Sports briefs
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OU softball routs Tabor
HILLSBORO — The Ottawa University softball team opened up Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference play with two routs.
The Lady Braves rolled to 12-0 and 11-1 victories Tuesday over Tabor in Hillsboro.
Pam Johnston and Jaime Simms combined for a one-hitter in the five-inning opener. Ottawa belted seven hits, led by Jamie Miller with three hits and three runs scored. Jose Hildebrand had three RBI.
Ashley Mundy and Simms combined for the victory in the second game.
Ottawa had eight hits. Hildebrand and Sharee Joyner had two hits each and three RBI and a combined five runs scored. Kelly Higbie had two RBI.
Ottawa improved to 16-5 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
Falcons struggle in opener
La CYGNE — The West Franklin High School baseball team opened the season Tuesday with a 16-3 loss to Prairie View in La Cygne.
The four Falcon pitchers combined to walk nine and the defense committed six errors. Ten of Prairie Views runs were unearned.
“You cant expect to win when you give away 10 runs,” Falcon coach Ian Evans said.
The Falcons made several other mental mistakes that dont go as errors in the scorebook.
“For whatever reason we usually start the season off bad. We’ve lost our first game three of the last four years. I don’t think it’s possible for us to play any worse. I hope not anyway,” Evans said.
The Falcons won the junior varsity game, 13-3.
“The JV kids played great. They came out ready to go,” Evans said.
Cody Bowman was the winning pitcher.
OU’s Lightner records ace
WINFIELD — Ottawa University women’s golfer Lindsey Lightner sank her first career hole-in-one Tuesday at the Quail Ridge Golf Course in Winfield. It is the first hole in one in OU women’s golf program history.
Lightner used a hybrid from 149 yards out.
Higbie receives KCAC, NAIA honors
LINDSBORG — Ottawa University softball player Kerry Higbie was named Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and NAIA Region IV player of the week.
The senior second baseman had six hits in 10 at bats in four games last week. The Wellsville High School graduate also had a .900 slugging percentage, produced four runs, six RBI and hit a double and a triple.
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