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CCA boys win home opener
The Chanute Christian Academy boys basketball team opened home play against Independence Bible on Tuesday night. The boys came out playing hard and executing their offense and were able to take a lead of 22-8 in the 1st period. According to Coach Dave Yarnell, Independence was doing a good job going to the boards and getting in the passing lanes, but just did not have the offense to keep up. The points scored in the first by CCA would turn ou...
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Altoona-Midway teams fall to Flinthills
Both Altoona-Midway basketball squads came up short in home match-ups against Flinthills on Tuesday night. The Jets went into the fourth quarter with a seven-point lead, but were outscored 24-12 in this span. This propelled Flinthills to beat the Altoona-Midway boys 66-61. Lane Huffman propelled Altoona-Midway’s offense in the game with 24 points, including six three-pointers. Dillon Walker racked up 16 points in the game, while Cody Boles ha...
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Chanute girls start SEK play with big win
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Chanute’s Girls Basketball Coach Dustin Fox is excited about this year and thinks that his Comets’ team really has a good chance to win a league title. His team took an important first step towards proving that on Tuesday night when it started league play with a 49-25 victory over Independence in the Comets’ home opener. “We need an effort like this every night,” Fox said, “so I guess the only statement this makes...
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Humboldt boys beat Erie for tourney victory
The Humboldt boys basketball wrapped up its home tournament with a 51-17 win over the Erie boys team on Friday night. The Cubs dominated the match-up from the beginning, developing a 32-9 lead at the half. Senior Noah Thornbrugh led the team in scoring in this match-up with 11 points, while Blake Crawford, Tanner McNutt, and Trey Johnson all scored eight points for the Cubs. The Cubs will next be in action hosting Yates Center tonight. Erie g...
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Three Comets named to Burlington’s All-Tournament team
Two seniors that were a key part of Chanute’s girls basketball team and one senior from the boys team were honored for their performances during the season-opening tournament last week in Burlington. Brenna Olson and Shelby Trout were both named to the All-Tournament girls team at the event, while Brock Gilmore was part of the boys All-Tournament team. Olson, a point guard, was the fourth highest scorer among all girls in the tournament, scor...
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Comets nab 4th, Son and Adam Cole champs, at Eudora wrestling tourney
Brian McDowell Sports Editor EUDORA — Eight Chanute wrestlers grappled their way on to the championship bracket at the Eudora tournament this weekend and sophomores Alex Son and Adam Cole both secured first place wins at the annual event. Son quickly won by fall over a wrestler from Lawrence to snatch a win in 170, while Cole earned his victory over a foe Effingham in 126. Freshman Nick Ornelas picked up second place at the event in 113. C...
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Chanute girls fall to Burlington for tourney title
Brian McDowell Sports Editor BURLINGTON — Chanute’s girls basketball team earned the chance to grab a championship at the season-opening Burlington tournament with two big wins earlier this week. However, the event’s championship contest against the tournament’s host team didn’t turn out quite the way that the Comets wanted it to. Chanute fell 62-36 Friday night at Burlington High School. “That’s an excellent basketball team,” Chanute Coach D...
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Howell, three other Comets honored by All-State roster
Chanute senior Cody Howell was selected to the first team on defense in the 2012 4A All-State football rosters that were released this week by the Topeka Capital-Journal newspaper. Howell, a 6-2, 215-pound linebacker helped lead the Comets to be one of the most effective defensive teams in the 4A class. This defensive attack guided the Comets through a post-season run that made this squad one of the most successful in school history. Several ...
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Defensive breakdowns cost NCCC in loss
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The NCCC men’s basketball team still needs to figure out how to maintain intensity for all 40 minutes of a game. This observation was made by Coach Jeremy Coombs, after Panthers established a lead early in their Monday night match-up against Butler County, only to ultimately fall in the contest 82-72. “We came out like a ball of fire, and then it went off a little bit,” Coombs said. Coombs estimated that there wer...
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Busy week of basketball for CCA boys
The Chanute Christian A boys basketball team traveled to Manhattan for the 2012 Shea Invitational last weekend. CCA started the tourney against 2A Veritas Christian out of Lawerence. According to Coach Dave Yarnell, the boys on the Warrior team were excited and came out playing hard, and took a 16-5 lead in the game’s first quarter. Chanute led most of the game but the bigger more experienced Veritas team started to work its way back and even...
