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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1979
Page
2
Ottawa Highs both girls and boys draw Blue Valleys top seeds in 5 A sub state tourney action. Girls play Thursday 6 30 pm and boys Friday 8 pm with the Paola and Fort Scott pairings also on the docket. Championship games set for Saturday night.
Lyndon taps Mission Valley 50 46 in regular season finale. Coach Nick Dawson earns his 300th career win in his 16th season, as Steve Claus and Ron Neilson score 15 and 12. Valley's Rudeen leads with 17. Lyndon hosts Hartford in sub state opener Tuesday.
Area Class 4A and other sections outline boys and girls first-round games at Overbrook Santa Fe Trail Baldwin Spring Hill Council Grove and more with semifinals Thursday Friday and championships Saturday. Also lists Class 3-4 Central Heights Pomona Burlington Yates Center and others with game times and locations.
Appalachian State captures its first Southern Conference title with an 86-83 victory over Furman, earning an NCAA tournament berth alongside Notre Dame and Marquette. Coach Bobby Cremins hails the moment as the happiest of his career as the Mountaineers join the 40-team field. Notre Dame loses to Michigan while Marquette falls to Nevada-Las Vegas, and other top teams clinch bids with conference finals across the nation.
Burns led five Rebels in double figures with 15 from Earl Evans and 14 from Tony Smith. North Carolina routed Duke as Mike O Karen scored 19 late, supported by Dudley Bradley's 16. Arkansas topped Texas after Sidney Moncrief clinched with a late free throw and layup. Kentucky slump threatens NCAA bid but Gears SEC teams, NIT field announced. The NIT opens with first round games across seven sites led by St John’s Temple and Michigan State. Pattin injures ankle, hindering Royals bullpen hopes.
Kem Strobel of Richmond has been chosen for the first national women's junior college all star game in Hutchinson on March 31. A former Central Heights standout and a sophomore at Allen County Juco in Tola, she is one of four Kansas juco players selected for the East-West classic.
Garnett Bulldogs upset Osawatomie 79 to 77 as Todd Craig sank two free throws in the closing seconds. Osawatomie led Pioneer League play at 11-0. Garnett improved to 4-15 overall and 3-9 in league. Dennis Rockers led Garnett with 14 points. Osawatomie top scorer Dennis Brady had 24.
Waverly dominated Marais des Cygnes Valley 77 to 43 to capture the Class 1A regional title. The Bulldogs advance to the 1A sub-state at Emporia to meet McCune, while Marais des Cygnes and Valley head to El Dorado and Concordia sites respectively for first round play. Guards, forwards, and bench contributions fueled a 46-23 halftime lead and 73-22 rebounding edge for Waverly as Hinderliter, Pearler, and Hughes led with 20, 16, and 10 points.
Kansas City Kings star Scott Wedman suffered a concussion and chest leg and shoulder injuries after a one car crash early today. The five year veteran was thrown from his foreign model convertible and was treated at Research Hospital. Police said the car slammed into trees.
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