High School Shadowing Journeys From Journalist to Player
A reporter chronicles returning to Garden City High as a student athlete for a gameday experience. He attends zero hour weights with Garden City football, sits in classes as John Le, rides the long bus to Wichita Northwest, and covers the game for Saturday’s paper.
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Wichita
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Kansas girls tennis regionals open Thursday across state
Regional play begins Thursday as Kansas high school girls tennis teams compete for state berths. Class 4A has Scott City at Russell and Ulysses at Pratt with top singles and doubles advancing to sub state at Lindsborg. Cimarron hosts 3-2-1A at home with Kiowa South Barber, while WaKeeney hosts Greeley County. Garden City competes in 6A at Goddard en route to state at Topeka October 17-18.
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Savolt balances family coaching and teaching at Garden City
Melissa Savolt enters her 12th season as Garden City High School volleyball coach while balancing family life with husband Bill, daughter Taylor, and an expected third child. She shifted from assistant girls track to focus on family, noting priorities change with time. The Savolt family chose to return to the Garden City area for roots and opportunity.
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Garden City High School
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Garden City
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Liberal sinks Garden City in lone goal duel
Liberal beats Garden City 1 0 at Memorial Stadium as Cesar Jurado slots home the decisive pass to Jose Chavira who slips past the defense and scores three minutes into the second half. GCHL coach Joaquin Padilla lamented the costly first mistake and the team’s upset feeling after the loss.
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Garden City girls tennis take third in league invitational
GCHS Lady Buffaloes finish third at the Western Athletic Conference Invitational held Tuesday at Grimsley-Harmon Tennis Complex. Head coach Rod Robinson expressed mixed expectations after matches against league foes. Kara Prentice played at No. 2 in the Lee League competition.
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Sakic set to begin 20th season with Avalanche
Colorado captain Joe Sakic, 39, defies retirement and returns for another season after considering retirement due to a hernia injury. He aims to lead a revamped Avalanche, now coached by Tony Granato, as he climbs the all time scoring lists with 623 goals 1 006 assists and 1 629 points.
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