Prep athlete of the week for Aug 31 to Sept 5
Area selection honors Will Kerns of Osage City for a record 255 rushing yards on 34 carries and three touchdowns in a 27 12 season opening win over Mission Valley. Coach Hultgren noted blocks limited him and praised his effort.
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Indians
Mission Valley
Les Hultgren
Wellsville
Grady Breithaupt
Eagles
Gardner-Edgerton
Central Heights
Kim Wood
Anderson County
Wood
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Matt Sowers
Trojans
Lyndon
Jill Campbell
Pleasant Ridge
DeSoto
Baldwin
Brian Lash
Dogs
Garnett
BHS
Williamsburg
Carrie Weigand
Volleyball
Panthers
Pleasanton
Marmaton Valley
Pomona
Jessica Humiston
Ryan Wade
Ottawa
Wendler stars in Cyclones debut in loss to Paola
Alex Wendler, 6-0, 170, senior running back, was a bright spot as Otta wa debuted a one back offense in a 35-16 defeat to Paola. Wendler ran 27 times for 127 yards and the team's first TD while coach Ron Mann praised his effort. Dan Pyle led cross country with 19th place at St Thomas Aquinas invite, 18:26. Merranda Cantrell led OHS girls with 29th in 13:53.
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Cyclones
Wendler
Ottawa
Paola
Alex
Ron Mann
OHS
Dan Pyle
St. Thomas Aquinas
Merranda Cantrell
OHS coach predicts reorganizing year after rebuild fears
Brown says early-season underestimation will fade as Ohio State breaks with tradition in 1992. He notes offense will be less balanced but stresses retained strength and adjusted play. Junior Kendra Kahler headlines returners as the team's third leading hitter from last year.
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Brown
Kendra Kahler
OHS Volleyball 1992 Schedule and Team Notes
The schedule lists OHS volleyball fixtures from September to October including DeSoto Gardner Edgerton Blue Valley and more with times and locations. Coach Brown emphasizes building a defensive identity and players Angie Warren Becky Katzer Robin Wadkins Sherry Brown Megan Pence Jamie Criqui and others shaping the Cyclones lineup.
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DeSoto
Gardner-Edgerton
Blue Valley
Central Heights
Iola
Garnett
Highland Park
Olathe South
Shawnes Mission North
Turner
Atchison
Bonner Springs
Ottawa
Sumner
Bishop Ward
Olathe North
Olathe East
Santa Fe Treil
Paola
Pyle leads Cyclones at Aquinas Invitational opener
Ottawa High cross country placed sixth at the St Thomas Aquinas Invitational in Overland Park. Dan Pyle led OHS runners with 18:26 for 19th on 3.1 miles, followed by Jason Wolken 21st in 18:35 and Wade Hepner 25th in 18:53. Girls lacked a full varsity, Merranda Cantrell led at 29th in 13:53 with teammates Snyder and LeMastres 41st and 43rd. Varsity boy entrants Pratt, Pratt, and Templeton populated the later finishes. JV results highlighted Mitch Brown 24th and Prentice 28th. Ottawa returns at Olathe South Invitational.
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Overland Park
Dan Pyle
Ottawa
Pyle
OHS
Jason Wolken
Wade Hepner
Merranda Cantrell
Michelle Snyder
Heather LeMastres
Mitch Brown
Andy Prentice
Jason Neff
Kevin Hough
Cyclone
Jennifer Lemke
Becky Beach
OMS Rolls To Victory Over Leavenworth West MS
The Ottawa Middle School Whirlwinds built a 30-0 halftime lead and defeated Leavenworth West Middle School 36-6 at Steve Grogan Stadium. John Janssen scored twice in the first quarter, Phanith Kongkindavong added two second quarter TDs, and OMS improved to 2-0 as Skip Tedrow added a 2-yard rushing score.
