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Humboldt defeated by Oswego 46-21
OSWEGO — Coming off of a win last week and a good week of practice this week, Humboldt Coach Mike Miller expected the Cubs would come out fired up and ready to play in their Friday night battle with Oswego. In the first half of the game, Humboldt had some good opportunities to hit the Indians with some big plays, but, according to Miller, the Cubs weren’t able to execute and turned the ball over, which set up several big touchdowns for Oswego...
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Chanute hands Iola 67-19 rout
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The last time the Iola Mustangs beat the Chanute Blue Comets was well before any current attendee of either high school was born. Iola has not won a game this season and did not win one all of last season. However, during the first two and a half minutes of the Friday night match-up between the two SEK rivals, the Mustangs threatened to make Chanute’s Homecoming game very interesting. Recovering a Chanute fumble e...
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Clark tournament win helps Chanute tie for 1st
A first place finish by Nikki Clark boosted the Chanute girls golf team to a tie with Girard for a tournament win in Columbus on Thursday. Both teams had scores of 224, despite the fact that Chanute only had four players in the tournament, while Girard had six. Seven schools sent golfers to the nine-hole tournament. Clark led all players by shooting a 48, one stroke better than teammate Danae Decker, whose 49 score tied her for second place....
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McMillan-Hale and Chanute girls get second place at Pittsburg
Submitted by Sue Dispensa Special to the Tribune PITTSBURG — For the first time this season, the entire Chanute girls team was healthy and running together Thursday at the Pittsburg Invitational. Senior Macy Harsch, who has battled a stress fracture in her lower leg, ran her first complete race of the season. Senior Morgan Olson and sophomore Audrey Bolt were also now healthy, putting the Comets at full strength as they earned a second place ...
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Chanute volleyball falls to Pittsburg
Brian McDowell Sports Editor COFFEYVILLE — When the Chanute Blue Comets volleyball team defeated its SEK rivals from Pittsburg earlier this season, the Purple Dragons’ star player Skyler Muff was out with an arm injury. Now, Muff is back, and when Chanute faced a full-strength Pittsburg squad in a match-up in Coffeyville on Thursday night, the results were decidedly different. Pittsburg handed the Chanute squad their second loss of the season...
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Women tie, men lose at NCCC’s Cowley visit
The showdown between the NCCC women’s team and Cowley went to double overtime and ended in a score of 0-0. Neosho County had 17 shots in the game, 11 of those directly on goal, but couldn’t get one to go in. “The girls played really well,” coach Damon Solomon said. “We kept fighting until the end just hoping something would happen, but it didn’t. Sometimes the results of a game don’t show how much effort went into it.” Goalkeeper Haylee Merri...
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Competitive Czarina Ramos swings into SEK Tournament
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Most of the opponents that Chanute tennis player Czarina Ramos defeats at tournaments started playing the game when they were small children. Ramos, who mostly grew up in Hong Kong and moved to Chanute when she was in eighth grade, didn’t start playing until her freshman year of high school. “That’s kind of surprising to a lot of people,” Ramos said, “especially to the people I play against.” Ramos’s Dad always ha...
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Chanute tennis gets 2nd place at Coffeyville
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Chanute’s varsity tennis squad racked up 10 wins and won second place out of five teams that attended a tournament in Coffeyville on Tuesday. Coach Mike DeLaTorre called it a “great way to end the regular season.” Each Chanute tennis player won both an individual and a team medal at the event. Madison Wendt was the Comets’ number one singles player at the event, and she beat players from Pittsburg (8-3), Coffeyvil...
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Chanute ready for one last football battle with Iola
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The historic rivalry between the Chanute Blue Comets and the Iola Mustangs seems to have more to do with proximity and geography than with anything that actually happens on the field. The Iola squad, which went winless last year and hasn’t won a game yet this year, hasn’t had a victory against Chanute since 1988. The average score of a Chanute/Iola game, since Don Simmons took over as Comets head football coach, h...
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LaRocca gets a ‘kick’ out of being on the Comets
Brian McDowell Sports Editor When Chanute kicker A.J. LaRocca missed the first two extra point kicks of the season in his team’s first match-up, it was the first competitive game he had ever kicked in. He admits that the two misses messed with him mentally “It made me change my footwork, and I started practicing more,” LaRocca said. Since then, with the exception of a bad snap that wasn’t in any way LaRocca’s fault, he has successfully made 1...
