Spring Fling Softball and ORC Programs Open for Registration
Ottawa Recreation Commission announces Spring Fling softball April 29 with men D and E women and coed divisions USSSA sanctioned $100 three game guarantee. Also work day at Orls Cox Complex Saturday 8 am to 1 pm plus summer swim lessons registration through April 30 walk-in May 1 15. instructional T Ball through April 30 begins May 8. Saturday Nite Main Event at Don Woodward Center 7 11 pm $2 admission. Karate classes Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 7 30 pm $20 month per person or $50 per family. Red Cross Adult CPR May 9 deadline May 5 $10 Infant Child CPR May 16 deadline May 12 $10. Community First Aid and Safety May 20 deadline May 17 $15. Pro Rescuer CPR May 30 June 2 deadline Monday $25. Lifeguard training May 30 June 2 $90 plus books. Info call 242-1939.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
USSSA
Orls Cox Complex
Don Woodward Community Center
Red Cross
Deselms and Giffin win Hickory Hills scramble
Bert Deselms and Stan Giffin captured the Wednesday night scramble at Hickory Hills by carding a 2 under par on a playoff. The event runs each Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in Kansas City.
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Bert Deselms
Stan Giffin
Hickory Hills
Petty Family Revered NASCAR Pioneer Dies at 86
Lee Petty, patriarch of NASCARs first racing clan, died April 5 after stomach aneurysm complications. The Level Cross NC native won 55 races and three Grand National titles, including the 1959 Daytona 500 photo finish, leaving a four generation racing legacy led by Richard and Kyle Petty and extending to Adam Petty. The family recalls his intense competitiveness and hands on guidance despite fading health.
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Paul Newberry
Lee Petty
Nascar
Petty
Kyle
Richard
Maurice
Adam
Texas
Lee
Pettys
Elizabeth
Level Cross
N.C
Daytona
North Carolina
Johnny Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Kyle Petty
Henningsen Consistent scorer for Ottawa Cyclone
Grover notes Henningsen averaged 18.8 points over the season’s second half while Ottawa lacked a second scoring option and faced defensive focus. Henningsen aims for consistency and improved ball handling under greater college-level physicality while continuing strength training this summer.
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Grover
Ottawa
Henningsen
Ottawa Middle School track records fall in Leavenworth meet
Leavenworth Ottawa Middle School athletes set multiple marks on Wednesday. Sarah Stultz broke the seventh grade girls shot put record at 29 feet 11 inches, while the eighth grade girls medley relay of Laws Guenther Walker Morrisey posted 2 03.7. Perryman clocked 12.44 for seventh grade boys 100 meters.
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Leavenworth
Ottawa
Sarah Stultz
Andrea Laws
Amanda Guenther
Jaime Walker
Lisa Morrisey
Vashon Perryman
Collin Smith
Jora Vance
September Truelove
Jenna Allegre
Jessica Walker
Jennifer Chapman
Mages
Allagra
Jennifer Dodd
Kelsie Studley
Jenny Burks
Smith
Vance
Burks
Truelove
Dodd
Studley
Stultz
Mallory Galst
Santa Fe Trail
Leavenworth West
Leavenworth East
Faye Cassell
Laws
Walker
Boo
Morrisey
Faye Cossalr
Medlay
Guenther
Roe Ann Tharp
Oregon Trail
Sweats
Will Baldwin
Perryman
R.C. van Ostran
Dustin Crawford
Matt Ferguson
Blaine Angell
Josh Ingold
Ferguson
Felay
Billy Harris
Ingold
Angell
Medley Ralay
Baldwin
Chris McPharon
Harris
Jessie Gunnels
Caleb Blakesley
Brad Spencer
Ryan Roub
Ovttawa
Jason Houston
Andrew Garcia
Dominic Nation
Caleb Mitchall
Kyla Huschke
Garcia
Brad Skiles
Kyle Huschka
Mitchell
Natin
Skiles
Houston
Josh Rusk
Nation
Track Santa Fe Trail Freshman Sophomore Meet Highlights
Results show Ottawa and Wallsville leading multiple events at the Ontawa hosted meet. Individual marks include Weisner javelin 66-0 and Bird 12.9 in 100, plus Sigmund 41-3.5 in shot put and Walker 18.2 in 120 hurdles for Ottawa boys among varied honors.
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Santa Fe Trail
Meat Ontawa
Jennifer Weisner
Shirley Berr
Barr
Reisha Grooms
Whitney Coan
Coan
Meredith Bird
Coen
Bird
Ottawa
Adam Walker
Walker
James Osladil
Isaac Templeton
Mila Ralay
Josh Sigmund
Isaac Huske
Chris Haasler
Sigmund
Aaron Spencer
Huske
Cassie Ware
Ware
Kristen Hale
Hale
Samantha Livingston
Blues on brink of elimination in playoff series
The St. Louis Blues face elimination after a 3-2 loss to San Jose to trail the Western Conference first-round series 3-1. Pierre Turgeon noted the heavy task ahead as San Jose vies to mirror its 1994 upset. Detroit swept Los Angeles 3-0 in another playoff game, while Ottawa, Washington, and Phoenix won to shape the day’s action.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Blues
Blues
San Jose
Sharks
St. Louis
Pierre Turgeon
Tony Granato
Detroit
Los Angeles
Ottawa
Toronto
Washington
Pittsburgh
Phoenix
Colorado
Red Wings
Kings
Pat Verbeek
Larry Murphy
Chris Osgood
Sergei Fedorov
Scotty Bowman
Montreal
Senators
Maple Leafs
Andreas Dackell
Tom Barragio
Seygall Aevert
Sergei Berezin
Dackell
Mee Capitals
Penguins
Jeff Halpern
Ron Tugnutt
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Mississippi State
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Hutchinson Community College
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Premier Steel
Premiersteel.org
Otrs.com
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Parks Motors
Augusta
P.O
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EOE
Eastern Kansas Economic Development Group, Inc
Wayne Symmonds
Kansas
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Laurie Arnold
Monica Nunnally
Leatris Washington
Leaven North Wesl
Patton
Events
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Shana Barry
NIKE
Paola
Wallsville
Wellsville
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Raddick
Lamberd
Erlacher
Gardner
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Josh Lambard
Bell
Danny Erlacher
Gary van Horn
Timmy Shields
Shields
Raley
Oshel
Buckley
van Horn
Chris Edwards
Zach Pearce
Brenda Hughes
Cassie Ballard
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Hali Jewell
Libbi Fouts
Leanna
Marks
Jami Breeding
McClain
Jowell
Samsal
Fouts
Chappell
Chappall
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Jami Samsel
Kimberly Hughes
Rachel Waters
Krystle Barthol
Hughes
Meagan Larrick
Kayla Bowan
Kellie Janus
Nakalyla Rabbi
Barthol
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Bowen
Larrick
Robbs
Janus
Hugunin
Somsal
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