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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1994
Page
2
A jumble of schedule notes and MLB batting averages appears, listing games in Detroit Indiana Dallas Orlando Utah with times and a crude tally of players. Names include DeBusschere Groat Reed Nash Ricketts and Ainge with assorted at bats and hits, reflecting a fragmented 20th century sports page snippet.
Magic Johnson comes out of retirement to coach the Los Angeles Lakers replacing Randy Pfund. The 34 year old former star inherits a 27 37 team fighting for a playoff berth with Bill Bettka handling games for two outings. Johnson will coach against the Milwaukee Bucks in his first game.
Ottawa's Jennifer Dieterich, 5 9 senior, led the Huron League while boosting her scoring from 10 to 20 points a game. She set a state tournament record with 40 points in a semifinal and helped Ottawa to two Class 5A state appearances. Fellow Cyclones teammates Kahler Duncan Criqui also feature in the honorees.
The NFL approved a two point conversion from the 2 yard line to boost offense after a season dominated by field goals. Other changes include kickoffs from the 30 yard line on a short tee and moved placement for failed field goals. The kicking team faces a seven to eight yard penalty for misses.
Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson says owner Jerry Jones repeatedly threatened to fire him during the NFL's spring meetings. Johnson states he heard from reliable sources that Jones was in a bar early, vowing to fire him eight or nine times, leaving Johnson puzzled about his conduct.
Askia Jones forced a late miss and then sank two free throws with 4.9 seconds left as Kansas State defeated Gonzaga 66-64. Jones scored 23 for the Wildcats while Gonzaga coach Dan Fitzgerald lamented a hard-fought game that slipped away late in the National Invitation Tournament.
Kansas freshmen Scot Pollard and Jacque Vaughn have become pivotal in guiding the Jayhawks to a third round of 16 in four years. Pollard scored 30 in the opening round, backing Ostertag, while Vaughn's steady point guard play earned him newcomer of the year in the Big Eight. They face No. 1 seed Purdue and Glenn Robinson in the Southeast Regional semifinals, needing one win to approach a second straight Final Four.
Kansas coach Roy Williams warns of the unpredictable path to the Southeast Regional semifinal against Purdue. Four starters from the 1993 team have exhausted eligibility, prompting a rebuilding outlook as Pollard averages 15.3 points over six games and Vaughn steps up with clutch scoring and playmaking.
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