Young aces OCC 18th at Ottawa Country Club
Ottawa golfer George Young aced the 18th hole using an 8 iron on the par 3 145 yard hole. Witnessed by Bob Wiggin, the feat adds to Ottawa’s ace list. The Ottawa Recreation Commission will hold a monthly meeting at City Hall at 7 p.m. Thursday with reports on summer programs Babe Ruth letter fields and university baseball plus plans for the new director and park and computer upgrades. The ORC is also announcing adult basketball registration through Sept. 30 with four leagues and fees. A separate event, the Million Dollar Shootout at Ottawa Country Club runs Sept 15–19 to raise funds for Ransom Memorial Hospital Charitable Association with a $1 million prize from 340 monthly installments. Enter by qualifying rounds with $10 entry fee and shots.
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Ottawa Country Club
Ottawa
George Young
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
City Hall
Babe Ruth
Ottawa University
Orlis Cox
the Ransom Memorial Hospital Charitable Association, Inc
Spikers continue play with Baldwin and Central Heights action
In Tuesday night volleyball, Baldwin went 2-1 at home with eight first-year players, beating Barstow and Basehor-Linwood while losing to Eudora. Central Heights split openings with Prairie View and Williamsburg, praising serving and a stronger middle attack as key improvements amid early-season adjustments. Williamsburg varsity, mostly freshmen, faced losses but gained lessons as coach Lisa Brookover noted.
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Baldwin
Wellsville
Central Heights
Vikings
Prairie View
Williamsburg
Viking
Richard Brown
Brown
Ashley Dunbar
Katy Wuertz
Panthers
Lisa Brookover
Brookover
Hamilton
Ottawa Freshman Volleyball Tryouts Split By Date
Ottawa fresh spring volleyball coach Mike Kyriakos splits nine players to a triangular at Oregon Trail and 10 others host a home match at 5 p.m. The squad, aiming to form A and B teams, lost both Tuesday matches to Indian Trail 15-9 15-13 and Oregon Trail 12-15 15-12 15-12. Kristen Kay 13 points three kills in two matches. Jayme Vance 18 points five aces. Tara Jackson 9 points two aces three assists. Laura Luther 8 points in Oregon Trail game.
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Olathe
Ottawa
Mike Kyriakos
Oregon Trail
Kyriakos
Indian Trail
Kristen Kay
Jayme Vance
Tara Jackson
Laura Luther
Ottawa Hawks Rally Stumbles in Hayden Loss and Seaman Win
Ottawa displays fight after rallying from a 10-3 hole in the Hayden match but falls short in two games. Senior Emilee Hermreck leads offense with three kills against Seaman and six versus Hayden, while Christina Fenton adds seven kills in the Seaman win and also sets. Kelli Wadkins annuls nine set assists against Seaman as Melissa Miller contributes in both early matches. Erin Langston and Liz Gibson anchor defense as Clathe East recovers Ottawa from a tough Hayden defeat. JV suffers three losses at Olathe East with freshmen Allegre, Dieterich and Seeger showing signs of promise.
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Hayden
Emilee Hermreck
Seaman
Christina Fenton
Kelli Wadkins
Melissa Miller
Grover Said
Erin Langston
Liz Gibson
Clathe East
Hawks
Allegre
East
Dieterich
Olathe East
Seeger
Royals activate Appier from DL and promote Spehr Giambi
Kansas City Royals bring back pitcher Kevin Appier from the disabled list after arthroscopic knee surgery. Jeff King also returns from the DL, while Tim Spehr and Jeremy Giambi are purchased from Triple-A Omaha. Appier has sat out the season since March 24 surgery.
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Kansas City Royals
Kevin Appier
Royals
Jeff King
Tim Spehr
Jeremy Giambi
Triple-A
Omaha
Appier
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AutoZone
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