Sports
Chanute drops game two in knotted-up District
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Chaos reigns supreme in the Class 4A District 7, that includes the Chanute Blue Comets, because all four teams now have 1-1 records. This makes next week’s two games (Girard @ Chanute and Independence @ Parsons) extremely high stakes contests, in which the winner goes to the playoffs and losing team ends their season. It also mitigates some of the damage done by the Comets’ 34-13 Friday night loss to the Parsons V...
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Chanute linemen say ‘All roads lead to Brome’
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The linemen on the Chanute football team call themselves the “Bromans,” because they’re warriors who have bonded for a common cause. Assistant Coach Jason Feeback compares the team’s five linemen to a fist, because when they come together, they pack a punch. The “Bromans” typically don’t touch the ball during the game, they don’t score, and their names and stats don’t appear in newspapers very much. However, since...
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Chanute’s No Huddle Offense and home dominance to highlight District game two
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Both Coach Don Simmons and the stadium at the school’s sports complex have been an integral part of the culture of Chanute football for eight years now. In that time, the Comets have only lost five regular season games at home. Indeed, Chanute has won all their home games so far this year, and their only two losses have come on the road. That is why the team is excited that their last two district games, against P...
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NCCC women win, men lose final home soccer games
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Two second half goals by Kimberly Utley secured a victory for the NCCC Panthers in a rare weekday daytime match-up against Pratt on Tuesday. Windy conditions made play a challenge, but Neosho County was able to rise to the occasion. Toganoxie native Ashley Kotowske scored the Panthers’ first goal. However, the score was quickly responded to and the game was tied at one at halftime. Utley dominated the second half,...
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Chanute has the ‘Tallent’ to succeed
Brian McDowell Sports Editor When Chanute voilleyball player Mallory Flowers went down with a hurt ankle during the team’s participation in the El Dorado tournament, sophomore Payton Tallent was tapped to fill her role in the team’s back row. It was an intimidating request, as Flowers is a whirling dervish on the court and has proven to be one of the team’s strongest players. However, Tallent, who is ordinarily a left side hitter, felt she wa...
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Decker gets 12th place at state tourney in Topeka
TOPEKA — Chanute junior Danae Decker shot a 49 on the front nine and a 48 on the back nine of the course at Topeka Country Club for a 97 score to tie with two other players for 12th place at the Class 4A state tournament on Monday. The high school’s girls golf coach Bill Woodard praised the great deal of composure that Decker displayed. According to Woodard, this was a very challenging course that had large greens that contained many contours...
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Chanute Tennis makes state visit
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Three players from the Chanute girls tennis team had the opportunity to participate in the state tennis tournament in Pratt on Friday. The Comets’ number one singles player Czarina Ramos and the number one doubles team of Madison Wendt and Alexis Thuston all made the trip. Unfortunately no victories were garnered by the Chanute squad. Ramos was bested by players from Hiawatha (6-0, 6-0), and Wellington (9-0), whil...
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Doherty leads NCCC soccer to win
Andrew Towne Special to the Tribune The NCCC women’s soccer team continued its winning ways on Saturday afternoon by defeating the Garden City Community College Lady Broncbusters 4-1. “It was a good win. The ladies are having fun now and I feel that we are peaking at the right time,” coach Damon Solomon said. Garden City got on the scoreboard first with 32:22 left in the first half, but Neosho’s Mercedes McGuire would answer for the Panther...
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Wiltse Interception helps Chanute survive scare for district win
Brian McDowell Sports Editor INDEPENDENCE — In both of their losses this year, the Chanute Blue Comets established early leads, yet sloppy play late in the game allowed scrappy opponents to earn comeback wins. In Friday night’s matchup with the Independence Bulldogs on the first night of districts, it looked like that was going to happen again. Chanute had a three-touchdown lead on the SEK opponents, yet a few ill-timed turnovers and key mist...
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Chanute cross country makes history at SEK
Brian McDowell Sports Editor IOLA — Both the varsity and the junior varsity Chanute girls cross country teams made runs for history at the SEK finals in Iola on Thursday afternoon. Racking up four of the top 10 spots in the race helped the varsity girls team wIn the SEK for the first time ever. The junior varsity girls received an extremely rare perfect score at the league championship, which means that all five top spots in the race were occ...
