Ottawa Falls as Kansas Wesleyan Edges Out 73 70
Ottawa University stumbled late as Kansas Wesleyan seized control in crunch time to win 73 70, dropping OU from ECAC lead chase. Verdi led KWU with 31 points, while Judenis and Stoller supplied key back up as KWU reclaimed momentum in second half. OU slipped to 10 7 overall with a 34 percent shooting night.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Salina
Ottawa University
Kansas Wesleyan
Braves
Kansas
Coyotes
College of Emporeia
Emporia
Ottawa
Bethel
Wilson Field House
McPherson
Wesleyan
Tony Verdi
Caycttes
Tony Judenis
Bob Olberding
Dave Hale
Verdi
Judenis
Greg VanErt
Kwu
Stoller
Ryun Regards Award As Something Special
Lawrence Kan AP Jim Ryun 19 world mile record holder and 37th Sullivan Award winner expresses pleasure at the recognition. The Kansas University athlete, a modest teen with a strong track year, led a field that included Don Schollander and Bill Toomey in voting results. Ryun set a 3 51.3 mile world record at Berkeley and holds other marks, with a luncheon for presentation on February 25 in Chicago.
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University of Kansas
Sullivan
Jim Bausch
Wichita
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Elkhart
Kan
Cunningham
Ryun
Bob Timmons
Kansas
Yale
Don Schollander
AAU Board of Governors
Schollander
Bill Toomey
Twoetime
Colorado
Lving
Santa Barbara
Calif
Berkeley
St. Louis
Chicago
Hee
UCLA Survives Trojan Freeze in OT to Extend Win Streak
UCLA escaped a scare as USC forced overtime before the Bruins pulled away 40-35 on Saturday to run their winning streak to 17. Lew Alcindor led UCLA with 13 points as Bill Sweek added key layups. The loss dropped top-ranked teams Vanderbilt and Tennessee in SEC action while Toledo fell to Marshall 96-81.
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Mike Becht
Associated Press
Southern California
UCLA
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Trojans
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Florida
Tennessee
Mississippi
Toledo
Marshall
Rockets
USC
Lucius Allen
Bill Sweek
Lew Alcindor
Southern
Cal
John Wooden
Ferrari Dominates Daytona 24 Hour Race Sweep
Ferrari returns to top at Daytona Continental as Bandini Amon win in a 24 hour race. Parkes Scarfiotti in Ferrari sister car place second and third while Rodriguez Guichet suffer late trouble. Porsche 6 led by Hermann Siffert finished far back.
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Fla
Ferrari
Ford
Daytona
LeMans
Enzo Ferrari
Daytona International Speedway
Lorenzo Bandini
Italy
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New Zealand
Mike Parkes
England
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Pedro Rodriguez
Mexico
Jean Guichet
France
Porsche
Hans Hermann
Germany
Jo Siffert
Switzerland
Injury Ends Wrestler’s Regional Dream at District Meet
Steve West of Ottawa High fractured his shoulder blade in the first round of his match at the Wichita Heights district meet in Wichita. He had earned regional qualification by finishing fourth in the 180-pound division. Ottawa scored 7 points, led by West’s 5, with Fred Brown and Dan Bush contributing the other points. District team totals saw Salina 114, Newton 66, Wichita Heights 64, Emporia 46, Bishop Carroll and Wichita Kapaun 41, Manhattan 37, Wichita North 29, Junction City 17, and Olathe 2.
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Ottawa High
Wichita Heights High School
Wichita
West
J. W. Emerson
OHL
Ottawa
Fred Brown
Dan Bush
Salina
Newton
Wichita Heights
Emporia
Bishop Carroll
Wichita Kapaun
Manhattan
Wichita North
Junction City
Olathe
Nebraska and Kansas Slug for Big Eight Lead in Lawrence
Nebraska and Kansas clash Tuesday in Lawrence as both sit atop the Big Eight race with 5 1 records Nebr with 5 1 Kansas 4 1 Colorado and Oklahoma State 4 2 Nebraska coach Joe Cipriano hailed the Huskers as delivering their best team effort by pressuring the ball and winning the rebounding battle Nate Branch stood out with 15 boards while Nebraska surged to as much as a 15 point lead and hit 48 percent from the floor
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Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
Nebraska
Kanesas
Lawrence
Kan
Oklahoma
Colorado
Norman
Kansas
Jayehawks
K-State
Manhattan
Joe Cipriano
Cipriano
Nate Branch
Bowling league high scores from Ottawa event
Bowing clubs list top scores for the R and M Midgets Thrasher 126 221 Termites Richeson 128 264 Hits and Misses Moore 133 232 Alley Rats Salle 107 Servatius 200 Downdrafts Barnes 126 213 Lucky Four Burns 131 Ball 241 Sunday Hi Teens Scatterbrains Chapman 159 435 Gutter Dusters Hughes 146 385 Four Flunkies Smith 138 386 Stumblers Milton 177 483 Pinheads Shisler 210 444 Bombers Cole 145 403 Grand Champion Harry Smith Supply Liegerot 197 Strange 487 Ottawa Bowl Blackstone 213 523
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Moore
Salle
Servatius
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Burns
Ball
Chapman
Hughes
Smith
Stumblers
Milton
Shisler
Cole
Harry Smith
Liegerot
Strange
Blackstone
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