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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1997
Page
9
The report lists second round results from the East and Southeast regions with teams like North Carolina, Colorado, California, Villanova, Louisville, New Mexico, Texas, Coppin State, and others. It also outlines upcoming regional semifinals and matchups at venues including Syracuse, Memphis, Charlotte, Birmingham, and Auburn Hills, with seed details and records.
The NIT first round results show Connecticut over Iowa 71 66 Florida State defeat Syracuse 82 67 Michigan State edged George Washington 65 64 West Virginia beat Bowling Green 98 95 Pittsburgh defeated New Orleans 82 63 Notre Dame toppled Oral Roberts 74 58 Bradley defeated Drexel 66 53 Arkansas beat Northern Arizona 101 75 Nebraska over Washington 67 Texas Christian 85 Alabama Birmingham 62 North Carolina State 77 Southwest Missouri State 66 Nevada defeated Fresno State 97 46 UNLV beat Memphis 66 62 Hawaii over Oregon 71 61 on March 12 13 with follow up matchups and times listed for March 17 18 including Michigan State Florida State Oregon State matchups and key seed details.
American League Boston Red Sox sent outfielder Adam Hyru to Pawtucket in the International League. Chicago White Sox optioned infield Greg Norton pitcher Tom Fordham and catcher Robert Machado to Nashville in the American Association. Oakland Athletics optioned pitcher Brad Rigby Steve Cox and outfielder Brian Lesher to Edmonton in the PCL. National League Cincinnati Reds acquired lefty Joey Eischon from the San Diego Padres for a player to be named. Houston Astros acquired infielder Luis Lopez from the Padres for pitcher Sean Runyon. Reassigned several pitchers and positions to their minor league camps including Oscar Henriquez Trever Millar Blos Minor CJ Nitkowski Mitch Meluskey Carlos Guillan Kevin Flora Ken Ramos.
Wellsville, an eight seed, stunned high quality opponents to win the Kansas girls basketball title with a 50-44 overtime victory over Lakin at Hutchinson Sports Arena. Emily Bloss led the late surge as coach Rick Hall guided the Eagles through a 6-9 regular season to their historic run.
Wellsville, the No 8 seed, stunned favorites Lakin 50-44 in overtime to win the Class 3A girls state title at Hutchinson Sports Arena. Emily Bloss poured in 24 points and 10 rebounds while Tania Slayden added 13 points and five assists as Wellsville erased an eight-point final 3:44 comeback, overcoming a 39 early turnover to seal the championship.
Sabetha upsets Baldwin’s cold shooting to win the Class 4A state final. The Blue Jays lock down Mary Denning with double teams and ride inside play by Regina Rettele and Kelly Priest to a 44 to 37 victory, finishing 26-0. Baldwin ends 24-2 after a season notable for its offensive struggles.
Kansas trailed Purdue 53-52 late before a sequence led by Jacque Vaughn and Billy Thomas sparked a rally. Paul Pierce added 20 points 12 rebounds as Kansas soars to a Birmingham rematch with Arizona after edging Purdue and Jackson State. Arizona earlier survived Charleston and Alabama to reach the regional.
South Gray Rebels upset the Trojans 65-62 in the Class 1A boys state final at Fort Hays State University. Aaron Jantz scored 23 points and sank all four of his second-half threes while South Gray shot 70 percent from the field to claim their title. The Trojans, led by Derek Wise with 12 points, missed a final 3 at the buzzer that could have tied the game.
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