By Adam Kadavy

September 6

The Scott City Beavers held off a furious rally Friday night over Garden City 16-14 in front of a standing room only crowd at Memorial Stadium in Garden City. Both teams headed to the locker room scoreless at halftime. Scott City opened up the second half on a 66-yard drive, capped off by a 28-yard touchdown pass from Ron Baker to Luke Hayes. Brett O'Neil tacked on the extra point to make it 7-0. On the ensuing drive for Garden City, quarterback Cody Bernbeck was sacked in the end zone for a safety to make it 9-0 for the visiting Beavers. With 11:21 left, Baker went in for six with a quarterback sneak from one yard out, O'Neil hit the pat to make it 16-0 Beavers. When it looked like Scott City had control of the game, the Beavers fumbled at their own 41, then the Buffalo comeback took place. Garden City scored with six-yard run by Zach Lamb with with 7:38 left, and they cut the lead in half with the two-point conversion from Bernbeck to Keith Curran. After a fourth down stop by the Buffaloes, Garden City completed a 53-yard touchdown pass from Bernbeck to Raul Silva with 3:25 remaining. The two-point conversion failed to keep the score at 16-14. After a Scott City punt, the Buffaloes drove down the field to the Scott City 11 late in the game. On a second down play, the snap went over Bernbeck's head and he fell on it at the 32 yard line, forcing Garden City to burn their final timeout. After a short pass completion to the 27, the game was decided on a 44-yard field goal attempt by Carlos Chavez. His kick fell short and off to the right, giving Scott City their first win over Garden City since 1940. Scott City was led on the ground by senior fullback Jason Williams, who had 91-yards rushing on 20 carries. Garden City was led by Cody Bernbeck, who went 13-22 for 172 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions. Scott City will be at Holcomb for a 7:30 kickoff Friday night, while Garden City travels to Woodward, OK for a 7:30 start this Friday.

By Jerry Jones

September 2

It was a long road trip this week for the Garden City Community College Women's Soccer team to Cisco, Texas, but well worth it for the Lady Busters, as they returned with a pair of victories over the Cisco Junior college Lady Wranglers.  New first year Head Coach Andrea Gorton, witnessed her young team earn a 1-0 O.T. win on Wednesday evening and then came back on Thursday morning, with a convincing 2-0 victory over the Lady Wranglers.  The Lady Busters will now return home to Memorial Stadium for their first home match of the year to face the Jayhawk West powerhouse Butler Community College Lady Grizzlies on September 8th in a 4:00 o'clock contest.  The Garden City Lady Buster are 2-0 on the young season   

By Jerry Jones

9/1

A Garden City Community College men's Soccer mid-fielder, freshmen Robert Vickers from Ireland, has been selected as the Verizon Wireless Soccer Player of the Week in the Jayhawk West Conference.  Vickers helped the Busters to a 1-0-1 start to their 2010 season, after they tied North Iowa Technical College 1-1 and then knocked off the 14th ranked Iowa Western Rievers 3-0 last weekend at Barton County.  The Buster men's Soccer team will play next at home on September 10th at Memorial Stadium hosting Laramie Wyoming.

By Jerry Jones

August 31

Even though the weather conditions were less than perfect on Monday, the Garden City High School Lady Buffs Golf Team rolled over the 8 team field at the Smokey Hill Country Club course at Hays, shooting a 176 which was 19 strokes better than the runner-up Hays High Lady Indians. 

Junior MacKenzie Thayer took top honors firing a 42, as the top four went 1-2-4-5.  Freshman Abbey Shaddix shot a 44, sophomore Abbey Campbell and Senior Taylor Morrow each fired a 45, and Anna Robinson finished 10th with a 48.  Coach Lloyd Tiffany says, he is very pleased with the opening tournament and feels like his young group of linksters are extremely focused on this 2010 season.  The Lady Buffs will host their own invitational tournament on September 13th at Buffalo Dunes.  (Photo courtesy of the Hays Daily News)

