Ottawa area college and high school hoops tease tourneys
Terry Ostmeyer spots Ottawa University Invitational January 2 3 at Wilson Field House with Emporia State Baker and Bethany as rivals. EKL shifts, Campus Invitational in Wichita January 22 24 features eight teams including Haven OHS and Ottawa. regional set March 3 7 at Ottawa with Osawatomie Eureka Fort Scott and others.
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Peabody
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Texas leads final AP poll with Penn State close behind
Texas held the No 1 spot in the AP football poll with 22 first‑place votes and 580 points. Penn State ranked second with five first‑place votes and 492 points, Arkansas fell to third after a 15–14 loss to Texas, while Ohio State, Southern California and Michigan filled the rest of the top six.
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Associated Press Sports
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Richard M. Nixon
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Missouri
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Ohio State
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Southern California
Sev
DHS Flay Héro Basketball Opener At DHS Gym
Ottawa High and Seaman of Topeka meet Lawrence rivals in the Cyclones home opener at DHS gym tonight. B team starts at 6:15 with varsity around 8 Ottawa opened Friday 68 46 loss to Lawrence Seaman beat Washburn Rural 83 69 Lawrence beat Seaman 72 65 Saturday Vikings rallied late before Lions pulled away. Cyclones also travel to Shawnee Mission Northwest Saturday night.
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Topeka
Lawrence
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Cyclones
Ottawa
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Vikings
Lions
Shawnee Mission Northwest
Scores From Associated Press Recap Of College Games
East Manhattan edged Fairleigh Dickinson 61 59, Niagara defeated Thomas More 99 77, St Bonaventure beat Xavier 82 69, Fordham topped Yeshiva 100 86, Providence 103 71 over Va Com, Vanderbilt 1044 99 over SMU, N C St 189 over Atlantic Christ 78, Kentucky 4 over No Carolina 87, Georgia 78 over Alabama 57. Midwest Michigan 86 over Marquette 178, Ohio St 106 over No Illinois 99, Indiana 102 over Kansas St , Kansas 76 over Wisconsin 60. Illinois 91 over Depauw 57, Drake 78 over U of Pacific 76, Bradley 90 over South Dakota 59, Southwest Tex A&M 109 over Midwest'n 80, Texas Tech 66 over Oklahoma 64. Arizona 81 over Baylor 76, Texas 72 over Tulane 71, Far West Seattle U 87 over Montana St 84, Utah St 126 over St Peers N d, Air Force 81 over Valparaiso Ind.
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Niagara
Thomas More
St. Bonaventure
Xavier, Ohio
Fordham
Yeshiva
Providence
Va. Com
South Vanderbilt
SMU
N.C. St
Atlantic
Chris
Kentucky
No. Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Midwest
Michigan
Marquette
Ohio St
No. Illinois
Indiana
Kansas St
Kansas
Wisconsin
Minois
Depauw
Drake
U. of Pacific
Bradley
South Dakota
Southwest
Tex
Mendell Named Ottawa High Player of the Week
OHS guard Richard Mendell earns Herald Ottawa High Player of the Week after a 9 point, 6 rebound, 3 steal start in a 68 46 loss to Lawrence. Coach Stevens praises hustle and emerging leadership on the roster.
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Herald
Ottawa
H. K. Stevens
Mendell
OHS
Lawrence
Mantle Praises Aaron as Baseball’s Best of Era
New York AP Mantle, 38, says Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves is the best ballplayer of his era. He compares Aaron to Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, calls Aaron unrecognized, and notes Aaron’s speed and precision. Mantle also discusses Mets, World Series perceptions, and his Mantle Men venture with Joe Namath.
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Joe DiMaggio
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Namath Girls, Inc
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Mets
Orioles
Ted Williams
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DiMag
Bullets Trim Knicks Lead as Bullets Beat Bulls 125-122
The Baltimore Bullets defeated the Chicago Bulls 125-122, narrowing New York’s Eastern Division lead to eight games. Gus Johnson and Earl Monroe each scored 29 for Baltimore, while Jerry Sloan had 23 for Chicago. In other NBA action, Detroit topped San Diego 111-102 with Jimmy Walker 32 points, and New Orleans beat Denver 105-99 in overtime as Harley Swift scored three straight field goals.
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Gus Johnson
Earl Monroe
Jerry Sloan
Jimmy Walker
Detroit Pistons
San Diego
Walker
Elvin Hayes
American Basketball Association
New Orleans
Denver
Harley Swift
Kentucky Takes No 1 In AP Basketball Poll After Week One
Kentucky seizes the top spot with 16 first place votes and 472 points after wins over West Virginia 106 87 and Kansas 115 8 UCLA rises to second with 3 first place votes after beating Arizona 90 65 and edging Minnesota 72 71 in OT New Mexico State sits third after a strong start South Carolina falls to eighth after losses to Tennessee and a single win Duke and others in the top ten include Davidson North Carolina Southern California Duquesne and Notre Dame
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ED Schuyler JR
Associated Press
Kentucky
UCLA
West Virginia
Kansas
Arizona
Minnesota
New Mexico State
South Carolina
Auburn
Tennessee
Purdue
Tulsa
Ohio University
Davidson
North Carolina
Southern California
Duquesne
Notre Dame
N.Y
Drake
Houston
New Mex
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South Calif
Louisville
Villanova
Marquette
Santa Clara
Ohio State
Colorado
Jacksonville
St. Bonaventure
OHS Letters 27 Gridders Nominees Named for Football
Ottawa High announces 27 players for 1969 football letters. Seniors listed include Wadkins Stauffer Tetwiler Thompson Kloster Sheldon Warnock Williamson Chapman Salb Wellington and others. Juniors Grogan Wallace Killough Bones Fredricks Chaney Blecha Good Winter Mendell Nesbit Brownrigg. Sophomores McDaniel Korkames Hughes Perkins. Remaining squad members cited with Hedrick Mobley Fairbanks Nicholson Sible Engles Waymire Stauffer Baldwin Ratliff DePriest Buckner Servatius Bledsoe Pippenger Fitzgerald Skiles Ballard Bugner McAdoo Croucher Yost Mace Bugner Terrill Mavity.
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Ottawa
Gary Wadkins
Bill Stauffer
Lee Tetwiler
Wilmer Thompson
Steve Kloster
Jeff Sheldon
Jack Warnock
Jim Williamson
Dean Chapman
Joe Salb
Pat Wellington
Steve Grogan
Mike Wallace
Bo Killough
Larry Bones
Dennis Fredricks
Chris Chaney
Bob Blecha
Gary Good
Wint Winter
Richard Mendell
Terry Nesbit
Randy Brown
Rex Pippenger
Gary Fitzgerald
Rex Skiles
Steve Ballard
Jim Bugner
Jeff McAdoo
Brad Croucher
Eddie Yost
Wade Mace
Jerry Bugner
Gary Terrill
Ron Mavity
Boxing Results in Sacramento Feature Argentine Jana Tops Moreno
In Sacramento, En rique Jana of Buenos Aires, at 134 pounds, outpointed Lalo Moreno of Mexico City, 185, in a decisive boxing bout. The result highlighted Jana's technical precision and rival Moreno's aggression over the ten round contest.
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Calif
Enrique Jana
Buenos Aires
Lalo Moreno
Mexico City
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