ERL Meets Loom As East Kansas Track Drama Builds
East Kansas League track and field carnival roars into Olathe with four boys teams and three girls teams in title contention. Olathe is favored but Ottawa Miege Bonner Springs and darkhorse St. Joseph Shawnee challenge, while OHS eye a rebound behind sprinters Weatherbee LaRue and veteran Keefer Skidmore Wassmer Shaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Ostmeyer
Olathe
Bonner Springs
Ottawa
Bishop Miege
Darkhorse St. Joseph Shawnee
Ottawa High
Don Kornhaus
Cyclones
Kornhaus
OHS
Miege
Bonner
Eagles
al Riemer
Braves
St. Joe
Tony Weatherbee
Mike LaRue
Alan Keefer
Keith Skidmore
Phil Wassmer
Bob Shaffer
Ottawa ERL meets spotlight on emerging sprinters and field stars
Chris Bird and Shaffer headline a young Ottawa team as shot put distances rise to 52 feet and high jumpers John Fleming and Bob Dodson eye steady improvement. The girls from Miege and Ottawa loom as front runners against Bonner, with Julie Buick and Beets Kolarik delivering star power. EKL finals start Friday at Olathe with prelims at 4:30 and track finals at 6:30.
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Chris Bird
Shaffer
Kornhaus
John Fleming
Bob Dodson
Ottawa
Miege
Bonner
Kolarik
Cyclones
OHS
Julie Buick
Janine Moore
Debbie Burch
Crystal Weaver
Amy Sheldon
Olathe
City Scores Softball Seeding Tourney Logs and Totals
A crowded softball seeding event shows multiple teams and players with varied scores. Bird, DeVore, Wieden, Hindister, Bach, Oshel, Drake, Especomb, and Reese appear among many listed athletes and line scores. Totals for each team aggregate to completion figures, including Browns Hardware and Armstrong Cabinet entries.
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Bird
DeVore
C. Bird
Scott
Wieden
Saffron
Kettler
Steanton
Hoopes Plumbing
R. Hindister
Wood
Fairbanks
Bach
Meyer
Sherta
Gentry
Hiles
C. Hindliter
Radeker
Pippin
Kalsch
BBC Standard
Drake
Cummings
Schiappa
Webster
Kay
Sherman
Dawson
Whitacre
Smith
Especomb
Suttron
Sink
Kottwick
Brady
Lurber
Bachelor
McCullough
J. Edgecomb
Serag
Pepsi-Cola
T. Lewis
D. Tyson
Robbins
Moats
L. Tyson
T. Peavier Jr
Griffin
T. Peavier
K. Rewie
Fetals
Biz
Pe Browns
Maney
Holland
Bowling
Wall
Davis
Ilges
Gentlemen
Skiles
Roehl
Hood
T. Holland
Armstrong Cabinet
Bean
R. Marconette
Mason
M. Marconette
Sherley
Len Bond
R. Burgoon
Lee Bond
D. Burgoon
Mech
Totals
Revised City Soccer Schedule Looms Over Weekend Play
The city announces a revised Saturday schedule with Lincoln facing Hawthorne and Sacred Heart at 9:00 and 10:06 respectively, followed by Eisenhower also meeting Hawthorne Sacred Heart at 4:08. May events include Eisenhower versus Lincoln at 9:00 and Eugene Field versus Hawthorne Sacred Heart at 10:00.
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Saturda
Lincoln
Hawthorne
Sacred Heart
Garfield
Eugene Field
Eisenhower
Eugenes Field
Lincoln Haives
Yankee Bullpen Impresses Herzog in Six-Homer Show
New York pitcher duo Sparky Lyle and Rich Gossage anchored the late innings as the Yankees beat Kansas City 6-5. Amos Otis, Clint Hurdle, and Al Cowens homered for the Royals, while Graig Nettles, Reggie Jackson, and Jim Spencer connected for New York. Dennis Leonard took the loss after eight innings of work, and Whitey Herzog noted Gossage’s dominance and Lyle’s reliability in relief.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Whitey Herzog
Royals
Amos Otis
Clint Hurdle
al Cowens
Jim Spencer
Reggie Jackson
Graig Nettles
Nettles
Sparky Lyle
Rich Gossage
Rawly Eastwick
Gossage
Ed Figueroa
Pete LaCock
Fred Patek
Joe Lahoud
Herzog
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dennis Leonard
Figueroa
Baseball Scoreboard Highlights From Thursday and Friday Games
The scoreboard shows Cincinnati 12 Philadelphia 3 and San Francisco 4 St Louis 0 on Thursday with Knepper 2-1 and Urrea 1-1, while Friday schedules include San Francisco at Chicago and Houston at Atlanta among others. American League leaders and results are listed with series standings and several matchups slated for the next day including Boston Minnesota and New York Kansas City games.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
San Francisco
St. Louis
Knepper
Urrea
Los Angeles
Rhoden
Chicago
Fryman
New York
Espinosa
Atlanta
Houston
Montreal
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Ty Boot
GS Healey
Boston
Minnesota
Texas
Baltimore
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Oakland
Toronto
Detroit
California
Cleveland
Seattle
Matlack
Flanagan
Thurmadsgard
Eckersley
Associated Press
Phil
SM Cine
Sfra
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Yankee
The
Yankees
Veber Hee
Suzuki
Arate Av
Uzuki
Cycont Pense
S. Main
Kansas
Coveland
Aya
Chrysler Engineering
EPA
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler-Plymouth
Bob White Motor. Co
Chrysler—Plymouth
Dodg
Hickory
Ottawa, Kansas
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