Ottawa squad dominates Topeka in 5-2 win
The Ottawa 12-and-under team defeated the Topeka Flames 5-2 at the Ottawa University field. Scorers were Hushka Killough Nation Skiles and Brockus with assists from Stringer Garcia and Carlson. Ottawa set to face Topeka Thunder at 2:30 p.m. for season finale.
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Luke Brockus
Ryan Stringer
Josh Garcia
Ryan Carlson
Topeka Thunder
Ottawa University
Cyclone netters sweep Chanute Invitational
Ottawa High School seeded in tennis by sweeping 12 matches at Chanute against Columbus Independence and Chanute. Jeff Garland led with 8-0 8-3 8-3 wins while Keith Johnson and doubles squads also dominated. Peterson called it the weakest tuneup of year ahead of De Soto Invite with tougher competition expected Saturday.
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Jeff Garland
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Colum
Braves sweep Bethany as Lynn English briefly paralyzed
The Ottawa University baseball team swept Bethany 7-4 in the opener and won 7-6 in the nightcap. Lynn English sustained a neck injury with brief paralysis after a seventh inning play but was later released from hospital. OU finishes 6-6 in KCAC, seeded fifth for the conference tournament facing Tabor and Kansas Wesleyan with potential 2-0 Friday.
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Lynn English
Braves
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Salina
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Tabor
Kansas Wesleyan
Ottawa Sergeant Named Hall of Fame Inductee
Sergeant Mark dAugereau of the Ottawa Police Service, a 29 year old martial artist with 16 years in the sport, is to be inducted into the World Martial Art Hall of Fame on May 15 in Cleveland. He runs the dAugereau Kenpo school since 1986 and earned black belts in Hawaiian Kenpo and Okinawan Kenpo and a brown belt in Aiki do. He has served with the OPD since 1985 and leads Ottawa's Special Tactics and Rescue team. He learned of his acceptance in February and will hear more about the criteria at the induction ceremony.
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Fielder and Johnson return with long-awaited homers for Tigers
DETROIT beat Kansas City 5-3 after rain delays as Cecil Fielder ripped a 459 foot solo shot and Dave Johnson returned to the majors with a homer. Tony Phillips praised Fielder while Chad Kreuter and Rot Deer added solo shots as Detroit surged past Royals. Kreuter went 3 for 4 with a 52 average.
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Middle school dominance at Paola Louisburg Invitational
Ottawa Middle School teams captured three of four titles in the Paola Louisburg Invitational. Eighth grade girls and seventh grade girls also claimed top spots, with Ottawa and Wellsville athletes posting strong showings across hurdles, relays, sprints, and field events.
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Purdies
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Wellsville teams shine at Burlington Invitational
Wellsville High School boys won the meet with a 3200 victory by Ryan Wade at 9:41.7 and a second place 3200 relay with Belcher, Renaud, Stumpff. The WHS girls dominated relays, taking the 1600 relay in 4:13.9 with Allison Howard, Kristin Bloss, Amy Kramer, Lacey Breithaupt and adding second places in the 400 800 and 3200 relays and high jump. Upcoming the WHS hosts the Cramer Invitational with field events at 3:30 p.m. and races through 5:30.
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Kansas Upsets No 6 Wichita State In Ninth Inning
Kansas, ranked 17th, rallied from four runs down to beat sixth-ranked Wichita State 6-4. Brent Wilhelm homered, drove in three, and scored the go ahead run on a Shockers error in the ninth as Kansas improves to 37-11. Wilhelm scored from second on Dan Rude's ground ball misplayed for the decisive error.
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Suns survive Lakers in playoff opener
The Phoenix Suns edged the Los Angeles Lakers 107-102 as Charles Barkley praised the team’s enthusiasm. Coach Paul Westphal noted it was tough but expected, with Phoenix aiming to ride home support and locker-room resolve. Other first round games saw Chicago sweep Atlanta, Indiana beat New York, and Utah take a 2-1 lead over Seattle.
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