Region 8 Junior Olympics Shatters Records At Memorial Stadium
Regional and national marks fall as John Cooley wins boys junior long jump while William Snoddy Lori Green and Mary Smith set multiple records in sprinting and jumping events. Tulsa and St Louis athletes dominate senior division with several national records and meet marks.
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Floyd Haslett
Syracuse
Neil Barrington
Duncan
Okla
Mike Flanigan
Rayton
Memorial Stadium
John Cooley
Lawrence
Cooley
William Snoddy
Tulsa
Snoddy
J.D. Hill
Lori Green
Topeka
Green
Sheila Calmese
Mary Smith
Kirkwood
Mary Kunkel
St. Louis
Jay Reardon
Kansas City
KU pupil conquers coach in Lawrence Open tennis
In the Lawrence Open Tennis Tournament Bill Clarke defeated Kansas University coach Kirkland Gates 7 6 3 6 3. Clarke won a nine point tiebreaker in the first set and broke Gates’ first serve in the second set as the match swung on pivotal, closely contested games.
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Bill Clarke
Kirkland Gates
Gates
Kansas University
Lawrence
Deuce
Clarke
Clarke defends title in 6-3 win at Missouri Valley event
Clarke of Leawood Kansas beat Gates 6-3 in a head to head match as the event featured players Dawn Johnson Mills Doane and Nordboe. Mills defeated Johnson 6-3 6-0 in women singles while Ed Doane topped Ken Nordboe 6-0 6-2 in men 35 and over.
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Mills
Johnson
Ed Doane
Leawood
Kan
Ken Nordboe
Salina
Doane
Missouri Valley
Kansas Tennis Results Show Local Wins in Open Meet
Men's singles feature Bill Clarke of Leawood defeating Kirkland Gates 7-6 6-3. Clarke and Bill DeBaum beat Nordstrom and Hedberg 6-3 6-3 in doubles. Jean Millis downed Dawn Allen Johnson 6-3 6-0. Mills and Becky Buller won 6-0 7-5 over Guilfoil duo. Ed Doane beat Ken Nordboe 6-0 6-2 with Broadie beating Cassel and Nordboe 6-2 6-0 in doubles. Carl Joost defeated Carl Mibeck 7-5 6-3. Women 25+ singles Ann Nordboe defeated Marge Doane 6-2 6-1. Mills pair beat Johnson and Thompson 4-6 6-4 6-4.
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Bill Clarke
Leawood
Kan
Kirkland Gates
Lawrence
Clarke
Bill DeBaum
Mark Nordstrom
Kevin Hedberg
Topeka
Jean Millis
Dawn Allen Johnson
Flandreau
M.D
Mills
Becky Buller
Maureen Guilfoil
Bridget Guilfoil
Overland Park
Ed Doane
Ken Nordboe
Salina
Steve Broadie
Wichita
Doane
Gary Cassel
Nordboe
Mann wins LPGA title with clutch final putt
Carol Mann claimed the $65,000 LPGA event in Columbus after a lightning delay. She tied Jan Ferraris with a six foot birdie then sunk a 24.4 foot final putt for a one over 73 final round and a 54 hole total of 209 seven under par at Riveria Country Club.
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Columbus, Ohio
Carol Mann
LPGA
Jan Ferraris
Miss Mann
Riveria
O'Toole caps comeback as Hawks top Topeka 7 6
Pat O'Toole hit a bases loaded homer in the seventh to lift the Lawrence Legion Hawks past Topeka Post 400 7 6 at Holcom Complex. Jeltz Wempe and Ice set up the rally with multiple singles as Lawrence erased a 6 3 deficit and finished with no outs. Mel Kisher earned win to move to 6 5 in the season.
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Pat O’toole
Lawrence Legion Hawks
Topeka
Hawks
Iola
Mike Sheffield
Steve Jeltz
O’toole
Holcom Complex
Jeltz
Casey Wempe
Mark Ice
Lawrence
Wempe
Mike Stanclift
Sheffield
Andy Ice
Vola Cce
Cee E Enee
Chuck Fabac
Mike Stancuff
Kern
Collins
Edwards
Dodds
Mel Kisher
Topeka Post
Pat O'Toole
Vicente Saldivar Stops Sanjo Takamori in Japan Loses
In a brief report from Los Angeles a 128 year old Vicente Saldivar of Mexico stops 128 year old Sanjo Takamori of Japan. The bout ends with Takamori conceding after Saldivar lands a decisive strike.
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Los Angeles
Vicente Saldivar
Mexico
Sanjo Takamori
Japan
Watson wins British Open with clutch 14th hole eagle
In Carnoustie Scotland Watson outlasted Jack Newton by one stroke to capture the British Open. He birdied the famed 14th then chipped in for eagle and finished 71 to clinch the title amid windy conditions. The Haskell softball team exited Oklahoma City tournament with losses.
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Watson
Newton
U.S
Carnoustie
Jack Nicklaus
Johnny Miller
Neil Coles
Haskell
Oklahoma City
Tom Watson's early swing marks rise of future Open champion
Kansas City native Tom Watson, 25, who won the British Open, began shaping his golf talent at age six by banging balls against a living room baseboard. He learned with an old St Andrews mashie club, swung it flush for 50 yards, and grew into a playoff victory over Jack Newton at Carnoustie.
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Kansas City
Tom Watson
Kansas
Tom
Watson
Carnoustie
Scotland
Jack Newton
St. Andrews
Ray Watson
Stewart
Legion Jayvee Triumphs 17-3 in Sunday Legion Polo Game
The Lawrence Legion Hawks junior varsity routed Topeka Post 400 17-3 at Holcom Complex. Ken Morris and Jay Kendrickowicz led a 17-hit attack with three hits apiece as seven runs came in the fourth inning. The game ended early under the 10-run rule with Topeka scoreless in the top of the fifth.
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Lawrence Legion Hawks
Topeka Post
Holcom Complex
Ken Morris
Jay Kandykowicz
Hawks
Topeka
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Missouri Valley Tennis Assn
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Topekan
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Carl Joost
Carl Mibeck
Ann Nordboe
Marge Doane
Jean
Phil Mills
S.D
van Thompson
John Cross
Mann
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