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Area high school basketball sub-state pairings
PARSONS SUB-STATE BOYS Monday's games (1) Parsons (16-3) vs. (8) Girard (6-13) (4) Independence (12-7) vs. (5) Baxter Springs (12-7) (2) Coffeyville (13-6) vs. (7) Labette County (9-9) (3) Chanute (13-7) vs. (6) Columbus (10-9) Thursday's games (at Parsons) PAR-GIR winner vs. INDY-BAXT winner COFF-LCHS winner vs. CHA-COL winner. Title game Saturday, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS Tuesday's games (1) Girard (17-2) vs. (8) Coffeyville (6-13) (4...
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Blue Comets sweep Coffeyville in regular season finale
Tribune staff COFFEYVILLE — The regular season finale couldn’t have gone much better. The Chanute High School boys basketball won its sixth-straight contest with an impressive 71-58 win over Coffeyville on Tuesday night. The one-two punch of Griffin Williams and Caleb Wood proved tough to stop. Williams scored 27 and Wood added 25 for the Blue Comets, who end the regular season at 13-7 overall and 6-2 in the SEK League. The Blue Comets go...
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Comets will open sub-state with Columbus, Baxter
The Chanute High School boys basketball team will open the Parsons Class 4A Sub-State Tournament against Columbus at home on Monday night at 7 p.m. The Blue Comets are the third seed, while the Titans are seeded sixth. Riding a six-game winning streak, Chanute is now 13-7 on the season. The higher seed earns a home game in the first round, with winners advancing to Parsons. If Chanute beats Columbus on Monday, they would play the winner of...
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Blue Comets sweep Coffeyville on Tuesday
The Chanute High School varsity basketball teams swept Coffeyville on Tuesday night. Griffin Williams scored 27, Caleb Wood added 25 and the CHS boys defeated the Golden Tornado 71-58. The Blue Comets end the regular season at 13-7 overall and 6-2 in the SEK League. Jordan Wiltse led the CHS girls with 19 points in a 53-42 win. Chanute ends the regular season with a record of 10-10. Chanute girls 53, Coffeyville 42 CH 17 12 10 14 ...
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Sharp qualifies for state free throw contest
Tribune staff CHANUTE — The Knights of Columbus Regional Free Throw Competition was hosted by the Chanute Knights of Columbus Council on Sunday at St. Patrick’s School Gym. Twenty-eight boys and twenty-six girls participated. Each was a previous winner at one of the seven district contests held in southeast Kansas. Sunday’s winners advanced to the state competition in Salina. The competitors each shot 25 free throws. Chanute’s Derek Sha...
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A disappointing loss for CHS girls
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor IOLA — A disappointing loss is one way to describe it. The Chanute High School girls basketball team entered Monday’s showdown with Iola needing a win to stay near the top of the SEK League standings. But Iola was the team that appeared to be hungry for a key league win. The Fillies turned a close game into a blowout, knocking off Chanute 50-30. “We had good energy at the start of the game, but then we s...
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Late surge lifts Comets past Mustangs
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor IOLA — The Chanute Blue Comets overcame a sluggish start and finally got going late in a 59-46 win over Iola on Monday night. The Mustangs entered the contest with just one win on the season, but the hosts gave the Comets a battle. With the win, Chanute improves to 12-7 overall and 5-2 in the SEK. After a first half filled with lots of turnovers and lots of fouls, the Mustangs led 27-24 at the half. But...
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CHS vs. Iola: Boys win, girls fall
The Chanute High School varsity basketball teams split at Iola on Monday night. Iola won the girls game 50-30, but Chanute won the boys game 59-46. Iola girls 50, Chanute 30 CH 9 5 9 7 — 30 IO 6 17 13 14 — 50 Chanute: Bailey Erikson 1 2-4 4, Morgan Olson 3 0-1 6, Mackenzey Sutcliffe 2 3-8 8, Darian Rubow 3 0-0 6, Jordan Wiltse 2 0-0 4, Chelsea Keal 1 0-0 2, Shelby Trout 0 0-0 0, Brenna Olson 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 (1) 5-15 30. ...
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BLUE COMETS PUNCH TICKETS TO STATE
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — Sam Son’s weekend couldn’t have gone much better. For starters, the Chanute High School junior cruised to a regional championship in his bracket at the Chanute Class 4A Regional Wrestling Tournament on Saturday night, earning a third-straight state berth. That’s not all Son accomplished, though. The Blue Comets standout kept his unbeaten streak intact and was also named the Regional Wrestler of the Y...
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NCCC women's basketball program put on probation
Tribune staff Neosho County Community College President Brian Inbody reported today that sanctions have been handed down to the women’s basketball team from the National Junior College Athletic Association. Inbody said the violation was self-reported to the NJCAA, but did not disclose the violation, only that it was in connection to a current player. Three days after reporting to the NJCAA, NCCC learned that the college will not be able to ...
