Rice's 14th-Inning Blast Sinks Royals 4-3
Boston edge Kansas City 4-3 in 14 innings as Jim Rice belted a 440 foot homer off Mike Jones to win for the Red Sox. Bob Ojeda earned the win after entering in the 12th, while Royals' Bud Black and Frank White contributed key early and late plays in a tense game at Kansas City.
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Doug Tucker
Kansas City, Mo
Jim Rice
Rice
Kansas City
Mike Jones
Interstate 70
Bob Ojeda
Jones
Royals
Red Sox
Bud Black
Marc Sullivan
Wade Bog
Bill Caudill
Toronto
Dim Rice
Boston
John McNamara
Royals Stadium
Churches Find Playing Site For FCCAP Softball League
The Franklin County Churches Athletic Program nears approval to use Ottawa High School grounds for its summer softball league. Ottawa Schools official Roger Nelson reportedly expressed near certainty of access. Ten men's and five women's teams are signed, with more possible as registration extends to mid May.
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Rick Peterson
Franklin County Churches
U.S.C
FCCAP
Ottawa High School
Clyde Greisen
Ottawa
Roger Nelson
OHS
Greisen
Mona Junior High Track Meet Results at Santa Fe Trail
Readable event results show Mona Pomona athletes placing in eighth and seventh grade events. Notable finishes include Anita Collins and Stacy Bone in jumps, Nicole Lantis and J J Reichard in discus, and multiple Pomona relay pairs with several top finishes across boys and girls divisions.
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Susan Prothe
Suzan Prothe
Pomona
Leanna Langley
April Webster
Ith
Braves Ink Nine Gridders Sign at Ottawa University
Ottawa University head football coach Glenn Percy announces nine signees on 6U letters of intent, eight from Kansas plus one from Cocoa, Florida. Recruits include linemen Brian Tressler Richard Estes Mike Taylor Phil Evans C.P. Ziegler Will Mellett Brett Arellano Cedric Hill and Todd Rose, with Ziegler set as a sophomore transfer. Percy aims for about 30 signees and 85 on varsity and JV, cites need for linemen and depth, notes several out-of-state visits ongoing.
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Rick Peterson
Ottawa University
Glenn Percy
Percy
Cocoa
Fila
Todd Rose
Brian Tressler
Crest High
Richard Estes
Belle Plaine
Mike Taylor
Iola
Phil Evans
Columbus
C.P. Ziegler
Coffeyville
Will Mellett
Peabody
Brett Arellano
Kansas City-Sumner
Cedric Hill
Ziegler
Jaco
Braves
Randall Stevens
Mike Mauszycki
Nick Morrissette
Keith Morgan
Mike Seiler
Ricky Johnson
Carter Paces Indians Past Orioles In 11-5 Win
Joe Carter snapped a 3-for-24 slump with a single, double and homer driving in two as Cleveland outslugged Baltimore 11-5 after squandering a 5-0 lead. The rest of the AL slate saw New York beat Chicago 3-2, California top Minnesota 9-8, Toronto 4-2 over Texas, and Boston 4-3 in 14 innings over Kansas City.
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Ken Rappoport
Cleveland Indians
Joe Carter
Carter
Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Storm Davis
New York
Chicago
California
Minnesota
Toronto
Texas
Boston
Kansas City
Willie Randolph
Tom Paciorek
Angels
Twins
Doug DeCinces
Rod Carew
Hiue Jays
Rangers
Lloyd Moseby
Damaso Garcia
Dave Stieb
Celtics edge Cavaliers in first round opener thriller
The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126 123 after a late Cavaliers run. Larry Bird scored 40 as Boston held off a comeback, while the Lakers crushed Phoenix 142 114 and Denver defeated San Antonio 141 111.
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Associated Press
Boston Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers
Boston
Cleveland
Kevin McHale
Celtics
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Denver
San Antonio
Detroit
New Jersey
Dallas
Portland
B. Free
George Karl
Cavaliers
NBA
Larry Bird
Lakers
Suns
Mike McGee
Earvin Johnson
Athletes Of The Week Named In Ottawa Area
Ottawa University track standout Karrie Brockman Vellaville's Mike Chilton and Ottawa tennis player Don Simms named Herald Athletes of the Week Brockman earned OU award with an 18 9 long jump at Park College Relays setting school and meet records and qualifying for NAIA nationals Simms won OHS Athlete of the Week with a 5 0 day including the No 2 singles title to help OHS finish second Chilton led Wellsville High to the Snow Ball Relays crown with 40 1 300m hurdles 14 9 100m dash 11 1 and a strong leg on the winning 1600 relay while edging multiple rivals for the award Simms also topped OHL golfer Keith King for the week’s honors
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Ottawa University
Karrie Brockman
Vellaville
Mike Chilton
Ottawa
Don Simms
Herald
Brockman
Park College
Parkville
Simms
OHS
Chilton
Wellsville High
Wellsville
Lyndon
Roger Summers
Ben Asbury
Cindy Scott
Burke Sink
Pomona
OHL
Keith King
Lawrence
Kan
North Dakota State
Tom Leutz
Kansas
John Schwepker
Southeast Missouri State
Leutz
Romsa
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Steve Schleicher
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Thad Combs
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Chad Chambers
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Jeff Phillippi
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Bart Branyon
Greg Getz
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