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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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Panthers off to a stellar start
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor There’s no better way to say it, the Neosho County Community College women’s volleyball team is off to a stellar start to the season. The Panthers are now 4-1 on the season for second-year coach Asya Herron. And the team has already avenged its only loss of the season, too. Neosho County defeated Butler County CC 25-20, 25-17, 17-25, 25-17 last Wednesday night. Butler entered the match ranked 12...
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Panthers run at Timmons Classic
Tribune Staff LAWRENCE—The Neosho County Community College cross country team competed at the Bob Timmons Classic on Saturday at Rim Rock Farm. The event featured teams such as Kansas, Missouri-Kansas City and Emporia State, as well as several junior colleges from the Jayhawk Conference. The men ran a 6K. Neosho County’s top finisher was James Straubel, who finished 43rd overall with a time of 21:58. Fred Lozano was 66th (23:10), Andy Hill fi...
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Comets host Vikings in season-opener
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Don Simmons hopes the first game jitters aren’t too bad. A new cast of characters will take the field for the Chanute High School football team on Friday night when the Blue Comets host the Parsons Vikings in the 2009 season-opener. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Chanute Community Sports Complex. Coach Simmons, entering his sixth season as head coach at CHS, said he expects to see some nerves with so...
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READY TO STEP UP
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor T.J. Walls and Alec Haight got a taste of the Friday night lights a season ago. Now, as the 2009 football season arrives, both Blue Comets are ready to step up. Both made nice contributions to the Chanute High School football team a year ago. And both will be taking on much bigger roles this season for the Blue Comets. Walls, a 5-10, 155-pound senior was a kick returner specialist and a cornerback a year...
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Humboldt set for cross country season
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Raquel Hill should lead the way for the Humboldt High School cross country team this fall. Hill, a junior, finished 17th at the Class 2A State Meet last year. Hill finished second at the Tri-Valley League Meet for the second-straight year last season. The Cubs have 10 athletes out for the sport this year, Coach Eric Carlson said. The program is now set for its third-ever season. “I’m excited abo...
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Boys cross country team has high expectations
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor A solid group of returning letterwinners has Derek Liggett feeling optimistic. But it’s one injury that has the Blue Comets cross country coach feeling a little uneasy. Standout senior Lucas Tabares is currently out of the lineup with a stress fracture in his leg. Tabares was an all-league runner last year and was just 10 seconds away from qualifying for the state meet at the Parsons Re...
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Comets second at invite
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—Mike De La Torre could barely contain his excitement. Like a proud father showing off a newborn child, De La Torre walked around with a big smile on his face for several hours on Thursday. Why? The new tennis complex at the Chanute Community Sports Complex was officially broken in. And at the Chanute Invite, De La Torre’s Blue Comets had a solid showing, too. Chanute finished se...
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Great Expectations
Tribune Staff Volleyball preview Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor All summer long, the Chanute Blue Comets were counting down the days until the 2009 volleyball season arrived. Why were they so ready to go? The most obvious reason is simple: because the way the 2008 season ended left a bad taste in their mouths. They were a few points away. A sub-state championship was within their grasp. But for the second-straight year, the Blue Co...
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Comets set sights on SEK title
Tribune Staff Girls cross country preview Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Attached to the wall of the Chanute High School gymnasium, the banner reads “Girls Cross Country.” But unlike the others surrounding it, this particular banner is missing something. Empty space is the only thing underneath it. The Chanute Blue Comets hope to change that in 2009. The girls cross country team has never won a Southeast Kansas League title in its entire...
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