Sports
Simmons brothers win features at Humboldt Speedway
Tribune Staff Scott L. Stewart For the Tribune HUMBOLDT—Sons of a Humboldt Speedway legend, Keith and Zack Simmons carried their fathers legacy one step further Friday, winning their respective features at Humboldt Speedway. Long before the boys were born, Jack Simmons used to show up at the Hummer pulling two or three race cars on one trailer. Jack got so good at racing because, heck, he had so much seat time, he couldn’t help it. Appa...
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Jayhawks switch hats often on draft night
Tribune Staff LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Next time a careless slip costs you a $25 overdraft charge, just think of Darrell Arthur’s million-dollar mistake. If somebody hadn’t let rumors of a mysterious kidney ailment go unanswered, the smooth, talented 6-foot-9 forward might have gone as high as 15th in Thursday night’s NBA draft, according to Kansas coach Bill Self. Instead, he went 27th. And the difference between 15th and 27th in the NBA’s ...
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Beasley meets the Heat
Tribune Staff MIAMI (AP) — By now, those who know anything about Michael Beasley probably are aware of his mischievous side. The stories of his many transgressions are well-known. He filled a teammate’s shoes with toothpaste. He cut off a kindergarten classmate’s pigtail. He hid his grandmother’s dentures. And most recently, he’s a suspect in the investigation to determine who doused his sister’s dinner earlier this week with hot sauce. N...
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Sharks sink Iola
Tribune Staff Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Chanute Sharks swim team continued its winning ways by defeating Iola on Wednesday night. Chanute Coach Rachel Cleaver said the Sharks scored 479 points on the night and picked up the win. No official score was available for Iola. Next Wednesday the Sharks are at Independence. Chanute’s results are below: Chanute vs. Iola Mixed 15-18 200 Medley 1, A (Taylor Bolt, Ali Aylward, Rebecca Woodard...
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Beasley, Jayhawks go in first round of NBA draft
Tribune Staff LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Michael Beasley, who revitalized Kansas State’s basketball program in one brilliant season, was the overall No. 2 pick in an NBA draft that turned into a huge disappointment for the Sunflower State’s second-most famous college player. Guard Mario Chalmers, whose 3-point shot with 2 seconds left capped Kansas’ amazing comeback against Memphis in the NCAA championship game, failed to join teammates Brandon...
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Post 170 splits with Parsons
Tribune Staff Joey Sprinkle Parsons Sun PARSONS - Jacob Uden struck out five batters in 2 1/3 innings of relief and John Michael Wallace hit a two-run double to send Chanute Post 170 to a 10-3 victory over Parsons Post 56 and a split in their American Legion baseball doubleheader Thursday night at Marvel Stadium. Parsons took advantage of seven Chanute errors to win the opener 7-1. With the score tied 3-3 entering the top of the fourth ...
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Bruce named women’s hoops coach at NCCC
Tribune Staff Tribune staff Neosho County Community College has named Tonika Bruce as Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Bruce takes over for Toby Bush, who left the school to take a position at Pearl River Community College in Mississippi. “We are happy to have Tonika as part of the Panther family,” Assistant Athletic Director Lindsay Sowder said in a release. “We feel she has the qualities it takes to turn this program around.¬†We look forward...
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Post 170 cruises to a sweep
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE— The big inning carried the Chanute Post 170 American Legion baseball team to a dominating sweep over Burlington on Wednesday night at Paul Lindblad Stadium at Katy Park. In game one Chanute slammed the visitors 16-3. In the finale, Post 170 cruised to a 13-1 win. Both games went just four innings. In both games, the hosts erupted for a huge inning and never looked back. In game ...
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LSU standout Gibbs has local ties
Tribune Staff Tribune staff Louisiana State University freshman catcher Micah Gibbs was named Tuesday to the 2008 USA Baseball National Team, a squad comprised of the top non-draft-eligible college players in the United States.¬† The 20-man roster consists of nine pitchers, nine position players and a pair of two-way players. Gibbs is the grandson of Bill and Betty (Stiles) Bolinger of Thayer. Micah’s mother is Becky Gibbs. Becky is a gr...
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Sharps advance to AAU Region Meet
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The Sharps are moving on. Brooke Sharp and Derek Sharp of Chanute both saw success at the AAU Missouri Valley Championships last weekend in Topeka. And with their performances, both earned berths to compete at the 2008 AAU Region VIII Meet, which is Thursday through Sunday at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. Brooke Sharp, a junior to be at Chanute High School, took first plac...
