Hurlas rallies past Ottawa in Eagle Tournament opener
Ottawa all-stars fall 15 year old A team behind Kansas City Hurlas after trailing 3-2 in five innings. KC Hurras exploded with four runs in the sixth and eight in the seventh to seal a blowout. Ottawa left bases loaded in the fifth and sixth innings as their inexperience showed. The night cap saw Ottawa’s Legion A squad facing KC Ceres Grain with early 4-0 deficit and potential loser's bracket action at 10:15 a.m. if they fall.
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Ottawa
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Topeka Jayhawks
American Legion
Kansas City Ceres Grain
Legion A
Ceres
Ottawa Nips Chanute In Ten Inning Pitchers Duel
Ottawa edged Chanute 3 1 in 10 innings to open the Emporia Tournament. Pelton singled on the first pitch in the top of the 10th, driving in Snethen after a Snethen walk and Bloomer set the stage. Umbarger and Pelton matched zeros until Ottawa grabbed the lead then. Ottawa moved to 35-10 while Chanute fell to 23-5 and faces the next round against Emporia in winner’s bracket play.
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B.J. Broyles
Harras
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Broyles
Drake
Andy Barnhart
Jeff Jackson
Mporia
Pi Rendon Pelton
Tony Snethen
American Legion
Chanute
Andl Wiy
Weed
Pelton
Snethen
Bloomer
Ryan Dobbs
AAA
Pett
Emporia
Royals rally in ninth tops Blue Jays 6 5 at Toronto
Coleman delivered a two run single in the ninth as Kansas City erased a 5-4 deficit. Brent Mayne and Terry Shumpert scored on key hits, while Bob Hamlin went deep twice for the Royals. Jeff Montgomery closed out the save as Hipolito Pichardo earned the win. John Olerud homered for Toronto and Devon White drove in three.
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Toronto
Blue Jays
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Darren Hall
Brent Mayne
Jose
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Mayne
Coleman
Hipolito Pichardo
Jeff Montgomery
Bob Hamlin
Royals
John Olerud
Devon White
Pat Borders
David Cone
Rob Butler
White
Paul Molitor
Cone
Billy Brewer
Pichardo
Mike Huff
Fifth Annual OU Golf Tournament Raises 7600 for Ottawa University
The Ottawa University athletic department benefited when the Fifth Annual OU Golf Tournament at Alvamar Golf Course in Lawrence raised over 7600 for school sports programs. Jon Krebbs Sandy Krebbs Jerry Harshaw and J.R. Dodson led a 62 winning foursome in a 82-player field. Corporate sponsors included Dodson International Coca-Cola and Peoples National Bank.
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Alvamar
Lawrence
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Sandy Krebbs
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J.R. Dodson
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Bob Bezek
Lonnie King
Paul Marx
Steve Koberlein
Darren Strickler
Mike
Scott Weibel
Andy Carrier
Ron Wooden
Don Alderman
Scott Hinkle
Hal Germer
Stan Bettin
David Leiter
Shawn Walters
Hugh O'Reilly Jr
Chris Chaney
Jim Hitch
Bill Smell
BJ. Boucek
Dodson International
Peoples National Bank
Lawrence Printing
the Athlete's Foot of Lawrence
Curtis 1000
Coca-Cola
Joyner-Kersee returns home with record hurdles win
Joyner-Kersee dominated the U S Olympic Festival in Edwardsville Illinois winning the 100 meter hurdles in 12.69 seconds. The performance, a Festival record and fourth fastest in the world this year, came as she enjoyed a joyous homecoming with fans waving Go Jackie Go placards while Gail Devers held last year’s mark at 12.76 seconds.
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Joyner-Kersee
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A’s surge shifts mood amid heated clashes with umpires
The Oakland Athletics, once 24 games under .500, sweep the Yankees to seize first in the AL West. Dennis Eckersley taunts Paul O’Neill after a key strikeout as Tony La Russa clashes with umpire Jim Joyce. Henderson plates a run by plowing over Mike Stanley, hospitalizing the catcher briefly, then exchanges words with pitcher Jim Abbott. La Russa rotates three relievers in a 4-0 victory, stirring further controversy.
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Stanley
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Abbott
Eckersley
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O'Neill
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