Saturday college baseball Ottawa at Kansas Wesleyan 1 p.m.
College softball Sioux Falls at Ottawa 5 p.m. Tuesday Friends at Ottawa 1 p.m. Schedule notes Ottawa hosts events with Butler Baker and other teams, listing times and opponents for a busy week.
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Saturday and Sunday NCAA and NBA Tournament Broadcasts
On air schedule lists Saturday events including NCAA Tournament second round games and channels 5 7 2 9 6 12 plus Sunday games. Also notes Detroit at San Jose and Lakers at Orlando across various channels and a noon Carolina 400 race on channel 4.
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Church Basketball Night at OHS Gym Friday Schedule
Agape Christian faces West Presbyterian at 7 p.m. followed by Community Foursquare versus Assembly of God at 8 p.m. St Paul AME has a bye. Event held at OHS Gym on Friday March 23.
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Localized high school honorees list from Riley and surrounding districts
A dense roster of students from Riley County Osage City Wabaunsee and nearby schools earns honorable mentions and recognitions. Notable names include Derek Dick Rossville Josh Briggs Osage City Chris Pits Mitch Murray and many others across Osage City Rock Creek Silver Lake St Marys Northern Heights Mission Valley and Rossville with several teammates highlighted for academic athletic or service achievements.
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Rossville
Josh Briggs
Osage City
Mike Nelson
Riley Co
Chris Pits
Mitch Murray
Wabaunsee
Paul O'Neil
Rock Creek
Jordy Nelson
Weston Steinar
Cody Ziegler
Northern Heights
Daniel Flax
Wade Heim
St. Marys
Aaron Krause
Danny Ford
Waboun
Rachel Richard
Charisse Symmands
Windy Reeves
Rock Crash
Jessica Rakestaw
Silver Lake
Tara Hamilton
Ashley Oplinger
Riley County
Lacy Childers
Mission Valley
Whitney Pegram
Ashley Smith
Amy van Gundy
Jessica Yates
Megan Beam
Annie Haskins
NCAA Tournament Second Round Regional Pairings and Dates
The Associated Press lists East and West Regional second round matchups on Saturday March 17 at Nawau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale NY Greensboro NC and San Diego with games featuring Boston College versus South California Kentucky against Iowa Duke versus Missouri UCLA against Utah State Kent State against Cincinnati Stanford versus St Joseph's Maryland versus Georgia State Hampton versus Georgetown. National semifinals set for March 31 with East vs West and South vs Midwest champions.
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National Invitation Tournament matchups announced
Sunday through Tuesday games listed for the NIT with Detroit at Connecticut, Mississippi State at Pittsburgh, Tulsa at Minnesota, Texas El Paso at Memphis, Purdue at Alabama or Orreledo, Pepperdine at New Mexico, and West Virginia Richmond winner facing Dayton with dates and times spread across March 18 to 20 and locations to be announced.
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Upset-filled NCAA tourney showcases underdog run
Gonzaga, Indiana State, Butler, Temple, Charlotte advance as 12th seeds upset high seeds in the NCAA tournament. Casey Calvary’s late putback lifts Gonzaga past Virginia in Memphis, while Indiana State edges Oklahoma in overtime. Michigan State, Florida, Penn State, Notre Dame also win as Wake Forest and Tennessee stumble amid a chaotic 64-team field.
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Roger Mason Jr
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Three OU players earn NAIA All American honors
Ottawa University named three basketball players to NAIA lists. Tony Porter earned honorable mention for the Braves men, while Nancy Tooley and Lara Rich joined the women's Scholar Attletes squad. Porter averaged 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds, led in scoring and rebounding. Tooley and Rich both carry 3.73 GPAs with Tooley from Richmond majoring in math education and Rich from Protection pursuing business.
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Cardinals pace Royals as Edmonds and McGwire homer
Jim Edmonds and Mark McGwire each connected in a 10-5 spring win for the St. Louis Cardinals over Kansas City in Jupiter. Edmonds drilled a three-run shot off Dan Reichert in the first, his second spring homer, while McGwire hit a two-run blast in the fourth off Jose Santiago for his third spring homer as the Cardinals extended their winning streak to six.
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Missouri women rally past Wisconsin in NCAA opener
Amanda Lassiter scored 20 points including the go ahead basket as Missouri erased a late Wisconsin lead to win 71-68 in the East Regional first round. Lassiter sat out 12 minutes in the second half after her fourth foul but provided the decisive bucket.
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Lassiter
Tamara Moore
Barr
Kansas rolls past Northridge in NCAA opener
Kansas defeats Cal State Northridge 99 to 75 in Dayton, advancing to the Midwest Regional. Nick Collison posts 23 points and 11 rebounds, with Kenny Gregory adding 18 and 11 as KU dominates the glass 45-24 and uses a 17-point run after a close first half to seize control.
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