By Jerry Jones

August 30

With poise and leadership, freshmen quarterback Wes Winfrey out of SWH High School led the Garden City Community College Busters Football Team to victory in their season opener Saturday night at Memorial Stadium 32-23 over the Norsemen of Northeastern Oklahoma A & M.  It was a close game throughout the night as the Busters took the lead early in the game and at intermission time, but fell behind in the second half then stormed  back for the nine point victory.  Garden City drew first blood with 10:38 left in the first quarter, as red-shirt freshmen Keion Wade hit paydirt on a 2 yard run, David Gonzales connected on the extra point and the Busters led 7-0.  On the next series for NEO, the Norsemen used the rush to get down field in a hurry and capped it off with a 7 yard run by Terrence Olds for the touchdown, they added the extra point and it was tied at 7-7.  With just 12 seconds left before halftime, sophomore David Gonzales connected on one of his two field goals on the night from 36 yards out to give the Busters a 10-7 lead at the break.  Early in the second half, the Norsemen used the rush and the pass to get down field, and with 10:51 left in the 3rd period, Jermaine Sherman caught a 37 yard TD pass from Marsaln, added the extra point and had the lead 14-10.  However, it was short lived, as the Busters put together a well orchestrated 52 yard drive and finished it off with a 23 yard TD pass from Winfrey to Cory Johnson, Gonzales added the point after an the Busters had regained the lead and never looked back.  Cory Johnson scored again on again on a 54 yard TD pass from Winfrey, Gonzales hit another field goal from 44 yards out, then T. J Johnson hauled in an 18 yard TD pass from Winfrey, Gonzales missed his second point after and the Busters had sealed the victory at 32-23.  Garden City is now 1-0 and will begin Jayhawk Conference play next Saturday on the road at  Highland Community College who was hammered by # 23 Iowa Western earlier last Saturday 63-6.  Game time with the Scotties on September 4th is set for 1:00pm, be sure to join Jerry Jones and Coach George Caine for the call, beginning with 12:30 pre-game show on your voice for the Busters on AM1030 KBUF.

By Jerry Jones

August 26

The 2010 Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Football season gets underway tonight at Cessna Stadium in Wichita, with two top 10 teams kicking-off the season in a Kansas vs Texas match-up.  Its # 6 Butler Community College and # 4 Narvarro Texas that will hook-up, as the 6 time National Champion Butler Grizzlies will try to rebound from last years runner-up spot in the Jayhawk Conference to Fort Scott and the first time in several years they missed a post season bowl game, with a Conference record of 6-1 and overall at 8-3 and # 10 in the country.  Navarro College Texas had an extremely good year in 2009, with a a record of 11-1, losing only to National Champion Blinn Texas and finished 3rd in the nation.

By Jerry Jones

August 24

The Garden City Community College Busters Football program is under the direction of a new Offensive Coordinator for the 2010 season, as Coach Pete Darnell from the University of Northern Colorado, has taken over the play calling duties, after the departure of Brian Hill, who was named the new Head Coach at Garden City High School for 2010.  Darnell has plenty of experience having worked with the Division I program from Greeley, Colorado, working with the Quarterbacks and running backs for the Bears.  Darnell played his college ball at East Central Unversity at Ada, Oklahoma. 

He is extremely excited about his new venture as a first year Offensive Coordinator.  The Busters open the 2010 season at home facing Northeastern Oklahoma from Miami, Oklahoma on Saturday August 28th at Memorial Stadium.

By Jerry Jones

August 18

The Western Kansas Broadcast Center sports network will present two Coaches shows for the 2010-2011 school year at a new location and a different time slot for both Garden City High School and Garden City Community College.  The two LIVE shows, back to back, will originate from Jax Sports Grille on Monday nights beginning this coming Monday August 23rd, as the GCHS Buffalo Stampede Show will open the evening at 6:00 o'clock and conclude at 7:00 o'clock on the official radio station for the Garden City Buffaloes 99.9 KWKR.  Then at 7:00 o'clock we will switch stations to AM 1030 KBUF for the GCCC Busters Coaches show that will that will close out the evening at 8:00 o'clock.  Be sure to join Jerry Jones and Ross Miller on Monday nights, as the Coaches and athletes from their respective sports give us an inside view of their season and the competition.

By Adam Kadavy

September 3

For the first time since 1964, the Scott City Beavers and the Garden City Buffaloes will face each other on the varsity side. Scott City is returning three starters on defense and five on offense from a team that finished 11-1 in 2009, losing to eventual 3A Champion Wichita Collegiate in the 3A quarterfinals. Garden City returns eight starters on offense and six on offense. They are coming off a 4-5 record in 2009, and failed to qualify for the playoffs. Catch the Countdown to Kickoff Show at 6 pm, Pregame at 6:30, with kickoff at 7 from Memorial Stadium in Garden City on Mix 94 for the Scott City broadcast, and 99.9 KWKR for the Garden City broadcast.

