andretti would be declared winner if the appeal fails, while Unser contends the ruling taints the outcome and vows to seek reversal.
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Indianapolis
Bobby Unser
Mario Andretti
U.S
Auto Club
CART
USAC
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indy
Unser
Roger Penske
Penske
Andretti
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