Ottawa High to Meet Kingman in 3-A State Opener
Ottawa High faces Kingman in the first round of only their second state trip since 1956. Kingman is the third seed with a 19-3 record, while Ottawa sits 16-6 with a nine game win streak. The Ottawa-Kingman game follows Marysville-Parsons and Augusta-Colby in Emporia. Reserved seats: Emporia number listed.
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OHS
H. K. Stevens
Ottawa
Kingman
Emporia
Civic Auditorium
Stevens
Russell
Cyclones
Hayden
Topeka
Marysville
Parsons
Augusta
Colby
Thomas More Prep
Hays
Bond Issue Tonight Discusses Athletics Facilities
A meeting for parents of city baseball and softball players and others will be held tonight at 7 30 in the Cyclone Room at Ottaws High to discuss the upcoming bond election for improvements at Orlis Cox Field Forest Park and the Boys Club.
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Orlis Cox Field
Forest Park
Ottaws High
Furman earns first NCAA playoff berth under Williams
Furman Paladins upset Richmond 68 61 to wrap Southern Conference playoffs and secure a first round NCAA bid. Coach Joe Williams praised his scrappy lineup after a season that finished 15 11, with Furman set to meet Fordham next Saturday in New York.
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Jacine Ville
UCLA
Furman
Jacksonville
Richmond
Fordham
Paladins
Dolphins
South Bend
Ind
Miami
Ohio
Marquette
Western Kentucky
New York
Philadelphia
Villanova
Logan
Utah
Weber State
Long Beach State
Utah State
Brigham Young
Lyndon Tops 2A Field In Santa Fe Tourney
Lyndon enters the 2A state bracket with a 24-0 season after winning the Santa Fe regional, facing Hillsboro at Hutchinson in a 7 p.m. state tournament game. Hillsboro sits 14-9. Hartford and Little River, both 24-0 and 15-8, meet in the other statewide tilts, with round brackets listing times and pairs across 5A to A divisions.
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Santa Fe
Hillsboro
Hutchinson
Tigers
Hartford
Central Heights
Little River
Dodge City
Wichita
Wyandotte
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Wichita North
Shawnee Mission North
Wichita Southeast
Shawnee Mission South
Shawnee Mission East
Manhattan—Ward
Junction City
Salina
Campus
Coffeyville
Garden City
Sumner
Emporia
Marysville
Parsons
Kingman
Ottawa
Augusta
Colby
Hayden
Thomas More
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Scoti
Atwood
Mankato
Moundridge
Sts. Peter & Paul
St. Paul
Lewis
Jackson Heights
Garden Plain
McCracken
Clifton
Bowling Scores Friday Night Ladies Independents Meet
Bowling league results list top scores by team and bowler across multiple divisions. Notable performances include 30-game high marks by DeCaeny, Wolgast, Shenk, and Bend, with team totals ranging to 597 for Bent Fender in the Grand Champion League.
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Ladies Independents
Everhart
Lee's
Triplett
DeBona
Boise Cascade
Benjamin
Bent Fender
Baldwin-Ward
Weems
S. Everson
Lister Plumbing
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Dengel
Crites
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Milton
Helen & Bill's
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AIBC
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Tiger-O
Kring
Dixon
Alley Cats
Keller
Soph
Finch
Hull
Wildcats
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Perfly
James
Chiefs
Shenk
King Pins
Roeht
Liegeret
Bend
Burgoon
Meadar
B. Moses
K. Cordle
K. Cole
B. Vietze
Wednesday Housewives Stumblers
Foster
Dadd
Ottawa High Gals Win Baker Tournament Title
Ottawa Highs girls volleyball team won a Saturday tournament at Baker University Baldwin defeating Shawnee Mission South in a three set final 12-10 in overtime 7-15 15-8 after earlier losses and wins including 15-1 15-5 win over Eudora and 11-8 14-8 over Wyandotte. Team members are Janis McMillen Kathy Hughes Becci Scribner Debbie Brownrigg Cathy Miller Debbie Wirt Mary Brady Joyce Roehl Teresa Morton. Coaches are Miss Sharon England and Mrs Lorena Williamson.
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Baker University
Baldwin
Shawnee Mission South
OHS
Eudora
Wyandotte
Ottawa
Janis McMillen
Kathy Hughes
Becci Scribner
Debbie Brownrigg
Cathy Miller
Debbie Wirt
Mary Brady
Joyce Roehl
Teresa Morton
Sharon England
Lorena Williamson
Fighters Trade Barbs Ahead of Madison Square Garden Showdown
In New York AP report, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier trade harsh and colorful lines as they prepare for the 10:40 p.m. EST heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. Tickets range 20 to 150 dollars. gate about 1.25 million with potential total gross near 30 million.
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Matador
Jimmy
Snyder
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Canada
United Kingdom
Yugoslavia
Rumania
the Garden
Derry Perenchio
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Jack Kent Cooke
Fra
Zier
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Perenchio
New York State Athletic Commission
Big Eight Scramble Sees Kansas Clinch Title In OT
The Big Eight race tightens for second as Kansas defeats Oklahoma 64-52 in overtime at Lawrence. Missouri Nebraska and Oklahoma vie for the NCAA and NIT berths with remaining games shaping up the final standings. Kansas State and Colorado also feature in the night’s action, while Nebraska trounces Colorado 85-71 to stay in contention.
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Kansas Jayhawks
Oklahoma
Lawrence
Kan
Missouri
Nebraska
Jayhawks
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Pye
Kansas
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Sooners
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Manhattan
Columbia
Allen Field House
Oklahoma State
Tigers
Babe Ruth League Adds 13-Year-Olds Tourney in Kansas
The Babe Ruth Leagues in Kansas will add a 13-year-old tournament at season end. Ottawa Babe Ruth League president Gary Kuntz announced it after a state meeting, saying leagues may opt in. 13-year-olds born before Aug 1 should sign up this week with birth details and last year’s team. contacts provided.
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Kansas
Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
Babe Ruth League
Kuntz
Jim Allen
Robert Soph
Bill Whitacre
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