KU Elevates Norseth Tutor To Head Job
Kansas names Bob Valesente as the 34th Jayhawks head coach after Mike Gottfried leaves for Pittsburgh. Valesente, 45, comes from Kansas staff with prior stops at Mississippi State Arizona Cincinnati and the Baltimore Colts. He vows to maintain a pass oriented offense and to recruit vigorously while surrounding himself with strong assistants. He notes Kansas can compete with Oklahoma and Nebraska with time and effort.
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E High and Bonner Win Big In Ottawa-Paola Tourney
Emporia High and Bonner Springs won twice as Ottawa Paola Invitational action continued Friday. Emporia girls routed Gardner 60 20 at Ottawa High while the Spartan boys won 54 34. Bonner Springs girls edged Emporia JV 47 42 and Bonner boys beat Empire Spar tan jayvees 74 44 at Paola.
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Heights Edge Osawatomie In OT To Reach Trojan Tipoff Final
Central Heights Vikings upset Osawatomie 45 to 43 in overtime to advance to the Trojan Tipoff Classic championship. CH trailed at times but defense and rebounding, led by Richert and Hesse, carried them despite 28.3 percent shooting. Porter led Osawatomie with 18 points before fouling out as CH set up a title showdown with Louisburg.
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Louisburg tops Central Heights in OT in Trojan Tipoff semifinal
Louisburg overcame a late CH free throw drought to force OT with Amy Dodson scoring a game high 24 as the Wildcats defeated Central Heights 56 to 52. Dodson, Foote, and Grabowski led Louisburg while Kelly Wood paced the Vikings with 20 points, sending CH to third place game.
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Williamsburg Girls Rally For Narrow Win Over Gridley
Williamsburg Panthers edge Gridley 44-42 in a Three Rivers League thriller. Audra Shepard leads with 13 points, Kelli Magrath adds 12 and 14 rebounds as Gridley’s Patti Birk and Sheila Presley pace the Bulldogs. Williamsburg hosts Marmaton Valley then treks to Melvern for a makeup vs Marais des Cygnes Valley.
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Panthers Run Past Gridley 61 24 in Road Rout
Williamsburg, led by Brian Piersol with 23 points, toppled Gridley 61 24 in a decisive boys basketball game. The Panthers pressured for 17 Gridley turnovers, including 14 steals, and built a 29 15 halftime lead before a 20 2 third quarter surge. Williamsburg hosts Marmaton Valley next Tuesday.
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Osage City Girls Rally to 52 26 Win Over Silver Lake
Osage City Indians opened strong, jumping to an 18 4 lead and cruising to a 52 26 Mid East League debut win over Silver Lake. Jennifer Hamman led with 20 points, Tami Hultgren added 12 with seven assists, while Silver Lake managed six field goals. A knee injury to reserve Michelle Lane could sideline her for at least two weeks.
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Silver Lake defeats Osage City in Mid-East League clash
Silver Lake Eagles press Osage City with a 22-6 third quarter surge to pull away for a 69-53 victory. Randy DePue and Troy Stremming led the winners with 16 and 15 points as SLHS shot 51.6 percent while Osage City struggled to 40 percent. Neil Plinsky led Osage City with 14 points and Rod Oswald added 13 with 14 rebounds between them.
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Garnett Girls Win Iola Tourney Seventh, 30 20
Garnett high school salvaged seventh place at the Iola Lions Club Invitational by defeating Iola JV 30 20. The Lady Bulldogs posted 15 steals and forced nine Garnett turnovers, with Diane Miller scoring 12 points to lead the winners.
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