Brock Wilhelm Enshrined While Nellie Fox Misses Hall Honor
Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first years of eligibility. Nellie Fox missed by two votes in the closest BBWAA ballot ever. Induction set for July 28 in Cooperstown. Brock noted for 938 stolen bases and clutch World Series work. Wilhelm praised as a durable reliever.
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Baseball Shrine
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Baseball Writers Association of America
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Turner Bears Rally Past Ottawa High 47 43 in EKL Thriller
Turner tops Ottawa High 47 43 after a second half cold spell by Ottawa. Shelley Miles scores 25 for Turner while DeeDee Lewis and DeNa Waggoner pace Ottawa with 14 and 13 points respectively. Ottawa outshoots Turner 42 percent to 40 percent but 17 turnovers hamper the Cyclones. Junior varsity winner 43-21. Ottawa travels to Blue Valley next.
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OHS
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DeeDee Lewis
Ottawa
DeNa Waggoner
Lewis
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Toni Widler
Tracy Short
Jenny Heiniger
Blue Valley
Tigers Edge Silver Lake In Tight 44 43 Victory
Lyndon hosts Silver Lake and secures a 44 to 43 win as Roger Summers clutch free throws with six seconds left seal it. Dan Smith adds scoring in his return, Ben Asbury leads with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Summers and Smith provide key defense and late offense. Silver Lake's Troy Stremming scores 16 in a hard fought 50 percent shooting night. Lyndon improves to 5-4 and heads to Burlingame next.
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Tigers
Silver Lake
Roger Summers
Dan Smith
Summers
Smith
LHS
Emporia
Cats
Nick Dawson
Ben Asbury
Troy Stremming
Dave Kruger
Eagles
Burlingame
Topeka
Central Heights Girls Rally Past Garnett In Nonleague Clash
Central Heights Lady Vikings erased a 25-23 deficit after three quarters, finishing strong to beat Garnett 36-29. Leslie Sheldon led CH with 19 points and six rebounds, while Marie Weers added 11 and six boards as CH outshot the Bulldogs 31.2 percent to 40 percent but created 13 more shots and held a 23-22 rebounding edge.
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Lady Vikings
Bulldogs
Vikings
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Marie Weers
Sheldon
Weers
Kelly Williams
Royals trade George Washington to Expos for two minor leaguers
Kansas City Royals move Washington to Montreal for two minor league players and add Detroit third baseman George Foussianes from the Tigers. Washington, a 31 year old shortstop, hit .273 in 1979 and .224 last season amid injuries. Expos plan him as utility infielder and send Kenny Baker and Mike Kinnunen to KC, both with AA experience. Baker batted .276 last year. Kinnunen posted mixed minors/major league numbers. Foussianes appeared in 21 Triple-A games with Evansville, hitting .214.
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Royals
Detroit Tigers
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Expos
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Mike Kinnunen
Kansas City Star
Baker
Jacksonville
Fla
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Kinnunen
Indianapolis
Indianpolis
Minneapolis
George Foussianes
Tigers
Evansville
Prep State Tournament Sites and Schedule Set
Kansas activities association released state basketball and wrestling timelines. Basketball tournaments run March 7 to 9 across Lawrence Emporia Salina Hutchinson Topeka and Hays with regional 1A in Feb and sub state 2A 3A 4A late February into early March. Wrestling regionals Feb 15 16 and state meets Feb 22 23 at Wichita Fort Hays State Fort Hays hosts.
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Allen Field House
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White Auditoria
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Busch Gross Coliseum
Hays High School
Wichita Coliseum
Fort Hays State University
Bowling Scores From City League Standings and High Games
A compiled list shows teams like OLMSTED-4 PETE'S ANGELS-0 and SUNDOWNERS 1 EASY RIDER with high games and series in the city league. Notable performances include M Haas 167-479 for FRANKLIN SAVINGS and R Gooding 200-528 for GALS & TURKEYS, among many others.
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R. Gooding
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M. Kellar
V. Waugh
Neomae M
Huske
D. Heckman
West Wilson Trucks & Auto
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