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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1975
Page
2
Ottawa High School girls beat Pomona 30-17 with a first quarter shutout and strong defense. Julie Buick led Ottawa with 12 points while Pomona was led by Renea Bulmer with 4. Ottawa JV also won 16-12 as Shaun McMillen scored eight.
Lyndon Tigers sprint to 8-0 with 93-46 win over Waverly. Top scorers include Randy Dawson with 19 and Greg Masenthin 16 as reserves Wiley and Heckman spark in the first half. Waverly’s Chris Gifford leads guests with 22 on 10 field goals amid a tough shooting night for the Bulldogs.
Walt Clyde Frazier of the New York Knicks was the NBA All-Star Game MVP after scoring 30 points guiding the East to a 108-102 win over the West. He earned 500.25 dollars, a bonus beating his teammates by a quarter from a playful bet.
Melvern's five starters scored at least 10 points in a 69-52 non-league win over Hamilton. Steve Barkdoll led with 21, John Lightle 13, Rich Jones 12, Dave Burkdoll 11, and Dallas Sedgwick 10, while Hamilton's Craig Platt and Rich Ledford each had 21 and 19 respectively.
Ivy Williams, former running back coach at Marshall University, was hired as an assistant football coach by Kansas State University. Head coach Ellis Rainsberger noted no specific duties were set yet. Williams, 25, is the eighth assistant hired.
Industrial League scores show high games and series across teams. Notable: H Reeves 177 and 498 for 10-H, B Roehl 168-435, L Taylor 168-435 for Ottawa Corp, F Simmons 224-578 for Ottawa Bowl-4, D McClay 200-492 for Hawkins & O’Hara, R Kampschroeder 248-586, Hull 182-486, J White 163-412, J Coffman 163-471, L Wise 421, Ledom 182-473, H Liegerot 164-437, L Ecord 180, C Haas 434, D Carey 169-416.
Emporia ninth graders swept Ottawa Junior High with a 76 to 56 win in the A team and a 43 to 33 win in the B team. Bastin led Emporia with 28 points, while Hay topped Ottawa with 20. The A team dipped to 3 6 on the season and B to 0 2. Ottawa travels to Topeka to face Northern Hills in an eighth ninth grade doubleheader next Tuesday.
Baldwin third-ranked 2-A Bulldogs overcame a 15-6 first quarter deficit to crush Wellsville 63-47 in Jayhawk League play. Key scorers Stevenin 21 and Irick 16 led Baldwin with sturdy rebounding from Stevenin 22 Roberts 12 and Roberts 21. Wellsville top scorers Starling 16 Wright 15 tried to keep pace as Baldwin improved to 6-0 in league and 7-1 overall. Junior varsity trailed 55-52 after rallying from 30 down.
Lawrence Kansas AP Don Fambrough resigned as Kansas head football coach after contract extension talks failed and was named promotions director for the athletic department by Clyde Walker. Fambrough, 52, has 23 years at KU including 19 as assistant coach before taking over as head coach in 1971. Bud Moore was named his successor.
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