Ottawa netters face tough foes at Baldwin Invitational
Ottawa High School tennis finished seventh of eight as tougher brackets pitted Ottawa’s No 1 and No 2 players against higher level foes. Coach Kip Smilie praised effort and outlined upcoming home matches with Baldwin and Gardner while detailing Saturday results across singles and doubles draws.
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Paola JV Tennis Narrowly Splits Matches in Thursday Doubles
Paola junior varsity tennis results show Tyler Sheldon and Donny Lewis winning No 1 doubles 8-4 while No 2 doubles and others also posted victories. Several players from both sides earned wins and losses across 10 singles and 5 doubles matches, highlighting a tight 8-7 and 8-6 decisions.
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Jacob Lewis
Chris Nicholson
Justin Gladman
Katherine Mernig
Bridget Kennedy
Tyler Sheldon
Ottawa Thunder Rally Falls Short in Semifinals
In Lenexa the Ottawa Thunder 130 AAA USSSA baseball team rallied in the top seventh but lost 3-2 to Kansas City's Building Champion Bandits, who went on to win the tournament. Ottawa had advanced by 3-2 over Olathe Astros behind Brant Johnson and Dalton Laird, and on Saturday beat KC Patriots 12-11 after a seventh inning rally.
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Olympians light up Kansas Relays with tight lanes chaos
Seven Olympic gold medalists boosted attendance at the Kansas Relays though crowd figures lagged behind a 1972 record. Gatlin described lane mixups while Cantwell set a top world mark in the shot put and Bershawn Jackson broke his own meet record in the 400 hurdles as he spoke of his long-standing ties to the event.
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Wellsville Trio Shines At Louisburg Prep Meet
Wellsville boys track posted strong marks at Louisburg. Bloss won the 3200 with 8:53, Sam Sel and Neis and Whalen contributed in the 3200 relay. Whalen clocked 2:07.7 in the 800, Whalen also ran in the long jump with Bloss at 20-2 the high jump saw Travis Messer clear 6 feet.
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Freeman and Meier Shine In KSU Qb Scrimmage Bash
Freeman led the purple team in a competitive scrimmage finishing 5 of 7 for 57 yards and a touchdown, while Meier started for the white squad going 7 of 10 for 53 yards and a score. Nelson caught four passes for 36 yards on a clutch fade for a late knot at 14.
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Lopina
Lattle
Meier
Raheem Morris
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