dailydaily newsnews 6 The Goodland Daily News / Tuesday, January 8, 2002 sports Cowboy wrestlers Young Goodland basketball team to face Lakin A young Goodland team faces Cowboy Varsity Average Heights Lakin tonight. The Cowboys will take a 2-4 get first at tourney record into the game with Lakin, ranked No. 1 in Class 3-A, at 7 p.m. By Rachel Miscall tournament. 74 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 tonight at Max Jones Fieldhouse. The Goodland Daily News “I was proud of the whole team,” the 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 Coach Jon McLean said the 1234567890123456

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Jordan Bedore placed first in the said, “without falling back.” 12345678901234567 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 68 12345678901234567 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 Schulte, Donald Raymer and Aaron 12345678901234567 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 215-pound weight class, and while no The way they will do that, he said, is 12345678901234567 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 12345678901234567 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456 1234567890123456

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That helps All Players Average height of the seniors is more than the second-place team. determine what the team will be work- about 6’1”, for juniors about 5’11”, Bahe said he was on Cloud 9 after the ing on in practice, he said. Grades of Players sophomores at 5’9”, and freshmen semi-finals Friday, knowing that the Bahe said the Cowboys are facing Information provided by Goodland High School at 5’8”. Cowboys were in a good position to another tough two-day tournament this take the tournament. weekend in Basehor, west of Kansas “I knew we had a big step in that di- City. He said 21 teams will attend the rection,” he said. “It was hard to sleep. Basehor-Linwood tournament, includ- I was elated.” ing a tough competitor from a school Freshman girls lose to Eagles after strong first half The team was missing 135-pound in Iowa. Nick Gray because he was injured, It will be the first time the Cowboys The freshman Cowgirls played a At the half, Coach Mitch Hixson basketball. In the third quarter, we Goodland has some work to do of- Bahe said, but the wrestlers were able have attended the tournament, the strong first half against Colby on Fri- said, the score was 17-18 in favor of made a lot of mistakes. We need to fensively, the coach said. to compensate for the loss. He said coach said, and Goodland will likely be day, ending the second quarter just one Colby. The Eagles were able to widen work on playing two good halves.” “We need to be patient on offense,” every Cowboy worked hard for the facing larger schools from more urban point behind the Eagles, but slumped the score in the third quarter, holding The coach said a couple of players he said, “not throw the ball away.” championship. areas. in the third quarter, finally losing the the Cowgirls to just 4 points. got into foul trouble, which hurt the He said he’s not sure what to expect “Every kid on the team scored points Bahe said the wrestling enthusiasts basketball game 44-29. Goodland did better in the fourth team, but the Cowgirls adjusted well to from Lakin. for us,” he said. “That’s what it takes club, is paying for a good portion of the The Cowgirls faced the Eagles at quarter, scoring 8 points, but couldn’t a different style of defense. Scorers included Gami Cloyd, 8; to win a tournament.” trip and has been raising money for the home Friday and will compete against make a comeback. “We played man-to-man for Whitney Carmichael, 6; Abbey Winter Bahe said freshman Blake Saint did team.“Without their financial help,” he Lakin today at 3:45 p.m. at the Max “What hurt us with Colby,” Hixson awhile,” he said, “and it wasn’t too and Abby Murray, 5; Ciara Abbey, 3; an excellent job filling in for Gray, said, “there’s no way we could attend.” Jones Fieldhouse. said, “is that we didn’t take care of the bad.” and Bailee Guyer, 2. winning one of his three matches. Individual results from Liberal in- “Blake gave 110 percent,” the coach clude Dexter Deeds, 103, 2nd, 3-1; said. He said Taylor Brack, who placed Blayze Bahe, 112, 3rd, 4-1; Mathias Jayhawk coach not impressed by his school’s top ranking second in the 152-pound weight class, Goodley, 119, 1-2; Kyle Schulte, 125, and Chris Zimmerman, who took sec- 2-2; Bryce Bahe, 130, 2nd, 3-1; Saint, KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Being