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Panthers clinch home playoff game with Allen County sweep
Brian McDowell Sports Editor By completing a series sweep of Allen County, the NCCC Panthers baseball team has qualified to host the first round of the playoffs this Saturday. The Panthers beat their rivals from Allen County 6-2 and 10-1 in two weather-postponed games on Monday. Allen County gained a lead in the day’s first game, by scoring on a ground-out in the first inning. This lead lasted until the bottom of the third, when shortstop Davi...
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Chanute track results from Girard
Chanute’s track teams traveled to Girard on Friday to compete in a meet with 20 schools from around the area. The girls team came in 4th place with 55 points, while Pittsburg won the event with 104. The boys team came in seventh place with 42 points. Missouri schools filled out the top three of the boys ranks, with Webb City coming in first place with 114 points. The track team will next be hosting the Thad Clements Invitational this Friday,...
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13-year-old Hunt wins again at Humboldt
Scott Lee Stewart Special to the Tribune At an age when most young men are longing for that one last better bicycle, or maybe a powered scooter, Trever Hunt has proven himself as a man among men. The 13-year-old first won the last USRA B-Mod during Humboldt Speedway’s prestigious USMTS King of America marathon extravaganza back in March. On Friday night, a month later, he returned to the scene, and racked up a second feature win, wire to wire...
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NCCC softball season ends with two close losses
Brian McDowell Sports Editor A challenging year for the NCCC softball team ended on Saturday with two heartbreakingly close home losses in regional play against Brown-Mackie College of Salina. The Lady Panthers lost the contests 2-1 and 5-4. Coach Kim Alexander, a former Labette County assistant coach who started coaching Neosho County in January when their previous coach left to take a coaching job in Virginia, praised the way the Lady Pant...
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Humboldt Track Results from Neodesha
The Humboldt boys and girls track teams attended a meet on Thursday in Neodesha. They will next be competing in Cherryvale on Thursday, and some of their athletes will be coming to Chanute on Friday for the Thad Clements Invitational. Boys Tanner McNutt - 400 - 1st - 50.8 - LJ - 2nd - 19’2 1/2” 100 - 2nd - 11.4 - In prelims, McNutt broke the school’s record running in 11.21. The previous record was 11.3 set in 1927 and matched in 1972. The...
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Panthers win two against Allen County rivals
The NCCC baseball team scored two victories over its Allen County rivals this weekend, but the other two scheduled contests were postponed due to weather. The Panthers won their first two scheduled match-ups 6-0 and 3-2 on Saturday. The games that were originally scheduled to occur on Sunday were played on Monday afternoon, and will be covered in Wednesday’s Tribune. They will be the last two games of the regular season for Neosho County, and...
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Chanute’s Cheshier third at SEK Tennis Championships
Chanute tennis coach Wayne Woodyard praised the effort that his tennis team showed at the SEK Tennis Championships on Pittsburg on Thursday afternoon. The team’s number one singles player Ian Cheshier took third place at the event. After losing his initial match-up with Columbus 0-8, Cheshier earned a 8-0 victory over Labette County, and won a down-to-the-wire match (8-7) against Pittsburg. The third place match was a rematch against the play...
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Five Chanute golfers take a swing at Columbus
The Chanute golf team only fielded five players at its Thursday night tournament in Columbus, as one was sick and others were attending to school issues. The team scored where Bill Woodard thought they might, getting seventh place at the tournament with a score of 364. Iola was the tournament’s top team, shooting a 328. Brady Rousch was the team’s top individual player, tying for 14th place, with a score of 86. “Brady played a solid round but...
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Lady Comets snap losing streak with sweep of Columbus
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The Chanute softball team snapped its 10-game losing streak on Thursday, by sweeping Columbus. The Lady Comets won 8-4 and 11-9. According to coach Maria Hernandez, the team did make a few errors, but was able to cover them up with runs. “I commend these girls,” the coach said. “They played hard for being hurt and sick! We were able to bare down in the later innings and get the outs needed.” Chanute took a lead i...
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Royster girls sweep, boys ‘make things happen’ at Coffeyville track meet
The Royster track teams traveled to Coffeyville on Thursday. The school’s girls teams both picked up wins at the meet, with the 7th graders coming in first with 121 points, compared to second place Coffeyville’s 84.5 points. The 8th grade girls made it a clean sweep by taking first with 135 points, while Coffeyville was in 2nd with 88 points. “The girls really performed well today,” coach Teresa Taylor said. “Several stepped up and had person...
