Nick Noskowiak is in a new city. Again. It’s his plan to make Dodge City, Kansas, his home for the next year.
Noskowiak has been a bit of a transient the past 10 months, attending three colleges in three states. Now, he’s hoping Dodge City Community College, which is a junior college, is the right fit for him to settle in, grow as a person and get back to what he does best: dominate on the basketball court.
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