By Adam Kadavy

September 1

Tonight's the debut of the Scott City Coaches Show on Mix 94. It will feature coaches and players from football, volleyball, girls tennis and cross county. The show debuts tonight from 6-7 on your voice of the Scott City Beavers, Mix 94.

By Adam Kadavy

August 31

The Scott City Lady Beavers volleyball squad began their 2010 campaign off with a pair of wins Tuesday at the Dighton Triangular. Against the Ness City Lady Eagles, Scott City dropped the first set 25-21 in a set that went back and forth, but rallied to win the next two sets in convincing fashion 25-14 and 25-14. In the final match of the day at Dighton, the Lady Beavers faced host school. Scott City led in each set by a good margin, but the Lady Hornets rallied, but came up short. The Lady Beavers win in straight sets over Dighton 25-23, 25-23 to improve their record to 2-0 on the young season. Captains for this year's SCHS squad include Carissa Chelemedos, Rebekah Anliker, and Emily Hess. The next action for Scott City will be on Thursday, September 9, when they travel to Ulysses to face the Lady Tigers in a dual.

By Adam Kadavy

August 31

In the recently released high school cross country coaches preseason poll, the Tribune boys and girls were picked number 1 in the Class 1A rankings. Also on the boys side, Ness City was preseason ranked second, Ingalls fifth and South Gray was tied for eighth. Ashland also received votes. In Class 3A, Holcomb's boys squad was preseason picked seventh, while Ulysses received votes in Class 4A. Also on the girls side of things, Ness City's girls are preseason picked third in Class 1A, and Minneola is seventh. Leoti Girls are ranked second, and Stanton County is picked eighth.

By Adam Kadavy

August 26

The Scott City Lady Beavers tennis squad will kick off the fall sports competition today, as the varsity team will head to the Liberal Invitational. Scott City is coached by Denise Strecker. Among the returning letterwomen are the doubles team of Alyssa Schuerman and Shannon Blair, who qualified for the 2009 Class 4A state tournament. Competition in Liberal is scheduled to start at 3 pm.

By Adam Kadavy

August 25

Scrimmages, sport introductions and a hamburger feed make up of the annual Back to School Bash this Friday evening in Scott City. It all kicks off at the SCHS gymnasium at 5:30 pm with the Scott City Lady Beaver Volleyball scrimmage, coach and player introduction. Also at 6, see the girls tennis team at the tennis courts by the football field. The Scott City Booster Club will have a hamburger feed by the concession stand at Darner Field beginning at 6:30. Beginning at 6:45, the introduction of the girls tennis and cross country teams, followed by the football team introductions at 7. At 7:30, the Scott Community High School football scrimmage will commence. During the scrimmage, the cheerleaders will be introduced, along with performances by the dance team and pep band. The public is invited to attend.

By Adam Kadavy

August 12

The first Kansas Soccer Coaches Association ranking have been recently released, and two southwest Kansas teams are included. Even though the Dodge City Red Demons boys soccer team is not ranked in the top five of Class 6A, they are ranked 10th in all classes and second in the Class 6A Southwest region. The Red Demons placed fourth in Class 6A in 2009. Liberal is ranked preseason number 2 in Class 5A behind St. Thomas Aquinas. The Redskins are ranked number one in the Class 5A Southwest region. Liberal took home the third place trophy in 2009. Dodge City begins their season September 2 at Wichita South, while Liberal will travel to Great Bend for their season opener September 2.

By Jerry Jones

August 17

The Garden City Community College Football Team will conduct their annual Buddy Day at the College on Sunday evening beginning at 6:15 August 22, 2010.  The Buddy Day is an opportunity for children in the Garden City area to meet the 2010 Busters Football Team, learn basic football drills and have an enjoyable evening with the team.  The cost of Buddy Day is $2.25 per child, which includes a hot dog, chips, cookie, drink and a T-shirt plus the time with the Busters.  Buddy Day is held at the Beth Tedrow Student Center on the campus of Garden City Community College, as the meal runs from 6:15 to 7:00 o'clock and the activities follow from 7:00 to 8:00pm.  Coach Lucas Aslin invites the families to bring their kids out to the college and enjoy a fun evening with the team.  For more information, feel free to contact Garden City Community College Athletic Director Bob Larson at the college.

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By Jerry Jones

July 12

The Garden City High School Buffalo Football Team will hold their week long Team Camp this week July 12-16 at Memorial Stadium.  

