Ottawa Homecoming Clash Sets Up Bonner Springs Duel
Ottawa High eyes a rally in the homecoming clash with Bonner Springs as both 4-4 teams fight for third in the East Kansas League. Coach Larry Miller notes mental readiness and short-range commitments may spark a late-season surge, with lineup tweaks on offense to boost a previously stout defense.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa High
Larry Miller
Cyclones
Bonner Springs
Miller
OHS
Ottawa
St. Joseph Shawnee
Bonner
Augusta
DHS
Braves Face Bonner In ERL Showdown Amid Injury Woes
Ottawa eyes a final ERL clash as Strehlow sits out with injuries. Mauszycki shifts out. Hendrickson steps in with help from Gage and Waldy at linebacker. Hamilton and Hart struggle with knee and ankle issues while Ballard Berry and Newton pace Bonner’s strong rushing attack.
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David Strehlow
Mike Mauszycki
Randy Hendrickson
Ottawa
Scott Gage
James Waldy
Hendrickson
Dick Hamilton
Arnie Hart
Bonner
Tom Ballard
Free Agents Exodus Won’t Hurt Many Baseball Clubs
New York AP notes this free agent class should not cripple most clubs. It recalls 1976 77 exoduses from Oakland and Chicago, highlighting key losses like Campaneris Bando Baylor Rudi Tenace Fingers and Zisk Gamble, plus Rose Evans and Barr, John Lacy North and others. The Mets hold Friday’s first draft pick amid relief-pitcher needs.
Kings bounce back to 5-5 with 122-107 win over Cavaliers
Kansas City Kings improve to 5-5 after beating an injury depleted Cleveland Cavaliers 122-107. Bill Robinzine scores 23, Campy Russell 31 for Cleveland, Phil Ford adds 19 points and six assists in a fast break driven victory.
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Kansas City
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Kansas City Kings
Kings
Cleveland Cavaliers
National Basketball Association
Fitzsimmons
Cavaliers
Elmore Smith
Foots Walker
Bingo ‘Smith
Ford
Phil Ford
Cleveland
Bill Robinzine
Campy Russell
Otis Birdsong
Scott Wedman
Bobby Hull Retires From Hockey After 22 Years
Winnipeg Jets announce Bobby Hull will retire as a player after 22 seasons in NHL and WHA, ending a storied career with over 1,000 goals and nearly 1,000 assists. Hull will stay with the Jets as vice president and has no plans to return to the NHL.
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Bobby Hull
Winnipeg
World Hockey Association
Winnipeg Jets
Michael Gobuty
Hull
WHA
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Gobuty
NHL
The
Jets
Gordie
Howe
Golden Jet
Pointe Anne
Ontario
Black Hawks
St. Catharines
Frank Mahovlich
Gavitt Eyes Tough Olympic Battle for U S Basketball
United States coach Dave Gavitt plans a quick, disciplined attack for the 1980 Moscow Games. He emphasizes speed and emotional readiness, drawing on Dean Smith’s 1976 Olympic blueprint, while also preparing a dossier on opponents and adapting to the Iron Curtain challenge.
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New York
Dave Gavitt
United States
David
Goliath
Providence
U.S
Moscow
Gavitt
Dean Smith
North Carolina
Montreal
Preps Scramble For The Playoffs In Kansas Football
TOPEKA AP Emphasis on playoff spots as the regular season ends. Eight teams in 6A 5A and eight man divisions, 16 teams in 4A 3A 2A and 1A. automatic qualifiers reach eight wins. 7 6 and 7 loss records fill remaining brackets. Top prospects include Great Bend Olathe Shawnee Mission South Emporia Lawrence Harmon Wichita Southeast and more.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Great Bend
Olathe
Shawnee Misson South
Emporia
Lawrence
Harmon
Wichita Southeast
Dodge City
Pittsburg
Bishop Carroll
Goddard
Kapaun-Mt
Carmel
McPherson
Wellington
Arkansas City
Coffeyville
Hayden
Independence
Abilene
Baldwin
Chaparral
Pratt
Shawnee St. Joseph
Ulysses
Columbus
Fredonia
Gardner
Girard
Louisburg
Maur Hill
Perry- Lecompton
WaKeeney
Lyons
Basehor
Baxter Springs
Clay Center
Concordia
Holton
Marysville
Minneapolis
Scott City
Douglass
Ellinwood
Hoxie
Sedan
Belle Plaine
Hesston
Medicine Lodge
Wabaunsee
Cheney
Halstead
Herington
Hugoton
Marion
Osborne
Sacred Heart
Silver Lake
Hanover
Rossville
Baileyville
Colgan
Jackson Heights
LaCrosse
Luckey
McLouth
Moundridge
Spearville
Sterling
Madison
Centralia
Garden Plain
Lakin
Meade
Sedgwick
Troy
Victoria
Wathena
Beloit St. John's
Olpe
Pleasanton
Ransom
St. Paul
Sylvan Grove
Brewster
Cedar Vale
Clyde
Hope
School For the Deaf
Protection
Waverly
Argonia
Bennington
Canton-Galva
Little River
Mankato
Powhattan
Quinter
Tescott
LeRoy
McCracken
Moscow
Bucklin
Courtland
Eastern Heights
Jewell
Lenora
Norwich
Clifton
Jennings
Shawnee Mission South
Shawnee Mission East
Kapaun-Mt. Carmel
Wichita South
Oxford
Axtell
Beloit St. John’s
Morland and
Highland
Rolla
Harmon-Clathe
Abilene- Marysville
Pratt-Lyons
Maureil-Holton
Perry-Lecompton-Rossville
Hesston-Moundridge
Cheney-Garden Plain
Hugoton-Larkin
Luckey-Beloit
St. John’s
Olpe-Waverly
St. Paul-Cedar Vale
Prairie chicken season opener eyed across Kansas fields
Wildlife officials urge hunters to scout native grass and rangeland, pick grain fields near milo and soybeans, and hunt in mornings and evenings as the 1978 prairie chicken season runs November 4 to December 17 in northeast Kansas. Kansas sets a two bird daily bag limit and four bird possession limit after day two, with peak hunting on hilltops and windy days.
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Mike Willhite
Kansas
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
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Don Baylor
Joe Rudi
Gene Tenace
Rollie Fingers
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Oscar Gamble
Oakland
Bob Lemon
Larry Doby
Pete Rose
Cincinnati
Darrell Evans
San Francisco
Rose
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Johnny Bench
Joe Morgan
George Foster
Ray Knight
Giants
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Bill Madlock
Rob Andrews
N. Main
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USD 290
Ottawa Rotary Club
K-State University
Jim Allen
Franklin County
S. Main
Church League
S. Main Ottawe
Ac-Delco
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North Poplar
Ottawa, Kansas
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