Cyclone baseball falters in key run situations
Ottawa High School Cyclones went 1-2 at the Top Cat Kansas Klash in Johnson County with losses to St Thomas Aquinas and De Soto, and a 4-2 win over Leavenworth. Coach Shawn Herrmann cited missed opportunities with runners in scoring position as the season obstacle, while senior Nathan Roth and freshman Blaine Ray highlighted the weekend. Ottawa aims to break the skid with a 5:30 p.m. game at Olathe Northwest Friday.
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Connor Stepp
Tate Jung
Dalton Weidl
Alex Stepp
Hayden Yancey
Yancey
Olathe Northwest
Ottawa OU softball splits with No 18 Oklahoma City
Ottawa University captures an 4-3 win in eight innings before falling 8-0 as No 18 Oklahoma City University hand Ottawa a doubleheader sweep in Oklahoma City. Markham led with two hits and two RBIs in the opener while Stigge scored the winning run in the eighth. In the nightcap, OKC erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the sixth. Ottawa (24-19) opens KCAC tourney play Thursday vs McPherson in Great Bend.
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Loucks
West Franklin Falcons sweep Herington rattle doubleheader
West Franklin High School baseball improved to 8-2 after a decisive sweep of Herington, winning 10-0 in five innings and 12-1. Oaklee Homer supplied six RBIs including a homer in game one, while Emerson Reece allowed two hits in three innings and Tate Jackson added five strikeouts over three. Will Duda drove in three runs in game two as the Falcons showed strong hitting and pitching.
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Central Heights Vikings Softball Struggles vs Burlingame
Central Heights fell twice to Burlingame 6-5 and 4-2 as Kinsey Laird and Katelyn Castleberry led with two hits in game one and Megan Davis pitched seven innings in game two. Wellsville swept Eudora 8-4 and 6-5 on senior night, with Raegan Beckley earning the win and Kaylynn Peacock delivering the decisive RBI double in the seventh.
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Mariah Kayhill
Track results from Central Heights Rossville Wellsville Ottawa meets
Central Heights High School and rival teams posted strong showings across multiple events. Erhart led girls sprints and field events, Hampton and Holler starred in hurdles and vault, LaMay topped Wellsville in javelin and sprints, Newhouse anchored distance events at Ottawa meets, while eighth graders paced Ottawa with top marks in hurdles and relays and Bethea Hack and Pfizenmaier delivered standout performances in relays and field events.
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