Ottawa High survives Turner bulls to claim 9-7 thriller
Ottawa High’s Cyclones rally from a 7-0 deficit in the final period, driving 82 yards in 16 plays for a 9-7 victory over Turner. Tony WeatherbeeScores and converts, with Jim Mabry handling PAT. Grogan of Turner counters with screens and a late rally, but Ottawa’s defense and kicking seal the win to move to 3-4 with two games left.
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Grogan
Cyclones
Mark Gentner
OHL
Turner
Ottawa
Larry Cannon
Jim Hamilton
Bobby Dodd
Mike LaRue
Jim Mabry
Tony Petty
Bears
Weatherbee
OHS
Shaffer
Petty
Geist
Kevin Murray
Baldwin City Bulldogs Top Wellsville 16 12 in Jayhawk clash
Baldwin City Bulldogs kept their perfect season intact by beating archrival Wellsville 16-12 on Friday night. The 7-0 Bulldogs raced to an early lead with a 65-yard touchdown pass from Scott, then relied on stout first-half scoring and clutch defense to hold off the Eagles, who fell to 2 losses in seven games.
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Baldwin City
Baldwin
Wellsville
Jayhawk
Bulldogs
Eagles
Scott
Lauridsen
Steve Wintermantel
Jeff Campbell
Paydirt
Mike Craig
Brandon Campbell
Louisburg
Spring Hill
Melvern rallies to defeat Lyndon 20 14 in league action
Melvern reserve quarterback Jerry Rice sparked a second half comeback with two TD passes to Jay Johnson and a run by Terry Barkdoll. Rice hooked up for 34 and 43 yards to Johnson as Melvern erased a 14 point halftime deficit and beat Lyndon 20 to 14 in Tri Lakes League football. Lyndon led 14-0 at intermission with two Mark Feltner scores. Melvern improves to 2-5. Lyndon drops to 1-6.
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Melvern
Jerry Rice
Jay Johnson
Lyndon
Rice
Johnson
Terry Barkdoll
Panthers
Mark Feltner
Mike Lutze
Feltner
Barkdoll
Tigers
Hartford
Burlingame
Olympic Cutback Threat Sparks IOC Federation Stand
In Lausanne, Dutch federation president Adrian Paulen warned against any Olympic event reductions. He said proposals to cut track and field would spell the federation’s end in the Games, as IOC leaders and 26 international bodies met.
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Laussane
Switzerland
Adrian Paulen
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Paulen
International Olympic Committee
Deadline Extended for Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Banquet
Reservations open at the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce for the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame induction next Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the Ottawa University Student Union. Inductees include the late Dick Peters OU coach Rabbit Weller Jim Ryan Ralph Houk and Dean Evans. Bruce Rice of KCMO TV will emcee.
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Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa University
Dick Peters
Rabbit Weller
Haskell
Jim Ryan
Ralph Houk
Dean Evans
Bruce Rice
Kcmo-Tv
Kansas City
Prep Scores Across Kansas Lone Mixed Results
A long list of high school football scores across Kansas shows heavy defeats and close wins for many programs. Notable named teams include Wichita Northwest 14, Shawnee Mission North 24, Kansas City Washington 23, Topeka West 6, Lawrence 56, and Trinity 61, with numerous others like Abilene 21 and Garden City 4 reflecting a wide spread of outcomes.
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Baileyville
Wetmore
Bejoit
Minneapolis
Bishop Mlege
Olathe
Clyde
Frankfort
Derby
Arkansas City
Gardner
Paola & Humboldt
Burlington & Immaculata
Sabetha
Kansas School For Deaf
Thayer
Kapaun-Mf. Carmel
Pratt
Luckey
Hope
Mende
Coldwater
Peabody
Maundridge
Pleasant Ridge
Royal Valley
Riverton
Baxter Springs
Shawnee Mission North
Shawnee Mission East
Silver Lake
Mission Valley
Thomas More
Russell
Troy
Horton
Ulyases
Dighton & Wakefield
Blue Valley
Wemego
Effingham
Washburn Rural
Emporia
Washington
Valley Heights
White City
St. George
Wyandotte
Kansas City
Atwood
Hoxle
Altoona-Midway
Crest
Junction City
McPherson
Larned
Lyons
Otie-Bison
Wilson
Madison
Piper
Spring Hhs
Ponca City
Okla
Garden City
Quinter
Kensington & Scott City
Jetmore
Sharon Springs
Cheyenne Wells
Calo
Shawnee Mission Northwest
Shawnee Mission South
Southeast Cherokee
Galena
Spearville
Minneola
St. John
Clafiin
St. Savier
Westmoreland
Tribune
Sublette
Wichita South
Wichita Heights
Andale
Circle
Belle Plaine
Rose Hill
Bivestern
Argonta
Brewster
Wheatland
Central Burden
Oxford
Cheylin
Grinnell
Caldwell
Conway Springs
Douglass
South Haven
Goddard
Augusta
Tescott
Ell-Saline
Trinity
Central Christian
Wellington
Hutchinson
West Elk
Neodesha
Courtland
Hillcrest
Dorrance
Lucas Luray
Golden Plains
Healy
Jennings
Herndon
Lebanon
Burr Oak
Reading
Quenemo & Scandia
Jamestown
North Central
Jewell
Triplains
Lenors
Wacanda East
Esbon
Deerfield
Ensign
Geneseo
Tipton
Moscow
Ralla
Sharon
Lewis
Skyline
Haviland
Alfica
Nashville-Zenda
OT Montezuma
Houston
Bucktin
Cunningham
Copeland
Ingalls
Eastern Heights
McCracken
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Ottawa High
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Fromm
Topeka West
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Tom Grogan
Leason
Cannon
Bob Shaffer
Joe Geist
Hamilton
Terry Strickland
DeSoto
Lawrence
Aye
Paris Long
Asant
Cis
Ini
Smyrna
Stinnett
Chevrolet & Olds Inc
Ottawa, KS
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Eam
Kansas
Carl's
Richmond
Ottawa, Kansas
Redenbaugh Standard Oil
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