Sports

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Why Ottawa? “I chose Ottawa because of the couches, people and the environment. Everybody was extremely warm and welcoming and made me feel included immediately.” Favorite memory: “The camaraderie of track meets and the support everyone gives to each other even if wasn’t your best meet or best practice, everyone is always there to lift each other up.” Major: Business marketing.

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The all-class State track and field meet will take place May 29-30 at Wichita State University’s University Stadium, formerly known as Cessna Stadium. As part of the ongoing construction at the stadium – which started in 2022 and is slated to be done before the 2028 State meet – the stadium track has been expanded to nine lanes.

The Cheney Cardinals track and field teams accomplished a preseason goal last Thursday, winning the girls and boys Central Plains League meet for a final time. The Cardinals are moving to the Central Kansas League next school year.

TSnews The Clearwater Indians softball team won two of its three games last week to earn the top seed in the Class 4A West, taking a pair of games from Wichita East last Monday by identical 15-0 scores before falling 3-2 at Andover Central the next day. Makena Hampton had three doubles and four RBI in last Monday’s opener, while she and Liv Miller both homered in the nightcap and combined for five RBI.

TSnews The Argonia girls track team won gold in several events at last Friday’s South Central Border League track meet, which was held at Caldwell High School. Bailey Haines won a pair of league titles, as shw placed first in both the 800 meters and 1600 meters.

TSnews The Cheney Cardinals baseball team got a big game on the mound from Gracen Radell and a big game at the plate from Kaden Eck to take a 3-2 win over Halstead in the Class 3A regional opener last Wednesday at Cheney. Radell started and went 6-1/3 innings, striking out 15 and allowing just six hits, two runs and two walks before Carson Swartz came in and got the final two outs.

TSnews With two shutout victories last week, the Eisenhower Tigers have secured the top seed in Class 5A West. The Tigers beat Rose Hill 2-0 in Goddard on May 12, and then beat Andover Central 1-0 in Andover on May 14.

TSnews Three swimmers and divers from this year’s Campus Colts team will take part in this week’s State tournament in Lenexa. Joslyn Cox, a Campus junior, will compete in diving, which begins on Thursday.