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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1978
Page
2
Large high school track results from a Des Moines area meet show Effingham winning multiple events with team totals including 76 for Effingham and 65 for Wellsville. Osawatomie, Gardner, Marysville and Hiawatha posted strong times in sprints and distance events while meet records and old marks were noted for several disciplines.
The meet lists multiple events with top results: 1:00.92 in sprint, relay times for Illawatha and Wellsville, and 220 dash leaders. Notable marks include McGranahan of St Marys 40-6 and 120-17 in discus, Luter of SFT long jump 16-7, and Webling of Marysville high jump 5-3, with several meet records and old records cited for context.
Wellsville Eagles dominated the White Division of the Ottawa Relays, scoring 85 points to Effingham 76 and Osawatomie 66, led by Darrell Hughes in multiple events and Tim Jamison’s javelin win. Hawk Terry honored with four individual wins for Effingham, while Gardner’s Jeff Buckingham set pole vault marks but couldn’t shift team results. Girls’ action saw Wellsville edge Hiawatha and Marysville, with Suzy Stevenson sweeping sprints and Mary Coughenour anchoring the mile relay to a record 4:19.2 as the track benefited from Thursday rain cleanup.
Baldwin swept all singles titles and won the team championship at the Ottawa High Invitational tennis meet held Thursday at Forest Park. OHS reached second in doubles with Kip Ballinger and Phil Nordeen aiding a Cyclones third place finish, while Gardner claimed top doubles and runner-up trophies. Other teams included Osawatomie Paola DeSoto and Lansing. Ottawa’s Faulkner won No 1 singles. Ballinger Nordeen No 2 doubles for the Bulldogs.
Ottawa University names Dan Gunkel, a two year OU football aide, as head basketball coach replacing Bill Frear who leaves after 23 years. Gunkel, OU staff since July 1976, has also assisted football and serves as an track coach this spring.
Tex Winter became basketball coach at Long Beach State hours after resigning from Northwestern. He signed a one year contract reported at 31524 dollars, replacing Dwight Jones who was fired. Winter has a 374 266 career record, with notable Kansas State success, and aims to restore winning traditions at the 49ers.
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