Pirates Sign Otis To Shore Up Outfield In 1984
The Pirates sign Amos Otis to a one year deal to bolster an outfield hurt by the losses of Dave Parker and Mike Easler. GM Harding Peterson hints at more moves and Otis could play up to 130 games in left or right. He brings Gold Glove defense and a career .278 average in 1,958 games.
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All-District 10 soccer team honors span Benedictine and Ottawa
Benedictine leads with five selections as Ottawa follows with four. OU's Ozzie Oliveira Mark Perdew Paul Coffey and Oscar Sanchez earn spots alongside Benedictine’s Steve Bolin Jim Kopfensteiner Joe Valenti Wayne Kissel and Pat Knott. Raven coach John Casey named district coach of the year after guiding a 1963 NAIA berth. Other honorees include Yoshiyuki Ogura Ken Weaver Al Leland from Tabor Craig Coulter and Mark Eigsti of Mid-America Nazarene and Bill Brinton of St. John’s.
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Steve Bolin
Jim Kopfensteiner
Joe Valenti
Wayne Kissel
Pat Knott
Raven
John Casey
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Tabor
Yoshiyuki Ogura
Ken Weaver
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Hawks Edge ORU 65 64 in Lawrence nonconference thriller
Kansas improved to 5-2 as Greg Dreiling led with 19 points and Cedric Hunter’s late jumper sparked a 14-2 run to erase a 52-44 deficit. Oral Roberts, paced by Mark Acres with 18 and Jeff Acres with 17, rallied to within one in the final minute before Sam Potter’s buzzer jumper made it 65-64.
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Cowley Juco Drops Football After Board Vote
Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City Kansas votes 4-2 to drop its 57 year football program for financial reasons. The school cites inability to fund a dominant program after a 1-10 season and 11-14-2 over three years. A proposal to remodel athletics failed 3-3.
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Niners Rout Cowboys Seize West Title With 42-17 Win
Lawrence Pillers sparked San Francisco with an early interception and 16-yard run set up a Montana TD, as the 49ers defeated Dallas 42-17 at Candlestick. Montana threw four TD passes, Clark left with a possible season-ending knee injury, and San Francisco finished 10-6 to clinch the NFC West while Dallas stood 12-4 heading into the playoffs. Cowboys QB White threw for 277 yards and a TD but was picked three times and fumbled twice.
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Gibbs Named NFLs Top Coach of the Year
Joe Gibbs of the Washington Redskins won the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year for a second straight season. The 14-2 Redskins topped the league, edging Chuck Noll of the Steelers and John Robinson of the Rams in votes. Gibbs credited the team and reflected on the season and coaching peers.
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Packers Fire Bart Starr After Nine Years
GREEN BAY AP nine years of patience with the Packers lacking prideful play ended with Bart Starr being fired as head coach. Starr, 49, said he had no regrets and grew up in Green Bay. Club president Robert J. Parvis cited a 23 23 record and playoff miss as grounds. The dismissal followed a season ending 23 23 tie with Chicago and boos from Lambeau Field.
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ORC Youth Basketball Rosters Third Grade Cyclones and More
Youth basketball rosters list teams in Third to Eighth grades with coaches and players for groups including Cyclones, WHILEWINDS, TWISTERS, TORNADOES, Tigers, Wildcats, Jayhawks, Cornhuskers, Buffaloes, Cowboys, Bucks, Sonics, Akers, Kings, Rockets and Nuggets. Key names include Fred Voume, Ann Peuser, Paul VanArndale, Gary Olmsted, Greg Nilges, Terry Shisler, Rick Paterson, Gary Boyer and many players such as Shelby Foltz, Eric Booker, Landon Thompson, Kenny Boyer, John Golller, Jason Ayars, and Ivan Gooding.
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Ann Peuser
Mita Barker
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Christopher Stoop
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Andrew Mayer
Bradley Horner
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Doug Toburen
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Frank Meson
Jon Mason
Natalie Salmans
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Olmsted
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Wade Watson
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Shawn Hornbuckle
Brand Nichola
Stacie Foltz
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Greg Nilges
Scott Booker
Scott Barnhart
Sasha Seymour
Kris Hodges
Pat Campbell
Brian Jones
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Tim Hough
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Terry Shisler
Fred Vollmer
Craig Schultze
Robin Woods
Sherry Pressnell
Todd Black
Mike McGill
John Robinson
Ryan Fischer
Brandi Armstrong
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Don Williams
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Tom Ratliff
Travis Bebra
Doug Underwood
John Golller
Steve DeVore
Fred Wingert
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