OHS Player Of The Week Steve Stingley Shines Again
Ottawa Highs Steve Stingley earned Player of the Week after regaining a starting berth. He posted 11 points in a 54 46 loss to Olathe, then added 9 first half points and seven straight free throws in a 57 39 win over Rosedale. He also grabbed 11 rebounds across the two games.
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The
Herald
Ottawa
Steve Singley
OHS
Stingley
Cyclones
Olathe
Rosedale
Pomona’s Mike Miller Named Area Player Of The Week
Pomona player Mike Miller earns Herald Area Player of the Week after steady showings help his Indians reach the regional tournament berth. He scored 13 points in a first round win over Baldwin 52 to 48 and 17 points in the title game loss to Osage City 69 to 48.
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Pomona
Mike Miller
Herald
Miller
Indians
Baldwin
Osage City
AP Cage Poll Top Twenty Through Feb 26
UCLA leads the AP basketball poll with 23 0, 820 points from 41 first place votes. Louisville and North Carolina follow, with Penn State, Marquette, Long Beach State and Brigham Young in the top eight as teams showing strong schedules and win totals.
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UCLA
Louisville
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Marquette
Long Beach St
Brigham Young
Detroit
Duquesquen
Kansas
Kansas St
Kentucky
Minnesota
Northern
Diinois
Ohio
Princeton
Providence
St. Louis
Syracuse
Tennessee
Texas-El Paso
Villanova
Washington
Padres grapple with Mike Ivies homesickness and roster exits
Padres general manager Buzzie Bavasi plays down Mike Ivies homesickness after the 19 year old catcher flew home to Decatur Ga from Yuma Ariz training camp. Ivie may affect the Padres NL West cellar status while several players sign with other clubs including Marichal Williams Cash Downing and Sutton. Vida Blue remains unsigned as Oakland and other teams finalize their rosters. Upshaw blasts a contract meeting with Atlanta officials before cooling to an emotional reaction.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Buzzie Bavasi
Padres
San Diego Stadium
Mike Ivie
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
Bavasi
Decatur
Yuma, Ariz
Ivie
Juan Marichal
San Francisco
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
Norm Cash
Detroit
al Downing
Don Sutton
Los Angeles
Andy Messersmith
California
Devon Johnson
Philadelphia
Tommy Dean
al Severinsen
Marichal
Giants
Tito Fuentes
Williams
Cubs
John Holland
Cash
Mickey Lolich
Cesar Gutierrez
Tigers
Downing
Sutton
Jose Pena
Mike Strahler
Ken McMullen
Sandy Alomar
Angels
Messersmith
Fred Stanley
Cleveland
Minnesota
George Mitterwald
Fred Rice
Oakland
Cy Young
Vida Blue
Blue
Mansfield
Atlanta
Cecil Upshaw
Paul Richards
The
Atlanta Journal
Tooling The Ontario Oval
Ontario Calif AP a stock car story about teaching children to drive on the Ontario Motor Speedway track during the Miller 500 race weekend. It follows Ron Gautsche of Truckee Calif as he lets a youngster accelerate and describes the thrill, danger, and bonding of driving practice with a helmet and safety gear while his wife Shirnell declines to ride.
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Ontario
Calif
Ontario Motor Speedway
Ron Gautsche
Truckee
Ron
Santa Anita
Ford
Dad
Gautsche
Shirnell
NACB Eyes 11 Foot Basket and 30 Second Clock
In Los Angeles a March 22 game at Los Angeles State College tests two proposed changes for college basketball the 11 foot basket and a 30 second shot clock. The rules committee of the National Association of Basketball Coaches aims to gauge impact on play and pace.
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National Association of Basketball Coaches
Los Angeles State College
Dizzy Trout, 56, Tigers Star, Dies of Cancer
Chicago AP reports Dizzy Trout, famed Detroit Tigers pitcher of the WWII era, died at 56 from stomach cancer. A 27-game winner in 1944, he helped Detroit win the 1945 pennant and the World Series, later serving as a pitching instructor and broadcaster until his 1957 brief comeback.
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Chicago
Paul
Dizzy” Trout
Detroit Tigers
Trout
Chicago White Sox
Tigers
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
The
Ottawa Gals End Gymnastics Season In Third Place
Ottawa High School finishes 5-1 in dual meets and places third at Independence Invitational. Independence tops meet with 62.95, Kapaun 59, Ottawa 56.75. Kris Garrett earns runner up on balance beam, Robin Mohr second in vault, Patti Schmidt second in floor. seven Ottawans reach finals with multiple top six finishes.
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OHS
Ottawa High
Julie Selby
Carol Bivins
Teri Wiggins
Debbie Deputy
Stacy Williamson
Connie Mohr
Patti Schmidt
Kris Garrett
Martha McClay
Judy Scribner
Paula DeFries
Robin Mohr
Lyn Fitzgerald
LeAnn Davis
Sue Selby
Ottawa
Ottawans
Independence
Wichita Kapaun
Wellington
Arkansas City
Lawrence
Janna Effley
Miss Garrett
Riker and Grant light up college basketball Monday night
It was a birthday night for Riker as South Carolina topped Notre Dame 109-83 behind 21 points on 12 of 16 shooting. Grant erupted for 68 points for Kentucky State in a 121-76 win over Eastern Michigan to push past 3,000 career points. Dwight Lamar had 33 points and 11 assists as Southwestern Louisiana beat Northwestern Louisiana 73-0 to close the regular season.
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Hal Rock
Associated Press
Tom Riker
Southwestern Louisiana
Travis
Grant
Riker
South Carolina
Notre Dame
Gamecocks
Kentucky State
Northwestern Louisiana
Dwight Lamar
City Bowling Scores from Brunswick League Meet
City bowling results list top scores and players for teams including John's Gulf, LeMaster's, Hi 10 30, and MFA Insurance. Notable high games feature Robertson 202, McDanieLs 498, and Cox 222, with various teams accruing 400s and 500s across the cards.
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Brunswick League
John's Gulf
Love
Lemaster’s
Scribner
Breckenridge
Ainsworth
MFA Insurance
Robertson
First National
McClay
McDanieLs
Helen & Bill's
Murrow
Wenthe
Nitcher’s
Heckman
Ottawa Bowl
Coffman
ILGWU
Everhart
Franklin Savings
White
Ottawa Bus
Ferguson
Osburn's
R. Watts
C. Prt
R. Tedom
W. Stambaugh
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Mike
San Diego
Upshaw
Saffron Glass Co
Don
Bob
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Bon Burroughs
Bob Willer
Dizzy Trout
Eastern Michigan
Sherwin
Williams Paints
Ottawa Lumber
S. Main
Bob McCrea
Jim McCrea
Quincy Seymour
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Illinois
Suran
Walker
Hughes
First National Bank OF
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