May 2022

DCCC: 4 softball players earn All-Conference honors

Dodge City softball team finished out the 2022 season with a 20-28 record and four of their players earned postseason honors in the KJCCC, earning All-Conference honors on the Division I side. Freshman, Melanie Castro, and Riley Haney each picked up second-team honors at shortstop and utility, while freshman, Addison Spencer, and sophomore, Stephanie Torres earned honorable mention honors at first base and outfield, respectively.

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Southwest Kansas wheat devastated by drought

Last week saw much needed rainfall across the state, but areas in southwest Kansas missed out on it once again. Much of southwest Kansas has gone nearly 300 days without an inch of precipitation. Annual average rainfall is about 12” in southwest Kansas, and much of the area has seen about 1/3 of that over the past year and less than an inch since wheat was planted in the fall.

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