District football picks from a Kansas expert preview
Brad Hallier, assistant sports editor, predicts district champions and runners up across 6A to eight-man leagues. Hutchinson expected to win 6A 8, Garden City and Maize as contenders, Pratt, Hugoton, Goodland, Ulysses, Scott City, Oakley, Cimarron, Elkhart, Lakin, WaKeeney, Satanta, Jetmore, Victoria, Grinnell, Weskan, Ingalls among noted picks with brief rationale.
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Chicago Cubs
Alex Gonzalez
Florida Marlins
Garden City
Liberal
Wichita Northwest
Buffaloes
Dodge City
Maize
Hutchinson
Stanton County
Trojans
Meade
Syracuse
Satanta
Moscow
Wichita County
Eagles
Buffs
Memorial Stadium
GCHS
Pratt
Hugoton
Kingman
Goodland
Ulysses
Scott City
Tigers
Oakley
Plainsmen
Quinter
Oberlin
St. Francis
Ness City
Cliff Schultz
Indians
Jetmore
Deerfield
South Gray
Spearville
Victoria
Dighton
Grinnell
Greeley County
Wallace County
Healy
Weskan
Ingalls
Marlins Rally To Stunning NLCS Win At Cubs
The Florida Marlins upset the Chicago Cubs 9-6 at Wrigley Field to win the NL championship and earn a World Series berth. Key plays came against Kerry Wood as Florida overcame a series deficit and celebrated a second Series appearance in 11 years. Cubs face bitter end as their drought extends since 1945 amid fan lore of wait until next year.
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Chicago
Wrigley Field
Florida Marlins
Chicago Cubs
Marlins
Kerry Wood
Cubs
America
Jack McKeon
Florida
Boston
New York Yankees
Ivan Rodriguez
Miguel Cabrera
Michael Micheli
Broncs secure No. 1 seed in Hi-Plains League tourney
Lakin coach Steve Davidson chairs a 27-4 Broncs team with a perfect 10-0 HPL record heading into Saturday's round robin at Wichita County. Two sub-.500 opponents, Southwestern Heights and Syracuse, await as Davidson cites league title and state tournament goals while warning that every foe will elevate against Lakin.
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Wichita County
Lakin
Steve Davidson
Broncs
Southwestern Heights
Syracuse
Davidson
Small Town Tennis Hopefuls Reach State Tourney
Greeley County coach Jacque Myers says senior Megean Epp gains edge from state experience as she returns to the 3-2-1A state tennis tournament. Epp (23-13) aims to medal after finishing ninth last year, while teammates Ellie Edmond and Celine Govert compete in doubles. The event runs Friday and Saturday at Genesis Health Club in Wichita, with regional entries Jayme Cohoon and the Govert-Edmond duo representing the area.
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Greeley County
Jacque Myers
Megean Epp
Myers
Epp
Ellie Edmond
Celine Govert
Govert
Edmond
Genesis Health Club
Wichita
Jayme Cohoon
Cimarron
Varsity
Jackie Jantz
Red Sox force ALCS Game 7
New York and Boston collide in a 7th game pitting Roger Clemens against Pedro Martinez as Boston rallies to a 9-6 win to force a decisive AL Championship Series showdown. Varitek homered, Ortiz tied the score, and Damon walked in the go ahead run in the seventh.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Florida
Roger Clemens
Pedro Martinez
Gods of
Baseball
Boston
Kevin Millar
Red Sox
David Ortiz
Johnny Damon
Clemens
Martinez
Fenway Park
Trot Nixon
Gabe White
Buffs seek complete game in Hatchet showdown
Garden City High School football aims for a complete effort as 2-4 Buffs host 2-4 Dodge City in the Hatchet Game at Memorial Stadium. Coach Mike Smith notes defense has improved but offense remains inconsistent. Dodge City, dealing with injuries, expects younger players to step up in Friday’s 7:30 p.m. district opener.
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Mike Smith
Garden City High School
Liberal
Wichita
Buffaloes
Garden City
Dodge City
Memorial
Smith
GCHL
Red Demons
Taylor Kulbiski
Journey Chan
Sam Taylor
Justin Butler
Hays
Mike Schartz
Schartz
Dustin Salmans
Kulbiski
Great Bend
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Hallier
Garden City Telegram
Wood
Dusty Baker
Baker
Darren
HPL
Horns
Sarah Skipper
Pedro Vs
Rocket
Yankees
Joe Torre
Nomar Garciaparra
Jason Varitek
Andy Pettitte
Varitek
KTUL
Salina Central
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