Homecoming for Ottawa track star Cindy Blakeley
Cindy Blakeley confirms she will sign with Ottawa University ending two years at Kansas. She notes a preferred home setting and relaxed atmosphere, joining coach Bill Boucek’s program after conflict with KU staff. Blakeley previously set KU freshman cross country 5000 meter record and was Jayhawks’ No. 2 runner.
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Cindy Blakeley
Blakeley
Ottawa High
Ottawa University
University of Kan Sar
Bill Boucek
Cindy
Jayhawks
Blakeley Overcomes Injuries to Shine in Track and Triathlons
The 20-year-old Blakeley, soon an OU freshman, battled stress fractures and illness during her high school career yet returned to top form. She won the Lake Garnett Triathlon and Louisburg Rabbit Creek 10K, earning praise for her resilience and prospect of becoming KCAC’s top long-distance runner.
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Blakeley
Oklahoma State
Drake
Jayhawk
Cliff Rovelto
OHS
Don Kornhaus
Cyclone
H.K. Stevens
Chris Kornhaus
Louisburg
KCAC
Boucek
Blakeleys Take One Two In Louisburg 10K Women’s Race
Sisters Cindy and Sharon Blakeley of Ottawa swept the women’s division at the Louisburg Rabbit Creek 10K, with Cindy winning in 39 minutes 6 seconds breaking the event record and Sharon finishing third in 42 minutes 47 seconds.
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Louisburg
Cindy
Sharon Blakeley
Ottawa
Cindy Blakeley
Altic Shuts Down Garnett Century 21 in Pomona Win
Daryl Altic pitched a two hitter over six innings, fanning seven with no walks as Pomona Babe Ruth edged Garnett Century 21 6 to 3. Pomona scored in the first and fourth, then added two runs in the fifth and sixth, while gaining nine free passes and capitalizing on three Pomona errors for two unearned Garnett runs.
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Garnett
Pomona
Babe Ruth
Daryl Altic
Garnett-Century 21
D. Altic
Century 21
Rotary
Meyer
Jason Nelson
Danny Hope
Richard Blevins
Mark Kissinger
Derek Rangel
Nelson
Wagles
Jesse Griffin
Justin Lynn
Hope
Benny Abelaker
RBI
LIONS
Doug Rich
Chris Gravenstein
Mark Reynolds
Bryan Ferguson
Joe Lewis
VFW
Reynolds
Steve Baylor
Nate Sandstrom
Sandstrom
Baylor
Ferguson
Steve Devore
Kevin Little
Gravenstein
Keith Walter
Walter
John Gollier
Devore
Brian Janssen
Kiwanis
Bobby Nutt
Lind and Weigand Win Jayhawker Day 10K Titles
Lawrence and Williamsburg High athletes dominate the Jayhawker Day 10K in Williamsburg with Paul Lind setting a course record and winning the overall title in 33:31 while Nancy Weigand takes the women's crown in 45:18. Local youths claim top places across six men’s and five women’s divisions with medals awarded to the top three in each. In Junction City, Dana Wiederholt of Princeton tops the Junior Olympics shot put state mark at 34-10 and also wins discus with 79-9 as Region 8 meet looms in Manhattan on June 29.
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Williamsburg
Paul Lind
Lawrence
Williamsburg High
Nancy Weigand
Lind
Weigand
Ricky Gragg
Leroy Huske
Pomona
Steven Leakey
Pat Peery
Kirk Wren
Kansas City
Bill Reetz
Dennis Yoder
Baldwin
Junction City
Dana Wiederholt
Princeton
Wiederholt
Manhattan
Hustles Back On Schedule In Ottawa Babe Ruth League
In a six game push over 30 hours, Ottawa Babe Ruth League resumed play with Lions atop the standings at 7-1. VFW and Ellis close behind at 6-2, Rotary 4-4, Sertoma 3-5, and Eagles, Optimists, Kiwanis at 2-4. Recaps: Eagles 14 Rotary 1, Lions 9 VFW 7, Optimists 13 Kiwanis, Lions 15 Eagles 4, Rotary 11 Optimists 8, VFW 5 Sertoma 3. Key players: Meyer, Gravenstein, Devore, Lauver, Nutt, Sandstrom.
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Gary Kunt
Ottawa
Lions
Ellis
VFW
Eagles
Rotary
Ryan Meyer
Tony Stottlemire
Mark Lauver
John Heckert
Randy Bruner
Dustin Sink
Brian Getty
Tom Fisher
Stottlemire
Lauver
Sink
Brian Janssen
Chris Gravenstein
Bryan Ferguson
Keith Walter
Doug Rich
Robbie Christenson
Jesse Griffin
Gary Carter
Nick Campbell
Anthony Vogts
Danny Hope
Carter
Gravenstein
Optimists
Benny Abelaker
Richard Blevins
Marc Kissinger
Derek Rangel
Eric Jackson
Bobby Redeker
Redeker
Abelaker
Blevins
Jackson
Bobby Nutt
Rangel
Kissinger
Bruner
Sertoma
Ricky Jackson
Tal Moses
Chad Seymour
Moses
Noah Sandstrom
Mike Roush
Brian Espinosa
Nate Sandstrom
Barry Clegg
Sandstrom
Gire
Alan Keith
Eric Jorgensen
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Wayne Wilson
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Lisa Ward
N. Weigand
Kelly Wood
Kim Yoder
Jane Manchester
Osawatomie
Elaine Anderson
Olathe
Liza Perry
Helen Hopkins
Eileen Bowling
Marsha Wren
Mary Weigand
Omon America
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Mios
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