Sports
State trip on the line
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor They’ve been preparing for this day since June. Miles and miles have been run, day after day, week after week and month after month. Now, the Chanute Blue Comets hope all of that hard work pays off. A trip to state is on the line when the Chanute High School cross country team competes at the El Dorado Class 4A Regional Meet on Saturday. The girls race will begin at 2 p.m. with the boys race to follow a...
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Season ends for Royster football
Season ends for Royster Middle School football The Royster Middle School football season came to a close with some Monday Night Football in Independence.  The 7th grade team lost 8-0. The team found itself short-handed when Derek Sharp, one of the team’s most consistent performers on both sides of the ball, was unable to play due to an illness. Undaunted by the loss of one of the team’s leaders, the Rockets competed tooth and nail with the ho...
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League title slips away
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—If you ask Gail Petersen it was all psychological. With its senior leader on the bench with a bad ankle, the Chanute Blue Comets simply letdown. And it came at the worst possible time. With a shot at sharing the league title on the line, the Blue Comets fell to the Pittsburg Purple Dragons two games to none. Pittsburg defeated the Comets 25-22, 25-8 on Monday night. Ali Aylward played the first ...
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Comets keep on rolling
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The Chanute High School football team accomplished two things on Friday night in Garnett. For starters, the Blue Comets won the first district contest of the year, beating the Anderson County Bulldogs 53-21 in a game that was over by halftime. Winning the first of three district games is always important. Ask Chanute Coach Don Simmons. “It definitely puts you in the driver’s seat,” Simmons said. “You alw...
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Girls golf takes ninth at state tourney
Tribune staff HUTCHINSON—Led by Taylor Gard’s eighth place finish, the Chanute High School girls golf team took ninth place in the team standings at the Class 4A State Golf Tournament on Monday at Highlands Country Club in Hutchinson. Gard shot a 95 on the day. Her score tied her for seventh, but Gard lost a playoff and finished eighth. Chanute Coach Bill Woodard said he was proud of how Gard played. “We knew she could finish that high,”...
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Area football roundup: St. Paul, Humboldt earn wins
Tribune staff ST. PAUL — White City had scored 70 points in each of its last two games — winning just one. The host St. Paul Indians held the visiting Huskies to just six points and a negative seven yards rushing in a 52-6 win. Leading 14-0 after rushing TDs by D.J. Vitt and Jacob Gard, the visitors broke into the scoring column. However, St. Paul scored four unanswered scores by half for a 46-6 advantage and ended the game with one score...
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Comets humble Bulldogs
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor GARNETT— Dominant on both sides of the ball, the Chanute Blue Comets hammered and humbled Anderson County 53-21 on Friday night at Garnett’s City Park Sports Complex. Chanute’s first team offense scored on every possession, while the first team defense allowed just one touchdown. Chanute Coach Don Simmons called it a dominating win. “We took care of business from the start,” Simmons said. “We played almo...
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SEK Cross Country Meet recap
2009 SEK Meet, at Chanute Varsity boys team scores: 1. Chanute 47, 2. Iola 68, 3. Indy 71, 4. Fort Scott 92, 5. Labette County 109. Boys Top 10 (all-league) 1. Roman Yocham, IOL, 17:18; 2. Justin Lawrence, CHA, 17:27; 3. Trevor Summers, CHA, 17:31; 4. Blake Johnson, PAR, 17:50; 5. Jon Hogge, IND, 18:12; 6. Bryan Mendez, PIT, 18:14; 7. Keith Weaver, LCHS, 18:19; 8. Lucas Tabares, CHA, 18:19; 9. Pat Johnson, PIT, 18:25; 10. Kent Toland, IOL,...
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Diabetes doesn't slow Guiot
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Many high school football players go through a pre-game ritual. Some listen to music, some eat the same meal before every game and some even take a nap. But Jacob Guiot’s pre-game ritual is a little more important. The Chanute High School senior has Type I diabetes. And his pre-game ritual has a lot more riding on it than football. “I have to check my blood sugar level before the game and I need about ...
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Blue Comets headed to state golf tourney
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor It didn’t take long for the Chanute High School girls golf team to establish itself as a program to be reckoned with in Southeast Kansas. In the program’s first year of existence, the Blue Comets have already accomplished quite a bit. League champions? Check. Regional champions? Check. The entire team heading to state? Yep, that too. Chanute’s girls golf team won the Girard Class 4A Regional this week and...
