Sports
Senior Comet golfers ready to drive a successful season
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The Chanute boys golf team started its season last week with a tournament in Independence. The Comet squad this year will be depending on the talents and leadership of three senior varsity players that will be forming the bulk of its line-up this year — Nick Carman, Wyatt Taylor and Brady Roush. Nick Carman played a few tournaments for the varsity Chanute squad last year, but this will be his first full year start...
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Panthers split doubleheader; ‘Ballgame’ festivities postponed to Sunday
An early-morning thunderstorm on Saturday called the postponement of the scheduled multi-generational Take Me Out To The Ballgame event at NCCC. This event, with many activities for people of all ages surrounding a Neosho County baseball game, will now occur on Sunday, April 7, when the Panthers will host Highland at 1 p.m. The Panthers will make up the scheduled games against Johnson County today at 1 p.m. at Hudson Field at NCCC. The series...
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Comet girls win first meet of season in Labette
ALTAMONT — The boys and girls track teams from Chanute High School started their seasons last Thursday with a meet at Labette County High School. The girls team earned first place at this event, notching 121 points for first place among all participating girls teams. The Chanute girls benefitted from first place performances by triple jumper Mallory Flowers, hurdler Rena Stair, and thrower Haley Taylor, who won both the discus and javelin eve...
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Former pitcher to take in Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Brian McDowell Sports Editor At the “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” event at NCCC on Saturday, people of all ages will get together to enjoy a baseball game and partake in various activities to celebrate the spirit of America’s pastime. Among the participants in this annual tradition will be some residents of the Chanute Healthcare facility located next door to the college. For one of these residents, this event feels particularly appropriate. ...
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Seniors prepared to ‘make a racket’ in Comets tennis this season
Brian McDowell Tribune Reporter The Chanute tennis squad will be served up some tough competition at a tournament later today in Coffeyville. The success of the squad this year is largely dependent upon what seniors Ryan Allen, Ryan Madden and Hunter King manage to accomplish. In the early part of the season, all three players will be contending for spots on doubles teams. Ryan Allen aims for the team to get further than it did in his freshma...
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Panthers’ Goedert named KJCCC player of the week NCCC third baseman Connor Goedert was named as one of the KJCCC Baseball players of the week last week, after going 9 for 20 for a
Panthers’ Goedert named KJCCC player of the week NCCC third baseman Connor Goedert was named as one of the KJCCC Baseball players of the week last week, after going 9 for 20 for a .450 average against conference opponents. Goedert is currently riding a 6-game hitting streak.
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New CHS football coach recommended to board A recommendation for a new head football coach at Chanute High School has been forwarded to the district’s Board of Education for its April 1 meeting
New CHS football coach recommended to board A recommendation for a new head football coach at Chanute High School has been forwarded to the district’s Board of Education for its April 1 meeting. The school’s athletic director Eric Methvin, made this announcement on Monday. He, along with the school’s principal Kent Wire and Johnny Lawrence, assistant principal, conducted the interviewing and hiring process for the new coach. According to Met...
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Comets Olson and Trout selected for Via Christi All-Star game Chanute seniors and stand-out members of the school’s basketball team Brenna Olson and Shelby Trout were both selected to participate in the 7th annual Via Christi All-Star Game
Comets Olson and Trout selected for Via Christi All-Star game Chanute seniors and stand-out members of the school’s basketball team Brenna Olson and Shelby Trout were both selected to participate in the 7th annual Via Christi All-Star Game. The game will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 7 at St. Mary’s-Colgan High School in Pittsburg. Chanute Coach Dustin Fox said on his Facebook page that he was excited that these young ladies will get the ...
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Local rodeo teens rope in another championship
Brian McDowell Sports Editor GALESBURG — The four boys that comprise the Beachner Cattle rodeo team don’t talk much; they fit the cultural stereotype of the strong and silent cowboy. However, for the past two years, the rodeo skills demonstrated by members of this team have spoken volumes. For the second year in a row, these four cowboys have captured the Jr. Ranch Rodeo championship. The team consists of Erie High School student Ty Wiler, S...
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Panthers swept in first Labette doubleheader
PARSONS — The NCCC baseball team was scheduled to play on the road in Labette this upcoming weekend, but predicted storms coming into the area over the next couple of days caused this series to start earlier than scheduled. So, the Panthers traveled to Parsons on Wednesday afternoon for a doubleheader. The first game of the day went into extra innings, but Neosho County came up short in a 3-2 loss. Then, a costly four-run sixth inning doomed ...
