Ottawa High Track Opener Boosts Cyclone Teams
Ottawa High girls dominate the meet winning most events and relays on the Blue Valley track while Blue Valley tops the boys competition. Cyclones show resurgence as Ottawa’s squads secure multiple second places and several event wins led by Cindy Blakeley and Jeri Cole in a high school varsity meet delayed from Friday.
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Stanley
Ottawa High
Cyclone
Blue Valley
O’hara
Cyclones
OHS
Cindy Blakeley
Rachel Brockman
Stephanie Haworth
Jeri Cole
Brockman
Becky Kaub
Elaine Fischer
Cole
Ottawa
Kathy Hodges
OHL
Donna Stokes
Bryan Kelley
Scott Sjogren
Kelley
Jeff Reed
Sjogren
Hog
Mike Heckman
Jason Edwards
Brad Greiner
Keith Hodges
Scott Starks
Schultze
Final Four Berth Caps State Dream Season
North Carolina State earns a Final Four spot after an 24-10 season, with Dereck Whittenberg back from injury to help win the ACC tournament and West Regional. They meet Georgia in Albuquerque while Houston faces Louisville in the other semifinal. Louisville carries a 32-3 mark and 16 straight wins into the showdown. Houston, 30-2, seeks a 26th straight win as Crum hails their odds.
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Wolfpack
Albuquerque
N.M
Houston
Louisville
Georgia
Dereck
North Carolina State
Virginia
Bulldogs
North Carolina
Cardinals
Denny Crum
Tennessee
Arkansas
Kentucky
Crum
Williamsburg Rowers Describe Demanding KSU Crew
David Reichard of Williamsburg explains life in the Kansas State University rowing team. The Wildcat crew, with 19 women and 36 men, trains intensely from last summer through winter, focusing on endurance, technique, and synchronized power to race 2000 meters in under six minutes for men and under seven for women.
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Williamsburg
Reichard
KSU
Manhattan
David Reichard
Kansas State University
Wildcat
Brewer wins district gold in 50 breast at Topeka meet
Chippewa Swim Team’s Chris Brewer, in the 10 and under division, captured the district 50-yard breaststroke gold with 38.3 seconds AAA time, earned a spot on the 1983 Missouri Valley All-Star team, and helped set AAA times while competing at the District Short Course Junior Olympic Championships in Topeka.
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Chris Brewer
Ottawa
Topeka
Brewer
Great Plains
Mat Masters Qualify For State In Kansas Wrestling
Eight Ottawa mat masters earned state berths at the Kansas Kid Wrestling Championships in Hays after top four finishes at district meet. In 8 and under Jody Wieneke and Corey Hanson placed third while Kevin Teter was fourth. In 10 and under Jerry Lynn won first with Toby Aguirre third and Justin Lynn fourth. Doug Harper was third in 12 and under. Ottawa High’s Richard DeLaTorre Kris Patton and Darren Weatherbee join the state freestyle field in 16 and under.
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Overland Park
Ottawa
Kansas
Hays
Jody Wieneke
Corey Hanson
Kevin Teter
Jerry Lynn
Toby Aguirre
Justin Lynn
Marc McClay
Doug Harper
Ottawa High
Richard DeLaTorre
Kris Patton
Darren Weatherbee
OSC Quartet Competes At District Four Qualifiers
Ottawa Swim Club swimmers at the Missouri Valley Division meet in Topeka posted multiple times. Scott Davidson led 11-12s with a 1:13.65 100 Back and 1:15.01 in consolation, while stepping 1:16.37 100 LM and 29.68 100 Free. Todd Davidson in 10 & under finished 12th overall with 39.68 in 50 Back. Steve Hasty Open Boys tallied 24.66 in 50 Free for sixth in consolation. Jerry Hofman 13-14s swam 1:09.52 100 Back.
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Wildman
Blue Valley
Smith
Boothby
Heckman
Barry
Harbor
Kilp
O'Hara
Edwards
Hanahan
Baldwin
Todd
Greiner
Skiles
Claflin
Rapp
Ward
Santee
Burrichter
Dickason
Hodges
Garvin
Marco
Cigich
Huber
Schallenberg
Chartier
Miller
Morgan
Hobson
Cole
Stokes
Martin
Callaway
Wiederhoft
Player
Hamm
Brockman
Egender
Tyrell
O’hara
Ferguson
Otawa
Haworth
Ansley
Willman
Blakeley
Ottaw
Frank
Ottawa Swim Club
Conroy Aquatic Center
Topeka
Scott Davidson
Scott
Todd Davidson
Steve Hasty
Jerry Hofman
Tima
Sutton A Success On Embattled TPC Course
Hal Sutton won the Tournament Players Championship with a closing 69 to finish 5 under 283 and claim $126,000. The wind battered Players’ Club course drew petitions from top players demanding changes amid harsh rolls and greens, while Sutton avoided major disasters and finished ahead of Bob Eastwood who took second at 284.
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Ponte Vedra
Fla
Hal Sutton
Players’ Club
Deane Beman
Jacksonville Journal
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Hale Irwin
Johnny Miller
Tom Weiskopf
Ben Crenshaw
Craig Stadler
Sutton
John Cook
Ed Fiori
Crenshaw
Watson
Bob Eastwood
Ottawa High Winter Sports Banquet Announcement
The Ottawa High Winter Sports Banquet will be held Wednesday night at 6 30 p.m. in the Cyclone Room at OHS. All winter sports participants in grades 9 12 pep band cheerleaders drill team honor pep and their parents are invited as are all Cyclone Booster Club members.
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Cyclone
OHS
Cyclone Booster Club
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