KC Icons: Dawson Brett and Watson Defined by Work Ethic
Kansas City icons Len Dawson Brett Watson and their fellow Kansans form a connected community bond. The trio's careers in football and sportscasting showcase Midwest values of hard work and friendliness, shaping a lasting local culture and pride.
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Rebels top Garnett in district baseball duel
Coffeyville beats Pomona RBI in Rebels tourney clash as Garnett starter Mike Hermreck shines with 4 1/3 innings and an RBI single by Hermreck drives in Kurt Yoder. Princeton erupts for three runs in the fifth to seal it, Jordan Welch 2 for 3, Princeton pitchers four hit. Garnett’s Matt Stevenson collects two hits. Pomona drops to 0-2 after losses to Paola and Coffeyville, Tyler Webb and Storm Jackson tally hits.
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White Sox beat Phillies in Cal Ripken under-10 game
White Sox won 15-8 over the Phillies in a Cal Ripken under-10 contest. Winning pitcher Zach Curry pitched three innings with three hits and five strikeouts. Key White Sox hitters included Blaine Ray, Brock Huddleston, Zach Kern, and Curry himself, while Phillies standouts were Chandler Selock, Bryce Spielman, Byron Fangman, Drew Sodderberg, and Wyatt Zentz.
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Royals: Toronto wins as Overbay extends hitting streak
Overbay extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a one-out drive to center in the second inning, ending Zack Greinke’s 111 inning homerless streak. Greinke yielded four runs, three earned, in a 7-4 loss to the White Sox. The Blue Jays scored an earned run off Greinke for the first time this season.
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Ottawa's Jake Moore earns all state and all star game selection
Ottawa High School senior Jake Moore was named a first team all state pitcher by the Kansas Association Baseball Coaches and earned a spot in the KABC all star game in Manhattan. He also earned first team all league honors as pitcher in Frontier League voting. teammates Blake Firestone Curtis Clayton earned first team while Corbin Goedert made second team at shortstop. Third team included Clayton Carson Dunlap Tom Peters Dylan Nelson. honorable mentions Spencer Hawkins Devin Martin.
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Ottawa AA Legion Wood Bat Schedule and Tourney Details
A detailed baseball schedule outlines Ottawa AA Legion Wood Bat events from June through July. It lists games against Burlington Coffeyville Paola Osawatomie Emporia Silver Lake Lyndon Drake Princeton Lola Garnett and others, plus dates for the Emporia Tournament and KABA Burlington events. Tournament rounds include multiple day matchups with a focus on city and regional teams.
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ORC Church Softball Friday Lineup and Byes
The sked shows June 12 games at Orls Cox South starting 7 p.m. Nazarene faces Sacred, 8 p.m. Ottawa Comm. meets Comm. Foursquare, 9 p.m. Wellsville Baptist takes on North Baptist, with Bye for First Baptist.
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Central Heights trio earn all state baseball honors
Central Heights High School baseball players Bob Wolfe Jordan Welch and Skye Mills received Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches all state selections Wolfe earned first team 3A while Welch and Mills were named to the second team Mills is a junior pitcher Welch is a senior shortstop and Wolfe is a senior third baseman indicating strong depth for 3A power Central Heights.
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Golf scramble results crown Hickory-Hollow winners
The team of Joe Hewitt Mike Allis Gary Cole Aaron Dierks and Jess Deselms won Wednesday's Hickory Hollow scramble with a minus six. Rick Howard and C W Brazeal shared closest to the pin honors finishing near the hole at No. 3 and No. 7.
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Johnson reaches 300 wins as Giants beat Nationals 5 1
Randy Johnson finally allowed himself emotion after securing his 300th win in a 5-1 opener win for the San Francisco Giants over the Washington Nationals. He credited a long pursuit, talked through a brief news conference, and thanked his family including batboy son and wife as teammates and manager shared in the moment.
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