Ottawa High secures 17 state bids in 5A regional track meet
Ottawa High School swept team titles in Chanute, earning 17 state qualifiers across 9 girls and 8 boys events. Notable results include Mike Heckman wins in 300 hurdles and the 3200 relay with teammates Aspinwall, Jackson, and Roush, plus Jesse Griffin in the 1600. Other top produce include Labette County standout Janet Treiber and Chanute's Kris Hall with multiple state marks. State prelims at Wichita open Friday with finals Saturday.
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Rick Peterson
Chanute
Ottawa High
Wichita
OHS
Mark Laws
Pittsburg
Ottawa
Coffeyville
Parsons
Fort Scott
Independence
Labette County
Cyclone
Laws
Mike Heckman
Cyclones
Mike Aspinwall
Ricky Jackson
Kevin Hodges
Mike Roush
Heckman
Aspinwall
Jackson
Roush
Hodges
Mark DeGroff
Jesse Griffin
Griffin
OHL
John Fischer
Bryan Branson
Fischer
Branson
Shawn Hornbeck
Ron Rumford
Michelle Murphy
Sheila Lewis
DeeDee Lewis
Dana Chadwell
Sue Pack
Tina Soriano
Chadwell
Tracy Short
Kristen Carey
Janet Treiber
Treiber
Labette
Kris Hall
Hall
eChanute
Brian Taylor
Cessna Stadium
Wichita State University
Darwin Stifles Royals in 4-0 Brewers Win
Milwaukee pitcher Danny Darwin dominated Kansas City with four hits allowed and five strikeouts in his first start since last September. Randy Ready and Dale Sveum sparked a 4-0 victory as Milwaukee seized control early, while Kansas City slump deeper amid batting woes and managerial vow to shake up the lineup.
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Kansas City
Milwaukee Brewers
Danny Darwin
Brewers
Royals
Dick Howser
Darwin
Brewer
George Bamberger
Danny
Bamberger
Chicago
Howser
Charlie Leibrandt
Deer
Rick Manning
Junction City
Ottawa
Jim Clift
Clift
Dru Kramer
Tony Stottlemire
Marc Kissinger
Ottawa Legion A rookies go 1-3 in Memorial Day weekend
Ottawa Legion A, 16-year-old rookies, went 1-3 over Memorial Day weekend at Ortis Cox Field and Manhattan. They split a doubleheader with Junction City, 4-1 win and 9-3 loss, then dropped both ends at Manhattan, 9-1 and 4-3.
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Ottawa
American Legion
Ortis Cox Field
Manhattan
Celtics Pound Rockets In Opener To Lead NBA Final
Boston built a big first half through its frontcourt then rode a balanced attack to a 112-100 victory over Houston in game one of the best-of-seven series. Parish McHale and Bird combined for 54 first-half points while Johnson Ainge each added scoring depth as the Celtics pulled away after a third-quarter surge.
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Boston
Houston
Celtics
Bill Walton
Rockets
Bill Fitch
Ralph Sampson
Akeem Olajuwon
Twin Towers
Dennis Johnson
Danny Ainge
Ainge
Akeem
Ralph
Robert Parish
Kevin McHale
Larry Bird
Walton
Johnson
Lloyd
Bird
Kiwanis and Lions win Babe Ruth Openers
Kiwanis defeated Eagles 9-4 and the Lions routed VFW 12-1 to open the Ottawa Babe Ruth League season at Orlis Cox Field. Rookie Jason Ball started Kiwanis with a single and Winsky fueled a fifth and sixth inning surge. The nightcap saw Lions jump ahead with a five-run first inning and coast to 12-1 behind Steve Devore pitching.
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Kiwanis
Lions
Ottawa
Orlis Cox Field
Eagles
VFW
OBRL
Rotary
Elks
Jason Ball
Charlie Winsky
Winsky
Danny Hope
Nick Campbell
Chuck Minner
Jason Ayers
Minner
Mike Kiefer
Keith Weidner
Ball
Ayers
Kiefer
Kevin Bridges
Matt Reusch
Weidner
Bryan Duncan
Hope
Tom Fisher
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Darwin Stifles KC
Legion
Tal Moses
Mark Reynolds
Tom Riemer
Lanny Turner
Kissinger
Steve Edwards
Randy Bruner
Steve Baylor
Brian Espinosa
Espinosa
Stottlemire
Moses
Orris Coxfield
Franklin Savings
Sampson
Lewis Lloyd
Los Angeles Lakers
Parish
McHale
Ringe
Babe Ruth
Steve Devore
Steve Smith
Keith Walker
Danny Small
Smith
Bryan Ferguson
Brian Janssen
Ferguson
Joe Lewis
Kipper Lewis
Walter
Daryl Spigle
Milner
C. Winsky
Reusch
Ee Fredrickski
Behrens
Sypher
Zogg
D. Winsky
Bibens
Lynn
Crump
Hensick
Campbell
Blanco
Nutt
Cade
Duncan
Bridges
Small
McGill
Haney
Janssen
J. Lewis
Devore
Hamilton
K. Lewis
Weers
Elder
Fisher
Sandstrom
Bond
Barnhart
J. Gooding
Rowland
Sink
Gollier
Spigle
Reynolds
Schultze
I. Gooding
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