There’s no BCS to worry about.” sions. I talked to our team about it (that) ence. They understand that. We’ll just ranked No. 1 never has impressed Roy Kansas’ Drew Gooden was chosen when something like that happens ... have to see what we can accomplish by ond in the 171-pound class, had the 135, 1-2; Dustin Klinge, 140, 2-2; Max best performance of their lives. Saint, 145, 3-2; Brack, 152, 2nd, 3-1; Williams and probably never will. Big 12 player of the week after two you can’t be throwing punches. I don’t working to improve.” “They both really stepped up,” Bahe L.J. VonLintel, 160, 1-2; Zimmerman, Even as his Kansas Jayhawks slip- monster games against Valparaiso and think there’ll be any suspensions.” Buying into Knight’s system means ped past Duke on Monday for the top Colorado. His feeling about being No. Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton the Red Raiders are thinking team, not said. “They had a tournament like 171, 2nd, 3-1; Thomas Tompkins, 2nd, they’ve never had before.” 3-1; Bedore, 215, 1st, 4-0; and Alan spot in The Associated Press poll, Wil- 1 may not be exactly the same as his called Barnes to apologize for the be- individual. He said every wrestler had a great Briney, 275, 2-2. liams was busily downplaying the sig- coach’s. havior of the fan. But Barnes says there “The players have worked hard at nificance. “Winning 12 games in a row is a big- are no hard feelings. trying to do what we want to do,” “I really do not pay any attention to time thing,” said the junior forward. “I think Gallagher-Iba is one of the Knight said. “Players have been un- it whatsoever,” Williams said during “Yeah, we deserve to be No. 1. Kansas great arenas to play in,” Barnes said. selfish in their approach and they’ve Chiefs get better deal the Big 12 coaches call. is a program that can always sneak up “And they have great fans and they do worked to get to know one another as “I didn’t even know AP waited until there and be No. 1.” a great job with crowd control. It was players. this afternoon to come out (with its While the Jayhawks were moved up just an unfortunate thing that hap- ‘‘We have a long way to go in terms poll). It really makes no difference to to No. 1, officials at Texas and Okla- pened. I don’t think it’s a reflection at of being where we would want to be as in free agent switch-off me.” homa State were still trying to sort out all on how they do things.” a basketball team throughout the KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Let’s of the New York Jets in The Jayhawks, who are 12-0 since what happened in the melee at the end Just barely coming short of cracking course of the conference season.’’ see now — Baltimore got quarterback rushing. But by the end of the day, he losing to Ball State in the season of their game in Gallagher-Iba Arena the national rankings are the surprising How hard the Red Raiders are play- Elvis Grbac from Kansas City and had a team-record and NFL-leading opener, moved ahead of Duke after the on Saturday. Red Raiders of Texas Tech. In Bob ing for Knight has not gone unnoticed Kansas City got running back Priest 1,555 rushing yards to Martin’s 1,513. Blue Devils were upset on Sunday by A Texas player, T.J. Ford, was Knight’s first season, the Red Raiders, by his fellow coaches. Holmes from Baltimore. “It can get to you. It really can,” said Florida State. choked by a young man in the crowd who were 9-19 last year, are 12-1. ‘‘Teams that really, really play hard Had this been a trade, it would’ve Holmes. “The reason why it can get to “If I were voting, I’d still vote after Ford had accidentally crashed “It really hasn’t surprised me,” said have great respect for their coach,’’ been one of the most one-sided you is that ... there’s an award sitting Duke,” Williams said. “Duke lost on a into his pregnant wife and knocked her Knight. “I’ve been very pleased with said Oklahoma’s Kelvin Sampson. skinnings any city slicker ever pulled right in front of you and it’s within your last-second shot on the opponent’s down. But Texas coach Rick Barnes the effort our players have given and ‘‘Those kids understand who coach on a poor, ignorant country bumpkin. grasp. Whenever you have a chance to court of a conference team. Whatever said he did not expect any suspensions the way they’ve worked. There’s a lot Knight is. They have great respect for But it wasn’t a trade. Both players have something, it’s worth grabbing.” it comes out, that’ll be fine. We still to come out of the incident. of improvement our team needs to him and they’re