Memorial Day Benefit Tourney Spruces Forest Park Softball Field
A Memorial Day benefit slow pitch softball tournament at Forest Park features a dozen teams to raise funds for artificial runways at Ottawa High. The event runs Saturday through Monday with a consolation format, four trophies, and entry fees of 50 dollars per team. Notable entrants include Plymouth Rocks of Lawrence defending state Church League champions, plus Ottawa Jaycee Gold and Taylor Oil among others. First round pairings set Saturday afternoon with finals at 5:30 Monday.
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Forest Park
Ottawa
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
OHS
Plymouth Congregational Rocks
Lawrence
Taylor Oil of
Wellsville
Ottawa Jaycee Gold
Blue Room
Coach Club
Elchman Plumbing
Havens Steel
Kansas State Bank
John’s Service
North Pence Bombers
Budge’s Hardware
Legion Rookies Nip Lawrence In Debut
Ottawa B team edged Lawrence 3-2 at Orls Cox Field in the season opener. Pitching by Chris Bird and Mark Gates paired with Lawrence errors propelled Ottawa to the win as Gates finished strong. Ottawa next plays Kansas City Post 399 Saturday in Kansas City, while the A-team opens Friday at home against Leavenworth.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa
Lawrence
American Legion
Orls Cox Field
Chris Bird
Mark Gates
Gates
Bird
Jim Waldy
Jim Rice
Wichita
Kan
Earl Bell
Arkansas State
Bell
U.S
Dave Roberts
Roberts
Dan Ripley
Pacific Coast Club
Hon Gates
Waldy
Kansas City Post
Kansas City
Orlis Cox Field
Leavenworth
Pitchers Star Two Ways For Babe Ruth Winners
Robbie Geist and Chuck Price starred for Ottawa Babe Ruth League teams. Geist pitched a one hitter with 11 strikeouts and doubled, while Price allowed one hit, struck out nine, and hit two doubles as Boys' Club blanked the Eagles 9-0. Lions won 6-1 behind Geist's bat and mound effort, and Price contributed on both sides for a clean sheet.
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Gary Kuntz
Robbie Geist
Chuck Price
Ottawa
Lions
Elks
Boys’ Club
Eagles
Geist
Price
OBAL
John Geist
Marty Garrett
Mike Mauszycki
R. Geist
Kevin Altice
Troy Whitacre
Tony Miller
Deron Kramer
Scott Thompson
Phillip Sullivan
Vic Finch
Glen Covert
Thompson
Bowling Scores From Ladies Night Out Recap
In a bowling league recap, teams such as LADIES NIGHT OUT and ROBINS posted high per-game efforts with notable totals and series. Individual high scores included V Breshears 145, Mallory 186, Ferguson 169, Heckman 221, Moore 164, Allen 163, Ford 149, Smith 143, Wieden 30 etc.
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V. Breshears
S. Scroggs
Robins
Mallory
S. Mason
K. Ferguson
S. Heckman
L. Moore
Farmers Daynighters
Meo
B. Smith
D. Wieden
M. Frizzell
Vathaeur
B. Walker
Y. Bond
M. Criqui
J. Jukes
Fire Sells
J. Teter
Young and the Reckless
C. Turner
Untouchables
E. Ledom
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John
Edchmans Plumbing
Nsas State Bank
Suns
Sune
Mone
Legion
Jeff Woods
Chuck Sinks
Vic White
Ned Moore
Gary Girty
Jeff Schoch
Schoch
Sinks
Girty
Dan Brenton
Mendall
Mills
Waidy
Rice
White
Lfece
Connie Haas
Dot Robertso
Marge Milton
Sherm Spears
Mel Morriss
Paul Perkins
Kansas
Lloyd Gladman
Babe Ruth
Rotary
Sertoma
VFW
Kiwanis
Lass
le Ne J
R. Gotkt
Garratt
C. Gorton
Denver
Maustyck
Miller
Morton
Garton
Geiser
Cavandar
Kiser
Small
Totals
Whitacre
Guniap
Wei
Franand
Naty
Altie
Eoys
Covert
Randell
Plowmarn
Shatter
Sullivan
Finch
Stevens
Chambers
Buck
Miles
Stevenson
Efaqles
Fressnets
Totata
Grace
Kau
A Fisher
Erent
Cey
AML
Cope
Arog Va
Yee
Otasco
Entha
Ote Uy
Svory
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