Lawrence Clips Ottawa 10-2 in Legion District II opener
Kansas City Post 199 and Olathe staged a dramatic duel with twin no hitters, KC 2 Ottawa 0 before Paola shocked Lawrence 4-3 while Shawnee beat Rosedale 8-6. Ottawa and Shawnee met, Lawrence faced Olathe and Paola vs KC 199 in openers and early rounds at Orlis Cox Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Ostmeyer
American Legion
Jeff Watson
Olathe
Dave Wendt
Lawrence
Ottawa
Shawnee
Rosedale
Paola
Thunder
Kansas City
Dark Horse
Watson
Wendt
Orls Cox
Roses
Brac Paols
Local Kid All Stars Split In Lake Shawnee Tourneys
Ottawa teams split results in invitational double elimination events at Lake Shawnee. The Junior All Stars lost 10-1 to Topeka Beavers pitcher Tom Price who struck out 10, then defeated Manhattan 3-2 behind Chris Bird's two-run homer and 14 strikeouts. The Midget All Stars dropped 12-3 to Topeka Bullets on a nine-run fifth-inning rally but rallied to 21-4 against Topeka Blues behind 16 Ottawa hits. Both squads prepare for further action at Lake Shawnee.
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Shawnee
Ottawa
Ottawa- Lawrence Legion
Hawks
Gary Dixon
Dave Beets
Dale Dunkin
Lawrence
Dixon
Heinrich
Rosedale
Topeka
Lake Shawnee
Tom Price
Topeka Beavers
Price
California
Beavers
Jeff Hutchinson
Mark Gates
Manhattan Rangers
Chris Bird
Bird
Roger Mendell
Manhattan
Topeka Cardinals
Topeka Bullets
Topekans
Ottawa All-Stars
Topeka Blues
Mike Mauszycki
Barry Allenbrand
Lyndon Cups ASA District Championship Decisive win seals title
Three survivors from the Men's ASA District Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament at Forest Park advance to sub state after Lyndon triumphs in the loser's bracket. Lyndon clinched the championship in a Sunday final with a 15-4 rout and a second high scoring win, defeating tournament sponsor Pizza Hut.
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Forest Park
Lyndon
Pizza Hut
Federal
Osawatomie
Budge’s Hardware
Ottawa
Topeka beats Forest Park 5 0 in Ottawa tennis clash
Forest Park Tennis Club drops to 2 7 as Topeka downs Ottawa 5 0 Sunday afternoon. Singles saw Hadley and Johnson fall to Patch and Thompson. Doubles teams Shores Whitmore and Baker Pyles also won for Topeka, boosting Kansas Valley leaders to 7 0.
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Forest Park
Topeka
Ottawa
Dr. D.C. Hadley
Gary Patch
Ronnie Johnson
Tom Thompson
Wayne Lewis
June Willhite
Dick Shores
Dan Whitmore
J.R. Daugharthy
Reid Harder
Fred Baker
Jim Pyles
Dave Geiss
Dean Patch
Dick Thornburg
Kansas Valley Tennis League
Forest Park Club
Baldwin
City Schedule Softball Offers Weekday Leagues and Showdowns
City leagues list Monday events including Nazarene Assembly against Wesleyan and Westminster versus Pomona U M, plus Tuesday matchups among Pomona Jaycees Hubbards Gambies and Ottawa Jaycees. Women's and industrial league games fill the evening, with Standings and venues implied.
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Nazarene Assembly
Wesleyan
Foursquare-N. Baptist
CITA
Westminster
Pomona
U.M
Pomona Jaycees
Daybrook of
Hubbard's
Olmsted
Elec
Gambies
Ottawa Jaycees
Black Express
Taco Grande
Wellsville
Ank
Pioneer Leeds
N. Baptist
Ruhamah
Town & Country
Harrel's
Bill's Markel
Ottawa Babe Ruth All-Stars fall, rebound, in State Tournament
Ottawa Babe Ruth All-Stars lose 2-1 to Baxter Springs in the state tournament final at Junction City then beat Junction City 2-0 the next day. Mueller earns win with a one hitter while Beets suffers tough loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Kuntz
Junction City
Ottawa
Baxter Springs
Baxter
John Mueller
Mueller
Darren Beets
Winfield
Joe Geist
Richard Zimmerman
Tony Petty
Geist
David Hayes
Zimmerman
Buckmaster
Tony Reed
Jay Siders
Siders
Weiskopf Wins Again at Montreal Canadian Open
Tom Weiskopf claimed his fifth win in eight starts at the Canadian Open, finishing two strokes ahead of Forrest Fezier with a total of 278 at Richlieu Golf Club. Bobby Cole surged early but faded, while Hale Irwin and Chuck Courtney trailed, as Weiskopf stressed patience like football after his victory.
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Montreal
Tom Weiskopf
Bobby Cole
Weiskopf
Forrest Ferler
Cole
Hale Irwin
Chuck Courtney
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Lawrence Clips
Kansas Citians
Dwight Custer
Mike Heil
Don Sullivan
Clint Peckman
Ed Snob
Chris Hurla
Trwrence
Carl Heinrich
Mel Lisher
AB Baldwin
Kramer
LE Beets
Dunkin
P Grogan
RF Dixon
Whitacre
Black
Cc van Fossan
Carlson
Holden
Ice
Steffen
LF Floyd
Burgess
K. Fisher
Parker
RF Lisher
29Th Street
Croco Road
Lyndon Cups
ASA
S. Main
Mr. D
Salina
Wichita West
Tri-County
Elieu Golf Club
Fezier
Porter-Spears
Agency
Tom Porter
George Spears
C. Watkins
Guenemo, Kan
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