Ottawa Cyclones Seek 5 Wins To Claim Huron League Title
Ottawa High School volleyball aims to sweep all five round robin matches at Sumner Academy to share the Huron League crown and improve sub state seeding. Atchison leads 5-0, having beaten Ottawa twice. Ottawa opens at 9 a.m. against Sumner Academy, then faces Atchison, Turner, Ward, and Bonner Springs.
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Atchison
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Ward
Bonner Springs
van Leeuwen
Ottawa Freshmen Fall Short in Three Volleyball Matches
Ottawa High School freshmen volleyball beat Ward 15-11 15-11 then lost to Blue Valley 15-10 15-4 and Shawnee Mission Northwest 15-10 16-14. Vanessa Frazier led with 6 service points and 2 kills in the Ward win, while Sara Hinderliter and Nicole Ferris added multiple points and assists across the three matches. Ottawa closes the season Monday at Blue Valley in a quadrangular.
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Nicole Ferris
SMNW
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Ferris
Frazier
Hinderliter
Lady Braves Fall to Bethel in Marathon Five-Game Set
The Ottawa University Lady Braves lost to Bethel Threshers in a 2.5 hour five-game match. Brooke Benedict led with 23 kills, Emily Mader 13, and Mader and Jamie Kempfe tied for 15 digs. Katie McDonald returned from injury and led with five aces as OU heads to the Avila Tournament in Kansas City with matches against Avila and Park College Friday and William Jewell Saturday.
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Mader
Jamie Kempfe
Katie McDonald
Kansas City
Avila
Park College
William Jewell
Falcons Bomb MdCV in Finale to Cap Off Season
West Franklin Falcons closed the season with a 70-42 win over Marais des Cygnes Valley in Pomona, finishing 5-2 and second in the Three Rivers League. Justin Merando and Kyle Wadkins each scored three touchdowns, Merando totaling 75-yard kickoff return and runs of 50 and 63 yards, while Wadkins added 60 and 10 yard TDs. Justin Rand converted three two point plays as Corey Ellis, Aaron Nelson, Clark Hamilton, and Anthony Gott found the end zone in a high scoring finish.
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Aaron Nelson
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Miller leads Bret Givens team to 35 and over title
Kim Miller, former Ottawa High School star, earned Most Valuable Player honors as Bret Givens Construction’s women’s softball team won the 35 and over World Championship in Hutchinson on October 4 and 5. Kinda Chambers and Rael Hodgson, both former area players, joined the all-tourney circle as the team extended its world titles to three since 1994.
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Ottawa
OU runners compete with ranked teams in cross country
Ottawa University cross country teams finished ninth in their NAIA Mid States Championships at Johnson County Community College. The men totaled 250 points behind four top 25 opponents. the Lady Braves had 217 points, two behind eighth place Midland Lutheran. Brent Walker led the men at 28:21, with Jon Guajardo 38th and coach Kirk Wren praising his smart race. Beil led the women at 20:50 in 25th, and Wren noted she ran on tired legs. Ottawa next competes at Fort Hays State Invitational before hosting the KCAC meet at Pomona Lake on Nov. 1.
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Kirk Wren
Guajardo
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Valerie Shaw
Dana Battin
Sacha Hughes
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Frontiers runners place in Baldwin meet details
Baldwin runners posted strong showings on the course with Courtney Stultz 10th at 12 56 Jennifer Ikenberry 11th 12 57 and Becky Demarest 16th 13 09 Amelia Gladhart 19th 13 28 Wylie Taul Sard 15 20 Maggie Pease 60th 16 31 Jill Trowbridge 61st 16 33 Chet Kueffer won junior varsity in 18 35 Jeff Gresnick 2nd 19 03 Wellsville led by Darren Coughenour 4th 17 39 John Inglehart 10th 18 01 Brad Kramer 16th 18 24 Jackie Caruthers led girls 9th 12 48 Derrick Carpenter 10th 20 34 on the boys IV team
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Wellsville
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Carrie Griffin
Annette Stumpff
Shannon Sloan
Katie Groshong
Chiefs top Chargers after strong bye week showing
Coach Schottenheimer praised Thomas back from injury as the Chiefs harassed Chargers QBs Humphries and Everett. Marcus Allen added a 6 yard TD for a 31 3 lead, his 116th NFL rushing touchdown. KC delivered arguably their best performance of the year with strong come back efforts.
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