Talent Abounds For Saturday Meet At OHS
Ottawa High hosts a strong regional track and field meet with eight teams in boys and girls events. EKL powerhouses Ottawa, Bishop Miege, and Bonner Springs lead a field bursting with Kansas leaders in eight events, while top ERL performers are expected to contend for individual titles and state qualification.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa High
EKL
OHS
Miege
Bonner
Blue Valley
Olathe
Atchison, Ward
Fort Scott
Paola
Ottawa
Don Kornhaus
Wichita
Kansas
Mark Mosier
Sylvester Byrd
Ward
Viesta Suffren
Kathy Rinella
Melissa Burd
Kornhaus
Mosier
Connie Frank
Cindy Blakeley
Ottawa Girls Eye Regional Test for 5A State Crown
The OHS girls hold honor roll spots in six events besides Burch and two relays as Ottawa aims to defend the distaff 5-A state title, with the Cyclones viewed as top contenders. Ottawa boys feature EKL discus champ Evan Shaffer, strong mile relay, and contenders Scott Thompson in the 330 hurdles and Aaron Douthat in distance events. Field events begin at 9, prelims at 10, finals at 1 p.m. at OHS stadium.
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Burch
OHS
Cyclones
Ottawa
Evan Shaffer
Scott Thompson
Aaron Douthat
Putnam's Tie Breaking Homer Lifts Rangers Past Royals
Texas beat Kansas City 3 2 as Pat Putnam delivered a eighth inning tie breaking homer and Doc Medlich pitched well. Zimmer comforted friend Frey amid Royals slump while Splittorff absorbed the loss and Putnam also hit a prior homer against KC.
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Kansas City
Jim Frey
Don Zimmer
Frey
Pat Putnam
Doc Medlich
Texas
Kansas City Royals
Zimmer
Splittorff
Medich
John Henry Johnson
Steve Comer
Jamie Quirk
Putnam
Royals
Juan Berenguer
Rangers
Boston
Valenzuela Extends Rise as Dodgers Top Expos Again
Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela improved to 8-0 with a 3-2 win over Montreal, aided by late Dodger bursts and Pedro Guerrero's leadoff homer in the ninth. Expos suffer another tough late loss as the phenom continues to wow.
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Ken Rapporport
Fernando Valenzuela
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Valenzuela
Expos
Dodger
Dodgers
Pedro Guerrero
Brett Beans Photographer With Crutch
Kansas City star George Brett injured his right ankle and will miss at least one game after a slide caused ligaments strain in a 3-2 loss to Texas. Brett struck a news photographer with a crutch while photographers captured him at the Royals clubhouse. The photographer reported the impact near the elevator as Brett was leaving.
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Kansas City
George Brett
Texas
Royals Stadium
Brett
Tom Gralish
United Press International
Associated Press
Kansas City Times
Gralish
Royals
Clint Hurdie
Hurdle
Bruce Carraham
The
John Wathan
Celtics Clinch title as Bird fuels 102-91 win
Boston defeats Houston 102-91 on the Rockets homecourt to secure the NBA title. Larry Bird scores 27 points with 13 rebounds and five assists, hitting a clutch three to seal the victory as Boston ends its title drought since 1976.
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Houston
Boston Celtics
Moses Malone
Houston Rockets
Bird
Malone
Rockets
Petersburg
Celtics
Boston
Bill Fitch
Red Auerbach
Auerbach
NBA
Larry O’brien
Cyclones Sign Five Ottawa High Football Linemen
Five Ottawa High football players signed letters of intent to play college football next fall. Cyclones linemen Curt Kornhaus and Dave Moor head to Pittsburg State and Sioux Falls College respectively while Greg Nilges, Mike Mauszycki, and Paul Kloster join Independence Community College. Mauszycki led the team in tackles at defensive end and Nilges may move to linebacker at Indy.
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Ottawa High
Cyclones
Curt Kornhaus
Dave Moor
Greg Nilges
Mike Mauszycki
Paul Kloster
Kornhaus
Pittsburg State
Moor
Sioux Falls
Kloster
Highland Junior College
Mauszcki
Nilges
Independence Jace
Mauszycki
Indy
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Bishop Miege
Bonner Springs
Photos By
Dave Kaup
And
Putnam Beans Royals
Ottawa Southern Baptist Chapel
9Th and Sycamore
Marty McPheron
Brett Beans
Price's Golden Eagle Restaurant
Drina Sneltara Neiori
Proud
Larry Bird
Harry Mangurian Jr
John Y. Brown
Mangurian
Smith's Tire Service
Richmond
Kan
Batty
Venvece
Gecil Beatty
Milner St
Waymire
T-Bones
Fas Pak
Waymire's Warehouse Foods
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