Ottawa Recreation Commission Activity Alerts
ORC invites registrations for baseball and softball postseason play with age divisions 8-9 10-11 and 12-14 and boys and girls eligibility. Also swim lessons morning camp Saturday Nite Main Event karate water aerobics and two summer tournaments with entry fees and deadlines. plus an ORC board retreat and proposed budget notice.
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Don Woodward Community Center
Forest Park
ORC
City Hall
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Giles lifts Pirates past Royals in extra innings
Pittsburgh edge Kansas City 10-6 after Brian Giles snapped his slump with a tying double in the ninth and a two run homer in the 10th. Warren Morris and Adrian Brown added timely hits as Pittsburgh avoided a sweep in interleague play.
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Kansas City
Brian Giles
Pittsburgh
Gene Lamont
Giles
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lamont
Brian
Royals
Warren Morris
Pirates
Jerry Spradlin
Morris
Tony Muser
Spradlin
Moser
Adrian Brown
Johnny Damon
RBI
Mike Sweeney
Jermaine Dye
Scott Sauerbeck
Francisco Cordova
Todd Dunwoody
Brown
Wil Cordero
Joe Ronda
Kevin Young
Luis Soto
Momentum turns for Stewart with rain shortened win
Tony Stewart, driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, won the rain shortened Michigan race, his second straight victory this season. Dale Earnhardt finished second with Labonte third as Stewart moved into contention in the NASCAR standings.
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Brooklyn
Mich
Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs
Stewart
Dover
Del
Michigan Speedway
Kmart
Aes
Bobby Labonte
Home Depot
Pontiac
Robert Pressley
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Jarrett
Labonte
Nascar
Earnhardt
Ward Burton
Burton
Pressley
Jeremy Mayfield
Mayfield
Jarrett
Steve Young retires from football after concussions end career
Steve Young announced his retirement from the NFL in the 49ers locker room after a 15 year career marked by grit and two MVPs. He cited repeated concussions and brain injuries as reasons, noting his last hit at Arizona left him out cold for 30 seconds and ending the season. Former owner Eddie DeBartolo and Carmen Policy attended the news conference along with family and other football figures.
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Santa Clara
Calif
Steve Young
49Ers
Young
Joe Montana
San Francisco
San Francisco 49Ers
San Francisco Bay Area
Ment
Eddie DeBartolo
Cleveland Browns
Carmen Policy
DeBartolo
Denver
Mike Shanahan
Arizona
United States wins U S Cup with 3 0 victory over Mexico
The United States defeated an understrength Mexico 3 0 in East Rutherford to capture the U S Cup for the first time since 1995. Brian McBride opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, Frankie Hejduk added a second in the 79th, and Razov sealed it in the 85th.
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East Rutherford
United States
Brian McBride
Frankie Hejduk
Anton Razov
U.S
Antigua
Guatemala
South
Ireland
South Africa
McBride
Hejduk
Bayer Laveriasts
Cobi Jones
Ben Olson
Sergio Bernal
Sei Jduk
Razov
Bird’s Pacers Strike Back In Finals Game 3 Victory
Larry Bird’s influence echoed as Indiana shocked Los Angeles 100-91 at Conseco Fieldhouse. Shaquille O’Neal struggled at the line while the Pacers, inspired by Bird’s quiet coaching, slammed the door on LA rallies and moved within one win of the series. Kobe Bryant was absent in a Lakers no-show.
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Jim Litke
Larry Bird
Pacers
Shaquille O'Neal
Lakers
Kobe Bryant
Indiana
Conseco Fieldhouse
Los Angeles
Bird
Dale Davis
Travis Best
Rick Carlisle
Larry
Carlisle
Donnie Walsh
Walsh
Phil Jackson
O'Neal
Shaq
Rik Smits
Austin Croshere
Derek Fisher
Celtic
Kevin McHale
Kurt Rambis
Boston
Red Devils Go 1 3 In Paola Spring Classic
The Dodson Red Devils won one consolation game and lost three in the Paola Girls Softball Association Spring Classic over the weekend. Amanda Wittman and Jenifer Warren went 2 for 3 in the opener, Lynn Kratzberg struck out ten in relief. Subsequent games featured Warren 4 for 4 and Wittman 2 for 4 as Devil bats produced runs, with Clarissa Cunningham and Aime Lester recording multi hit efforts in a 2-1 win over Olathe Edge. The Devils wrap up with Greeley United Co-op rally and time limit ended the game. They return to league play Tuesday at Paola Heat.
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Dodson Red Devils
Paola
de' Lynn Kratzberg
Devils
Spring Hill Wildhawks
Wildhawks
Warren
Aime Lester
Wittman
Lauren Mi Ull
Tina
Clarissa Cunningham
Lester
Jenni Savage
Thompson
Kratzberg
Geist
Greeley United Co-op
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Sanchez
Beltran
Cordero
Jay Witasick
Dunwoody
Sweeney
Rob Giles
Damon
John Vander Wal
Dame Fortune
Mother Nature
Pit Road
Ford
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
Homestead
America
Tum
Tun
Dale Jarratt
Earnie Stewart
Red Devils
Olathe Edge
Mull and Wittman
Devil
Dun and Thompson
Kratzberg Ceact
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