Julia and Riley Scott, Baltimore, Md., announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Clare Scott, on Oct. 22, 2009, in Baltimore.

Her maternal grandparents are Tom and Susan Wagle, Wichita; her paternal grandparents are Mike and Nancy Scott, Lawrence. Her great-grandparents are Willard and Linda Kratz, and Julia Wagle, all of Wichita.

West Junior High School won the second place trophy in K-8, while Lawrence High School (K-12), Southwest Junior High School (K-8) and Sunset Hill School (K-6) all placed third at the Ottawa High School Chess Tournament Dec. 5 at Ottawa High School. Sunflower’s Apramay Mishra was the K-6 individual champion.

Local medal winners in K-12 were Venkata Malladi, SWJH, ninth; Brandon Marcure, LHS, 10th; Matthew Ledbetter, WJH, 14th; Wuwei Xu, LHS, 15th; Andrew Galbraith, LHS, 16th; and Dustin Haugtman, SWJH, 17th.

In K-8: Eddie Wilson, Central Junior High School, third; Sam Beaulieu, CJH, fourth; Owen McFadden, South Junior High School, eighth; Robert Newman, SJH, ninth; Aaron Simon, WJH, 10th; Kaustubh Nimkar, SWJH, 11th; Tom Brooks, WJH, 14th; Joseph Miller, WJH, 15th; Caleb Ledbetter, WJH, 17th; Christopher Greenfield, SWJH, 18th; and George Wedge, CJH, 21st.

In K-6: Josh Kallenbach, Quail Run, fourth; Jackson Maher, Cordley, ninth; Michael Pate, Sunset Hill, 10th; Max Briggs, Prairie Park, 12th; Ting-Ting Shi, Quail Run, 17th; Bennett Haase-Divine, Sunset Hill, 19th; Diane Camarda, Sunset Hill, 20th; and Dusty Morris, Prairie Park, 22nd.

In K-3: Remington Wilson, Sunset Hill, third; Jasmine Mihu, Prairie Park, seventh; Lincoln Edgecomb, Sunset Hill, eighth; Elizabeth Haase, 10th; Hannah Ledbetter, Sunset Hill, 11th; Sebi Brown, Cordley, 14th; Guthrie Bricker, Cordley, 17th; Lacey Greenfield, Prairie Park, 19th; Colin Greenfield, Prairie Park, 21st; and Logan Camarda, Sunset Hill, 22nd.

Cori Allen, Lawrence, was named to the spring 2009 dean’s list at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., by earning a grade-point average of at least 3.30 for the semester.

Lauren Oberzan, Lawrence, was chosen to serve as secretary of the Sigma Alpha Lambda, a national leadership and honors organization, at Kansas University.

Douglas County youth earned scholarships and auction premiums on champion livestock during the 77th Kansas Junior Livestock Show Sept. 25-28 at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita. In all, 744 4-H and FFA members from 83 counties participated in the show.

KJLS awarded $18,950 in scholarships to exhibitors. Among those receiving scholarships were Hilary Saathoff, Tonganoxie, $1,500; and Abby Guenther, Ottawa, $1,000. Shelby Leonhard, Oskaloosa was named reserve champion senior cattle showman at the event. Other area winners are:

• Nikki-Lee Aguilar, Lecompton — sixth in class 14, crossbred market steer; seventh in class 11, crossbred market steer; eighth in class 15, shorthorn breeding heifer.

• Grace Baxter, Overbrook — sixth in class 12, crossbred market steer.

• Bailey Brown, Baldwin City — seventh in class 9, Hampshire market barrow.

• Taylor Davis, Tonganoxie — fifth in class 18, shorthornplus breeding heifer.

• Lacey Hunsinger, Lawrence — eighth in class 4, Duroc market barrow; ninth in class 21, crossbred market barrow.

• Tyler Kapelle, Lawrence — fifth in class 23, crossbred market barrow; sixth in class 21, crossbred market barrow.

• Coy Leming, Lawrence — eighth in class 7, Angus breeding heifer.

• Alexis Leonard, Eudora — 12th in class 6, Hampshire market barrow; eighth in class 3, Duroc market barrow.

• Justin Leonard, Eudora — 11th in class 16, crossbred market barrow.

• Jessye Schumann, Lecompton — third in class 11, Hereford breeding heifer; fifth in class 9, Hereford breeding heifer.

• Wyatt Schumann, Lecompton — second in class 11, Hereford breeding heifer; second in class 45, commercial breeding heifer.

• Taylor Springer, Lawrence — eighth in class 47, commercial breeding heifer.

• Taylor Stanley, Baldwin City — second in class 14, commercial ewe; second in class 9, Suffolk market lamb; third in class 22, Hampshire market lamb; grand champion commercial ewe.

• Troy Stanley, Baldwin City — third in class 13, crossbred market lamb.

• Emma Stewart, Baldwin City — second in class 15, commercial ewe; eighth in class 2, natural market lamb.

• Reilly Stewart, Baldwin City — second in class 13, crossbred market lamb.

• Holly Swearingen, Lawrence — second in class 3, natural market lamb; third in class 2, Dorset breeding ewe; fifth in class 8, speckled market lamb; reserve champion Hampshire breeding ewe.

• Griffin Weheman, Baldwin City — fifth in class 1, lightweight market barrow.

• Gunther Weheman, Baldwin City — sixth in class 2, heavyweight market barrow.

• Kelsey Wulfkuhle, Berryton — second in class 3, Angus breeding heifer.

• Madison Wulfkuhle, Berryton — third in class 5, Angus breeding heifer.