January 2023

Dodge City Rotary

Michael Mariche spoke to the Dodge City Rotary Club about the sport of Cornhole. The local Boothill Baggers club gathers weekly at the I Don’t Care activity area. All level and ages of players are welcome. Tournaments are local, area, and nation-wide. Cornhole Boards must meet specific guidelines as well as the bags that are tossed must meet specific standards. The dodge city rotary club meets Monday at noon at the United Wireless Arena.

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Hutchinson wins 80th Tournament Of Champions

The 80th Annual Tournament of Champions combined three things basketball fans love — winter weather, historic events and rarely-seen matchups. Below are the highlights from the championship game, which was claimed by Hutchinson, a 67-56 winner over Maize South The Salthawks trailed early in the contest 3-0 after a Michael Kates three pointer, but the Salthawks would pull ahead thanks to senior Garrett Robertson’s shot behind the arc, and the Salthawks never looked back.

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DCCC: National qualifying performance highlights track & field performance in first indoor meet of season

Dodge City track and field team opened the indoor season competing at the Northwest Open at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri competing against some top-notch competition. The Conquistadors were led on the day by a national qualifying performance as Brayden Bergkamp earned himself a trip to Topeka, Kansas in March to compete at the NJCAA Indoor Championships.

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DCCC: Men’s basketball comeback falls short against Cowley

Looking to bounce back after a tough road loss the Dodge City men’s basketball team ran into a feisty Cowley Tigers team and would drop their second straight contest falling 79-74. The loss moves the Conquistadors to 14-5 on the season and 10-3 in KJCCC action, and the game is the tenth in the last 14 meetings with the Tigers that has been decided by single digits.

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