Iola Ace Tops A-Team 5 4 in dramatic late rally
Ken Norris starred for Iola with a three hitter on Ottawa and a seventh inning bases loaded single to lift the A-Team to a 5 4 win. Norris also drove in Iola's tying run and fanned seven with five walks as Ottawa's four run second inning led 4 0 before the comeback.
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Iola
Ottawa
Ken Norris
American Legion
Norris
Lawrence
Manhattan
Leavenworth
Ken Farrell
Dale Dunkin
Arkansas City
Tola
Mike Shinn
David Baldwin
Terry Nesbit
Gary Fitzgerald
Farrell
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RBI
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Randy Firestone
Doug Rykerd
al Power
David Beets
Rick Jackson
Dunkin
Jackson
Shawnee
Orris Cox Field
John Roth
Bird
Korkames
Farris
DeMolay
Bill Bowers
Kiwanis
Dixon
Ken Bones
Smith
City Scores Softball Men S League Results and Standings
In the Westminster league action, multiple teams posted totals across the board including First U M and Jaycees with strong showings. Independent clubs led by Scribner and England posted high run counts while Nazare ne Assembly forfeited to First C Faith B. The day featured mixed results across men and women divisions with several teams accumulating double digit totals.
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Fox
Hutchinson
T. Wallace
Ballinger
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Howell
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Baldwin
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Dunn
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Warnock
G. Matthews
Myers
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Gumm
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Procter
R. Sheffield
Burger
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Fletcher
J. Hotaling
Shipp
M. Nelson
Griffin
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L. Nelson
C. Burns
Cody
L. Hotaling
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Schenk
Hepner
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Ross
Frank
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Cain
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R. Pope
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R. Trowbridge
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Greisen
Ruhamnah Baptist
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Williams
Perry
Stottlemier
O'Dea
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Hills
Haney
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Strange
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Simms
M. Ferguson
Fritts
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Corwine
Swinehart
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Herrman
England
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Stoffer
Schnoke
Moody
Reed
van Loenen
Gast
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Tweet
Ryun Wins Heat in New Olympic Trial Bid at Eugene
At the U S Olympic Trials in Eugene Jim Ryun surged from a late-pack move to win his 1 500-meter heat in 3 42 2 with a 54 2 final lap and contends for a Munich berth. Dave Wottle also advanced in 3 44 7 as Jerome Howe led the Kansas State effort.
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Eugene, Ore
Jim Ryun
Kansas
U.S
Bowling Green
Dave Wattle
America
Wottle
Jerome Howe
Kansas State
Howe
Ryan
Brian Oldfield
Munich
Oldfield
Randy Matson
Texas Striders
George
Rod Milburn
Southern University
Tom Hill
Army
Arkansas State
Hill
Fred Newhouse
Preston Carrington
Wichita Kans
Hal Connolly
Santa Monica
Calif
Johnson wins Ottawa Women’s Golf ball event
Mary Kay Johnson won the Ottawa Women’s Golf Association ball Tuesday for the best scorecard on odd holes. Next Tuesday features a special event with pairings at 9:30 a.m. tee-off. Reservations or cancellations due by 5 p.m. Sunday at 242 5431.
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Mary Kay Johnson
Ottawa Women's Golf Association
Local City Youth League Schedules Across Multiple Divisions
The week lists game times and matchups for junior and senior leagues. Matches include BABE RUTH first games at 6:30 and 8:30, Junior and Midget leagues with multiple in-season pairs, and MEN S leagues with varied times. Local clubs BOS, Rotary, Kiwanis, Eagles, Demolay, Lions, Elks, Giants, Mets, Orioles, Pirates, Cubs, Tigers, Indians, Cardinals, Yankees, Dodgers, and others appear in matchups, with venues named Forest Place and other community sites.
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Eagles
Cardinals
Yankees
Giants
Indians
Dodgers
Mets
Orioles
Pirates
Cubs
Tigers
Ottawa B Team Games Forfeit Gives Win Over Humboldt
Ottawa B team improved their record to 4-13 after Humboldt failed to show for a Friday night game at Orls Cox Field. The scheduled match was recorded as a forfeit, awarding Ottawa the win.
