County Rivals Split TRL Double Header at Central Heights
In a Three Rivers League twinbill at Central Heights, the Vikings swept Williamsburg in the boys 75 51 with strong first half, while Williamsburg freshman Kelli Magrath led the Panthers girls to a 39 32 win. CH’s win boosted their TRL mark to 7 0 and 14 17 overall.
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Central Heights
Vikings
Williamsburg
Dogs
Kelli Magrath
Panther Girls
Vikes
Magrath
Audra Shepard
Stacy Shaffer
Marie Weers
Kelly Wood
Panther Gals
Linwood
Lebo
Panther
Tri-District League Adds New Member Blue Valley Joins AAA Rank
LAWRENCE The Tri-District League adds Blue Valley as a new AAA member replacing Topeka Post 319. Blue Valley will join the East Division along with Ottawa Kansas City 199 Shawnee South Shawnee North Olathe and Leavenworth as Lawrence shifts to the West. Shawnee South and Emporia are defending divisional champs. Dennis Hurla Kansas City 199 was re elected league president Phil Comstock Leavenworth is vice president and Terry Ostmeyer Ottawa remains secretary treasurer.
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Lawrence
American Legion
Blue Valley
Legion Aaa
Topeka Post
Topeka
Ottawa
Kansas City
Pion Shawnee South
Shawnee North
Olathe
Leavenworth
Post
Emporia
Manhattan
Shawnee South
Dennis Hurla
Phil Comstock
Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa Babe Ruth League Signups Open for 1985 Season
The Ottawa Babe Ruth League invites new players and those moving up from the Ottawa Junior League to sign up this week. Returning players stay with their current team. Age rules apply: must be 13 by July 31, 1965 and not 16 by that date. Send $1 for ID card plus name, address, phone, birth date, last year’s team, and two preferred positions. Draft for new players in early March will determine 1985 team assignments.
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Ottawa
OBRL
Blackburn Ends Drought With San Diego Open Victory
Woody Blackburn finally breaks through on the PGA Tour after years of near misses, winning the Isuzu Andy Williams San Diego Open in a playoff against Ron Streck. Blackburn earns $72,000 and ends a decade-long lull as he contends through regulation and falters only on the final green. Separately, Indian Lanes hosts a Scotch Doubles Tournament with 56 couples and a March 10 rematch date.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Woody Blackburn
Blackburn
Streck
Williams
Ottawa
Bob and
Terry Moore
Bill
Peggy Hensley
Nan
Mancini May Quit After Narrow Defeat by Bramble
Ray Mancini trails on all cards after a hard fought loss to Livingstone Bramble who retains the WBA lightweight title. Bramble showed bravado and fielded future mega fights with Camacho or Pryor as Mancini contemplates retirement following two straight losses. Mancini required stitches after cuts and left the ring amid boos and respect for his effort.
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Hector “Macho” Camacho
Aaron Pryor
Bramble
Mancini
Dave Wolf
Buffalo
N.Y
Ray
Waverly High Gridder Named All America Honorable Mention
Waverly High School senior Joe Redding, 6-3, 206 pounds, earned honorable mention on the 1984 NHSCA Football All-America Team. Redding, coached by Doug Piper, starred at offensive tackle and defensive end for the 1A Bulldogs, one of only six Kansas players to gain recognition.
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Waverly
Joe Redding
Redding
Nhsaca
Doug Piper
Bulldogs
Kansas
Manhattan
Mark Wentzel
Kendall Trainor
Fredonia
Steve Mallory
Topeka West
Jay Allen
Wichita Northwest
Tim Wootter
Colby
Royals Sign Black To Two Year Contract
Bud Black the Royals top pitcher signed a two year deal worth up to 1.2 million dollars. The 27 year old left hander posted a 17 12 record in 1984 with a 3.12 ERA and led Kansas City in wins innings pitched strikeouts starts and complete games. General Manager John Schuerholz announced the pact which avoids arbitration and makes Black the fourth highest paid Royals pitcher after Leonard Quisenberry and Gura.
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Kansas City
Bud Black
Royals
John Schuerholz
Black
Bowie Leads Blazers Past Kings in Fifth Straight Win
Portland 7-1 rookie Sam Bowie scored 21 points with nine rebounds and four assists to fuel a 115-96 victory over the Kansas City Kings in Portland. Mychal Thompson led with 26 points, while Clyde Drexler and Jerome Kersey contributed strong forward play as the Blazers stretched their win streak to five.
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Portland
Ore
Sam Bowie
Kansas City
Phil Johnson
Kings
Portland Trail Blazers
Blazers
National Basketball Association
Johnson
Bowie
Blazer
Jack Ramsay
Sam
Rameau
Mychal Thompson
Thompson
Jim Paxson
Jerome Kersey
LaSalle Thompson
Eddie Johnson
Kersey
Clyde Drexler
Mychal
Ramsay
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Dale Kratzberg
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Brad Basel
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Tage
Heights
Gals
WHS
the Heights
Cagers
Pomona
Burlington
Cravens
Plercel
Mallory
Reichard
Fergvaan
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Cannady
A. Pickart
Sheldon
Weed
Wears
Pickert
Hil
Bischot
Steward
Gragg
Shepard
Shaffer
Tri-District League
Gary Kuntz
Jung
Kathy Bell
Peggy and
Jan Wards
Bill Jung
Lenny
Wolf
Lenny Mancini
Ing
Waverly High
Dennis Leonard
Dan Quisenberry
Larry Gura
Schuerholz
Buddy
Mike Woodson
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