Garnett Captures Legion Tournament Crown in Ottawa
Garnett defeated Franklin Savings of Kansas City 16-7 to win the Ottawa Legion baseball title at Orris Cox Field after a 1-1 pool run. Fort Scott took third with a 10-2 win over Bishop Miege. Ottawa AA finished fifth after a 4-1 weekend. The Arrows beat Ottawa A and Paola to end fifth, while Ottawa A went winless in five games.
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Garnett
Franklin Savings
Kansas City
Kan
Ottawa Legion
Orlis Cox Field
Ottawa AA
Fort Scott
Bishop Miege
Ottawa
Miege
Arrows
Ottawa A
Paola
Iola
Mike Aspinwall
Tal
Moses
Mark Reynolds
Franklin Sayings
Steve Matney
Barry Reynolds
Dru Kramer
Marc Kissinger
Matney
Gene Dydell
Aspinwall
Kramer
Alysheba's Belmont Dream Ends in Belmont Thrashing
Trainer Jack Van Berg notes there are no sure things in horse racing after Alysheba finishes 14 lengths back to lose the Belmont. Jockey Chris McCarron accepts some blame for early pace, while Lasix debate surfaces as a potential factor in the colt's poor showing. Clarence Scharbauer dismisses Lasix as a factor and props Bet Twice as the superior horse.
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Hal Bock
Jack van Berg
Alysheba
Belmont Park
van Berg
Carry Back
Sherlock
Secretariat
Citation
Steve DiMauro
Seattle Slew
Affirmed
Sir Barton
Count Fleet
Gallant Fox
Whirlaway
Omaha
Chris McCarron
New York
Bet
Kentucky
Maryland
Clarence Scharbauer
Belmont
Black Continues To Shine In KC's Starting Rotation
In Seattle Bud Black pitched seven innings of two hit ball to lead Kansas City past the Mariners as Seattle’s Mike Moore struggled. Black improved to 2-3 and secured his spot in KC rotation while Moore fell to 2-8 amid a string of shaky starts. Bo Jackson hit two homers and Danny Tartabull continued success against his former team, driving in runs in the Royals’ dominance.
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Black
Seattle
Kansas City
Bud Black
Royals
Mike Moore
Mariners
Moore
Mickey Brantley
Phil Bradley
Steve Farr
Billy Gardner
Dick Williams
Williams
Dick Balderson
Harold Reynolds
Alvin Davis
Domingo Ramos
Danny Tartabull
Frank White
RBI
Steve Balboni
Willie Wilson
Ing
Bo Jackson
Jackson
Mike Trujillo
Tartabull
Minnesota
Tartaball
White Sox
Angels
Bill Long
Carlton Fisk
Chicago
California
Long
Angel
Fisk
Ottawa youths shine at Nee Basketball School in Lincoln
Local players attended the Danny Nee Basketball School at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. About 220 students across three age groups participated, with Ottawa High seniors-to-be Steve Baylor, Steve Mathey, and Ryan Meyer earning all star berths and seventh grader Brian Clark making the top 20.
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Ottawa
Danny Nee
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Ottawans
Ottawa High
Steve Baylor
Steve Mathey
Ryan Meyer
Brian Clark
Mike Aspinwall
John Heckert
Ricky Jackson
Aspinwall
Jeff Dieterich
OHS
Jason Ayers
Ken Boyer
Steve Devore
John Gollier
Pete Clark
Jared Herrick
Gragg Siblings Win Spots at Sub state JO Meet
Williamsburg siblings Jamie and Jimmy Gragg earned berths to the state Junior Olympics after strong showings at Shawnee Heights High School. Jamie won three titles in the girls 13 to 14 division with 3000, 1500, and 3000 meter wins, while Jimmy captured the boys 11 to 12 3000 and placed in the 1500 and 800 events.
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Tecumseh
Gragg
Williamsburg
Junction City
Shawnee Heights High School
Jamie Gragg
Jimmy
Jamie
Celtics rebound to trim Lakers lead in tense finale
Boston, energized by 81 percent second-quarter shooting, beat the Lakers 109 103 at the Garden to cut the NBA finals series to 2-1. Larry Bird led with 30 points and 12 rebounds while Kevin McHale added 21 and 10, signaling a shift after two road losses. The series heads back to Boston for two games.
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Boston
Celtics
Los Angeles
Lakers
Boston Garden
Larry Bird
Garden
Bird
Forum
Inglewood
Calif
Pat Riley
Kevin McHale
the Garden
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Orris Cox
Ottawa-Fort Scott
Steve Zak
Darin Schmoe
Pat Martin
Schmoe
Graggs Beach
Army Reserve
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