Final Four at the Metrodome and local softball benefit
The article lists NCAA semifinal pairings at Minneapolis with Michigan, Cincinnati, Duke and Indiana, plus a Wellsville coed softball benefit May 1-3 to fund new backstops and fields, proposing a $65 entry per team and April 24 deadline, with contact Tracy Smith. It also notes Detroit Tigers beating Kansas City Royals 10-6 in spring training and USC coach George Raveling signing a multiyear extension after sixth season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metrodome
Minneapolis
Michigan
Cincinnati
Duke
Indians
Wellsville
Tracy Smith
Haines City
Fla
Rich Rowland
Mickey Teneton
Tony Phillips
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Royals
Rowland
Luis Aquino
Testleton
Tigers
Terry Shumpert
Wally Joyner
Phillips
Dan Gladden
George Breit
Kevin McReynoldy
LOS Angeles
Southern Cal
George Raveling
Raveling
Souther Cal
The
National Associaion of Basketball Coaches
Knight
Ottawa Relays face smaller field this year
Ottawa High opens the 46th Ottawa Relays with five teams, down from 11 last year, as regional and state dates shift earlier. OHS coach Mark Laws notes schedules confused teams. returning state qualifiers headline a deeper meet led by Jeff Dieterich in the javelin and Cory Norwood in sprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Hollister
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Ottawa
Emporia
Topeka Hayden
OHS
Mark Laws
Olathe North
Blue Valley
Topeka
Highland Park
Louisburg
Laws
Jeff Dieterich
Dieterich
Cory Norwood
Duke star Laettner named AP college basketball player of the year
Duke center Christian Laettner, a four time Final Four staple, was chosen as the AP college basketball player of the year receiving 53 first place votes and 336 points. Shaquille O Neal finished second with 248 points. Others on the All-America list included Jim Jackson Harold Miner and Alonzo Mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim O’connell
Minneapolis
Duke
Christian Laettner
Associated Press
Adolph F. Rupp
University of Kentucky
Laettner
Shaquille O'Neal
Louisiana State
O'Neal
Jim Jackson
Ohio State
Harold Miner
Southern Cal
Alonzo Mourning
Georgetown
AP honors KU's coach Roy Williams as coach of the year
Kansas coach Roy Williams is named Associated Press college basketball coach of the year, the first Big Eight recipient. His 27-5 Jayhawks won the Big Eight title, earned a Midwest Regional top seed, and finished ranked No. 2 nationally. Williams edged UNLV's Jerry Tarkanian and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski in a close, 5-3-1 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Kansas
Roy Williams
Associated Press
Jim O'Connell
Minneapolis
Williams
Jayhawks
Texas-El Paso
Knight Keeps It Simple For Indiana Duke showdown
Indiana coach Bob Knight vows a back to basics plan for the NCAA semifinal with defending champion Duke. He cites fundamentals, a deliberate offense, man to man defense, and rebounding as keys while praising Calbert Cheaney and Eric Anderson for recent efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Wilstein
Minneapolis — Indiana
Bob Knight
Arcane
Duke
Metrodome
Knight
Minnesota
Also Mentioned on This Page
NCAA
Indiana
NBA
Tigers Blast KC
USC
New York
Boston
Miccai
New K
Philadelphia
Washington
Orlando
x-Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
STS
Aulants
Milwaukee
Chedotte
x-Utak
Ad San Antonio
Houston
Denver
St Sil
Dallas
Portland
x-Golden Star
x-Phoenix
Scutle
LA Clippers
LA Lakers
Sacramento A
Charlotte
Phoenix
Golden State
Utah
Seattle
Sacramento
Atlanta
New Jersey
Miami
Chicago
San Antonio
Charlote
YS Records
Ra Ree -Roys
Rogers
Leavenworth
Marks
Sumner
Aera Gheties
Smith
Junctson
Henderson
Dash Roberts
Powell
Topeka West
Taylor
Chanute
Swafford
Saaane
Bass
Iola
Bentley
Yeager
Edeneegennie Junction City
M. Burch
Browning
Saynese
McCullough
Junction City
Martinez
Duke’s
Jerry Tarkanian
UNLV
Tarkanian
Mike Krzyzewski
Perry Clark
Tulane
Pat Kennedy
Florida State
John Calipari
Massachusetts
Bob Huggins
Eddie Sutton
Oklahoma State
Krzyzewski
Huggins
Steve Fisher
Sutton
Arkansas
Kentucky
Randy Ayers
Dean Smith
North Carolina
UCLA
Hoosiers
Purdue
Buller
Notre Dame
Calbert Cheaney
Eric Anderson
Bobby Hurley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!