Ottawa High Girls take sixth in 5A state track meet
Ottawa High, a dominant 5A girls program in the early 1980s, finished sixth at the state meet at Cessna Stadium with 32 points. Nicole Johnson led the scoring with an 800 win, while Sue Pack Michelle Murphy Angie Drake and others contributed as four athletes scored and will return next season.
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Ottawa High
Rick Peterson
Wichita
Lady Cyclones
Cessna Stadium
Angie Drake
Drake
Hays
McPherson
Altamont-Labette County
Chanute
OHS
Kapaun-Mt. Carmel
Washburn Rural
Liberal
Salina South
Johnson Shakes Jitters To Win Gold
Nicole Johnson, a freshman at Ottawa High, won the 1987 5A state girls 800 meters title in 2:21.9 after a nervous start on race day. She outkicked Buhler rival Chris Quillin, following an undefeated season in the half mile and strong regional showings. Johnson credits preparation, coaching praise, and future goals beyond running.
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Rick Peterson
Wichita
Nicole Johnson
Johnson
Sue
Sue Pack
OHS
Chris Quillin
Buhler
Quillin
Ottawa High
Mark Laws
Thad
Ottawa
Denver
Colo
Lawrence
Kansas City
Edmonton Oilers win third Stanley Cup in four years
Edmonton caps a 3 1 win over Philadelphia in Game seven to claim the Stanley Cup. Goalie Ron Hextall reaches the Conn Smythe as top playoff performer despite the loss. Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky spark late scoring to seal the title.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Edmonton Oilers
Philadelphia Flyers
Randy Gregg
Philadelphia
Oilers
Flyers
Dave Poulin
NHL
Ron Hextall
Brad Marsh
Hextall
Grant Fuhr
Fuhr
Jari Kurri
Murray Craven
Mark Messier
Paul Cof
Fey
Messier
Kent Nilsson
Nilsson
Glenn Anderson
Lindsay Carson
Carson
Anderson
Esa Tikkanen
Doug Crossman
Wayne Gretzky
Kurri
Glen Sather
Kjell Samuelson
Sather
Mike Keenan
Gretzky
Coffeyville girls win 5A track title at Cessna Stadium
Kristie Fields and Latisha Scarbrough led Coffeyville to the Class 5A title with five golds at the 16th annual Kansas track championships. Fields helped win the 4x200 and 4x400 relays and took the 400. Scarbrough won the 100 and placed second in the 200 as Chanute's Chris Hall dominated with four golds.
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Wichita, Kan
Kristie Fields
Latisha Scarbrough
Coffeyville
Cessna Stadium
Fields
Scarborough
Chris Hall
Chanute
Hall
Hays
McPherson
Altamont
Janet Treiber
Kristina Johnson
Great Bend
Janet Haskin
Onega
Haskin
Sharon Springs
Tammy van Laeys
Onaga
Douglass
Washington
Centre
West Elk
Jennifer Hanschu
Andra Wilhite
Trina Piper
South Barber
Angela Edwards
Renee Burmgarner
Coldwater
Susan Hedrick
Shawnee Mission East
Veronica Hatton
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Cyclones
OHL
Michelle Murphy
Melissa Whatley
Bishop Miege
Murphy
Jacki Rutter
DeeDee Lewis
Jesse Griffin
Mike Roush
Steve Baylor
Roush
Daryl Spigle
Griffin
Kevin Jackson
Parsons
Arkansas City
Pace
Cyclone
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