Hurdle in Cyclones stretch run faces St Joseph Shawnee
Ottawa Highs football team, 3-4, hosts St Joseph Shawnee in a key non league clash tonight at 7 30. The Blue Streaks arrive after a 31 0 win over St Marys of Independence Mo and stand as a tough test for OHS rededication. Senior hitters gather for final home appearance as Ottawa eyes an EKL finale at Bonner Springs next Friday.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa High
St. Joseph Shawnee
Cyclones
OHS
Seaman
Turner
St. Joe
St. Marys
Independence
Ottawa
Don Kornhaus
Kornhaus
OHL
St. Joe's
Jim Russell
Cyclone
Kansas
Bonner Springs
Olathe
Blue Valley
Bishop Miege
Bonner
Augusta
Key Weekend For Unbeaten Prep Teams
Topeka AP report highlights a pivotal weekend as 31 Kansas high school football teams seek automatic playoff berths by reaching eight wins. Key matchups include Lawrence versus Shawnee Mission Northwest in 6A while Derby and Chaparral test unbeaten Arkansas City and Goddard in 5A. Other star games feature Miltonvale at Beloit St. John's in 1A and Minneola versus Houston in eight-man, with top-1A teams like Wichita Southeast and Pratt dominating their classifications.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Lawrence
Shawnee Mission Northwest
Arkansas City
Goddard
Derby
Chaparral
Hanover
Valley Heights
Sterling
Kinsley
Miltonvale
Beloit St. John’s
John
Canton-Galva
Little River
Minneola
Houston
Gardner
DeSoto
Wichita Southeast
Wichita South
Pratt
Mulvane
Halstead
Peabody
Meade
Fowler
Trinity
Central Christian
Norwich
Sharon
Sonics Rally to Top Kings 105 92 in Seattle
Seattle 105 Kansas City 92 as Lenny Wilkens praised his team for a fastbreak surge led by Gus Williams and Jack Sikma who each scored 18. Williams added 10 assists while Paul Silas locked down Robinzine late. The Sonics improved to 3-3 while the Kings also stood 3-3 despite Wedman and Brown illness.
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Wilkens
Sonics
Kansas City Kings
Kansas City
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Seattle
Gus Williams
Bill Robinzine
Marlon Redmond
Williams
Jack Sikma
Fitzsimmons
Kings
Scott Wedman
Wedman
Fred Brown
Paul Silas
Robinzine
Sonica
Redmond
Otis Birdsong
Shoe's On Other Foot For Hogs
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley surveys college football shifts as Arkansas faces Houston after a Texas win over Oklahoma and an Arkansas upset over Texas A&M. The column tracks top rankings, key games, and player performances including Holtz, Fairbanks, and Schlichter.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Longhorns
Arkansas
Houston
Florida State
Louisiana State
Bedlam
Baton Rouge
Lou Holtz
Iowa State
Sooners
Bayou Bengals
USC
Southern Methodist
SMU
Mike Ford
Donnie Little
Michigan
Indiana
Wolverines
Hoosiers
Tim Clifford
Brigham Young
New Mexico
BYU
Marc Wilson
Garfield Gridders Crown ML Midget Title in 1979
Garfield won the 1979 Midget League Football title with an unbeaten record and one tie against Hawthorne Sacred Heart. Eugene Field finished second with three wins in four starts, Eisenhower third at 2-2-0, Hawthorne Sacred Heart 1-2-1, Lincoln 0-4. Lions Club and Ottawa Recreation Commission co sponsor. Equipment check-in for all teams and players is Saturday at 9 a.m. in Anchor Savings basement.
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Garfield
Eugene
Braves Fourth In Volleyball At Heart of America Tourney
Ottawa University women placed fourth in the Heart of America Conference volleyball tourney at Fayette Missouri after a two day run. The Braves opened strong with three wins but dropped two of three on day two, losing to Central Methodist and Tarkio before routing Missouri Valley. Methodist won the meet, with Baker in second and Tarkio third. OU heads to Salina for a five team meet and then the state AIAW Division 3 tournament at Baker the weekend of November 23.
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Ottawa University
Heart of America
Fayette
OU Gals
Braves
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Tarkio
Missouri Valley
Methodist
Graceland
Baker
Ottawa
William Jewell
McValley
Culver-Stockton
Salina
Marymount
Kansas Newman
Benedictine
Frey named Royals new manager in major gamble
Frey, a longtime Orioles affiliate, was introduced as Kansas City replaces Whitey Herzog. He faces high expectations after Herzog’s three division titles, with owners and officials keeping reasons private. Frey vows focus on putting the right players on the field to win games.
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Kansas City, Mo
Frey
Kansas City Royals
Whitey Herzog
Jim Frey
Baltimore Oriole
Herzog
Royals
Ewing Kauffman
Joe Burke
Kansas City
Cleveland
Whitey
California
Earl Weaver
Baltimore
Weaver
Billy Hunter
George Bamberger
Oriole
Jim
Orioles
Intramural Showdown at Ottawa Junior High Tonight
Ottawa Junior High completes its third season with a post season intramural basketball tournament at the north gym. The 8:30 championship pits Nuggets versus Kings, with Bullets meeting Lakers for third at 7:30 and Supersonics against Celtics for fifth at 6:30. Coaches are Frank Garvin and Gary Kuntz.
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Ottawa Junior High School
Ojhs North
Nuggets
Kings
Bullets
Lakers
Supersonics
Celtics
OJHS
Frank Garvin
Gary Kuntz
Todd Schultze
Jeff Vallejo
Scott Starks
Harald Gipson
Brent Parker
Dar
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