Ottawa senior Dalton Graves commits to Ottawa Braves football
Ottawa High School senior Dalton Graves signed with the Ottawa Braves in the OHL library after coaches urged him to try football. At 6 1 and 185 pounds he impressed KCAC coach Kent Kessinger, who envisions him as a versatile receiver or tight end. Graves aims to add 15 to 20 pounds and study athletic training while remaining close to home.
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Dalton Graves
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Ottawa University
Kent Kessinger
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Briley Rivers
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Pitching and defense drive Central Heights start in sweep
Central Heights Vikings swept Prairie View in La Cygne with strong pitching. Jordan Horstick pitched seven innings for a 9-1 win in game one, allowing three hits and fanning six. Trever Barkdoll went six innings for a 12-1 victory in game two, two hits allowed with six strikeouts.
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la Cygne
Central Heights
Vikings
Prairie View
Jordan Horstick
Jason Brown
Trever Barkdoll
Brown
Wellsville Eagles rally for doubleheader sweep over Iola
Wellsville High School softball overcame mental lapses and weather to sweep Iola 10-4 and 5-2. Raegan Beckley struck out 17 across both games as Justine Dougan and Tori Broers sparked the offense with multiple hits and RBIs. Beckley and Geist delivered key late-inning contributions as Wellsville improves to 6-2, 6-0 and eyes a road trip to Eudora before hosting Osawatomie.
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Iola
Wellsville
Eagles
Chris Rose
Rose
Raegan Beckley
Justine Dougan
Tori Broers
Mariah Kayhill
Raegan
Ottawa Softball Moves Forward Under New Coach
Cyclones coach Joe Serna emphasizes growth as Ottawa High opens a transition season mixing new philosophy with freshmen. After losses 9-5 and 4-1 to Gardner, the team shows flashes of top competition and aims to click by mid May in regional play. Freshman Shea Mesik delivered key plays as Ottawa stays 2-7 and schedules a makeup doubleheader with Spring Hill.
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Courtney Clayton
Orris Cox Sports Complex
Cyclones
Ottawa
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Joe Serna
Senna
Gardner
Elizabeth Seimears
Rayleigh Nelson
Hannah Hedges
Nelson
Kendall Blanco
RBI
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Mesik
Spring Hill
Eudora
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Matt Bristow
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