Red Devils Host Suco Sub Regional Track Meet
Allen County Community College hosts the Sub Regional Track Tournament with six Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division schools. Fort Scott is favored to win the team title while ACCJC aims for second, led by Doug Shreves and a standout squad including Tincher Sutterby Kuder and the mile relay. The regional meet follows in early May at Butler County Junior College El Dorado.
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Ancient Egyptians Worshiped Birds as Sacred Symbols
Ancient Egyptians venerated birds and used their images in hieroglyphic writing as symbolic characters.
Wildcats win Invitational at ACCIC meet
Moran Wildcats won the Allen County Community Junior College Invitational 52 to 41 over Humboldt with Moran standouts Andy Evans who won discus and 880 yd run and Lance Carlson long jump 20-7 3/4. Humboldt's Phil Honeycutt set a meet and school record in high jump 6-1/4. Yates Center and Eureka also posted notable marks.
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Amusement Park Proposed Near Stadium Drawing 330 Million
A Disneyland type park adjacent to the Jackson County ports complex could generate 330 million annually in spending and attract about 1.4 million visitors yearly after two years of operation. Lamar Hunt and Ewing Kauffman showed initial interest, but neither’s teams would be affected at game times. The project remains in early planning with groundwork only.
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Bay Adigun stops Lovelle Franklin in California bout
Bay Adigun of Los Angeles knocked out Lovelle Franklin of Oakland in Woodland Hills California, recording a 4th round stoppage in Tuesday's boxing card.
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Chanute sweeps NJHS meet in Chanute dual with Iola
Chanute swept all three divisions of a dual track meet against Iola Junior High. Results show detailed event wins and placements across ninth, eighth, and seventh grades with multiple athletes earning firsts in sprints, relays, throws, and jumps.
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Teacher coach joins Moran-Elsmore faculty
Unified District 256 announces Neil Wheeler will join Moran-Elsmore High School as history instructor and football coach. Wheeler graduates this spring from Friends University Wichita and has three football letters. He currently serves as assistant baseball coach at Friends and plans to move to Moran this summer.
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Early Chinese Domestication of Goldfish
Britannica notes that goldfish were first domesticated by the Chinese as early as the Song dynasty around 960, marking a long history of selective breeding and cultural significance.
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Pattin Delivers No-Hitter In Seattle Win
Pitcher Marty Pattin of Seattle threw 72 3 innings of no hit ball, finishing with a two hit game and 11 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over California for his first major league complete game. Ed Kranepool of the Mets hit his first two homers of the season in a 2-0 Mets victory over Montreal.
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KU Star Vernon Vanov Chooses CFL Over NFL
Vernon Vanov, star defensive player from the University of Kansas, plans to join the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL next season. His lawyer Phillip Miles said Vanov, at 6 feet 18 inches and 270 pounds, preferred the Canadian offer despite being drafted 3rd by the New York Giants in the NFL.
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Cuba and Spain Draw in Exhibition Water Polo
In Barcelona at the San Jorge pool 2000 fans watched Cuba and Spain tie 3-3 in an exhibition water polo match Tuesday night.
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May 24 title bout set Foster Kendall official
West Springfield Mass AP reports the May 24 light heavy weight championship fight between champion Bob Foster and challenger Andy Kendall is now official.
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