OMS boys sweep Paola with two wins at home
Ottawa Middle School squads beat Paola with the eighth grade going 8-0 after a 42-27 victory and the seventh grade 33-22 to improve to 4-4. C team lost 27-26. Scorers included eighth grade Baldwin 12 Bones 9 Hendrix 6, seventh grade Blakesley 17, Keim led C with 4. Ottawa heads to DeSoto Thursday.
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Ottawa Middle School
Paola
Ottawa
Baldwin
Bones
Hendrix
Waldron
Huschka
Maxwell
Sheffield
Blake
Wellsville JV Defeats Prairie View Behind Tough Defense
Wellsville improves to 1-7 as the Eagles stifle Prairie View with a shutout fourth period in a 33-24 JV victory. Benji Bowen leads with nine points and four steals, while Dane Leecy adds six. Justin Hoehn totals nine rebounds.
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Wellsville
Prairie View
Chuck Rutledge
Eagles
Benji Bowen
Dane Leecy
Justin Hoehn
Louisburg
Hoehn
Rutledge
Wellsville wrestlers win three golds at Piper tourney
Wellsville placed fifth with 73 points at the Piper Invitational after two home duals. Dustin Gardner, Jeremy Roberts and Kyle Patton captured weight-class titles, while Rick Livingston finished fourth and Nate Baker also contributed as the small, five-wrestler squad exceeded expectations amid roster losses since November.
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Wellsville
Spring Hill
Dustin Gardner
Jeremy Roberts
Rick Livingston
Nate Baker
Kyle Patton
Eagles
Osawatomie
Gardner
Roberts
Livingston
Baker
Piper
Patton
Rick
Kyle
Dustin
Eagle
Missouri Faces Week Off After Upset Over Kansas
Missouri enjoys a rare week off after stunning No. 12 Kansas 81-59, while Texas A&M prepares for a midweek test at Iowa State. Kareem Rush returns for Missouri after a nine game NCAA suspension, adding depth as coach Quin Snyder weighs the benefits of a rest versus continued momentum.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Texas A&m
Kansas
Aggies
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Quin Snyder
Snyder
A&m
Melvin Watkins
Watkins
Oklahoma
Cyclones
Larry Eustachy
Kareem Rush
Tigers
Rush
Roy Williams
Ottawa swimmers finish second in Burlington Aqua Classic 2000
Ottawa swim club finished second for the fourth straight year at the Burlington Aqua Classic on Jan 15, amassing 228 points from 20 swimmers. Wichita swept the meet with 390 points. Notable performances included Shelby Browning posting multiple personal bests in freestyle, medley, back and breast events.
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Burlington
Ottawa
Wichita
Jeff Brewer
Brewer
Shelby Browning
Browning
Clint Wiseman
Lauren Prather
Ottawa sprinters near NAIA meet at ISU indoor meet
Ottawa University racers opened the season at Iowa State open meet facing big schools like Iowa State and Oregon. Senior Chris Battle ran 60 meters in 7.21 seconds, 29th of 59, and 200 in 24.0. Curtis Brown placed 22nd in 60 hurdles and 6th in 200. Josh Robinson clocked 2:01.8 in the 800. Ottawa plans to run at Missouri Southern on Feb 5.
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Ames
Iowa
Ottawa University
Iowa State University
Kirk Wren
Iowa State
Northern Iowa
Minnesota State
South Dakota State
University of Oregon
Northwest Missouri State
Chris Battle
Braves
Battle
Curtis Brown
Josh Robinson
Ottawa
Missouri Southern
Bethany tops OU in late rally, 64-58 finish
Bethany holds off Ottawa 64 to 58 as Ricky Bulmer leads Ottawa with 19 points. Ottawa trims a 10 point second half gap, pulling within four late, but Bethany's defense and timely free throws seal the win. Coach Carrier notes aggressive on the ball pressure sparked Bethany and hindered OU.
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Ricky Bulmer
Bethany
Ottawa
Kris Rush
Bulmer
Nick Young
Braves
Carrier
Bethany ladies dominate Ottawa in KCAC clash
Bethany outrebounded Ottawa and shut down the Swedes as Bethany built a 35-27 halftime lead and pulled away 82-58. Angie Bandstra led Ottawa with 11 points while Carmack and Scar ding contributed double digits for Bethany as Ottawa falls to 11-7 and 5-2 in league play. Bethany improves to 13-4 and 6-1, with a key test at Sterling looming to stay atop the standings.
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Ottawa
Conner
Bethany
Lady Braves
Karl Moore
Robin Carmack
Angie Bandstra
Carmack
Kansas Collegiate Athletic
Sterling
Fgmfga Fimfta Bethany
Rogge
Scarding
Smith
Strathman
Morgan
Undquist
Fieng
Sapwald
Heese
Terrell
Graving
Holm
Roskens
K. Moore
Westerman
Morkin
Fondren
K. Tooley
N. Tooley
Manning
Bandstra
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Eddies
Charlie Gwin Paola
Ana
Gannett
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Luke Staalman
Ind. Medley
Butterly
Sarah Blacha
Riley
Austin Hasty
Sam Blacha
Allie Browning
Paige McDermiet
Under & Boys
Eric Messenger
Shane Steelman
Oma
San
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Tee
Lala
Nea
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Lincoln
Mira
Arcoaire
Chris "McNaughton
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Proctor
Hildebrand
Edwards
Herbert
Falmer
Wilson
Gonzalez
Swisher
Korf
Green
Crawford
McNaughton
McGuire
Young
Eiche
Porter
Warner
Hull
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