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Area football roundup: Altoona-Midway gets first win
CHETOPA — It was a long ride home for Altoona-Midway Friday night, but a joyous one, as the Jets ended a long losing streak with a 6-0 Three Rivers League eight-man victory over Chetopa. “It was a good win for the kids,” said Jet Coach Jim Leonard. “They battled the whole game and deserved it. They stuck with it after all the adversity.” “Absolutely!” was Leonard’s response to “Are the players excited?” “It’s the first win in two years and ...
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Bollig to the rescue
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor COFFEYVILLE—Matt Bollig knew it was coming. With Coffeyville clinging to a slight lead late in the game, Golden Tornado quarterback Ethan Cordray scrambled and then threw on the run. But Bollig picked off the pass around the 20-yard line, cut right, avoided a few defenders and sprinted into the endzone. The interception return lifted the Blue Comets to a thrilling 27-21 come-from-behind win over the Torn...
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Blue Comets earn SEK wins
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor PARSONS—The Chanute Blue Comets remained perfect in Southeast Kansas League play after picking up two conference wins on Thursday night at Parsons High School. Chanute defeated Independence 25-13, 25-18 in the first match and then topped the host Vikings 23-25, 25-18, 25-19. The Vikings looked in control in the pivotal third set, leading 15-8. But the Comets rallied and went on a 12-1 run and eventually p...
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Golf team has a shot at state
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor As the regional meet arrives, Bill Woodard is preaching one thing to his Chanute High School girls golf team: Just keeping doing what you’ve done all year. The Blue Comets will compete at the Girard Class 4A Regional on Monday morning at 9 a.m. at Girard Golf Course. “We just need to do what we’ve done all year,” Woodard said. “We’ll take one hole at a time. I think they’re excited and they realize they have ...
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Comets look to slow down 'Nado
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor When an explosive offense meets a stingy defense, something has to give. This collision of opposites will take place when the Chanute High School football team travels to Coffeyville on Friday night to take on the Golden Tornado. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Chanute’s defense is only allowing 16.4 points a game. On the other hand, Coffeyville is scoring 36 points a game thus far. So ...
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Comets will have new district opponents next year
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor With a new district comes a new schedule for the Chanute High School football team. The Kansas State High School Activities Association has announced the district football assignments for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Chanute’s district will look much different next year. The Blue Comets will be in District 7, which will also include Girard, Independence and Parsons. “It’s a good district for us,” Chanute Coach D...
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On top of the SEK
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor After a disappointing loss to Labette County in the second game of the season, and with three tough games on the horizon, the Chanute Blue Comets could have packed it in and called it a season. Instead, they got back to work. Well, what a difference a few weeks can make, huh? The Chanute High School football team is now tied for first place in the Southeast Kansas League. The Comets handled Independence 33-14 ...
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Chanute wins SEK title in girls golf
Tribune staff COLUMBUS—The Chanute High School girls golf team clinched the Southeast Kansas League title on Thursday at the Columbus Invitational. The Blue Comets took second at the invite to Girard, but did more than enough against the league opponents to win the SEK team title. Chanute, in its first year as a girls golf program, placed ahead of all of the other SEK schools at all three league tournaments—Chanute, Pittsburg and Columbus. “I...
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Regional sites set for tennis, golf
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Postseason destinations have been announced for girls golf and girls tennis. The Chanute High School girls tennis team will be the first to compete at a postseason tournament this season. The Blue Comets will compete at the Independence Class 4A Regional on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Riverside Park Tennis Complex. Teams competing are Labette County, Augusta, Chanute, Coffeyville, Columbus, El Dorado, Fort Scott, In...
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COMETS SLAY DRAGONS
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—A near-perfect first half was all the Chanute Blue Comets needed. The result was a huge 38-7 Homecoming win over the Pittsburg Purple Dragons on Friday night at the Chanute Community Sports Complex. Scoring on nearly every offensive possession with crisp execution and giving up nothing with a suffocating defense, the Blue Comets led 35-0 at the half en route to the big win. “That was about as dominati...
