DCCC: Volleyball awarded USMC/AVCA Team academic honors

The Dodge City volleyball team not only enjoyed one of their best seasons in years on the court but also excelled in the classroom during the 2021-22 school year to earn USMC/AVCA Team Academic honors. The honor marks the third time in school history to earn the distinction and the Conquistadors are one of over 1,200 collegiate and high school programs to earn the honor from the AVCA this year.

New parents can all learn baby talk

Dear Amy: I’m a new parent of a five-month-old baby. My partner and I love our baby, but we have different approaches and I’m concerned that my partner’s parenting approach won’t be good for our baby in the long term.

Antonia Gonzalez

Antonia Gonzalez, 66 of Liberal, KS., passed away on July 18, 2022. She was born June 15, 1956.

Dodge City A’s Baseball: Foxes Snap the A’s winning streak

The A’s comeback attempt fell short on July 18 as the Fort Collins Foxes picked up a 7-6 win. The A’s could not stop the Foxes early on in the game. The Foxes would get on the scoreboard in the first inning by scoring two runs. The A’s responded In the bottom of the first inning as Roberto Gonzalez hit a homerun over the center field fall to cut the Foxes lead down to just one run. Later in the inning Brenden O’Sullivan would single to center field allowing one run to score and tying up the game 2-2. The Foxes would take a 7-2 lead after they scored 4 runs in the top of the second inning and would score one run in the top of the third inning. The A’s would not score again until the bottom of the eight inning thanks to an Artie Ramirez home run. The A’s would notch three runs in the ninth inning but unfortunately the comeback attempt fell short. William Roberts took the loss for the A’s tonight. Roberts surrendered seven runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out eight. After this loss the A’s record fell to 17-16 on the season.

Dodge City A’s Baseball: A’s fall to the Larks

The A’s did not have an answer for the Hays Larks on July 19 as the A’s lost 12-2. The A’s would take an early lead in the top of the first inning thanks to a Roberto Gonzalez’s solo homer.