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Fiscus and Cole tourney wins boost Chanute wrestling to 5th in Beloit
Brian McDowell Sports Editor BELOIT — Chanute senior Jared Fiscus and sophomore Chase Cole both picked up big wins at a wrestling tournament in Beloit last weekend. Fiscus won at 145 with a victory over Beloit’s Tanner Niemcyzk while Cole won at 132, defeating Oberlin’s Dayton Dreher. Their performances boosted the Comets to fifth place in the tournament, with 124 points in all. Plainville won the Beloit Tournament with 176.5 points. Chanute...
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Thayer recognizing 30th anniversary of basketball team’s State victory
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The 1982 season was the first time in history that the boys basketball team from Thayer High School made it to the State tournament in Hays, but the team was eliminated from the tournament in one game. So, when Thayer made it to State in the next year, its players were determined that things would be different. “We had been there and seen it,” the team’s point guard, Bruce Thornton said, “so the nervousness went a...
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Undefeated Humboldt boys beat Yates Center
The undefeated Humboldt boys basketball team continued to roll through their competition on Tuesday evening with a 70-50 victory over Yates Center. The Cubs dominated the beginning of the contest, outscoring their opponents 20-7 in the game’s first quarter. Tanner McNutt scored 21 points in the game, while Noah Thornbrugh contributed 17 and Nathan Whitcomb scored 10. Humboldt next hosts Erie on Friday night. Humboldt 20 17 22 11 - 70 Y...
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Don’t underestimate the Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens have been sold short and underestimated throughout this year’s NFL post-season. The team has responded by dismantling two heavy favorites that feature surefire Hall of Fame quarterbacks. Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco has suddenly started playing like Joe Namath or Joe Theismann or Joe Montana . (Why are there so many other great quarterbacks named “Joe”?) ¬†And, by outmaneuvering Tom Brady last week, Baltimore’s defens...
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Erie girls beat Fredonia in quadruple overtime
The Erie girls basketball team traveled to Fredonia on Tuesday evening to compete in the first night of Tri-Valley League play. The Red Devil girls won in four overtimes 75-70 over the Yellowjackets. It was a hard fought night for Erie, as Bret McGuire fouled out at the end of the 4th quarter, and Chelsea Oliphant fouled out in the 2nd OT. EHS was down in each of the overtime periods but remained poised and fought back. Chrisana Maurer. a fre...
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St. Paul girls top Chetopa
Benefiting from a 24-point performance by Ashton Wood, the St. Paul girls basketball team scored a 66-35 road victory over Chetopa on Tuesday night. St. Paul 18 15 21 12- 66 Chetopa 11 12 8 11- 35 St. Paul: Burke 1, 0-0, 3 Carlson 1, 0-0, 2 Wood 9, 3-4, 24 Albertini 5, 3-5, 14 Tuck 3, 5-6, 13 Sears 2, 2-2, 6 Three-Pointers: Wood (3), Albertini, Tuck (2) Chetopa: Underwood 13, 1-1,7 Johnson 3, 2-2, 8 Kepner 1, 0-2, 2 Jackson 3, 7-11, 13 Ca...
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Second half scoring be-”devils” Panthers in loss to KC
Brian McDowell Sports Editor KANSAS CITY — The NCCC men’s basketball squad was leading by seven points at halftime of its Monday night road match-up against the Kansas City Kansas Blue Devils, but giving up 49 second half points doomed the Panthers. “That’s too much,” NCCC Coach Jeremy Coombs said about KCK’s second half scoring streak. “That’s way too much. We can guard better than that. We’ve guarded better teams better than that, and we ju...
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NCCC’s women’s comeback attempt falls short in KC
Brian McDowell Sports Editor KANSAS CIT — Coach Kelley Newton’s NCCC women’s basketball team was trailing by 14 points headed into the final streatch of its Monday night road match-up with the Kansas City Kansas Blue Devils. The Lady Panthers were able to fight their way back into the game, but their comeback efforts fell just short in the end, as Neosho County lost 46-44. “If I took something positive from losing like this, when my team onl...
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Big second half boosts Humboldt over Crest
The Humboldt Cubs boys basketball team remains undefeated after a 72-50 victory over Crest on Saturday. Crest actually had a five-point lead in the game at halftime, but the Cubs came back and outscored their opponents 28-10 in the third quarter. Noah Thornbrugh led Humboldt offensively, scoring 26 points, while Tanner McNutt had 24. Each player hit three three-pointers. The Humboldt squad, 14-0, will try to maintain its undefeated status, wh...
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Chanute girls fifth in latest KBCA rankings
After scoring a victory in the Tonganoxie Tournament over the weekend, the Chanute girls basketball team (11-2) has been selected as the fifth best 4A basketball team in the state by the weekly KBCA poll. Girard was the only other team in the southeast Kansas region besides the Comet girls to make the rankings. The Trojans, who lost to Chanute earlier this season, were selected seventh. Holton was picked first in the poll, with Wamego, McPher...
