Ottawa Cyclones edge Emporia JV to finish fifth in Ottawa-Paola tourney
Ottawa High's boys, now 1-2, rallied for a 65-58 victory over Emporia JV after trailing in the final period. Tim Spears and Jon Mauszycki led with 13 points apiece, Mauszycki adding 13 rebounds, as OHS held on after late Emporia pushes amid Swartz’s critique of officiating and defense lapses.
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Rick Peterson
Ottawa High
Emporia High
Ottawa
Don Swartz
Tim Spears
Emporia
Jon Mauszycki
Cyclones
Spears
Mauszycki
OHS
Troy Lewis
Ryan Meyer
Swartz
Gary Walburn
Don Higgins
Gardner
Paola Rallies Past Ottawa High In OT 32 30
Paola Panthers overcome Ottawa High in an overtime thriller to take third place at the Ottawa Paola Invitational. DeeDee Lewis fouled out for Ottawa while Mandy Miller and Denise Schultze led scoring for the Cyclones. Holden and Hileman sparked Paola in the fourth, with Beth Hileman grabbing key rebounds for the win.
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Panthers
Denise Schultze
OHL
Paola
Tommy Holden
Ottawa
Toni Widler
Widler
Cyclones
OHS
Miller
Beth Hileman
Holden
Nikki Oliver
Schultze
Bonner Springs
Oliver
Brewer
Snider
Hileman
Zimmerman
Sammons
Millar
Sehume
D. Lawis
S. Lewis
Rutter
St Marys men and women top Ottawa Braves in road games
Saint Mary of the Plains swept Ottawa University in Dodge City, winning 86 46 in the women’s game and 62 46 for the men. Ottawa women remain 25 0 3 in conference, while the OU men are 0 3 in ECAC and 2 6 overall.
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Dodge City
Ottawa University
Saint Mary of the Plains
Kansas College Athletic Conference
Braves
St. Mary
Ottawa
Lady Braves
Saints
SMP
Marcus Franklin
Larry Williams
Jeff Bailey
Darren Bateman
Troy Piper
Joe Shaw
Washburn
Mid- America! Nazarene
Wellsville Girls Edge Olathe South For Third In Invitational
Wellsville girls finish 2-1 in Olathe South tournament with a 50-40 win over host Olathe South. Jana Wright scores 12 for Wellsville while Kari Newhouse grabs 17 rebounds and earns all-tournament honors. South vaults into fifth in boys division by defeating Eagles 51-41 behind Brad Hinkle’s 27 points.
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Olathe
Wellsville High
Olathe South
Wellsville
South
Eagles
Spring Hill
WHL
Craig Adams
Jana Wright
Randy Childs
Kari Newhouse
Falcons
Kelly Huber
Trish Becher
Brad Hinkle
Hinkle
Andio
OHS Grapplers Place Fifth at Gardner Invitational
Ottawa High finished fifth in the Gardner Invitational paced by runnerups Jim Wallace in the 128 pound class and Kris Patton in the heavyweight division. Wallace went 2-1 with a loss in the final to Walley Ballou. Patton also 2-1 with a defeat to Dean Turnier in the heavyweight crown. Other top-four finishers included Phil Murray third at 112 pounds and Darin Weatherbee third at 167 pounds. Santa Fe Trail won the team title with 185 points. the Cyclones next travel to Sumner Academy and Parsons in a double dual starting at 7:30 p.m.
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Gardner
Ottawa High
Jim Wallace
Kris Patton
Wallace
Patton
Walley Ballou
Santa Fe Trail
Dean Turnier
SPT
Phil Murray
Darin Weatherbee
Jon Negash
Murray
Weatherbee
Negash
OHL
Chad McClay
Eric Jackson
Billy Wingate
Lansing
Spring Hill
OHS
Garnett
Piper
Silver Lake
Gragg Places Second At TAC Cross Country
Jamie Gragg, 12, finished second in the 11-12 year age group at the Athletic Congress Cross Country Championships in Kings Island Ohio. He ran the 3000 meters in 11:39.03, behind Erin Racht of Niles Michigan who won in 11:36.98 amid frigid three degree temps and minus two wind chill. Gragg led most of the race before losing the lead with about 200 yards remaining.
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Kings Island
Ohio
Williamsburg
Jamie Gragg
Athletic Congress
Gragg
Erin Racht
Niles
Mich
Racht
Kelly Cook
Atlanta
Manning Burns Kentucky Again In KU Romp
Kansas defeated Kentucky 83 66 at Allen Field House as freshman star Danny Manning scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds to power the Jayhawks over the Wildcats. Kansas teammates Kellogg and Thompson added 17 and 16 points while Greg Dreiling contributed eight points and six rebounds. Kentucky’s Winston Bennett led with 14 points as Eddie Sutton noted Manning’s standout performance and potential.
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Jay Bemis Lawrence
Kentucky Wildcats
Danny Manning
Manning
Kansas
Kentucky
Allen Field House
Jayhawks
Wildcats
Duke
Larry Brown
Ron Kellogg
Calvin Thompson
Greg Dreiling
Cedric Hunter
Winston Bennett
Kenny Walker
James Blackmon
Ed Cavender
Walker
Erall
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DeeDee Lewis
Mandy Miller
Kelly Krumsick
St. Mary Sweeps Braves
Tommie Simpson
Kim Stroud
Lori Roberts
Stroud
Roseann Scott
Therese Stephens
Kyna France
Mari Parks
Janelle Flax
Maureen Kelly
St. Mary's
Cavaliers
Bob Cole
Jimmie Pratt
Pratt
Baron Prevost
T. Mary
Acosta
Parks
Ramera
France
Stephens
Hogan
Flax
Kelly
Nelson
Gale
Roberts
Towle
Scott
Cass
Elliott
Totals
Willams
Stein
Baltey
Bateman
Wilks
Hornung
Shaw
Ferguson
Fields
Noel
Ball
Blane
Provost
Franklin
Erhart
OHS Grapplers
Anal City
Kaw
Sumner Academy
Parsons
Sumner
Manning Burns
Wildcat
Steve Zuk
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