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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1973
Page
5
Ottawa High Relays face a shrinking 3-A field with only five 3-A teams, including OHS, while 4-A entrants loom strong. The meet on Friday in Ottawa runs from 9 a.m. to about 5 p.m. with finals on the track at 1 p.m. and feature events for Masters and Seniors.
The Kansas City Region SCCA and Lake Garnett Grand Prix Racing Association will not stage the July 14-15 races at Garnett Kansas. Vic Sadler says the Lake Garnett event may end, citing upgraded cars and difficulty attracting top drivers. Ralph Miller of Wichita died in last year’s crash, marking two fatalities in two years.
Ottawa Junior High ninth grade track team lost for the first time in 18 months, 71-62 to Santa Fe Trail of Olathe at Ottawa High. Olathe Millbrooke placed third with 25 points. Ottawa eighth grade swept with 74 points to Santa Fe 56 and Millbrooke 4. Eight events won by Ottawa, next meet against Osage City April 10 at 3:15 p.m.
Top bowlers Virginia Hoffman and Jim Warhurst led the week with 217 and 545 series. Alexander Doyen topped team scores at 831 and 2,448. Leaders and teams across days include Ottawa Bus first at 78-34, Franklin Savings 71-41, Arnold's Jewelry first with 66%-4914, Haley Abstract second 63-53, Rollers 59-45, Hits & Misses 55-49, and Royal-T Lanes first 33-11. June Dodd posts first 500 series. numerous splits noted.
The Ottawa University track team will compete in its first outdoor meet this season at the Pittsburg State Relays on Saturday. OU baseball, delayed by rain, faces a tentative 1 p.m. doubleheader at Orlis Cox Field against Graceland, with a Friday decision on if the twinbill will be held.
Everett's Aarher Shop led with high marks in the Twilight League. A Miller rolled 192 for 526. Multiple teams including Todd Mobile Homes and Ottawa Business posted top games with bowlers like C Hettler and G Taumberlin delivering 204 and 212 respectively. Other notable scores came from Stine, Hurmerickhouse, and Jackson, among many. The list catalogs high games and series across several teams such as Boise Cascade, Royal T League Pomona Tavern, Hereford Inn, Skateland, and more, reflecting a busy midweek bowling scene with standout performances and high averages.
Readable results from a recreation wrestling tourney list winners in Division A and B weights. Notable placers include paring by division and weight class with top names such as Rod Croucher Joe Gentner Jerry Seffers Doug Shutt Roger Maxwell Rick Croucher Rob Wheeler Joe Cain Vic White Scott Cranshaw Brian Gorton Ned Moore Scott Gage Craig Gorton Kermit Aldridge Paris Long Mark Gentner Vance Sible Jay Siders Vic Shenk Alan Maxwell Bud Wheeler Bill Gentner Kim Hamilton.
Tex Winter, former Houston Rockets coach, was named head basketball coach at Northwestern University after a three week search to replace Brad Snyder who resigned March 12. Winter, 51, will arrive Thursday and hold a Friday press conference, retaining assistants Rich Falk and Dan Davis. His career includes Kansas State from 1953 to 1967 with eight Big Eight titles and a No. 1 1958-59 team, plus stints at Washington and Marquette. He left Washington two years ago to coach the Rockets.
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