Wellsville Eagles kick off Baldwin tourney with big win
Wellsville, undefeated and top seed, trounced Burlington 67 to 31 to start Baldwin Invitational play. Scott Patton led with 18 points, Steve Shelton added 14, and Richard Meese 10 as the Eagles pressed early and built a 38 17 halftime margin before sealing the victory with a 19 6 third period.
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Hald
Council Grove
Counci Grove
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Garnett
McCouth
Lyndon
Scott Patton
Ted van Horn
Steve Shelton
Richard Meese
WHS
Lowther Turns Tables On Whirlwinds 45-26
Emporia's Lowther defeated Ottawa Junior High 45-26 in eighth grade basketball, jumping to a 13-8 first quarter lead and extending to 32-22 after three frames before finishing strong. Bobby Brownell led Ottawa with eight points, while Keith Hodges added seven. Ottawa's B-team recovered to beat Lowther 28-24 in the final period. OJHS stands 3-5.
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Emporia
Ottawa Junior High
OJHL
Bobby Brownell
Whirlwinds
Brownell
Keith
Hodges
Ottawa
Charlie Rutter
Kenton King
Ronnie Rice
OJHS
Leavenworth East
Oregon Trail
Olathe
Lawrence Central
Viking Gals Clinch First-Round Win In Tourney
Top-seeded Central Heights defeated Marmaton Valley 68-32 in the Three Rivers League girls’ tournament at CH. Miki Strobel led with 17 points before halftime, Rhonda Barrett added 14, Cindy Pickett 13, and CH built a 37-10 halftime margin en route to their ninth straight win. Marmaton Valley struggled at the line, missing 15 of 21 foul shots. Humboldt beat Uniontown 34-19 in the other first-round game.
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Mound City
Jayhawk-Linn
Heights
Miki Strobel
Rhonda Barrett
Vikes
Barrett
Cindy Pickett
the Herald
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Pomona
Christaan
Young Indians
Shootlng
Strobel
Williamsburg
Ottawa High Players Of The Week Named
Kevin Connor of the Cyclones and Cathy Hernandez of the OHL girls earn Herald Ottawa honors. Connor tallied 48 points and 29 rebounds across two East Kansas League games, sparking rallies in a 42-11 loss to Bishop Miege and a 58-55 win over Olathe. Hernandez came off the bench twice to provide ball handling and scored 1 point in losses to Bishop Miege and Olathe.
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Cathy Hernandez
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Cyclones
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OHL
LSU Downs No. 6 Kentucky as Slump Deepens
No. 5 LSU defeated No. 6 Kentucky 81 67 in a clash of Top Ten teams. Joe Hall cited a terrible slump as Kentucky struggled offensively, while LSU’s pressure defense and a 9 36 minute field goal drought for Kentucky widened a late first half gap. Willie Sims added 22 points for LSU.
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Alabama
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Fordham
Willie Sims
Ottawa High to test Washburn Rural in Capitol Invitational
Ottawa High faces Washburn Rural in a key CIT first round game at 7 30 with Perry Lecompton and Chapman meeting earlier. Rural seeks revenge after a December loss and Ottawa hopes to repeat recent success led by Mauszycki Winter Connor Shaffer Thompson and coach Bob Duncan.
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Adam Winter
Kevin Connor
Evan Shaffer
Scott Thompson
Super Bowl Extravaganza Opens in New Orleans 1981
In New Orleans, the site of this year’s Super Bowl, the Eagles and Raiders arrived to prepare for the final game of a long season. The sold out Superdome will host over 75,000 fans as business and hotel rooms fill ahead of the big game.
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Garnett Girls Stay Undefeated With Paola Triumph
Garnett Gals improve to 9-0 as the second-ranked 4-A team, beating Paola 48-33 on Monday. Julie Spreer leads with 19 points, joined by Shannon Stephens, Terri Wolken, and Courtney Hermreck with 6 each. Linda Moore tops Paola with 15. Garnett led 14-? at times and 24-16 at halftime, pulling away with a 16-10 third quarter. GHL hosts Wellsville next Thursday.
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Paola
Bulldog
Julie Spreer
Shannon Stephens
Terri Wolken
Courtney Hermreck
Linda Moore
City Scores Basketball Faith Lutheran-100 and More
Historical city league totals list Faith Lutheran 100 and others with player lines and team scores for NABARENE, WESTMINSTER, Ottawa Bible, and Ottawa area teams. Includes player initials, field goals, free throws, and totals across multiple teams and games.
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Schulte
G. Michell
Carol Reed
G. Fitzgerald
M. Swittar
J. Michell
T. Rugg
D. Pleman
Total
Community Foursquare
W. O’neil
T. Greisan
D, Shui
C.reiven
J. Robinson
R. Robinson
Q. Anderson
Nabarene
Mike Geiss
Hal Adamson
Bruce Beatty
Scott Corder
Roy Welton
Det Thompson
Jeff Hensen
Dale Byncan
Don Miller
Totals
Westminster
Hobby Hull
Tad Ballinger
Jack Shepard
Dan Olinhouss
John Kimbral
Ann Aradele
John Stelman
Paul Ingle
Ken Melson
Jim Hotaling
Stan Fann
J. Maxwell
M. Cook
Shatwats
Totels
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