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Humboldt players honored as All-League
The huge turnaround experienced by the Humboldt Cubs football team this season, under the leadership of returning head coach K.B. Criss, inspired several of the team’s players to be named to the Tri-Valley All-League teams this year. Here are the players who received this honor. OFFENSE: Quarterback Nathan Whitcomb: The quarterback had an outstanding year completing 54.8 percent of his passes (152/277) for 2,773 yards and 34 TDs. Whitcomb al...
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Eighth grade falls twice at Parsons tourney
The Royster eighth grade basketball team traveled to Parsons on Saturday for a tournament. Despite developing an early lead, the Rockets fell to Pittsburg 24-14. According to coach Steve Slane, Pittsburg is a very good team, but the first quarter of the Saturday game was the best he has seen his team play so far. “Our defense was pretty good throughout the game,” Slane said. Due to the loss, Royster had to play back to back contests. The Rock...
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Comets’ playoff run ends with nailbiter at Piper
Brian McDowell Sports Editor KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Plenty of sweat and tears were spilled by Chanute football players on the field at Piper High School on Friday night. After a successful year that saw the Comets overcome a 2-3 start and go on a 5-1 run, the Chanute Blue Comets’ season came to an end in the third round of post-season play. The Comets suffered a 24-22 loss in the sectional championship showdown on the road in the western Kansa...
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Panthers fall to #2 Labette in wrestling dual
The NCCC wrestling team hosted a Labette squad that was ranked second in the country for its first dual meet on Thursday night. Labette grapplers won seven of 10 matches to come away with a 21-9 victory. According to coach Wayne Petterson, Neosho County was completely outwrestled in those seven losses. “ Some of it was due to nerves, some to not cutting weight right combined with being worn down from getting the weight off and warm ups, and...
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Royster eighth grade teams beat Parsons
Both Royster eighth grade basketball teams scored home victories over Parsons on Monday. The Rockets B team won 19-2, and the A team was victorious 29-24. “We had balanced scoring, but need to maintain our composure better in game situations,” Coach Steve Slane said. “Pittsburg is a tough matchup coming up Thursday, so we’ll try to get prepared for them.” B Game Parsons - 2 0 0 0 - 2 Royster - 0 6 7 6 - 19 Royster Scoring Hanna Bruce – 3 Ce...
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Seventh grade Rockets achieve victory
Both Royster 7th grade girls beat their counterparts from Parsons on Monday. The B team won 10-8, while the A team triumphed 27-10. ‘The A team did a much better job of taking open shots and being more aggressive on defense,” coach Teresa Taylor said. Kaitlyn Newton led the A team’s offensive attack with 10 points, while Jayci Vietti dished five. Lexy Coston and Kasynda Eubanks each contributed four, and Carlie Almond and Keeley Tallent...
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Panthers show speed and execution in Tuesday night trouncing
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The NCCC men’s basketball team gave local fans an alternative to sitting at home watching election results on Tuesday night. The Panthers’ second game of the year pitted the squad against the JV team from Southwestern College. Neosho County won the contest 91-58. “I really liked our execution,” Coach Jeremy Coombs said. The firepower of the Panthers’ fast-moving offense was on full display throughout the game, all...
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Improved Lady Panthers start season with split
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The dramatic improvements made to the NCCC Lady Panthers basketball team were on display at the annual Panther classic weekend tournament this weekend. The Lady Panthers offered a dominating performance in the tournament’s first game Friday night, that resulted in a 67-37 win over Iowa Lakes. “We had good energy,” Coach Kelley Newton said. “We played hard. It was a consistent effort. It was really good to see for ...
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Cubs’ season ends with playoff loss to Colgan
PITTSBURG — The Humboldt Cubs football program experienced a resurgence this year, under Head Coach K. B. Criss’sreturn to its helm. Unfortunately for Humboldt, the season did not end the way that the coach and the team wanted it to on Saturday night. Criss pointed out that out of 64 teams in Class 3-A only one team will end the season the way they would like it to. The Cubs lost to Colgan 63-28, in the second round of the 3A playoffs. “I was...
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Comets advance in playoffs with Saturday night rout
Brian McDowell Sports Editor For the second year in a row, the Chanute Blue Comets football team has won the Regional Championship in the second round of the playoffs. This feat now ties the squad for the most statistically successful in the school’s history. The Comets accomplished this with a 53-6 rout of Girard on Saturday night. “This was real fun,” Chanute Coach Don Simmons said. “This is what it’s all about.” The victory puts Chanute in ...