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Lady Panthers’ effort stifled by poor shooting
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Players on the NCCC Lady Panthers basketball team only hit 22 percent of the shots they took on Monday night, making just 17 out of 64. “You can’t do that and win a game,” Coach Kelley Newton said. This poor shooting early in the match-up doomed the squad in a 64-44 loss to Butler. Newton told players on his team after the game that they played hard, but that it wasn’t good enough. “We’re getting all our shots tha...
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Chanute girls survive scare and will compete for tourney championship
Brian McDowell Sports Editor BURLINGTON — Chanute’s girls basketball team used a balanced offensive attack to dominate the first half of its second game of the season on Wednesday night. The Comets had almost a 20-point lead at halftime of the tournament match-up with Baldwin at Burlington Middle School. However, momentum shifted away from the Chanute squad in the second half and the Comets ended up having to fight for a 51-48 win. “I don...
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St. Paul boys defeat Columbus, girls fall
ST. PAUL — St. Paul and Columbus played two games with nearly identical scores with the girls and boys splitting with their CNC counterparts in the St. Paul Early-Season Tournament. In the opener Columbus won the girls matchup 47-44 then St. Paul followed with a 48-44 decision in the boys game. The Lady Indians followed a 20-point third quarter outburst with just two free throws down the stretch. St. Paul had closed a 31-19 deficit at the hal...
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Victory gets Chanute girls’ season off to a rollicking start
Brian McDowell Sports Editor BURLINGTON — After last year’s postseason run that sent the Comets to the State tournament, expectations have been high for the Chanute’s girls basketball team heading into this season. On Tuesday night, the squad proved that it could live up to this kind of pressure in a big way, as the Chanute girls scored a thunderous 49-23 tournament victory over Anderson County at Burlington Middle School. “It was a good way ...
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Eighth grade team struggles through tough week
The eighth grade basketball teams were very active last week, traveling to Pittsburg, Independence and Burlington, to face some tough competition. The B team brought its record to 5-1 by beating Pittsburg 24-22 and Independence 23-21. The A team struggled a bit. falling 32-16 to Pittsburg and 28-18 to Indy. The team then lost two games at last weekend’s Burlington tournament, which brought its record this season to 2-9. “It’s not hard to see ...
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Humboldt boys score season-opening victory
The Humboldt boys started their season with a 53-48 road victory over Eureka on Friday night. The match-up started out close knits, but the Cubs outscored their opponents in both the second and fourth quarters to earn the five-point victory. Tanner McNutt scored 17 points to lead Humboldt’s offense, while Noah Thornbrugh had 14. Blake Crawford, Nathan Whitcomb and Caleb Vanatta each ended up with six. Humboldt will next be hosting a tournamen...
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St. Paul girls start season with win
Brian McDowell Sports Editor ST. PAUL — The St. Paul girls basketball coach Doug Tuck was dealing with a lot of unknowns coming into the first game of this season on Friday night. The Indians’ roster features a lot of younger players, and he wasn’t sure how well they would mix with St. Paul’s group of older returners. The first game put his mind at ease, as St. Paul started its season with a 49-31 home victory over Galena. “I was concerned ab...
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Chanute basketball season starts tonight at Burlington tourney
Both the Chanute Blue Comets varsity boys and girls basketball teams will be starting their seasons tonight at a tournament in Burlington. In addition to Chanute, this tournament features Burlington, Baldwin, Iola, Louisburg and Anderson County. The Comets boys team will be taking on Anderson County tonight at 6 p.m., which will be immediately followed by the girls’ showdown with Anderson County at approximately 7:45 p.m. These games will o...
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Seventh grade caps off busy week with tourney win
It was a busy week for the 7th grade girls basketball teams from Royster. On Thursday, the school’s B team improved its record to 3-5 by beating Independence 6-5. Emily Larkin, Kasynda Eubanks, and Kaylea Richards each scored two points in the effort. The Rockets scored four points in the first quarter and didn’t score again until the fourth quarter to regain the lead. The A team fell to Independence 14-22, making its record 5-6. Scoring for ...
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St. Paul boys’ fourth quarter comeback falls just short
Brian McDowell Sports Editor ST. PAUL — The St. Paul Indians trailed Galena by nine points halfway through the fourth quarter of their first game of the season on Friday night. However, a 11-0 run paved the way for an Indians comeback. Unfortunately for St. Paul, a couple of calls went against the Indians at the end of the contest, and the Indians fell 50-48. “I couldn’t be happier,” first-year coach Keith Wiatrak said. “My kids fought and th...
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