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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1993
Page
8
Knicks beat defending champ Chicago 98-90 as action remained mostly tame with few fouls. Starks teased a tap on Ewing after the win while Oakley and Rivers fueled a strong defense, rebounding edge 48-28 and a barrage of three-pointers.
Pomona boys 400 relays place third in a 16 team regional to earn state. Jason Booe and Chris Hoffsommer qualify individually, Hoffsommer second in 200 and Booe third in triple jump. Pomona girls place no outright qualifiers though Amy Hoffsommer finishes fourth in high jump. Coaches await potential advancement for two fourth-place regional finishers.
Williamsburg senior Ryan Edgecomb won the 800 at the 1A regional in Burlington and earned a state meet berth. Williamsburg also qualified two more boys and a girl outright, with underclassmen contributing in the 3200 and relay events. Girls’ Carrie Weigand reached the 300 hurdles, and coach Ingrid Frazier awaited April Dehn’s state qualification in the 800.
Kirsten Schultz of Ottawa University finished second in the women’s javelin at the NAIA national track meet in Abbortsford Canada. Her best mark 145-2 placed her among the top six All-Americans, while Shane Koranda earned fifth in the javelin.
Grant Waite of Utah, born in New Zealand, overcame pressure from Tom Kite to win the PGA tour event with a 1-under 70. Waite finished 9-under 275, sealing the victory with a 18-inch birdie putt on No 18 after holding a two-stroke lead with five holes to go. Kite shot 72 as the runner up.
A see-saw game saw Seattle survive to give their skipper his 500th victory. The Royals closed a 4-2 homestand and head to Chicago to face the White Sox. Hal McRae praised continued improvement as Kansas City fights back from a rough start. Griffey produced a key two run triple after Amaral drove in a pinch-runner to pull Seattle within one in the ninth.
Ottawa erupted for eight runs in the fifth to erase a 4-4 tie and beat Baldwin 12-4. Chad Wheat and Josh Ratliff drove in multiple runs, Wheat collecting four RBIs and Ratliff three while Ratliff fanned 11 on the mound. Wheat extended his hitting streak to six as Ottawa chased Baldwin from the game. Kevin Moore took the loss for Baldwin after four innings. Ottawa advances to Osawatomie for a 7 p.m. matchup, with the game scheduled on KOFO 1220.
In New York the Orlando Magic, a 1-in-66 longshot, captured the No. 1 draft pick as the NBA lottery results stunned 11 clubs. Philadelphia drew No. 2, while Golden State secured No. 3. The remaining spots went to Dallas, Minnesota, Washington, Sacramento, Milwaukee, Denver, Miami and Detroit.
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