ssttarar--nneewwss 10 The Goodland Star-News / Friday, May 21, 2004 sports Golf tournament to help medical center The 15th annual “Slice of Life” in health care who agree to return between the player and the founda- pictures. NBA players participating are be on hand. Pender earned a gold golf tournament will open with a and work for the center. tion. Sports memorabilia autographed former San Antonio Spur George medal as part of the 4x100-meter shotgun start at 8:30 Sunday, June The tournament format consists Brenda McCants, patient rela- by celebrities from the NFL, NBA, “Iceman” Gervin and former Den- relay team in the 1968 Olympic 6, at the Sugar Hills Golf Club. of three-player teams, either men, tions and marketing director at the NHL, NASCAR and NCAA will be ver Nuggets Walter Davis and Games in Mexico City. Bud Stallworth will be there. So women or mixed. The teams will be medical center, said about 20 teams up for bid. Admission to the auction “Fatty” Taylor. Other celebrities attending in- will Jo Jo White. And Bobby Doug- divided into four flights, with the have signed up and there is still and social for those not playing in Former Denver Broncos taking clude Larry “Gator” Rivers, Bucky lass, just to name a few of the sport top three teams in each flight receiv- room for more. She said people in- the golf tournament is $30 per per- part this year include last year’s Schribner, Charley Johnson, Cliff celebrities on the list this year. ing prizes. Par for the course is 71 terested in playing in the tourna- son. honorary chairman, Billy Thomp- Meely and Douglass. Douglass, a The tournament is part of the for 18 holes, 35 on the front nine and ment should register within the next This year’s honorary chairman is son, Larry Brunson, Jack Gehrke, native of El Dorado, played quarter- “Slice of Life” benefit, including an 36 on the back. two weeks. former Kansas Jayhawk basketball John Grant, Fran Lynch, Wade back for the University of Kansas, auction, which is the major fund The entry fee is $120 per player The benefit social and auction player Issac “Bud” Stallworth. He Manning, Leroy Mitchell, Dave taking the team to the Orange Bowl raiser of the year for the Northwest or $360 per team. That includes cart will start at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 5, was the first-round draft choice for Studdard and Willie Oshodin. in 1968, and went on to the Chicago Kansas Area Medical Foundation and green fees, lunch, beverages, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars the Seattle SuperSonics in 1972 and Former members of the Kansas Bears. and the Goodland Regional Medi- and two tickets to the auction per Hall, 824 Main Ave. Guests can en- later played for the New Orleans City Chiefs include 2003’s honor- For information or to register for cal Center. player. joy hors d-oeuvres and beverages Jazz. ary chairman Walter White, Jerry the tournament, call the co-direc- Over a decade and a half, the an- Three holes will offer a special while they mingle with entertain- Former Jayhawk Jo Jo White also Corneilison, Larry Marchall, Ted tors, Dale Schields at (785) 890- nual benefit has raised almost prize for a hole-in-one. Players will ment, political and sports celebri- will be there. White was a first- McKnight, Tony Reed, Dave Lind- 6005 or Mary Ann Elliott at (785) $250,000 for the center. Some of the have the chance to win a 2004 ties. Items up for auction include round draft choice of the Boston strom and Billy Masters. 890-6024. money is used for scholarships for Harley Davidson motorcycle, an trips, hotel stays, recreation items Celtics in 1969 and played 10 sea- Olympic gold medalist, and Viet- area students studying for a career automobile or $10,000 in cash split and autographed movie posters and sons with the team. Other former nam veteran, Mel Pender also will Lady Outlaws open Cowgirls fall to Greenbacks in first round The Goodland High School soft- Windell fin- ball team played its final game of ished the season their season Saturday the season Monday against the with 19 hits, in- Lady Greenbacks of Pratt High cluding a triple Girls from Kansas and Colo- things rolling. The final game of School, losing 16-1 in the first and four dou- rado will converge on Centennial the day is expected to start be- round of the regional playoffs. bles, and drove Park for fastpitch softball action tween 3 and 4 p.m. Pratt jumped out to a 