OU Players Of The Week Highlight Lyons And Morley
Lucious Lyons, a junior transfer from Fort Worth Texas, sparked a comeback in the Braves 24 14 loss to Missouri Valley by throwing 78 and 33 yard TD passes in under a dozen seconds and finishing 5 of 14 for 186 yards. Mike Morley, a Dallas freshman linebacker, earned defensive honors with three first half interceptions and five tackles after returning from an injury.
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Ottawa University
Lucious Lyons
Mike Morley
Lyons
Fort Worth
Tex
Braves
Missouri Valley
Morley
Dallas
Vikings
Ottawa Eighth Graders Fall to Sante Fe Trail in OT
In Olathe, Ottawa's eighth grade football team dropped a 12-6 overtime decision to Sante Fe Trail. A 50 yard pass gave Sante Fe the lead late in the first half, Buck Watts tied it with an 8 yard run in the third, and Ottawa finished with more first downs and 86 rushing yards. The season ends next Thursday at Emporia at 3:30 p.m.
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Sean Patty
OJHS
Olathe
Ottawa
Sante Fe Trail
Sante Fe
Paydirt
Buck Watts
Emporia
Ottawa hosts East Kansas League cross country meet
EKL unveils cross country championship at Ottawa with a 4 pm league race on a rugged 2 mile barrier course. Bonner Springs seeks title defense with Bishop Miege, Olathe, and Ottawa competing for runner up while Bruce Graham of Miege is favored to win after another season win at the OHL Invitational.
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Ottawa High
Hillcrest
Bonner Springs
Bishop Miege
Olathe
Ottawa
Turner
Bruce Graham
Miege
Bonner
Lopes Delivers Pair Of Home Runs In Dodgers Game 1 Victory
Dodgers captain Davey Lopes powered an 11-5 win over the Yankees with a two run homer and a three run blast as Los Angeles opened the 1978 World Series. Lopes dedicated the victory to Jim Gilliam, whose death overshadowed the night and whose spirit Lopes said motivates the team. Reggie Jackson homered for New York, but Tommy John limited his impact as the Dodgers took a Game 1 edge in the best of seven series.
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LOS Angeles
Davey Lopes
Los Angeles Dodgers
Lopes
New York Yankees
Tommy Johni
Jackson
John
Yankee
Lou Gehrig
Dodgers honor Gilliam as they open 1978 World Series
Dodgers beat Yankees 11 to 5 in Los Angeles while mourning coach Jim Gilliam who died after a stroke. Davey Lopes led with two homers as Tommy John won, and Dodger players spoke of Gilliam’s spirit guiding them through the series. Billy Martin said he will skip the World Series, choosing to stay home in New York.
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Homer
Jim
Lopes
Dodger
Jim Gilliam
Gilliam
Dodgers
Dour Hooton
Tom’ Lasorda
Hunter
Harrisburg, Pa
Billy Martin
New York Yankee
New York
Martin
Harrisburg Patriot
Billy
Yankees
Los Angeles
Tomahawks and Banks Lead Bowling Scores
A dense bowling score report lists teams and businesses with top individual totals and series. Notable high marks include Henry Ford number entries, Suther and Scroggs multiple high scores, and venues like Ottawa Honda and Sonic Drive-In among league standings and next week notices.
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King Radio
M. Milton
Harlan’s Truck and Car Repair
Miltor
Southwick Auto Parts
Walker
Haley
C. Smell
Ottawa Honda
C. Keim
Rick's
C. Scroggs
Budge
S. Smith
V. Breshears
S. Scroggs
AMF
Bob Knight
B. Pelton
J. Hollon
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Mike
White Motor Co
Phyo
Chrysler
Hickory
LA Remo
Burt Hooton
Catfish Hunter
Reggie Jackson
Jimmy
Tommy John
Bob Lemon
Penn National
George Steinbrenner
Lemon
Rere
Wickes
EEE
Wickes Buildings
The
Wickes Corporation
Lawrence
Kansas
North Third Street
Pamida
Mason
R. Baber
M. Brady
E. Moss
J. Elsasser
D. Bien
E. Nunez
Farm Bureau
T. Bien
Ottawa Bowl
F. Simmons
Ottawa Co-Op
L. Gliges
Hawkins
O‘hara
Norris
T. Ingram
Drake Jewelry
Droge
First National Bank
D. McDaniels
Peoples National Bank
V. Reeves
Beautyland
D. Robertson
Eagles Auxiliary
D. Redenbaugh
Todd's Insurance
M. Frizzell
Gilliland’s
S&s Sales
Ottawa, Kansas
Burlington
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