Ottawa U and Graceland preview key HAC showdown at Cook Field
Ottawa University fights to stay in HAC title race as Graceland visits. The Braves carry a 2-1 conference mark, while Graceland sits 1-1 and ranked in NAIA Division II. OU coach Don McLeary cites a must-win mindset and a defense facing a strong passing attack from Graceland, with Saturday marking Ottawa’s home finale before a season-ending stretch.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Heart of America
Marshall
Missouri Valley
Baker
Ottawa University
Graceland
McValley
HAC
Yellow Jackets
Cook Field
Ottawa
NAIA
William Jewell
Central Methodist
Tarkio
Don McLeary
Braves
McLeary
Jackets
Wildcats
Bennie Peterson
Jeff Thrutchley
Tony Simmons
Turkio
Namath Faces Pressure Amid Rams Struggles in Hollywood
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley details Joe Namath's slump with the Los Angeles Rams, benching by Pat Haden, and Namath's resolve to endure. The piece notes Namath's humility, renewed discipline, and vow to help the team reach the playoffs despite a rough start and intense scrutiny.
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Will Grimsley
City of the Angels
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans Saints
Coliseum
Joe Namath
Namath
Joe
New York Jets
Rams
Los Angeles
Pat Haden
Ed Marinaro
Bears
Chicago
Melvern Reservoir to host new waterfowl refuge
The Fish and Game Commission plans a 560 acre water and 541 acre refuge at the west end of Melvern Reservoir for 1977 78. No hunting or boating will be allowed during the season from Saturday to January 3 1978. Shore fishing will be allowed within the refuge, which aims to boost migratory waterfowl numbers and diversity while marking hunting zones. Ottawa High’s Julie Buick earns East Kansas League All Star in girls volleyball alongside players from Bishop Miege St. Joseph Shawnee Turner Olathe and Bonner Springs.
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Melvern
Fish and Game Commission
Stan Brown
Brown
Ottawa High
Julie Buick
Cyclone
Beets Kolarik
Bridget Quinn
Barb Vyhanek
Bishop Miege
Mary Spekin
Rachelle Borders
Joy Schleicher
St. Joseph Shawnee
Kathy Hale
Denise Skaggs
Turner
Francie Huggins
Kareem Jabbar Out Three Weeks After Hand Break
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers will miss about three weeks with a broken bone in his right hand after a punch that struck Milwaukee Bucks rookie Kent Benson. He was fined a league record 5000 by NBA Commissioner Larry O'Brien for the punch.
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LOS Angeles
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
Abdul-Jabbar
NBA
Larry O’brien
Milwaukee Bucks
Kent Benson
Benson
Laker Star
Milwaukee
Jabbar
Denver
Bucks
O’brien
Laker
James Edwards
Washington
Herbert Stark
Abdul- Jabbar
Robert Kerlan
Team Physican
Regionals loom for Ottawa hosted cross country meet
CC Regionals bring 42 schools to Ottawa’s barrier course with three classes. 4-A leads off at 10 am, 3-A at 11 30 and 2-A at noon. Berths to the state meet in Wamego next Saturday await top 10 individuals per class plus top teams. Leavenworth headlines 4-A with Ottawa and Bishop Miege contending for runnerup. other 4-A entrants include Turner Pittsburg Harmon Schlagle and Shawnee Heights. In 3-A field are Blue Valley Ward Gardner Altamont Parsons Paola St Joseph Shawnee Chanute Garnett Iola Girard and Osawatomie. 2-A lineup features Immaculata Troy Prairie View Jefferson County North Baldwin Perry Lecompton Oskaloosa Piper Neodesha Eudora Wellsville Valley Falls.
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Ottawa High
Wamego
Leavenworth
Pioneers
Bishop Miege
Turner
Pittsburg
Harmon
Schlagle
Shawnee Heights
Blue Valley
Ward
Gardner
Altamont
Parsons
Paola
St. Joseph Shawnee
Chanute
Garnett
Iola
Girard
Osawatomie
Immaculata
Troy
Prairie View
Jefferson County North
Baldwin
Perry-Lecompton
Oskaloosa
Piper
Neodesha
Eudora
Wellsville
Valley Falls
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Marinaro
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Chuck) Knox
Cruise
Wichita
Friends University
Friends
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Lamont
Iowa
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Kerlan
Pelmeee
Ottawa, Kansas
ACE Sporting Goods
Molly
Williamsburg
Wildlife Conservation Club, Inc
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Wildlife Grounds
Zenith
Zenith Chromacolor II TV
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