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- ↑ "Steve High, Head Coach" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2005. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Welcome to Dodge City Community College Women's Basketball - Head Coach Steve High". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ↑ Clark, Matthew. "Ex-PSU coach High resigns from DCCC". The Morning Sun . Retrieved May 24, 2018.