Ottawa Girls Reach Sub-State Final in Fort Scott Triumph
Ottawa High School girls rout Fort Scott 61 41 to reach their firstever substate championship game in Class 5A. Junior DeeDee Lewis and senior Mandy Miller sparked the opening surge as Ottawa built an 18 4 lead after one period and led 36 13 at halftime. Chanute 16 5 edged Pittsburg 35 17 to reach the title game.
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Rick Peterson
Fort Scott
Ottawa High Lady Cyclones
OHS
Pittsburg
Ottawa Girls
Chanute
Fort Scott High School
Cyclones
Ottawa
OHL
Kelly Krumsick
DeeDee Lewis
Mandy Miller
Tigers
Ottawa tops Fort Scott in sub-state battle for 5A berth
Ottawa led 44 25 after three quarters then withstood Fort Scott pressure as Lewis scored 26 for the Cyclones while Dana Carr led Fort Scott with 18. Ottawa improved to 6 14 and moved toward a state 5A bid with appearances by Kris Hall and Darilyn Ellis reinforcing the Comets.
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Fort Scott
Ottawa
Lewis
Miller
Tony Widler
Cyclones
OHS
Tigers
Dana Carr
Piper Keith
Kris Hall
Darilyn Ellis
Comets
Krumsick
Dragons
Pittsburg
Burg Girls Reach LA Finals
Williamsburg girls survive Norwich 43 42 to earn a state 1A semifinal against Burrton. Magrath scores 23 with 10 rebounds, Shepard nets key late basket, Coykendall leads Norwich with 23 and 14 boards. Williamsburg shoots 49 percent. Norwich ends season 14 8.
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EL Dorado
Williamsburg
Yogi Berras
Norwich
Burrton
Hays
Panthers
Gragg
Shepard
Shaffer
Magrath
Ferguson
Weigand
T. Smith
Roesenhagen
Wise
Terhune
Coykendail
J. Smith
NAIA Men’s Basketball NAIA Pairings in Kan sas City
First round pairings for the NAIA Championship in Kemper Arena list teams and seed times across March 12 and 13. Notable matchups include Waynesburg against Atlantic Christian, and Wisconsin Eau Claire versus Cabrini as teams vie for advancing rounds.
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Kansas City
Kemper Arena
Waynesburg
Atlantic Christian
N.C
Southeastern Oklahoma
Franklin Pierce
N.H
Wellsville Advances In Sub-State Semifinals Showdown
Wellsville boys and girls topped Burlington sub-state foes to reach tonight's state 3A finals. The girls defeated Leon Bluestein 52 49 while the Eagles beat Pomona to face Central Heights in the 8 p m championship. Jana Wright led Wellsville with 23 points and Kari Newhouse scored the decisive late bucket as Wright assisted on the final play. Bluestein led late rallies but Wellsville held on sealing the victory with two free throws as time expired. The Wellsville coach praised his team's composure in a tense finish.
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Jay Bemis
Burlington
Wellsville
Hutchinson
Burlington High School
Leon Bluestein
Chase County
Pomona
Eagles
Central Heights
Bluestein
Lions
Wright
Craig Adams
Wellsville Edges Bluestein In Sub-State Thriller
Kelley Novak tapped 12 points for Bluestein before fouling out with 4:46 remaining. Kari Chilcott led Bluestein with 16 points. Newhouse posted 11 points and 11 rebounds for Wellsville, which forced 30 Bluestem turnovers while shooting 38.8 percent to Bluestein’s 51.4 percent as Wellsville moved toward a title clash with Chase County at 18-4.
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Kelley Novak
Bluestein
Kari Chilcott
Lions
Wright
Wellsville
K. Newhouse
Newhouse
Sherie Henderson
Eagles
Eagle Girls
Chase County
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Hensley
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Audra Shepard
Charlotte Gragg
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Stacy Shaffer
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