Ottawa High grounds Wellington in 36 22 football opener
Ottawa High Cyclones ground out 288 rushing yards led by Mark Seymour and Steve Hanes to a 36 22 victory over Wellington in the 1972 opener at OHS field. Chris Kornhaus scored three times and connected with Chris Van Fossan for four passes as Wellington’s Cypert passed for 218 yards but could not overcome the early 14 0 and 30 6 deficits despite late rally.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa High
Wellington
OHS
Cyclones
Mark Seymour
Steve Hanes
Crusaders
Mike Cypert
Ottawa
Cypert
OHL
Kornhaus
Hanes
Seymour
Chris van Fossan
Dave Hall
Hall
Walt Langford
Paydirt
Keith Kramer
Larry Black
Tim Mirt
Sellers
van Fossan
Ybarra
David Beeman
Bill Sneed
Salina South
Fort Scott
Emporia
Parsons
Dark day for US at Munich as medals drop
IOC bars Matthews and Collett from future Olympic competition after an insulting stadium incident. Demont wins gold in 400 free but faces health-related medal return. Ryan crashes in 1500 heat after a collision with Ford. Collett keeps medals but barred from further Olympic play.
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Munich
Vince Matthews
U.S
Jim Ryan
United States
IOC
Matthews
Wayne Collett
Col
Lett
Demont
San Rafael
Calif
JOC
Ryan
Kansan
Prep Scores From The Associated Press
Axtell 12 Hanover 6 Bennington 33 Miltonvale 6 Bomner Springs 20 Atchison 8 Central Heights 18 Williamsburg 8 Chanute 27 Altamont 0
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Associated Press
Axtell
Hanover
Bennington
Miltonvale
Bomner Springs
Atchison
Central Heights
Williamsburg
Chanute
Altamont
Northwest and Ottawa triumph in Olathe cross country meet
Ottawa's Jerry Peffly won the two mile race in 10 32 as Shawnee Mission Northwest and Ottawa High dominated the field. Northwest also claimed the B team title with Ottawa, while limited scoring teams like Lyndon and Turner failed to score.
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Olathe
Shawnee Mission Northwest
Ottawa High
OHS
Bishop Miege
Rosedale
Turner
Little Lyndon
Ottawa
Jerry Peffly
Cyclones
Jay Schoonover
Bruce Underwood
Northwest
Schoonover
Underwood
Bert Anderson
Tim Pickering
Gary Brockus
Alan Jones
Steve Boyer
Cyclone Harriers
Bonner Springs
Canton Tops Bulldogs 20 to 0 in shutout
Canton shut out Waverly 20 to 0 after a dominant start. Canton scored on its first drive and added two more touchdowns as Waverly, plagued by fumbles, struggled from the opening possession. Waverly, led by coach Harley Ainsworth, showed improvement in the second half and next hosts Lebo, 6-0 winner over Pomona.
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Canton
Waverly Bulldogs
Waverly
Bulldogs
Harley Ainsworth
Lebo
Pomona
Garnett routs Paola 35 0 on big plays
Garnett opened the football season with a 35 to 0 victory over Paola as Steve Pickett and Steve Frank connected on long TDs. The Bulldogs amassed 420 total yards, while Betty Walker Helena Kramer and Mary Kay Johnson led in the Ottawa Women's Golf Association event at Ottawa Country Club with key ball wins. Tuesday pairings include Elder Warnock Sheldon Moline Cook J Kramer South H Kramer Foulks Fredeen Speer Lyman Johnson Walker Hysom Wol gast Gilroy.
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Garnett
Steve Pickett
Steve Frank
Paola
Bulldogs
Betty Walker
Helena Kramer
Mary Kay Johnson
Ottawa Women's Golf Association
Ottawa Country Club
Elder- Warnock
CH Panthers Rally Past Williamsburg 18-8 in Opener
Garnett routs Williamsburg behind Pickett 74 yard run and Frank 67 yard TD reception. CH gains 253 rushing yards but fumbles four times and rips 130 yards in penalties as Williamsburg answers with a 75 yard kickoff return for a score and a Paola threat limited by Garnett defense.
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Central Heights
Williamsburg
Panthers
Vikings
Tom Stottlemire
Larry Brockus
Wayne Sylvester
Mal Dorsey
Phil Moore
Vic Schulz
R. W. Snow
Pickett
Frank
Mark McAfee
Garnett
Paola
McAfee
Steve Benjamin
Dan Foltz
Jerry Peterson
Mark Boots
Lebo Wins 6 0 Thriller Over Pomona In Football Opener
Lebo edged Pomona 6 0 on a 5 yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds left in the Tri Lakes League opener. Both teams were held scoreless much of the night by fumbles and penalties and Lebo had one other scoring threat in the first half.
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Lebo
Pomona
Quenemo Rips Linwood in 30-0 season opener
Quenemo dominated Linwood 30-0 as Sam Watts scored early on a 4 yard run and Pegram added a rushing TD plus multiple pass completions to Sims Rose and Lewis. Pegram connected on 20 and 17 yard tosses with Rose and Sims while Ross added a safety. Other score lines show Westmoreland 25 Blue Valley Garnett 35 Paola 0 Wamego 28 Council Grove 0 Inman 15 Sterling 14.
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Quenemo
Linwood
Sam Watts
Pegram
Rose
Sims
Lewis
Buffaloes
Ross
Garnett
Paola
Wamego
Council Grove
Inman
Sterling
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Russ Hughes
OHS Whs
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