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Blue Comets finish sixth at Eudora tourney
Tribune staff EUDORA—Led by Tim Wrestler’s individual title, the Chanute High School wrestling team took sixth place at the Eudora Tournament of Champions on Saturday. Chanute had six medalists at the tournament. A junior, Wrestler took first place in the 119-pound bracket. Senior Jacob LaRue was second at heavyweight and sophomore Sam Son finished third at 152 pounds. Junior Troy Clark took fourth at 125, senior Cody Markham was sixth at 140...
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Red Devils win Winter Classic
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor YATES CENTER—The game plan was simple for the Erie Red Devils—get the ball inside. And by taking advantage of their height in the paint, the Red Devils earned the Yates Center Wildcat Winter Classic championship. Erie defeated Sedan 68-61 in the tourney’s title game on Saturday night at Norris Gymnasium. Simply put, Erie dominated inside as Tyler Kiister and Kaleb Tredway scored at will against the much-...
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Royster girls finish season
Tribune staff The Royster Middle School eighth grade girls basketball team finished the season at the Parsons Winter Classic on Saturday. In the first game of the tourney, Columbus edged Royster 28-27. “We got in foul trouble early and got behind,” Coach Steve Slane said. “However, we had some different girls take over and they played well. We talked about how we couldn’t score if we wouldn’t shoot and we finally started making a few from ou...
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CHS girls fall short vs. Trojans
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor GIRARD—For nearly three quarters, the Chanute Blue Comets gave the Girard Trojans all they could handle. But late in the game, the Trojans got going in a big way and pulled away for good in a 71-50 win over the Chanute girls on Friday night at Ted Taylor Gymnasium. Girard used a 21-1 run in the second half to put the game out of reach. Key to the spurt was the fact that the Comets began to turn the ball o...
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Area roundup: Cubs win second-straight, Jets beat Devils
Tribune staff MORAN — Humboldt left the Marmaton Valley Preseason Tournament on a two-game winning streak, downing Northeast-Arma 60-38 Friday night, earning second place in the round-robin event. After a 2 overtime victory against Marmaton Valley on Thursday night, Coach David Taylor said his Cubs were dead-legged in the first half. At intermission the Cubs led 25-17. But all doubt on the outcome disappeared as Humboldt outscored the Vikin...
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Blue Comets blow out Trojans
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor GIRARD—One image told the story perfectly. Once loud and boisterous, the Girard High School student section was quietly sitting by the third quarter. It summed things up pretty well. Chanute blew out the Trojans 58-32 on Friday night at Taylor Gymnasium. “I thought we had great energy and our guys did a great job on the defensive end of the floor,” Chanute Coach Max Ruark said. “I thought we forced a lot...
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Erie will play for tourney title tonight
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor YATES CENTER—Erie took advantage of its height inside and handled host Yates Center 57-38 at the Wildcat Winter Classic on Thursday night. With the win, the Red Devils will play for the tourney title tonight against Sedan at 8 p.m. Sedan defeated Cherryvale 59-55 in overtime in other semifinal. The Red Devils pulled away from the Wildcats from the start and put the game out of reach early in the second hal...
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Royster girls beat Coffeyville, fall to Columbus
Tribune staff The Royster Middle School eighth grade girls basketball team defeated Coffeyville 36-16 in the A game on Thursday. The Rockets improved to 9-5 on the season with the win. Royster led 16-2 and cruised from there. Sierra Masoner scored 23 points for the Rockets. “The girls came out ready to play,” Coach Steve Slane said. The win comes after the Rockets lost to Columbus 25-13 on Monday. “We had just come off the tough weeken...
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Panthers end '09 on a high note
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—The Neosho County Community College men’s basketball team ended 2009 on a high note as it blew out the Kansas Wesleyan JV team 102-61 on Wednesday night. “We used this game an opportunity to work on some things,” Neosho County Coach Jeremy Coombs said. “We wanted to work on a few things that we need to get better at. We worked on our press a little bit and it was good for the guys to get out there ...
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Blue Comets will be tested at Girard on Friday
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Two teams who were picked to win their respective conferences will meet on Friday night. The Chanute High School girls basketball team will travel to Girard to take on the Trojans at 6 p.m. Chanute, now 1-1, was the preseason pick to win the Southeast Kansas League. Girard, now 2-0, was picked to win the CNC. The Trojans will present an early-season test for the Blue Comets. “Girard’s a good basketball t...
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Area hoops roundup: Cubs fall at Marmaton Valley
Tribune staff MORAN—The Humboldt High School basketball teams began play at the Marmaton Valley Tournament on Tuesday. On the boys side, Oswego defeated Humboldt 61-50. Derrik McCall scored 15 and Tevin Strack added 10 in a losing effort for the Cubs. The Cubs were down just one after three quarters of play, but Oswego went on a 19-9 run in the fourth quarter. Humboldt plays Marmaton Valley tonight at 8:30 p.m. Humboldt’s girls had a rou...
