Cyclones bounce back for win after flat opener
Ottawa High School baseball split a doubleheader at Gardner. The Cyclones lost 8-5 as Ottawa started slow before a six inning rally. In the nightcap, senior Kaden Shaffer threw a two hitter and hit a two run homer to power a 4-0 win. The top ranked Cyclones sit at 9-2 and host Eudora next. Ottawa then hosts St Thomas Aquinas Friday at 4:30 pm.
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Trailblazers
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Herrmann
Blazers
Shaffer
Eudora
St. Thomas Aquinas
Ferguson shines in Kansas Relays
Ottawa High School junior Kord Ferguson won the boys discus with 182 feet 1 inch on his final attempt at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence. He moved from third to first while cycling through a strong Midwest field.
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Kord Ferguson
Midwest
University of Kansas
Ferguson
Mickey Jensen
Central Heights dominates Burlingame with 15-4 win
Central Heights High School baseball moved to 11-0 with a 15-4 victory over Burlingame on Friday. Jordan Smith earned the win with four innings and six strikeouts as Cody Robertson pitched 4 2/3 innings. The Vikings added seven runs in the nightcap, stealing 11 bases despite a quiet offense, led by strong defense and solid pitching from Tristan Davis, Jordan Horstick, and Trae Clayton.
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Burlingame
Central Heights
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Viking
Jason Brown
Jordan Smith
Brown
Tristan Davis
Tristan
Cody Robertson
Jordan Horstick
Trae Clayton
Viking softball tops Burlingame in Friday sweep
Central Heights collected two-out RBIs and solid pitching from Sam Stegner as the Vikings swept Burlingame 5-3 and 6-3. Stegner pitched five hits with seven strikeouts in game one and fanned seven in game two, while Kraus Laird and others provided key two-out RBIs and defensive plays. Central Heights improves to 8-2 and heads to Iola next.
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Central Heights
Sam Stegner
Vikings
Whitney Kraus
Katelyn Castleberry
Kirby Laird
Allison Schultz
Lindsey Folsom
Hallie Brockus
Stegner
Kent Schulte
Sam
Kenzie Hayward
Kraus
Schulte
Laird
Schultz
Iola
Ottawa University Braves conclude spring football with scrimmage
Ottawa University wrapped up spring practices at Peoples Bank Field with a scrimmage showing the Braves defense ahead of the offense. Coach Kessinger highlighted transfers and new players core to growth while players stressed team identity and a wide open quarterback race as fall approaches.
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Braves
Ottawa
Peoples Bank Field
Kent Kessinger
Travis Adamson
Jake Granitz
Kessinger
Adamson
Granitz
Josh Homolka
Chris Stuart
Braves snap eight game skid with 10 5 win over Kansas Wesleyan
Ottawa University Braves end an eight game losing streak with a 10-5 victory over Kansas Wesleyan in the nightcap of a doubleheader in Ottawa. Kiln Pener led with three hits and an RBI while Kalem Quinn went 4-for-4 with three RBIs. Cody Parks tied the opener with a home run before KW ran off four unanswered in the fourth. Ottawa rolled to 15 hits and nine RBIs in game two, with Jacob Loucks six innings.
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Kansas Wesleyan
Ottawa
Braves
Coyotes
Salina
Kyle Pener
Bret Stratton
Dustin Balmer
Aaron Marshall
Tyler Wilson
Jacob Loucks
Kalem Quinn
Greg Wisner
Cody Parks
Wisner
Cole Meeks
William Jewell
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