Players Of The Week Highlight Ottawa Highlands Stars
Kevin Connor of Ottawa High led the Cyclones with 42 points and 15 rebounds across three games to earn all tourney honors and help OHS finish third in the Capitol Invitational. Lyndon’s Steve Claus scored 61 points at the Ralph Miller Classic, earning all-tourney honors amid Chanute and Fort Scott losses. Williamsburg’s Priscilla Roberts had 46 points and 35 rebounds as her team placed second in the Marais des Cygnes Valley League invitational.
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Topekans Top OJHS In Ninth Grade Basketball
Jay Shideler led Jay Shideler with 16 points to rout Ottawa Junior High 75-50 after a tight first period. Ottawa had seven players scoring, led by Steve Boeger with 9 as Shideler’s full court press and a 35-17 second and third period run sealed the win. Next Tuesday, Ottawa travels to Lawrence for a twinbill with South at 3:15 p.m.
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Aaron Takes Kuhn Over The Coals In Award Rift
Hank Aaron blasts Commissioner Bowie Kuhn over missing a 1970s moment as Baseball Magazine honors top players of 1979. Aaron refuses to accept an award from Kuhn citing ballot flaws and lack of support for Black players. Kuhn expresses sadness but defends attending No. 714 moment in 1974.
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Ottawa High Girls Win Tourney Opener
Ottawa High defeated Osawatomie 43 38 in the Louisburg Invitational first round as a full court press after intermission sparked a 12 4 third period run. Karen Chambers led OHS with 14 points, Shelly Burch 9, Kathy Netherland 6. Osawatomie’s McLeod had 15. Ottawa shot 27 percent and hit 13 of 24 free throws.
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Vikings Cruise Past Waverly In 86 53 Nonleague Win
Vikings senior Tom Cox exploded for 31 points and 15 rebounds to power Central Heights to an 86 53 victory over Waverly in a nonleague boys basketball game. The hosts led 24 8 after the first period and held a 49 23 halftime cushion with four CH teammates scoring.
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City Scores BASKETBALL Senior League Night Highlights
WESLEYAN-101 Clark leading with 17 points and 11 1 2 rebounds, standout DePriest 3 1 0, Crenshaw 11 1 2, team total 48 5 7. FIRST CHRISTIAN forfeits to PRINCETON METHODIST 0-2, FAITH LUTHERAN 2, and BOYS' CLUB 39 led by Angels 3 0 3 and Burgoon 6 4 2. WESTMINSTER 40 led by Roberts 0 0 4 and Chambers 8 4 2, WESLEYAN A 25 paced by Edwards 5 1 3. FAITH LUTHAN E 21, WESLEYAN B 4 0 0, etc. Continuous scores across teams with OTTAWA BIBLE 21, FAITH LUTHERANE 21, and multiple club tallies. Final night box shows Randy Rossman 12, Yancey 11, Eimer 10, Foltz 10 as Vikes win 82 shot effort, 51-24 rebounding edge, Waverly 53-20-13.
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Long-Burning Embers Reflect Baseball Racial Tensions
AP reports ongoing racial scars in major league baseball. Hank Aaron snubbed Commissioner Kuhn at a decade's top players brunch, citing lack of black recognition in management. Lou Brock funded Cambodian relief at the UN and echoed Aaron on baseball’s administration gaps. Brock, an 18-year veteran with 3,023 hits and 938 steals, retired after 1980. Aaron, Braves vice president for player personnel, argues the sport has not fulfilled its obligations to Black men beyond the field.
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No. 2 Survives Stall No. 3 Is Toppled
Oregon State edged Stanford 18-16 in Maples Pavilion as the second ranked Beavers avoided a upset. Dwayne Allen’s late layup sealed the win, while Ralph Miller praised his defense and adjustments in a slow tempo game. LSU beat Kentucky 65-60 behind DeWayne Scales’s 21 points.
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Hank Luisetti changes college basketball forever
The 1930s saw slow deliberate play give way to innovation as Hank Luisetti, a Stanford freshman, popularized a soft one handed shot. He scored 305 points in 18 games and 70 in a two game weekend, redefining offensive style and pace. The era began with NYU beating Notre Dame 25-18 and Westminster defeating St John’s 37-33 in Madison Square Garden in December 1934.
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