Butler Bulldogs Earn NCAA Berth With 62 43 Win
Butler defeated Detroit 62-43 to secure an NCAA tournament bid as MCC champion. LaVall Jordan led with 19 points, Thomas Jackson added 15 assists, and Rashad Phillips was stifled by Butler’s defense. Valparaiso claimed the Mid-Continent title 71-62 over Southern Utah, while Louisiana-Lafayette edged South Alabama 51-50 in the Sun Belt to join them in the tournament.
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Ohio
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Valpo
Fort Wayne
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Fred House
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Sun Belt
North Little Rock
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ORC Sports Registrations Close for March Activities
Ottawa Recreation Commission lists March offerings including youth soccer clinics with age based times at the industrial fields, a Saturday first aid class at 8 a.m. and an adult CPR class Monday at 6 30 p.m. Registration ends March 15 with fees ranging from 10 to 45 dollars and ORC staff inviting coaches to no cost camps.
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Braves Hold Car Wash for Florida House Mission
Ottawa University football players and coaches from Braves are staging a car wash in the Wal-Mart front parking lot off 59 highway. Fifteen Braves will raise funds for a spring break trip to Florida to construct a house, aiding hurricane recovery regions.
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Florida
Cancer group announces second annual 3 on 3 basketball tourney
The Franklin County Cancer Foundation plans a 3 on 3 basketball tournament at Ottawa University's Mabee Center on April 8. Teams of three to four players, same sex, may register for 60 dollars by April 1 or 75 dollars after. T shirts to all players. information from Karen McIlvain at 242-5176.
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Mabee Center
Budges Sports Center
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Library
Hairport
H&r Block
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Ottawa Nautilus
Ottawa Paint
Ottawa Recreation Center
Sears
Suttons Jewelry
Wellsville Globe
Wingert
Karen McIlvain
Lang pins foe in Metro Classic
Kansas senior Luke Lang of the Kansas wrestling squad pinned Cory LaBouche at the Metro Classic in Kansas City. The eighth annual all-star dual ended with Missouri 29, Kansas 27 as Lang helped close the gap to within four points with three matches remaining.
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Baldwin
Luke Lang
Kansas
Kansas Community College
Missouri
Lang
Cory LaBouche
McGuire to retire after 23 years on CBS NCAA coverage
Al McGuire will retire from broadcasting after 23 years with CBS covering the NCAA tournament. The former Marquette coach cites anemia and fatigue, will be replaced by James Worthy and Dick Enberg on CBS’s third team, with Bill Raftery filling Southeastern Conference duties.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Delgado's HR sinks Royals in spring tilt
Carlos Delgado hit his first spring home run as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City 3-2 in Dunedin. Ricky Battalico took the loss after allowing three runs, two unearned, in one inning. Billy Koch earned the win with a key seventh inning, and Alberto Castillo drove in a run while catching in place of Darren Fletcher. Royals starter Jay Witasick pitched three innings for one hit allowed.
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Royals
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Darren Fletcher
Jim Fregosi
Jay Witasick
Blue Jays
Roy Halladay
Halladay
David Wells
Kelvin Escobar
Wells
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Greg Zaun
Detroit Tigers
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