Sports
CHS softball team off to solid start
Tribune staff CHANUTE—Don Simmons called it the best start in six years. The Chanute High School softball team improved to 4-2 with a big win over Iola on a windy Monday afternoon. With some timely hitting and a solid outing on the mound, Chanute took game one 7-3. Iola earned a split by taking game two 5-4. “Overall, we played pretty well against one of the best teams in the SEK,” Coach Simmons said. “We’re real excited about the progress th...
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Meet two is here for Chanute track team
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The Chanute High School track team heads to the Parsons Invitational on Thursday for the second meet of the season. The team opened the season last Thursday at the LCHS Invite. Chanute Coach Derek Liggett said seniors Ali Aylward and Tray Hodges led the way for his team at Labette. “I was really impressed with Ali and Tray,” Liggett said. “I thought they stood out the most.” Aylward took first place in th...
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CHS golf takes third at Iola
Tribune staff IOLA—Led by Mitchell Hale’s third place finish, the Chanute High School golf team took third place at the Iola Invitational Tournament on another windy day of golf at Cedarbrook Golf Course on Tuesday. Coffeyville won the tourney with a score of 334 and Pittsburg was second with a 335. Chanute was next with a score of 340. A junior, Hale shot a 79 and finished third overall for the Blue Comets. Also for Chanute, Cameron Wiltse...
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Chanute earns a split with Iola
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE— Brock Gilmore admitted he was a bit nervous. Just a freshman, Gilmore found himself at the plate in a tie game with the winning run on third. He may have been nervous, but he came through in the clutch. Facing Iola’s Connor Frazell, Gilmore lofted a drive to deep right for the game-winning hit and the Chanute High School baseball team defeated Iola 10-9 in eight innings in game two of a doubleheader o...
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Panthers split with Labette
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—The Neosho County Community College baseball team split a doubleheader with Labette Community College on Saturday afternoon during Breast Cancer Awareness Day at Hudson Field. The Panthers wore pink shirts on the day. In game one, the Panthers got a walk-off RBI single by Ryan Bontrager to pull out a 5-4 win. The Cardinals took game two In game one, NCCC led 4-1, but Labette used a three-run seve...
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Honors keep coming for NCCC's Lundy
Tribune staff The postseason honors keep rolling in for Antione Lundy. The Neosho County Community College sophomore basketball player was just named a NJCAA All-American for 2010. Lundy, a 6-8 forward from Michigan, was a Third Team All-American. The Panthers standout was also named the Jayhawk East Player of the Year this year. Lundy was a first team all-conference selection, as well. Lundy averaged 18 points and 13 rebounds a game f...
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Panthers split with Highland
Tribune staff The Neosho County Community College baseball team split with Highland on Thursday, winning 12-3 and losing 11-10. With the split, the Panthers are now 18-10 overall and 8-4 in the conference. In game one, the Panthers used an eight-run fifth inning to pull away for good. In the frame, the Panthers had five hits. For the game, Cameron Bentley and Caleb Compton both had three RBIs for NCCC. Dillon Yeaman, Nick Doughty and Auste...
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Chanute tennis takes first at Coffeyville
Tribune staff COFFEYVILLE—The Chanute High School boys tennis team took first place at the Coffeyville Invitational on Thursday. Both of Chanute’s doubles teams took first place in their brackets. The number-one doubles team of Mason Johnson and Jacob Guiot went 4-0. The Comets beat Columbus 8-0 and then topped Pittsburg’s team of Clay Southern and Josh Reed 8-2. Johnson and Guiot defeated Iola’s Chase Vaughn and Alec Peterson 8-2 and then the...
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CHS softball splits with Pittsburg
Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Chanute High School girls softball team let a sweep slip away. With that, the Blue Comets settled for a split with Pittsburg on Thursday. Pittsburg won game one 9-4, but Chanute took game two 11-6. In game one, Chanute had four errors which led to four unearned runs. The Comets also left 13 runners on base, with 11 in scoring position. “Taylor Gard pitched well, but we couldn’t get the timely hits,” Chanute Coach Don ...
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CHS TRACK: LCHS Invite recap
Chanute track results at LCHS Invite: Varsity girls Girls team scores: 1. Girard 125, 2. LCHS 88, 3. Iola 80, 4. Chanute 60, 5. Coffeyville 50, 6. Indy 40, 7. Fredonia 39; 8. Parsons 35, 9. Fort Scott 30. High jump—Brooke Sharp, third, 5-2. 4x800 relay—(Sharp, Harsch, Dispensa, Hale), third, 11:38. Discus—Ali Aylward, first, 115’4; Courtney Becher, 78-7, Erin Christiansen, 73-0. 100—Mariah Brooks, 13.77; Jessie Pringle, 14.43; Christy P...
