West Franklin track team features seasoned upperclassmen
Susan Zentz enters her 20th season guiding West Franklin High School track with 30 athletes including returning seniors Josh Napper and Wyatt Gilbert and junior Cody Webb. The Falcons aim to boost finish at the Flint Hills League meet in May and qualify more athletes for state. Napper holds six school records and will pursue football at Hutchinson CC after an all state football season. Gilbert is a school record holder in the 110 hurdles and anchors relays. Webb returns in triple jump and distance events, with Matt Gray adding depth. On the girls side, Alexa Ryan and Alexis Yelland join as newcomers, with Dyer, Ecord and Flory contributing in sprints, middle distance, relays, and throwing.
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Herain
Pomona
Susan Zentz
West Franklin High School
Josh Napper
Wyatt Gilbert
Cody Webb
Hutchinson Community College
Napper
Gilbert
Webb
Falcons
Nior
Matt Gray
Zentz
Alexa Ryan
Alexis Yelland
Ryan
Yelland
Fallon Dyer
Megan Ecord
Dyer
Ecord
Macy Flory
Brandy Lowe
Lowe
St. Mary’s High School
Ottawa University softball opens KCAC play with sweep of Bethel
The Lady Braves improve to 5-1 in KCAC games after sweeping Bethel College 4-3 and 10-1 in Ottawa. Lydia Budke and Alyssa Miller led with multiple hits while Gabby Markham earned her seventh win of the season. Ottawa's 15-14 record heads to a 1 p.m. home game Tuesday against Kansas Wesleyan.
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Ottawa University
Lady Braves
Bethel College
Ottawa
Lydia Budke
Catherine Wallace
Alyssa Miller
Budke
Elsa Valenzuela
Gabby Markham
Bethel
Miller
Markham
Nightcap
Wallace
Mikayla Oliphant
Valenzuela
Darin Lewis
Savannah Taylor
Paige Williams
Molli Morgan
Kansas Wesleyan
Clinton Dick
Ottawa Herald
Scoreboard Shows Monday and Thursday Great Life Golf Results
Monday league leaders Allan Cunningham Kelley Haney and Brian Clayton posted minus seven with Dave Long John Geist and Jason Martinez close behind minus six. Closest to pin debates favored Dave Long and John Geist. Thursday scramble top group Vic Mitchell Rick Geist Kraig Powell Chris Huggard posted minus six with second and third places including Marc Farris Dave Bailey Dave Long Owen Brister and close pin contests to No 1 won by Rick Go and No 7 by Marlin Porter.
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Allan Cunningham
Kelley Haney
Brian Clayton
Dave Long
John Geist
Jason Martinez
Darrel Hughes
Vic Mitchell
Rick Geist
Kraig Powell
Chris Huggard
Marc Farris
Dave Bailey
Owen Brister
Wally Resner
Rick Leach
Ottawa sports schedule runs through Friday with multiple matchups
A dense slate of events lists Ottawa competing in track at Emporia State and Mill Valley, tennis at Southwestern, baseball against Saint Mary and Kansas Wesleyan, golf at Park and Gardner, softball against MidAmerica Nazarene, and soccer against Washington, with numerous high school games across Gardner, Central Heights, Wellsville, West Franklin, and more through Friday.
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Saint Mary
Ottawa
Gardner
Park
Kansas City
Bethel
Central Heights
Anderson County
Baldwin
Wellsville
Prairie View
Washington
MidAmerica Nazarene
Mill Valley
Prairie High
Lansing
Parsons
Osawatomie
Tabor
St. James
Cass Midaway
Paola
West Franklin
Lyndon
Kansas Wesleyan
OU signs a bevy of young talent
Ottawa University detailed a steady influx of new signees across several sports. Bryanna Music-Music joins women track from Delta Colorado,Brandy Lowe-Lowe signs with the new women wrestling team, Eric Maldonado-Maldonado transfers in for men soccer from Rio Hondo, Zac King-King adds football, John Pacha-Pacha and Grant Hollingsworth-Hollingsworth join men wrestling, and Zach Smith-Smith becomes a two sport athlete in football and track.
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Zach Smith
Smith
Braves
Bishop Carroll
Wichita
Zach
Byers
Eagles sweep McLouth with pitching gems in Wellsville
Wellsville High School baseball swept McLouth 2-1 and 13-2 in Wellsville. Rod Klamm threw 96 pitches with 11 strikeouts in the opener and pitched a one hitter. Andy Dougan earned the win in the nightcap with twin brother Tony finishing. The Eagles totaled 13 hits led by Mitch Huffman Seth Breithaupt and Shamus Kearney with two apiece. Wellsville improved to 5-0 and travels to Prairie View on Tuesday.
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Herald
Wellsville
McLouth
Eagles
Jerod Klamm
Andy Dougan
Tony Dougan
Mitch Huffman
Seth Breithaupt
Shamus Kearney
Prairie View
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Herald Staff
Rick
Marlin Porter
Emporia State
Southwestern
P.m
Osage City
William Jewell
Tba
Bryanna Music
Delta
Colo
Music
Bry
Tim Byers
Eric Maldonado
Maldonado
Rio Hondo Community College
Monrovia High School
Rio Hondo
Monrovia
San Gabriel Valley
Zac King
King
Vinita
Okla
Ference
Oklahoma
John Pacha
Pacha
Garden Plain
Grant Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Shawnee Mission East
Johnson County
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