Ottawa Braves topple Kansas Wesleyan 98 85 at Wil son Field House
Ottawa University defeats Kansas Wesleyan 98 to 85 at Wil son Field House to surge into a four team scramble for second in the Kansas Conference. Brent Mercer and Tony Verdi lead OU with 28 and 18 rebounds total, while KWU’s LaVerle Martin scores 18. OU improves to 7 8 overall and KWU to 12 6 in league play.
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Kansas Wesleyan
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EWU
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Tony Verdi
Verdi
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Jack Stoller
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Thunder
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OU Beteam
Roy Dunn
Tony Judenis
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VanErt
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Sasser
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Stoller
German's Death Halts Bobsled Championships
The Cortina d Ampezzo world bobsled meet was halted after the death of West German driver Anton Pensberger. A sport jury canceled the event due to the tragedy and poor track conditions, with nations including Germany and Austria backing the decision. US pilots Fred Fortune and Gil Jones posted times in the event’s sole runs.
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France
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United States
Britain
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Romania
Presbies Aim For Tie In Kansas Conference Race
College of Emporia clinch at least a tie for the Kansas Conference title this week as Central Conference race narrows to four. C of E beat Baker for its 12th league win. Ottawa upset Kansas Wesleyan. Wesleyan sits 9 4, three games behind College of Emporia with five to play. C of E visits Wesleyan Tuesday and hosts Bethel Saturday. Bethany also in tied group after wins over Southwestern and Friends. Sterling earned first win, beating Bethel. Pittsburg State tops Emporia 92 74 to move into first place, Fort Hays joins second-place tie with Omaha after 75 68 win.
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Omaha
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Baldwin 85 Louisburg 67 in league tilt
Baldwin shoots 61 percent to beat Louisburg 85 to 67 in Little Seven action. Tom Swan 16 points and Dave Nutt 15 powered Baldwin, with Mark Biddle 12 and Bill Beedles 11. Louisburg top scorer Kubitzki with 15 as fouls and free throws dominated the pace. Baldwin improves to 12-3, 8-1 in league. Louisburg slips to 0-? in conference play.
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Louisburg
Bulldogs
Tom Swan
Dave Nutt
Mark Biddle
Bill Beedles
Kubitzki
Appanoose and Williamsburg Reach Franklin County Semis
In the Franklin County League grade school tournament at Williamsburg on Thursday Appanoose defeated Richmond 27 17 and Williamsburg beat Rantoul 23 21 to reach the semifinals. Princeton and Pomona had byes with semis set for Thursday night.
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Richemond
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Waverly edges Pomona 66 in non league clash
Waverly held a 30-20 halftime edge and pulled away to win 66 53 behind 20 points from Dennis Robbins and 19 from Lyle Williams. Pomona’s Warren Wittman led with 14 points as Pomona fell to 9 losses in 15 games.
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Pomona
Bulldogs
Indians
Dennis Robbins
Lyle Williams
Robbins
Williams
Warren
Palmer Tactics Win Desert Classic In Hope
Doug Sanders stormed back from six strokes and beat Arnold Palmer in a sudden death playoff at Indian Wells to win the Bob Hope Desert Classic, earning 15 000. Sanders birdied the 15th in regulation and then sank a 15-foot putt on the 15th of the playoff hole. Palmer tied on the final hole and lost the playoff on the par 3. Kneece kept in the chase with a 73 final round.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Arnold Palmer
Doug Sanders
Sanders
Palmer
Indian Wells Country Club
Indian Wells
NBC
Ottawa Sophs Defeat Olathe 52 33 basketball win
Ottawa High sophomore basketball team defeated Olathe 52 to 33 on Saturday. Box score shows players Meyers Drake Stark Queen Wallace Reynolds and Brown with varied scoring lines. totals listed as 20012010.
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Olathe
Ottawa Sophs
Meyers
Drake
Stark
Queen
Wallace
Zel
Brown
Reyenolds
DeDel
Frenchman Perillat wins Tiio Coli Cup giant slalom
France's Guy Perillat captured the Tiio Coli Cup giant slalom on Sunday to add to his victory in the special slalom the day before. There were no Americans among the international competitors.
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Italy
France
Guy Perillat
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Catfish) Kneece
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