Ottawa and Baldwin teams tie in state cross country rankings
In Kansas state rankings Ottawa and Baldwin girls each sit tied for third with 51 points while El Dorado leads 4A and Clay Center follows. Baldwin boys defend title and sit second to Clay Center as Wellsville girls tie for eighth with Bluestein in 3A. Ottawa JV volleyball posts two wins dampering a 14-13 record, and Ottawa University teams sweep Sterling with women at 3-1 and men 2-1. Osage City dominates Santa Fe Trail invite with Kristy Thompson scoring 64 and Anderson County winning the event. Ottawa Middle School football halves win. eighth graders 8-0 and seventh graders 52-6. Ottawa eighth grade volleyball goes 3-0 at Bonner Springs.
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Royals raise prices on premium seats for next season
The Kansas City Royals announced price increases for premium seats next season with Field Box up to 17, Plaza Reserved to 15, Club Level to 19, Crown seats to 120, Dugout 40 and Pavilion 20. View Level Box stays 12 and View Level Reserved 11 while General Admission remains 7 for adults and 3.50 for kids under 14. Parking stays at 6. Individual game tickets go on sale Feb 2.
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Big 12 title tickets go on sale October 3
The Big 12 football championship game at Arrowhead Stadium will have 19,200 remaining tickets released October 3. Tickets priced at 45, 50, 55 and 60 dollars are available by telephone or via Ticketmaster online, with no sales at Arrowhead, the Big 12, or Ticketmaster sites. Kickoff is December 2 at 1 p.m. local time.
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Ace reliever Bottalico leads Royals in wins with nine
Ricky Bottalico, the Royals closer turned starter for a night, improved to 9-6 as Kansas City beat Detroit 7-6. Jeff Suppan also at 9-9, while Detroit’s Willie Blair and defenses contributed costly errors that allowed a late Royals rally. Ordaz delivered the game-winning hit after a key triple by Johnny Damon.
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Brett extension keeps Royals legend in front office
George Brett, longtime Royals icon and Hall of Fame inductee, extends his contract as vice president for baseball operations for three years. He will work with General Manager Allard Baird on amateur free agents and mentoring players. David Glass announced the deal at a Royal Lancers meeting.
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Beltran's Two-Run Hit Sparks Late Tigers Rally
Carlos Beltran delivered a two-run single in the sixth to trim Detroit's lead to 5-3 while an unearned run stemmed from Billy McMillan's misplay. In the seventh, Brian Moehler exited after two walks as Hal Morris errantly fielded a bunt, enabling a run. Dave McCarty tied the game with a sac fly as Moehler rued stiffness and inability to throw strikes cost Detroit the win.
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Gardner ends Karelin’s unbeaten stretch in Olympic wrestling
Gardner upset the legendary Karelin in a near flawless match earning the lone point as the United States raised its Olympic medal tally to 69. Williams captured the women’s singles gold defeating Dementieva. Devers withdrew from hurdles nursing a hamstring. Armstrong finished 13th in road race as Ullrich won.
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Szott may retire after second torn biceps
Kansas City Chiefs guard Dave Szott faces possible retirement after a torn biceps injury in the season opener with Indianapolis. At 32, he notes the injury mirrors last year's left arm tear that sidelined him for the season. Szott will wear a brace for eight weeks and endure a three to four month rehab, with a $1.8 million 10-year starter contract.
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