Sports

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.

There have been so many growing pains for the Ottawa High School girls basketball program the past few years. The Cyclones have been tested in every way through the years.

Playing Piper right out of the gate is never an easy assignment for the Ottawa High School boys basketball team. The Pirates exhibit athletic players.

Younger teams tend to be a bit more inconsistent. The Ottawa University women’s basketball team is relying on a talented freshman class to make plays this season, which has made for bumpy ride in the first 11 games.

There is a fine line sometimes between winning and losing games. The Ottawa University men’s basketball team is mired in playing well enough to lose in the final seconds of games.

Ottawa University senior Jaquan Daniels surpassed the 1,000 career point mark this past Saturday against Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. He is the third OU men’s basketball player to score 1,000 points in an OU uniform in less that three seasons.