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CHS girls fall one point short
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—One point away from history. That’s how things ended up for the Chanute High School girls cross country team. Despite having four runners in the top 10, the Blue Comets had to settle for runner-up once again. Pittsburg edged Chanute 39 to 40 for the 2009 SEK girls cross country title. “It’s pretty tough to take,” Chanute Coach Derek Liggett said. “It’s a heartbreaking thing, but our girls ran w...
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SEK MEET CHAMPIONS
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—Sloshing across the soggy fairways of Quarry Stone Golf Course, the Chanute Blue Comets were on a mission. And with their hometown fans cheering them on and with the familiarity of running on their home course producing the fastest times of the year, that mission was accomplished. The Chanute High School boys cross country team took first place at the 2009 Southeast Kansas League Cross Country Meet...
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Bulldogs await in district opener
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The Chanute High School football team will hit the road for the third-straight week this Friday night. And this time, postseason implications are involved. Chanute travels to Garnett to take on the Anderson County Bulldogs in the first District 6 contest of the season. Kick-off is at 7 p.m. at Garnett’s City Park Complex. Both Anderson County and Chanute are now 5-1 on the season. And of course, the first...
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JV Comets shut down Tornado, freshmen fall
Tribune staff The Chanute High School JV football team defeated Coffeyville 28-12 on Monday night. In the first quarter, Chanute’s Grant McMillan connected with Caleb Wood for a nine-yard touchdown pass. The two-point try failed. Next, Michael Bollig scored on a two-yard run. McMillan ran in for two. Coffeyville got on the board with a 48-yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, McMillan passed to Chase Bartholomew for a 13-yard touchdo...
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Volleyball season winding down
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor As the regular season winds down, Chanute High School volleyball coach Gail Petersen hopes to see more of a balanced attack offensively. Throughout the season, the Blue Comets have relied heavily on senior Ali Aylward. The 5-10 Aylward has been stellar, but Petersen feels teams may key on her in an attempt to slow down the Comets. “I hope to see us spread things out more throughout the team,” Petersen sai...
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Chanute set to host SEK Meet
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor League titles will be up for grabs when Chanute plays host to the Southeast Kansas League Cross Country Meet on Thursday at Quarry Stone Golf Course. The varsity girls race should begin at 5 p.m. with the varsity boys race to follow. Chanute Coach Derek Liggett said he’s always hoped the Blue Comets could one day host a league meet. “If we want to be a legitimate cross country program, we need to host a meet ...
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Volleyball team gains experience at El Dorado
Tribune staff EL DORADO—The Chanute High School volleyball team competes at the El Dorado Tournament in order to see solid competition. And that’s just what the Blue Comets ran into on Saturday. The Comets went 1-4 at the annual tourney. “It wasn’t a good day for us as far as our record, but there was some good experience gained, especially for our younger players,” Chanute Coach Gail Petersen said. “They were able to see some things from p...
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Tennis season ends at regional
Tribune staff INDY—The season came to an end for the Chanute High School girls tennis team on Saturday at the Independence Class 4A Regional. No member of the Blue Comets was able to advance to the state tournament. In singles action, Chanute sophomore Czarina Ramos lost to Theresa Wessel of El Dorado 6-0, 6-2 in a match where the winner was guaranteed a spot at state. “Theresa is a solid player with a lot more experience than Czarina,” C...
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Comets do whatever it takes
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor “Whatever it takes.” That’s the motto the Chanute High School football team has adopted this year. And on Friday night at Coffeyville, the Blue Comets definitely did whatever it took to earn a win. Chanute rallied late to knock off the Golden Tornado 27-21. The Comets scored 15 unanswered points in the final frame to pull off the comeback win. “I thought we played two really good quarters, the first and...
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REGIONAL CHAMPS
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor GIRARD— Looking nothing like a first-year program, the Chanute High School girls golf team continued its stellar season by winning the Girard Class 4A Regional title on Monday at Girard Golf Course. And it wasn’t even close. The Blue Comets ended the day with a team score of 433. Spring Hill was a distant second with a score of 452 and third place St. James Academy had a 453. “It’s pretty exciting,” Chanu...
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