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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1997

Page

9

MLB Standings and Schedule From Tuesday Night Action

The American League East shows Baltimore leading with 90 wins and New York in second, while Cleveland and Chicago vie in the Central. In the West, Texas and Seattle lead their divisions. National League standings list Atlanta, Florida, and Montreal atop their array, with Houston and Cincinnati close behind, followed by a full slate of Wednesday games and late-Friday matchups across both leagues.

Associated Press Baltimore New York Toronto Detroit Boston Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Texas Anaheim Seatle Oakland N.Y. Yankees Chicago White Sox Seattle Oliver Moehler Key Agea Sele N.Y Yankees Mendoza Springer Guzman Karl Alvarez Atlanta Florida Montreal Philadelphia Los Angeles San Diego Pitsburgh St. Louis Colorado YO Sani Fancisco MY. Mets Houston Cincinnati N.Y. Mets Mikcki Staphanson Pittsburgh Cooke Martinez Chicago Cubs Mulholland Mercker Wall B.M Jones Smoltz Astacio Fernandez Valenzuela Mortis San Francisco Estes

NBA Playoff Glance Conference Finals Schedule Update

Chicago leads Miami 1-0 after a 84 77 victory on Tuesday May 20. Utah evened the series at 1-0 with a 104 92 win over Houston on Wednesday May 21. Next games include Miami at Chicago May 22 7 30 p m Utah at Houston May 23 7 30 p m Chicago at Miami May 24 2 30 p m and Utah at Houston May 25 2 30 p m.

Associated Press Chicago Miami Utah Houston

Baseball and NFL Transactions From Wednesday

In baseball, the Chicago White Sox purchased INF Scott Leius from St Paul and assigned him to Nashville. The Atlanta Braves agreed to a four year contract with LHP Tom Glavine. The Chicago Cubs optioned OF Brooks Kleschnick to Iowa and called up INF OF Brent Brown. The Florida Marlins optioned INF Ralph Milliard to Charlotte, and the Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Ramon Morel to Calgary with Matt Ruebel activated from the 15 day DL. The St Louis Cardinals purchased LHP Rigo Balian from Louisville and optioned RHP Brady Baggio to Louisville. The San Diego Padres reassigned RHP Bill Anderson to Mobile. In football, the Green Bay Packers agreed to terms with LB Wayne Simmons on a one year contract.

Associated Press Chicago White Sox Scott Leius St. Paul Nashville Atlanta Braves Tom Glavine Chicago Cubs Brooks Kleschnick Iowa Brent Brown Florida Marlins Ralph Milliard Charlotte Pittsburgh Pirates Ramon Morel Calgary Matt Ruebel ST. Louis Cardinals Rigo Balian Louisville Brady Baggio SAN Diego Padres Bill Anderson Mobile

Ottawa Legion A A squad sweeps Garnett in opener

The Ottawa American Legion AA team opened its spring season with an 11-3 and 9-3 doubleheader sweep at Harvey Drake Field. Luke Queen powered the attack with two doubles, a home run, two runs, and two RBIs, while baserunning and defense fueled the victory. coach Scott Barnhart praised aggressive baserunning and solid pitching as key factors. Queen highlighted the green light to steal and turn singles into doubles, and he stressed the aim to create havoc at the top of the lineup.

Ottawa Femerican Legion AA Garnett Harvey Drake Field Ottawa Luke Queen Scott Barnhart Queen Ron Snethen Ueaenma Sn Orthwa Barnhart Josh Turner

Ottawa bats shine in doubleheader comeback series

Ottawa opened with a four run second inning and a seven run fifth in the opener, led by four RBIs from 16 year old Jeremy Fredricks who went 4 for 5 with four runs. Fredricks added two RBI doubles in the nightcap as Ottawa swept with strong youth depth and timely hitting. The squad's young arms Turner Myers and Matt Lee combined for solid outings as Ottawa hits the road for a doubleheader at Iola and Louisburg before a 6 p.m. home game against Osawatomie.

Turner Garnett Hank Doering Josh Myers Barnhart Myers Matt Lee Jess Stults Jeremy Fredricks Ottawa Queen RBI Clay Casady Fredricks Rick Guilfoyle Scott Snethen Casady Andy Barnhart Sne Jason Woody” Dials Legion Ryan Henningsen Doering Iola Louisburg Osawatomie

Big 12 Meeting Emphasizes Cooperation Over Conflicts

In Dallas the Big 12 spring meeting focused on unity among former Big Eight and Southwest Conference members. Leaders noted positive cooperation, discussed bowl revenue rebates for Nebraska Texas and Colorado, with debate over relief levels as Nebraska faced a $900,000 deficit after selling about 3,500 of 15,000 Orange Bowl tickets.

Dallas Big Eight Big 12 Joe Castiglione Missouri Steven Hatchell Nebraska Texas Colorado Hatchell Athletic Directors Committee Cornhuskers

Tooley Named NJCAA All American Javelin Thrower

Katie Tooley of Allen County Community College earned NJCAA All American honors after finishing eighth in the national meet with a 124 feet 2 inch javelin throw. She previously qualified with a 136 feet 2 inch toss at the Emporia State Relays on May 10.

Odessa Texas Katie Tooley Central Heights Tooley Allen County Community College Emporia State University

Indians steal 1-0 win as Thome scores on double steal

Cleveland defeats Kansas City 1-0 behind a rare stolen home and a lone run from Jim Thome in front of Kevin Appier who allows two hits through eight innings. Thome and Matt Williams led a fourth inning rally as Cleveland avoids multiple homer failures and extends its win streak to four.

Appier Royals Bob Boone Indians Cleveland Mike Hargrave Thome Matt Williams David Justice Julio Franco Williams Brian Giles Franco Jay Bell Tim Spehr

Javelin battle fuels 4A regional title chase at Louisburg

Osawatomie star Tracy Hallman leads a stacked 4A field at Louisburg as seven girls reach 120 feet or farther with three or four likely to advance to Wichita. Ottawa rivals Whitney Drumright Mindy Brown and Leanne Drumright plus Baldwin's Trina Bierman and Lorie Powell join the chase while Wellsville, Central Heights and Lyndon also field strong contenders across regional sites. All regionals begin at 3 pm.

Louisburg Wichita Osawatomie Tracy Halloman Ottawa Whitney Drumright Baldwin Trina Bierman Lorie Powell Anderson County Emily Wolken Mindy Brown Leanne Drumright Columbia Kansas Wellsville Osage City Pomona Central Heights Emily Bloss Chris Bell Frankie Kester-Boyce Lyndon Onaga Tigers Lyon County Emporia State Marais Des Cygnes Valley Waverly Williamsburg Joseph Herron

Northwest edges Shawnee Mission North in 21st inning win

Blue Valley Northwest overturns with a 1-0 regional playoff victory after 21 innings, a five hour plus marathon. Chip Mitchell’s single scores Josh Allinder from second in the bottom of the 21st. Masterson shifts strategy from bunting to aggression to finish the game.

Overland Park, Kan John Masterson Blue Valley Northwest Northwest Shawnee Mission North Ihe Huskies Masterson Chip Mitchell Josh Allinder Allinder Mitchell Mike Phillips Indians Matt Weiss

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