Surprise Move Sends Mackovic Packing
Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt fired head coach John Mackovic eleven days after the team’s first postseason appearance since 1971. Hunt cited lack of right chemistry and judged a coaching change necessary, with no immediate replacement named. Speculation tied to Frank Gansz and Walt Corey as potential successors. Mackovic learned of the firing in a Thursday meeting at Arrowhead Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Hunt
Mackovic
Frank Gansz
Chiefs
Walt Corey
Team
Jack Steadman
Jim Schaaf
Steadman
Schaaf
Chiefs Fire Mackovic After Turbulent Kansas City Era
Mackovic met with reporters two hours Wednesday to discuss Frank Gansz departure and plans for the Chiefs. A spokesman suggested a news conference soon. Mackovic, 43, finished 30-34 in four seasons, with playoff love and offense woes blamed on him. Players reacted emotionally to Gansz exit and future hopes centered on keeping Mackovic and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gansz
Mackovic
Chiefs
New York Jets
Kansas City
Hunt
Manning Lifts Kansas Past Temple In 67 64 Victory
Danny Manning dominated the second half to lift No. 19 Kansas over eighth-ranked Temple 67 64 at home. He scored 15 of his 17 after intermission, had eight rebounds and hit a key three to seal the win as Temple’s 11 game streak ended. Howard Evans led Temple with 21 points while Cedric Hunter, Kevin Pritchard and Nate Blackwell contributed for Kansas. The Jayhawks extended their home winning streak to 40 games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayhawks
Manning
Kansas
Danny Manning
Temple
John Cheney
Owls
Howard Evans
Cedric Hunter
Hunter
Kevin Pritchard
Pritchard
Nate Blackwell
Tim Perry
Eagles Fall To North In Nonleague Girls Hoops
Wellsville slips to 3-4 after a 57-42 defeat as Jefferson County North pulls away in the third quarter. Shanks leads Jeff North with 16 points, while Main tops Wellsville with 14. Eagles outshoot but fail at the line and commit 15 turnovers. Jeff North improves to 5-1 and Wellsville heads to Prairie View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Wellsville High
Jefferson County North
Eagles
WHS
Chargers
Craig Adams
Jeff North
LaCygne
Prairie View
Jefferson North
Martin
Lane
Buttron
Winsor
Shanks
Noll
Philbert
Weishaar
Wright
Childs
Main
Kramer
Wollen
Roby
McMullin
Totals
Weather Hits Local Basketball Schedule Postponements
Burg and Pomona high schools postponed home games due to snow. Pomona rescheduled its game with Uniontown for Feb 17. Williamsburg has no makeup date for Pleasanton. Williamsburg will host Crest next Tuesday rather than play at Colony per Crest’s request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Pomona High
Pomona
Uniontown
Crest
Colony
Bowling Scores High 10-30 G Nilges and Others in Meet
Bowling score column lists high games and series for numerous teams and players including Nilges 155 high game, Topp 429 series, Carey 220-543 for IGHWAY and Knights of Columbus, Sellers 482, Spears 195-538, Fritts 214-568, OConnor 192, Coffman 521, Allis 274-628, Garcia 197, Moody 554, Roehl 224-544, Geist 212-527, Berger 186-494, and others across clubs such as Ottawa Bus, Santa Fe, Lantis, Crooks, and Eagles in a mixed league results sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Nilges
L. Topp
HO HO
J. Carey
Ighway
W. Bishop
Ottawa Bus
D. Sellers
Knights OF Columbus
T. Spears
C. Carpenter
Ramsey Printing
S. Spears
Dengel & Son
J. Clark
C. DenGel
C. Fritts
Finch’s
Kent H
Underwood
C. Hettler
Eagles
F. Fritts
Santa FE
M. O'Connor
A. Coffman
Lou's Tax Service
M. Allis
Crook’s
Clayton
Lantis
J. Garcia
J. Moody
Town Team
C. Roehl
Ellena Buick
R. Geist
Nitcher
R.L. Berger
Ottawa High girls rout Bonner Springs 52 31 in ERL play
Ottawa High School girls basketball cruised past Bonner Springs 52 31 in East Kansas League action led by DeeDee Lewis off the bench with 14 points and eight rebounds. The Cyclones improved to 5 2 overall and 3 1 in league, building a 39 16 lead by the end of the third quarter and forcing 34 turnovers while outrebounding the Braves 36 22. Ottawa next travels to Bishop Miege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Peterson
Ottawa High
Bonner Springs
Kansas
Braves
Ottawa
Con
Paola
Cyclones
Bonner
DeeDee Lewis
OHL
Debbie Ferguson
Ferguson
Bishop Miege
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nick Lowery
Lowery
Deron Cherry
Bill Kenney
Todd Blackledge
Dallas Cowboys
Wake Forest
Blackledge
Penn State
Dan Marino
Miami
Jim Kelly
Tampa Bay
Ken O’brien
Jets
New England
Tony Eason
Kenney
Ethan Horton
North Carolina
Horton
Associated Press
John Mackovic
Kansas City Chiefs
Tonya Lane
Becky Winsor
Sandy Main
Kristy Wollen
Randy Childs
Pleasanton
Moonhawks
Geist Gals
D. Johnson
McCray
Pat
Sherry
ALLEY
B. Hickman
B. Walker
State Farm
J. Dunkin
Blue Valley North
Krumsick
Denise Schultze
Sheila Lewis
Jacki Rutter
Lisa Pickett
Sheila Wilson
Skiles
D. Lewis
Rutter
St. Lewis
Cole
Schultze
Wolfe
Powers
Jung
Noble
Pickett
Adkins
Bolton
Steen
Wilson
Halsey
Munden
Steve Zuk
Lisa Pickert
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!