State Track Meet On Tap This Weekend
Ottawa High leads a large contingent to Wichita for the Kansas State Track and Field Championships at Cessna Stadium on the Wichita State campus. The meet runs Friday through Saturday with Ottawa qualified in 17 events and hopes to reach finals in many. The day features prelims in running events and several field finals, with Ottawa athletes such as John Fischer, Shawn Hornbeck, DeeDee Lewis, Tina Soriano, Dana Chadwell, Tracy Short, Kristen Carey, Mike Heckman and others penciled for multiple events.
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Rick Peterson
Ottawa High
Wichita
Cessna Stadium
Wichita State University
Ottawa
Chanute
OHS
Mark Laws
John Fischer
Shawn Hornbeck
DeeDee Lewis
Bryan Branson
Tina Soriano
Dana Chadwell
Tracy Short
Kristen Carey
Sheila Lewis
Mike Heckman
S. Lewis
Cyclone
Heckman
Kevin Hodges
Ron Rumford
Mike Roush
Michelle Murphy
Mike Aspinwall
Ricky Jackson
Hodges
Roush
Murphy
Jesse Griffin
D. Lewis
Sue Pack
Garnett Upsets Arrows 4-3 In Tri-District Return
Garnett beat Ottawa's American Legion 4-3 after taking a 4-1 lead in the fifth. Dan Donahue and Tom Miller each had two hits for Garnett while Otto Skoog and Barry Reynolds added two hits for Ottawa, whose seven errors proved costly. Ottawa left runners stranded in the sixth and faced a 7 p.m. return to action Sunday against Osawatomie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnett
Dan Donahue
Tom Miller
Ottawa
Jerry True
Arrows
Otto Skoog
Barry Reynolds
Mark Horne
Bird Tops NBA MVP Race With Third Straight Award
Larry Bird won his third consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award, a feat matched only by Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. Bird, a Celtic star, praised his place among legends as he projected more strong seasons, while Kareem Abdul Jabbar remains the all-time leader with six MVP awards. The voting showed Bird dominating with 73 first place votes and 765 points, with Dominique Wilkins second in the tally.
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Boston
Larry Bird
NBA
Boston Celtics
Bill Russell
Wilt Chamberlain
Bird
Russell
Chamberlain
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles Lakers
Philadelphia
Moses Malone
Cyclones fall short in 5A regional tennis at Lake Shawnee
Ottawa High failed to qualify for state in two divisions at the 5A regional. Barry Reynolds won his opener 8-0 but lost 6-1 6-0 to Craig Herr. Stitt and Winkler beat Shawnee Heights 8-6 then lost 6-3 6-0 to Sumner Academy. Burrichter and the Reekie-Crump duo lost 8-0 and 8-4 respectively. The event ended Ottawa High's season.
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Topeka
Ottawa High
Cyclones
Lake Shawnee
Barry Reynolds
Chris Stitt
Jon Winkler
Stitt
Winkler
OHS
Jerry Henn
Burrichter
Jeff Hughes
Washburn Rural
Reekie
Crump
Kevin Dobbs
Mike Olds
Rookies Lose Two For Ottawa A Team at Orris Cox Field
Ottawa American Legion A team endured a rough twinbill loss to Franklin Savings of Kansas City, 14-3 and 13-5, committing 12 errors and managing four hits in the opener. Marc Kissinger homered, but Franklin built leads with multi-run rallies and Ottawa pitchers Turner and Clift took the defeats. In the nightcap Nate Lankford hit a grand slam to propel Franklin, as Ottawa managed seven hits and faded after three innings. Kissinger lasted in relief as the losing pitcher. Ottawa heads to Osawatomie for a pair Friday and to Olathe for a Sunday twinbill.
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Ottawa American Legion
Orris Cox Field
Mark Reynolds
Franklin Sayings
Jim Clift
Lanny Turner
Brian Espinosa
Ottawa
Turner
Franklin
Nate Lankford
Franklin Savings
Tom Riemer
Vance Finch
Finch
Tal Moses
Kissinger
Moses
Osawatomie
Olathe
Ottawa Youth Soccer Clinic Sets Saturday Date
The youth clinic resumes Saturday at 10 30 a m at Dick Peters Sports Complex after a May 17 rainout sponsored by Ottawa Optimist Club and Ottawa Recreation Commission. Open to boys and girls in grades 2 through 5 with three Kansas City Comets players scheduled to attend. If rain occurs it moves to Mabee Center on Ottawa University campus.
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Dick Peters
Ottawa Optimist Club
Ottawa Recreation
Commission
Kansas City Comets
Mabee Center
Ottawa University
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Chris Kornhaus
Ron Mann
Laws
Wellsville
Osage City
Williamsburg
Waverly
Burlington
Stevn Zak Legion A
Dru Kramer
Chris Gravenstein
Legion
American Legion
AAA Arrows
Dale Morgan
Phil Geist
Oswatomie
Orlis Cox Field
Lawrence
Hawks
Atlanta
Dominique Wilkins
Lakers
Earvin
Magic
Mike Burrichter
Chad Reekie
Dana Crump
Clint Toomay
Walmart
Princeton Circle
Tare and
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