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Comets baseball gets two big 10-run wins
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Playing with a full-strength roster and a resulting new sense of confidence, the Chanute Blue Comets baseball team won two thunderous home victories over Columbus on Thursday. The pair of games both ended by the 10-run mercy rule in the fifth inning by a score of 11-1. Chanute Coach Matt Koester praised his team both for its improved offense and improved fielding. He speculated the return of Brandon Bell at center...
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Humboldt track competes in three meets
Here are the Humboldt High School track team results from Friday at Fredonia: BOYS Nick Keazer - 200 - 5th - 24.56; 400 - 1st - 51.78 4X800 - 4th - Ethan Bartlett, Nick Keazer, Hayden Boring, Blake Crawford 9:31 Kayzer had a PR in the 400, and, according to coach Eric Carlson, is really pushing himself hard in practice. Crawford normally runs the 100/200/400 for the Cubs and got thrown in the 4x800 at the last minute. Carlson was pleased w...
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Chanute driver Phillips wins race in Wheatland debut
Chanute resident Paden Phillips won in his first ever race at the Lucas Oil Weekly Racing Championship Series at the Spring Opener in Wheatland, Mo. on Saturday night. Phillips had not won a feature race in three years, but won his heat on Saturday and ran out front during the night’s third feature, ending up in “Victory Lane.” Excited, to say the least, Phillips thanked his family, sponsors and God after the race, and commented that he loved...
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Humboldt Speedway 2012 schedule
April 27-Midwest Lightning sprints and weekly racing series May 4- OCRS Sprints and weekly racing series May 11-Weekly racing series May 18-Kids Night and Weekly racing series May 25-Weekly racing series May 27-Dwaine Whitworth Memorial NCRA vs, USRA Modified/Gates Night June 1-4th Annual Old Timers Reunion, vintage cars, weekly racing series June 8-Weekly racing series June 15-Weekly racing series June 22-USMTS $4,000-to-win modified June 29...
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Humboldt continues unbeaten streak in Cherryvale
The Humboldt softball team remains undefeated after sweeping Cherryvale Tuesday night. The Lady Cubs won their match-ups 21-5 and 11-7 to maintain their 14-game winning streak on the season. Humboldt’s Hannah McCall was a home run away from hitting for the cycle in the first game of the day and Taylyn Wells was a single away from the cycle in the second. Kayle Riebel and Hannah McCall each had three RBIs in the first game, while Morgan Morri...
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After years of winning, Allen still has ‘drive’ to succeed
Brian McDowell Sports Editor When John Allen was growing up in Chanute, his father would often see him racing a little pedal car around a slab of cement behind their family home. His son’s interest in racing did not surprise local race car driver Wendell Allen at all, as he was racing two or three nights a week on tracks around the country and his son would often accompany him. “I was just really proud of him for being a good racer,” John All...
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Royster track results from Columbus
The Royster track team traveled to Columbus on Monday, where the 7th grade girls placed 4th out of 10 teams and the 8th grade girls placed 2nd. The track team has two meets left, and, according to boys coach Dallas Masoner, there are a few guys that are really close to some school records. “They will be working hard to try and take those top spots,” Masoner said. The team’s next-to-last meet will be in Coffeyville on Thursday. 7th grade G...
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JV tennis finishes season
The Chanute JV tennis team ended its season with an appearance at a tournament that Labette County hosted in Parsons. The Comets won one match at the tournament, courtesy of their number one doubles team of Danny Benavides and Ryan Madden. They won a match that came down the wire against a team from Labette County 6-5 (7-2). Benavides and Madden were defeated by a team from Independence 6-4. Coach Mike DeLaTorre was pleased with the way the du...
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Folk Jr. wins mod thriller at Humboldt
Scott Lee Stewart Special to the Tribune HUMBOLDT — Jess Folk, Jr. won his first USRA Modified feature of the 2012 season at the Humboldt Speedway Friday night, holding off intense competition in the process. Folk was a rocket everywhere on the track’s high banks, except going into the number three turn, where the car was tight. It was here that abundant driving skill paid off, as time and again Folk held back Justin Rexwinkle, John Allen, an...
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Chanute tennis ties for second at home tournament
The Chanute tennis team tied for second place at the tournament it hosted on Friday. The Comets racked up seven wins on Friday, tying them with Columbus. The first place teams, Fort Scott and Paola each earned nine wins at the event. Chanute’s number one singles player, senior Ian Cheshier, helped contribute to the Comets’ high finish at the event by earning third place. Cheshier beat players from Fort Scott (8-6) and Labette County (8-1) but...
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