OHS Gals win EKL title as Blue Valley shocks Olathe in boys
Ottawa High girls dominate the East Kansas League meet with nine wins in 15 events and 152 points led by Melissa Burch who earned four golds, set meet and school records. Blue Valley’s boys upset Olathe for a close 14314 to 142. The meet, praised as one of Kansas’ best, saw 13 meet records and many top personal bests.
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Mission
Ottawa High
Blue Valley
Olathe
OHS Gals
Bishop Miege
Bonner Springs
Eagles
Bonner
Ottawa
Miege
Turner
EKL
Cyclone
Melissa Burch
Cyclones
OHS
Cindy Blakeley
Susan McFarland
Becky Kaub
K. Brockman
Connie Frank
Evan Shaffer
Mike Mauszycki
Shaffer
Scott Thompson
Aaron Douthat
Chris Ledom
Kansas
O.R.C. JR
Ottawa Recreation
Chris Kornhaus
O.R.C
Lawrence
Rockets Prove They Belong In NBA Finals
The Houston Rockets upset the Boston Celtics 92-90 to tie the NBA finals at 1-1. Moses Malone posted 31 points and 15 rebounds as Houston controlled the tempo and concluded Boston’s early momentum, with Rockets players insisting they belong and can win the championship. The series shifts to Houston with games Saturday and Sunday at the Summit.
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Houston
Houston Rockets
Boston Celtics
Rockets
Robert Reid
Calvin Murphy
Boston
Celtics
West
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Moses Malone
Ottawa Recreation Club City Schedule May 1981
City schedule outlines week of May events for O.R.C. sports across Forest Park fields. Baseball, softball, coed softball, tennis, track, horseshoes, and junior Olympic activities list leagues, times, venues, participation cards, signups, and reminders for pre enrollment and eligibility at Ottawa High School Track and Youth Center.
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O.R.C
Forest Park
Chuck Kamper
L.C. Honner
Eisenhower
Lincoln
Garfield
Haw.s. Heart
G.R.C
Ottawa Herald
Watson Clings To 1-Stroke Nelson Lead Amid Tragedy
Watson held a one-shot lead at 136 after 36 holes of the Byron Nelson Classic as a stormy day produced a fatal spectator injury from a falling tree limb. Floyd slid to 7 under after a late bogey, Allin rose to within two strokes, while Norris and Lietzke faltered amid treacherous conditions on Preston Trail.
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Dallas
Tom Watson
Norris
Watson
Lietzke
Fresno State
Tree limb falls at Byron Nelson event kills spectator
A 25 foot live oak limb toppled onto a crowd at the Byron Nelson Golf Classic behind the No 3 green, killing Otis John Clark of Granview Missouri and injuring at least three others while several more suffered cuts and fractures. Witnesses recalled a thunderbolt like crack as responders worked through mud and roped off the area.
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Dallas
Preston Trail Golf Club
George Shafer
Clark
Don Jamieson
Jamieson
Stiles
Mona Hunter
Northridge
Calif
Mays
Jim Jordan
Jordan
Tigers Top EKL Golf Crown at Milburn Country Club
Blue Valley captured the East Kansas League golf crown with a 336 total led by Kevin Gustafson 78 and John Schwaab 80. Lance Galbraith 61 paced Olathe for runner up while Ottawa High and Cyclone scorers posted solid totals. The OHS quartet heads to the Emporia Regional on Wednesday for the next action.
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Overland Park
Blue Valley
Milburn Country Club
Kevin Gustafson
John Schwaab
Olathe
Lance Galbraith
Miege
Bonner Springs
Ottawa
Turner
Kirby Soph
Ottawa High
Mark Badgley
Jeff Brewer
John Gladman
OHS
Emporia Municipal Course
Chisox rally tops Royals 9-5 behind Nordhagen homer
Chicago White Sox surge with a six run fourth inning as Wayne Nordhagen belts a two run homer and Chet Lemon and Ron LeFlore add key hits. Lemon Morrison and Almon drive runs, LeFlore seals the lead with a triple. Dennis Lamp wins in relief. Lamarr Hoyt earns the save. Kansas City scoring early but falters late.
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Wayne Nordhagen
Chet Lemon
Ron LeFlore
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Royals
Sox
Greg Luzinski
Paul Splittorff
Nordhagen
Lemon
Jim Morrison
Bill Almon
LeFlore
Juan Berenguer
Morrison
Mike Squires
Luzinski
Royals
Francisco Barrios
Dennis Lamp
Barrios
Lamarr Hoyt
Templeton Herr Shine In 5-4 Cardinal Victory
Garry Templeton doubled and tripled and scored twice as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4. Tommy Herr added a two run triple, while Pittsburgh stranded runners and hit into two double plays. Bob Shirley improved to 4-0 with the win.
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Herr
ST. Louis
Garry Templeton
Tommy Herr
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Jim Bibby
Gene Tenace
Cardinals
Tony Scott
Bob Shirley
Seaver Shuts Out Astros Behind Homer and Six-Hitter
Tom Seaver pitched his first shutout of the season and hit a two run homer as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 4-0. Seaver improved to 3-1 with six walks and four strikeouts, extending his career shutout total to 54 and remaining two behind Bob Gibson. Dave Concepcion doubled to start the scoring in the fourth, George Foster walked, and Ray Knight delivered a two run single after an infield out.
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Cincinnati
Tom Seaver
Ray Knight
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Bob Gibson
Seaver
Don Sutton
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Knight
Torrez Improves to 7-0 Against Blue Jays
Mike Torrez boosted his career record against Toronto to 7-0 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 4-2. Tom Burgmeier earned the save, Mark Bomback took the loss, and Glenn Hoffman drove in two runs with a key single in the fourth.
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Mike Torrez
Glenn Hoffman
Boston Red Sox
Blue Jays
Torrez
Tom Burgmeier
Burgmeier
Mark Bomback
Valenzuela Delivers Fifth Shutout As Dodgers Top Mets
Fernando Valenzuela pitched seven strong innings and earned his seventh win while allowing two earned runs this season as the Dodgers beat the Mets 1-0. Dusty Baker drove in the lone run with an RBI single in the first, and Valenzuela struck out 11 in a 63 inning season. Mike Scott took the loss, balk call sends Landreaux to second, Mets offense stranded. Tuesday’s pairings at the Ottawa Country Club were listed in the same report.
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Fernando Valenzuela
Los Angles Dodgers
New York Mets
Valenzuela
Mets
Dodgers
RBI
Dusty Baker
Ken Landreaux
Bob Bailor
Mike Scott
Landreaux
Frank Pulli
Nick Colesi
Scott
Baker
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