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Royster volleyball goes undefeated
Tribune Staff Tribune staff The Royster Middle School 7th grade girls volleyball team did it again Monday night at Altoona. The Rockets beat Chetopa 25-16, 25-7 and then beat Altoona 25-12, 25-5 to go undefeated for the season. “We came out a little slow in the first game against Chetopa but then we were able to get our offense going and play our game for the rest of the evening,” Royster coach Rexine Spencer said. Tara Haight put...
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Neosho County releases men’s hoops schedule
Tribune Staff Tribune staff CHANUTE—Neosho County Community College men’s basketball coach Jeremy Coombs has announced the 2008-09 men’s basketball schedule. The schedule features five home games in the pre-conference portion of the season. “I am extremely excited about the men’s basketball schedule that we put together,” Coombs said. “Last season we had two home games in the pre-conference. This year we felt it was important to schedule...
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St. Paul wins at Waverly, Jets fall to Central Burden
Tribune Staff Tribune staff The St. Paul High School football team defeated Waverly 48-14 last Friday night. St. Paul is now 3-2 on the year. Indians senior Jarod Winter scored four touchdowns and ran for 234 yards on 16 carries. Senior QB Logan Giefer ran 19 yards for a touchdown that gave the Indians a 22-0 lead. Kendall Winter scored on a 42-yard run. The Indians are off this week. Jets fall on the road Central Burden defeated Alt...
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Indians fall to Grizzlies, Devils knock off SEK teams
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—The St. Paul Indians showed they can hang with Class 4A teams. The Class 1A Indians took fourth place at the Chanute Invitational Volleyball Tournament on Saturday. Labette County defeated St. Paul 25-20, 25-19 in the third place match. Earlier in the day, St. Paul beat Parsons 25-12, 21-25, 25-18 and then knocked off Erie 25-21, 25-19. Chanute beat St. Paul 25-10, 25-18 and then...
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Tennis team seventh at SEK Meet
Tribune Staff Tribune staff The Chanute High School girls tennis team finished seventh at the SEK Tennis Tournament at Pittsburg State University on Saturday Independence won the league title and Pittsburg was second. At number-one singles, Chanute senior Lauren Galemore went 1-3 on the day and finished in sixth place. “That was a tough bracket,” Chanute coach Mike De La Torre said. “Lauren played her heart out. She played hard and did...
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Comets slip in title match
Tribune Staff Chanute Invite held Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—Firing on all cylinders, the Chanute Blue Comets were cruising along—match after match and win after win. But at the worst possible time, the Comets simply ran out of steam. A sluggish finish was simply too much to overcome for the Chanute High School volleyball team. Jayhawk-Linn avenged an earlier loss and defeated Chanute 12-25, 25-20, 25-20 in the title ma...
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NCCC roundup
Tribune Staff The Neosho County Community College men’s soccer team lost to Garden City 1-0 on Saturday. Garden City is nationally-anked. “We played really well and had a lot of chances to tie the game up in the second half,” Panthers coach Steven Harrison said. “We’re starting to play like the team I knew we had.” ¬†The Panthers host Coffeyville on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Chanute Community Sports Complex. ¬†The women’s soccer team tied Gar...
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Comets get back on the winning track
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Friday’s 50-13 win over Independence was exactly what the Chanute Blue Comets needed. After two-straight losses, the Comets got back on the winning track against Indy. And the team looked solid doing it. “We got back on track, offensively and defensively,” Chanute coach Don Simmons said. “It was a ‘get well’ week and I think we accomplished that. Hopefully, the win will get us on track for...
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Blue Comets shared league title in 1985
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor What could have been. The Chanute High School football team went 5-4 and tied with two other teams for the SEK Lower Division title in 1985. That record failed to live up to the team’s expectations. The year saw the Blue Comets lose some close ones. In fact, the word heartbreaking would be more appropriate. Chanute lost to Indy by one touchdown, to Parsons by one touchdown and to Labette...
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Volleyball hits the road
Tribune Staff Tribune staff COFFEYVILLE— The Chanute Blue Comets dropped a key Southeast Kansas League volleyball match to Pittsburg on Thursday night at Field Kindley High School. In a showdown of the top two teams in the league, the Purple Dragons defeated the Comets 26-24, 25-21. “We started out well and were ahead and we didn’t play bad,” Chanute coach Gail Petersen said. “Pittsburg just played very well. They were on top of their ga...
