Ottawa doubles finish 12th at 4A state tennis
Ottawa High School doubles team Alex Reed and Vince Sylvester placed 12th at the 4A State Tournament in Winfield after a 2-4 run including wins over Trinity and Wellington. Singles player Jonathan Kuczmarski went 1-2, with a bye before losing to De Soto, as coach Sparks praised his season-long improvement.
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Alex Reed
Vince Sylvester
Jonathan Kuczmarski
State
de Soto
Kuczmarski
OHL
Miege
McPherson
Ottawa
Eric Sparks
Sparks
Jonathan Kaczmarski
Andover Central
Trinity
Wellington
Pratt
Buhler
Hayden
Webb Leads West Franklin in Flint Hills League Meet
Cody Webb led West Franklin with top four finishes at the Flint Hills League meet in Osage City. Megan Ecord set a school 800m record, aided by 18 personal bests as the Falcons fielded a smaller lineup due to injuries. West Franklin advances to regional action at Wellsville on Friday.
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Osage City
West Franklin
Cody Webb
Falcons
Megan Ecord
Susan Zentz
Sluder signs with Ottawa University basketball team
Former Central Heights standout Cody Sluder signs to play for Ottawa University after transferring from Allen County Community College. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 7.6 points and six rebounds at ACCC and 8.1 points five rebounds at Colby, earning all-state honors and state tourney exposure.
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Central Heights
Cody Sluder
Ottawa University
Allen County Community College
Colby Community College
Cody
Ottawa
Andy Carrier
Slader
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Northeastern
Oklahoma
Colby
Vikings
ICC
Wellsville
Carter Mann
Ottawa Softball Sweeps Eudora to Finish Regular Season
Ottawa High School softball completed its regular season with a doubleheader sweep of Eudora in Eudora, winning 14-7 and 11-9. Coach Joe Serna praised the team’s resilience and pitching by Shea Mesik and Kendall Blanco, noting defensive flexibility after injuries.
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Eudora
Ottawa
Joe Serna
Shea
Mesik
Kendall
Blanco
Peoples posts top four finishes in SEC meet
Former Ottawa High School standout and Missouri junior Kearston Peoples placed in the top four this weekend at the SEC track meet. She finished second in the shot put and fourth in the discus, highlighting her strong performan ce for the Tigers.
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University of Missouri
Kearston Peoples
Peoples
Ottawa High youth basketball camp set for June 10 to 13
Ottawa High School hosts a boys and girls youth camp for grades 3-8 from June 10 to 13. Registration closes Monday. Sessions run 8:30 to 10:30 for grades 3-5 and 11:00 to 1:00 for grades 6-8. Details and application at www.usd290.org.
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Cyclone
Ottawa advances to regional title game against Paola
Ottawa Cyclones defeated Louisburg 8-2 then Baldwin 4-3 to reach the regional championship, set for 5 p.m. in Ottawa. Coach Shawn Herrmann lauded inspired play and clutch hitting by Tate Jung Hayden Yancey and Sam Carver while Sam Carver held Louisburg to two first inning hits.
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Paola
Louisburg
Baldwin
Otva
Shawn Herrmann
Herrmann
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Stepp
Tate
Jung
Tate Jung
Hayden Yancey
Sam Carver
Nathan Roth
Hayden
Carver
Sam
Yancey
Clinton Dick
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa High
West Franklin WF Invitational Track Meet Highlights
Seventh grade girls show depth with Prouty 15.02 in 100 and Flory 63-5 discus. Roy leads eighth grade girls with 4-0 high jump and school record 30-3.5 shot put. Seventh grade boys feature Hower 14.09 100 and Goebel 14:28 3,200. eighth grade boys post Bailey 11.41 in 3,200 and Smith 13.81 100. Relay squads show WF group strength across events with multiple podiums and records noted.
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Macy Flory
Megan Eeord
McKenzie Wesen
Abby Morrison
Alexis Yelland
Ecord
Yelland
West Franklin Middle School
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Mead
Weber
Watts
Flory
Leach
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Hoyt
Hower
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Haner
Short
Hart
Stringer
Lewis
Crowley
Rossman
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Shogrin
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Williams
Longstaff
S. Rodriguez
M. Rodriguez
Milliken Alliams
Rogers
Iwney
Schmitz
Altic Stringer
Haner Hamilton
Estes
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Isaiah Messick
Wyatt Gilbert
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Johnson
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