Ottawa University men’s soccer wins two in Iowa weekend
The Braves beat Morningside 1-0 on Saturday in Sioux City and Briar Cliff 3-0 on Sunday. Zach Hanks scored his first career goal in the 78th minute against Morningside after starting as a goalkeeper. Drinnan Santo made six saves. Brandon Riley and Robert Rodriguez each scored against Briar Cliff. The men (2-3) host Central Methodist at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Wellsville and Ottawa high school volleyball recaps
Wellsville varsity went 3-3 at Baldwin Invitational with wins over Osawatomie Andale and Bonner Springs and losses to Baldwin Gardner and Paola. Emily Newhouse had 100 assists and 5 aces while Ashley Sparks posted 44 kills and 26 digs. Ottawa JV finished third at Highland Park Invitational, defeating Tonganoxie in the third-place match after pool-play losses, with Hannah Maxwell 20 kills Bryan Ferguson 10 kills and 10 blocks Chloe Brown 20 set assists Brittany Pfizenmaier 15 assists Lacey Waterman 18 digs.
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Cross country league results Ottawa Middle School meet
Saturday results for Ottawa Middle School seventh and eighth grade girls and boys races. Notable times include Justine Kennington 6:40.2 in seventh grade girls, Jocelyn Jahn 7:04.1, Morgan Waterman 7:07.9, Kayla Thomaczek 7:36.0, and eighth grade girls Amanda Wray 14:50.7. Boys feature Ryan Keller 6:14 in seventh grade and Kasey Spigle 11:51.7 in eighth grade along with others. Local football notes mention Zach Vance and Carson Powelson scoring two-point plays and touchdowns, plus Anthony Geist and Briar Jackson contributions.
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Cameron Ochs
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Travis Lutz
Elias White
Jordan Hough
Zach Vance
Carson Powelson
Ethan Strawn
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Wellsville Seventh Graders Triumph Over Anderson County
Wellsville Middle School seventh grade team defeated Anderson County 42 to 8. Tanner Shalkoski scored three rushing touchdowns to lead the Wellsville offense.
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West Franklin A tops Herington in straight sets
West Franklin Middle School defeated Herington 25 7, 25 20. Key performances included Alexa McCurdy with 15 of 16 serving, 8 aces and 2 kills, Aly Milliken 100 percent serving with 2 aces and 2 kills, Hannah Anderson 3 aces, Macayla Harmon 2 aces, Olivia Duda 3 aces and 1 kill, Medow Watts 14 of 15 serving, Makayla Williams 5 aces, and Savannah Rodriguez 2 aces.
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Braves rally as Ottawa upset No 2 Missouri Valley
Ottawa University Braves beat Missouri Valley 20 6 at Peoples Bank Field in an emotional team victory powered by a stifling defense. Erik Brown intercepted three passes and Morey Croson returned a blocked field goal 65 yards for a score while Jon Hilliger and Dexter Hayes contributed scoring plays. Ottawa improved to 1 1 and prepares for a KCAC opener at Bethany in Lindsborg.
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Ottawa High finishes fifth at Olathe North meet in cross country
Ottawa High School cross country teams competed at Lone Elm Park with the boys placing fifth and the girls seventh. Sharissa Daw led the girls with a 15th place medal while Sam White led the boys with a 17 41 personal best. Kennadee Huskey Jessie Winsky set personal records as six boys ran PRs. Ottawa returns Saturday for Bonner Springs Invite with strong showing praised by coach Kornhaus.
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Yelland Leads West Franklin at Wamego Meet
West Franklin High School runners competed at the state atmosphere meet in Wamego for 1A 2A and 4A. Alexis Yelland earned a medal with a 35th place in the varsity girls race. Coach Tara Huggard praised the team's effort despite a smaller squad and noted the experience will help at the regional meet. The Falcons return to action Thursday at Wellsville. Varsity boys finished with Isaiah Messick 20 39 and Brett Whittington 21 59 in 93rd place. JV boys Korey Hempel 29 25. Varsity girls Yelland 19 11.02, Abby Morrison 20 38, Kara Wray 21 43, Charley Fine 23 01. JV girls Cheyenne Jensen 24 49.
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Ottawa VB drops four matches at MNU Invitational
Ottawa University volleyball lost all four games to ranked teams at the MidAmerica Nazarene Invitational. They were swept by No. 11 Park on Friday and by No. 5 MidAmerica Nazarene and No. 8 Midland on Saturday, with Baker also defeating them. Becca Colson and Taylor Bridge led with six kills in the Park match. Hill had 24 assists against Baker. Hoveyda added 14 digs versus Park. Ottawa returns to play at Bethel on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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