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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1996
Page
2
Ottawa teams face Shawnee Heights in a Friday track meet at 3 30 p m and travel to Blue Valley for a Williamsburg Invitational, followed by Saturday endeavors with Ottawa at Gardner Edgerton at 8 30 a m for track, plus tennis matches at Blue Valley.
American League standings show Baltimore leading with a .600 pace, New York at .556, and Toronto at .450. The AP update lists these teams with win loss records and games behind, reflecting current division order and proximity.
Transactions show MLB moves with Canseco on the 15 day DL for the Red Sox and Sanderson for the Angels, Kamieniecki activated for the Yankees, Astros sign Xavier Hernandez, and NFL signings including Freddie Scott Burnell Rogues Steve McLaughlin Greg Ivy Massey and Marcus Allen to KC.
Baltimore broke a six game slide with an 11 8 win over Kansas City as five home runs fueled an 18 hit attack. Chris Hoiles hit two homers and Cal Ripken added a homer a double and two singles while Kent Mercker and Chris Haney struggled on the mound for the Royals and Orioles respectively. manager Davey Johnson credited the offense as he seeks better pitching.
Ottawa University coach Tracy Schmidt signed Lyndon star Tonia Hurt to a dual sport letter of intent to play volleyball and softball. Hurt, 6foot-1, joins Lyndon alumni Emily Mader and Katie McDonald, while filling a setter gap after Carla Philly's departure. Hurt previously impressed as an all league Lyndon setter and will also play infield for softball.
Kansas City Chiefs begin the 1996 season September 1 in Houston against the Oilers and will have four nationally televised games. Home opener at Arrowhead set for September 8 versus the Oakland Raiders with additional national telecasts planned for October 7 against Pittsburgh and October 17 against Seattle, plus Thanksgiving at Detroit and December 9 at Oakland. Regular-season schedule lists games against Denver, San Diego, Minnesota, Green Bay, Chicago, and Buffalo among others with several road trips.
Marcus Allen, the Chiefs top offensive contributor for three seasons, signed a three year contract extension on Wednesday. The eight time NFL rushing leader, 36, originally joined Kansas City in 1993 after 11 seasons with the Raiders. Terms were not disclosed. Chiefs president Carl Peterson praised Allen as a future Hall of Famer whose impact extends beyond the field.
Wellsville eighth grade boys and seventh grade girls captured team titles at a home triangular. The eighth grade boys tied Paola for the division crown at 63 points, while the seventh grade girls topped their division with 62 points. The eighth grade girls and seventh grade boys finished second.
Ottawa University, in its inaugural regular season, split with Friends University. The Lady Braves won the opener 6-3 and lost the nightcap 12-1 in five innings. Ottawa finished 6-9 in the KCAC and 7-22 overall, earning a possible fourth or fifth seed in ECAC Tournament at Lindsborg, facing Sterling at 1 p.m. in the double elimination event. Lori Whittenburg went 5-for-5 in the doubleheader, and Mischelle Morrill pitched well in the opener before Friends broke through in game two.
Don Zimmerman, who was interim coach last season, is named permanent head coach at Tabor College in Hillsboro Kansas. He succeeds Don Brubacher who resigned in mid March after a year sabbatical. Zimmerman's squad won the KCAC title and reached the NAIA II quarterfinals in Nampa Idaho. He is a 1991 Tabor graduate and former assistant coach. The Eagles went 16 0 in ECAC regular season and captured the postseason title by defeating McPherson.
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