playing their tails off changed teams this season as free Holmes’ season total eclipsed the have to play in college basketball. “I don’t think there’ll be any suspen- make to be competitive in this confer- for him.” agents. Nevertheless, Chiefs fans who former team record of 1,480 yards set haven’t had much to feel good about in by Christian Okoye in 1989. a just-completed 6-10 season are hav- Holmes, who did not become the Chiefs’ Gonzalez won’t need surgery, loses chance to try out for NBA ing a barrel of fun with this one. focus of the offense until the season KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pro a 10-day tryout with an NBA team fol- come a free agent unless the team Chiefs’ spokesman Bob Moore. Boy, did they come out ahead on the was well under way, also led the NFL Bowl tight end has only lowing the has almost cer- chooses to give him the franchise tag. Vermeil said after the game that the deal. Grbac has had the same problems with a team-record 2,169 all-purpose a knee sprain and won’t need surgery, tainly been dashed. Following an MRI exam on Mon- accident would have no impact on the in Baltimore he had in Kansas City — yards. Another team record was receiv- doctors told the . The injury might also have an affect day, doctors said there was only a Chiefs’ interest in re-signing their tight interceptions, poor decisions, discon- ing yards by a running back (614). However, Gonzalez’s dream of get- on contract negotiations. Gonzalez, sprain of the medial collateral ligament end. tent among teammates. Unselfish almost to a fault, his suc- ting an NBA tryout is shot, possibly who was unhappy with his reduced role on Gonzalez’s left knee, which he in- “No impact whatsoever. We’ve al- Holmes, on the other hand, had the cess was popular among his team- forever. He will wear a light cast for 4- in coach Dick Vermeil’s new offense, jured in Sunday’s regular-season finale ready made a very, very handsome of- greatest season of any running back in mates. 6 weeks, taking him out of next is in his contract year. If he is unhappy at Seattle. There is no cartilage dam- fer to Tony,” Vermeil said. “This won’t Chiefs’ history. Not only is he the NFL “The guy’s a real pleasure to block month’s Pro Bowl. His opportunity for with the Chiefs’ offer, he would be- age and surgery will not be needed, said change a thing.” champion in rushing and all-purpose for,” said tackle Marcus Spears. “You yardage, he has also given hope for know if you can just get him a crack, Sherman University of Kansas tops list in college basketball poll 1203 Main – Phone 899-6103 better days ahead. he can take it to the house. He’s some- www.goodlandnet.com/movies He’s the best free agent signing the thing special.” The top 25 teams in The Associated 10. Cincinnati 13-1 1,170 13 18. Gonzaga 12-2 61 22 Chiefs have ever had, and the best by One has to wonder what kind of Press’ men’s college basketball poll, 11. UCLA 11-2 1,026 14 19. Wake Forest 11-3 451 23 Behind Enemy Lines (PG-13) 12. Syracuse 13-2 988 16 20. Arizona 9-4 381 15 any team for this season. numbers he would have had if coaches with first-place votes in parentheses, 13. Iowa 12-4 821 9 — 21. Miami 14-1 378 21 PG-13: War violence, some language. Not bad for a guy who came into the had not begun the season envisioning records through Jan. 6, total points and 14. Alabama 13-2 736 18 22. Mississippi St. 14-1 241 — 7:00 • Ends Thursday league as an undrafted free agent and quarterback Trent Green as the focal previous ranking: 14. Stanford 8-3 736 12 23. Pittsburgh 14-1 227 — lost his starting job at Baltimore last point of the offense. It wasn’t until near Record Pts Pv 16. Boston College 12-2 710 11 24. Butler 13-1 186 20 17. Missouri 11-3 623 17 Ads Work! Call 899-2338 season to . mid-season, with Green struggling 1. Kansas (34) 12-1 1,722 2 25. Michigan St. 9-5 168 19 The pressure of being so close to with a punchless wide receiver corps, 2. Duke (26) 12-1 1,697 1 3. Florida (11) 12-1 1,686 3 what is likely to be a once-in-a-lifetime that Holmes was given the lion’s share 4. Maryland 11-2 1,490 8 opportunity to write his name in the of the load. 5. Oklahoma 11-1 1,362 10 Bowladium Lanes has 2 short season record book was intense leading up to Typically, he never complained — 6. Oklahoma St. 13-1 1,303 5 the season finale at Seattle on Sunday. something else that set him apart from 7. Virginia 9-1 1,283 4 8. Kentucky 9-3 1,235 6 leagues beginning soon Holmes entered the game trailing Grbac. 9. 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