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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1981
Page
2
The Ottawa Recreation Commission sets Friday as the entry deadline for its winter coed volleyball league. Ten weeks of Thursday games will run at Ottawa University's Mabee Center beginning December 3. Teams pay $400 plus roster and participant requirements. sign-up is at the ORC office 115 West Watch.
Ottawa University reveals its 1981-82 men's basketball schedule with a season opener loss 87-66 to Oklahoma Baptist. Home debut is set for Friday in the OU Classic at Wilson Field House with Park College and Southwestern College in games surrounding OU versus Friends University.
Kansas officials urge bobcat enthusiasts to surrender carcasses to obtain export tags. Dec 1 to Jan 31, 1982 mark trapping period. Analysis of carcasses shows harvest not harming bobcat populations, supporting continued pelts export. Contact Fish and Game staff in Franklin County and Paola for tagging, with carcasses skinned prior to presentation.
Kansas high school football state playoff semifinals reduce field to 14 contenders for the Saturday championship. Notables include Kapaun-Mt. Carmel in 5A with six titles and Shawnee Mission West still alive in 6A. Wellington remains 4A hopeful, Clifton-Clyde and Little River cited as former champions in 2A and 1A respectively.
The season featured losses to Rockhurst and other peers with three undefeated 4A teams Wellington Fredonia Baldwin. Semifinals Friday include Shawnee Mission Northwest vs Shawnee Mission West and Kapaun Mt Carmel vs Goddard. Other classes list Frontenac and more leading to the Saturday finals.
The Osawatomie Sportsman's Association and Wellsville High School with the Kansas Fish and Game Commission sponsor hunter safety education and conservation programs. Osawatomie class runs Sunday 6 to 10 pm and Mon Tue 6 to 9 30 pm at the Army Reserve Center 610 Kelley, register via Tom Crozier at 755-3188. Wellsville class set for Dec 7 9 30 pm each night at Wellsville High School, register via Joe Collins at 883-2883 or 883-4101. children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
USC tailback Marcus Allen, hailed as versatile by rivals and coach, has set NCAA rushing marks with 2123 yards and leads in all purpose and scoring. He reflects on Rose Bowl hopes fading after a loss to Washington and notes USC is not a one man team while preparing for UCLA as a possible finale.
Disciplinarian Dick Williams speaks after signing a multi year contract as San Diego Padres manager. He notes the young roster is closer to respectability and compares the situation to Montreal, while Padres president Ballard Smith cites a three year, $150000 per year deal as among top managerial packages.
George Brett and Willie Aikens powered the Kansas City Royals to a 10 6 win over a Hiroshima Carp Yomiuri Giants combo in Hiroshima Japan. Aikens went deep for his third homer and Brett for his eighth as the Royals move to 6 7 1 on their 17 game tour of Japan and prepare for a three game series against the Giants.
Missouri bowl committee to decide if the 7 3 Tigers should accept a Tangerine Bowl invitation set for December 19. Coach Warren Powers argues the team deserves post season play despite final exams at Missouri possibly delaying or denying participation. The Tigers face Kansas in Lawrence if the invite is turned down.
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