Ottawa Cyclones Clinch East Kansas League Title
Ottawa High dominated Olathe 67-41 to secure a second straight ERL championship. Chaney, Grogan, and Mendell led with 16, 17, and 15 points as Ottawa built margins to 63-34 late, while a stifling defense held Olathe to 29 percent shooting and 13 turnovers.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa High
Olathe
OHS
Ottawa
Cyclones
Rainus
OHL
Chris Chaney
Steve Grogan
Richard Mendell
Chaney
Grogan
Mendell
Eagles
Olsbe
Caroma
Tony Penn
Mack Bowen
Tom Bachelor
Brad McKaig
Wayne Bailey
Dan Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Terry McDaniel
Porter
Penn
M. Wallace
Drumright
Bulmer
Totals
Bowen
McKaig
Bailey
Bachelor
Matthews
Parrott
Duncan
Meeker
Brown Sees Hope For Blacks On Tour
Pete Brown, the lone black contender among 146 at the PGA championship in Palm Beach Gardens, believes a black major winner could emerge. He notes lack of current stars pushes Black youth toward other sports, cites Charlie Sifford and Lee Elder as pioneers, and recalls his own comeback from polio to a successful PGA career.
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Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
Pete Brown
Brown
Charlie Sifford
Lee Elder
Him Dent
Los Angeles
Curtis Sifford
Charlie
Charles Owens
George Johnson
Mississippi
Detroit
Andy Williams
San Diego
Tony Jacklin
City League Goes Tonight Basketball Slate Revived
City League resumes with A and B division games tonight replacing the Church League that was announced Wednesday. Regular matches are set across local gyms as teams vie for early season standings.
Baldwin Cruises To District Title Clash
Baldwin roared to a 62 30 opening round win over Eudora as Mike Swan posted 16 points and 23 rebounds. The Bulldogs dominated rebounding and built a 35 18 halftime lead while limiting Eudora to 12 of 54 from the floor. In the other game Savior topped Wellsville 66 39 behind Dave Kerr's 26 points, setting up Baldwin to meet Savior for the district crown.
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Baldwin
Eudora
Wellsville
Bonner Springs
Bulldogs
Mike Swan
Jayhawk
Swan
Dave Kerr
Eagles
Savior
Roy Moss
J. R. Oshel
Irick
Chubb
Hitchock
Chambers
Turner
Chanay
Trowbridge
Webb
Total
Folks
Davis
Hueston
Tyler
Dardis
Strickell
Nemecheek
Dehn
Bill Wiley
Bob Culbertson
Bob Kendall
Kendall
Lyndon
Tigers
Indians
Ed Peterson
Jerry Ormsby
Lyndon and Santa Fe Trail reach 2-A district final in tense showdowns
Lyndon, 20-0, routed Osage City 65-38 as four Tigers hit double figures led by Dan Dehn 16 and Bob Culbertson 13. Santa Fe Trail edged Pomona 55-48 with Randal Baker scoring 29 and grabbing nine rebounds. The finalists meet Friday at 8:30, Lyndon undefeated and SFT 17-2.
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Edward McGrath
Lyndon
Santa Fe Trail
Osage City
Indians
Santa Fe Trail-Pomona
Pomona
Otage City
Lyndon Bunch
Dan Dehn
Tigers
Culbertson
Randal Baker
Chargers
Baker
SFT
Don Kiehl
Mike Miller
Rick Griffin
Dehn
Hurt
Kendall
Wiley
A. Hurt
Knoernschild
Abel
Totals
Marshal
Briggs
Spicer
Peterson
Ormsby
Johnson
Warren
Maxwell
Berkley
Barnhart
Tregemba
Vanderslice
Land
Miller
Dillon
Driver
Kiehl
Hogue
Griffin
Lyndon Lyndon
Perry-Lecompton St. Marys
Rossville
Basehor
Perry-Lecompton
Greeley Storms Back To Top Central Heights 59 58
Greeley erased a one point deficit in the district playoff second round to beat Central Heights 59 58 in Pleasanton. A late buzzer beater gave Greeley the win as Central Heights guard Bill Robertson scored 20 for the losers. Central Heights finishes 8 11 and eyes a Friday night rematch.
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Pleasanton
Greeley
Central Heights
Vikings
Bill Robertson
District Tournaments Class 2A and 1A scores recap
The Associated Press reports multiple basketball results from Kansas district tournaments. Key 2A games include Shawnee Heights 61 over Holton 58 and McPherson 72 over Junction City 62, with Belleville 71 over Concordia 60 and Emporia 64 over Clay Center 33. 1A action features Jewell Courtland 66 over Glen Elder 82, Sylvan Grove Dorrance 8 over Gorham 53, and Highland 68 over Powhattan 56.
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Associated Press
Shawnee Heights
Holton
McPherson
Junction City
Belleville
Concordia
Emporia
Clay Center
Ottawa
Olathe
Jewell Courtland
Glen Elder
Tipton
Burr Oak
Sylvan Grove Dorrance
Gorham
Sylvan Grove
Wilson
Highland Highland
Powhattan
Elwood
Midway
Friends Edge McPherson in Kansas Conference Playoff Opener
Friends University hosts McPherson College in Wichita for game one of a best-of-three title series. Friends, ECAC champion for two years, used 32 of 38 free throws to beat College of Emporia 98 to 93 in El Dorado to win the South Division playoff. McPherson won the North Division by defeating Bethany 78 to 54 in Hillsboro. The second game is Friday at Lindsborg. a third game would follow if needed. Friends holds a 20-3 record to McPherson’s 14-7.
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McPherson College and Friends University
Wichita
Kansas
Friends
College of Emporia
el Dorado
McPherson
Bethany
Hillsboro
Lindsborg
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Clathe
Burlingame Eskridge
Melvern
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Easton
Piper
Washington
Hanover
Linn
Clyde
Wells
Ville
la Cygne Louisburg
Blue Valley of Stanley
Prairie View
Spring Hill
Sutton’s Jewelry
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