Waverly Girls Claim 1A Regional Title In Win Over Lebo
Waverly High's girls squad defeated Lebo 53-42 to claim a sixth straight win and the 1A regional championship. Patti Smith led with 17 points as Waverly rallied from a 3 point deficit late in the third, with Kathryn Esinger and Carol Skillman adding nine and Kim Isley eight. Lebo was led by Ronda Miller with 15 and Trease Geary with 12. Waverly advances to sub-state action Friday against Marquette at Emporia's White Auditorium.
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KSU Edges Colorado in 76-67 Big Eight Win
Kansas State, led by Tom Alfaro with 24 points and Eddie Elder with 22, pulled from a season tailspin to beat Colorado 76-67 in Manhattan. Elder went 11-for-11 and K-State shot 61 percent, moving to 12-19 overall and 3-9 in the conference. Colorado dropped to 10-15, 4-8.
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Knight apologizes for chair throw in Purdue game
Indiana coach Bob Knight said he was deeply sorry for throwing a chair after a foul call in the loss to Purdue. He described his actions as unnecessary and blamed officiating and frustrations with the Big Ten officials. Knight met the conference supervisor of officials recently and called the situation hopeless.
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Nebraska Wins Big Eight Indoor Track Title
Nebraska Coach Gary Pepin led the Cornhuskers to the Big Eight indoor men's title with 109 points, using depth to complement two first places. Freshman Keith Jones won the 60-yard dash and Glen Cunningham the 880-yard run while Raf Wyns captured three golds for Iowa State, the runner up with 93.5 points. Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado followed in the standings.
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Thacker sets Big Eight indoor record in 300 yard dash
Angela Thacker of Nebraska wins the 300 yard dash in a new Big Eight indoor mark and adds two other titles as Nebraska claims its sixth straight women's title and the school records 187 points. Rhonda Blanford adds a hurdles title with a Big Eight record time of .07.44 as Nebraska also wins the men's meet.
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Spinks dominates Sears to retain light heavyweight title
Michael Spinks quickly ends David Sears bid for undisputed light heavyweight honors at Sands Hotel. Spinks defeats the underdog by stoppage at 1:02 of the third round after a early show of power and a furious burst along the ropes. Sears entered with a 16 1 1 record and high rankings from the WBA and WBC.
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Central Rocks OHL Fresh TECUMSEH in seventh-place rout
Ottawa High boys freshman team finished 0-3 in the tournament with a 96-26 loss to Lawrence Central in the seventh-place game, ending a 4-11 season. Kurt Olson led Central with 22 points as Ottawa shot poorly, hit only eight free throws, and trailed 22-7 after one quarter and 35-11 at halftime.
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Ottawa Friends Women edge closer in tight late stretch
OU trimmed a 2 point deficit but failed to tie as Friends closed strong. OU star Letha Farwell led with 18 points and Brenda Holman added 10 while Holman dominated the boards with 20 rebounds. Friends led by Lois Neises 15 points with Barb Rausch and Stacey Blankenship adding 14 and 13. Ottawa faces Tabor College Tuesday in a makeup game.
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