Ottawa Tips Hawks 2-1 In District 2 Final
Ottawa’s Raymond Shaffer hurled six strong innings with a two run single, beating Lawrence 2-1 in the District 2 winners bracket final at Orlis Cox Field. Beets closed it out in relief as Ottawa improved to 40-8 and moved toward the state tourney, while Lawrence faces a losers bracket final with KC 199.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa
American Legion
Lawrence
Raymond Shaffer
Legion
Orlis Cox Field
R. Shaffer
Hawks
Darren Beets
Kansas City Post
Rick Hall
Hall
Tony Reed
Beets
Bob Shaffer
Jim Ebanks
Reed
Robert Hook
Hook
John McAdoo
Jay Kandykowicz
Tom Haverty
Rod Schaub
Haverty
Ebanks
Steve
Kansas City
Shaw
Short
Kandykowicz
Barry Lawson
KC 199
Shawnee
Pittsburg
Kansas Citians
Chris Merkel
Dan Ogden
Mike Smith
Wade Smith
Dennis Dumovich
Post 199
Splitt Gives KC Staff A Boost
Paul Splittorff rallied the Kansas City Royals with eighth inning relief Friday night, aided by Doug Bird, to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4. Splittorff earned his fifth win as KC snapped a pitching- staff slump on the road trip, with Bird closing out after a bases-loaded threat.
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Kansas City
Paul Splittorff
Royals
Splittorff
Doug Bird
Toronto Blue Jays
Blue Jays
Bird
Roy Howell
Blue Jay
OHS Camp Opens To Girls For August Sports Clinic
Ottawa High advertises openings for a girls basketball and volleyball camp on August 12, 13, 15 and 16 due to staff additions. It is open to all girls entering eighth grade or higher. Contact Ike Cearfoss or Bob Duncan for details at the listed phone numbers.
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Ottawa High
Ike Cearfoss
Bob Duncan
Bowling Scores From Ladies Night Out Goodtimes Four
Bowlers across teams like LADIES NIGHT OUT GOODTIMES and MEDS-0 post top figures. Noted high series include K Ferguson 443 and L Stockard 386 while P Peal and B Walker lead individual games with 207 and 197 respectively.
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L. Platt
K. Ferguson
M. Austin
D. Wieden
L. Allen
Ford
V. Fowler
L. Pohl
C. Cl
A. Moore
L. Brockus
Merry Mothers
K. Parker
J. Schulz
FIRE
J. Teter
L. Devin
P. Peal
Vathauer
B. Walker
M. Felzzetl
Foster's 550-foot blast fuels Reds late win over Cubs
Cincinnati's George Foster hit a monumental eighth inning homer estimated at 550 feet off Willie Hernandez at Riverfront Stadium, lifting the Reds to a 5-3 10 inning victory over the Chicago Cubs. Dan Driessen added a two-run shot in the 10th as Foster's power headlines a dramatic night.
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Alex Sachare
Sparky Anderson
George Foster
Anderson
Foster
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Willie Hernandez
Riverfront Stadium
Pete Rose
Dan Driessen
Driessen
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Michalski
W. Smith
Ted Maguire
Kurt Kleinsorge
M. Smith
Jon Moore
Spreeton
Otasco
John Mayberry
Fred Patek
Frank White
Jerry Garvin
Toronto
George Brett
Joe Zdeb
RBI
Patek
Steve Staggs
White
Chicago
Garvin
Bob Bailor
Roy Hartsfield
Reds
Bicentennial Lions Club
Franklin County
Walnut
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