Derrick Thomas Service Highlights Mentorship Legacy
Members of Derrick Thomas’s circle recall his impact from junior high mentor to NFL star. Attendees include Clarence Thomas and Joe Montana as Derrick’s former teammates gather by his coffin, singing the national anthem to honor a backfield legend who gave back to the community.
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Rahman McGill
Thomas
Supreme Court
Justice
McGill
Derrick
Clarence Thomas
Joe Montana
Dave Krieg
NFL
Chiefs
Tony Richardson
Alabama
Auburn
Richardson
Central Heights Girls Rally Falls Short vs Prairie View
Prairie View built a first half lead and held on to beat Central Heights 47 47. Beccy Tooley led Central Heights with 22 points while Jamie Ryan added 11. Coaches cited a loss of intensity in the second half as the difference.
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Prairie View
Vikings
Central Heights
John Schultze
Schultze
Beccy Tooley
Jamie Ryan
Pleasanton
Prairia View
Shay
Price
Stange
Foreman
Rhynerson
Missouri Overcomes Tech To Win 86 76 In Lubbock
Missouri, trailing by 11 in the second half, rode Kareem Rush to an 86-76 victory at Texas Tech. Rush topped with 31 points including two crucial third 3s, while Keyon Dooling 19 and Clarence Gilbert 16 aided the Tigers. Rayford Young led Tech with 26 as James Ware added 17.
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Lubbock
Texas
Missouri
Tigers
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
Kareem Rush
Quin Snyder
Tech
Raiders
Red Raider
James Dickey
Rush
T.J. Sovoye
Keyon Dooling
Clarence Gilbert
Sovoye
Rayford Young
Ware
Mario Layne
Sanders ordered to repay signing bonus over retirement
An arbitrator ruled Barry Sanders must repay one sixth of his $11 million 1997 signing bonus for each year he remains retired. The Lions will seek $1.833 million annually as he stays away, with $1.75 million already withheld. Both teams claim victory amid ongoing discussions of his return or release.
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Detroit
Detroit Lions
Barry Sanders
Sanders
Lions
NFL
Harold Henderson
Walter Payton
Ware
Kagel
Chuck Schmidt
Sam Kagel
Barry
Schmidt
Sumner Downs Ottawa as Drumright Sparks Comeback
Sumner Academy surged past Ottawa 80-76 as sophomore Cale Drumright led a late charge with four 3s and 14 points in the final period. Ottawa, 6-11 overall and 2-6 in the Huron League, had led 44-32 entering the fourth but faded after Sumner’s decisive 53-40 run.
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Forge
Sabres
Cale Drumright
Ottawa
Atchison
Gillihan
Adam
Sumner Academy
Chris Hermreck
Rock Sumner
Ottawa Frosh
Sumner
Ottawa eighth graders fall to Washburn Rural in title game
Washburn Rural defeated Ottawa 43 to 31 to snap the Ottawa eighth grade boys basketball win streak of 29 games and claim the Ottawa Middle School Invitational championship. Ottawa finished 14-1 with Lee Baldwin leading scorers and Maxwell adding 6.
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Ottawa
Washburn Rural
Lee Baldwin
Andrew Maxwell
Gabe Sheffield
Drew Waldron
Will Hendrix
Logan
Northern Hills
Maxwell
Baldwin
Bonner Clark
Caleb Blakesley
Ryan Kaub
Will Baldwin
Northern Heights
Blakesley
Shane Kloog
Baseball clinics set by Cal Ripkin Bambino League
The Cal Ripkin Bambino League preseason clinic will be held this Sunday and Feb 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information call 242-1939.
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Cal Ripkin
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