Optimists Fall to Blue Valley in Tuesday Twinbill
Blue Valley swept Lawrence Breakfast Optimists in a two game set at Holcom Complex winning 13-8 in the opener and 3-2 in the nightcap. Blue Valley collected nine hits in the opener while Breakfast had six and two doubles in the first game. Lawrence's Levalley earned the win in game two with McKinney taking the loss.
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Blue Valley
Lawrence
Breakfast Optimists
Holcom Complex
Optimists
Baldwin
Holcom
Eterney
Meyers
Smith
Wilson
Browne
Allen and
Boldra
Beeson
Holloway
Barbee
Ib—Levalley
W—Smith
L—Allen
Six athletes qualify for Region 8 meet in Fayetteville
Lawrence Track Club qualified six athletes for the AAU Region 8 finals July 8-9 in Fayetteville Ark. In the 10 and under girls Mead Downs was second and Vickie Anderson third in the triathlon. Lawrence swept 1-2-3 in the 11-12 boys pentathlon with Howard Harris and Harold Harris leading and Danny Anderson third. Melissa Tate finished second in the 11-12 girls pentathlon. Results also list multiple team scores across divisions for men and women in 1A 2A and 4A classifications.
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Salina
Lawrence Track Club
Fayetteville
Ark
Mead Downs
Vickie Anderson
Lawrence
Howard Harris
Harold
Danny Anderson
Melissa Tate
Standings and schedules mix for major leagues and associations
The standings show Texas Medich 4-3 leading at Milwaukee Haas 5-3, Detroit Morris 8-3 at Minnesota Havens 0-1, Cleveland Blyleven 7-3 at California Forsch 8-3, Boston Tanana 2-4 at Seattle Parrott 1-5 with Thursday games Kansas City at Toronto New York at Chicago Texas at Milwaukee Detroit at Minnesota Baltimore at Seattle Boston at California. National League East standings include Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh Montreal New York Chicago with varying records. American results include Tuesday and Wednesday games across Chicago San Francisco Atlanta Houston Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis Los Angeles and more, plus minor league results Indianapolis Evansville Wichita Omaha and Denver Springfield.
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Medich
Milwaukee
Haas
Detroit
Morris
Minnesota
Havens
Cleveland
Blyleven
California
Forsch
Boston
Tanana
Seattle
Parrott
Kansas City
Toronto
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Houston
San Francisco
Atlanta
San Diego
St.Louis
American Association
Indianapolis
Oklahoma City
Evansville
Wichita
Omaha
Iowa
Denver
Springfield
Oakland
Flanagan
Langford
Leonard
Bomback
Burns
Sports on TV Schedule Midweek Baseball and Boxing
Wednesday features Atlanta against Montreal and Kansas City versus Toronto on channels C6 and 4 at 6 30. Thursday repeats the baseball doubleheader with the same matchups. Friday offers Braves vs Phillies and Royals vs Tigers at 7 with Holmes versus Spinks boxing on channels 2 and 9 27.
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Atlanta
Montreal
Kansas City
Toronto
Philadelphia
Detroit
Holmes
Spinks
KC Kings Prepare for Free Agency After Losses
The Kings face a reshaped roster as Birdsong and Wedman leave for Cleveland and New Jersey. Robinson and 6-5 Kevin Loder come aboard in compensation, with coach Fitzsimmons stressing value in shifting to slower pace to fit the new NBA rules. KC drafts Steve Johnson, Kevin Loder, and Eddie Johnson in early rounds while adding several guards and forwards through later selections.
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Phil Ford
Cotton
Phil
NBA
Kings
Birdsong
Scott Wedman
Wedman
Cleveland
New Jersey
Robinson
Kevin Loder
Alabama State
Loder
Hawerchuk lands first pick in NHL draft by Jets
Montreal AP reports Winnipeg selects Dale Hawerchuk of Cornwall Royals as the No. 1 choice, with Jets GM John Ferguson passing on multiple trades. Hawerchuk, 18, had 81 goals and 183 points in 72 QMHL games last season. Detroit AP notes Leon Spinks vows to win title against Larry Holmes in Friday fight at Joe Louis Arena. Spinks, 27, seeks redemption after prior title losses and WBC issues. He asserts readiness and plans to push Holmes hard in their heavyweight championship bout. The article adds Detroit may not sell out the 21,000-seat arena for the bout.
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Cornwall Royals
Jets
John Ferguson
Hawerchuk
The
Royals
Quebec
Detroit
Larry Holmes
Leon Spinks
Holmes
Spinks
World Boxing Council
Joe Louis
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Las Vegas
World Boxing Association
New Orleans
Ken Norton
Norton
WBC
Joe Frazier
Bob Foster
Cobo Hall
Joe Louis Arena
Brown
UCLA
Nets
Sison
Bruins
NBA
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Notre Dame
Frank Tripucka
Dan Schayes
Syracuse
Dolph Schayes
Albert King
Bernard
Golden State Warriors
Frank Johnson
Wake Forest
Washington
Eddie Johnson
Atlanta Hawks
Johnsons Dominate Draft Buzz With Surprises In NBA Picks
The NBA draft showcased surprise calls including Chibi Okayama a 7 foot 8 inch center from Osaka picked by Golden State, and Vic Sison at 5 7 1/2 feet drafted by New Jersey. Family ties and Johnsons feature prominently among draftees as five players named Johnson join 14 Johnsons already in the league.
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Okayama
University of Osaka
Golden State Warriors
Boston Celtics
Portland Trail Blazers
Jim Lynam
Kevin
New Jersey
Danny Ainge
Toronto Blue Jays
Kenny Easley
UCLA
Seattle
Chicago
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Albert King
Buck Williams
Ernest Graham
Philadelphia
Greg Manning
Denver
Jo Jo Hunter
Maryland
Colorado
Milwaukee
Johnsons
Johnson
NBA
SMU Guilty of Recruiting Violations Per NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association found Southern Methodist University football guilty of 20 to 30 recruiting violations and will impose two years of probation and a one year ban on television and bowl game appearances. The Dallas Morning News reported SMU will not appeal. official word was expected soon. SMU President Shields declined to confirm. Coaches and AD Potts were involved in the unfolding investigation.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Southern Methodist University
Dallas Morning News
SMU
NCAA
L. Donald Shields
Shields
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