Ottawa cross country team places fifth in Baker Wildcat invitational
Ottawa University men finish fifth with 140 points, led by John Inglehart 11th in 8,000 meters at 26:52. Women place seventh with 176 points, Sasha Lohr pacing 21st in 21:10 as 5,000 meters contested. Babe Ruth and Cal Ripken baseball commish Kuntz reelected for seventh two-year term. district commissioners reelected. Terry Burkdoll named developmental commissioner. Ottawa USA Tae Kwon Do School shines at Sept 29 tournament in Manchester with multiple medals.
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Karyn Fuller
Melissa Hughes
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Babe Ruth
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Kansas
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Edwardsville
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Terry Burkdoll
Melvern
Cal Ripken Baseball
Manchester
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Ultimate Power
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Craig Hendricks
Jay Bacon
Pomona
Bacon
Sam Smith
Gardner
Isaac Smith
BreAnne Hendricks
OMS Volleyball Teams Finish Fourth in Tourney
The Ottawa Middle School volleyball squads placed fourth in the OMS round robin on Saturday. The seventh graders went 4-2, while the eighth graders were 2-2 with two splits. Ottawa finished the season 15-5. the seventh grade record was 8-8.
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Shawnee Heights
Washburn Rural
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Chelsey Titus
Randi Morris
Jill Spratt
Morris
Karessa Lewis
Ashley Guenther
Caressa Fredricks
Megan Ramsey
Xavier
Spratt
Lexington
Lynch Brown
Ardyth Mosher
Titus
Amanda Tucker
Baseball ends historic 2001 season with Gwynn retirement
Barry Bonds closed a historic year with his 73rd home run and a .863 slugging percentage as Rickey Henderson earned 3,000th hit and Cal Ripken retired. Tony Gwynn finished with 3,141 hits and 8 batting titles after a 20 year career. The Mariners tied 1906 Cubs with 116 wins as Atlanta won 10th straight division and Houston claimed NL Central on the final day.
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Spires claim first football win in KCAC history
Saint Mary Spires grab 43-21 victory over Bethel in their 13th KCAC game, led by Brian Lewton with 251 passing yards and three TDs and Nate Gardner with 232 rushing yards and two scores. Bethel's Brad Thimm tallies 253 yards and three TDs. Fort Hays State's Jason Broom sets a school rushing record with 378 yards and five TDs in DII action. Other NAIA results noted across the Kansas Conference and surrounding play.
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Ottawa rallies past KW with Booker 77 yard TD run
Ottawa exploits big plays to surge from 23-6 down. Booker races 77 yards for a TD, Salas grinds 134 yards on 17 carries as Ottawa defense clamps down. KW counters with several long runs and a late push but Ottawa remains poised.
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Ottawa
Salas
Justin Morris
Morris
Crouch Sets I A TD Record as Nebraska Rolls Past Iowa State
Nebraska, ranked fourth, built a 41-0 first-half lead and beat Iowa State 48-14 as Eric Crouch ran in four touchdowns and set the Division I-A record with 51 rushing TDs for a quarterback. Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Colorado also won, while Kansas State struggled in a 2-0 conference start and 0-2 overall after a home loss to an unranked foe.
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Nebraska
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