District shines as OHS stars lift Salina meet
Ottawa High's Bob Shaffer finishes second in shot put at the 4-A State Outdoor meet in Salina, while Julie Buick places fifth in discus and sets a new school mark. Wichita Campus wins discus with state record. Ottawa's 880 relay posts season best to reach finals as Leavenworth leads team scoring.
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Ottawa High
Bob Shaffer
Julie Buick
OHS
Salina Central High School
Shaffer
Buick
David Featherston
Schlagle
Ottawa
Washburn Burn
Bill Holtom
Featherston
Kansas
Shafer
Wichita
Karrie Brockman
Amy Sheldon
Crystal Weaver
Janine Moore
Cyclones
Debbie Burch
Moore
Keith
Buckingham clears 17 feet in state 3A pole vault meet
Gardner High School honor student Jeff Buckingham topped 17 feet at the state 3A track meet for the second best high school jump this year and set a 17 year national age group record with the leap He failed three attempts at a national best of 17 5 in the event Norman Oklahoma Oklahoma Nebraska and Missouri led the early Big Eight track meet with 12 points each Kansas trailed with 8 points but qualified 12 runners for today's finals
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Augusta
Kan
Jeff Buckingham
Gardner High School
Buckingham
Norman
Okla
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Jayhawks
Council Grove
Neosho
Crawford State Park
Elk City Lake
John Redmond
Marias Des Cygnes Wildlife Area
Melvern Lake
Mineo Land Wildlife Area
City Schedule Softsall Tournament at Forest Park
City schedule lists multiple tournaments and leagues at Forest Park with time slots for teams such as Bombers Hickory Ton ey Pepsi-Cole and winners advancing through rounds. Men and women leagues are shown with venues Dominion and Saturday events across a busy week.
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Forest Park
People’s, Rich
Bac Stenderd
Taylor
Onan Mittwerk
Armatrong Cabinet
KOFO
Hoopes Plumeing
Duke Mig
Lesh Oil
Williamaburg
King Radio
Seaton van Lines
Assembly of Ged
Recreation
Women’s Diamond Dairy Queen
Todd Momes
Beautytand
Bendix
Ben Henry Ford
Rivera Lifts Twins Past Royals as Mauch Echoes Confidence
Bombo Rivera powered Minnesota past Kansas City 5-3 with three singles and a 400 foot homer. He recalled Gene Mauch insisting he focus on his own game, a faith the manager had in Montreal two years earlier. Roger Erickson won seven innings, Mike Marshall earned two saves in relief.
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Kansas City
Bombo Rivera
Gene Mauch
Minnesota
Larry Hisle
Lyman Bostock
Rivera
Hisle
Bostock
Twins
Kansas City Royals
Chag Kusick
Denver
RBI
Rod Carew
Montreal
Roger Erickson
Mike Marshall
Hal McRae
Amos Otis
Royals
George Brett
al Cowens
Brett
Milwaukee
Fishing Report Highlights Mixed Kansas Speckled Run
Harris News Service tracks variable barometer and warm spells across Kansas. White bass reports are uneven with some lakes showing little spawn progress while walleye and bass catches rise with night trotting and topwater lures.
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Harris News Service
Pat Gentry
Cheney Lake
Naharmen
Harris
Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game
Kansas
Ross Harrison
Commission
Ate
UCLA Pole vaulter Tully sets world mark in Corvallis meet
UCLA senior Mike Tully cleared 16 feet 8 1 2 inches to break the world record at the Pacific-8 Conference championships in Corvallis Oregon though wind gusts briefly unsettled the bar. Officials later confirmed the record as measured before the attempt, praising his flawless progression from 17 to 18 feet and noting Oregon State hosted a crowded meet with some timing delays. He credited favorable conditions and criticized some meet officials but affirmed the record stands.
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Corvallis
Ore
Mike Tully
UCLA
Tully
Dave Roberts
Eugene
Long Beach
Calif
Roberts
Oregon State
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