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Girls win Pittsburg Invite
Tribune Staff Tribune staff PITTSBURG — With four runners in the top 10, the Chanute High School girls cross country team took first place at the Pittsburg Cross Country Invitational at Four Oaks Golf Course on Thursday afternoon. “It was a good day,” CHS Coach Derek Liggett said. “The girls ran well. They’re running with a lot of confidence right now.” The Comets beat out host Pittsburg for the top spot. The Dragons finished higher than...
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Chanute football season stats
Tribune Staff CHANUTE FOOTBALL SEASON STATS (2-2 overall) CHS TEAM STATISTICS CHS Opp. First Downs 56 36 Yards rushing 700 466 Yards passing 601 460 Passes 47-88-4 26-51-1 Total offense 1,301 926 Fumbles lost 4 4 Pen.-yrds 19-170 22-165 Turnovers 8 5 Score by quarters 1 2 3 4 Final CHS 28 41 35 43 147 Opp. ...
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Men’s soccer team tops Indy
Tribune Staff Cimmara leads Panthers Tribune staff The Neosho County Community College men’s soccer team beat Independence 5-0 on Wednesday. Alex Cimmara had four goals and Dennis Klos had one for the Panthers. Coach Steven Harrison’s Panthers are now 2-3-1 in Region VI play. The team is at Garden City on Saturday.
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HOMECOMING GAME IS HERE
Tribune Staff Chanute hosts Indy on Friday Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—Homecoming can either be a blessing or a burden. Teams can be pumped up or they can be distracted by all of the week’s activities. Chanute coach Don Simmons hopes the week’s events provide a needed boost to his team. The Blue Comets will host Independence on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Chanute Community Sports Complex. “So far, it hasn’t been a distraction,” Si...
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Humboldt has huge test
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor A huge test awaits the Humboldt Cubs on Friday night. Travis Burk is well aware of that. The undefeated Caney Valley Bullpups come to town in a key Tri-Valley League showdown. “It’s a huge game,” Burk said. “Caney is a very solid team. They’re going to come right at you. They play good solid defense and they get after it. And they’re going to run until you stop them.” The Cubs (2-2) will have t...
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Comets will run at Big Hill once again
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor They’ve ran at the site before. But the next time the Chanute High School cross country team runs at Big Hill Lake, a lot more will be at stake. The Chanute Blue Comets will run at the Parsons Class 4A Regional at Big Hill Lake on Saturday, October 25. The girls race will be held at 2 p.m. with the boys to follow at 2:45 p.m. The top three teams at the regional advance to state. The top 10 indi...
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Comets learn their postseason destinations
Tribune Staff Tribune staff The Chanute High School girls tennis team will compete at the Parsons Regional on Thursday, Oct. 9. The top four in singles and the top four doubles teams advance to the Independence Sub-State on Saturday, Oct. 11. Teams at the Parsons Regional are Chanute, Columbus, Fort Scott, Iola and Parsons. The matches will be held at Forest Park, Grand and Heacock Streets. Teams at the Indy Regional are the hosts, Labet...
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Comets JV, freshmen fall to Pittsburg
Tribune Staff Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Chanute High School JV football team fell to 3-1 on the season after falling to Pittsburg 17-14 on Monday night. In the second quarter, Pittsburg scored on a 16-yard pass play. The PAT failed. Chanute got on the board when QB Alec Haight passed to Jacob Guiot for a 14-yard touchdown pass. The two-point conversion was good as Haight passed to Austin Richard. The Dragons responded a bit later with a 50-y...
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Neosho County beats Labette
Tribune Staff Tribune staff The Neosho County Community College volleyball team defeated Labette 25-16, 25-16, 25-21 on Monday night. No stats were made available to the Tribune. The Panthers also competed at the State Fair Tournament over the weekend in Sedalia, Missouri. The Panthers dropped four matches. Indian Hills topped the Panthers 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 25-15. Mineral Area beat the Panthers 25-20, 25-13, 25-20. Neosho County lost...
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Local products lead Panthers at Tabor
Tribune Staff Tribune staff This past weekend the Neosho County Community College cross country team competed at the Tabor Invitational. NCCC Coach Darin Schmitz said he rested some of his athletes, allowing them a weekend off, but still ran a full team of men and four women. Men’s results For the second straight week the Panthers were led by Humboldt native Joab Barr. Barr ran a personal best in the 8K with a time of 29:09.33. He was f...
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