Panthers, Buffaloes meet in WAC opener at Memorial Stadium
Great Bend Panthers and Garden City Buffaloes, both 1-1, collide at Memorial Stadium in a Western Athletic Conference opener. Garden City aims to rebound from a 9-0 loss to Ulysses with improved offense after a rough game on the ground and through the air. Great Bend seeks a second straight fall after leading at halftime before a second-half shutout. KBUF 1030 AM airwaves will carry the game, kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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Garden City Buffaloes
Memorial Stadium
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Great Bend
Bo Black
Buffaloes
Panthers
Ulysses
Mike Smith
Hutchinson
Black
Garden City High School
Caleb Lamb
Local talent shines at KPRA Finals at Finney County
Garden City native Cindy Riffkogel leads Kansas Pro Rodeo Association earnings with 7691.78 as the finals run Friday to Sunday at Finney County Fairgrounds. Southwest Kansas cowgirls dominate standings with Kaylee Holt, Nanci Pratt, Tammy Peterson, Diane Nelson, and Shannon Cowan among top earners. The event features breakaway and 40 40 team roping, differentiating KPRA from PRCA Beef Empire Days Rodeo.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Garden City
Cindy Riffkogel
Cindy
Kylene Orebaugh
KPRA
Guthrie
Okla
Holt
Kansas
Scott City
Nanci Pratt
Tammy Peterson
Cimarron
Diane Nelson
Lakin
Shannon Cowan
Cowan
Hinton
Iowa
Garden City Community College
Wade Payne
Beaver
Oklo
Sublette
Jordan Randles
Scott Becker
J.T. Lear
Cavy Hudson
Tribune
Hudson
Jeremy Hanson
Orebaugh
Kelly Wood
Kinsley
Wood
Roaf ends Chiefs career after surprise retirement
Kansas City officials confirmed Willie Roaf will be placed on reserve retired after an abrupt retirement. The Chiefs noted his decision follows talks with President Carl Peterson, marking the end of his 11 time Pro Bowl tenure with the team. Roaf’s exit leaves the offensive line thin alongside Welbourn suspension and Green’s concussion.
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Kansas City Chiefs
Willie Roaf
Chiefs
Carl Peterson
Roaf
Tve
Alt
Tim Grunhard
Marcus Allen
Joe Montana
John Welbourn
NFL
Cincinnati
Trent Green
Willie
Peterson
New Orleans
Lady Busters rally to tie Barton County in 2-2 draw
Garden City Community College women’s soccer battled Mother Nature and a frightening head injury to Ashley Olson as they salvaged a 2-2 tie with Barton County at Great Bend. Olson was carted off after a pass struck her head, then returned to the field later, while coach Jeff Huffman praised the resilience in a game that went to two overtimes.
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Garden City Community College
Barton County
Lady Broacbusters
Great Bend
GCCC
Jeff Huffman
Ashley Olson
Olson
Barton
Huffman
Barton County 3, Garden City 1 in men’s soccer
Barton County used a dominant second half to beat Garden City Community College 3-1 after Omar Ayache scored twice and Josh Webber gave GCCC a first half lead. GCCC drops to 3-2-1 with Hesston loss noted earlier. coach Huffman promises changes.
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Josh Webber
Broacbusters
Barton County
Omar Ayache
Garden City
Huffman
GUCC
Weber
BC — Ayache
Nelson
Zarate
Ratanamom
NFL clears Geathers over Green hit not a foul
The NFL absolved Cincinnati defensive end Robert Geathers after a hit on Kansas City quarterback Trent Green, stating quarterbacks bear responsibility to avoid hits on sliding plays. Green suffered a concussion and will miss at least two or three games. The league emphasized enforcement for illegal hits on sliding quarterbacks and cited a Seattle vs Lions example for potential discipline.
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NFL
Cincinnati
Robert Geathers
Kansas City
Trent Green
Green
Geathers
Ray Anderson
Anderson
Chiefs
Cincinnati Bengals
Kansas City Chiefs
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Seahawks
Matt Hasselbeck
Lions
Ernie Sims
Hasselbeck
Cory Redding
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