Great Western Athletic Conference
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The Great Western Athletic Conference is a high school athletics league comprising six high schools in western Kansas
. The schools compete in interscholastic athletic competition.
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. The schools compete in interscholastic athletic competition.
Member schools
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| Colby | Eagles | Colby, Kansas Colby, Kansas Colby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,387.-History:... |
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| Goodland | Cowboys | Goodland, Kansas Goodland, Kansas Goodland is a city in and the county seat of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,489.-History:... |
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| Holcomb | Longhorns | Holcomb, Kansas Holcomb, Kansas Holcomb is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,094.-History:Holcomb is known for the murders of four members of the Herbert W. Clutter family, an incident which formed the basis of the Truman Capote book In Cold Blood.-Geography:Holcomb... |
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| Hugoton | Eagles | Hugoton, Kansas Hugoton, Kansas Hugoton is a city in and the county seat of Stevens County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,904.-History:... |
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| Scott Community | Beavers | Scott City, Kansas Scott City, Kansas Scott City is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,816.-Geography:Scott City is located at... |
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| Ulysses | Tigers | Ulysses, Kansas Ulysses, Kansas Ulysses is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,161.-Geography:Ulysses is located at... |
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