ORC squabble over church leagues tops Ottawa session
ORC members debated church leagues forming from Ottawa Ministerial Association claims about church team numbers while the school board approved a one year use of Ottawa High School fields for the new league. The seven asked for a blue ribbon study on recreation and reviewed pool tennis and field policies alongside a brief executive session.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa Recreation Commission
ORC
Ottawa Ministerial Association
Ottawa Board of Education
Ottawa High
Earl Copsey
OMA
John Peimann
Copsey
Peimann
Church League
OKC
OHS
Forest Park
Orlis Cox Field
Cox Diamonds
Don Williams
OBRL Opens Season in Ottawa With First Pitch Ceremonies
Ottawa community figures Orris Cox and Mayor Dave Bemmels will throw the ceremonial first pitches to start the 1985 Babe Ruth League season. Opening events Friday night feature eight teams and exhibitions, with regular games set for May 19 to May 24, including Eagles, Elks, Kiwanis and Lions matchups across north and south fields.
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Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
Orris Cox
Dave Bemmels
VFW
Kiwanis
Elks
Rotary
Eagles
Lions
Sertoma
Optimists
OBRL
State High School Track Meet On Tap in Wichita
Kansas outdoor championships at Wichita State's Cessna Stadium bring top high school performers. Ottawa High fields 16 events with eight girls and six boys, while Wellsville leads area hopes. Prelims Friday with events across 1A to 6A. top contenders include Bishop Miege and Washburn Rural, plus Wellsville’s Tim Thomasson and Mike Chilton as strong favorites in hurdles and javelin respectively.
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Wichita State University
Cessna Stadium
Kansas
Ottawa High
Wellsville
DeNa Waggoner
OHS
Mike Heckman
Cyclones
Greg Herschel
Sheila Lewis
Scott Starks
Michelle Murphy
Stacy Skiles
Murphy
Starks
Ottawa
DeeDee Lewis
Waggoner
John Fischer
Bishop Miege
Washburn Rural
Miege
Mike Chilton
Tim Thomasson
Danny Bouse
Eagles
Balboni Ends Slump With Two-Run Shot As Royals Top Indians
Kansas City slugger Steve Balboni hit a two-run homer in the second inning to back Charlie Leibrandt’s first win of the month and lift the Royals to a 5-1 victory over Cleveland. Orta had three hits, and Cleveland’s fielding miscues helped spark KC’s three unearned runs in the eighth. Balboni extended his homer drought to seven games, matching his season high before belting the key blow. Balboni’s blast came after a 43-minute rain delay, as Don Schulze took the loss for the Indians.
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Cleveland
Kansas City Royals
Steve Balboni
Cleveland Indians
Balboni
Royals
Indians
Kansas City
Charlie Leibrandt
Leibrandt
Pat Corrales
Andre Thornton
Thornton
Don Schulze
Jorge Orta
Brett Butler
Brook Jacoby
Orta
Jacoby
Schulze
Thomasson Dominates Javelin as PSU Star Emerges ICSI Champion
Dan Thomasson stands out despite a small frame, praised by coach Dave Suenram as the best javelin thrower Pittsburg State has had. He began with a 1979 3A state title at Wellsville High and has dominated the Central States Intercollegiate Conference the past four years, winning each year's title.
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Dan Thomasson
Dave Suenram
Thomasson
Pittsburg State University
Jim Wright
Wellsville High Eagles
Paul Steeley
Ottawa University
Wellsville
University of Kansas
Pittsburg State
Thomasson shatters District 10 javelin record in 266-64 throw
Thomasson, PSU captain, wowed at McPherson College District 10 championships with a 266-64 javelin throw, beating his personal best and setting a district meet standard. The effort tops NAIA standings and fuels his bid at nationals in Hillsdale Michigan next week. He envisions a peak return for the 1988 Olympic trials after a teaching degree and Army Reserve duties. His younger brother Tim also shines as a SA javelin favorite at the state meet in Wichita.
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Drake
Thomasson
Hillsdale
Mich
McPherson College
NAIA
Suenram
Danny
PSU
Wichita
Tim
Fagles
Wright
Eagles
Dan Thomasson
Allen County Community College
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Richard Jackson
Dan Andrews
Reynolds
Jackson
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Ottawa Herald
USD 290 School Board
Ottawa City Commission
Andrews
Mark Laws
WHS
Central Heights
Royce Powelson
Pomona
Roseann Scott
Charlie Leibrandt and Co
George Vukovich
Mr. T
Dan
Rick Peterson
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