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- ↑ Chaney, Charles (January 6, 2022). "How summer collegiate baseball returned to El Dorado". Butler County Times-Gazzette. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ↑ Chaney, Charles (June 3, 2021). "El Dorado Broncos abruptly cancel 2021 season". Salina Journal. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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