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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1975
Page
2
The Kansas State High School Activities Association will host a Grand State in boys basketball next March following successful wrestling and girls tournaments. Ottawa High won the East Kansas League track title, while Turner faced hosting woes and officials adapted to a new hard surface track.
Williamsburg Thinclads placed fourth in the Tri Lakes League meet with the boys earning a 3 45.4 mile relay clocking and John Punches winning the mile in 4 48.3 plus a 13 1 pole vault by Bill Coppoe. Second place efforts came from Alan Cunningham high jump Chester Fredricks and Punches in multiple runs. Susan Mitchum led the girls with discus gold at 93 5 while Shawn Neal and Mary Ann May added silvers in the mile and 880 respectively. Pam Johnson grabbed third in the mile and the medley relay finished fourth.
POWNAL Vermont AP report notes bylined item on racing types at the Green Mountain track. General manager Pat Rooney and officials discuss the quarter mile track layout and infield configuration at the present facility.
Rick Barry scored 36 points as the Golden State Warriors rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 111-106, tying the Western Conference finals at two games apiece. Barry called the comeback one of the most memorable games he has played and avoided lingering doubts after a costly prior mistake. The series heads to Game Five Thursday night.
Kansas City pitcher Nelson Briles beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 after giving up Willie Davis two runs on a eighth inning home run. Briles went the distance, improving to 3-0 as Kansas City rode timely hitting, with key RBIs from George Brett and Buck Martinez, to reclaim their style of play and snap a skid.
Ottawa University climbed from last to seventh in a nine team NAIA District 10 golf championship. Washburn won with 607, Emporia State 611, and Baker 627. OU shot 329 final day, Randy Rush 82 for 161 total, Dan Crabtree 171, Boucek 169, Seastrom 174, Johnson 207 for two days. Kyle Launchbaugh of Washburn won medalist honors after a playoff with Bradshaw and Ricketson.
Ottawa High School netters seeded fourth hoped for a state berth at Topeka but rain halted play for an hour. They beat DeSoto 10-2 and Paola 10-4 before a crucial round against Marysville, as delays and fatigue contributed to a 3-4 loss after 5-7 and 3-4 sets.
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