Sports

The Ottawa University women’s golf team added Ryann Thurston for the 2024-25 season.

The University of Kansas football team is receiving recognition nationally after back-to-back bowl appearances.The Jayhawks were well-represented on the Athlon Sports Preseason All-America and All-Big 12 Teams, highlighted by 11 total selections, including cornerback Cobee Bryant (third team) and running back Devin Neal (fourth team) being named to All-America teams.The honors mark the second preseason All-America honors for both Bryant and Neal, after Bryant was named second team All-America and Neal was named fourth team All-America by Phil Steele Magazine.Selections to the Athlon All-Big 12 Team include: Bryant (First Team, CB), Jalon Daniels (First Team, QB), Neal (Second Team, RB), Lawrence Arnold (Second Team, WR), Michael Ford (Second Team, OL), Jereme Robinson (Second Team, DL), Mello Dotson (Second Team, CB), JB Brown (Third Team, LB), Logan Brown (Fourth Team, OL), Bryce Cabeldue (Fourth Team, OL) and Marvin Grant (Fourth Team, S).Bryant was recently named to the Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List for the second-consecutive season, awarded annually to the Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year, a player who has had the biggest impact on his team both on and off the field.Bryant enters his senior season as a first team All-Big 12 selection in back-to-back seasons, becoming the first Kansas defensive back to earn first team honors in consecutive seasons since Aqib Talib in 2006-07.

The Ottawa University Braves Athletics is partnering with Opendorse, a nationally recognized leader in the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) landscape and a 2023 Time Magazine Top 100 Most Influential Companies, to create an all-in-one NIL platform for the department.As the exclusive NIL partner of the NAIA, Opendorse is the leader in athlete marketplace and NIL technology.

The Ottawa University women’s bowling team added a high school standout for the 2024-25 season.The Lady Braves signed Taylor Lenz, Dodge City.

In a back-and-forth contest that saw nine lead changes and four ties, the Gardner-Edgerton High School boys’ basketball team found themselves on the losing end of a 48-45 decision Friday night at Shawnee Mission North High School.