MaGee Wins Fishing Prize At State Derby
Princeton youth Brandon MaGee won the 13 to 16 year old division at the Wildlife Conservation derby held at the lake northwest of Williamsburg. Ottawa’s Sua tin Kaub tied for most fish in the same division. Other top finishers included Rick Wilson Ottawa and J.D. Farrar Princeton in younger groups. A Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission meeting was announced for Emporia with discussions on deer permits trout fishing and sandhill crane hunting.
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Ottawa
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J.D. Farrar
Amanda White
Jacob Williamson
Tanya Toumberlin
Emporia
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission
Best Wester
West Highway
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Jim Holder
Midlife and Parks Commission
Wichita
Johnson Ties Dominant Form In Mariners 6-3 Win Over Royals
Randy Johnson struck out 15 over eight innings to lift Seattle to a 6-3 victory over Kansas City. Johnson improved to 8-3 as Tino Martinez and Jay Buhner each homered for Seattle, while Harvey Pulliam and Brian McRae doubled for the Royals. Mariners coach and teammates praised Johnson as a top pitcher alongside Boston’s Roger Clemens, with an eye toward the All-Star game in Baltimore.
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Roger Clemens
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Tino Martinez
Jay Buhner
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Sammy Ellis
Brian McRae
Harvey Pulliam
Mike Macfarlane
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Shoemaker wins jump at U S Track meet in Shawnee
Shanna Shoemaker won the 15-16 year old high jump at the U S Track and Field Missouri Valley Junior Olympics held at Shawnee Mission South High School. She cleared 5-2 to edge Mellanee Welty who also jumped 5-2 but had more misses. Shoemaker, a Williamsburg High sophomore, qualified for Region 9 at Topeka July 9–10.
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Topeka
Suns beat Bulls in triple overtime to cut series deficit
The Suns defeated the Bulls 129-121 in triple overtime, trimming Chicago’s series lead to 2-1. Michael Jordan scored 44 but 6-for-20 in the final period, while Phoenix coach Paul Westphal praised the effort and warned against overconfidence. Kevin Johnson’s defense and Suns fatigue cited as factors. Chicago hosts Game 4 with plans to close Friday.
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Michael Jordan
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Suns
Paul Westphal
Scottie Pippen
Jordan
Kevin Johnson
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Ottawa Post 60 Holds Off Foes for Narrow Win
Ottawa Post 60 battled Baldwin City to a 10-9 victory as four pitchers spread innings for development. Matt Burnett sparked the eighth inning with a walk and scoring on Ryan Dobbs single to seal the comeback after a 9-2 lead dwindled. Jeff Young, Jay Wieneke, Vaughn O'Dea, Mark Sink and Aaron Gumm contributed hits as Ottawa improves to 6-4 and prepares to host Paola at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Baldwin City
Matt Burnett
Ryan Dobbs
Baldwin
Jay Wieneke
Dobbs
Aaron Gumm
Scott Hughes
Kurt Hodges
Ottawa Post 60 Faces Zone Tournaments In July
Ottawa Post 60 and its AA team will compete in zone tournaments in late July with host sites yet to be decided. The AA zone includes Baldwin City Burlington Council Grove Gannett Osawatomie Paola and Strong City with the winner advancing to the state tourney. Ottawa may host the A zone four team event by July 25 while fields and umpire staffing are being arranged.
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Ottawa Post 60
Tom Sink
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Sink
Chanute
Iola
Topeka Post
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Lawrence Outlaws
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KOFC
Leavenworth
Olathe
Lawrence
Olashe
Lions rally past Kiwanis for 11-8 win in Ottawa
Lions erupted for three runs in the fifth to overcome Kiwanis 11-8 in Babe Ruth League play. Joe Kramer, Mike Jessen and David Sprinkle each added run producing singles, with Sprinkle scoring three times and Bert collecting three hits including a double. Kiwanis led 8-6 after three, as Tim McClay and Brett Jones contributed two hits and two runs respectively. In a separate OBAL game, VFW crushed Optimists 21-1 in three innings, Jeff Pelton hitting two triples and a double.
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Ottawa
Joe Kramer
Mike Jessen
David Sprinkle
Srinkle
Chris Bert
Brett Jones
Ryan Geist
Tim McClay
VFW
Optimists
Jeff Pelton
Queen
Justin Altic
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