Bonner Springs tops Ottawa 48 40 in Tongy tourney opener
Bonner Springs rallies from behind to defeat Ottawa High 48 40 in the Tonganoxie Invitational opener. Keith King led Ottawa with 16 points off the bench, while Bonner’s Adkins scored 16 and Fletcher 14. Ottawa struggles after halftime, shooting 5 field goals in the third and fourth quarters.
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Rick Feterson
Tonganoxie
Ottawa High Cyclones
OHL
Don Swartz
Bonner Springs
Cyclones
Ottawa
Keith King
Bonner
Braves
OHS
Bo Gollier
Jefferson West
Turner
Wamego
King
Swartz
Gollier
Steve Mathey
Andy Adkins
Jerold Fletcher
Shawn Hall
Anderson
Hall
Cummings
Kelly
Downing
Fletcher
Adkins
Totals
Spears
Matney
Mauszycki
Maxwell
McLain
Golller
Meyer
Ottawa Freshmen beat Bonner Springs 57 53 for 4 4 record
Ottawa High School freshmen edged Bonner Springs 57 53 as Steve DeVore led with 21 points and John Gollier, Bart Swartz, and Ricky Jackson added 8 10 points apiece. Bonner led early, Ottawa pulled away by halftime, then held on in a close finish. The Cyclones host Central Heights Feb. 1.
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Ottawa
Bonner Springs
Bonner
OHS
Cyclones
Steve DeVore
John Gollier
Bart Swartz
Ricky Jackson
Central Heights
Emporia
Ottawa Middle School
Danny Hope
Noah Sandstrom
Daryl Spigle
OMS
Craig Schultze
Whirlwinds
Olathe Oregon Trail
Olathe Indian
Lyndon hosts tough LBRO tourney opener win
Lyndon and Central Heights each won first round games in the LHS round robin invitational. Heights, ranked No 2 in Class 3A, beat Burlington 62-54 while Lyndon edged Osage City 49-47 at the OCHL tournament. Coach Nick Dawson cited a rough start and gradual improvement.
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Lyndon
Central Heights
Heights
Burlington
Osage City
Indians
LHS
Tiger
Nick Dawson
Osage
Lyndon Tigers rally past Osage in late showdown
Lyndon crushes Osage City 76 48 after a slow start as Tiger pressure defense turns the game. Mark Goodrich leads with 15 points and eight rebounds, while Chris Supple provides key bench punch and Lyndon outplays Burlington on Friday with strong shooting and rebounding.
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LHS
Tigers
Burlington
Osage
OCHS
Lyndon
Vikings
Heights
Wildcats
Buddy Welch
Vikes
Kratzberg
Danny DeVore
Andrews
John Hesse
Ted Foster
Robbie Chrisman
Mike Skillman
Cats
Osage City
Indians
Tiger
Mark Goodrich
Troy Hultgren
Goodrich
Dawson
Chris Supple
Wade Marten
Shane Pierson
Jeff Sturdy
Marten
Pierson
Sturdy
Burns
White
Supple
Total
Plinsky
Miller
Barnes
Romine
Hultgren
Oswald
Franklin County tops Kansas hunter accidents in 1985 report
The State Fish and Game Department reports 38 hunter incidents statewide in 1985, with Franklin County recording four accidents, the most in the state. The fatal cases included one near Ottawa. most injuries occurred between 2 and 4 pm. Only two victims wore blaze orange gear and alcohol was not involved.
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Terry Ostmeyer
State Fish and Game Department
Kansas
Franklin County
Franklin
Anderson
Kf&g
Ottawa
Hunter safety questions rise as turkey season opens
The article reviews diverse hunting accidents from careless handling to unusual causes such as dogs stepping on triggers, noting three incidents from that last cause. It suggests refresher quizzes every five years and discusses a permit window for the spring turkey season ending Feb 3 with a $20.50 fee and refunds for unsuccessful applicants. It also covers a push for non toxic steel shot and eagle protection zones, detailing Kansas counties affected.
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Fish and Game
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Mac Barnett
Rod Oswald
Barnett
DeVore
Richert
McClain
Klelta
D. Kratzberg
Hesse
S. McCullough
Chrisman
Skiltiman
Friend
Foster
Rice
aRes Soret
Steve Zak
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Feds
Barton
Coffey
Cowley
Doniphan
Ellsworth
Jefferson
Mitchell
Stafford
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