Ottawa seniors earn All-Sek upper division spots in football
Ottawa High School seniors Steve Matney and Mike Aspinwall earned first team berths on the All-Southeast Kansas League upper division football team. Matney, 6-2 180 pounds, is listed at quarterback with passing yards totaling 956 and a 51.5 percent completion rate. Aspinwall, 5-9 160 pounds, is a wide receiver with 31 catches and 46 points scored. Four Ottawa players also received honorable mention: Doug Rich, Tal Moses, Ryan Lynch, and Matt Reusch. Coach Ron Mann expressed mixed views on voting. he praised overall results and noted Rich’s strong season despite not making first team.
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Ottawa High School
Steve Matney
Mike Aspinwall
Aspinwall
Matney
Pittsburg
Purple Dragons
Kapaui-Mt. Carmel
Ottawa High
Doug Rich
Tal Moses
Ryan Lynch
Matt Reusch
Moses
Reusch
Rich
Lynch
Ottawa
Ron Mann
Mann
Cyclones
Steve
OHS All-League Selections Highlight Pittsburg Dominance
Pittsburg leads with eight first team picks as Coffeyville Fort Scott Independence and Ottawa players fill the rest. The list includes Kevin Boline Mike Brown Joe Fernandez and Steve Mathey among others with Honorable Mention names across several schools.
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Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Fort Scott
Independence
OHS
Kevin Boline
Brian Finamond
Pilsbreg
Mike Brown
Joe Fernandez
Mike Braschler
Bobbi Blakemore
Jason Sinn
Zach Unruh
Eric Webb
Fatt Weeks
Matt McLane
Serenebacker
Lance Hutchins
Steve Meeks
Mark Lansman
Mike Schwerken
Corey Shields
Todd Hills
Tom Dobbins
Tom Gorman
Fred Wunderly
Steve Mathey
Ottawa
Mike Aspinwall
Ottawa U Men Picked Fifth In KCAC Race
Ottawa University is projected fifth in the KCAC men’s basketball standings by league coaches at Media Day. Top teams Friends and Bethel lead the poll, with McPherson third and Kansas Wesleyan fourth. Ottawa trails at sixth through tenth, with Hill noting the team has room to improve and prove themselves.
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Wichita
Ottawa University
Kansas
Friends
Bethel
McPherson
Bulldogs
Kansas Wesleyan
Ottawa
Tabor
Southwestern
Sterling
Saint Mary of the Plains
Bethany
Steve Hill
Hill
Braves
OU Braves eye top three in ECAC race after strong add-ons
OU returns four starters from a 12 14 team and adds three junior college transfers and a freshman who have aided a 2 2 start. Hill says the aim is to crack the top three and improve on last year’s 0 6 mark against Bethel Friends and Kansas Wesleyan, with McPherson seen as a likely top contender as ECAC season begins tonight.
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Bethany
Braves
Hill
Bethel
Friends
Kansas Wesleyan
McPherson
Sterling
Tabor
Ottawa
Falcons
North Carolina Buys Out Crum's Contract
UNC pays Dick Crum 800000 over four years after resignation for erosion of support. The release cited Crum and university officials naming January 31, 1988 as the effective date and noted full honors for assistants. Swofford will lead successor search while Crum’s tenure included 72 41 3 as UNC career mark and NFL players groomed.
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Crum
UNC
First-Half KSU Onslaught Dooms Cal State Northridge
Kansas State led 45-8 at halftime and cruised to a 91-46 victory over Cal State Northridge as Fred McCoy scored 20 points and Mitch Richmond added 18. Richmond opened with four baskets including a breakaway dunk while Chuck McGavran led CSN with 14 points in the second half.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State
Cal State-Northridge
Fred McCoy
Mitch Richmond
Wildcats
Matadors
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Richmond
McCoy
Chuck McGavran
Pat Bolden
Ottawa Swim Club splits for meets at Olathe Baytown Topeka
The Ottawa Swim Club competed in three meets at Olathe Baytown and Topeka joining 420 swimmers. Daniel Pyle posted top finishes in multiple events including first in Topeka 100 free and 200 IM with strong showings in the 50 free and 100 IM. Several Pyle family members and Scott McKenzie Nathan Swearingen and Nicholas Bristow posted solid results across age groups.
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Ottawa Swim Club
Olathe
Baytown
Topeka
Daniel Pyle
Pyle
Becky Pyle
Tina Pyle
Scott McKenzie
Arid
Michelle Hoch
Nathan Swearingen
Raytown
Alex Aldacman
Nicholas Bristow
Dusty Walsh
Blakeley Earns NAIA All America Cross Country Honor
Ottawa High graduate Cindy Blakeley earned NAIA All America status for 1987 after finishing ninth at the national cross country meet in Kenosha Wis with a 17 52 clocking as Emporia State placed 11th ESU top runner she also is Academic All America with a 3 61 GPA Blakeley previously ran for Kansas and Ottawa leading All District 10 and district championships this season and was Ottawa University all district in 1986.
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Miami
Ohio
Redskins
Crum
Bill Dooley
Tar Heels
North Carolina
Associated Press
ACC
Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association
Ottawa High
Cindy Blakeley
Blakeley
Emporia State University
Kenosah
Wis
Emporia State
ESU
Hornet
University of Kansas
Ottawa University
Hill Returns To Chiefs in Waiver Claim
The Kansas City Chiefs released rookie cornerback Carlton Thomas and claimed veteran Greg Hill on waivers from the Houston Oilers. Hill, 26, played for the Chiefs from 1984 to 1986, mainly as a reserve, and intercepted eight passes.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City Chiefs
Carlton Thomas
Greg Hill
Houston Oilers
Hill
Chiefs
Quiz on Famous College Football Coaches and Ford Sale
A quiz reviews coaches Bo Schembechler Jackie Sherrill Vince Dooley Tom Osborne Johnny Majors and Lou Holtz noting Dooley and Majors won national titles. It mentions Nolan Ryan 1987 ERAs and strikeouts with 6 losses and 5 wins. Wofford College opened 1948 with 5 straight ties. Underwood's Ford sale advertises 8 cars and trucks priced to move from 1983 to 1987.
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Bo Schembechler
Jackie Sherrill
Vince Dooley
Tom Osborne
Johnny Majors
Lou Holtz
Dooley
Majors
Nolan Ryan
Ryan
Underwood's
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Redksins
Arizona
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Donnell Thompson
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Adamson Bros
Tempsta Heating and Cooling Products
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