By: Joel Wright

Why do we hold professional athletes to such a high standard? There’s a point where, as fans and observers, we have to look at these issues on a bigger scale.  Pro athletes get paid a lot of money to play a game that they just so happen to be v...

By: CEVIONA TAYLOR

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 p...

By: JOSHUA VAIL

Sometimes teammates have to defend each other Joe Reed said. Reed, head baseball coach saw his team leave their bench for a physical altercation Sunday. After words between opposing players, each team went on to the field. “It really wasn’t mu...

By: CEVIONA TAYLOR

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 Brav...

By: CEVONIA TAYLOR

The season is now over for basketball, but many students were left wondering if head men’s basketball coach Andy Carrier is wrapping up his time here at Ottawa. Carrier expressed that he wants to remain at OU for years to come. “I have no plan...

By: Amanda Roseberry

There’s no substitute for being outside, head baseball coach Joe Reed said. Softball and baseball have been forced to have a majority of practices inside due to weather constraints. “It has a huge impact,” head softball coach, Jay Kahnt ...

By: Amanda Roseberry

Jay Kahnt says a lot of people take intramural sports serious. “We started with volleyball in the fall, which was really competitive,” Kahnt said. “But, everybody’s favorite is basketball.” Like years in the past, students ar...

By: Joel Wright

Physical activities courses at Ottawa University are a breadth area requirement for a reason. Physical education teachers want to emphasize the importance of being physically active in a time when about one-third of American adults are overweight, accordi...

By: Joshua Vail

Ezekial Rodriguez has a passion to help students. Rodriguez is an assistant football coach and one way that he is helping student athletes is through a new program for both freshmen and transfers. He’s created a new coaches panel to help studen...

By: Sara Humm

Ottawa University cheer and dance teams are looking at exciting opportunities in the near future. Cheer and dance coach Alex Shaw said the teams are starting to attend more camps and competitions.  One of those competitions could potentially get them...

By: Eli Brazil

At Ottawa University athletes tend to work harder during the off-season then during the regular season.  Across the board the off-season traditions are the same for most of Ottawa university athletic teams. “As far as football goes we do what w...

By: Ceviona Taylor

In the game of basketball, it’s a win-lose situation.  In the case of Ottawa Braves basketball, it’s proven to be a challenging season. On Jan. 23 in Newton, the Braves men’s basketball team won their 5th game against Bethel College...

By: Amanda Roseberry

After claiming the 2009 Kansas Christian Athletic Conference title, Ottawa University had five football players named to the College Fanz 2009 All-American Honors list. Sophomore Clarence Anderson, and seniors Taylor Burnett, Ross Diehl, Ethan Haller and ...

By: Joel Wright

The New Orleans Saints brought the Super Bowl home after dealing with the embarrassment of paper bags and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina over their history. After capping off what many could consider a dream season, we get to listen to how this is t...

By: Amanda Roseberry

KiKi Smith wonders why she just didn’t call a time out. With 1.6 seconds left to go and her team down by one point, Smith found herself with the ball in her hands and on the wrong side of the court. “I’ve seen some crazy buzzer beaters o...

By: Joel Wright

The 2009 women’s soccer season ended in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament. The Lady Braves rode a 12-game winning streak into their matchup with the 15th seeded Trolls of Trinity Christian College.  In a 1-0 loss, head coach Craig...

By: Kendal Bruce

At Ottawa University, a majority of the student-athletes fundraise for their sport, so that the team can go on certain trips or buy new accessories such as equipment for the team. Many teams have different strategies for fundraising, hoping to go on trips...

By: Joshua Vail

Amanda Just became the third student athlete in OU history to win a prestigious award from ESPN after Jamison Shaw and Andy Otto. Just is a sophomore biology major from Andover. She plays center midfield on the Ottawa University women’s soccer team,...

By: Amanda Roseberry

I’ve never played on an undefeated team. As an athlete (well, as much of one that I could be) I never experienced the satisfaction of an entire season without a loss. I wish I had though. It’s pretty obvious to me that I was never a natural bo...

By: Joel Wright

The men’s basketball team is a team in transition this season. After suffering a season opening 74-49 loss to William Jewell College, the men travelled to Fayette, Mo. to compete in the KCAC/HAAC Classic.  The team lost both games, the first t...