It seems like all the El Dorado Broncos needed from their recent down swing was a little rest.

The nearly 72 hours they re-energized the Broncos as they shut down the Gunnison (Colo.) Colts  6-1 in a Saturday first round game of the National Baseball Congress World Series.

Kirk Walker went 3-for-3 with a run and two RBIs to lead the Broncos at the plate while Charlie Lowell threw seven innings to earn the victory from the mound for El Dorado.

A full story will run in Monday’s edition of the El Dorado Times.

The Butler Grizzlies were picked by the coaches as the preseason favorite to return as Jayhawk Conference champions, a selection that surprised Grizzlies head coach Troy Morrell.

“We definitely have to rely on a number of freshmen,” Morrell said. “We (the coaches) just have to ask ourselves to do a little more.”

Fort Scott, the defending league and regional champion, was predicted to finish second, followed by Coffeyville, Hutchinson, Garden City, Highland, Dodge City and Independence.

A full story will be in Monday’s edition of the El Dorado Times.

In the game of baseball when the opposing team gives you a number of chances to get runs on the board, the team at the plate should be able to have some success at getting runs across home plate.

The El Dorado Broncos started slow in scoring runs before jumping on their opponents in their first two games of the National Baseball Congress Midwest Regional tournament at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

Blair DeBord has tried to remain confident during a rocky time at the plate this summer for the El Dorado Broncos. It’s been a matter of swinging the bat a half-second too early or too late that has been the problem.

Runners and first and third and two outs in the top of the sixth inning and the El Dorado Broncos bring in infielder Jacob White to pinch hit during a second round game of the NBC Midwest Regional at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.

El Dorado Broncos righthanded pitcher Connor Sinclair continues to dominate his opponents from the mound as the Jayhawk League schedule winds down with the Dodge City Athletics his latest victim.

The El Dorado Broncos had chances to get runs across against Dodge City starter Will Hagel with getting runners on base in six of the seven innings pitched in their Wednesday night Jayhawk League contest against the El Dorado Broncos at McDonald Stadium.

The Butler County Cubs claimed the National Baseball Congress 16-under Hap Dumont state tournament last weekend in Wichita.

Outfielder Sam Bates admits that he has been working on his swing all summer and that it’s taken some time to get used to the wooden bats.

On June 16 Diego Ballesteros was struck by a vehicle while riding on Highway 254 west of El Dorado during the Race Across America.

Area youth sharpened their basketball skills Thursday and today during the Jeff Boschee Basketball Clinic in El Dorado.

The El Dorado Broncos beat the Derby Twins 8-3 on the road Wednesday.

The El Dorado Broncos had another eighth inning rally Friday night against the Denver Cougars to record their second victory over the Colorado team during Parent’s Weekend at McDonald Stadium.
The Broncos were able to use their bunting abilities in scoring the winning run for a 2-1 victory over the Cougars.

David “Beals” Becker, a native of El Dorado and a 1903 graduate of Wentworth Military Academy was recognized again for his athletic accomplishments at the Wentworth Military Academy graduation awards ceremony.

Northwestern State pitcher Andrew Adams has liked his time with the El Dorado Broncos, but even he’s amazed at how successful he has been after being with the team for a little more than two weeks.
The lefthander hasn’t allowed a run and only two hits in 17 innings of work so far this season for the Broncos, including recording a one-hitter Thursday night in a 3-0 victory over the Denver Cougars to open Parent’s Weekend at McDonald Stadium.

El Dorado High’s Christian Locke has signed a letter to play baseball for the Butler Grizzlies starting next season.

The El Dorado Broncos clawed back from five runs down early in their matchup with the Topeka Giants at Jerry Robertson Field, but they allowed runs in the seventh and eighth innings to lose 7-6, ending a 25-game non-Jayhawk League win streak that dated back to the end of the 2008 season.

Missed chances can come back to haunt you as it did the El Dorado Broncos as the Haysville Heat scored four runs in the final two innings for a 6-3 Jayhawk League victory Tuesday night at McDonald Stadium.