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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1996
Page
2
The East Division standings show the New York team leading with 28 wins and 19 losses and a .596 winning percentage. Baltimore trails at 27-20 with .574, while Toronto sits at 22-28.
California Angels option pitcher Jeff Schmidt to Vancouver and purchase Todd Frohwirth from Vancouver. They trade Bee Biee Smith to Cincinnati for lefty Chuck McElroy. Detroit recalls Justi OmnpOR and Ramiro Mendoza moves from Columbus. New York Yankees recall Ramiro Mendoza from Columbus. Texas Rangers place Kevin Groga on the 60 day injured list retroactive to May 18 and bring up Otero and Ron Blazier from Scranton Wilkes Barre.
Viking boys led by Bryan Stephenson George Wuertz and David Kueser clinch their first 3A state track title with 46 points at Wichita State. Pole vault sweep nets 24 points as Stephenson clears 14 feet 3 inches to break the school mark. Kueser earns three medals in long distance races amid a four-year state effort. Imes and Wuertz place second in pole vault to cap a memorable finale.
Ottawa girls 3200-meter relay wins gold in 9 minutes 42.70 seconds, breaking the 1984 school record of 9 43.47 as Jennifer Giefer Morisey Rachel Trendel and Wendy Duran anchor the team. Ottawa also places fourth statewide with 33 points as javelin trio finish top six.
For the second straight year Waverly wins the Class 1A boys title tying Cuba Hillcrest with 41 points. Baldwin takes second with 30 points and Williamsburg repeats in third with 40. Notable: Williamsburg’s Jackie Stiles ties for four races above 400 meters. Joseph Herron leads Waverly with wins in the 100 and 200 and a relay leg as teammate Russel Merrell contributes key points. Jenny Cook stars for Baldwin in hurdles and Baldwin sets a 3200 relay school record.
Legion AA of Ottawa dominated Baldwin with solid pitching and offense in 10-1 and 11-0 wins. Jeff Pelton no-hit the nightcap with 11 strikeouts after Andy Barnhart opened with a two-hitter. Ottawa improved to three straight wins, with multiple players contributing at least one hit in each game.
The Royals beat the Tigers 5 4 in 13 innings as a ninth inning miscue by Travis Fryman led to the tying run and Randy Veres surrendered a walk off single by Bip Roberts. Detroit trails stretch to 11 losses. Justin Thompson debuted strongly before the collapse.
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