Sports briefs

OHS boys BB camps set

The Ottawa High School boys basketball youth and team camps will run next week.

The sessions are: high school, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.; middle school, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and third- through fifth-grade, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Participants can register Monday before their session.

Falcon baseball players receive honors

POMONA — The West Franklin High School baseball team had six players selected to the Flint Hills League all-league teams.

First-team selections were senior Dakota Frack, second base; juniors Bryant Harmon, outfield; Travis McClain, pitcher, and Justin Simms, utility. Senior pitcher Chris Robertson and freshman outfielder Storm Jackson were honorable mention selections.

Baker to have youth wrestling camp

BALDWIN CITY — Baker University will have a Team Champions Wrestling Camp June 17 through 20 and June 24 through 27. All proceeds will go to the new Baker’s collegiate wrestling program.  

Featured clinicians include numerous NCAA All-Americans, collegiate and high school coaches from Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.  

For more information, contact Kit Harris at (785) 594-3481 or kharris@usd348.com or teamchampionswrestling@hotmail.com.

Congress to look into horse racing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress expects to hold a hearing next month on thoroughbred racing, looking into horse safety and other issues following the death of Eight Belles.

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection sent letters last week to several industry leaders, asking for their views on the sport.

Eight Belles broke down shortly after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby earlier this month.

Iraq stands firm despite threat

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq will not reverse its decision to dissolve its national Olympic committee despite a threat by soccer’s governing body to ban the country’s soccer team from World Cup qualifying.

Jazair al-Sahlani, the newly appointed spokesman for the temporary Olympic committee that replaced the permanent body, said the decision ‘‘is firm and will not be reconsidered.’’

But al-Sahlani told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that the dissolution only applies to the national committee’s executive council and not its federations.

FIFA on Monday suspended Iraq’s soccer federation from international competition for one year because of the decision by its government to disband all national sports governing bodies.