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. [...]
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 [...]
April 13, 2009 – 10:05 am
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. [...]
The Ottawa Herald keeps adding to its website to offer sports fans more than can be viewed in the print version. One of those areas is videos. The Herald has added AP sports videos of stories of the day, plus added a NASCAR videos for the car racing fans. Another big hit during the past [...]
The weather may not be warm yet, but the high school spring sports season is heating up. In Thursday’s Herald, there is a special section dedicated to each of the spring teams. There is a story and team picture for all 22 teams.
Hope springs eternal as the teams, athletes and coaches are excited about the [...]