Stags Rally Stuns Cyclones 53 51 in EKL battle
Ottawa High led 50-38 late, but Bishop Miege stormed back with 12 straight points in the final three minutes. The Stags tied it at 51 with 49 seconds left and Tom Colwell secured the winner with a rebound bucket as time expired, after Ottawa squandered 26 turnovers and foul-line chances.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Mission
Ottawa High
Cyclones
OHS
Bishop Miege
Ottawa
Bonner Springs
Miege
Tom Colwell
Cadwell
Stags
Scott Diebold
Ken Price
Bob Duncan
Dave Gardner
Colwell
Miege eliminates Ottawa in late rally to tighten league title bid
Connor led Ottawa with 23 points in a 23 point game while Roth and Shaffer added key hoops for Ottawa but Miege surged past in the second half. Maurer grabbed 11 boards as the Stags won 53 to 47, improving to 10-6 on the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Connor
Miege
Stags
Blue Valley
Tigers
Turner
Ottawa
Olathe
Bonner Springs
OHL
Brian Coatney
Don Fields
Connor
Rick Roth
Kevin Maurer
OHS
Price
Diebold
Maurer
Thompson
Bishop Miege
Gardner
Coatney
Bizal
Fields
Cobweil
Roth
Winter
Shaffer
Stewart
Unruh
CH Earns Sweep On The Road
CH swept non league doubleheader at Eudora as CH boys won 85 to 54 and Viking girls raced to 64 to 26. Bruce Laird led CH with 18 points. Lyle Yancey added 17 and 9 rebounds. Eudora’s Jerry Allen had 20. CH girls built on halftime lead, surge in second half. Both teams head to Crest Friday.
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Eudora
Central Heights
Viking
Vikings
Bruce Laird
Lyle Yancey
Scott White
Roger Foltz
Mark Wichman
Jerry Allen
Viking Girls
Miki Strobel
Lori Ohmes
Patty Kratzberg
Rhonda Barrett
Crest
Leroy tops Pomona in tight non league showdown 72 66
Leroy outscored Pomona 26-11 in the second period aided by bench play and built a 39-30 halftime edge, then held on for a 72-66 victory. Hauser 20 and Trostze 18 led Leroy. Sanders 18 paced Pomona with Servaes 7 and Swank 10. Indians drop to 4-3, host Humboldt Friday to decide third in the Three Rivers League.
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Leroy
Pomona
Bluejays
PHS
PHL
Indians
Hauser
Trostze
Jay Sanders
Shannon Servaes
Perry Swank
Chad Thompson
Keith Longan
Humboldt
Newkirk
Gragg
Stohs
Williams
Mauser
Trasfze
Garland
Vikings Ace Gas Too Much For OU Women
Elaine Cowie starred with 27 points as Missouri Valley defeated Ottawa University 64-50 at Wilson Field House. Leann Rhoten added 15 for OU with three others scoring 10. OU, hampered by injuries, falls to 3-19. Baker looms next. Coach Bill Soucek cited rough play or looser officiating as possible causes.
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Missouri Vailey
Elaine Cowie
Ottawa University
Wilson Field House
Leann Rhoten
Robin Steen
Carita Landrum
Connie Stanley
Cowie
Baker
Bill Soucek
Whirlwinds Win Thriller In Finale
Ottawa Junior High ninth grade team edges Emporia 51 to 47 in overtime, finishing 5-10 after trailing late in regulation. Ken Brooks leads Baptist Bible with 34 points in a 105-97 college win over Missouri Valley, while Ot Emporia and B-team results noted.
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Ottawa
Emporia
Emporians
Marshall. Mo
Baptist Bible
Ken Brooks
Missouri Valley
Brooks
Patriots
Bulldogs Ambushed At Northern Heights
At Northern Heights High School Lyon County, the WHL girls fell 37 36 after Joyce Maxwell hit two free throws with 12 seconds left. The WHL boys, riding a 10 game streak, lost 56 54 as Rich Glover and Jim Biggs each scored 26. Todd Steward missed the game with flu. Both teams end season Friday at Leroy.
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Allen—Waverly
Northern Heights High School
Lyon County
Bulldogs
Heights
Waverly
Bulldog Gals
Joyce Maxwell
Wildcats
WHS
Cats
Jim Biggs
Rich Glover
Pranmer
Todd Steward
Ross Hammond
Glover
Mark Schultze
Top-Rated WHS Blasts Archrival In Lopsided Rivalry Game
Wellsville, ranked No. 1 in 3-A, defeated Baldwin 65 to 41 as Steve Smith and Steve Shelton combined for 20 points in the second period to fuel a 36-22 halftime lead. Smith 18 and Cramer 14 led Wellsville, while Baldwin’s Rhodes had 15 and Lane 14. The win sets up a Friday title showdown with Piper for the Jayhawk League crown.
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Wellsville
Baldwin
Eagles
Steve Smith
Steve Shelton
Bulldogs
Smith
Jon Cramer
Shelton
Frank Rhodes
Grant Lane
Shawn Henderson
Richard Meese
Jayhawk
Piper
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Evan Shaffer
Ottawa Junior Varsity
Ottawa IV
Harvey
Fatty
J. Lewis
Reynolds
Nelson
Lewis
Vasleywilie
Hanover
Hawkur
Pleasant Ridge
Gorham
Cheylin
Tyurrun
Goessel
Midway
Denton
Layntan
Grifinet
Fiben
Lebanon
Pontikforr
Washington
Troolenge
Baxter Springs
Horner
Weskan
Nil City
Logan
Aye
St George
Healy Hingists
Rosswille
Hoto
Dave Kaup
Braves
Whirlwinds
Vernon Pittard
Brian Dickerson
Todd Schultze
Harald Gipson
Darin Johnson
Schultze
Gipson
Scofield
Bob Rice
Northern Heights
Ditch Bucket
Carol Davis
Tammy Broyles
Waverly Boys
Olpe
Hunter Safety
Hunter
Richmond
Eastern Kansas Sportsmen's Club
Richmmnd
Area College
Kan
Park
Missouri
Val
Benedictine
Avila
Methodist
Westminster
Baptist
Cent
Bible
Southern
Evangel
Rockhurst
Western
Kansas
Hillhaven-Topeka
Joseph F. Harkins
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Petey Ceri
Cross Reference
Ottawa Public Library
Ottawa University Library
Mer
Taveae
Ee Weli
Otasco
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