Better Late Than Never for Ottawa High Cyclones Basketball
Ottawa High coach Bob Duncan reflects on a fluctuating 9 12 season that finished strong with a four game win streak in February. The Cyclones, young and undersized, learned to win and grow together, ending with five wins in the last seven games and a promising core returning next year led by 6 3 junior Kevin Connor who averaged 14.8 points.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa High
OHS
Bob Duncan
Cyclones
Duncan
Ottawa
Troy Grace
Brian Dailey
Tim Wilson
Kevin Connor
Connor
Eric Lindsey
Mike Mauszycki
Scott Thompson
Rick Roth
Loren Stewart
Chris Turner
Mark Dengel
Evan Shaffer
NIT action resumes with Virginia against Michigan in third round
Virginia coach Terry Holland weighs how to utilize 7-4 Ralph Sampson as Michigan seeks an upset. UNLV hosts St Peter's in a pace battle, while Murray State faces Illinois and Minnesota hosts Southwestern Louisiana in other NIT third-round clashups.
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William R. Barnard
Virginia
Terry Holland
Ralph Sampson
Cavaliers
Michigan
Murray State
Illinois
Southwestern Louisiana
Minnesota
St. Peter's
Nevada- Las Vegas
Mike) McGee
Holland
Nebraska
Texas- el Paso
Lafayette
Boston College
St. Peter’s
Nevada
Las Vegas
UNLV
Runnin’ Rebels
Royals Rookie Gaudet Drives 12-11 Exhbition Win
Kansas City's rookie catcher Jim Gaudet delivered a bases loaded single in the tenth, giving the Royals a 12-11 exhibition victory over the Chicago White Sox in Fort Myers. Gaudet added a homer earlier and finished with three hits as Dan Quisenberry earned the win. Glenn Borgmann led Chicago with a 5-for-5 day including a homer and three RBIs.
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Fla
Jim Gaudet
Kansas City Royals
Chicago White Sox
Gaudet
Kevin Hickey
Tim Ireland
Willie Wilson
Frank White
Royals
Kelly Heath
Dan Quisenberry
Mike Morley
Quisenberry
White Sox
Chicago
Glenn Borgmann
Mike Wolf
Eau Claire Coach Honored for NAIA Success
Ken Anderson of Wisconsin Eau Claire has been named the 1980 NAIA basketball coach of the year. His Blugolds, ranked No. 2 with a 27 2 record, have reached six NAIA tournament appearances in the past decade and he previously won the honor in 1971 72 after a championship season.
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Kansas City, Mo
Ken Anderson
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Anderson
Wisconsin- Eau Claire
Chiefs' Free Agent Dies During Surgery
Mel Johnson, 25, a Chiefs free agent wide receiver, died in Kansas City after cardiac arrest during wrist surgery to fix an old injury. He had been on a respirator in Research Hospital's intensive care unit following heart failure during the operation. Doctors and family moved to remove him from life support. the Chiefs had hoped for him, but he never played a game, missing the season with a split finger.
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Mel Johnson
Kansas City Chiefs
Tom Peck
Research Hospital
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Peck
Chiefs
Doug Kelly
NCAA Tournament Schedule By Region and Dates
The third round East regional games on Friday in Philadelphia feature Iawa against Syracuse and Maryland facing Georgetown. The Mideast regional in Lexington pairs Purdue with Indiana and Duke with Kentucky. Midwest in Houston hosts Louisville versus Texas A M and Missouri versus Louisiana State. West in Tucson matches Clemson against Lamar and UCLA against Ohio State. Quarterfinals run March 15 to 16, semifinals March 22, and finals March 24, all in Indianapolis.
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Alabama State Dominates NAIA Tourney as Upsets Spark Quarterfinals
In Kansas City, top seed Alabama State, led by Kevin Loder with 34 and 29 points in two games, rides a 30-1 record into a quarterfinal against unseeded Central Arkansas. Cameron, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Huron, and Clarion State also win. LeMoyne-Owen, Central Washington, and Central Arkansas pull off close upsets.
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Oliver
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Clarion State
Elwayne Campbell
Abilene Christian
Wally Love
Rockhurst
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N.C
Jeff Wilson
Dennis Johnson
Biola
Calif
Marymount
Tony Carr
HAC Honors To Gunkel Four Braves
Ottawa University's surprising HAC title season earns four Braves players and coach honors. Dan Gunkel is coach of the year after guiding OU to a 24 7 overall mark and a 12 2 conference record with 12 straight wins. Lane Gooden Jimmy Cole Keith Miller and Larry Davis receive all HAC recognition on the 17 man squad.
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Kansas City
Ottawa University
Heart of America
Braves
Dan Gunkel
Lane Gooden
Jimmy Cole
Keith Miller
Larry Davis
Gunkel
Gooden
Cole
Miller
Davis
Sooners Eye KU Coach Ted Owens as Candidate
Norman Oklahoma AP reports University of Oklahoma officials consider Kansas Jayhawks coach Ted Owens as a potential successor to Dave Bliss. Owens would not comment. OU seeks finalists by March 31 with other named prospects including Billy Tubbs Gerald Myers and Joey Meyer.
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Marcum
Board of Regents
Lamar University
Billy Tubbs
Texas Tech
Gerald Myers
Depaul
Joey Meyer
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