Weigh in on fall sports

The fall sports seasons for high school and college teams have begun. Expectations are high for many. It should be a fun time for all involved
The Ottawa Herald published in today’s edition its annual Fall Sports section with previews of the 19 different high school teams the paper covers. It was a collective effort among [...]

Classic season

This has been an unbelievable American Legion AA season. The Ottawa squad has beaten everybody in sight. They are 32-0 heading into the final home game of the season Tuesday. Ottawa has taken on all comers.
Ottawa opened the season with two wins over a good Princeton Rebels squad to win the Ottawa wood bat tourney. [...]

Newspaper stories

A story that somebody reads in the newspaper doesn’t get accomplished without a lot of things happening behind the scenes. The Ottawa Herald sports department is made up of one person — me. I spend countless hours tracking down scores and info to put in the paper.
I don’t care what school, male or female team. [...]

Nice honor

Ottawa University men’s basketball coach Andy Carrier runs an honest and class program. He has a blueprint and it works. He has proved it for 20 years.
Carrier received accolades beyond the KCAC and the NAIA with his coach of the year honors from the KBCA. It is the second time the OU coach has received [...]

Schedule makers busy

The only people busy so far during the prep sports season has the athletic directors. The rain and cold have postponed more events than played.
This week is no different. The Ottawa High School golf team had its third tourney rescheduled this spring. So far the Cyclones have played just once and that was moved back. [...]