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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1999
Page
5
Thursday College baseball Ottawa at Sterling at 1 p.m. Friday Ottawa at Bartlesville Wesleyan at 1 p.m. Monde High school soccer Ottawa at Imaculata 4 to 5 30 p.m. Ottawa at Southeast Oklahoma at 1 p.m. Tuesday KC Christian at Otawa 4 to 5 45 p.m. High school baseball Gardner at Ottawa 4 p.m. High school track Snowball at Wallsville 4 p.m.
In the National Invitation Tournament semifinals at Madison Square Garden California defeated Oregon 85 to 69 and Clemson beat Xavier 79 to 76. Oregon faces Xavier for third place at 4 pm, while California meets Clemson for the championship at 6 30 pm.
NCAA tournament action at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg has Ohio State (27-8) meeting Connecticut (32-2) in the semifinal Saturday March 27 at 4 42 p m. Duke (36-1) plays Michigan State (33-4) 30 minutes after the first game with the national championship set for Monday March 29 at 6 18 p m after semifinal winners.
In San Jose, Duke faces Georgia and Purdue meets Louisiana Tech in a NCAA women’s tournament double header at San Jose Arena on Friday March 26. Semifinals follow Sunday March 28 with 8 p.m. finals.
Major leagues see multiple players placed on the 5 day and 60 day disabled lists. Teams assign and option players to minor league camps and leagues while others are released or reassigned across the American and National Leagues. Detroit and Jacksonville teams re sign and release players in NFL activity.
A rundown of Thursday and Friday NBA games featuring Cleveland at Orlando Toronto at Houston San Antonio at Denver Phoenix at Portland Boston at Philadelphia Indiana at New Jersey Chicago at Atlanta Orlando at Charlotte Milwaukee at Detroit Miami at Minnesota Denver at Dallas Toronto at San Antonio New York at Phoenix LA Clippers at Seattle Utah at Vancouver Washington at Golden State Sacramento at Los Angeles Lakers with start times across the slate.
Central Heights seniors Brett Woolery and Beat Welch returned from medical setbacks to star on a 1999 Herald all area boys basketball team. Woolery averaged 23.5 points and Welch 13.5 as they helped the Vikings finish third in 3A state for a second straight year. The duo, longtime friends since youth, balanced football surgery and knee injury with strong play, inspiring teammates and highlighting a roster of standout players from MdCV and Osage City.
The 1998-99 season highlights include Brett Woolery and Beau Welch of Central Heights, Derek Wise of MdCV, Kyle Bulmer of Ottawa, Chad Henningsen and Luke Queen of Ottawa, Josh Prochnow of Pomona, Charlie Kitt of Waverly, Justin Bell of Wellsville, and Lee Driver of Williamsburg. Bulmer led Ottawa with 13.6 points per game and 8.6 rebounds while Queen set Ottawa records with 189 assists and 45 three-pointers. Henningsen averaged 12.7 points and 7.0 rebounds. Prochnow posted a double-double after a long layoff. Kitt averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds despite a broken shooting hand. Bell contributed 12.3 points and 7.7 rebounds. Driver posted 21.3 points and 15.4 rebounds per game with high all-around production.
The article centers on Scoonie Penn of Ohio State and Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State as top Final Four point guards, with Duke's William Avery and Connecticut's Khalid El Amin also highlighted. Coaches praise their leadership, playmaking, and impact in tight moments as Ohio State reaches its first Final Four since 1968.
Kansas City Royals rely more on George Brett with a young roster in spring training. Brett works by the batting cage, gives tips, bases practice, and collaborates with players while serving as vice president of baseball operations. His Hall of Fame induction on July 25 looms, with brother Ken set to introduce him.
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