Ottawa Bonner Springs 7th and 8th grade win by wide margins
Ottawa middle school boys teams swept Bonner Springs as seventh grade won 56 to 13 and eighth grade 51 to 22 with Templeton scoring 18 for Ottawa. Wellsville juniors beat NIKE 12-7 while eighth grade JV also won 7-6 and the varsity fell 74-20. Mat Masters seeks volunteers for its near week home meet. 300 wrestlers expected. Kansas State Nebraska game time moved to 8 p.m. at Bramlage Coliseum on ESPN2.
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OMS Rocks
Bonner Springs
Ottawa Middle
Ottawa
Isaac Templeton
Kyle Raley
Varsity
Jeff Taylor
Wellsville
Dustin Nolke
Derek Fouts
Nick Caenen
Osage City
Mat Masters
Brenda Boldra
Nebraska
Packers Prosper in Spotlight in New Orleans
The Green Bay Packers, led by Brett Favre and Reggie White, have captured nationwide attention as favorites for the Super Bowl. Coach Fritz Shurmur praises the team’s humility and resilience amid unprecedented scrutiny while Santana Dotson notes widespread interest in their performance.
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Orleans
Middle America
Green Bay Packers
Dallas Cowboys
America
Brett Favre
Reggie White
Tennessee
Lombardi
Lambeau
Santana Dotson
Louisiana
Packers
Fritz Shurmur
Shurmur
Panthers Rally To Top Panthers In OT Thriller
Panthers overcome late turnovers to beat Cair Paravel 51-47 in overtime as Driver leads with 13, Evans 12, Parkin 10. Pomona beats Cair Paravel 68-56 after holding off late Lions push, Horne 17 and Lang 12 pace Pomona. Ramsey praises composure and readiness for district clash with Williamsburg.
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Panthers
Ben Evans
Mike Krieger
Walker
Panther
Driver
Evans
Chris Parkin
Pomona
Cair Paravel
Lions
Ed Ramsey
Scott Horne
Indians
Jacob Lang
Ramsey
Tyler Watts
Williamsburg
Boxes Carr Paravlel
Medling
Reed
Carr
NFL Players Favor Grass Over Artificial Turf
In a National Football League Players Association survey released at the Super Bowl, 86.7 percent of 1,034 players preferred grass to artificial surfaces, with 6.3 percent favoring turf and 7 percent undecided. The New Orleans Superdome surface ranked 12th worst.
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NEW Orleans
NFL
National Football League Players Association
Union
Gene Upshaw
New Orleans Superdome
Green Bay
New England
New York Giants
New Jersey
Jets
Tampa
Miami
Jacksonville
Arizona
Kansas City
Oakland
Dallas
Atlanta
Holmgren lauds unselfish Packers in locker room spirit
Coach Mike Holmgren praises players for sharing credit after touchdowns. The text notes the Packers’ cohesive, team-first culture as a contrast to the more anonymous New England Patriots, highlighting Bill Parcells and Chad Bledsoe as notable public figures in that era.
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Mike Holmgren
New England Patriots
Bill Parcells
New York Giants
Drew Bledsoe
Favre
Patriots
West Franklin Tournament Scores From Ottawa University
Results from the West Franklin Tournament at Ottawa University show St Marys beating Pomona 58 to 31 in girls action while Crest topped Pomona 51 to 47 in boys play. Later Crest defeated Williamsburg 47 to 35 in girls and Pomona beat Cair Paravel 68 to 56 in boys. St Marys 52 Crest 48 in girls with Williamsburg 55 Crest 47 in overtime boys, and Friday features Cair Paravel against Crest and Williamsburg against Pomona.
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St. Mary
Williamsburg
Cair Paravel
Crest
Pomona
St Marys
Crest Williamsburg
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Paola
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George Sell
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South Dairy Queen
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Converse
Tourney
West Franklin
Ottawa University
Grand AM
GMAC
Eas Reason
Tawney Hev
Cgeo-Pont
Ek Buick
Cad
Houk
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