Wellsville earns fifth straight state bid in 3A regional
Wellsville High School baseball clinched a state tournament berth for the fifth consecutive season. The Eagles swept West Franklin 13-1 in five innings and beat Osage City 6-4 in Mound City to claim the regional title, moving to 20-2 overall for the 3A state tourney starting May 29 at Washburn University in Topeka. Shamus Kearney improved to 9-0 with a complete game against West Franklin, recording seven strikeouts in 54 pitches and earning the save in the championship.
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Cyclone golfers qualify for state after regional run
In the Burlington regional at Emporia Ottawa High School placed four in the top 14 and finished as regional runner up with a 349, earning a first state berth since 2011. Quentin Blane led with 84, followed by Parker Olmstead 85 and Trey Rich 88, others carded 92 to 96 as Ottawa advances to Firekeeper Golf Course Mayetta. Central Heights sophomore Matt Percy won his regional at Council Grove and will play at Cherry Oaks Cheney, aiming for state after a 12th place finish last year.
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Wellsville Softball Falls to Humboldt in Regional Final
Humboldt tops Wellsville 9-2 in the regional championship, ending Wellsville’s best season at 20-3. Coach Chris Rose calls Humboldt a “great team” and notes Wellsville’s seniors transformed the program while Kaylynn Peacock led with two hits and Ma ria h Kayhill set a school single season home run record.
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OHS Girls Soccer Fell to Andover Central in Windy Regional
Ottawa High School girls soccer were overwhelmed by gale force winds in Andover, losing 10-0 to Andover Central in a 4-10 regional. Coach Kelly Smith said the wind was the toughest they faced, ending Ottawa’s season at 3-14 with a persevering attitude.
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End of the road for OHS Herald in regional final loss
Ottawa Cyclones ran into Paola cold in the regional final, 13-3. Paola built a big early lead with 11 runs in the second and third innings while Ottawa committed four errors and could not rally. Seniors Roth and Weidl end their high school careers as key contributors and leaders.
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West Franklin Falcons win regional opener 4-2 over Kansas City Christian
West Franklin, the No.3 seed, defeated No.6 Kansas City Christian 4-2 as Tyler Rogers pitched six innings with seven strikeouts and Oaklee Homer earned the save. Trenton Worley led with two hits and two RBIs, while Homer and Emerson Reece added two hits each.
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