Olpe dominates battle of Eagles

OLPE -- The homestanding Olpe Eagles held Uniontown in check in a non-league football game here Friday night, defeating the visitors in a battle of Eagles, 48-6.

Olpe and Uniontown both stand at 2-3 on the season. Olpe, one of the smallest 11-man playing football schools in Kansas, broke a two-game losing streak. Uniontown lost its second consecutive outing.

According to a report in Saturday's Emporia Gazette, Olpe led 48-0 before Uniontown scored in the fourth quarter. The report did not indicate who scored for UHS.

The Eagles will be on the road again Friday night, playing at Leavenworth Immaculata, which is 0-5 following a 60-20 loss to Oskaloosa last week, in the final game before District play begins.