Ottawa teams compete across baseball softball tennis and soccer
Tabor visits Ottawa for a Wednesday college baseball game at 4 p.m. Ottawa hosts Bethany in softball at 4 p.m. Thursday brings Ottawa tennis at Shawnee Heights at 3 p.m. and Ottawa soccer at Washburn Rural 4 30 to 6 30 p.m. MdCV Inc. travels to Lyndon for high school track at 3 p.m. Friday Central Heights meets Paola at 4 p.m.
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Bethany
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Washburn Rural
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Wellsville girls track place at Baker Relays
Baldwin won the Baker Relays with 128.67 points as Wellsville placed fourth with 49.67 points. Candace Hughes was sixth in shot put at 30 feet 1 inch, Nichole Gillihan second in javelin at 104 feet 1 inch, Shiloh Thomas sixth at 88 feet 1 inch, and Charlotte Kester-Boyce won discus with 99 feet 7 inches. Hughes finished second in discus with 93 feet.
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Wellsville
Candace Hughes
Nichole Gillihan
Shiloh Thomas
Charlotte Kester-Boyce
Hughes
Ottawa soccer team splits with Paola clubs
The Ottawa unit ed Soccer boys split two games at Paola. Ottawa lost 5-0 in the opener then beat the Paola Silver Stars 3-2. Matthew Neff scored all three Ottawa goals with two assists from Alex Martens. Brad Skiles and Darren Corcoran shared goalkeeping duties.
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Paola
Ottawa United
Ottawa
Silver Stars
Matthew Neff
Alex Martens
Brad Skiles
Darren Corcoran
Pomona Girls Dominate Lyndon Spring Relays In Cold Wind
Pomona Indians win the Lyndon Spring Relays with 146 points, Crest 74, Williamsburg 70 as Lyndon places second in the boys meet. Pomona girls sweep multiple events led by Marion Houston and Emily Homer, while Lebo tops the boys with 94 points and Lyndon finishes strong at 90.
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Crest
Williamsburg
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Waverly
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Williams
Mdcv
leRoy
Gridley
Marion Houston
Emily Homer
Becki Cargo
Ginger Crane
Tracy Fritts
Michelle Ames
Angie Harmon
Jennifer Green
Brittney Green
Tabitha Allis
Tabitha Lewis
Stacey Hawkins
J. Green
Homer
Fritts
Cargo
Briggs
Hawkins
Leach
B Green
Chavez
Reichard
Reimer
Morris
Burlingame
J. Lang
Combs
Ottawa High School girls soccer struggles this season
Ottawa High School is learning to play aggressively as a first year squad, facing losses to Shawnee Heights and Hayden. Hayden controlled the middle and outshot Ottawa 35-8 while Megan Hull and Katie Burks produced a goal for Ottawa. JV fell 1-0. varsity heads to Washburn Rural Thursday and Olathe Christian Tuesday.
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Herald
Ottawa
Cyclones
Hayden
Shawnee Heights
Kelly Smith
Megan Hull
Katie Burks
Smith
Ottawa Jayvee
Ed Beasley
Washburn Rural
Olathe Christian
OMS track tops Lawrence as Ottawa teams sweep duals
Ottawa Middle School track teams defeated Lawrence West in three of four duals. Seventh grade girls won 66-30 and eighth-grade girls 69-28, while eighth-grade boys prevailed 59-46 and seventh-grade boys lost 54-51. Ottawa athletes posted multiple top finishes across sprints, distance events, relays, and field events with several school records and strong performances from Bird Pacheco Sylvester Feitz and others.
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Central Heights Vikings rout two foes in quick sweep
Central Heights opened its baseball season with two convincing wins over Jayhawk Linn and Prairie View at Harvey Drake field. Phillip Pearson pitched a one hitter in the opener with a home run. Brett Woolery threw a three hitter in the nightcap as Central Heights belted 10 first inning runs against Prairie View.
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Harvey Drake
Vikings
Jayhawk-Linn
Prairie View
Phillip Pearson
Brett Woolery
Buffalos
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Beau Welch
Woolery
Pearson
Ross Kimball
Paul Peters
Blaine Brown
Kimball
Buddy Welch
Jared Anderson
Aaron Dunbar
Jayhawk Linn
Peters
Brown
Vikings win home meet led by Peters in hurdles
Central Heights boys tally 127 points to beat Anderson County 115 in a home meet dominated by Peters who swept 110 and 330 hurdles. Anderson County scores 115 with Kellerman winning shot put and discus while Doering led sprints. CH girls place second behind KC Christian with Wuertz setting a school record in javelin and winning four events.
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Vikings
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Rob Kellerman
Greg Doering
Central Heights
Kansas City Christian
Viking
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Woolery
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Olson
S. Johnson
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Lambeth
Tobias and Watson
Shelton
Schulz
Lockwood
Ottawa University Lady Braves sweep Mid-America Nazarene
The Ottawa University softball team improved to 10-5 after sweeping a doubleheader from Mid-America Nazarene. Brooke Davidson struck out 16 in the opener as Jamie Kempfe went 6-for-6 in the twin bill, and Teri Markin added three doubles and five RBIs in the second game. The wind gusts of up to 40 mph affected some hits but Ottawa dominated with 27 hits overall. Davidson earned ECAC pitcher of the week honors. Heather McMillen claimed ECAC player of the week. The Lady Braves visit Bethany and Baker this weekend, weather permitting.
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Ottawa University
Lady Braves
Mid-America
Ottawa
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Jamie Kempfe
Teri Markin
Teri
Schmidt
Davidson
Brooke
Heather McMillen
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