Schur Sets 7'3 High Jump As Kansas Wins Big Eight
Barry Schur of Kansas cleared 7 feet 3 inches at the Big Eight track meet in Boulder to boost the Jayhawks to their sixth straight team title with 10014 points. Kansas State took second, Oklahoma State third, Colorado fourth, as Kansas relied on depth with runners-up and placings in 12 of 17 events. The 20-year-old Tucson native stated he was not surprised by the height after a prior 7-footer.
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Notestine Wins Booster Golf Meet
Kent Notestine of Chanute surged to the Neosho Jaco Booster Club Invitational title at Safari Golf Course with a blistering back nine. Notestine outpaced Nick LaForge of Parsons and Mike Zedrick, while 74 entries supported four flight champions all from Chanute, as the event benefited NCCJC athletic scholarships.
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Bee Bee Bee Upsets Preakness At Pimlico
Bee Bee Bee stunned the field to win the 97th Preakness at Pimlico earning $135,300 for owner and trainer. Riva Ridge and Key To The Mint were well placed but Bee Bee Bee held on as the long shot triumphed in the 13/16 mile race.
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Pacers Win Second ABA Title With 108 105 Victory
Indiana Pacers capture their second ABA championship in three years by defeating the New York Nets 108 105 in game six at Uniondale. Roger Brown scores 32 points to lead the Pacers while Rick Barry sits part of the first half with a shoulder injury and finishes with 23 points.
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Kentucky Cage Star Headed for K State
Kansas State coach Jack Hartman announced that Jerry Thruston of Owensboro Kentucky signed a national letter of intent to join the Wildcats Thruston is 6 foot 7 and 190 pounds and earned Kentucky Mr Basketball after leading Owensboro to the state title Hartman said Thruston will likely become one of Kansas State s all time greats
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Nino Samuel to Sign With Kansas Jayhawks
Topeka Salina Central star Nino Samuel, regarded by many as Kansas' top high school basketball prospect, will sign a national letter of intent with the University of Kansas. The 6-5, 220-pound forward has two All-State honors and led his team to the Class 4A state title as a junior amid interest from over 200 colleges.
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Seventh Straight Tennis Crown for Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Sooners won the Big Eight Conference tennis championship for the seventh straight time, going undefeated in all matches at the Homestead Country Club in Prairie Village Kansas. Colorado finished second with 56 points, Oklahoma State third with 53, Missouri fourth with 42, and the remaining teams Iowa State Nebraska Kansas State Kansas tallied 29 to 15 points.
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Fort Hays State Dominates AMAC Track Championship
Fort Hays State won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference outdoor track title in Hays Kansas with 135 points. Emporia State finished second with 77 points as the margins highlighted Fort Hays State’s dominance this season.
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Emporia State Defends District Baseball Crown
Emporia State wins the District 10 NAIA baseball title defeating Fort Hays State 7-6 after climbing out of the loser's bracket in Hays Kansas. The Hornets clinch the championship Saturday night.
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Trevino in Form Wins at Memphis Golf Classic
Lee Trevino fired a course-record 67 at Colonial Country Club to win the Danny Thomas Memphis Golf Classic by four strokes at 281 seven under par. He credited improved swing and putting and donated $5,000 of his $35,000 purse to St Jude's Children's Hospital.
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Minor League Scores Outlook From Wednesday Play
In the American Association results Denver defeated Wichita 21 to 10 while Iowa beat Omaha 7 to 6. Oklahoma City topped Tulsa 10 to 1 and Indianapolis won 7 to 1 against Evansville.
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Comet Girls Take Third in Inaugural State Track Meet
The Comet girls finished third at the inaugural state high school track meet in Wichita. Blue Comets earned 18 points in the Class 5A 4A 3A division led by Karen Ellis with two first places and strong showings from other sprinters.
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State track meet crowns multiple champions in Wichita
The 63rd Kansas High School Track and Field Championships saw 14 records set or tied across classes. Wichita West captured the 5A boys title with 41 points while Wellington took 8A, Marion 2A, and Ransom 1A in boys events. girls titles went to Buller in combined 5A-4A-3A and Lincoln in 2A with strong relay and sprint results from Chanute and Topeka teams.
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Golfers Take State Titles in Class 5A4A Competition
Wichita West and Newton won the four man and two man state golf championships. Rod Nuckolls of Wichita Carroll earned medalist honors with a 36 hole total of 14 over par. Chanute finished seventh in four man play and eighth overall after a tough first 18 holes, coach Ken Johnson noting weather and course challenges. Team results list Wichita West, Topeka West, Manhattan, Lawrence, Shawnee Mission South, Hutchinson, Chanute, and Great Bend in four man standings, with Newton, Winfield, Dodge City, Coffeyville, Shawnee Wade West, Wichita East, Dorado, and Shawnee Mission North in two man.
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Ace at CC On Saturday
Ed Ranz III of 1109 South Tennessee aced Chanute Country Club's 160 yard No. 5 hole with a tee shot using a 9 iron. It was his second hole in one with the first coming at the same hole 14 years earlier witnessed by Dr. Glen Ashley Bill Bodley and Orville Hedges.
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Cherryvale and Buhler Win State Golf Titles
Randy Rush of Marion Smith Center was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard causing loss of team and personal titles in the 2A 1A state golf tournament. Cherryvale captured the four man title Buhler won the two man event with Mike Howard of Buhler medalist at 132. Cherryvale led our man event with 578 as Erie placed eighth in two man with 319.
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Thurman Wins Ladies Day Golf at Safari Course
Joy Thurman won last week's Ladies Day Golf finished Friday at Safari. She shot 40, with Maxine Johnson second at 45, followed by Helen Cramer 46, Rosemary Wilson 48, and Anita Morgan 49.
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Major League Standings and Sunday Results
National League results include New York 6 3 over Boston 3 2 and Texas 5 3 over Minnesota 21 Baltimore 6 Milwaukee 0. Detroit 5 Cleveland 0. Chicago 9 California 8 Oakland 5. Kansas City 2 New York 4. Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 1 5 Montreal 0 3 Cincinnati 7 0 San Diego 2 7 Atlanta 6 1 San Francisco 4 2. First game 10 innings Chicago 3 St Louis 2 Houston 2 Los Angeles 1.
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Homers Wreck Cards and Royals as A's top Royals
The Oakland Athletics powered past the Kansas City Royals 5 to 2 with two Dave Duncan homers and three driven in. Billy Williams homered for the Cubs in a 3-2 win over the Cardinals in St. Louis amid a second inning protest over interference at second base.
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