Photo courtesy of Ottawa University Wrestling Around this last time last year, neither our school year nor our athletic season looked very promising. During the time of the pandemic, the Ottawa wrestling team was facing adversity due to having to quarantine as both a team and also certain individuals. As we […]

Photo by Matthew Hicks The Braves football team has some new faces on the coaching staff this year. But these faces may look familiar to many who have stayed loyal to Ottawa athletics over the years.   Wes Coomes, the new special teams coordinator for the Braves, was an all-conference linebacker […]

Photo by Brian Longval If you know anything about Ottawa University, you will know about our rich sports culture here at the campus. What many people do not know is that there is a sports team that is almost completely blind to the naked eye. This one is the official Esports […]

Photo Courtesy of OttawaBraves.com Rebekah “Beka” Loker was the lone Brave to qualify for the ISC Singles National Bowling Championship that will take place in Wyoming, Michigan, on May 3-8.    She was one of six ladies to qualify out of over 150 competitors. She and the other Braves bowled […]

Photo courtesy of OU Cheer This year’s NCA Nationals was a successful trip for the Braves cheer team. Despite the troublesome obstacles they faced early in the season, they remained persistent and stuck together until the end.    With a few cheerleaders leaving the team during their season, it was uncertain […]

Photo courtesy: Micaela Alley While many of us tend to stay close to Kansas for games or competitions, the cheer and dance team will be traveling 1,286 miles away from our little town to represent Ottawa in a big city at the highest level.  Dance will be performing in Daytona, Florida, […]

Photo courtesy: NAIA   With only two weekends off so far in the semester, due to having to fit a year’s worth of a season into one semester, the Braves men’s and women’s bowling team have been busy.  In 2020, the men’s bowling team had won its conference tournament in […]

Photo by Matthew Hicks A no-hitter, while not impossible, is something that most pitchers dream about but very few are able to accomplish. A no-hitter in softball or baseball is when a pitcher allows no batters to record a hit during the duration of the game. Casson Rasmussen has been able […]

Graphic by Maya McKeefery Remember growing up and hearing the terms “you throw like a girl” or “calm down, are you on your period?” These terms are sexist; prejudice or discrimination based on sex or gender, especially against women and girls. But throwing like a girl isn’t a bad thing, especially […]

Graphic by Alaina Burris Patrick Mahomes II or Tom Brady: Who do you have winning this Sunday?    The Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl this year to defend their title of “World Champions” they obtained last season. Prior to going to (and winning) the Super Bowl, the […]