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Ottawa Middle School
Leavenworth West Middle School
Steve Grogan
John Janssen
Phanith Kongkindavong
Janssen
Scout Snethen
Kongkindavong
Josh Turner
Snethen
Turner
Jeff Barker
OMS
Ryan Jung
Andy Derousseau
Leavenworth
Skip Tedrow
Carter’s three hits pace Blue Jays in 5-0 shutout
Devon White opens the game with a single and Roberto Alomar walks as Toronto seizes control. John Carter homers for the Blue Jays boosting his hitting streak to 10 games while contributing three RBIs and extending the lead to five. Kansas City manage only four players reach second as errors aid Toronto.
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Devon White
Roberto Alomar
Carter
Winfield
Alomar
Aquino
Kansas City
Toronto
Toronto Kansas City Abrh
Ifferies
Cater
Bru
Merrine
Olerud
McRyld
Midado
Lyndon Tigers Fall Twice in Volleyball Triangular
Lyndon High dropped two matches in a triangular with Eudora and Marais des Cygnes Valley. The Tigers, now 2-2, lost 12-15 15-4 14-16 to Eudora with Hackett going 13 of 13 serves and 2 aces while Persinger and Shoup added spikes and assists. They then fell 15-11 15-6 to MdCV as Persinger and Shoup contributed at the net and from serving. JV beat MdCV 15-5 15-0.
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Lyndon
Lyndon High
Eudora
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Tigers
Michelle Hackett
LHS
Heather Persinger
Stephanie Shoup
Tonia Hart
Erin Persinger
Mdcv
Vikings top Osage City in volleyball sweep
Osage City High fell to 1-5 after dropping two matches to Mission Valley in a Mid-East League dual. MVHS won the first 4-15 15-13 7-15 and the second 15-10 15-8 as OC struggled with serving at 72 percent. Freshman Carol Dayhoff and junior Heidi Needles led OC, coach Michelle Giesy said OC travels to Silver Lake next.
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Osage City
Osage City High
Indians
Mission Valley
Vikings
MVHS
Carol Dayhoff
Heidi Needles
Michelle Giesy
Osage
Silver Lake
Brewers owner Selig named temporary baseball commissioner
Bud Selig of Milwaukee Brewers was named chairman of baseballs executive council and given commissionership powers on a temporary basis after Fay Vincents resignation. The 10 member council delegated authority to Selig while a search for a new commissioner proceeds.
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ST. Louis
Milwaukee Brewers
Bud Selig
Baseball
Fay Vincent
Selig
PHS teams sweep Humboldt and Pleasanton in volleyball
Pomona High School improved to 2-2 by sweeping Humboldt and Pleasanton. Michelle Hoch were 12 of 12 serves and 7 kills overall, Nicole Krambeer 8 of 8 with two aces, Jodi Chambers 10 of 13 with three aces, Amy Hoffsommer 11 of 14 with six kills, Sara Knop 4 of 5. In game two Chambers and Shepherd led serves. Junior varsity beat Humboldt 15-2 and 15-6 with Krambeer and Crystal Barkley fueling a 94 percent team serve. Pomona heads to LeRoy with Williamsburg next.
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Humboldt
Pomona High
Pleasanton
Michelle Hoch
Nicole Krambeer
Jodi Chambers
Amy Hoffsommer
Sara Knop
PHS
Chambers
Julie Shepherd
Hoch
Hoffsommer
Krambeer
Crystal Barkley
Pomona
LeRoy
Williamsburg
Eagles sweep two of three in quadrangular at Wellsville
Wellsville High volleyball moves to 4-1 with wins over Paola and Lebo and a three game setback to state ranked Topeka Hayden. Allison Howard 24 of 24 with three aces. Misti Thuro 24 of 25 with four aces. Campbell and Howard pace attacks with 17 and 10 kills. JV 4-0. freshmen 2-0. Varsity heads to Baldwin tournament.
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Wellsville
Wellsville High
Eagles
Paola
Lebo
Topeka Hayden
WHS
Allison Howard
Misti Thuro
Jill Campbell
Howard
Thurp
Amy Kramer
Becky Broers
Baldwin
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