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Ottawa American Legion
Humboldt
Ottawa
Orls Cox Field
Wimbledon Final Washed Out by Rain at Championships
Rain halted the Wimbledon men s singles final delaying Stan Smith from Pasadena against Ilie Nastase of Romania. Women s doubles featured Billie Jean King and Betty Stove vs Judy Dalton and Fran�oise Durr with King aiming for a second title. Mixed doubles semi finals between Nastase and Rosemary Casala and Warwick with Goolagong also paused.
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Wimbedon
England
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Die Nastase
Romania
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Betty Stove
Netherlands
Judy Dalton
Australia
Francoise Durr
France
Upsets Hit Ottawa Babe Ruth League Play
In Friday action VFW fell 6-5 to Elkis as Elks stretched win streak to five, while DeMolay beat Kiwanis 6-1 behind Larry Dixon. Kiwanis dropped to 6-4, DeMolay and Elkis solidify leads as Lions Boys Club and Rotary face later games and a likely two way tie looms.
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Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
VFW
Elkis
Kiwanis
DeMolay
Elks
Larry Dixon
Mark Walker
Sam Sheldon
Kevin Snider
Sheldon
Snider
Tim Burgoon
Ellis
Jon Schoonover
Mike Detwiler
Terry Ledom
Shawn Jordan
Jordan
Ted Woods
Greg Woods
Woods
Bill Scribner
Scott Bird
Jesse Korkames
Mark Farris
Ed Smith
Scott Savage
Kevin Spencer
Dixon
Smith
Farris
Jim Coen
Lions
Boys’ Club
Rotary
Boys
Eagles
Rotary-Vfw
Pirates rout Orioles 17-1 in four innings in Friday Junior League
Pirates dominate Orioles 17 to 1 as Sible, Aldridge each collect three hits and Ambler takes the loss. Yankees edge Indians 9-8 with Geist and Hayes delivering key hits while Bird earns the win. Dodgers blank Tigers 11-0 as Beers shines over Smell. Mets shut out Giants 11-0 with Reed striking out 10.
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Orioles
Oriole
Homer Ambler
Vance Sible
Sandy Aldridge
David Flora
Alan Burgoon
Alan DeCock
Ambler
Sible
Yankees
Indians
Joe Geist
Randy Allenbrand
Dave Hayes
Joe Skvarek
Craig Dengel
Geist
Bird
Derrell Pressnell
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Darren Beers
Kevin Smell
James Waldy
Bobby Shaffer
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Smell
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Giants
Tony Reed
Calvin Conners
Tony Petts
Reed
Darin Leecy
P. Geist
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J. Geist
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Kimball
Atchison
Dodd
Jackson
Droddy
Coons
Scott
Robinson
Burns
Totals
Hutchinson
Strehlow
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Woods
Bond
Shaffer
Gaeddert
Geer
Max
Guist
Doty
Keatley
Thompson
White
Mueller
Ralston
Waldy
Brill
Ballinger
Wadkins
Conners
Keefer
D. Switzer
T. Petty
Zimmerman
K. Switzer
J. Petty
Hazen
Maxwell
Milton
Seymour
Parker
Wolf
Lytle
Leecy
Didde
Pendleton
Ewbank
Damron
Gage
Whiteford
Galatia
Larry Dixon Featured in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd
Ottawa Babe Ruth League pitcher Larry Dixon gains national attention in Sports Illustrated. The 15-year-old righthander is highlighted for five no-hitters in two years, a seven inning no-hitter with 21 strikeouts earlier this season, and a 6-1 DeMolay win. Dixon has 41 innings pitched with 104 strikeouts, 16 walks, 11 hits, and eight runs allowed, in Ottawa this year, under manager Swede Carlson who will lead the All-Stars on July 22.
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Larry Dixon
Ottawa
Sports Illustrated
Dixon
Swede Carlson
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