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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1998
Page
9
Thursday at 46 p.m Shawnie Heights faces Ottawa in boys soccer while Ottawa visits Friends for softball at 4 p.m. Friday Ottawa plays Mid-America in baseball at 1 p.m. local schedules emphasize district matchups and venue notes.
Regional semifinals and finals spread across Greensboro St Petersburg St Louis Anaheim and San Antonio with North Carolina Duke Connecticut Washington Kentucky UCLA Purdue Stanford Rhode Island Valparaiso West Virginia Utah Arizona Maine Macyland and other teams set for matchups and progression to the Final Four and National Championship on March 28 to 30.
Penn State defeated Georgia Tech 75 to 70 and Minnesota beat Marquette 73 to 71. Vanderbilt and Georgia met with 20 12 and 18 14 records while Fresno State challenged Hawaii at 14 30 p.m. in Madison Square Garden New York. Semifinals set for March 24 with Vanderbilt Georgia winner and Minnesota Fresno State Hawaii winner. Championship on March 26 featuring semifinal losers at 4 p.m. and winners at 6 30 p.m.
The week’s sports transactions cover baseball, basketball, and football. Phillies name Ed Wade GM and expand leadership, Giants assign minor league callups, Nets add Vaughn on 10 day, Bears sign Zandofsky, Colts match Tony Mandarich deal, Lions sign Beverly and Stocz, Panthers fail to match Chad Cota offer.
In mid March, Kansas coach Roy Williams endures a bitter season after an 80-75 NCAA second round loss to Rhode Island. The Jayhawks claim 35 wins, a fourth straight conference title, and a 60 game home streak, but face questions on Pierce, LaFrentz, and continued Final Four drought. Williams calls the pain intense and vows continued effort to field a strong team.
In Overland Park the Ottawa Mat Masters finish round one with 15 wrestlers moving on to district competition. Top four in each weight class and age division qualify for the Kids State Wrestling Tournament in Topeka, with results listing finalists from Under 10 to Under 16 and multiple athletes placing across weight classes.
Kansas coach Marian Washington leads 23 8 Lady Jayhawks into Oakland for a West Regional semifinal against Arkansas after an upset of Iowa. Freshmen start at guard Jennifer Jackson and Lynn Pride with Kaya Scott as the lone senior, as Kansas eyes a potential Final Four in Kemper Arena on the 10th anniversary of the men’s title run.
Winter weather delayed Ottawa high school girls soccer with Shawnee Heights. The postponed match is moved to Monday April 6 at the 15th and Ash field. varsity at 4 pm followed by junior varsity at 5 30 pm.
The 1997-98 Frontier League girls all league team was announced after a vote by coaches. Jer rica Miller of Anderson County was a repeat selection, leading the Bulldogs with 16.5 points per game and 7 rebounds while shooting 47 percent. Crystal Tutschulte and Lisa Piepergerdes represented Baldwin, with Tutschulte averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds and Piepergerdes delivering a strong senior campaign. Tania Slayden of Wellsville earned first team honors with 14.7 points and 6.0 assists per game. Honorable mention included Jalyssa Miller, Emily Walken, Courtney Stultz, Crystal Walker, Bridgette Eldridge, and others from various schools.
North Dakota beat Bentley College 71-56 as the sixteenth seed advanced in the NCAA Division 1 women’s tournament. Northern Michigan topped Seattle Pacific 86-57 with Karla Strand scoring 25 off the bench. Emporia State overwhelmed Shippensburg 122-84 led by 33 from Jorgita Kausaite and six players in double figures. Emporia outrebounded 47-30. North Dakota and Bentley were 27-27 at halftime, ND sealing the win with 28 free throws to Bentley’s 14.
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