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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1997
Page
10
Friday events include Yaris Friday Track Ottawa at Blue Valley North at 3:30 p.m. Baldwin at Eudora at 4 p.m. Pomona at Burlingame at 3 p.m. Saturday golf Ottawa at Osowatomis at 9 p.m. College baseball Ottawa at Friends two games at 1 p.m.
Seft Sunday games feature Seattle at Toronto and several afternoon matchups including Boston at Baltimore Chicago at New York Yankees and Cleveland at Milwaukee. NL East shows Atlanta leading with a 14 5 record and Montreal trailing, while AL West and Central divisions list multiple teams with varying records. Saturday and Thursday notes provide additional pitchers records and game times across Philadelphia Cincinnati Montreal and St. Louis along with interleague pairings and a full slate of doubleheaders and late games.
The Seattle Mariners placed left handed pitcher Tim Davis on the 15-day disabled list. In football, the Baltimore Ravens agreed to terms with defensive tackle Tony Siragusa and the Oakland Raiders signed safety Eric Turner to a four year contract. The San Diego Chargers agreed to terms with fullback Aaron Craver for one year and the San Francisco 49ers signed wide receiver Kevin Mitchell.
Ottawa High schools dominate Bonner Springs Invitational with both girls and boys teams taking team titles. The girls scored 151 points to outpace Hiawatha, Harmon, and peers while the boys earned 132 points to edge Bonner Springs by five. Freshman Jessica Sylvester and squad aided by altered lineups powered the effort, with multiple Ottawa athletes sweeping events across sprints and field events.
Central Heights, in its first season, split with Paola, ranked No.3 in Class 4A, after an 11-5 opener win on the road and a 2-0 nightcap loss. Pitcher Phillip Pearson and hitters Chrisjohn Woolery led a 17-hit effort, while Paola ace Jon Smail held firm in the second game.
Tiger Woods reacted to Jeff Zoeller remarks about fried chicken and collard greens as inappropriate. Zoeller faced backlash with Kmart ending its endorsement and his withdrawal from the Greensboro Classic after his CNN interview comments following Woods’s Masters victory.
In Lawrence Kansas State coach Bill Snyder spoke to 11 scholar athletes at the Sunflower Chapter National Football Foundation event urging wise life choices. Terry Allen introduced Snyder sharing mutual history from 1979 and noting recruiting battles with Beisel and Wier as examples of programs shaping standout players.
Williamsburg claims the LeRoy Gridley track title with 84 points, edging Madison as the girls win four events led by Reichard Silvey Hollon in the 800 and 1600 relays and Chavez in the javelin. Boys finish with multiple top placings including Parkin in discus and javelin and Stinebaugh in the 3200.
Four home teams won by an average 20.5 points in opening playoff games. Miami routed Orlando 99-64 as the Magic slumped to a season-low 30.6 percent shooting. New York beat Charlotte 109-99, Houston toppled Minnesota 112-95, and Utah defeated the Clippers 106-86.
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