Ottawa 13-Year-Old All Stars Win District Crown
Ottawa Babe Ruth League 13-year-olds clinched the District 4 title with two straight wins, 24-0 and 14-4, to earn a state tournament berth in Dodge City. Jason Ball starred in relief, Bryan Duncan and McClay led at the plate, and Ottawa advances to the double elimination state event ending with a July 23 championship.
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Rick Peterson
Burlington
Ottawa
Dodge City
State
Dodge
OBRL
Garnett
Neosho Valley
David Beets
Obal All-Stars
Jason Ball
Obal
Tom Ratliff
Ball
Marc McClay
Hammers Eagles Win Kansas State Eagles Baseball Tourney
Hammers downed Olathe Legion A 10-3 in the championship at Orlis Cox Field to capture the Kansas State Eagles Baseball Tournament. The 14-team event shifted to single elimination after rain. Ottawa contributed two teams, with the OBRL All-Stars and Legion A both competing before Ottawa Legion was eliminated after an 8-? loss.
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Topeka Henderson Hammers
Olathe
Legion
Kansas State Eagles
Orlis Cox Field
Ottawa
Ottawa Babe Ruth League
American Legion
Ottawa Legion
OBRL
Osage City
Topeka Steelers
Topeka
Matt Reusch
Reusch
Mike Aspinwall
Aspinwall
U S Open title chase heads to 18 hole playoff
In Kettering Ohio the 41st U S Women's Open reaches an 18 hole playoff between Jane Geddes and Sally Little after both finish 287 at the par 72 6,243 yard NCA Country Club. Betsy King leads early before a late stumble sets up final day drama and Ayako Okamoto fades from contention.
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Kettering
Ohio
Jane Geddes
Sally Little
Geddes
Little
Dous
Betsy King
S. King
Japan
Ayako Okamoto
King
Envey Oo
Nca Country Club
Benay King
Pat Bradley
Jody Rosenthal
Amy Alcott
Judy Dickinson
Calham
Deb Richard
Mets In A Walk
New York Mets sprint to the All-Star break with a 59-25 record, leading the NL in runs, homers, batting average and ERA. Fouring starters—Gooden Fernandez Ojeda Darling—each with nine plus wins and sub 3.00 ERAs, pace a team that sits 13 games up in the NL East.
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NEW York
New York Mets
Mets
Montreal
Cincinnati
Dwight Gooden
Sid Fernandez
Bob Ojeda
Ron Darling
Fernandez
Gooden
Ojeda
Darling
Keith Hernandez
Gary Carter
Darryl
Cashen
Johnson
Aguilera
Len Dykstra
Kevin Mitchell
Wally Backman
Strawberry
Ray Knight
Hernandez
AL Hopes Young Sluggers Spark All Star Fire
The American League lands rookie sluggers Wally Joyner and Jose Canseco as it seeks its first win in 13 games. The Astrodome's pitcher friendly park and NL power pose a challenge with stars like Canseco, Joyner, Parrish, Barfield and Ripken. Famed NL hurlers Valenzuela and Gooden pace defense while NL players stress intensity and team spirit over dominance.
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Houston
Astrodome
Mike Scott
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia
Harmon Killebrew
Carl Yastrzemski
Frank Howard
Wally Joyner
Jose Canseco
California
Joyner
Lance Parrish
Detroit
Jease Barfield
Toronto
Jim Rice
Don Mattingly
Cal Ripken
Dave Winfield
Glenn Davis
Schmidt
Fernando Valenzuela
Gooden
Minneapolis
San Diego
Rich Gossage
Gossage
New York Yankees
Bradley Basketball Dealt A Blow
Bradley University is placed on two years of probation by the NCAA for improper recruiting and unethical conduct by the head coach. The team is barred from postseason play following the 1986-87 season and the coaching staff are restricted from off campus recruiting for one year. The violations centered on one student athlete and his family with the coach attempting to conceal involvement.
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Mission, Kan
Bradley University
NCAA
Bradley
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Ncaa Committee On
Peoria
Ill
Frank J. Remington
Remington
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OBBL
Bryan Duncan
McClay
Chad Burgoon
Craig Schultze
Burgoon
Billy Tally
Tally
Ratliff
Duncan
Schultze
the Obal
Hammers Eagles
South Africa
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Rick Aguilera
Bruce Berenyi
Orioles
Dave Johnson
Baltimore
Frank Cashen
Dave McNally
Jim Palmer
Mike Cuellar
Pat Dobson
A.L
Dwight Gooden & Co
Canseco
Oakland
Winfield
Bradley Basketball
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