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		<title>Weigh in on fall sports</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/09/03/weigh-in-on-fall-sports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classic season</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/07/13/classic-season/</link>
		<comments>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/07/13/classic-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newspaper stories</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/04/30/newspaper-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A story that somebody reads in the newspaper doesn&#8217;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&#8217;t care what school, male or female team. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice honor</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/04/28/nice-honor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa University men&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schedule makers busy</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/04/13/schedule-makers-busy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sports videos</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/04/02/sports-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring sports time</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/04/01/270/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The weather may not be warm yet, but the high school spring sports season is heating up. In Thursday&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big conferences dominate</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/03/01/big-conferences-dominate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The small and mid-major basketball conferences still have an uphill battle when it comes to getting one of the 65 spots in the NCAA Tournament.
The six major conferences (Big East, Big 12, Big 10,Pac 10, SEC and ACC) will make up about half the field and receive more than 60 percent of the at-large berths.
There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exciting Time of Year</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/02/19/exciting-time-of-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The postseason for the winter sports teams are just around the corner. The postseason has arrived for wrestlers with regionals on tap across the state Friday and Saturday.
The top four finishers in each weight division advance to next week&#8217;s state tournament. The Cyclone wrestlers are coming off a second-place finish at the Frontier League Tournament. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kudos to OHS girls squad</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/02/10/kudos-to-ohs-girls-squad/</link>
		<comments>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/02/10/kudos-to-ohs-girls-squad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For awhile the college women&#8217;s basketball programs have had a night to benefit breast cancer. They bring attention to a disease that can be deadly.
The movement is no longer at the collegiate level. The Ottawa High School girls basketball team has organized an effort to benefit cancer and give the proceeds to the Frankin County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A view to the past</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/02/04/247/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliot Sutherland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Trish Peterson, property manager at Washburn Towers Apartments, recently had a master key made to open the lockers in the old school building. The building used to house Ottawa High School and Middle School. At the time it was abandoned it was being used as Ottawa Junior High. In 2006 the building was repurposed as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signing time</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/02/03/signing-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first week of February marks the opening of college signing season. It coincides with the first day that NCAA allows high school seniors to sign with colleges.
Not only do football players sign, but other sports also get in on the act at all levels. But this week is just the beginning.
The local high school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Super Bowl</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/02/02/super-super-bowl/</link>
		<comments>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/02/02/super-super-bowl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many years, Super Bowls were busts. The hype never measured up. Super Bowl XLVIII will be one for the ages.
It had everything. What drama from start to finish. First it matched the NFL&#8217;s most storied franchise in the Super Bowl era against one of the most woeful teams in history.
The fourth quarter was everything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Videos and pictures</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/01/30/videos-and-pictures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ottawa Herald in the past couple of years has expanded ways for readers to  view the news.
Two of the ways is through our photo galleries and videos. The Herald photographer Elliot Sutherland uploads photos to form a gallery of certain sporting events. Those are found on the herald web site under photos.
Those pictures are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Bowl videos</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/01/27/super-bowl-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ottawa Herald Online edition has added a link to the Associated Press videos on Super Bowl in Tampa Bay. You can find the videos at www.ottawaherald.com and then click on sports and go to the right side and look at the videos shot from the previous day&#8217;s activities.
The videos will give you an extra [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dog Days of Basketball</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/01/27/dog-days-of-basketball/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are in the middle of the basketball season at all levels. This is one of the most grueling times for all involved: coaches, players, fans and even media. The Ottawa High School girls team needed a break after playing six games in a two week period with many of them going down to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birch&#8217;s success</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/01/13/birchs-success/</link>
		<comments>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/01/13/birchs-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa University senior David Birch possesses the ability to score from anywhere on the court. He can drive to the hoop. He uses body to shield off taller defenders to get open looks inside. He can stray outside the arc and drain the three. Plus he is a 90 percent free throw shooter.
He is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gettin&#8217; High With the Ottawa Fire Department</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/01/05/gettin-high-with-the-ottawa-fire-department/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliot Sutherland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[




Elliot J. Sutherland


Sometimes it pays to be a photographer. Today I had the opportunity to take a ride in the fire department&#8217;s new ladder truck. It was a really great experience. Here are some of the photos.








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		<title>Carrier&#8217;s accomplishments</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2009/01/05/carriers-accomplishments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa University men&#8217;s basketball coach Andy Carrier is a true professional. He understands the small college basketball arena. He knows how to put together a winning program from top to bottom.
He has done that for two decades for the Braves. His formula works. He finds good student-athletes to recruit and sign. That pays dividends in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A year to remember</title>
		<link>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2008/12/30/a-year-to-remember/</link>
		<comments>http://ottawakan.com/blog/2008/12/30/a-year-to-remember/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Mast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The year of 2008 will be remembered as the year of the Jayhawk in this part of the country. Kansas celebrated an Orange Bowl triumph to begin the year and complete a 12-1 season. Ottawa&#8217;s Caleb Blakesley was a member of the Kansas squad.
Then came the big party. Basketball. Kansas won the 2008 National championship. [...]]]></description>
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