Coach Jay Kahnt said that his team is starting to play the best ball. The Ottawa University Lady Braves have a current season record of 23 wins and 7 losses, and are 15-1 in conference. “We won the conference regular season championship on Wednesday after traveling to Bethany,” Kahnt, head […]
Sports
Dodgeball team advances to national tournament
One athletics team at Ottawa University not named baseball or softball recently qualified for a national tournament. OU’s 213 dodgeball team, winners of the “Dodge for a Cause” tournament at OU recently won the follow up tournament in Kansas City. That earned them a trip to Chicago for the National […]
Concentration added
Students interested in the sports marketing field at Ottawa University might have an opportunity to explore that field in the coming school year. Sports marketing could be offered as a concentration for business majors, according to Marylou DeWald, Chair for the Division for Business Administration and Public Policy. “The business […]
‘Campus golf’ cures spring boredom
They call it ‘Campus Golf’. Spring has hit and the clubs are swinging on OU’s campus. To pass time during spring fever, a group of friends has developed ‘Campus Golf’, a leisurely game they play to pass the time, senior, Andrew Otto said. “It’s just a fun time with friends,” […]
Track to host KCAC Championship
On April 30th, Ottawa University will host the KCAC Track and Field Championship for the first time in decades. “I feel that every team member is essential to this upcoming Championship,” head track coach Kirk Wren said. It’s something that theteam is definitely excited about. “I think hosting the Championship […]
Racquetball games help students, faculty stay fit
Two to three times a week, Ottawa University chemistry professor Doug Holub takes to the courts of the Mabee Center to get in some exercise. He isn’t playing basketball though. “My older brother introduced me to racquetball when I was about 15 or 16 years old,” Holub said. “I liked […]
Golf teams focus on academics, team building as season ends
Golf head coach Wendell Smith felt it was necessary for the golf team to put academics first. Smith said it was not widely known that he kept the women’s golf team home from one tournament last spring due to academic concerns. He explained that they missed a lot of class […]
Baseball team looks for strong finish
The Ottawa University Braves have accumulated a record of 12 wins and only four losses so far in conference play. The team was ranked first out of ten Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference teams. “The team is playing hard and is on a mission to win KCAC this season and move […]
Womens team ready to begin off-season
The women’s basketball team didn’t end their season exactly how they imagined. However, that’s not going to discourage them from making it to the KCAC tournament for years to come season. Head coach Bruce Tate believes that the Lady Braves will have a longer season next year. He said the […]
Men’s golf team sets sights on KCAC conference championship
With golf season about to start, students and coaches have high expectations for the season. Wendell Smith, coach of both the men’s and women’s golf team said that heading into theseason they have a young men’s team that has tremendous potential and the women’s team is down a little in […]