Three Heavyweight Champs Rock Boxing World
Boxing faces a split amid three champions as Larry Holmes relinquishes the WBC title to pursue an IBF role, while Gerrie Coetzee holds the WBA belt and Greg Page or Tim Witherspoon contend for the vacant WBC title. Holmes plans a potential big-money bout with Gerrie Coetzee if negotiations with Don King align, with purse bids considered.
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Larry Holmes
Greg Page
World Boxing Council
Ken Norton
International Boxing Association
Holmes
IBF
Bob Lee
New Jersey State Athletic Commission
Gerrie Coetzee
South Africa
World Boxing Association
Page
WBC
Tim Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Coetzee
Don King
King
Larry
Pinkton Thomas
Mike Weaver
John Tate
MSU Coach and Four Die in Tennessee Plane Crash
Memphis State football coach John Rex Dockery died with three others when their twin engine plane nose-dived in fog near Lawrenceburg Tennessee. Also killed were freshman Charles Greenhill, offensive coordinator Christopher Faros, and pilot Glenn Jones. Dockery, 33, had led Memphis State since December 1980 after coaching at Texas Tech. The group was en route to a Lawrenceburg Quarterback Club awards banquet.
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Skip Latt
Associated Press
Memphis State
John
Rex"’ Dockery
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Vanderbilt
George MacIntyre
MacIntyre
Commodore
Dockery
Tennessee
Charles Greenhill
Tigers
Christopher D. Faros
Glenn W. Jones
University of Tennessee
Johnny Majors
Memphis International
Lawrence County High School
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Harriman High School
East Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Texas Tech
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Vallene
Faros
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
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Kansas City
Missouri Western
Colorado State University
Fares
Pam
Greenhill
West Tennessee
Paola Pulls Away From Ottawa In Rematch
Paola High Panthers defeated Ottawa High Cyclones 45-28 in a non league girls basketball game. Senior guards Regan Miller and Carrie Endicott led Paola with 10 points each, while OHS junior DeNa Waggoner scored 8. Paola led 15-5 after one and expanded to 37-22 by end of third, with JV also winning 25-23 as Mandy Miller scored 18 for Ottawa.
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Lebo Junior High
Appanoose
Indians
Lebo
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Daryl Altic
Steve Leakey
Tom Dodd
Shawn Markley
Jason O’connor
Paige Lyman
Jennifer Schwartz
Linda Brown
Schwartz
Susan Chase
Mary Fishburn
Waverly
PAOLA
Paola High Panthers
Ottawa High Girls
OHS
Cyclones
Terry Heathman
Panthers
Regan Miller
Carrie Endicott
Miller
Endicott
DeNa Waggoner
Lynn Mahl
Anne Maxwell
Janet
Netherland
DeeDee Lewis
Mandy Miller
Fourth Field Goal Beats Bucs 12-9 in OT
Jan Stenerud kicked four field goals to lift Green Bay over Tampa Bay 12-9 and move past George Blanda for the NFL all time record. Lynn Dickey threw for 4,196 yards, reaching 4,000 for the season as the Packers stay in playoff contention. The win ties Detroit atop the NFC Central. Tampa drops to 2-13.
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Fla
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Bart Starr
Green Bay
Packers
Stenerud
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Detroit
Starr
Chicago
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Bears
Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans Saints
Bucs
Tampa Stadium
Lynn Dickey
NFL
Kansas City
Bill Kenney
New York Jets
Joe Namath
San Diego
Dan Fouts
Cleveland
Brian Sipe
Fouts
Debrabender Paces Lyndon Past Central Heights Girls
Lyndon High 5-9 senior Dawn Debrabender scored 17 to lead the Lady Tigers to a 38-22 non league win over Central Heights. Lyndon improves to 2-2 while Heights drops to 1-3, with Lyndon building a 23-13 halftime lead and pulling away late.
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Dawn Debrabender
Lyndon High Girls
Central Heights
Debrabender
Tigers
Heights
Annette Robins
Viking
Lady Tigers
Wellsville High Alumni Night Friday at WHS Gym
Wellsville High School hosts Alumni Night Friday at WHS gym with the Eagles facing Gardner in girls junior varsity and girls and boys varsity basketball. JV girls tip at 5 p.m. followed by girls varsity and boys varsity games. Alumni admitted free. includes an alumni quiz and class recognitions.
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Wellsville High School
WHS
Eagles
Frontier League
Gardner
Misprint Costs Waverly in Osage City Invitational
In a 58-55 overtime loss to Burlington, a typographical error in the Osage City Invitational program led to a technical free throw for Burlington after Waverly’s Cindy Davis fouled out due to a uniform-number mix up. Kim Isle and Carol Skillman scored 16 and 14 for Waverly. Davis and Patti Smith made all tournament.
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Osage City
Waverly High
Burlington
Lady Bulldogs
Waverly
Cindy Davis
Davis
Kim Isle
Carol Skillman
Patti Smith
Tim Pearler
KSU Plans Drug Tests For Athletes
Kansas State University plans a mandatory urinalysis program for all athletes as early as next spring. The initiative, approved by President Duane Acker and the athletic council, aims to prevent drug use and would involve three to four tests yearly under Dr. Guy Smith leadership, focusing on alcohol, marijuana, and steroids.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State University
Dick Towers
NCAA
Towers
Duane Acker
Guy Smith
Tower
Smith
Gragg Streak Ends At Nationals in Snowy 3K
In Boys Town Nebraska Jamie Gragg of Williamsburg finished second to Sarah Chwald of Mountain Lake Washington in the girls 10 and under 3 kilometer national TAC Junior Olympics cross country. No times were recorded due to a clock malfunction. The course ran in 8 to 10 inches of snow and ice. This was Gragg's first defeat since last year's meet when she also placed second.
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Town
Neb
Jamie Gragg
Williamsburg
Gragg
Sarah Chwald
Mountain Lake
Wash
Chwald
ORC to Meet Ottawa Recreation Commission at Youth Center
The Ottawa Recreation Commission will convene at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Youth Center to evaluate youth program fees and review the auditor's report. The meeting, postponed from November 30 due to lack of a quorum, will proceed as scheduled.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
ORC
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