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Panthers end '09 with a blowout win
Tribune staff The Neosho County Community College men's basketball team blew out the Kansas Wesleyan JV team on Wednesday night 102-61. Jahmal Burroughs scored 23 points for NCCC, while Justin Fairman scored 16, Antione Lundy added 14 and Tyrie Wooten scored 12. Antonio Bostic and Jordan Hickert added 10 points apiece for the Panthers. NCCC 102, K. Wesleyan JV 61 Neosho County: Justin Fairman 6-15 1-2 16, Kyle Bilby 2-4 0-2 4, Lance Larson...
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Chanute's JV, freshmen teams win
Tribune staff Chanute’s JV boys basketball team defeated Columbus 45-27 on Tuesday night. Chanute led 16-4. Logan Fox scored 11 points to lead the way for the Blue Comets. In all, nine different players scored for Chanute. Chanute 45, Columbus 27 CO 4 10 2 11 — 27 CH 16 14 7 8 — 45 Chanute: Logan Fox 11, Adam Schultz 2, Mitch Hale 5, Cameron Wiltse 0, Brandon Bell 3, Caleb Wood 6, Jefferson Holmes 2, Ryan Haynes 2, Anthony K...
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CHS girls shut down Titans
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—Holding a team to 10 points in one half of basketball is usually a good sign. For the Chanute High School girls basketball team, it was the difference. The Blue Comets blew out the Columbus Titans 53-28 on Tuesday night in the 2009-10 home opener. After a close first half, it was all Chanute. The Blue Comets outscored the Titans 30-10 after intermission en route to the lopsided win. “We had better...
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Blue Comets hold on late, knock off Titans
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—The Chanute Blue Comets made all of the plays down the stretch and pulled out a 47-36 win over the Columbus Titans on Tuesday night at the CHS Gymnasium. “We got a big offensive rebound and got some fouls and knocked down enough free throws,” Chanute Coach Max Ruark said. “And that was the difference. We made enough plays to win.” There was no letdown this time. Chanute let a win slip away last Fr...
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Bollig, Walls named first team all-state
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Chanute High School seniors Matt Bollig and T.J. Walls have been awarded the highest honor a high school football player can receive. Both were named First Team All-State by the Kansas Football Coaches Association. Bollig was named first team all-state at quarterback, while Walls was named first team all-state at wide receiver. “I’m real proud of them both,” Chanute Coach Don Simmons said. Simmons explained ...
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St. Paul splits at Welch tourney
Tribune staff The St. Paul girls defeated Welch 59-30. The Indians led 14-5 after the first quarter and cruised to victory. Morgan Westhoff scored 20 points and Jessica Tuck added 15 for the Indians, now 2-0. St. Paul’s boys fell to Welch 61-35. The hosts led 19-4 after one quarter of play. St. Paul girls 59, Welch 30 SP 14 12 17 16 — 59 WE 5 12 9 4 — 30 St. Paul: Jessica Tuck 2 11-14 15, Bethany Paulie 0 2-4 2, Erin Tuck 2 0-...
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Jets drop two, Devils split at Wildcat Winter Classic
Tribune staff YATES CENTER—The Yates Center Wildcat Winter Classic tipped off on Monday. Erie and Altoona-Midway both competed. Girls roundup Erie’s girls dropped a close one to West Elk, falling 39-34. “We played extremely hard,” Erie Coach Briana Volmer said. “Our defense looked much better, we started closing gaps and closing back to our person. We made a run at the end, but just fell short. I’m very proud of our intensity level. We ne...
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CCA girls second at Manhattan tourney
Tribune staff MANHATTAN—The Chanute Christian Academy girls basketball team finished in second place in the Shea Tournament over the weekend, in Manhattan. CCA opened up with the Reno Sabres on Thursday and won 35-31. “Going almost two weeks without playing a game really showed,” Coach Mark Childers said. CCA was down by two at the half, 18-16. “We came out after halftime and played better defense and starting making shots,” Childers sa...
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Blue Comets host Titans in home-opener
Tribune staff The Chanute High School basketball teams will host Columbus tonight in the home-opener of the 2009-10 season. The girls play at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow. Chanute’s girls are coming off a 54-46 loss to the Independence Bulldogs. Columbus lost its season-opener as well, falling to Girard 68-43. Girard led 25-4 in the first quarter. As far as the boys, Independence defeated Chanute 58-51 in overtime. The Comets shot just 5-of-...
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