Life Beyond the Game: Cancer Impacts an Athlete
Sports columnist reflects on Bryan Irsik, a Garden City High School athlete with Hodgkin's lymphoma, highlighting the personal toll on him, his family, and community. The piece weaves cancer stats, media empathy, and how sports frame life and mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Bryan Irsik
York
Neb.) College
Bryan
American Cancer Society
Center For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
Karen Irsik
Irsik
Martin Segovia
Larson named athletic director at GCCC
Bob Larson, 56, was named the new Garden City Community College athletic director effective immediately, succeeding Vic Trilli. Greg Greathouse becomes assistant athletic director while retaining health, physical education and recreation duties. Larson calls the transition a relay and notes the program’s strong history under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Larson
Garden City Community College
GCCC
Carol Ballantyne
Broacbusters
Larson
Gccc Hall of Fame
Dennis Perryman
Vic
Trilli
Newman University
Wichita
Broadbuster Athletics
Perryman
Bob
Ballantyne
BAA
Broacbuster Athletic Association
Greg Greathouse
Garden City
Greathouse
Dennis
Broacbuster Athletic
Busters
National Junior College Athletic Association
Kansas Jayhawk Community College
Independence
Pratt
Butler County
Wichita West High School
Pratt Community College
Garden City falls to Barton County in volleyball at Perryman Complex
Garden City Community College struggled in a Jayhawk Conference loss to Barton County at Perryman Athletic Complex. Coach Nikolai Petrovic lamented poor play after a four set win over Lamar could not carry over.
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Garden City Community College
Barton County
Perryman Athletic Complex
Lady Broacbusters
Lamar
Garden City
Nikolai Petrovic
Jayhawk
Chancey Sebranek
Brittany DeGagne
Buffaloes prepared for league battle versus Panthers
Garden City High School coach Mike Smith envisions the Week 2 clash with Great Bend as a tight defensive affair and admits his team has stayed focused through a bye week after a Week 1 win at Ulysses. He says he would take a 1 point victory and wants his players to stay mentally sharp as they prepare for Friday night at 7 pm.
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EA Sports
Garden City
Mike Smith
Great Bend
Smith
Ulysses
Cardinals Roll Past Wildcats in Pinball Run Game
Louisville galloped to a 38-29 win over Kansas State behind 176 yards and three TDs from Victor Anderson and 104 rushing yards from Brock Bolen, as Bilal Powell helped drive a relentless 88-play, 41-minute time‑of‑possession attack. Muhammad Ali briefly sparked the squad as he waved to the team during Ryder Cup week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Prince
Wildcats
Louisville
Anderson
Brock Bolen
Bilal Powell
Bolen
Cardinals
Brock
Bilal
Muhammad Ali
Kansas State
Ali
Steve Kragthorpe
Victor Anderson
Courtney Herndon
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Jas Elmquis
Garden City Telegram
Jason Elmquist
Jelmquist
Lee Larson
Lee Barton
Buffaloes
Panthers
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