BV North Emporia Win Ottawa Relays Titles
Emporia High dominates field events and outscores Ottawa High in a RTS relay meet, while Blue Valley North edges Wellsville and Olathe North to win the boys title. Ottawa girls standout Nicole Johnson led distance wins, Angie Drake claimed shot put, and BV North led boys with 106 points to claim the title.
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Rick Peterson
Emporia High
Ottawa Girls
Ottawa
Blue Valley North
Wellsville
Olathe North
Emporia
Ottawa High
Spartans
OHS
Nicole Johnson
Cyclones
Angie Drake
Johnson
Drake
Cyclone
Sue Pack
Lori Pyle
Diane Pratt
Michelle Murphy
Sheila Lewis
Tina Soriano
Tracy Short
Karen Lewis
Miss Johnson
Mark Laws
Blue Valley
Turner
Chanute
Bonner Springs
Bonner
Mike Roush
Mark Roush
Daryl Spigle
Kevin Jackson
Laws
Stanley
Holder Leads Braves in Swede Invitational Wins
Ottawa University freshman Medelene Holder dominated the Swede Invitational with wins in the 100 and 200 meters posting times of 12.5 and 25.6 seconds. OU men Chuck Knapp placed third in javelin at 152.6 feet, Steffen Smith was fourth in pole vault at 14-6, and the Braves next compete at the Emporia Relays.
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Lindsborg
Medelene Holder
Ottawa University
Holder
Chicago
Bill Boucek
Chuck Knapp
Braves
Steffen Smith
Smith
Emporia
Middle School Track Results from Ottawa Meet
Ottawa high seventh grade girls won with 58 points over Wellsville and Osage City. Key events include Lemp 11.7 in hurdles and Baylor 13.9 in the 100. Ottawa swept relays led by Stankard Cox Walburn Bulmer in the 440 and Garcia Robertson Soriano Bulmer in the medley, with Lemp high jumping 4-2 and Johnson long jumping 12-0 in seventh grade boys.
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Ottawa
Wellsville
Osage City
Lemp
Soriano
Baylor
Stankard
Cox
Walburn
Bulmer
Garcia
Robertson
Johnson
Nance
Slankard
Ananthysene
Joran
Bohurdles
Black
Dietrich
Norwood
Dickey
Tyson
Watson
Waymire
Edwards
Goad
Chapman
Boo
Griffin
Barkley
Thurman
McGill
Simpson Wins Greensboro Open to Earn Masters Berth
Scott Simpson captures the Greater Greensboro Open with a two shot margin, finishing 6-under 282 to secure a Masters invite. He withstood late challenges from Chip Beck Clarence Rose and Payne Stewart, finishing at 284 and 285 respectively as he heads to Augusta National with $108,000 prize and his family.
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Greensboro
N.C
Scott Simpson
Augusta
Simpson
Forest Oaks Country Club
North Carolina
Hattiesburg
Miss
Augusta National
GGO
Tom Byrum
Byrum
Chip Beck
Clarence Rose
Rose
Payne Stewart
Hagler Leonard Bout Becomes Reality in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas Caesars Palace hosts a long awaited middleweight title clash between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard. The bout carries a reported 23 million payout for the pair plus potential more from closed circuit sales, drawing 15,366 live spectators under expected high drama and risk to Leonard’s eye.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Sugar Ray Leonard
Hagler
Leonard
Caesars Palace
Kevin Howard
Hagler Leonard Title Fight Looms In Mega Bout
A long anticipated middleweight showdown features Marvin Hagler defending the WBC title against Sugar Ray Leonard amid debates over the vacant IBF and stripped WBA belts. Promoter Bob Arum predicts a record gross near 80 to 100 million as Hagler and Leonard trade statements on money and legacy. The bout, likely around 8 15 PDT, will air to about 3 million viewers via 1500 closed circuit outlets.
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Leonard
Hagler
Nevada State Athletic Commission
Mike Trainer
Ray
Marvin
Alan Minter
Willie Monroe
World Boxing Council
Bob Arum
Arum
Howard
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Oliver Arrighi
Brian Taylor
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Sean Breithaupt
Eagles
WHS
Danielle Taylor
Melissa Hart
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Hagler-Leonard
Tale of the
Associated Press
Marvelona Marvin Hagler
Sugar Royal Age Hagler Teanach
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