Legion AAs Nearly Reach Sub Zone Title Game
Garnett-Ottawa Legion AAs fell short of the Sub Zone VI B final after back to back Sunday losses to Garnett 8-1 and Paola 8-4. Ottawa had opened with wins over Burlington and Osawatomie, led by strong pitching and key hits from Aspinwall, Ayers, and Henrick, but could not overcome early deficits in the final two games.
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Rick Peterson
Herald
Garnett
Ottawa
Legion Aas
Paola
Burlington
Osawatomie
Garnet
Mike Aspinwall
Jason Ayers
Bruce Sommer
Justin Dobbs
Chris Martin
Eric Hoke
Aspinwall
Gene Dydell
Steve Smith
Scott Kite
Jeff Dietrich
Neosho Valley
Ottawa Babe Ruth all stars start strong in district meet play
Ottawa 14 and 15 year old Babe Ruth all stars opened district Four action at Orris Cox Field with a 3-2 win over Garnett. Chris Turner mashed a leadoff homer for Ottawa in the Neosho Valley game, but Ottawa fell 16-5 in six innings to end their run in the district meet. Frontier leads after a 9-6 win over Ottawa, while Neosho Valley rides a three-game win streak.
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Rick Peterson
Herald
Ottawa
Babe Ruth
Orris Cox Field
Garnett
Frontier
Neosho Valley
el Dorado
Paola- Osawatoimie
Charlie Waymire
Chris Turmer
Burlington
Turner
Waymire
Clay Devers Beats Ian Devers In Kansas Amateur Final
Clay Devers defeated his brother Ian Devers 4 and 3 in the Kansas Amateur match play final at Mission Hills, claiming his second straight state amateur title. The brothers, both of Lake Quivira, met for the first time in match play with Clay rallying after nine holes to win on No. 15, ending a day of tight play and miscues by Ian.
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Mission Hills
Kan
Clay Devers
Ian Devers
Kansas
Frank Rose
Ian
Lake Quivira Country Club
Mission Hills Country Club
Clay
Tan
LeMond Wins Tour de France In Historic Eight-Second Margin
Greg LeMond won the 1989 Tour de France by eight seconds over Laurent Fignon in a dramatic Paris finish. After a 23 day, 2,020 mile race, LeMond claimed his second title as Delgado finished third and Fignon faded in the final time trial.
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Paris
Greg LeMond
Laurent Fignon
France
LeMond
Fignon
Jersey
Versailles
Jan Jensen
Pedro Delgado
Spain
Rookies fall twice in District Four tournament
Ottawa's 13-year-old Babe Ruth All-Stars were held to late offense in a 7-5 loss to Neosho Valley in the District Four event. They trailed 7-2 after five, rallied in the seventh but left two outs and three runs short. starter Josh Ratliff took the loss, with Ben Thompson and Ryan Rambhart adding two hits each. Ottawa had earlier fallen 8-0 to Emporia as Emporia controlled the opening.
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Ryan Curtis
Kevin Moore
Dietrich
Neosho Valley
Ottawa
Turner
Garett
Moore
Curtis
Garnett
Osawatomie
Babe Ruth
Emporia
Ben Thompson
Ratliff
Thompson
Ryan Rambhart
Chancy Riemer
Frontier
Paola- Osawatomie
Burlington
Mike Ferris
Barnhart
Steeb eliminates Agassi as West Germany advances to final
USA loses to West Germany as Carl-Uwe Steeb defeats Andre Agassi 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 to clinch a 3-1 semifinal lead in Munich. Brad Gilbert beat Patrick Kuhnen 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the last match. West Germany to face Sweden in a rematch of last year’s final.
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Munich
West Germany
Carl-Uwe Steeb
Andre Agassi
United States
Steebe
Sweden
Brad Gilbert
Patrick Kuhnen
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Dave Drumright
Dreamright
Ayers
Troy Hensick
Bart Briley
Dydell
Steve Zuk
Chris Turner
Fronter
Gannett
Trinity Guyett
Battle of Golfing Bros
Ruth
USA
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