Babe Ruth Showdown Heads To Monday Playoff
In Ottawa Babe Ruth League Friday night Lions and Boys' Club earned playoff spots by winning. Lions defeated Kiwanis 6-1 behind Steve Morton and strong defense including three ground-ball double plays. Boys' Club beat VFW 8-1 as Scott Thompson and Jeff Brewer excelled on the mound. Thompson later pitched six no-hit innings with twelve strikeouts to pace Boys' Club. The playoff is set for 7 p.m. Monday with Lions and Boys' Club awaiting the winner.
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Gary Kuntz
Lions
Boys’ Club
Ottawa
Steve Morton
Kiwanis
Scott Thompson
Jeff Brewer
Morton
Thompson
Shaffer
Vic Finch
VFW
Tim Wilson
Finch
City Schedule Softball and Leagues Tonight
Forest Park hosts multiple softball matchups across ABA and A leagues with 6 PM starts including Hickory Inn versus Beers Motors and North Peace Bombers against Taylor Oil. Evening lineups feature Briscoe's, Budge's, Ottawa Millwork, and KOFO on varied courts along with church league and blue league games and a full baseball and recreation schedule at Forest Park and Indian Lanes.
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Forest Park
Hickory Inn
Beers Motors
North Peace Bombers
Taylor Oil
the First
Peoples Bank
B & C Standard
Pepsi-Colama
Star Industries
Bendix
Moorman's
Ottawa Truck
Briscoe's
Scott Service
Budge's
Jaycues
Ramsey Printing
Indian Lanes
Brown's Hardware
Taco Tico
Vicker’s Realty
Stingers
Haven Steel
Optimist Club League
Armstrong Cabinet
TYPOS
King Radio
Hoopes Plumbing
Seaton van Lines
Lesh Oil
KOFO
Ottawa Millwork
Duke
Williamsburg
Armstrong
Kofo Church League
Wesleyan
First Baptist
Richmond A. M
Faith Lutheran
Westminster
Assembly of God
Calvary Baptist
Nazarene Eye
North Baptist Red League
Killough
Wells
Orioles Boss Envies Royals After 3-1 Loss in KC
Orioles manager Earl Weaver lamented their position, saying Baltimore would lead the East if placed in the Royals division after Paul Splittorff's four-hitter fueled a 3-1 Kansas City win. Amos Otis drove in two runs as Frank White and Brett led a decisive fifth inning.
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Kansas City
Earl Weaver
Baltimore
Kansas City Royals
Paul Splittorff
Orioles
Royals
Red Sox
Weaver
George Brett
Whitey Herzog
Rich Gale
All Stars Named for Ottawa Babe Ruth League
The Ottawa Babe Ruth League announced two all star teams after the regular season. The 14 and 15 year old squad features Troy Grace Evan Shaffer Loren Stewart Sean Patty Mark Dengel Gary Robertson Mike Waldy Jeff Brewer Tim Wilson Vic Finch Mike Mauszycki Kevin Altic Claude Pressnell Rick Roth Scott Thompson. Rookie selections include John White Chris Taylor Larry Stewart Kurt Skiles Shane Marion Doug Kramer Ken Johnson Scott Hotaling Darren Green Rob Douthat Derek Chappell Bryan Cates Todd Burroughs Craig Buck Kevin Allan. Teams will practice for a few days before district tournaments at Orlis Cox Field in Ottawa, starting July 20.
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Ottawa
Babe Ruth League
Troy Grace
Evan Shaffer
Loren Stewart
Sean Patty
Mark Dengel
Gary Robertson
Mike Waldy
Jeff Brewer
Tim Wilson
Vic Finch
Mike Mauszycki
Kevin Altic
Claude Pressnell
Rick Roth
Scott Thompson
OBRL
John White
Chris Taylor
Larry Stewart
Kurt Skiles
Shane Marion
Doug Kramer
Ken Johnson
Scott Hotaling
Darren Green
Rob Douthat
Derek Chappell
Bryan Cates
Todd Burroughs
Craig Buck
Kevin Allan
Orlis Cox Field
League Basketball Scores From Church League Action
Multiple parish teams including ASSEMBLY OF GOD and CALVARY BAPTIST posted totals across a crowded scoreboard. Players such as Atchison and Humphrey logged notable point totals amid a dense, high output league night.
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Humphrey
Currant
Pacheco
Totals
Westminster
Badgley
Olson
Gooddart
Taylor
McGeehee
Roberts
Clark
Belt
Faith Lutheran
M. Switzer
Ball
Miehol
Schultze
Cook
Switzer
Brown
L. Switzer
Elliott
First Baptist
Ingles
Heath
Grogan
Loretto
Rader
Shannahan
W. Pankraty
Savoressig
Kaut
Roth
Papp
DeFries
Richmond U.M
Stockard
Elmer
Brack
Lynn
Wilson
Brockus
Yancey
Williams
Bal
Wesleyan
Neuantwander
T. Wood
G. Wands
Mitchell
B. Woods
Dodd
Sundstrom
Wagoner
Upton
B. Dodd
Waltman
North Baptist
Nelson
Griener
Shoemaker
Mauk
Hotaling
Schwarzer
Marburg
Tucker
Montgomery
Maddox
L. Nelson
Jaressig
Kmaub
Pankratz
Popp
Calvary Baptist
Dowdy
Thurber
Lynch
Ottawa A team overwhelms Garnett 5 to 1 in Legion game
Ottawa A team defeated Garnett 5 1 on Friday night behind John Mueller’s solid pitching and Darren Beets two run triple. Mueller improved to 4 2 with 10 strikeouts, while Beets drove in two in the second inning and Schoch added a run in the third. Ottawa’s overall summer record moved to 19 11 as they prepare for doubleheaders this weekend at Eisenhower Field and Orlis Cox Field.
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Orioles
Splittorff
Doug Decnces
Frank White
Clint Hurdle
Rick Dempsey
Mark Belanger
Weaver
Jim Palmer
Toronto
Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa
American Legion
Garnett
Legion
John Mueller
Mueller
Kirk Gulick
Bob Shaffer
A-team
Darren Beets
Beets
Jeff Schoch
Shawnee
Orlis Cox Field
Emporia
Piker's
Independence
Bey Row Moore
Munlter
Shafter
Watdy
Britt
Schoch
Thompson
A Woods
A Alla
Pry
French
Gulick
Spillman
T. Adams
Lybarger
Howard
Robertson
Peterson
Prue
Adams
Fritts
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Bob Geisler
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