Kansas City Prepares For March Hoops Marathon
Kansas City braces for a three week college basketball blitz as NCAA Big Eight and NAIA tournaments converge. The event features men and women teams, March 6 through 23, with the KU Jayhawks tipped for Midwest Regional play and a potential Final Four run in Kemper Arena and nearby venues. Economic impact runs into the millions amid hotel stays and visitor spending.
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Kansas City
Kemper Arena
Kemper
NAIA
New York
Iowa
Battle Hall
Midwest
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
Jayhawks
Associated Press
Royals
Patty Nolte
Visitors and Convention Bureau
Pete Enich
NAIA basketball thumps tally spans 140 thousand hits
Kansas City radio host recalls a manual count of NAIA basketballs hitting the floor. The tally totals 2,919 thumps in NAIA games, split 1,597 for one team and 1,214 for the other, plus 66 by officials and 42 by the ball bouncing away. Projecting across all men and women games, the total reaches 140,112 thumps, with Big Eight and NCAA tourneys bringing the grand total to 178,059 thumps.
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Kansas City
Bowling Scores From Youth League Show Many Highs Across Teams
A dense list of youth bowling results records high scores across numerous teams and players. Notable entries include Wheat 147 345 for THE ROCKETS, Berr 82 and Tedrow 208 for 30-3, Stankard 196 433 for ALLEY CATS, and multiple players achieving top 30 and 10 series across clubs like GUTTER GANG, PIN FREAKS, and COUNTRY COUSINS, among others.
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the Rockets
C. Wheat
the Cousins
C. Berr
Tedrow
J. Driver
M. Bischoff
Alley Cats
T. Stankard
Jayhawks
Heather
Stooges
Danny
Gutter Gang
Charlie
Charles
Chris T
Janette H
Becky P
Artesians
W. Bruner
Kernels& Kritters
L. Edgecomb
D. McClain
E. Fisher
Terminators
B. Simms
Icairs
R. Yohe
P. Trammell
Country Cousins
H. Fitch
E. McCurdy
Luther
C. Calderwood
D. Carey
the Goffers
C. Everhart
Dean
Louise
M. Kellar
Gutter
H. Hogue
J. Miller
Pete's Angels
M. Tripten
A. Detwiler
Franklin Savings
B. Link
M. Milton
T. Nichols
K. HamIlton
Olmsteads
M. Bass
B. Watts
Alexander
S. McCurdy
Country Corners
D. Bodin
S. Miller
Ellena Buick
Dryden
Eaglesho
R. Millbern
F. Fritts
Nitcher
T. VanLeiden
Santa FE
J. Coombes
Lou's Tax Service
L. Short
J. Hutchinson
Boyke Motors
L. Pyle
D. Stottlemire
CROOK
C. Haag
C. Roehl
Ottawa
Service
D. Finch
Ramsey Printing
H. Alnaworth
K. RaMsey
Fritts Machine Shop
G. Willhite
Moohhawks Geistgals
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Doug Tucker
Kansas City, Mo
Ottawa Swim Club
Kansas State University
J-r
Daniel Pyle
Chris Turner
Kyle Underwood
Becky Pyle
David Swearingen
Tina Pyle
Hghts
Pomona
Humboldt
Jay,Linn
Burlington
Am Yates Cen
Uniontown
Cen
Haghts
Baibe BH
Jay
Linn
Yates Center
Williamsburg
Rivsfanton
Re Valley
Gridley
Ilague
Pleasanton
Marm
Valley
T. McClAy
A. Ferguson
State Farm
Dunkin
B. ClArk
Pow Wow
Betty Es
Andy
B. Walker
Bob
Renee G
Caria B
Xramer's Drug
L. Bayless
Starliters
L. Brown
A. Fouts
J. Dillon
W. Platt
G. Howell
Shuck
B. Leach
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J. Wards
Dengel and Son
J. Shores
V. Bishop
Peoples Bank
L. Wilhite
First National Bank
W. Brunet
Ottawa Lumber
J. Whit
N. Martindale
Pelton-Morrisey
D. Clough
R. Weems
Wild Bunch
A. Turner
B. Berger
Jim's Barber Shop
M. Robertson
LUCKY
Glven Steele Dairy
B. Steele
G. Steele
Cook's Getty
R. Gooding
Tomahawk Athletic Supply
H. Giikey
Morris
Flying Wranch
D. Rochenower
Jim Bass
P. Cromwell
Eagles
D. Alnaworth
P. Luther
S. Rowland
Peoples National Bank
B. RaMsay
K. Waymire
Ramseys
J. Scribner
C. Anderson
S. Swinehart
S. McKillen
C&hcar Wash
P. Armstrong
Todd Insurance
M. Frizzell
Club Four Corners
Sonic Drive-In
G. Gipson
Outlaws
C. Horne
Haley
Charlie Waymire
Waymire’s
Price Chopper
Waymires
Leo Ferguson
Sanitation
RFD
Massachusetts
Kansas
AAD
Dec
Oldsmobile
Cutlass
Laird Nollar
Lawrence, KS
Alabama
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