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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1997
Page
10
Thursday Loap scrimmages Ottawa at 5 p.m. plus Ottawa soccer at 5 p.m. and Ottawa football at 6 30 p.m. Friday Waverly visits Olpe for high school volleyball at 4 p.m. Saturday Osage City Invitational begins at 9 a.m.
The American League East shows Baltimore leading with 83 wins while New York trails at 78 and Boston 66. Central and West divisions list partial records and teams. Tuesday results include Yankees over Oakland 18 2 and Milwaukee over Texas 11 10 in 12 innings. Thursday schedules feature Chicago White Sox at Toronto and Kansas City at Baltimore among others. National League matchups include Atlanta over Florida and Los Angeles beating San Francisco.
Baseball moves include Chuck Finley placed on the 15 day DL retroactive to August 19. Roberto Alomar and Pat Meares activated from the DL. NFL roster changes feature multiple signings to practice squads and several waiver claims across many teams.
Former Chiefs star Neil Smith, now with Denver, faces his old team as Kansas City coach Marty Schottenheimer admits Smith’s production dipped last year. The 3-4 defense and plans to spotlight Derrick Thomas shape a tense Mile High Stadium.
Williamsburg high school enters a season with five returning starters from a 25 win squad. Coach Lisa Brookover praises senior leadership and strong serving. Seniors Laura Driver and Roni Chavez earned all area honors last year with high kill and ace numbers. The Panthers open Tuesday at Central Heights and aim for continued success across routines and academics.
The Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 as Johnny Damon stole two bases and scored the deciding run in the ninth. Damon, with the green light, moved from second to third and home on Jed Hansen's grounder, snapping a five-game skid for KC and ending Baltimore's five-game win streak.
Baseball owners propose keeping the Mets in the National League and the White Sox in the American League to win votes for realignment. The Mets and Cubs oppose the plan citing potential losses in attendance and TV ratings. The proposal would place the Mets as the NL East’s sole team and move the White Sox to the AL South Midwest, with Selig needing approval from Atlanta Cincinnati and Pittsburgh amid NL opposition.
Frankie Fredericks hands Carl Lewis the baton for the final competitive race of his 17 year career at the ISTAF Grand Prix in Berlin. The crowd of 56,000 stood cheering as Lewis, with teammates Leroy Burrell, Donovan Bailey and Fredericks, won the relay. Lewis, an Olympic gold medalist and multiple world champion, thanked fans and reflected on his memories as his star-studded farewell overshadowed rivals Guerrouj and Szabo who swept all Golden Four races.
Valley City guard Jeff Boschee, a top national recruit, verbally commits to Kansas after his senior year. At 6 feet, he averages 25 points per game with strong showings at Nike All-American Camp, drawing interest from Minnesota Duke Iowa State and Arizona before formal signing in November.
The Dallas Cowboys face Pittsburgh on Sunday with Deion Sanders and Kordell Stewart in a showdown that could decide the opener. Steelers coach Bill Cowher notes Sanders remains a talented two-sport star and a key match against Stewart in his first regular season QB start.
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