6-0 lead after in five runs. starting at 9 a.m. Saturday as The tournament, organized by the first inning, increasing its margin Jennifer Men- Goodland plays host for a tourna- the Goodland coaches, will be the to 12-0 after the second. In the third L. Gray J. Mentzer C. Schields D. Thompson T. Windell tzer finished ment for the first time in more season opener for all five teams. inning, the Greenbacks added an- with 13 hits, all than 10 years. Grady Bonsall is coaching the other four runs to make it 16-0. Pratt went on to defeat Ulysses 5- was second on the hit list with 20 singles, and drove in six runs. Joining the Lady Outlaws of Lady Outlaws this season, as- The Cowgirls got on the score- 0 Wednesday, then later that same and led the team with three triples. Schields had 14 hits and five runs Goodland will be the Burlington sisted by Chris Bauman and board in the top of the fourth when day lost to Colby 6-1 in eight innings Archer tied with Schields in runs batted in. Cougars and the Colby Sweet Randy Gausman. senior Cortney Schields hit a single in the finals. The Lady Eagles of scored with 12. As a pitcher, Lauren Gray was 3- Thunder, along with teams from Bonsall, who was an assistant to start the inning and, four batters Colby will advance to the Class 4A Sophomore Melissa Swager led 8 for the season with 29 strikeouts. Hill City and Sharon Springs. coach last season, said he has 12 later, scored on a single by senior state tournament at the Bill Burke the girls with 11 runs batted in and At the plate, she had nine hits, in- Each team, made up of girls 14 players on the team this year and Lauren Gray. Pratt failed to score in Complex in Salina May 28-29. in doubles with six. Four players hit cluding a double, and drove in and under, will play at least four that most of the teams have be- the bottom of the fourth, but the The Cowgirls ended their 2004 five doubles: Chelsea Gray, Archer, seven runs. Thompson’s pitching seven-inning games. tween 12 and 15 players. This is Greenback defense held Goodland campaign with a 4-15 overall Schields and senior Deanna Th- record was 1-5 with 18 strikeouts; The games will have a 1 hour the first season the team will be to a “three-and-out” and the game record. Freshman Chelsea Gray led ompson. on offense she had 13 hits, includ- 15 minute time limit to help keep known as the Lady Outlaws. was called on the “10 after five” the team with 24 hits, including five Five seniors played their last ing two triples, and drove also drove rule. doubles. Freshman Whitney Archer game as a Cowgirl Monday. Tomi in seven runs. Do working stopwatches exist? I bought a stopwatch about two year of transition from weeks ago for about $7. greg Division II to Division Go Cowboys It had all kinds of features, like I-AA for football. keeping the time of day, the day of Some people will the week, along with the month and stover see this as an indica- year. I could set it to read time by tion that the Great West greg’s gripes & Cowgirls! either 12 hours (regular) or 24 hours • is a temporary home, (military) time, and I could have set useful only until these it sound an alarm. school complete their Goodland High School It came with lengthy but simple too confusing and too stubborn. transition and join “real” confer- instructions how to set all these fea- Now there is a new one, the Great ences. I hope not, I believe the best tures. Not bad for $7, and it all West Football Conference.fcv solution for schools that have foot- Golf Monday, State in Emporia. worked except the timing function, The good news is that it is made ball and belong to conferences that which is what I wanted it for. up of football teams that do not be- do not sponsor it is to form football- Track Today, Regionals at Buhler; Friday and Saturday May 28 and 29, State in This is not a complaint against the long to conferences that sponsor only conferences, like the Pioneer Wichita. store — I took the stopwatch back football, such as the Mid-Continent Football League. and got my money without any and Big West conferences, which I Of course, the 2004 Great West hassle — but I still don’t have a already said was a good idea. champion will not automatically Tennis Today and Saturday, State in Topeka. functioning stopwatch, at least one The bad news is that it only has qualify for any post-season play. I’m confident will work the way it’s six teams, which makes it too small.