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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1981
Page
2
Ottawa University misses the NAIA district eight-team playoff after Emporia State’s 69 55 loss to Washburn fails to drop the Hornets below Ottawa in the Dunkel Index. OU finishes 20 10, while Emporia State remains in contention for an at large berth.
Ottawa teams dominate the Kansas Junior Bowling tournament with the No. 1 squad posting 3298 to beat the state junior mark of 3240. Team members Kevin Spears Kim Conard Jeff White Joey Ebeck and Rod Stottlemire lead divisions as Ottawa also shines in multiple events and seniors standings.
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley profiles Brian Oldfield a 6 foot 8 inch 280 pound shot putter famed for record throws who is vilified as an amateur in sport. He recounts his push for Olympic eligibility after turning pro and fighting to be recognized amid a system that bars his amateur status and profits from others.
Wellsville, ranked No. 1 in 3-A, dominated Lyndon 64-42 to move within one win of an undefeated regular season. Steve Smith led WHS with 17 points and 6 rebounds, as Jon Cramer, Ted Van Horn, and Steve Shelton supplied strong backcourt and bench scoring. Lyndon finished 9-10. Wellsville heads to Eudora for the regular-season finale while Lyndon prepares for a 2-A substate at Herington.
AP reported extensive high school results with numerous teams and scores across Kansas. Notable showings include Burlington, Marysville, Hiawatha, and Topeka West posting wins, while Valley Falls and Saint Marys posted high point totals. Several OT games and close finishes appear, with girls results featuring Valley Randolph, Hillcrest, and Sylvan Grove Lucas-Luray among others.
Pomona broke open a close non league game by outscoring Linwood 26 17 in the last eight minutes to win 75 61. Shannon Servaes led with 21 points and Chris Parker added 17 as Pomona improved to 7 10. Linwood’s Burns had 17 in a double figure effort.
Williamsburg overcame a 26-11 halftime deficit to beat Burlingame 46-40 in the Class 1 A regional first round. The Panthers used a 22-11 run in the final period and a 14-2 edge at the free throw line to secure the victory led by Thayne Bush with support from Mike Basel, Dave Roecker, Jon Johansen, Thornburg, and Traphagen. Now 7-11 on the season, Williamsburg advances to face Lebo in the regional semifinals on Thursday.
In a high scoring non league doubleheader at CH the Viking girls beat Northern Heights 43 32 to extend their 17 18 mark while the Central Heights boys survived a late rally for a 55 54 win Bruce Laird and Scott White delivered the decisive late plays with White scoring the final basket with one second left Laird had 17 and 9 assists while White added 12 to lift CH to 8 8 as Northern Heights shot 55 percent to CH 62 percent and the visitors led 18 19 at halftime.
Waverly improves to 18-2 as the Bulldogs trap Marais des Cygnes Valley 77 to 43 in a regional opener. Jim Biggs leads with 23 points, Mark Schultze 20, and Todd Steward 13 as Waverly dominates after halftime, while Valley ends its season. Waverly advances to face Lebo in the semifinals and then Kansas School for the Deaf at 8 p.m. Friday.
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