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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1997
Page
9
The Ottawa schedule shows Monday through Tuesday events across tennis golf and baseball. Ottawa JV Invitational begins Tuesday with afternoon matches at 4 p.m. Ottawa hosts Baldwin at all day tennis and Atchison golf at 1 p.m. Tabor College baseball visits Ottawa for a 4 p.m. game.
The American League East shows Baltimore and Boston trailing, with New York and Toronto mid pack. Central and West divisions list Milwaukee Chicago Oakland Seattle and Texas among leaders with Friday through Tuesday game plans and key matchups across multiple venues. In the National League, Atlanta, Montreal and San Francisco push near tops as Philadelphia and St. Louis jockey for position, with a heavy slate of Monday through Wednesday games and rain delays noted.
Boston Red Sox activated Rich Gareas from the 15 day disabled list and designated RHP Pat Mahomes for assignment. Cleveland Indians recalled RHP Bartola Colon from Buffalo of the American Association.
Tim Belcher pitched six innings of six hitter to earn his 37th career complete game as Kansas City defeated Oakland 7-1. He saved the bullpen, struck out two, and worked around ninth inning trouble despite Canseco’s double and Stairs’ RBI single.
Ottawa finished 25 strokes behind winner Osawatomie in a 19-team field. Pete Kay led Ottawa with an 85, two off medalist pace, while Jared Beets and Lance Evans shot 92. Anderson County took second as Harrington and Beckman led with 76 and 78 respectively, and Anderson County led the six-man total with 491. Ottawa’s totals: four-man 367, two-man 187, six-man 554. next action is the Atchison Invitational Tuesday.
The Kansas District Optimist International will hold a junior golf tournament for boys and girls ages 14 to 18 on June 25 in Salina. Participants must qualify at pre-qualifying events on June 11 in Garden City, June 12 at Alvamar in Lawrence, and June 13 in Salina.
Pomona girls track won the Burlington Invitational with 153 points, topping Olpe 139 and Mission Valley 136. Becki Cargo won the 400 and 800, Ginger Crane took the high jump, and Emily Homer, Michelle Ames, Jennifer Green, Marion Houston, Tabitha Allis, Tracy Fritts, Kristy Hamilton, April Pollot, Angie Harmon, Melissa Kendall and relay teams contributed multiple top finishes for Pomona.
Registration for the Sixth Annual Junior High Summer Basketball League has started. Games run Tuesday and Thursday mornings in June and July. Fee is 35 dollars. Last year over 100 participants from 11 schools. For details call David Grover at 242-4751 home or 229-8020 school.
The Wellsville boys and girls teams swept titles at the Louisburg Invitational. Girls dominated with seven event wins and 122 points. Emily Bloss won two sprints and led relays. Boys claimed four wins and 106 points with Darren Coughenour taking the 3200 and Justin Oshel the javelin.
Ottawa University women’s softball went 3-2 in a KCAC round robin in Salina. They lost 2-1 to Kansas Wesleyan, defeated Friends 11-9, Tabor 12-2, and Sterling 5-4 after trailing 2-0 in the seventh. Freshman Sarah Lord earned all three pitching victories, with Heather Embry collecting six hits. OU moves to 11-17 and will face Friends in Hillsboro Friday in ECAC postseason play.
Ottawa United Soccer Club squads posted six wins and a tie over the weekend with multiple age groups winning. U-14 defeated Paola 5 1, U-12 racked up three victories, and U-10 teams won all three matches. U-17 and U-16 boys games were canceled and will be rescheduled.
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