Tabor targets winning season at Ottawa in key ECAC clash
Tabor College and Ottawa University meet at Cook Field as the Bluejays chase their first winning campaign since 1979. Ottawa, 3-3, aims to rebound from a 1-6 skid, led by Alonzo Smith who eyes a 1,000-yard rushing mark. Sterling, St. Mary of the Plains, Kansas Wesleyan, McPherson, Bethel, Bethany, and Friends are also on ECAC slate this week.
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Saint Mary of the Plains
McPherson
Bethel
Sterling
Southwestern
Bluejays
Zumwalt
Percy
Tabor
Braves
Bethany
Prac
Ottawa
Alonzo Smith
Smith
Kansas Wesleyan
ECAC
St. Mary of the Plains
Friends
Tabor Bluejays struggle with injuries seek comeback vs Ottawa
Tabor College coach Dave Zumwalt laments a season of turnovers and rough results after a 34-3 loss to Southwestern. He notes injuries thin the roster as Tabor fights for a winning season, needing two wins in three games, including a key matchup with Ottawa. Ottawa beat Tabor 49-18 last year.
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Rick Peterson
Tabor College
Bluejays
Dave Zumwalt
Zumwalt
Tabor
Southwestern
Ottawa
Bethany
Kansas Wesleyan
Thomas Brady
Percy
Clearwater High School
Mike Gottsch
Shawn Newport
Former Ottawa Physician Cards Hole-In-One on Golf Course
Former Ottawa physician David Laury scored a hole in one on Skidaway Island Savannah Georgia. He used a No 4 wood gifted by Dr Frank Reyes to reach the 175 yard hole and the ball came from a golfing buddy H William Myers.
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Ottawa
David Laury
Laury
Skidaway Island
Savannah
Frank Reyes
H. William Myers
Bowling Scores Across Local Teams and Members
A detailed bowling score sheet lists numerous teams and players with their high games and series. Notable entries include Linda Hoffers with 181 and 487, Nitcher 384, and B. Hickman 472, across clubs such as American Muffler, Taylor Bros. Const, Peopples Bank, Ottawa Lumber, and more, highlighting a broad competition among local businesses and groups.
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Linda
L. Brown
D. Nitcher
N. Leadbetter
L. Crawford
Kramer
B. Hickman
SONIC
B. Johnson
T.T. & T. Salvage
T. Bien
M. Mille
Peoples Bank
B. Carpenter
Taylor Bros. Const
R. Sndia
L., Shuck
Steve's Meat Market
D. Cordle
First National Bank
L. Bond
B. Roehl
Budge’s Sports Center
L. Holzapfel
Ottawa Lumber
Kent
Don
Ottawa Bus
M. Milton
Freda
J. Bruner
G. Howell
N. Bond
Night Owls
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R. Gooding
Dalrymple Liquor
Shelton Injury Adds To OU's Miseries
OU coach Glenn Percy said Steve Shelton's knee injury in the 35-14 loss to Bethany College dealt a heavy blow to the team. The junior safety, hurt on a punt play, will miss the remainder of football season and basketball season, with surgery planned in Olathe. Shelton, a former Wellsville multi-sport star, finished the year with 28 solo tackles and four pass breakups, and is hoped to be 100 percent by next September.
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Braves
Jack
Steve Shelton
Percy
Ottawa
Tabor
Rick Peterson
Glenn Percy
Shelton
Ottawa University Braves
Bethany College
Olathe
Bethany
Steve
Wellsville High
Jack Armstrong
Ottawa High to host 5A sub state volleyball and regional cross country
Ottawa High will host a 5A sub state volleyball tournament with four teams vying for a spot in the 5A state tourney at Newton on Saturday. Top seed Chanute meets Fort Scott at 2 pm and Blue Valley faces Ottawa at 3 pm with the final at 4 pm. Ottawa also hosts cross country regionals in 3A and 4A starting at 10 am, followed by 4A and 5A races, with state meets set for Manhattan and Wamego on Nov. 8.
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Ottawa High
OHS
Newton
Chanute
Fort Scott
Blue Valley
Ottawa
Manhattan
Wamego
Benedictine Outlasts OU In Non League Volleyball
Ottawa University faced Benedictine College in a non league volleyball match, the Ravens winning 3-1 after dropping the third set 16-14. Andrea Loewenstein led OU with eight spikes, Becky Epp and Roseann Scott starred in the front row, and Patty Holm added seven kills while contending for a high serving percentage. The Braves finish the season 7-24 and host a season finale at Wilson Field House with Saint Mary of the Plains and Kansas Wesleyan on Parents Night.
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Branson
Wilson Field House
Allen County Community College
Steve Zuk
Atchison—Ottawa University
Benedictine College
Ravens
Ottawa
Corkie Hedlund
Benedictine
Andrea Loewenstein
Becky Epp
Roseann Scott
Loewenstein
Patty Holm
Braves
Kansas
Saint Mary of the Plains
Kansas Wesleyan
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Ottawa University
Cook Field
Point
Lindsborg
KCAC
L. Dunn
Hoffers
K. Parker
Strikers
R. Weems
Jameson & Son Dairy
D. Gilmer
Steele Dairy
A. Guyett
Saddleback
M. Robertson
Moonhawks
Geist Gals
T. Ferguson
T. Spears
State Farmins
R. Geist
Sherry G
B. Walker
L. Topp
C. Roehl
H. Hogue
Lantis Const
J. Garcia
R. Stottlemire
L. White
Santa FE
M. O'Connor
A. Coffman
Eagles
F. FritTs
Crook's
R. Loyd
Waymire's
D. Clough
Underwood
S. Mason
Finch Drilling
M. Johnson
Ramsey Printing
G. RaMsey
Knights OF Columbus
C. Carpenter
Cage
Tommie Simpson
Cyclones
Charly McClain
Radio Heart
Country and
Franklin Savings
Ottawa Auditorium
Whittaker
U.S. Congress
Congress
Plaschka-Kramer
Princeton
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