By Ernie W. Webb III DODGE CITY – As Burlingame coach Jeff Slater spoke to his team after Saturday’s game, he held up the Class 1A Division I third-place trophy and pointed at a couple of the shiny spots on the gold portions, comparing them to the bright spots or moments in life. Then, he […]
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By Ernie W. Webb III DODGE CITY – With the clock running down at the end of the third quarter, Centralia’s Abbie Flentie launched a shot from the right of the key. The ball ricocheted off the front of the rim, bounced off the backboard and settled into the net for a 3-pointer as the
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By Ernie W. Webb III OLPE – As the buzzer sounded ending the third quarter, Jeff Slater yelled, “One quarter! One more quarter!” as his team jogged to the bench. One more quarter to history, which became reality eight minutes later when the Burlingame girls knocked off St. Paul 44-39 in a Class 1A Division
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By Ernie W. Webb III OLPE – Survive and advance. That’s the name of the game in March, and the fourth-ranked Burlingame girls lived it Friday night during the semifinals of a Class 1A Division I sub-state. The Bearcats (19-2) trailed Madison most of the night and didn’t take the lead for good until the
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