Sports
CHS Track: First at Fredonia
Tribune staff FREDONIA—The Chanute High School track team competed at the 72nd Fredonia Relays on Thursday. A thunderstorm delayed the start of the meet, but eventually, it was started and completed. When all was said and done, Chanute was first in both the boys and girls team standings in the upper division, which consisted of the larger schools in attendance. Chanute’s throwers definitely fared well at the event. Chanute senior Cody ...
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Weather causes cancellations for CHS
Tribune staff Thursday’s thunderstorm put a damper on several Chanute High School athletic events. First, Chanute’s home tennis invite was cancelled. Also, the home baseball and softball games scheduled for Thursday against Independence have been postponed. Chanute’s golf team was scheduled to compete at Parsons, but that event was called off, as well. The CHS track team traveled to Fredonia. Results will be printed when they are availab...
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SLIDESHOW: CHS TRACK AT FREDONIA
The Chanute High School track team competed at Fredonia on a rainy Thursday. Photos by Jason Peake/Tribune Sports Editor
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Doubles teams lead Comets at Coffeyville tennis invite
Tribune staff COFFEYVILLE — Led by the play of its doubles teams, the Chanute High School boys tennis team took third place at the Golden Tornado Tennis Invitational on Tuesday. “I did not take a full team, but we still finished in third place,” CHS Coach Wayne Woodyard said. “I was pleased with the play of the team overall.” Both doubles teams finished third in their respective brackets. At number-one doubles, Chanute’s duo of Brett Pere...
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Rockets fare well at home track meet
Tribune staff CHANUTE — The Royster Middle School track and field team hosted an invite on a chilly Tuesday at the Chanute Community Sports Complex. The eighth grade boys took first place and the seventh grade boys were third. There were seven teams in attendance. “The eighth grade boys continue their winning ways,” Coach Dallas Masoner said. “They perform well at every meet. I’m proud of their efforts. We have had several people step up an...
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Chanute girls softball swept by Girard
Chanute softball swept by Girard CHANUTE — For the second-straight date, the Chanute High School girls softball team ran into a stellar squad. Girard remained undefeated on the season by sweeping both games of a doubleheader with host Chanute on Tuesday at Santa Fe Park. Girard won game one 11-1 and then took game two 14-2. Chanute falls to 4-6 on the season with the losses. Girard improves to 12-0 on the season with the win. No stat...
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CHS BASEBALL: Chanute splits with Girard
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — Brock Gilmore’s solid performance on the mound led the Chanute High School baseball team to a 2-1 victory over Girard in the first game of a doubleheader on a chilly Tuesday night at Paul Lindblad Field at Katy Park. Girard won the nightcap 11-6 to earn the split. A two-run fifth inning was all the Blue Comets needed to get the victory in the opener, as Gilmore held the Trojans in check for most ...
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CHS NOTEBOOK: Golf team making progress
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The Chanute High School boys golf team is still finding its way. The Blue Comets will compete at Parsons on Thursday, at Iola on Monday and at Parsons again next Thursday. This year’s lineup has consisted of a lot of new faces. Chanute Coach Bill Woodard has been giving several underclassmen the opportunity to earn varsity spots. “The potential varsity group is beginning to separate themselves from the ...
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A FOUR-GAME SWEEP
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — With contributions from everyone, the Neosho County Community College baseball team swept doubleheaders from Johnson County on Saturday and Sunday at Hudson Field. In the process, the Panthers did much more than add four wins to its season total. For starters, the Panthers set a new school record for consecutive wins. The streak is now at 15. Also, the Panthers’ magic number to clinch a home pl...
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Humboldt Speedway: Who was that guy?
Scott Lee Stewart For the Tribune A stranger pulled into Humboldt Speedway one windy Sunday afternoon. Nobody knew much about him. And then...... Jon Sheets is from Nevada, Mo. At least, that’s what the sign-in sheet says. Other than that we know one thing: he’s really fast. Sheets took on the top guns in the Allen County Chiropractic USRA Modified feature Sunday, and beat em’ all. He dueled with Johnny Allen and Brian Bolin on track...
