Headyn splashes past Ottawa in state opener
Hayden guard Jerad Head erupts for 23 points powering Hayden to a 75-68 victory over Ottawa at the Bicentennial Center. Ottawa, led by coach David Grover, struggles to find offense in the first half as Hayden builds a double-digit lead before fending off late rally. Ottawa finishes 18-6. Hayden advances with sharp shooting and disciplined defense.
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Salina
Ottawa High Boys
Ottawa
Hayden
Jerad
Wildcats
Bicentennial Center
David Grover
Grover
Sumner Academy
Jeff Hawkins
Cyclones
Turner
Joseph Hennes
Hennes
Jerod Sigmund
Adam Spratt
Head
Ron Bishop
Topeka-Hayden
Jerad Head
Goodland
Salina Bicentennial Center
GIRLS AND BOYS STATE SCORES FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Results from state level girls and boys basketball show Class 1A Loe 54 Tribune 42 and Class 3A matchups with Southwestern Heights 59 Fron tenac 44. Notable wins include Jotmore 63 Baileyville B&B 62 and Manhattan Remington 38 Washington 34.
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Tribune
Little River
Sylvan Grave
Jotmore
Baileyville B&b
Caldwell
Olpe
Southwestern Haights
Frontenac
Nemacha Valley
Central Heights
Norton
Silver Lake
Conway Springs
Hillsboro
Topeka
Expocentia Buhler
Haysville
Bishop Miege
Goddard
McPherson
Shawnee Heights
Topeke-Seaman
Paola
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Remington
Washington
Thunday 3A Boys State Tourney lineups at Hutchinson
Osage City meets Wellsville at 3 p.m. in Hutchinson for the 3A boys state tournament while Saline Owawa faces Goodland at 8:15 p.m. in the same field. TV listings note college basketball coverage with Big 12, Big East, and A-10 tourneys on local channels.
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Thunday
Hutchinson Osage City
Wellsville
Saline Owawa
Goodland
NAIA to move headquarters to Olathe Kansas City suburb
The NAIA council chose Olathe, Kansas over Fort Wayne and O Fallon to relocate its national office and staff. The move aims to advance character based sportsmanship programs with a 12 million conference center plan and a national championships presence in the Kansas City area. Olathe commits 1 million annually for 10 years via hotel tax increase to lure NAIA.
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Tulsa
Okla
Kansas City
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
League
Olathe
Kan
Fort Wayne
Ind
St. Louis
O'Fallon
NAIA
Steve Baker
NASA
Mid-America Nazarene University
Honeywell Corp
Cedar Creek
The
Athletic Association
Municipal Auditorium
Joyce Coker Dreier
Chamber
Nemaha Valley tops Central Heights in Class 3A opener
Nemaha Valley senior guard Michaela Rettele wore number 54 and scored a career high 17 as the ninth-ranked Raiders beat unranked Central Heights 49 to 32. Rettele hit 7 of 9 from the field and helped NV build early leads while holding Central Heights standout Beccy Tooley to five points. NV, 21-3, advances to face Southwestern Heights in Friday’s semifinal.
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Hutchinson News
Hutchinson
Michaela Rettele
Nemaha Valley
Rettele
Raiders
Mike Terpening
Southwestern Heights
Central Heights
Bettele
Beccy Tooley
Vikings
Tooley
John Schultze
Kandie Wood
Lauren Mull
Janelle Stallhauer
Julie Calderwood
Kandie
Donille Martinez
Janelle Stallbaumer
Olivia Korte
Ashley Glissman
Lori Feldkamp
Jamie Huerter
Stacy Lang
Annie Noordhus
Thompson
Reitele
Lang
Nordhus
Laster
Stallbaumer
Mull
Ryan
Wilson
Calderwood
Glissman
Huerter
Nene
Sooners rout Kansas in Big 12 tournament semifinal bid
No. 7 Oklahoma beat No. 9 Kansas 80-61 in Kansas City to reach the Big 12 women's tournament semifinals. Rosalind Ross scored six straight to push the Sooners ahead. Ross finished with 17 points while teammates Stacey Oates and Sunny Hardeman added 12 each. Oklahoma advances to face No. 20 Colorado in the next round.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Sooners
Colorado
Sherri Coale
Texas Tech
Iowa State
Big 12
Jayhawks
Rosalind Ross
Ross
Stacey Oates
Sunny Hardeman
Cowboys waive Aikman after cap concerns
Cowboys release Troy Aikman amid salary cap pressures from an $85.5 million contract. The deal included a $7 million bonus and an extension through 2007 that would trigger if he remained on the roster, prompting owner Jerry Jones to cut him to avoid deeper cap problems. Aikman notes the decision aimed to preserve long-term team stability after a 5-11 season.
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Irving
Texas
Troy Aikman
Dallas Cowboys
Aikman
Cowboys
Jerry Jones
Tech coach Dickey says focus on team despite Knight talks
Texas Tech coach James Dickey says he remains focused on his players and winning games amid reports that school administrators talked with former Indiana coach Bobby Knight about taking over. A Dallas Morning News item and Lubbock paper indicate Knight discussions occurred with Tech President David Schmidly and athletic director Gerald Myers in Naples, Florida.
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Texas
Texas Tech
James Dickey
Indiana
Bobby Knight
Dickey
Associated Press
Kansas City
Dallas Morning News
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Knight
Avalanche-Journal
Tech
David Schmidly
Gerald Myers
Naples
Fla
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