New first year Head Coach Brian Hill says, the mini camp is a great asset to his Coaches and players as they prepare for the upcoming 2010 grid iron season, as this is the one time the KSHSAA allows the High School Teams to have more extended and indepth camp training sessions, than they have been working with.  Numbers for the conditioning workouts in the early part of the summer have been superb and he believes that will continue through the week long camp.  The Football Camp runs from 8am to 10:45 daily at Memorial stadium with some evening sessions planned.

By Jerry Jones

July 12

Struggling throughout the summer Baseball season, the Finney County Blues compiled a record of 8-17 and never picking up a sweep, but they did just that last Friday knocking off host Lakin in a pair of wins that has propelled the Finney County Team to the Babe Ruth State Tournament in Liberal next weekend.  The Blues collected a 6-4 win and 9-0 shutout in last Friday's victories over Lakin.  Raul Silva picked up the win in game one allowing just five hits while the Blues wrapped out 13 hits, in game two Kole Milner put together his best performance of the season to collect the District 1 Championship victory, allowing just two hits.  The Finney County Blues await other District results to find who they will play at 2:30 Friday in Liberal.

By Jerry Jones

July 13

The 5A and 6A High School Wrestling Teams will have a new location to get used to this year for the State Wrestling Tournament.  After a long continuous run at the Kansas Coliseum near Wichita, the KSHSAA decided to make a change last year to the brand new Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita, which was a fabulous location for the 5A and 6A State Wrestlers, however the price tag was a little steep and with budgets the way they are right now, the State Activities Association decided to make another move and has landed the upper division Wrestlers at the Hartman Arena, another recently constructed facility north of Wichita.  KSHSAA Executive Director Gary Mussleman says, the Activities Association is pleased to make the new arrangement with owner Wink Hartman.  Mussleman also states, that 4A will stay at the Salina Bicentennial Center and 3-2-1A will remain at Gross Memorial Coliseum at Fort Hays State University.

By Jerry Jones

8/2

Media days for the upcoming College Football Season is always a great opportunity for the sports entities to collect the inside scoop with the Kansas Jayhawk Conference Community College Coaches all at one setting, and such was the case last Friday July 30th at the Boathouse in Wichita, the new site for the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in the near future.  The GCCC Busters were selected to finish 5th on this season, after a below .500 record last year at 4-5, the Busters first losing season since the early 90's. 

Beginning his fourth season for the Busters, Coach Lucas Aslin says, he understands the positioning given the performance from last year and of course with a host of new faces on his team for 2010, however, Aslin states, that the fifth place start will be a motivating factor for his team this year.  Here is how the eight teams shake out for the pre-season picks this year, national powerhouse Butler Community College is at the top, Fort Scott, Coffeyville, Hutchinson, Garden City, Highland, Dodge City and Independence.

By Jerry Jones

August 16

Today will officially open the fall sports seasons for High School Athletes across the state of Kansas.  All of the sports teams at Garden City High School and around the Western Athletic Conference and all of the sports teams around Southwest Kansas will begin their practices today at the selected times for their sport, that generally includes boys and girls Cross-Country, boys Soccer, girls Tennis and Golf, along with Volleyball and Football.  A good share of the schools have either been in classes already or will begin this week as well for the 2010-2011 school year.

By Jerry Jones

8/8

A couple of firsts, turned out to be golden and financially rewarding for Albuquerque New Mexico Golf Pro Wil Collins, as he won the 31st Annual Southwest Kansas Pro Am Golf Tourrnament for 2010, hosted by the partnership of St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City and the AdamsGolf Pro Tour Series. 

It was the first trip to the SWK Pro Am for Collins and it was the first year for the Partnership with AdamsGolf Pro Tour Series.  Collins is originally from Rapid City South Dakota, but landed in Albuquerque, New Mexico after playing four years for the Lobos at the University of New Mexico, he graduated in 2002 and has been on the professional circuit for the past 8 years.  He produced some of the best rounds the tournament has ever seen, shooting 21 under 265 on the four days with two 68's sandwiched around a 64 and a 65 on the final day, Collins commented that he was prepared for some tough windy conditions, but mother nature cooperated with four nearly perfect days to play golf at the Golf Club at Southwind and Buffalo Dunes.  Collins collected $15,000.00 dollars for the win.  Chris D. Thompson from Independence, Kansas was the runner-up with a four day total of an 18 under 268, followed by a tie at 16 under 272, with Ryan Nelson of Dickson, Texas and Matthew Giles from Sidney, Australia.