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CHS Volleyball wraps up regular season with two wins
Brian McDowell Sports Editor FORT SCOTT – The Chanute volleyball team finished its regular season by serving up two more wins against SEK rivals at a tournament on Fort Scott on Thursday night. However, in the first match-up against the hosts of this event, the Tigers made it clear that these victories would not come easily. “I knew Fort Scott was going to come out aggressive and pumped up and they didn’t disappoint,” Coach Gail Petersen said...
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NCCC women win, men lose windy games in Dodge City
The NCCC soccer teams visited Dodge City on Wednesday and played their games in a 35 m.p.h. wind. The women’s team conquered the conditions and came away with a 2-0 victory. Stephanie Doherty earned a goal and an assist for the Panthers. The Oklahoma native scored off of a cross in the game’s 35th minute, and then kicked the ball to Sarah Black in the 41st minute of the contest. The Panthers had to play against the wind in the second half, wh...
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Chanute hosts Fields of Faith event
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Chanute was one of nine Kansas communities chosen to host the Fields of Faith event on a windy night Wednesday. Fields of Faith has been helping high school athletes in 35 states express their Christian beliefs since 2004. Students travelled from as far away as Iola to attend the voluntary event, to hear Christian music, a sermon by D.J. Dangerfield of Chanute’s First Baptist Church, and testimony from fellow hi...
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Chanute tennis mates ready for state
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Chanute junior Madison Wendt was paired with Jade Gardner on last year’s Chanute girls’ tennis team’s number one doubles team. Although Wendt indicated that the pair had some off-the-court personality conflicts, they found some success, making it to the state tournament. However, when Gardner left town over the summer, coach Mike DeLaTorre took an unusual step to fill in the gap. He turned to a player that had onl...
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Chanute football works to address its ‘second half problems’
Brian McDowell Sports Editor For the first time in his over 20-year coaching career, Chanute Coach Don Simmons refused a post-game interview with a reporter after last Friday’s loss to the Golden Tornado from Coffeyville. While sitting in his office apologizing for the incident, Simmons explained that he was very angry following the game, and was afraid he’d be too negative and say the wrong thing. His emotions at that game were understandabl...
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Chanute’s Blake Kisner off to a surprise start
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Blake Kisner did not expect he would be starting for the Chanute Blue Comets this year. The runningback role on the team was firmly in the hands of standout Jared McComb headed into his senior year. However, when Kisner heard that McComb had moved to Texas with his family, giving his coach no notice, Kisner viewed it as a chance to be seen. Kisner has made the most of this unexpected opportunity, rushing for 388 y...
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Fall substate assignments listed
Next week, teams focus on postseason competition, volleyball substate tournaments and cross country regional meets. Both competitions are on Saturday, Oct. 22. On the line are trips to state tournaments and meets. The Kansas high school state volleyball tournaments and cross country meets are on Saturday, Oct. 29. Chanute’s volleyball team is in a Class 4A substate at Garnett. The CHS cross country teams are in the 4A regional meet at Ottawa....
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St. Paul turns back Colony-Crest 38-24
ST. PAUL — The Indians resorted to their third string quarterback in the first quarter when Anthony Diskin went down with a shoulder injury, but the wheels didn’t fall off and St. Paul defeated a potent offensive team in Colony Crest Friday night, 38-24. Freshmen Preston Jacquinot opened the scoring with a 19-yard pass to Paul Schibi. Jacquinot then found Willie Westhoff for a 14-yard passing TD. Colony-Crest returned the kickoff 73 yards for...
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Lyndon blanks Humboldt
HUMBOLDT — A high-powered Lyndon team rolled into town Friday and blanked Humboldt 46--0 at Homecoming. The Cubs had a minus-6 rushing total on the night and only three first downs. “They are one of the better 2A teams,” Cub Coach Mike Miller said of the Tigers. “It was one of those games they were too much.” Noah Thornbrugh was the top rusher with 18 yards on 8 carries. Tanner McNutt grabbed three passes for 47 yards. On defense, Jacob Carpe...
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Girard sends Erie to 2-4
ERIE — The Erie High School football team was looking to get back to .500 on Friday night, but the Red Devils lost their homecoming game to Girard, 32-0. Erie coach Travis Hurley said senior Keith Marquardt, a running back who started the game as the No. 3 quarterback, left the game on the opening drive with an ankle sprain. Brett Thompson filled in for Marquardt. Hurley said the freshman played well, but the offense was limited in what it co...
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