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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1976
Page
7
The Ottawa Recreation Commission will host the county cross country championships next Saturday on an easier course around Ottawa High School. Eleven divisions race from 10 a.m. at the OHS parking lot with no prior registration required. Awards go to the first 10 finishers in each division.
Ottawan Steve Grogan, quarterback for the New England Patriots, is slated for two pregame TV spots this Sunday. He is expected on Channel 4’s Grandstand at 11:20 am and on Channel 5’s NFL Today at 12:30 pm. Grogan’s play has helped the Patriots win three straight after a season-opening defeat.
A dense list of games and events across multiple venues including Anderson and Asseva Winsburg, King Radio, ORC, Green Acros, Rantoul, Eldon's, Parmal¢e Pull, Faith Lutheran, North Baptist, and King Radio teams. The schedule shows matchups for volleyball, football, tennis, cross country, and adult recreation with times ranging from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM plus a Jan date note and open cross county event.
Philadelphia and Cincinnati face a rainout risk as Don Gullett and Steve Carlton ready for the first NL playoff game. A 100 percent rain forecast could push games to Sunday and Monday with travel days wiped, altering rotation plans and amplifying the Reds' speed advantage led by Joe Morgan.
Miami enters Sunday with a 2-2 record as James Harris and the Rams exposed a leaky Dolphins pass and rush defense, while Bert Jones and Lydell Mitchell threaten injury to the second week opponent. The Bears trail Minnesota in the NFC Central with Fran Tarkenton hoped to return from a rib injury for Chicago.
New York Knicks forward Hawt horne Wingo, 6 foot 8, left for Europe to play for Cantu in the Italian National League on a reported $70,000 contract. In Atlanta Hal Wissel is named preseason assistant coach and scout for the Hawks, while Michel Belhumer signs with the Atlanta Flames as a one year NHL goaltender. The Flames previously assigned him to Tulsa CHL. Also listed are Ottawa Country Club pairings for Tuesday.
Central Heights defeated Pleasanton 44 to 6 on homecoming Friday night. Senior QB Buddy Welch scored all Central Heights points with two rushing TDs and two PATs, while Allan Hutchison led the defense with seven unassisted tackles and three fumble recoveries. Pleasanton struck late on a 5-yard TD by Clay Staton as penalties hindered the home team.
A long list of high school football scores shows Centre beating Council Grove 6 0 and Concordia touring Belleville 21 0. Numerous games feature large margins and multiple teams across Kansas posting wins including Manhattan over Topeka West 13 7 and Wichita Southeast defeating Salina Central 54 0. The roundup captures state outcomes, with scores for teams such as Shawnee Mission West, Gardner, Goddard, and several 8-man contests, reflecting a broad dominated weekend of prep football nationwide.
Jerry Pate, 23, Pensacola, Fla., shot 68 to lead the Pacific Masters after three rounds in INZAI, Japan. He stands five under with 208 total, three strokes ahead of Gene Littler and Isao Aoki at 211. Hsieh Yung Yo carded 67 for 214, sharing eighth place.
Hale Irwin of the United States battles David Graham of Australia for the $42,500 first prize in the Piccadilly match play final at Wentworth. The drenched course prompts use of special rules including preferred lie spike marks and a prickly bush rule, which Irwin dislikes. Graham devised the latter after a quarrel with the referee.
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