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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1987
Page
3
Bret Saberhagen defied nerves to clinch his seventh win, guiding the Kansas City Royals past the Boston Red Sox 4-1. He boosted his ERA to 1.75, while Bill Buckner joined a milestone with his 2,500th hit as Boston fell to 16-22.
Johnson, a freshman, won two events at the East Kansas League meet in Olathe. She anchored OHS to a 3200-meter relay meet record in 10 19.1 and later captured the 800-meter in 2 24.7, while placing sixth in the 200-meter. Coach Laws calls it a promising EKL showing.
Sean Breithaupt scored 38 points and set a meet record in the 100-meter dash while leading Wellsville to the Frontier League track championship. He also won the long jump at 21-1, placed second in the high jump at 6-5, and ran a 50.8 leg on the Eagles’ 1600 relay, which set a meet mark. Coach Jim Wright called it a Tremendous day.
Ottawa High finished fifth in the 1987 East Kansas League golf meet at Sunflower Hills. Blue Valley won with 313, followed by Bishop Miege 334, Blue Valley North 343, Olathe South 349, Ottawa and Bonner Springs 383, and Olathe North 442. Top medalist was Gregg Sherwood of Blue Valley at 76. Ottawa did not place a top 10.
Giants stay atop NL West as Roger Craig cites magic in a 6-2 win over Montreal. Jeff Leonard homered twice and Robby Thompson, Jose Uribe, and Matt Williams drove in key runs while the Expos slide. Cubs beat Reds 9-2 as Sutcliffe earns his seventh win, Dawson and Davis pace Chicago. Braves rally past the Cardinals 6-5 with a ninth inning run driven by Dion James and Ted Simmons.
Milwaukee drops to 3rd in the AL East after a 5-1 defeat to Chicago as Ted Higuera suffers another winless drought. Carlton Fisk and Greg Walker hit two-run homers for the White Sox while Tim Hulett added a solo shot. The Brewers stranded 11 runners and lingered in scoring position, extending their skid as Juan Nieves prepares to start next at home against Chicago.
The Herald lists top spring performances from area schools in events across girls and boys divisions. Notable results include Julie Meyer of Osage City in multiple throws, Renee Mathey of Osage City in long jump, and Tim Taylor of Osage City in shot put, with standings spanning Ottawa Baldwin Wellsville Garnett and more.
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