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Catterson leads CHS track team at Pitt State
Tribune staff PITTSBURG — Cody Catterson led the Chanute High School track team at the 22nd Annual Jock’s Nitch Gorilla Relays on a cold, windy and rainy Friday at Pittsburg State University. A senior, Catterson won the javelin with a toss of 163 feet. No other member of the boys team was able to earn a medal at the meet. Colton Fiene finished 12th in the 800 with a time of 2:11. Tim Wrestler was unable to clear a height in the pole va...
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SLIDESHOW: NCCC BASEBALL
The Neosho County Community College baseball team swept a doubleheader from Johnson County on Saturday, winning 3-2 and 10-6. The Panthers set a new school record for consecutive wins, as Saturday's were the 12th and 13th-straight wins. The Panthers host Johnson County again on Sunday. Attached are several images from Saturday's action. — Jason Peake, Tribune Sports Editor
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WEB UPDATE: Humboldt Speedway races moved to Sunday
Humboldt Speedway called off Friday’s races due to the weather. The races will be held on Sunday. Gates open at 2 p.m. and racing starts at 4 p.m. Regular admission will be charged.
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WEB UPDATE: CHS events postponed due to weather
The rain wiped out several Chanute High School athletic events scheduled for Friday. The CHS tennis invite was cancelled and will not be made up, CHS Athletic Director Eric Methvin said. The varsity baseball and softball games scheduled at Labette County were postponed. No make-up date has been announced. The JV baseball and softball games at Girard were postponed and no make-up date was announced. The track meet at Pittsburg State was still on.
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Gard signs with Northwest Missouri
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Decades from now, if not sooner, Taylor Gard may be considered a pioneer of Chanute girls golf. A senior at Chanute High School, Gard signed a letter of intent on Wednesday with Northwest Missouri State University, where she’ll play golf for the Bearcats. The most accomplished girls golfer in CHS history, Gard said her campus visit sold her on the school. “I really liked the campus and the coach,” Gard sa...
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Neosho County baseball just keeps on winning
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor There’s no better way to say it, the Neosho County Community College baseball team just keeps on winning. The Panthers have now won 11-straight games and have won 23 of the last 25 overall. Steve Murry’s Panthers now sit at 31-9 on the season. That impressive record could be even better. Six losses have came by one run this year. The Panthers are now 19-5 in the conference, good for second-place behind ...
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CHS teams learn regional destinations
CHS teams learn regional destinations Chanute High School will host a Class 4A regional baseball tournament beginning the week of May 16. The team that wins the regional advances to state. Teams competing at Chanute are Labette County, Baxter Springs, Chanute, Coffeyville, Columbus, Girard, Independence and Parsons. Two sites will be used, as games will be played at Paul Lindblad Field at Katy Park and at NCCC’s Hudson Field. The 4A stat...
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Blue Comets earn titles at Baker Relays
Tribune staff BALDWIN CITY — Chanute High School had three individual champions at the 2011 Baker University High School Relays on Tuesday. Cody Catterson, Tim Wrestler and Darian Rubow all won their respective events for the Blue Comets. Both CHS teams finished fourth in the team standings at the event. Boys results A senior, Chanute’s Catterson took first place in the javelin with a toss of 160-03. The throw was more than 20 feet bette...
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Panthers win 11th-straight
CHANUTE — The winning streak continues. The Neosho County Community College baseball team has now won 11-straight after sweeping Maple Woods on Tuesday at Hudson Field. The Panthers won game one 13-3 and then took game two 7-2. Steve Murry’s Panthers have now won 23 out of 25 games. The team is now 31-9 on the season. In the first game, the Panthers failed to score in the first three innings, but then erupted for 13 runs in three innings....
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Local sports briefs
Chanute tennis invite is Friday The Chanute High School tennis team will host an invite at the sports complex on Friday beginning at 3 p.m. Midwest Hawghunters hold tourney Midwest Hawghunters held their first regular season team bass tournament on Sunday, April 3 on Grand Lake in Oklahoma out of the Grove city boat ramp. First place heavy stringer went to Mike Bogle and Tom Reaves from Chanute with a four-bass limit weighing 14.28 pounds,...
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