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CHANUTE HOSTS PITTSBURG IN KEY SHOWDOWN
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The showdown of the year is almost here. The Chanute Blue Comets will host the Pittsburg Purple Dragons on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Chanute Community Sports Complex. It will be Homecoming for the Blue Comets, but there’s more at stake than that. The game will have huge implications as far as the Southeast Kansas League race. After three weeks of play, there is now a four-way tie for second place in the...
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Comets first, second at Iola
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor IOLA—If you look at Tuesday’s Doc Stiles Invitational Cross Country Meet in Iola as a preview of next month’s Southeast Kansas League Meet, things are looking pretty good for Chanute High School. Competing against the best of the league, the Blue Comets took first place on the boys side and second on the girls side. Tuesday’s event was held at Riverside Park in Iola. Chanute’s boys won the invite with ...
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Ramos leads CHS tennis team at Coffeyville
Tribune Staff Tribune staff COFFEYVILLE—Czarina Ramos took first place in the number-one singles bracket and the Chanute High School girls tennis team finished second at the Coffeyville Invitational on Thursday. “I know the girls were tired after our day long meet in Baldwin the day before, but watching them play I couldn’t help but feel the tough competition we had there helped us in this meet and will help us the rest of the season,” Chanut...
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Comets shine at Big Hill
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor BIG HILL—At a meet with nothing on the line, Derek Liggett just wanted his team to compete well. And that’s exactly what the Blue Comets did at the Calvin Priest Memorial Cross Country Meet at Big Hill Lake on a near perfect Thursday afternoon. “Our kids went out and ran well,” Coach Liggett said. “They competed well, but they looked a little tired. But that’s to be expected. If they look fresh at this sta...
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Tennis team will see solid competition at Baldwin Invite
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Playing the best possible competition is always a key to improving. Mike De La Torre knows this. That’s why the Chanute High School girls tennis team competes at the Baldwin Tournament every year. The Blue Comets head to the annual event today, where they’ll compete against some of the top teams in the state. “It’s going to be tough,” De La Torre said. “These teams perennially have lots of state...
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Chanute JV, freshmen beat Labette
Tribune Staff Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Chanute High School JV football team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 10-8 win over Labette County on Monday night. In the first quarter, Chanute’s Jarret Borjas tackled Labette’s QB in the endzone for a safety. In the second quarter, Trevor Cole ran a reverse for a 65-yard touchdown. Grant McMillan ran in the two-point conversion. The points gave the Comets a 10-0 lead at the half. Labette County s...
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Girls golf invite is Monday
Tribune Staff Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Chanute High School girls golf team will host the Chanute Invitational on Monday at Quarry Stone Golf Course, beginning at 3 p.m. The Blue Comets took third place at the Fort Scott Invitational on Tuesday in the program’s first-ever tournament. Teams competing at the Chanute Invite are Caney, Columbus, Eureka, Galena, Anderson County-Garnett, Girard, Fort Scott, Parsons, Pittsburg, Yates Center and the ...
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Neosho County women fall in home opener
Tribune Staff Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Neosho County Community College women’s soccer team fell to Hutchinson CC 4-0 on Wednesday night at Chanute Community Sports Complex. It was the first home match of the season for the Panthers. With the loss, Neosho County falls to 3-2 on the season for Coach Damon Solomon. The Panthers defeated Northeast Oklahoma 4-0 last weekend and also recently picked up a win over Coffeyville, 4-1. Mallorie Adams, ...
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Girls golf team takes third at first tourney
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The first tournament of the season was definitely a positive experience for the Chanute High School girls golf team. The Blue Comets began their inaugural season on Tuesday at the Fort Scott Invitational at Fort Scott Country Club. And at the invite, the Comets took third place out of nine teams and left with medals in hand. “I had no idea how it would go, but I was really pleased,” Chanute Coach Bill Woo...
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Blue Comets hit the road on Friday
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Don Simmons hopes to see an overall improvement when his Chanute High School football team hits the road for the first time this season on Friday night. The Blue Comets will take on the Labette County Grizzlies in Altamont for the second game of the season. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. “The biggest thing is to improve,” Simmons said. “Most years, you make your biggest improvements from the first game ...
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