Sports
Seniors lead the way for CHS at Fredonia Relays
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor FREDONIA—The usual suspects led the way for the Chanute High School track team at the 71st Annual Fredonia Relays on a windy but sunny Friday. The team’s senior standouts once again got it done for the Blue Comets, as Tray Hodges, Matt Bollig, Justin Lawrence, Brooke Sharp and Ali Aylward all had stellar days at the meet. “The seniors are leading the way,” Chanute Coach Derek Liggett said. “They all had go...
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CHS TRACK: SPRINT, PLANT, SOAR
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor With a determined look on his face, Tray Hodges stands at the end of the long, thin runway, ready to launch. He takes a deep breath, sprints full speed down the runway, plants his pole in the box and propels himself into the air. At the height of his jump and with a swing at the end, the Chanute High School senior clears the bar at 13 feet. His body descends and he lands on the cushioned pad. A hint of a sm...
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Blue Comets have a shot at league golf title
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor After three league-designated meets, the Chanute High School golf team is still in the hunt for a Southeast Kansas League title. Chanute is currently tied for second. Pittsburg is now in first place with a total score of 1005. Coffeyville and Chanute are one shot back with scores of 1006. The Columbus Invite is the final SEK-designated meet of the year and will be held next Thursday. “I think the kids ar...
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CHS TRACK SLIDESHOW: FREDONIA RELAYS
The Chanute High School track team competed at the Fredonia Relays on Friday.
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Hosts win CHS tennis invite
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—With the league meet quickly approaching, Thursday’s Chanute Invitational Tennis Tournament gave the host Blue Comets a chance to work on their games with the postseason in mind. And if Thursday’s results are any indication, things are looking pretty good for the Comets. Chanute didn’t lose a single match at the invite, as every CHS entry took first place in their respective division. “I was real satis...
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Chanute takes first at Parsons Invite
Tribune staff PARSONS—Led by Skyler Miner’s individual title, the Chanute High School golf team took first place at the Parsons Invitational on Thursday at Katy Golf Course. The Blue Comets edged out Pittsburg and Independence with a 324 to take first-place as a team. Pittsburg was three strokes back of Chanute with a 327 while Independence ended up with a team score of 332. A junior, Miner shot a 75 and took first place at the event. Thr...
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NCCC baseball sweeps Highland
Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Neosho County Community College baseball team got back on track with two wins over Highland on Thursday at Hudson Field. The Panthers won game one 9-3 and then took game two 12-2 in five innings. The wins snapped a four-game losing streak for Steve Murry’s Panthers. With the sweep, the Panthers improve to 26-22 overall and 16-16 in the conference. Cameron Bentley and Eric Dawson both hit home runs for the Panther...
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Henshall signs with Coffeyville CC
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—If you ask Cory Henshall, the decision was not an easy one. But in the end, leaving town just felt right. The Chanute High School senior basketball standout has signed to continue his athletic and academic career at Coffeyville Community College. Henshall made it official on Wednesday with a signing at CHS. Henshall said choosing a school was a tough decision for him. He had also considered Neos...
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CHS TRACK: Injuries adding up for girls team
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor There’s rain in the forecast, but the Chanute High School track and field team is scheduled to compete at the Fredonia Relays on Friday afternoon. The meet begins at 3 p.m. It will be the fourth varsity meet of the season for the Blue Comets. Thunderstorms are predicted for the afternoon. Injuries adding up The CHS girls track team seems to be under the same curse that the girls basketball team was under ...
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Royster girls set new school records at home meet
Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Royster Middle School track team hosed a meet on Tuesday at the Chanute Community Sports Complex. Royster’s seventh and eighth grade girls both took first place at the meet. The seventh grade girls finished with 143.5 points and second place Independence had 76. The eighth grade girls also won by a large margin, with 165 points. Pittsburg was second with 76. The seventh grade boys took third place with 76 points...
