NCAA Tournament Opens With Oklahoma A&T Clash
Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs eyes no easy path as top seed Oklahoma challenges 16th seed North Carolina A&T in the Midwest opening round. Aggies push pace with a spread offense and slow Oklahoma’s high scoring, while UNC A&T hopes for upset potential amid other NCAA first-round games across multiple sites.
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Associated Press
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A&t
Oklahoma
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Aggies
Georgetown
Patrick Ewing
Tubbs
Tulsa
Ohio State
Iowa State
Louisiana Tech
Pittsburgh
Southern California
Ilinois State
AAU District Tourney to Decide Host for Topeka Event
The Missouri Valley AAU District Basketball Tournament plays Saturday at Williamsburg High School, with two Kansas teams and two Missouri teams competing for the host berth in the national AAU event at Topeka April 12-14. The winners earn a national spot, while others go to the four-state tournament in New Mexico. Semis begin at 11.30, with Patio Chef versus G M Tavern at 9:30, Hughes Conoco meeting Kansas City Titans follows. losers play at 3, final at 4:30.
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Missouri
Topeka
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Columbia
G&m Tavern
Hughes Conoco
Kansas City
Titans
Mat Masters Earn Medals at Topeka Tornadoes Wrestling
Ottawa Mat Masters sent twenty wrestlers to Topeka for the Tornadoes event with eight earning medals. Golds went to Charlie Wells eight and under 40 pounds Mark Sink eight and under 58 pounds and Kevin Teter ten and under 110 pounds. Second places to Jay Wieneke eight and under 52 pounds Richard Blevins 12 and under 115 pounds. Paul Brockman eight and under 67 pounds took third while Jerry Lynn 12 and under 65 pounds and Guy Price 12 and under 120 pounds finished fourth. The team heads to sub district competition in Lawrence this weekend.
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Ottawa Mat Masters
Topeka
Charlie Wells
Mark Sink
Kevin Teter
Jay Wieneke
Richard Blevins
Paul Brockman
Jerry Lynn
Guy Price
Lawrence
Genalo Takes Lead At King Louie Open After 2nd Round
Don Genalo jumped from third to first in the King Louie Open at Overland Park Kansas after the second round. He averaged 227 in 12 games and totaled 2,727 pins, 22 ahead of Joe Berardi. Jim Miller and Derek Banks followed in the top four.
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Overland Park
Kan
Don Genalo
Genalo
N. Merrick
N.Y
Joe Berardi
Brooklyn
Jim Miller
Mesa, Ariz
Derek Banks
Chicago
Habitat experts advise Quail Unlimited on conservation
Ottawa Quail Unlimited members heard habitat education as key to wildlife protection during a light attendance meeting led by experts from State Fish and Game, Franklin County agriculture, and Kansas City QU. They discussed long term habitat planting, landowner partnerships, and public education to build support for the April 2 fundraising banquet and future projects.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa Quail Unlimited
Ottawa QU
Bob Culbertson
Johnny Ray
Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
Herman Norwood
Kansas City
Ron Nolan
Culbertson
Ray
Kansas
Kf&g
Bozworth
Quail Unlimited
Nolan
QU Cam
Upsets Highlight NAIA Tourney Openers
The NAIA men’s basketball tournament opened with upsets as 12th-seeded Hawaii Pacific blew a late timeout foul, Central Washington prevailing 82-79. Charleston and David Lipscomb won, while Drury, Marycrest, Rio Grande, Wayland Baptist and West Virginia Wesleyan also posted first round victories.
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Tenn
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Drury
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Hawaii
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Lowa
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Rio Grande
Ohio
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Mesa
Colo
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Quincy
Ill
Southwestern Texas
Pfeiffer
N.C
St. Thomas Aquinas
N.Y
Hillsdale
Mich
Georgia Southwestern
Mavericks Reserve Duo Spark Dallas Victory Over Kings
Dallas Mavericks reserves sparked a 118-100 win over the Kansas City Kings as Derek Harper led with 19 points and eight assists. Jay Vincent added 14, Dale Ellis 7, while Mark Aguirre poured 32 in 13 minutes of the second half, boosting Dallas to 37-29 and a fifth win in six games. Blackman contributed 21 as Dallas shot 61 percent, dominating after a tight first half.
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al Young
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Moir
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Reno Cook
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Charleston
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Burns
Anthony Jones
David Lipscomb
William Carey
Lipscomb
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Crusaders
Tom Deffenbaugh
Ted Young
Drury
Waynesburg College
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Toni Watkins
Reggie Eiland
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Cavaliers
John Walden
Redmen
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Richard Miller
Wayland Baptist
Mesa
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West Virginia Wesleyan
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Maverick
National Basketball Association
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Kansas City
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Eddie Johnson
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Blackman
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