Big Eight basketball sheds dull image with strong growth
Kansas City AP. Big Eight basketball transformed from a dull stereotype to a rising national force. Investments in arenas and coaches boosted attendance from about 5,500 to over 10,000 per game. Kansas reached the Final Four under Danny Manning, and four teams earned NCAA bids this year.
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Kansas City
Bill Hancock
Hancock
ACC
Big Ten
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Nebraska
Danny Manning
Kansas State
Colorado
Big Eight
Chuck Nevias
College Football Association
Nevias
All-Three Rivers League honors go to area players
Central Heights Gail Kratzberg and Tammy Bunyard join Pomona's Steve Olson on the All-Three Rivers Division I basketball teams. Olson and Kratzberg were first-team picks for the boys. Bunyard earned a girls first-team berth. Several players tied for spots on the boys second team and girls teams, with multiple area schools represented.
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Gail Kratzberg
Tammy Bunyard
Central Heights
Pomona
Steve Olson
Olson
Kratzberg
Osage Cagers land four on All-Mid-East League list
Osage City and Osage Indian teams place four players on the 1986-87 all-league rosters. Sophomore Neil Plinsky and senior Mac Barnett earned boys all league honors, while senior Jennifer Hamman and junior Tami Hultgren made the girls all league squad. Hamman averages 22.2 points and 5.6 rebounds, Hultgren 8.8 points and nine assists. Osage finishes 21-2 heading into Class 3A at Hutchinson, with Plinsky over 10 ppg for the Osage boys, 17-6, and Barnett around 12 ppg. Other first-team picks include Urbanek, Lane, Wells, Channel, Lett, Romig, Winter, and Oliver. Rod Oswald received honorable mention, as coach Hultgren notes balanced talent.
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Olson
Pomona
Kratzberg
Kyle Witherspoon
Humboldt
Brad Swan
Jayhawk Linn
Brad Holt
Uniontown
Cliff McCullough
Burlington
Curt
Daryl Altic
Andy Parker
Yates Center
Mark Bartlett
Paul Barnes
Matt Harden
Shane Dennis
C. Altic
D. Altic
Ned Parker
Jeff Parker
Steve Leakey
Shane Kleitz
Central Heights
Darren Gates
Todd Schneider
Jayhawk-Linn
Daryl Adams
Tim O'Brien
Brady Testorff
Yates
Vance Ralstin
Chad Steiner
Julie Woods
Jody Dawson
Jayhawk- Linn
Julie Oler
Betty Jo Collins
Lori Lantis
Jennifer Knight
Lantis
Knight
Paula Elder
Kris Atkin
Jenny Dawson
Lisa Taylor-Cauley
Jennifer Miller
Joetta Kratzberg
Margie Munoz
Jo Immerius
Kristi Kaufman
Sheryl Wille
Osage City
Neil Plinsky
Mac Barnett
Jennifer Hamman
Tami Hultgren
Plinsky
Barnett
Hamman
Hultgren
Indians
Ochs
Hutchinson
Osage Boys
Jon Urbanek
Santa Fe Trail
Kenny Lane
Mission Valley
Jeff Wells
St. Marys
David Channel
Rossville
Mike Lett
John Romig
Pat Winter
Silver Lake
Jason Oliver
Wabaunsee
Osage
Rod Oswald
Joel Frank
Diaz Homers Twice as Pirates Triumph Over Royals
Mike Diaz hit two opposite-field homers and drove in five as Pittsburgh beat Kansas City 10-7 in a split squad exhibition. Diaz, who also noted his ability to hit to both fields, delivered a three-run shot in the fifth inning to help rebuild a 6-4 lead after Distefano’s three-run blast. Doug Drabek earned the win through three innings, with Easley Wynn Lind and Pena also pitching.
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Bradenton
Fla
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milt May
Mike Diaz
Diaz
Pirates
Kansas City Royals
Benny Distefano
Bobby Bonilla
Sammy Khalifa
Distefano
Royals
Bret Saberhagen
Pittsburgh
Frank White
Kansas City
Willie Wilson
Chito Martinez
Ron Wotus
Bo Jackson
Doug Drabek
Logan Easley
Jim Wynn
Orlando Lind
Hipolito Pena
Jury In Shapiro Suit Sides With Kauffman
Kansas City Royals owner Ewing Kauffman won a 50 million lawsuit filed by Michael Shapiro who alleged a breached 1983 sale. The six member jury ruled in Kauffman and dismissed Marion Laboratories from the suit, while Shapiro considers an appeal.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City Royals
Ewing Kauffman
Los Angeles
Kauffman
U.S
Scott Q. Wright
Michael Shapiro
Shapiro
Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp
Marion Laboratories Inc
Aaron D. Fogelman
Fogelman
Wright
Marion Laboratories
Steve Kramer
Kansas City
Kramer
Michael Waldeck
The
Royals
Jack Singer
Calgary
Alberta
Singer
FCA Honor To Ex Ottawan Sherm Price Recognition Banquet
Former Ottawa connections Sherm Price will be honored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as Oklahoma’s sponsor of the year at the 13th annual banquet in the Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City. Price teaches at Enid High, previously coached there, and is praised by FCA officials for his influence on students.
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Sherm Price
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Sherm
Christian
Enid
Brad Livingstone
FCA
Price
Myriad Convention Center
Mat Masters Sweep At Topeka with Billy Tally Champion
Seven Ottawa Mat Masters wrestlers placed in the top four at Topeka last Saturday led by Billy Tally who captured the 14 under 85 pound title. Second placers were Jay Wieneke and Scott Boivin, while Charlie Wells Mark Osborne and Richard Blevins earned third and Eric Jackson took fourth. Steven Nichols was omitted from the top four despite finishing fourth in his division. The team heads to Baldwin for sub district action this Saturday.
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Ottawa Mat Masters Kid Wrestling Club
Topeka
Billy Tally
Tally
Jay Wieneke
Scott Boivin
Charlie Wells
Mark Osborne
Eric Jackson
Baldwin
Steven Nichols
Ottawa
Nichols
Franklin County scrap batteries bid notice 1987
On March 18 1987 the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County Kansas will receive sealed bids for the county s scrap batteries. Bids must reach the County Clerk by 5 00 P M on March 17 1987 and no bids after that time will be accepted. Bids must be in sealed envelopes and marked on the outside.
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Board of County Commissioners
Franklin County
Kansas
Franklin County Commissioners Office
Perry Rickabaugh
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Michigan
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Orr
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Mid- Continent
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Area Trio
All-Three Rivers
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Viking Girls
Gall Kratzberg
Baunsee
David Golder
Darren Anderson
Oswald
Les Hultgren
Tams Hultgren
Enid (Oklah
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
Richard Blevins
Ybarra
Auto Body Works
Galveston
Princeton
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