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Chanute girls fall short vs. Bulldogs on Friday
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor INDY — The Chanute Blue Comets stayed close all game long, but could never quite get over the hump in a 61-44 loss to Independence on Friday night. Chanute Coach Megan Reid knows exactly what was holding her team back. “Turnovers and offensive rebounding,” Reid said. “Those were the two big things.” Chanute’s girls stayed within striking distance throughout the contest, but gave up several offensive rebou...
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Panthers take step back vs. Coffeyville
Tribune staff COFFEYVILLE — With last week’s dominating win over Independence, the Neosho County Community College men’s basketball team took a big step forward. But on Saturday night in Coffeyville, the Panthers took a step back the other way. Coffeyville defeated Neosho County 100-83 in a Jayhawk East showdown. The Red Ravens jumped out to a 46-32 lead at intermission. The Ravens then used a 10-0 run to start the second half to pull away ...
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Chanute holds on late at Independence
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor INDEPENDENCE — Skyler Miner drew a huge charge, Griffin Williams hit two clutch free throws and the Chanute High School boys basketball team held on late for a 41-38 win over host Independence on Friday night. The game’s outcome was still in doubt until the final seconds. Chanute held a 39-38 lead with a minute to go. Independence’s Peyton Botts missed a shot from point blank range inside and the Bulldogs...
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Panthers split with Iowa Western
Tribune staff CHANUTE — The Neosho County Community College baseball team showed it can compete with one of the nation's top programs by splitting a doubleheader with defending national champion Iowa Western last Friday at Hudson Field. Neosho County won game one 4-2, but lost game two 11-10. After the split, the Panthers are now 3-1. In game one, Adam Giacalone had three hits and two RBIs, while Tyler Palmer had two RBIs. The Panthers ...
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Royster boys take second at Pittsburg tourney
Rockets take second at Pittsburg Tournament Tribune staff PITTSBURG — The Royster Middle School eighth grade boys basketball team took second place at the Pittsburg Tournament on Saturday. It was the last action of the season. In the first game of the tourney, Royster defeated Pittsburg 45-41. Pittsburg had just beat Royster on Thursday, so the Rockets got some payback. "Pittsburg is a very physical team and we've had trouble matching u...
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WEB UPDATE: Chanute qualifies six for state wrestling
The Chanute High School wrestling team had six athletes qualify for the state wrestling tournament at Saturday's Class 4A regional. Troy Clark and Sam Son both won regional titles, Clark at 135 and Son at 152 pounds. Tim Wrestler and Jared McComb both took second, falling in title matches at 125 and 189, respectively. Jared Fiscus took third place at 130 and Tyler Kidwell finished fourth at 160. Fiscus and Kidwell are first time state quali...
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CHS girls fall to Indy 61-44
Independence defeated Chanute 61-44 in varsity girls action on Friday night. Chanute was within striking distance all game long, but could never get over the hump. Jordan Wiltse converted an old-fashioned three-point play and Chanute cut Indy's lead to 48-43 with 3:21 to play. The Comets would get no closer, however. The host Bulldogs scored 13 of the last 14 points to finish the game. Indy hit 11 late free throws to seal the win. Wiltse ...
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Chanute boys hold off Indy
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor INDEPENDENCE — Skyler Miner drew a huge charge, Griffin Williams hit two clutch free throws and the Chanute High School boys basketball team held on late for a 41-38 win over host Independence on Friday night. The Blue Comets improved to 11-7 on the season and 4-2 in the SEK League. The game's outcome was still in doubt until the final seconds. Chanute held a 39-38 lead with a minute to go. Independence'...
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Chanute's Phillips heading to California to race for Sutton
  CHANUTE, KANSAS (February 17, 2011) – 2009 B-Modified champion Paden Phillips has been signed to race in NASCAR Modifieds for Sacramento-based Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle in 2011. Phillips will drive in selected races on the one-third mile paved All American Speedway in Roseville, CA. Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle is a NASCAR-focused driver development program that includes 27 talented young drivers from all over the world. Phillips earn...
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Panthers cruise past Brown Mackie in season-opener
Tribune staff CHANUTE — The Neosho County Community College baseball team cruised past Brown Mackie on Thursday afternoon in the season-opener at Hudson Field. Neosho County won game one 10-0 and then took game two 12-0. The Panthers ended game one in six innings. Caleb Compton and Adam Giacalone had two RBIs apiece. Giacalone hit a home run. Nick Doughty, Tyler Palmer, and Alec Naifeh all had one RBI apiece. Matt Strahm got the win on the mou...
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