Owens Fired After 19 Years With Kansas Basketball
Ted Owens is dismissed as Kansas head basketball coach after 19 seasons. Athletic director Monte Johnson said the change aims to restore national recognition for the program. Owens, 53, noted prospects remained bright but accepted the decision and will be paid through July 1, 1984.
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Owens
Sports Information Office
Monte Johnson
Kansas
Johnson
University of Kansas
Ted Owens
Jayhawks
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Hollis
Okla
Dick Harp
Harp
Kansas City
Nazareth
New York
Southwestern State
Missouri Southern
John Loftin
Litsch
Anita Foster
Cinderella Beth Utah Faces NC State In West Regional Semis
Utah and North Carolina State clash in Ogden to decide who reaches the West Regional final. NC State rallied past Nevada-Las Vegas 71 70 in a late sequence while Utah survived UCLA and Illinois upsets as 13 teams seed in the NCAA field.
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William R. Barnard
Utah
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Utes
Nevada
UCLA
Ilinois
St. John’s
Rutgers
Ohio State
Syracuse
Memphis State
Georgetown
Iowa
Missouri
Louisville
Tennessee
Indiana
Oklahoma
Boston College
Princeton
Pepperdine
Las Vegas
Thur
Bailey
Dereck Whittenburg
Jim Valvano
Rebels
UNLV
Jerry Tarkanian
Greg Stokes
Tigers
Villanova
Kansas City
Keith Lee
Ellis
Denny Crum
Dale Ellis
Randy Wittman
Arkansas
Kentucky
Knoxville
Tenn
Jay Murphy
Eagles
Virginia
Georgia
Virginia Commonwealth
North Carolina
James Madison
Washington State
NCAA tournament scores mixed in regional action
In the West Houston defeated Maryland 60 to 50 while Villanova edged Lamar 60 to 58. In the Midwest Arkansas beat Purdue 78 to 68 as Kentucky won over Ohio University 57 to 40 in the Mideast region.
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Houston
Maryland
Villanova
Lamar
Kansas
Purdue
Kentucky
Ohio University
Mat Masters Qualify 15 For District Meet
Ottawa Mat Masters dominate sub district in Lawrence High School action earning 15 district berths at Johnson County Community College. Top placers include Jerry Lynn, Marc McClay, Justin Lynn with golds in 10 and under. Jay Wieneke, Chris Ray, Corey Hanson runners up in under 8. Doug Harper first in 65 pounds. Wayne Knight fourth in 14 and under. District starts at 9 am Saturday. top four in each division advance to state at Hays.
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Lawrence
Ottawa
Johnson County Community College
Lawrence High School
Jay Wieneke
Chris Ray
Corey Hanson
Kevin Teter
Jerry Lynn
Marc McClay
Justin Lynn
Toby Aguirre
Richard Blevins
Heath Ball
Guy Price
Doug Harper
Brian Cole
Chuck Minner
Wayne Knight
Johnson County
Hays
Charleston Tops NATA Field for Small-College Glory
South Carolina Spartanburg defeated College of Charleston in the NAIA final at Kemper Arena 57-53 to claim the national title as Charleston swept district play. Stephen Yetman sealed the win with two free throws with nine seconds left after a tense finish.
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South Carolina
Leston
John Kresse
Stephen Yetman
Yetman
Oklahoma
Alabama-Huntsville
Bulldogs
Weatherford
Kelli Litsch
Southwestern State
Missouri
Denver Gold Pull Off Snowy Soldier Field Comeback
In Chicago snow, Denver Gold edge the Blitz 16 13 as Ken Johnson keeper for 1 yard with 18 seconds left seals the win. Johnson, Niziolek, Landry, Willis and Roveto star for the Gold while Allen’s Chicago squad suffers another late loss. Tampa Bay, Boston, Oakland and Arizona win elsewhere.
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Bruce Lowitt
Chicago
George Allen
Windy City
Soldier Field
Denver Gold
Blitz
Ken Johnson
Allen
Tampa Bay
New Jersey
John Reaves
Bandits
Herschel Walker
Boston Breakers
Washington
Tim Mazzetti
Oakland
Michigan
Arizona
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Birmingham
Denver
Red. Miller
Miller
Johnson
Bob Niziolek
Johson
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Big 8
Patrick Ewing
St. John's
Chris Mullin
Hartford
Conn
Redmen
Mullin
Billy Goodwin
Tony Campbell
Evansville
Ind
Charles Jones
Lancaster Gordon
Cardinals
Charleston
Kansas City, Mo
Cougars
Minnesota
Panhandle
Santa Fe
N.M
Chaminade
Char
Minolta
Xerox
IBM
Xen Corporation
Interas Business Machines Corporet
Xer
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