Pomona honors PHS athletes at banquet honoring teams
About 150 people gathered in Pomona High School’s multi purpose room Tuesday night to pay tribute to PHS football and basketball teams and coaches. Dave Hale of the Chicago Bears spoke praising the athletes and noted Pomona Indian football finished 9 0 and basketball 15 4. Hale recalled his own college debut season at Ottawa University and encouraged participation at small schools. Pomona High principal Dan Neuenswander led as MC for the Lions Club sponsored event.
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Pomona High School
PHS
Chicago Bears
Dave Hale
Bears
Pomona Indians
Hale
Ottawa University
Braves
Chicago Bear
Chicago
Pomona High
Dan Neuenswander
Lion's Club
Welda Pirates Form Semi Pro Baseball Team
Area semi pro team formed by Bob McLeod of Garnett Welda. The Welda Pirates draw players from local colleges and former pros and will compete in the Stan Musial League with Topeka Manhattan Burlingame and Garnett and in the Southeast Kansas League with Columbus Neosho Carthage Chanute and Parsons. McLeod is general manager Marvin Smith of Walsh Colo. is manager. Workouts start April 10 and 11 at 2 p.m. and continue weekly until the May 15 season start. Contact McLeod or listed local contacts to join.
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Garnett
Welda
The
Welda Pirates
Pirates
Topeka
Manhattan
Burlingame
Stan Musial
Columbus
Neosho
Carthage
Chanute
Parsons
McLeod
Marvin Smith
Walsh, Colo
Garett Smith
Brent Thompson
Bowling Scores From Industrial League At Ottawa Bowls
Scores show high games and series for multiple teams on Tuesday night. Key performers include G Simmons 196 in high game and 534 in high series for Industrial League standings, with notable marks from Vaughan, Gilges, Yost, Lichtenberger, Ferguson, Gordon and others across teams Shine’s Ottawa Co op Hugh Auto Fence’s Peoples and Todd Insurance.
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G. Simmons
Stewart
SHINE
Vaughan
Ottawa Co-Op
L. Gilges
Hughes Auto
Ball
Walken
FENCE
Yost
Peoples
Hettler
Ladies Eagles
Ledom
Haley Abstract
Everson
Lichtenberger
Todd Insurance
Campbell
Heathman
Ferguson
Arnold
Gordon
Liegerot
OHS Golfers Finish Last at Atchison Invite
Ottawa High golfers placed last at the Atchison Invitational with 18 hole totals of 185 in the two man and 392 in the four man events. Manhattan won the four man with 301 while Shawnee Mission Northwest took the two man with 156. OHS scorers included Kramer 88 Cummings 99 Boucek 94 Olmsted 111 in four man and Porter 89 Penn 96 in two man. The Cyclone team will travel to Olathe next Wednesday with 11 am starting time.
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Ottawa High
Manhattan
Shawnee Mission Northwest
OHL
Doug Kramer
Rex Cummings
B. J. Boucek
Randy Olmsted
Arecibo Observatory Leads World Radio Telescope
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico stands as the world's largest radio telescope. It operates as a national research center run by Cornell University under contract with the National Science Foundation.
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Arecibo Observatory
Puerto Rico
Cornell University
National Science Foundation
Ottawa Braces for Relays as Winn Sets Javelin Mark
Ottawa University overwhelmed William Jewell College 96-38 at Cook Field in a spring outdoor track meet. Bob Winn set a new Ottawa javelin record with 241-5 in his season debut, while Oscar Harris Ben Newson and Fred Johnson starred in sprint events. Harvey Nicholson Nate Davis led distance wins, with John Adams pacing shot put and discus. OU dominated 12 of 17 events and faces Emporia Relays next.
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Bob Winn
Ottawa University
William Jewell College
Cook Field
Braves
Winn
Spear
Ottawa
Jewell
Oscar Harris
Ben Newson
Fred Johnson
Harvey Nicholson
Nate Davis
John Adams
Cardinals
Harris
Chuck Erickson
Sid Walker
William Jewell
Gladstone
Sandberg
Dash
Schmidt
Reece
Westfall
McClung
Love
Rome
Newson
Burnett
Davis
Nicholson
Kinsch
Ottawa Johnson
Wendt
Adams
Meers
Armstrong
Bryant
Womack
Daughatthy
Hunter
Willie Starts Season As Only Willie Can
Willie Mays opens the 1971 season with a 629th career homer as San Francisco beats San Diego 4 0 in the NL opener. Other NL results: Dodgers 2 Astros 0, Cubs 2 Cardinals 1 in 10, Pirates 4 Phillies 2, Mets 4 Expos 2 in rain shortened game. Seaver bests Morton as Mets win. Giants ace Marichal backs Mays with key hits. Buckner homers for Dodgers. Ellis helps Pirates past Phillies.
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Associated Press
Say Hey
Willie Mays
Mays
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Houston
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Montreal
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Tom Phoebus
Baltimore
Giants
Juan Marichal
Padres
Bob Gibson
Cube
Ferguson
Jenkins
Billy Williams
Innin
Joe Torre
Billy Buckner
Claude Osteen
Dodgers
Astros
Buckner
Don Wilson
Willie Davis
Osteen
Tom Seaver
Mets
Expos
Carl Morton
Fillion Seeks 3000th Harness Win Amid Snow Delay
Herve Fillion, 31, pursues a historic 3,000th victory in harness racing after snow halted Liberty Bell Park. He already has 2,999 wins over 18 years, with a runner up finish in Tuesday’s fifth race after the track was iced by an April snowstorm.
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HTLS
Del'phea
Herve Fillion
Fillion
Billy Haughton
Liberty Bell Park
Liberty
Bell
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