Ottawa Wins District 2 Title in State Legion A Tournament Run
Ottawa's District 2 champion team edged Kansas City Post 199 2 1 at Orlis Cox Field to clinch the district title and earn a berth to the state tournament in Pittsburg. Pitching led the comeback as Rod Schaub fired a two hitter while teammates Beets Welch Scribner and Shaffer backed the effort with timely hitting and stellar defense. Shaffer earned tourney MVP honors with two wins and a .353 average, and Ottawa claimed the sportsmanship trophy as well as four All-Tourney selections led by Beets.
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Lawrence
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Ottawa Legion
Pittsburg
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Darren Beets
Ottawa-Lawrence
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Alan Upson
Mike Stephens
Raymond Shaffer
Upson
Hawks
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Buddy Welch
Bill Scribner
Wade Smith
Schaub
Chris Meike
Heart of America
Ottawa Star
Jim Allen
Beets
Welch
Bob Shaffer
Scribner
Mike O'Toole
Steve Wolf
Dan Korona
Alan Oakley
Dennis Monahan
Steve Jeltz
Mike Stancliff
Todd Maguire
Shawn McGreevy
Paola
Dan Burgess
Tom Wiss
Bill Grosdidier
Rick Hall
Fishing in Kansas Lakes Shows Moderate Improvement
Kansas lake fishing trends upward early this week with channel and flathead catfish best. Two 40 pound flatheads were reported at Marion Reservoir spillway by a Corps of Engineers official. White bass slow but rebuilding. crappie and walleye present in deeper waters. live bait most productive. several lakes omitted from report but likely follow this pattern. John Redmond Reservoir reports generally slow fishing with flatheads below the dam.
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Jenkins Back On The Beam After Six-Week Slump
Boston pitcher Jenkins ends a six week winless stretch with a three hit victory over Oakland. He improves to 8-7 and says he feels like he’s contributing again. Other AL games include White Sox over Rangers 5-1 and Tigers over Twins 4-2. NL action sees Phillies topple Padres 2-1 in 10 innings and Braves beat Expos 5-2.
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Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres
Atlanta Braves
Montreal Expos
Steve Dillard
Vida Blue
Dwight Evans
Rick Burleson
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Chicago
Fred Patek
Minnesota
Royals Back Together as They Chase White Sox
Kansas City clinched a 6-0 win over Toronto to stay in the AL West race and set up a crucial three game series with the Chicago White Sox. Leaders Gura and Brett led a rallying Royals squad seeking a sweep to narrow the gap behind Chicago.
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Chicago White Sox
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Sox
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Chicago
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George Brett
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Texas
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