Cowboys Bow to Eagles in Wild Card Race Setback
Dallas squandered a 20-17 loss at Philadelphia as Switzer failed on a late fourth and one from the Cowboys 29 leading to Gary Anderson’s decisive 42 yard field goal. The defeat drops Dallas to 10-4 and shifts home field dynamics with San Francisco and Green Bay still in play.
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Jayhawks Rout Toreros Behind Dominant Inside Play
Top-ranked Kansas opened with a 12-0 surge and built a 25-7 rebounding edge en route to a 101-71 win over San Diego Toreros. Raef LaFrentz posted 17 points and 11 rebounds for his third straight double-double as Kansas improved to 5-0.
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Pierce sparks Kansas past foe with 24 as Vaughn injures wrist
Kansas relied on freshman Paul Pierce who poured in a season high 24 points, keying early and late runs. Jayhawks star Jacque Vaughn left with a left wrist injury after a hard fall but said he is fine, while bss 55 urged the team to compete and defend as shots rained in.
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OMS girls dominate in Ottawa Middle School tourney wins
Ottawa Middle School seventh and eighth grade girls basketball sweep two Saturday games. Eighth graders receive a forfeit then beat Turner-Pierson 43 22 to move to 13 1 with Wadkins 11 and Gibson 8 leading. Seventh graders beat Anderson County 36 22 then Bonner Springs 50 23 to move to 4 6 with Robertson 18 Ferris 10 11 and Fogle 9. Ottawa hosts Leavenworth Patton tonight at 6.
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Ottawa freshmen fall in Lawrence South tourney thriller
Ottawa High School freshmen girls basketball lost 53-52 to Lawrence Central in the third place game, dropping to 3-3. Megan Hull scored 20 points, her third straight 20 point game, with Katie Burks adding 10, Bridget Morrisey 8, and Mekaela Nichols 6. OHS plays today at Turner Pierson.
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Ottawa
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Wellsville JV Girls Finish Second in Baldwin City
Wellsville seventh and eighth grade girls junior varsity basketball teams both finished second in Baldwin City. The eighth graders beat Ottawa 26-24 in the opening round, then lost 49-18 to Baldwin in the final. Eighth graders Tiffany Atteberry and Holly Gretencord each scored four. Ottawa’s Reitmeyer led with 12. The seventh graders beat Ottawa 36-12, then fell to Baldwin 21-16 in the final. Kelli Dover topped Wellsville with 14 in the opener.
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Kelli Dover
Jana Wiseman
Barbara Sells
Dover
Kelli Clayton
Eudora
Sara Huske
Jessica Jones
Krystal Page
Central Heights girls start 4-0 with win over Anderson County
Central Heights under first year coach Royce Powelson moved to 4-0 by beating Anderson County 62-53 in the Central Heights Tournament. Katie Tooley led with 27 points, Angie Hermreck 11, Jennifer Ginger 10, and Amy Feuerborn paced Anderson with 22 points as Anderson fell to 2-2.
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Jessica Miller
Laura Kissel
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Lady Braves rout Friends in decisive basketball win
Ottawa University Lady Braves dominate Friends 85 to 67, shooting 49.3 percent while forcing 20 turnovers. The team led 43-30 at halftime, with multiple 22-point leads and key contributions from Grgas-Wheeler, Hull, and Dickkut as they prepare for the January return against Rowan College and upcoming conference games.
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OHS JV wrestlers take fourth at Blue Valley Northwest
Ottawa High School junior varsity placed fourth in the Blue Valley Northwest JV Invitational. Blue Valley Northwest won the 10-team dual meet with St. Thomas Aquinas second and Turner third. Standouts included undefeated Justin Altic 103 and Mark Page 119 along with Casey Black 152 who went 4-0.
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