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NCCC men lose to Labette in double overtime
Brian McDowell Sports Editor NCCC men’s basketball coach Jeremy Coombs predicted that his team’s Saturday night showdown with Labette County on Saturday night would be a “dogfight.” The showdown proved him correct as the Panthers extended the match-up into double overtime, but weren’t able to win it in the end. Neosho County lost the game 74-71. “That’s a good team,” Coombs said. “They’re not at the top of our conference for nothing. They’re ...
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Emporia wins rematch with Emporia to be crowned Ralph Miller champs
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The Emporia Spartans got their revenge on the Andover Central Jaguars on Saturday night. The two squads met in the championship game of last year’s Ralph Miller Classic, with Andover Central winning the final contest. This year’s meeting between the two highly ranked Kansas squads turned out differently, as Emporia powered its way to a 66-52 victory over Andover in Saturday night’s final Ralph Miller Classic game....
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Thunderbirds cruise to third place victory over Leavenworth
The Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds picked up third place in the Ralph Miller Classic with a 72-62 victory over the Leavenworth Pioneers on Saturday evening. The Thunderbirds jumped out ahead early in the contest, starting the proceedings with a 14-0 run, and fending off a comeback attempt by the Pioneers to come away with the win. This early Shawnee Heights run was powered by juniors Braeson Sester and Jovan Barksdale. Leavenworth did eventual...
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Emporia players win Ralph Miller skills contests
Emporia not only won this year’s Ralph Miller Classic action on Saturday, but the team’s players also fared well in the skills contests that started the final day of action at this year’s tournament. Jerel Morrow won the slam dunk contest for the second year in a row, and senior Garin Vandiver won the three-point contest by a wide margin. Coaches from participating teams started the proceedings with a seven-up free throw competition. Chanute ...
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Olathe North seventh place at Miller
The Olathe North Eagles started off Saturday play at the Ralph Miller Classic, winning the 7th place game over Goddard 58-38. The Eagles took a lead early in the first quarter and never lost it the whole game. Olathe North saw early scores on three-pointers by senior Jack Todd and junior Byron Cubit. Todd added more points, as Olathe North built a 14-0 lead. Goddard briefly interrupted the Eagles’ scoring with a three-pointer and a field goa...
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Comets sixth place at Ralph Miller after loss to Joplin
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The Chanute Blue Comets were the sixth place team at the this year’s Ralph Miller Classic, after a razor thin loss in a tense and physical face-off against a Joplin Eagles squad helmed by former Chanute coach Jeff Williams. Joplin secured fifth place in the tournament with a 60-56 comeback victory. The Eagles had an early lead in the game, but the Comets dominated its middle portions to come out ahead. However, Jo...
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Chanute girls win Tonganoxie tourney
TONGANOXIE — A lockdown second half defense helped the Chanute girls basketball team win the Tonganoxie tournament. The championship was obtained through a Saturday evening victory 39-32 over DeSoto. Not only did Chanute win the tournament’s trophy, but senior Brenna Olson was named the tournament MVP. Three members of the team were named to the Tonganoxie all-tournament squad — Olson, sophomore Macy Flowers and Shelby Trout, who hit the g...
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Gilmore among All-Tournament honorees
Chanute senior Brock Gilmore was among the honorees for the 2013 Ralph Miller Classic all-tournament team. Here is the complete list of selectees for the all-tournament team. Garin Vandiver-Emporia, Jackson Perez-Emporia, Zach Winter-Andover Central, Cameron Wiggins- Leavenworth, Charlie Brown-Joplin, Jovan Barksdale-Shawnee Heights, Braeson Sester-Shawnee Heights, Collin Nevil-Goddard, Brock Gilmore-Chanute.
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Lady Panthers fall to Labette in overtime
The NCCC Panthers women’s basketball team fought tooth and nail to force its Saturday night match-up with Labette County into overtime. However, the Cardinals’ defense shut down Neosho County scorers in this overtime period and won the game 56-53 on the free throw line. The loss brings the Lady Panthers’ season record to 7-10. Sophomore Alexis Hafenstein started the scoring for the Lady Panthers in this match-up, with Katie Gorman adding a b...
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Andover Central tops T-birds for chance to be repeat tourney champ
The Andover Central Jaguars, the winner of last year’s Ralph Miller Classic, earned the right to compete in the championship game of this year’s event with a 63-49 victory over the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds Friday night. Andover Central senior Zach Winter, who scored 30 points in Andover’s victory over Olathe North on Thursday, jumpstarted the Jaguars offense early. Jovan Barksdale scored points early for the T-Birds, and a three-pointer b...
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