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Chanute gets third as Decker wins Crestwood tourney
Chanute golfer Danae Decker finished in first place at the Crestwood Invitational golf tournament near Pittsburg, shooting an 85 on the 18-hole course. The win, in only the second 18-hole event that the Comets girls golf team has participated in this year, helped the Comets secure a third place victory. Girard placed first with a score of 414, Caney Valley was second with 416 and Chanute third at 426. Coach Bill Woodard pointed out that Chanu...
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NCCC soccer teams fall to cloud
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Both NCCC soccer teams lost home match-ups with Cloud County on Saturday. The women’s team lost 4-1. The Panthers were outshot 10-8. Neosho County’s only goal came off of a penalty kick by Stillwell, Okla., native Stephanie Doherty, after she was tackled in the box. Coach Damon Solomon praised the way his team played in the second half. “We came out strong and got after it in that half,” Solomon said, “but sometim...
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Chanute Cross Country runs at Rim Rock
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The boys cross country team from Chanute and two of the fastest members of the girls’ team had the opportunity to compete with runners from all around the region at the Rim Rock Classic, hosted by the University of Kansas in Lawrence on Saturday. Senior Trevor Summers won a medal at the event for the second straight year, coming in 17th place, with a time of 17:29. Connor Lair ran to a 31st place finish with a 17:...
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Rocket 7th launch string of victories
The Pittsburg Purple Dragons came to Royster on Thursday, Sept. 22, to take on the 7th grade Rockets volleyball team. Royster won the B game 25-9, 25-19. Lexi Kidwell had 13 service points and Abby Walker contributed 12. The A team also won their match in two games 25-19, 25-16. Kady Krokstrom had 13 service points, Rhyan Masoner had 8 and Kyndal Frederick had 11. “I thought the girls had their best match of the season,” Coach Rexine Spencer...
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Chanute Youth Football announces drawing winners
Results of prize drawings for Chanute Youth Football Club were announced Sunday. 1 year subscription to The Chanute Tribune – Judy McCready $50 Walmart gift card – Jason Allen $100 Gas Card – Nick Allen Sonny Ray Tailgate Party – Regal Hak Meat bundle – FJ VanAnne ¬Ω page ad in Chanute Tribune – Jamie Steves iPod – Jimi Wohl 42” flat screen TV – Randy Neely
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Galesburg Middle School falls to Fredonia
The Galesburg Middle School Timberwolves played its home opener with a loss against the Fredonia Yellow Jackets 22-44. Scoring for the Timberwolves were Brant Beachner with two touchdowns and Riley Angleton with the last touchdown. “It was a hard fought game,” said Coach Kellen Hodgden. “I was proud of the team’s effort.” Volleyball wins two Galesburg Middle School hosted its first volleyball game of the season Thursday, Sept. 22. Galesbur...
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Comet volleyball gets off to good start in SEK play
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The Blue Comets volleyball team celebrated its Senior Night game by surviving a scare against Labette County. The Comets came away with victories against both Columbus (25-4, 25-16) and the Grizzlies (25-13, 25-21) at the triangular that Chanute hosted in the CHS gym on Thursday. The Comets, whose record is now a dominating 17-1, handily dispatched the Columbus team at the event. “Columbus is another one of those ...
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Meeting between rivals doesn’t go Chanute’s way
Brian McDowell Sports Editor PITTSBURG — Football coach Don Simmons called the hard-fought battle between the Pittsburg Purple Dragons and the Chanute Blue Comets a game where “two teams went at it tooth and toenail.” The Friday night match-up between the two SEK rivals definitely lived up to its billing. The two teams regularly traded leads throughout the game. Unfortunately for Chanute, their offense was stopped in its tracks during the sec...
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Chanute tennis comes in 3rd at Parsons
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The Chanute varsity tennis team earned four wins against Coffeyville, which helped the Comets get third place at a tournament in Parsons on Thursday. The team’s number one singles player Czarina Ramos went 2-1 at the tournament, beating players from Coffeyville 8-0 and Independence 8-7. However, she lost 8-1 to a player from Parsons. The team’s number two player Breianna Brooks beat a player from Coffeyville 8-6, ...
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Panther volleyball to wear pink, serve barbecue
The NCCC volleyball Panthers will be hosting their Breast Cancer Awareness game on Monday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m., when they will be taking on Butler County. All local fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game and cheer loud for the Panthers. Then, on Oct. 5, the team will be hosting a tailgate party before their match-up with Allen County. Hot dogs, hamburgers and baked beans will be served outdoors in front of the student union at the coll...
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