Ottawa High golf opens 85 season facing strong Cyclones
Ottawa High coach Russ Testorff returns four top players Darren Latimer Brad Ansley Keith King and Keith McLain as the Cyclones kick off the 1985 season in Olathe North’s Lakeside Hills invitational. With 15 players out the team aims to 12 for April and chase the EXL title. Latimer leads early practice rounds posting a 73 while Ansley 79 King 60 and McLain 85 pace the squad. The Cyclones expect tough competition from Kapaun-Mt Carmel and others as Osawatomie meets follow.
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Ottawa High
Cyclone
Russ Testorff
Testorff
Darren Latimer
Brad Ansley
Keith King
Keith McLain
Bo Gollier
Ryan Meyer
OHL
Cyclones
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Lakeside Hills
Ottawa Country Club
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Ansley
King
McLain
Kapaun-Mt. Carmel
Osawatomie
Pee Cyclones
OU Women Add Cager Rhonda Wellman to Team
Ottawa University basketball coach Tommie Simpson signed Jeffer son West High senior Rhonda Wellman a 5-9 forward with All-Big Seven League honors at Jeff West. She averaged 6 points and seven rebounds and may play volleyball as well. This is Simpson’s third recruit in a week, following Roseann Scott of Pomona and Kelly Williams of Central Heights who signed last Wednesday.
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Ottawa University
Tommie Simpson
Jefferson West High
Rhonda Wellman
Wellman
Jeff West
West
Simpson
Pomona
Roseann Scott
Kelly Williams
Central Heights
Watson Sees Encouraging Signs Ahead Of TPC Finish
Tom Watson, coming off a fourth place at the Las Vegas Invitational, notes progress after losing a title. He leads in spots during earlier rounds but falters late, while Curtis Strange secures victory. The Tournament Players Championship at Sawgrass offers a $900,000 purse with $162,000 to the winner and features major-title holders alongside Watson and Lanny Wadkins.
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Lanny Wadkins
Sawgrass
Seve Ballesteros
Lee Trevino
Ewing the Georgetown Giant A Force in College Basketball
AP Sports Writer HAL BOCK profiles Patrick Ewing, Georgetown’s 7-foot center and key to a powerhouse program. The piece notes his size, early life in Jamaica and Massachusetts, recruitment by John Thompson, and his role in aiming for a second straight NCAA title while balancing scoring with team success.
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Patrick Ewing
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Georgetown
UCLA
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Dorothy Ewing
Kingston
Jamaica
Cambridge
Mass
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Boston Celtic
Georgetown's Ralph Dalton key to Hoyas march to title
Ralph Dalton, once injury‑prone, has become a mainstay for Georgetown as they chase a second straight NCAA title. The 6‑11 senior, who returned in eight months from a severe knee injury, anchors a 34‑2 team. In the regional final he hit crucial free throws late as Patrick Ewing rested. Dalton credits Coach Thompson and emphasizes team effort over individual spotlight amid final four ambitions.
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Georgetown
Patrick Ewing
Dalton
John Thompson
Thompson
Hoyas
St. John’s
Georgia Tech
Ewing
Bill Martin
Ralph
Ex Hoosier Aide DeVoe Faces Former Boss in NIT Semis
In a high stakes NIT semifinal, Don DeVoe's Tennessee Volunteers clash with Bobby Knight's Indiana Hoosiers at Madison Square Garden. DeVoe cites Knight's inside game and Steve Alford as Indiana threats, while UCLA and Louisville vie for the other final spot.
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DeVoe
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Uwe Blair
Steve Alford
Rockets End Kings' Win Streak in Blasting Houston
Houston coach Bill Fitch drilled the Rockets to a 115-93 victory over the Kansas City Kings after a 130-107 loss to the Lakers. Ralph Sampson had 22 points with eight dunks, Olajuwon 20, and Houston dominated rebounding 62-45. Otis Thorpe led KC with 19 points as the Kings’ five game win streak ended.
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National Basketball Association
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Kansas City
Reggie Theus
Houston
Ralph Sampson
Akeem Olajuwon
Sampson
Olajuwon
Jets
Otis Thorpe
Mike Woodson
Lloyd
Mitchell Wiggins
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