For most of her life, swimming has been a big part of her personal and professional career.From competitive swimming as a youth to club coaching and swimming administration, Aleisha Stepp has generated a comprehensive resume of the sport she grew up loving.Now, Stepp will have the opportunity for a new venture after being named recently as the new boys’ swimming coach at Garden City High School.
Saturday’s near-perfect weather conditions perhaps was a portend of how the Garden City High School girls’ tennis team was going to perform at its own invitational at the GCHS Tennis Complex.But it would be difficult to predict that the Buffs would get a first and second in singles and a second and third in doubles and roll off the courts with 181 points to easily outdistance runner-up Larned’s 147 points.Senior Danica Galia was the highlight among many highlights for GCHS Coach Logan Bevis and the Buffs as she had an unblemished 4-0 record that included defeating her junior teammate, Quincy Nanninga, 8-5, in the title match.She reached that championship battle in dominating fashion, dispatching Addi Gotts of Great Bend, 8-0; Zoe Rojas of Dodge City Red, 8-0, and Clarissa Sianuqui of Ulysses, 8-2.“It was a fitting end to her career,” Bevis said of his top singles player.
When Hays’ Ian McGuire broke free for a 16-yard touchdown run at the 9:09 mark of the second quarter, it not only snapped a scoreless battle with the Garden City High School, but it was a play that altered the remainder of the game.On that same TD run by McGuire, Garden City senior starting quarterback/safety Ethan Gomez suffered an injury that took him off the field in the medical vehicle and likely ended his final season on the gridiron.That was the assessment from head coach Brian Hill on Sunday, two days removed from what became a 41-8 loss to the Indians in the first Western Athletic Conference battle for both teams on Friday at Buffalo Stadium.“It was a major injury, that’s about all I can say,” Hill said.
WICHITA - The Garden City High School volleyball team garnered a pair of match victories Thursday night in Wichita, dispatching Junction City in straight sets, 25-16, 25-14, before another two-set sweep over host Heights 25-12, 25-19.
HAYS - The 2024 soccer season has been anything but a walk in the park for the Garden City High School boys’ soccer team.Thursday was another example of just how close the Buffs have come but previously coming up short.This time, though, the Buffs got a winning goal with three minutes left in the first overtime against the Indians to produce a 2-1 victory.After six losses by one goal, including three in overtime and another three 1-0 losses, this time the Buffs found a way to prevail.
WICHITA - The Garden City High School girls’ golf team continued its steady improvement during the fall season on Thursday when they shot a team-best score of 334 (four counting scores) to place third overall behind Class 5A powerhouse Wichita-Kapaun Mt.
LAWRENCE - Garden City High School’s Krista Linenberger sees the fall cross country season as a marathon and not a sprint.At the end of September, it means the season is at the mid-point of a grueling two-month campaign.
The Garden City High School drama department will present “Eclipsed” at 7 p.m.
MCPHERSON - Every year when the Garden City High School girls’ tennis squad heads to the McPherson Invitational, the Buffs know they will not only be seeing some new competition but also a high level skill set of players in both singles and doubles.
DODGE CITY - In an early season of one-goal losses, the Tuesday night 2-1 overtime setback to rival Dodge City at Dodge’s Memorial Stadium may well have been the biggest heartbreak of all for the Garden City High School boys’ soccer team.