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Area youth compete at Hershey state track meet
Tribune Staff Tribune staff The Hershey Track and Field State Meet was held at Shawnee Mission South High School on June 20-21. Twelve area youth participated in the meet. Top results from Chanute athletes are below: Joshua Miller, 9-10 year olds boys softball throw—seventh, 100’3; Chase Bartholomew, 13-14 800—second, 2:19.1; 1600—second, 5:29.49; softball throw—second, 167’4; Colton Fiene, 13-14 1600 meter—fourth, 5:55.83; 800—seve...
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Bannister leads KC past Rockies
Tribune Staff KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Brian Bannister picked up his third straight victory, Mark Teahen hit a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 on Monday night for their eighth win in nine games. The Royals’ hot streak has all come against National League clubs, and their 10-3 record is the best in interleague play. Bannister (7-6), who hasn’t lost since May 22, did not allow a hit until Jeff Baker’s...
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Mid-season champs crowned at Humboldt Speedway
Tribune Staff Scott L. Stewart Special to the Tribune The mid-point of the 2008 season has come and gone at Humboldt Speedway, with four veteran drivers topping the current point standings. Congratulations to Scott Cronk in the Factory stock division, Todd Kidwell in B-Mods, Jay Laymons, Jr. in Street stock, and Jess Folk, Jr. in Modifieds, they are the Mid Season Champions. This week’s big ticket race had to be a duel between Whitey Fo...
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Last-place Blue Jays fire Gibbons and coaches, too
PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Gibbons was fired Friday by the last-place Toronto Blue Jays and replaced by Cito Gaston, who led the team to World Series titles in 1992 and 1993. The Blue Jays began the day 35-39, having lost five straight and 13 of their last 17 games to fall 10 1/2 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox in the AL East. He is the third major league manager to be fired this week, following Willie Randolph of the New York Mets...
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Schilling says season over, will have surgery
BOSTON (AP) — Curt Schilling will have surgery on his ailing shoulder Monday, ending his season and possibly his career. The 41-year-old Boston Red Sox right-hander will have the operation after a rehabilitation program preferred by the team failed to fix the tendon injury that sparked a spring training dispute between doctors about how to treat it. “My season is over and there is a pretty decent chance I have thrown my last pitch forever,...
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NBA demands $1.4 million from disgraced referee
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA wants disgraced referee Tim Donaghy to pay the league $1.4 million, including his wages for games on which he bet or provided inside tips to gamblers. The written demand, filed Thursday in federal court, asks a judge to force Donaghy to pay the sum as restitution in his gambling case. The league previously indicated it would seek $1 million. The Donaghy scandal “has harmed the NBA and caused it to spend vast sums to...
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Sharks top Humboldt
Tribune Staff Tribune staff HUMBOLDT — The Chanute Sharks swim team defeated Humboldt on Wednesday night. No final score was available. The Sharks will host Iola next Wednesday night at Quarry Stone at 6 p.m. Chanute results from Wednesday are below: Chanute vs. Humboldt Mixed 15-18 200 Medley 2, A (Michaela Cigainero, Blake Morgan, Christine Woodard, Ali Aylward), 2:32.69. 3, B (Micaela Huerter, Kayli Morgan, Elizabeth Fehr, Tayl...
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Royals sweep Cards
Tribune Staff ST. LOUIS (AP) — Zack Greinke and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, and the Kansas City Royals completed their first three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals since 2001 with a 4-1 victory on Thursday. Mark Teahen missed the cycle by a double and had three RBIs for the Royals, who are 7-2 in interleague play — with road series wins at Florida and Arizona — despite being in last place in the AL Central at 31-42. The R...
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Chanute Post 170 sweeps Parsons
Tribune Staff Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—The only thing better than the start was the finish. The Chanute Post 170 American Legion baseball team took advantage of every opportunity that presented itself on Wednesday night. And the result was a sweep. Chanute topped Parsons Post 56 10-2 in game one and then pulled off a 6-5 come-from-behind win in game two at Paul Lindblad Stadium. “It’s been awhile since the kids have...
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Royals beat Cards
Tribune Staff ST. LOUIS (AP) — For the second straight night, the Kansas City Royals leaned on the long ball to reward their starting pitcher. This time, Brian Bannister was the beneficiary. David DeJesus and Alex Gordon homered for the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth inning Wednesday, helping Bannister and the Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. In the series opener, Mike Aviles’ eighth-inning homer made a winner out of Kyle ...
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