Braves Stir to Narrow Win Over Sterling 55-54
Ottawa University Braves survive Sterling College 55-54 on a late steal by Jeff Atkins and a Gault free throw. Gault led OU with 14 points while Atkins added 11 and Totta 10 as Ottawa improves to 8-8 overall and 5-4 in the Kansas Conference. Sterling, 1-8 in league play, was edged on a last minute rally and strong defense down the stretch.
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Rick Peterson
Herald
Itawa University
Steve Hill
Braves
Sterling College
Hill
Warriors
Kansas
Sterling
Jeff Atkins
Eric Gault
Ottawa
Danny Holmes
Tim Elman
Gault
Atkins
Nick Totta
Pat Surmeier
van Childress
Craig Cowen
Baker
Bethel College
Wesleyan tops Tabor in ECAC clash
Kansas Wesleyan defeated Tabor 81-75 as Bryan Ward posted 23 points and 12 rebounds while Ricky Gray added 15. The win kept Wesleyan atop ECAC standings in a midweek matchup on Wednesday night.
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Salina, Kan
Bryan Ward
Ricky Gray
Kansas Wesleyan
Tabor
ECAC
Ottawa Freshmen Girls Rally To 43 31 Win
The OHS freshman girls basketball team built a big first half lead and defeated Pomona freshmen 43 to 31. Tara Wolfe scored 17, Heidi Heiniger 15, Tina Gray 11 for Ottawa while Amy Altic led Pomona with 14 and Vicki Lantis added 8. Ottawa visits Emporia at 4 30 today.
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Ottawa High
Pomona
OHS
Cyclone Gals
Tara Wolfe
Heidi Heiniger
Tina Gray
Ottawa
Amy Altic
Vicki Lantis
Emporia
Sterling Stays Hot, Beats Ottawa 80 61 in KC Conf
Sterling College pulled away in the final minutes to defeat Ottawa University 80 61 at Wilson Field House. The Warriors improved to 11 4 while Ottawa dropped to 6 10 and 3 6 in conference play after a 14 point deficit was erased to 59 52 with 7 10 left. Sterling outscored Ottawa 21 9 in the last 6 45.
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Rick Peterson
Herald
Sterling College
Ottawa University
Kansas
Wilson Field House
Warriors
Sterling
Braves
Ottawa
Women Pull Ahead In Narrow Return Of Sterling Triumph
Sterling defeated Ottawa 80 61 as four Warriors hit double figures led by Heidi Vanderpool and Shanda Ammons with 16 points each. Ottawa’s Kim Stroud led the Braves with 17, but Sonya Jackson injury limited OU. Sterling outscored OU 10 2 in final 3:30, outrebounded 42 32, and forced 13 Ottawa turnovers.
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Heidi Vanderpool
Shanda Ammons
Warriors
Denise Kirkwood
Wendy Robson
Ottawa
Kim Stroud
Carol Martin
Cindy Scott
Braves
Diana van Winkle
Sterling
Vanderpool
Cox
Reif
Kirkwood
Mitzner
Robson
Ammons
Hoffmaan
Vandeveer
Aquinas Wins Consolation Shootout Over Ottawa High
In Louisburg Invitational consolation action Aquinas bluntly shut out Ottawa High in the middle two quarters to pull away for a 29 18 win Ottawa led 12 6 after the first period but failed to score again until the fourth Aquinas moved ahead 23 12 by the third and held on as both teams scored six in the final quarter Ottawa coach Kelly Krumsick praised his team's effort but noted Aquinas switch to man to man defense disrupted their offense.
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Louisburg
Aquinas —_ High School
Ottawa High
Cyclones
Aquinas
Ottawa
Kelly Krumsick
Krumsick
Ottawa High Girls Battle In Low Scoring Win Or Loss
Ottawa High fell to Aquinas as both teams struggled from the floor Ottawa hit 17.8 percent on 8 of 45 shots while Aquinas finished 29.3 percent at 12 of 41 Ottawa's Debbie Ferguson led with eight rebounds and Teresa Hiatt had six points Senior Hiatt was Ottawa's top scorer with six points as Aquinas' Angie Cisper led with nine Ottawa and Aquinas each committed numerous turnovers Ottawa will face Osawatomie in the seventh place game Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Steve Zuk
Braves
Steve Hill
Larry Park
Atkins
Sterling
Ottawa
Warriors
Tim Elman
Childress
Topeka
Kan
Rich Hamilton
Mike Dickson
Washburn
Marymount
Bobby Sumter
James Davenport
Ichabods
Aquinas
Debbie Ferguson
Jodi Jung
Cyclones
Teresa Hiatt
Karen Lewis
Amy Yohe
Angie Cisper
Ottawa High
Osawatomie
Fort Scott
Waverly Advances To Semifinals In Lyon County Tourney
Waverly High girls, top seed, beat Hamilton 44 to 38 to reach the Lyon County League semifinal at Emporia's White Auditorium. The Bulldogs, 10-3 overall, face Olpe at 7 pm after leading Hamilton 18-0 after the first quarter and 27-15 at halftime.
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Emporia
Waverly High
Hamilton
White Auditorium
Bulldogs
Olpe
Waverly
Doug Piper
Waverly Advances After Tough First Round Clash
Waverly edges Hamilton 58 44 in a WVIA league tournament opener. Senior Debbie Kistner posts 18 points and 15 rebounds, Christy Rogers adds 15 points, Amy Skillman 12 as Waverly shoots 46.1 percent to Hamilton 31.7 percent. Hamilton commits 18 turnovers to Waverly’s 10 and records a rebounding edge for Hamilton fails to finish strong.
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Piper
Debbie Kistner
Waverly
Bulldogs
Christy Rogers
WHL
Amy Skillman
Hamilton
Kistner
Skillman
Etinger
Rogers
Sutton
Lyman
Carlson
M. Kerwin
Stitt
Long
Smith
S. Kerwin
Linden
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