Beavers Thompson leads in title pursuit this year
Thompson, the Beavers' top player, extended her winning streak to back-to-back tournaments going 5-0 on the day and earning a key collective performance. Coach comments highlight consistency and improved net play while teammates in doubles and singles posted solid pool play results and top finishes, with Ulysses and Cimarron also placing in team standings and individual brackets.
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Thompson
Bobbyrg
Lorg
The
Beavers
Tegan Robbins
Lindsey Miller
Dsay Shallenberger
Michelerry
Suzanne Ryan
Ulysses
Beth Eatley
Alesha Anderson
Great Bend
Kayci Davidson
Gerrie Koehler
Tiger
Megan Shannon
Ann Heidabrecht
McPherson
Garden City Buffs struggle for fifth at home tennis event
Garden City faced a frustrating season as the Buffs finished fifth in a home tennis tournament. No. 1 doubles Carnahan and Schlappe were defeated early, finishing sixth. No. 2 doubles Kozol and Zimmerman went 2-0 in pools but lost in the quarterfinals, also finishing sixth. McPherson’s Crist won the No. 2 singles, while Davidson and Koehler claimed the No. 1 doubles title against Ulysses.
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Cimarron
Heather Hodges
Hodges
Callie Crist
McPherson
Garden City
Kelley Reeve
Greeley County
Erin Dixon
Candi Hoffman
Jackrabbit
Great Bend
Kayci Davidson
Gerrie Koehler
Carnahan
Schlappe
Hays
Krug
Stephanie Kozol
Erin Zimmerman
Staci Kitch
Jacque Heckele
Buffalo
Koechel
Johnson makes Olympic history in Sydney sprint win
Cathy Freeman carried Australian hopes and Aboriginal pride as she won the women’s 400 meters, setting a joyous tone for the Sydney Games. Michael Johnson defended his 400 title, Alvin Harrison took silver, and Stacy Dragila won the inaugural women’s pole vault. Gebrselassie defended the 10,000 title, Edwards took triple jump, Alekna won discus, Szabo set an Olympic record in 5000, Mutola earned Mozambique’s first gold. Freeman’s victory lap featured barefoot celebration after her 49.11 second run, sealing a night of record bids and emotional triumphs.
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Australia
Cathy Freeman
Michael Johnson
Alvin Harrison
United States
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Gabriela Szabo
Romania
Maria Mutola
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Haile Gebrselassie
Ethiopia
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Anier Garcia
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Lorraine Graham
Jamaica
Katharine Merry
Freeman
Graham
Olympic Stadium
Allen Johnson
Crear
Colin Jackson
Alekna
Lars Riedel
Germany
Frantz Kruger
South Africa
Gebrselassie
Kenya
Paul Tergat
Tergat
Assefa Mezgebu
Russia
Buster spikers face reality after tough Johnson County invite
No. 17 Garden City Community College volleyball team opened with two pool wins but went 0-3 in the Johnson County Invitational. They fell 15-7 10-15 15-8 to Johnson County after losses to Southwestern and Barton County. Swing hitter Andrea Boykins was out with a back injury. Mandy Dreiling stepped in and played every point. The streak dropped GC to 27-8, and coach Jeff Sanders said the team needed to wake up and learn to play as a unit before Wednesday’s Jayhawk Conference game at Cloud County.
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Ulysses
David Anderson
Tiger
McPherson
Anderson
Tigers
Veronica Bansemer
Jenny Colman
Mandy Flores
Amy McDaniel
Overland Park
Garden City Community College
Broacbusters
Johnson County
Broacbuster
Jeff Sanders
Garden City
Southwestern
Iowa
Barton County
Andrea Boykins
Sanders
Boykins
Holcomb
Mandy Dreiling
Mandy
Jayhawk
Cloud County
Olympics Recap: US suffers gymnastics setback and Australia wins beach gold
The United States fell out of medal contention in gymnastics as Blaine Wilson placed sixth in vault and Elise Ray finished eighth on balance beam while Spain’s Gervasio Deferr won vault and Liu Xuan of China took balance beam gold. In beach volleyball, Australia claimed the gold with Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst defeating Brazil’s Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar 12-11 12-10, with bronze earned by Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel of Brazil.
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Elise
Blaine Wilson
Elise Ray
Gervasio Deferr
Spain
China
Liu Xuan
Tion
Australia
Natalie Cook
Kerri Potthurst
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