Buffs volleyball eliminated; cross country headed to state
Wichita, Kan (westernkansasnews.com)-At mid season, not many people pegged Garden City as a state-tournament threat. But fast forward 30 days, and they gave eventual substate champ Hutchinson all they could handle.
After beating Wichita North 25-11 and 25-18 in the substate semifinals, the Buffaloes (20-17) lost a heart breaker to the Lady Salthawks in the finals 12-25, 25-22 and 25-23.
“I’m so proud of these girls,” Head Coach Abby Piha said afterwards. “The girls responded real well after a rough middle of the season.”
The Buffaloes endured a coaching change halfway through and never folded. In fact, they finished the season 14-7 in their last 21 matches and lost their final set on a foot fault.
Cross Country
Girls
Team
1. Wichita East; 2. Dodge City; 3. Garden City; 4. Campus; 5. Wichita West
Individual
1. Katy Doll (15:54); 15. Cara Hopkins (17:47); 16. Georgia Kohlhorst (17:49); 17. Logan Audrain (17:50); 23. Kasey Randall (18:34); 24. Abby Murrell (18:37); 26. Raegan Linenberger (18:45)
Boys
Team
1. Garden City; 2. Campus; 3. Wichita West; 4. Wichita South; 5. Wichita East
Individual
1. Marcus Tula (16:47); 3. Erik Chaparro (17:02); 8. Ray Urbina (17:36); 9. Luis Carmona (17:40); 23. Javier Cervantes (18:31); 28. Josue Reyes (18:42); 30. Juan Gomez (18:44)
