Athletes of the Week honor goes to OHS and OU athletes
Ottawa High sophomore Michelle Murphy and junior Terry Gragg shared the Ottawa High Athlete of the Week award while Ottawa University senior Eric Stephens earned the OU honor. Murphy won the Olathe South Invitational two mile race in 12 53 to lead the girls to the team title. Gragg contributed two interceptions and eight punts in Ottawa Highs season opener a 34 0 loss to OA South. Stephens, in his first game as a full time running back, ran 15 times for 90 yards in Graceland defeat.
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Michelle Murphy
Terry Gragg
Herald
Ottawa High
Eric Stephens
Ottawa University
Murphy
OHS
Gragg
Ola
South
Brad Hinkle
Stacy Skiles
Brenda Seitz
Cyclone
Stephens
Indian Spikers Sweep Gridley Pomona Tops Two Victories
Indian spikers fire three wins as Gridley and Yates Center fall. Pomona varsity and junior varsity claim two game decisions while Pomona improves to 5-2 under coach Shelee Pendleton. Jayvees prepare for Wellsville tournament. varsity hosts Uniontown and LeRoy next Tuesday.
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Gridley
Pomona High
Pomona
Yates Center
Toni Manna
Mary Ann Frevert
Carrie Hancock
Jenny Mitchell
Frevert
PHS Varsity
Lori Lantis
Lori Eeord
Wellsville
Uniontown
LeRoy
Goodrich Area Athlete of the Week honors Mark Goodrich
Goodrich Area senior Mark Goodrich earned Herald Area Athlete of the Week after rushing for 166 yards on 25 carries and scoring two touchdowns in the Tigers 26-0 season opening win over Altoona-Midway Friday night. He added two extra points, two interceptions, six tackles and a 40-yard kickoff return.
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Lyndon High
Mark Goodrich
Herald
Tigers
Altoona-Midway
Goodrich
Royals Fall 7-0 as Mariners Sweep Start of Series
Kansas City, under Manager Dick Howser, dropped a 7-0 decision to Seattle, marking a second straight loss and extending the Royals' dismal history against the Mariners this year. Matt Young tossed seven hits with one strikeout, while Phil Bradley drove in four and hit his 20th homer and stolen base. Seattle's defense turned four double plays as they grabbed the early lead.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Seattle Mariners
Dick Howser
Howser
Royals
California
Chicago
Seattle
Minnesota Twins
Mariners
Mike Moore
Matt Young
Mariner
University of Missouri
Phil Bradley
Young
Dan Quisenberry
Chuck Cottier
Cottier
Moore
Bradley
Jack Perconte
Memorial Tourney in Richmond Honors Tom Prue
Richmond Saloon's slow-pitch softball hosts the Tom Prue Memorial Tourney with seven teams in round robin. Peoples State Bank of Richmond won the title, Buddy Welch's of Princeton was runner up, Farris-Feuerborn of Garnett finished third. proceeds total 662 dollars for a memorial yet to be located. Tom Prue, killed in an Aug. 9 car crash, belonged to and led the Saloon team, whose No. 2 is retired. Betty Prue presented the trophies. Plans include displaying his uniform in a new Saloon trophy case.
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Prue
Peoples State Bank of
Richmond
Buddy Welch's
Princeton
Farris-Feuerborn
Garnett
Tom Prue
Betty Prue
Tom
Vikings split wins as MORAN-Central Heights go 2-2
Moran Central Heights volleyball edged Marmaton Valley and Jayhawk Linn to even its varsity record at 2-2. Kelly Wood led Marmaton Valley with 22 serves and 17 points, while Kim Smith posted 15 spikes and 10 kills for the Vikings. The junior varsity also won 15-3, 15-1. The team hosts Garnett and Iola Thursday at 5 p.m.
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MORAN
Central Heights
Marmaton Valley
Jayhawk-Linn
Vikings
Heights
Louise Williams
Kelly Wood
Christy Hutchison
Eresa Stock
Leslie Sheldon
Wood
Kim Smith
Jennifer Knight
Garnett
Iola
Jays Lose But Maintain Lead In AL East As Magic Number Drops
Cliff Johnson’s fifth inning error opened the door for Tony Armas to hit a pivotal three-run homer as Boston edged Toronto 6-5. The Blue Jays still hold a five game lead over the Yankees after New York’s 9-1 loss to Detroit. Kansas City also fell 7-0 to Seattle. Angels lost 5-2 in Chicago. Minnesota beat Texas 7-2 and Baltimore topped Milwaukee 6-0.
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Johnson
Willie Upshaw
Tony Armas
Dave Stieb
Boston Red Sox
Toronto
Garth Iorg
New York Yankees
Detroit
Blue Jays
Kansas City Royals
Seattle
Angels
Chicago
Minnesota
Texas
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Cardinals Muscle Up to Extend NL East Lead
The St. Louis Cardinals blasted three homers in a 10-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, moving two games ahead of the New York Mets in the NL East. Willie McGee hit his 10th homer as the club, described by AP as playing championship caliber baseball, improved its overall form. Other NL results included Cincinnati over San Francisco 6-1, Los Angeles over San Diego 7-1, Chicago 3-0 over Montreal, and Houston 10-6 vs Atlanta. Shane Rawley improved to 12-7 with a five-hitter in six innings of work for Philadelphia against New York.
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William R. Barnard
St. Louis Cardinals
Missouri Maulers
Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Mets
Philadelphia
Willie McGee
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Chicago
Montreal
Houston
Atlanta
New York
Shane Rawley
Rawley
OHS Cross Country Meet Slated At Local Course
The OHS meet continues Thursday at the course south of Hillcrest Drive-In with races for girls varsity 5A-6A boys varsity 1A-4A boys varsity and boys junior varsity. Girls varsity starts at 3 30 p m followed by 5A-6A boys at 4 00 p m 1A-4A boys at 4 30 p m and junior varsity at 5 00 p m. Attending schools include Bonner Springs Olathe South Olathe North Washburn Rural Turner Sumner Ward Baldwin Santa Fe Trail Wellsville Paola Aquinas Central Heights and Gardner.
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Hillcrest Drive-In
Bonner Springs
Olathe South
Olathe North
Washburn Rural
Turner
Sumner
Ward
Baldwin
Santa Fe Trail
Wellsville
Paola
Aquinas
Central Heights
Gardner
Safety Watch the Neighborhood Safety Program Explained
Think of them as good neighbors. Crews work in your area regularly and may be there when you’re away. They monitor for fire, suspicious activity, and people in need, with dispatcher radio contact to alert authorities quickly. The program uses double star trademarks and Safety Watch decals so residents recognize trusted crews.
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Graceland
Lamont
Iowa
Bill Morris
Steve Christian
Charley Bateman
Mike Pearson
Roi Arte
Tonya Patterson
Indians
Trudy Eichinger
Spike
Cindy Scott
Toni Garber
Lantis
Ecord
Sabrina Parker
Yates
Scott
Parker
Esichinger
Garber
Shelee Pendleton
Goodrich Area
Curt Altic
Williamsburg
Audra Shepard
Duane Reichard
Waverly
Luke Harsch
Steve Andrews
Ryan Todd
Dave Rogers
Darin Gretencord
Tom Miller
Jeff McCain
Jason Harred
Thad “Thurston
Maraisides
Mark
Jays
Associated Press
Cliff Johnson
Dave
Armas
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