Soccer

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.

The Garden City Buffaloes boys’ soccer team had finally returned home to its own stadium for the opening match of the 2024 Western Athletic Conference schedule against a highly-regarded Liberal Redskin squad.Thursday night’s matchup provided the Buffs with an opportunity to earn just their second win of the season after a brutal six-game, two Classic road trips to Wichita and Overland Park to open the season.But as is usually the case when the Buffs and Redskins meet, it was tense, tight and hard-fought battle that went 100 minutes before ending in a 1-1 tie at Buffalo Stadium.The tie left the Buffs with a 1-5-1 overall record and 0-0-1 in the WAC while Liberal, which had lost earlier in the week to Dodge City, 1-0, goes home with a 5-1-1 overall mark and 0-1-1 in the WAC.“A classic match, which seems like normal for us in the WAC,” GCHS Head Coach Jose Vital said.

OVERLAND PARK - When the schedule was confirmed for the 2024 fall season, Garden City High School boys’ soccer coach Jose Vital knew the early season was going to be something akin to playing all-star teams.First, there was the three matches at the Wichita South Titan Classic that resulted in one win and two losses, all by one goal and two of which were decided in overtime.Second, in the just the second week of the season, the Buffs traveled to Overland Park to compete in the three-day St.

WICHITA - Nothing came easily for the Garden City Buffaloes’ boys’ soccer team during its three-match performance at the Wichita South Titan Classic.