From staff reports
sports@joplinglobe.com
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Nick Whetzell, a St. Mary’s-Colgan senior football player, returned home on Thursday.
Whetzell was life-flighted to Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Mo., last Friday night from the Galena High School football field after suffering an apparent stroke. He will start outpatient therapy at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg.
Donations to the family — parents are Kelly and Karen Whetzell of Franklin, Kan. — are being accepted at the Kansas Teachers Community Credit Union, 416 N. Broadway, Pittsburg.
Sports
September 18, 2008
Colgan football player returns home
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Outlaws open season Thursday on the road
Chris Oldner takes a cut during the Joplin Outlaws practice Tuesday afternoon. The Outlaws open their season on Thursday night at Rossville and play seven road games before their home opener on June 5.
The Joplin Outlaws and new coach Rob Vessell have set some lofty goals for the 2012 baseball season.
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