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Neosho County baseball drops two at Coffeyville
Tribune staff COFFEYVILLE—The Neosho County Community College baseball team fell to under .500 in Jayhawk East play with two losses at Coffeyville on Tuesday. The Red Ravens defeated the Panthers 12-5 and 14-7. Steve Murry’s Panthers are now 24-22 overall and 14-16 in the conference. Coffeyville scored 10 runs in the first three innings en route to the win. Jake Kleine took the loss on the mound for Neosho County. He went two and two-thir...
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CHS notes: Softball team gains valuable experience
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Despite falling in both games of a doubleheader, the Chanute High School girls softball team gained valuable experience last Friday night. The Blue Comets ran into the top team in the Southeast Kansas League on the night. The Labette County Grizzlies defeated the Comets 9-5 and 13-4. “The first game was a good, well-played game,” Chanute Coach Don Simmons said. “They just beat us. Labette is the best team in t...
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NCCC's Lundy signs with South Alabama
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—When Antione Lundy made his first college choice, he headed south to Chanute. Now, Lundy is heading even further south for his next destination. The Neosho County Community College sophomore has signed with the University of South Alabama, where he’ll continue his basketball career. A 6-8 forward from Saginaw, Michigan, Lundy said South Alabama just felt right. “The coaching staff impressed me a ...
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Panthers win two, then drop two
Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Neosho County Community College baseball team swept a doubleheader from Independence on Saturday. The Panthers won game one 6-4 and game two 12-5. But on Sunday, the Panthers turned around and dropped both games of a twin bill to Labette, falling 5-2 and 6-5. Vs. Indy The Panthers were down 2-0 in game one, but then scored four runs in the fourth inning. Nick Doughty doubled and Bubba Dotson grounded out. Chris ...
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Rec deadlines approaching
The Chanute Recreation Commission has announced a new deadline for baseball, softball and T-Ball. The new deadline is Friday, April 23. The fee is $15 for T-Ball and $17.50 for softball and baseball and includes a T-shirt. The fee will go up after Friday. Those interested can sign-up at the CRC office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boys ages 13-15 may sign-up for Babe Ruth baseball. The fee is $45 and the deadline is this Friday, April 23. The Pi...
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Blue Comets earn a split with Labette
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—A familiar pattern has formed for the Chanute Blue Comets—one bad game, one good game. That was the case once again on Friday at Paul Lindblad Field at Katy Park. Chanute’s varsity baseball team split a doubleheader with the Labette County Grizzlies on the night. Labette shut down the Blue Comets’ offense in winning game one 7-0. But Chanute got the bats going in game two and held off a late rally to w...
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Royster track results from Indy
Tribune staff The Royster Middle School track team competed at Independence on Thursday. Both the seventh and eighth grade girls took first place at the event and Coach Teresa Taylor said the Rockets dominated in total team points. “The girls keep improving their times,” Coach Taylor said. “Several girls had personal bests at this track meet and several of my records were broken—Katy Batten in the hurdles, the 8th grade 400 meter relay team...
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Tennis invite postponed
The Chanute High School boys tennis team hosted the Chanute Invite on Friday. The meet was started, but an hour or so later, the meet was postponed due to the rain. According to the CHS coaching staff, the courts got too wet, so the coaches got together and decided to postpone the event out of safety concerns. The invite will be restarted on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The matches that were played will still count and the other matches will pick u...
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CHS softball falls to LCHS
The Chanute High School softball team hosted Labette County on Friday at Santa Fe Park. The Grizzlies swept both games from the Blue Comets. Labette County won game one 9-5 and then took game two 13-4. Look for more on these games, including stats, on Tuesday in the Tribune.
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Panthers split with Allen County
Tribune staff IOLA—After a bad loss, Neosho County Community College baseball coach Steve Murry challenged his Panthers to bounce back. The Panthers did just that. After falling 11-1 in five innings, the Panthers returned the favor with an 11-1 win over Allen County on Thursday in Iola. “After game one we had a small come-together meeting where I challenged them,” Murry said. “They responded.” Added Murry: “There’s not much to say except ...
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