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Panthers men make strong showing in home opener
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The rebuilt NCCC Panthers men’s basketball squad was originally scheduled to play Texas Christian Prep on Thursday night. When Coach Jeremy Coombs heard that school had to drop out of this game because of financial issues, he was afraid that the Panthers wouldn’t be able to fill their 30-game schedule. To prevent this from happening, people around the college scrambled to put together a rag-tag team of talented lo...
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‘Never say die’ Comets prepared to host playoff match-up
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The Chanute Blue Comets football team has a “never say die” attitude that has been demonstrated in close games throughout this season. The team mounted comebacks and stayed close in all three of the SEK games it lost this year, and further demonstrated its fighting spirit in last Tuesday’s 13-7 victory over Paola. “In the games that we lost, we were behind by at least two touchdowns in all of them,” Coach Don Simm...
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Three Chanute coaches win SEK Coach of the Year
Three coaches of fall sports from Chanute High School were voted SEK coaches of the year. Voting results released Thursday revealed that girls golf coach Bill Woodard, volleyball coach Gail Petersen and girls cross country coach Derek Liggett were all honored by the conference for the results that their teams achieved this season. All three of these Chanute squads won the SEK. Here are the official results from the SEK’s Coach of The Year vot...
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CCA soccer wins Midstates tourney
Alex Clover Sophomore, CCA Chanute Christian Academy hosted the annual Midstates Christian League soccer tournament last Friday, where the Senior Division squad took first place. The tournament was a round robin with three teams: Covenant Harvest School of Pittsburg, Bethel Christian Academy of Ottawa, and Chanute Christian Academy. Heading into the tournament, it looked like the CCA team was going to have a rebuilding year. They had a few o...
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Chanute volleyball’s State run stirs memories for former coach McDaniel
Brian McDowell Sports Tribune When local resident Wayne McDaniel read articles in the Tribune about the State run made by this year’s Comets volleyball team, the stories seemed awfully familiar to him. Exactly 25 years ago, McDaniel was the high school’s volleyball coach, and guided a one-loss Chanute volleyball team to a state tournament as the number one seed. This year’s Comets squad only had one loss, and also went into the state tourname...
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Cubs sail past Vikings 48-6
HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Cubs waltzed to a 41-6 halftime lead and a 48-6 Class 3A playoff victory over Central Heights Tuesday night. Nathan Whitcomb and Noah Thornbrugh connected for three touchdown passes in the first quarter, for 61 yards, 39 yards and 42 yards. Whitcomb added two more TDs through the air, and Tanner McNutt ran a punt back for a 64-yard score. Along with two touchdown receptions, Hunter Murrow had two interceptions. “I tho...
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Dominating defense drives CHS in Paola playoff win
Brian McDowell Sports Editor PAOLA — Chanute Football Coach Don Simmons called his team’s Tuesday night playoff showdown with Paola the kind of game that he wants his team to play in. “When you get to the playoffs, you know they’re all going to be like that,” Simmons said The Comets emerged triumphant from its bi-district first round playoff battle with Paola on Tuesday night, demonstrating a tough defense and taking advantage of enough opport...
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Sophomores Summers and Dispensa make a State run
Brian McDowell Sports Editor WAMEGO — Two Chanute sophomores traveled to Wamego this weekend, to run in Saturday’s 4A State Cross Country Championship meet. Chandler Summers and Madison Dispensa each qualified for the prestigious event for their second year in a row. In the 4A boys race, Summers crossed the finish line in 60th with a time of 18:04.20. Dispensa finished the 4A girls race in 35th place, running a 16:28.90. Chanute Cross Country...
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Macy Flowers selected for KVA All-Tourney team
6-3 Chanute sophomore Macy Flowers was among the talented players named to the Class 4A State All-Tournament team by the Kansas Volleyball Association. Flowers led the Comets in kills this season, and used her skills at the net to make 27 kills in the Comets’ three games at State.
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Comets’ stellar season meets disappointing end
Brian McDowell Sports Editor SALINA — The Chanute Blue Comet volleyball squad had experienced a lot of success this year, losing only one game, mounting a victorious effort at sub-state, and entered Friday’s 4A State Volleyball Tournament in Salina as the number one seed. However, the team’s stellar season did not end the way that its players and coaches wanted it to, as the Comets were eliminated from the State Tournament in Salina after th...
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