Vikings baseball relies on younger players to fill big shoes
Central Heights High School's Vikings baseball team returns five upperclassmen while seeking sophomores and freshmen to step up. Assistant coach Joe Strobel cites eight sophomores and freshmen, aiming to develop three or four into a strong varsity group. Senior leaders Merrick Brown Pryor and Shields anchor a lineup with Oshel and sophomore catchers. pitching beyond Shields and Brown is the season's big question as the team opens March 29 at Iola.
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Chasses
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Strobel
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Jacob
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Shields
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Iola
Central Heights High School
Joe Strobe
Viking
Jacob Pryor
Weather Shortens Ottawa Golf Tours at Lawrence Meet
Ottawa University golf teams see their spring invitational at Eagle Bend cut to 27 holes due to lightning. Men finish fourth and women seventh among nine teams. Tyler James leads men at fifth with a 112 total, Kaitlynn Walker tops women at fifth with 121, both squads prepare for ECAC No. 1 event at Sycamore Ridge.
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Eagle Bend
Tyler James
Austin Blaue
Doug Radley
Kaitlynn Walker
Hope Tsosie
Sycamore Ridge
Spring Hill
Austin Blane
A.J. Govert
Michael Kinkelaar
Tony DiSilvestro
Jacob Baird
Jacob Becker
Hunter Lundquist
Kaitlynn Walkerfifth
Gabby Probert
Elyssa Esposito
Annie Olsen
Falcon golf aims high after state qualification
West Franklin High School boys golf enters 2016 with high expectations. The Falcons return four from a 2015 state-qualifying squad: senior Austin Gilkey, Cody Renfro, Colin Downey, and junior Andy Welton. Coach Chris Mickelson targets Flint Hills League title first, then the 3A State Tournament, with potential new addition Nick Streeter joining the varsity lineup. Season opener is April 12 at Emporia.
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Austin Gilkey
Cody Renfro
Colin Downey
Andy Welton
Falcon
Chris Mickelson
Nick Streeter
Michelson
Streeter
Emporia
OU Braves rally past Park in 14-12 slugfest win
Ottawa Braves erase an early six run deficit to beat Park University 14-12 on Tuesday. Logan Bausch surrendered six runs in the first inning as Park built a big lead. Chris Morrison doubled and Tyler Quintana, Aaron Marshall and others sparked a seven inning comeback that gave Ottawa a 12-8 lead in the seventh. Park scored twice more but Ottawa held on. Quintana and Marshall each had three hits while Marshall added a triple and an RBI. Josh Herrera worked 4 2/3 innings with five hits and two runs allowed. Ottawa improves to 9-16 and hosts York College in a Friday doubleheader at 1 p.m.
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Ottawa
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Morrison
Tyler Quintana
Aaron Marshall
Josh Herrera
York College
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