Ottawa High School tops Osawatomie 64 52 in season opener
Ottawa High School Trojans defeating Osawatomie 64 to 52 to open the season. Eric Lindsey led Ottawa with 18 points while Troy Grace added 13 and Brian Dailey 11. Osawatomie's Brian Robinson poured in 22 as the Cyclones fought early before Ottawa pulled away.
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BEMIS
Ottawa High School
Osawatomie
Brian Robinson
Trojans
Ottawa
Eric Lindsey
Troy Grace
Cyclones
Gsawatomie
Ottawans
Randy Hendrickson
Brian Dailey
Robinson
Rod Madden
Madden
Kevin Connor
Grace
Hendrickson
Connor
Ottawa High
Dailey
OHS
Turner
Bonner Springs
Kansas
Lindsey
Thompson
Stewart
Wilson
Indiana Upsets BYU in Holiday Bowl Thriller
Indiana rallied from behind to beat ninth ranked BYU 38-37 after Brent Johnson missed a late 27 yard field goal. Tim Wilbur’s 62 yard punt return for a TD gave Indiana the lead at 6:53 left, as BYU fumbled away a chance to reclaim the win in the Holiday Bowl.
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SAN Diego
Brigham Young
Brent Johnson
Indiana
Tim Wilbur
Kevin Kellogg
BYU
Marc Wilson
Johnson
Wilbur
Kevin Kenley
Hoosiers
NFL Scoreboard First Round and Championship Schedule
The Associated Press lists the first round Sunday games in the National Conference Chicago at Philadelphia and American Conference Denver at Houston. Second round occurs Saturday December 29 with Philadelphia or Los Angeles at Tampa Bay and Houston or Miami at San Diego. Sunday December 30 features Miami or Denver at Pittsburgh and Chicago or Los Angeles at Dallas. AFC and NFC Championship games are set for Sunday January 20 at Pasadena with sites, teams and times to be determined.
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Los Angeles
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Miami
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Dallas
City Schedule Basketball Practice At Bart Jr High Gym
ORC extends holiday wishes to the Ottawa community. Practice is set for Thursday at Bart Jr High Gym from 1 to 4 p.m. with weekly repeats through December 20, confirming open office hours and a year-end thank you for support.
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ORC
Ottawe
Missouri to Birmingham Bowl entourage tops 56
University of Missouri officials said 56 people make up the official party for the Hall of Fame Bowl in Birmingham on December 29. The group includes the chancellor and staff, MU system president and staff, curators, athletic committee members, and spouses, with 230 total traveling at bowl expense. The band won’t go and 84 players will depart later for practice against South Carolina.
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University of Missouri
Birmingham
Sharon Yoder
South Carolina
Prep Scores From Kansas High School Matches
Baileyville 62 Wetmore 55 andover. Lenora 30 Golden Plains 42. Kingman 77 Andover 37. Mission Valley 43 Burlingame 38. Onaga 78 Osage City 51. Ottawa 64 Osawatamie 57. Remington 54 Inman 53. Rossville 60 St. Marys 55. Sliver Lake 1. Wabaunsee Tiptow a. Elbow 49 Circle 60. Clearwater 52 Goddard 77 Valley Center 53 Hesston 73 Sedgwick 45 Jackson Heights 60 Highland 39 Mulvane 49 Andale 59 Troy 60 Wathena 50.
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Andale
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Wathena
Bears and Oilers Key Week One Playoff Preview
AP predicts Chicago to upset Philadelphia 21 17 as Walter Payton and a top rushing attack power the Bears offense while Earl Campbell dominates Denver. Houston is favored 23 14 over the Broncos with Dan Pastorini exploiting a strained Denver secondary.
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Philadelphia
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Mike Phipps
Ron Jaworski
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Houston
Broncos
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Oilers
Rick Upchurch
Riley Odoms
Rob Lytle
Graig Morton
Valley College Denies Ties to Coaching Course Scandal
Valley College President Dr. Alice Thurston denied involvement in a broader scandal linking Ottawa University courses to University of New Mexico and University of Oregon athletes. Ottawa's "Current Problems and Principles in Coaching Athletics" allegedly granted credits without class attendance, with nine UNM athletes affected and several suspensions. Oregon officials said they are reviewing possible fraud. USC denied any connection.
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Alice Thurston
New Mexico
Oregon
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Earle P. Durley
Thurston
Ottawa
Durley
Valley
Anatol Mazor
University of New Mexico
Ottawa University
University of Oregon
University of Southern California
E. John Larsen
Big 8 Commissioner Seeks Credit Review of Transfers
Big Eight Conference commissioner Charles M. Nevias urged member schools to reexamine transfer credits for student athletes amid recent scandals involving bogus transcripts. He asked registrars to scrutinize summer makeup work and junior college transfers from the past three years, citing Oklahoma's 1973 74 NCAA football probation over altered transcripts and noting other cases at New Mexico and Arizona State.
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Charles M. Nevias
Nevias
Oklahoma
NCAA
New Mexico
Arizona State
Purdue Wins Opener In Kentucky Invitational
Purdue stars Edmonson Carroll and Hallman each scored 16 as the ninth ranked Boilermakers beat SMU 85 60 to open the Kentucky Invitational. Kentucky faced California later as the event began amid transfer credit controversy and alleged transcript tampering involving New Mexico Oregon and Utah athletes. The NCAA commissioner called academic trust violations potentially as serious as other recruiting offenses.
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Keith Edmonson
Joe Barry Carroll
Annette Hallman
Purdue
Southern Methodist
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
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