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Track season off and running
Tribune staff ALTAMONT—The Chanute High School track team began the 2010 season on Thursday at the Labette County Invitational. Chanute’s boys took second at the invite. Tray Hodges led the way for Chanute. A senior, Hodges won the pole vault by clearing 13 feet. Hodges was second in the high jump (5-10). Tim Wrestler was second in the pole vault (12-0). Matt Bollig won the javelin (161’1) and Cody Catterson was sixth (146’4). Trevor Summ...
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Pittsburg sweeps Chanute
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — The “little things” caught up with the Chanute Blue Comets. Pittsburg took advantage of Chanute’s mistakes and also had some timely hitting in a sweep over the Blue Comets on Thursday at Paul Lindblad Field at Katy Park. The Purple Dragons won game one 10-6 and then took game two 7-3. “It’s the little things that we really need to improve at,” Chanute Coach Matt Koester said. “In the first game, we l...
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CHS golf takes second at Indy
Tribune staff INDY—Mitchell Hale took first overall and teammate Cameron Wiltse was right behind at second for the Chanute High School golf team at the Independence Invitational on a breezy Thursday afternoon. The Blue Comets finished second as a team, as Coffeyville topped CHS by 10 strokes. Hale shot a 79 (37-42) en route to the individual title. Wiltse shot an 80 (38-42) and was one stroke behind his teammate. “They both played well and...
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CHS GOLF: State experience returns
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Bill Woodard’s not focusing on who’s gone—he’s focusing on who’s back. Despite losing a talented senior class to graduation, the Blue Comets have three experienced golfers back as the 2010 season arrives. Leading the way for Chanute this spring will be juniors Mitchell Hale and Skyler Miner and sophomore Cameron Wiltse. “We have a small group of returning letter winners but they have a wealth of experience,” ...
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CHS TENNIS: EXPECTATIONS HIGH FOR COMETS
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor They’ve gained valuable experience for years. And now, they hope that experience pays off. The Chanute High School tennis team returns an experienced group in 2010, as nearly every varsity performer from last year is back. Seniors Jimmie Quinn, Matt Stutt, Jacob Guiot and Mason Johnson all return as experienced players and will lead the way for the Blue Comets. Sophomore Ian Cheshier also returns after ea...
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CHS softball sweeps Eureka
Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Chanute High School softball team began the 2010 season by sweeping Eureka on Tuesday night. Chanute won game one 15-0 and then took game two 11-1. “It was a great way to start the season,” Chanute Coach Don Simmons said. In game one, Chanute scored six runs in the first inning and then put up nine more in the third. The run-rule ended the game early. Taylor Gard got the win on the mound for the Blue Comets. Gard allo...
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Panthers win fifth-straight game
Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Neosho County Community College baseball team improved to 17-9 overall and 7-3 in the Jayhawk East by sweeping a doubleheader from Coffeyville on Tuesday at Hudson Field. The Panthers took game one 8-7 and then won 19-3 in five innings in game two. In the opener, the Panthers were down 6-1, but rallied. Coach Steve Murry said his team just kept chipping away. A five-run fifth inning got the Panthers back in the g...
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CHS TRACK: GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Chanute High School has a new head track and field coach—but he’s no stranger to the program. Derek Liggett takes over the head coaching duties for the Blue Comets this year. An instructor at CHS, Liggett has been a volunteer assistant with the track team for years and is also Chanute’s head cross country coach. With that, the new man in charge is already well-known to his athletes. “It’s been an easy transiti...
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Aylward selected to KVA all-star match
Tribune staff Chanute High School senior Ali Aylward has been selected to the 2010 Kansas Volleyball Association All-Star Team. Each summer the KVA sponsors an All-Star match. The top seniors in the state are selected to play in a showcase match. The selection process is based on both outstanding accomplishments in volleyball and in academics. This year’s KVA All-Star match will be held on June 5 at Washburn University in Topeka. The ev...
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Baseball team begins season with a sweep
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—The Chanute High School baseball team began the 2010 season on a good note by sweeping a doubleheader from Eureka at Paul Lindblad Field at Katy Park on a windy Tuesday. Chanute took game one 17-5 and game two 14-6. “We can take a lot of good things from tonight,” Chanute Coach Matt Koester said. “We didn’t play great, but we played good enough. There were some bright spots and we saw some areas whe...
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