Ottawa R B L rookies win district title 13s crown
Ottawa Babe Ruth League wins the district tournament at Orlis Cox Field defeating Garnett League 15 to 6 to advance to the Salina state tournament. Jon Mauszycki Jeff Butler and Steve Smith led pitching with a 13 hit attack and strong fielding including a diving catch and key plays to secure the title.
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Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
Orlis Cox Field
Osawatomie
Jon Mauszycki
Jeff Butler
Steve Smith
OBBL
Mauszycki
Butler
Smith
Charlie Rutter
Phillip Geist
Russell Eisele
Paul Steinman
Brian Hoke
Geist
Eisele
Jody Mitchell
Rick Fritts
OBRL
City Scores and Player Totals Scattered in Early Baseball Card
Baseball scorecard shows Padres Royals Mets Dodgers Orioles Cubs Red Sox and stat lines for numerous players. Totals across teams reach 169 runs, with players such as Espinows Latimer Kiss and Rewsh contributing multi-hit performances and varied pitching lines.
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Padres
Allen
Lane
McGht
Hameet
Bristow
Swartz
Fritz
Geyer
Payne
Ferguson
Orage
Yotats
Royals
DeGratt
Hetland
Latimer
Kissurper
Larios
Riley
Ramsey
Tompson
Fleet
Crump
Riverra
Dodgers
Elliot
Hodpen
Brewer
Davidson
Gravenstein
Rich
Bevineau
Griffin
Henderson
Sandstrom
Shaw
Orioles
Somers
Fletcher
Baldwin
Barner
Meckert
Weber
Malits
Burgoon
Cewdin
Rocker
Clevenger
CUBS
Kaith
Cobe
Matney
Namer
Jackson
Hoglin
Roush
Evans
Beust
Muh
Preller
Heaps
Totals
RED Sox
Ferris
Seymour
Geeding
Fan
Sink
Mond
Hart
DeHay
J. Gooding
Mut
Fowler
Mitchell
Campbell
Devore
Ayert
Reekle
Louderbach
Platt
Small
Siders
Elste
Totate
Ottawa AA Team Tops Olathe 6-4 in Rain-Delayed Contest
Ottawa defeated Olathe 6-4 in a non league American Legion AA game to improve to 19-13. Jeff Unruh earned the win with seven hits allowed and eight strikeouts, while Ottawa’s defense committed six errors. Evan Shaffer led with a two doubles and a single, Rick Roth added two hits, and Ottawa pulled away with three runs in the fourth.
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Olathe
Topeka
Ottawa
American Legion AA
Jeff Unruh
Unruh
Clathe
Evan Shaffer
Rick Roth
Jeff Brewer
Shaffer
Troy Grace
Yorry Clark
Brian Keaton
Pannell
Thompson
Roth
Keaton
Clark
Brewer
Vic Finch
Jeff Turner
Paola
Orris Cox Field
Weather Shortens Men District Softball Tourney in Town
Rain disrupted the district slow-pitch event over the weekend, finishing the men’s tournament with Waymire’s Ottawa undefeated at 3-0 and LVA Merchants runner up at 2-1. Third and fourth spots were split by a coin toss after Budge’s Sports Center and PV Raiders both went 3-1. PV Raiders earned Class A berth, Budge’s to Major Division. fifth and sixth went to Hook Insurance and the Free Agents via coin toss. Local umpires Frank Garvin, Tom Drake and Dan Kay to join Chanute sub-state crew.
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Humboldt
Chanute
Waymire’s of
Ottawa
LVA Merchants
Lyndon-Vassar
LVA
Budge's Sports Center
PV Raiders
ASA
Darwin Redmond
Topeka
Carbondale
Budge’s
Hook Insurance
Free Agents
Frank Garvin
Tom Drake
Dan Kay
No Winners In Baseball Mess
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley chronicles the baseball strike's fallout. The mess has scarred fans, leadership is weakened, and credibility lost as players and owners clash over power and money. The piece also notes Topeka golf results, with Dick Hamilton earning a Kansas Amateur berth after a tight playoff.
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Will Grimsley
Uncle Sam
Edward Bennett Williams
Washington, D.C
Baltimore
Ray Grebey
Lawrence Open track meet boosts Ottawa athletes in 14 events
Ottawa athletes claimed three wins at the Lawrence Open, with two meet records. Karrie Brockman, Ottawa High grad, won the girls 17 18 800 in 2 31.2. The 1600 relay team of Shelly Burch Rachel Brockman Connie Frank and Kathy Hodges set a meet mark at 7.1 seconds for the leg. R Brockman won the 15 16 200 in 26.1 and placed second in the 100 at 12.8. Other results span age groups with multiple top finishes led by Shannon Alexander Tina Pyle Prudence Guthrie Kevin Hodges Tomalea ODea and Paul Steeley among others.
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Lawrence
Ottawa
Karrie Brockman
Shelly Burch
Rachel Brockman
Connie Frank
Kathy Hodges
R. Brockman
Shannon Alexander
Tina Pyle
Prudence Guthrie
Kevin Hodges
Michelle Murphy
Bret Alexander
Tomalea O’dea
Wellsville
Franklin County
Jamie Gragg
Williamsburg
Jeff
Chris Parker
Pomona
Gragg
Jeff Parker
Chris
Ottawa University
Paul Steeley
Baselior
Ramsey's Knocks Off Leaders In Edging Garnett In OT
Ramsey Printing of Ottawa edged Garnett Merchants 8-7 in 10 innings at Cox Field after Garnett tied the game in the seventh and 10th. Dave Drumright scored the tying run and Kent Ramsey drove home the winner with Dale Weiden tripling to cap Ramsey's 13-hit attack. Garnett drops to 9-2 league, Ramsey rises to 7-5, 15-11 overall, as Ramsey Printing finishes home season with Chanute and Topeka games before July 30 finale at Garnett.
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Garnett
Mauszycki
Hoke
Ottawa
Joe Moody
Jim Walken
Mark Mersman
Osawatomie
Mark Johnson
Phillip Geist
Rick Torrez
Paul Steinman
Smith
Geist
Otto Skoog
Rutter
Johnson
Torrez
Carl Roberts
Babe Ruth
Salina
Ulysses
Orbs Cox Field
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Garnett League
Elks
Optimists
Jaycees
Ramsey
Merchants
Cox Field
The
Dave Drumright
Kent Ramsey
Dale Weiden
Bill Stauffer
Jon Moore
Brad Wright
Brad O'Dea
Wright
Ramsey Printing
Chanute
Cox South
Topeka Montgomery
Topeka
Farris-Ferborn
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Baseda
Legion AA
Bowie Kuhn
Marvin Miller
Players Association
Grebey
Ottawan
Dick Hamilton
Kansas
Shawnee Country Club
Hamilton
Frank Rose
City OF
City of Ottawa
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