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SEK Jr. Comets wrestling sub-district results
The SEK Jr Comets wrestling club took 14 kids to subdistricts in Pittsburg. 12 of these athletes placed at the event, and will move on to districts this weekend in Holton. The results are as follows: 8u 55 lbs: Ty Leedy 2nd place, 64 lbs: Braxton Harding 2nd place 10U 61 lbs Colton Seely 1st place, 64 lbs Trent Harding 3rd place, 73 lbs Gunner Elder 2nd place 12U 72 lbs Huntyr Schwegman 2nd place, 92 lbs Gage Leedy 1st place, 130 lbs Skyle...
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Humboldt’s King of America races moved to next week
Because of predicted bad weather, the King Of America races at Humboldt Speedway scheduled for this weekend have been postponed, and will reschedule for next week. The timeline and the ticket prices will remain the same; the event has just been postponed for a week. The action will begin on Wednesday night, March 27, with a practice session from 6 to 9 p.m. That night, there is no charge for grandstand seating, and pit passes are $20. The qua...
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Liggett’s Comet teams look to be on ‘track’ to good seasons
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Last year, the Chanute track and field team took 17 to State, and 12 of those athletes will be returning to the squad this upcoming spring season. Coach Derek Liggett thinks this nucleus will make the Comets competitive this year. “I’m pretty optimistic about the year, on both the boys and girls side,” Liggett said. One improvement that Liggett hopes to make on this year’s team is to fill the field events more tha...
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CCA boys follow State victory with tourney wins
Following up its KCAA 1A state championship title, the Chanute Christian Academy boys basketball team placed first at the annual Midstates basketball tournament on March 10 at Royster Middle School. In the first game, CCA faced Bethel Christian Academy from Ottawa. CCA won the game 63-25. The Warriors were led in scoring by senior Sterling Stepp with 29 points, junior Christopher McMahan with 15, and sophomore Alex Clover with 14. In the cham...
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NCCC alum White headed to the Big Dance with Northwestern State
Brian McDowell Sports editor NCCC basketball fans who watch the NCAA basketball tournament might see a familiar face. Brison White, a shooting guard who was an impact Panthers player for two years, will be a part of the Louisiana-based Northwestern State squad that is the 14th seed in the South part of the bracket. With the quick and athletic White acting as a spark off the bench, the Northwestern State Demons won the Southland Conference la...
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NCCC baseball splits doubleheader again with KCK
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The NCCC baseball team’s weather-delayed second doubleheader against KCK on Monday resulted in another split decision for the Panthers. Neosho County won the first contest of the day 7-2, but lost the second game 13-3. This brings the record this season to 10-8. The Panthers fell behind early in the first game, as KCK scored on a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Neosho County trailed until the fourth inning, when a Jake...
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JV tennis swings into season
Chanute’s JV boys tennis team started its season last Thursday in Pittsburg, and notched five wins for third place at the event. “This was the first career meet for all but one of our players,” Coach Mike De La Torre said, “so I’m very pleased with their effort today.” De La Torre was particularly pleased that each player or doubles team got at least one win at the event. The number one singles spot for this team was filled by Drake Gilmore, ...
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Eight St. Paul players honored as All-League
Eight St. Paul basketball players were honored with inclusion on the All-League teams for the Three Rivers League. Four members of the boys team and four members of the girls team were selected to be honored by league coaches, on the rosters that were released late last week. St. Paul senior Jake O’Brien was picked for the first team on the boys side, while both Kacie Phillips and Jordyn Tuck were selected first team for the girls. Here is t...
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Chanute Wrestling Club Sub-District results
Four members of the Chanute Wrestling Club placed on Saturday at Sub-District, and will be moving on to the District One Tournament Saturday March 23 in Holton. The top four in each weight will move onto the State Tournament March 29-30 in Topeka. 2nd Place- Brady McDonald 10 and under 82 lbs, Logan McDonald 10 and under 85 lbs 3rd Place- Trey Dillow 8 and under 70 lbs 4th Place- Brayden Dillow 10 and under 110 lbs
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Panthers split doubleheader in KCK
KANSAS CITY — The NCCC Panthers split the first games they played against KCK on Saturday, falling in the first game 5-3 and winning the second game 10-2. Weather again caused some shuffling of the schedule, as Saturday night’s storms postponed the doubleheader scheduled for Sunday until Monday. (Monday’s games will be covered in tomorrow’s Chanute Tribune.) This also caused a road match-up with Ottawa to be rescheduled for an unspecified la...
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