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The Ottawa High School girls’ experience and athletic talent should keep the Cyclones in nearly every game this season. The Cyclones went toe-to-toe with Shawnee Height Friday in the Cyclone gym.

Opponents have a blueprint for success already against the Ottawa High School boys basketball team. Through the first two games, the Cyclones have had trouble handling the ball, especially against the press.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – After an extraordinary second quarter in which the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears exchanged body blows, the NFL’s oldest rivalry returned to normal, with Aaron Rodgers once again delivering a knockout punch.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young will be the latest to make a run at college football immortality as the second twotime Heisman Trophy winner, joining former Ohio State running back Archie Griffin. But that he took home this year’s Heisman doesn’t necessarily make Young the favorite to do so again in 2022 – in fact, the results since Griffin’s second win in 1975 tell us that Young is facing a very uphill battle heading into what may be his final season with the Crimson Tide.

Picking a quarterback to lift the Heisman Trophy is always a safe bet: 17 have won the award since 2000. And choosing a player from Alabama is also smart: four have done so since 2009.

Ottawa University new head football coach Nick Davis was selected to the 2022 AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute. This year's class was chosen from a field of more than 200 applicants.

The prep postseason basketball assignments for the lower classes are set by the KSHSAA. West Franklin will be the host of a 3A sub-state.

Two Ottawa University football players will have one last go around together. Seniors Colby Johnson and Jacob Seniors Colby Johnson and Jacob Garcia will play for the West squad in the NAIA Senior Football Classic, Friday, in Durham, North Carolina.