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Pittsburg nips Chanute for Rohde Trophy
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor It was the closest finish in the history of the award, but in the end, Pittsburg High School edged Chanute High School by a half point for the 2009-10 Martin Rohde Trophy. Pittsburg ended up with a score of 97.5 and Chanute finished second with a score of 97. This is the eighth Rohde Trophy for Pittsburg. Pittsburg has won the trophy the last three years. Pittsburg also won the award from 1981 through 1984 and...
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Season ends for Blue Comets
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—The Chanute Blue Comets got off to a great start. But the Fort Scott Tigers finished strong. Fort Scott defeated Chanute 7-4 on Monday at Santa Fe Park in a first round contest of the Fort Scott Class 4A Sub-State. With the loss, the season ended for the Blue Comets. The Comets led 3-0, but the Tigers used a five-run third inning to pull ahead. After the Comets got a run back, they trailed by one ...
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Chanute's Stutt takes eighth at state tennis tourney
Tribune staff PRATT—Chanute’s Matt Stutt took eighth place at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament this past weekend in Pratt. In the play-in round of singles play, Stutt defeated Pratt’s Thomas Mayberry 6-0, 6-0. In the play-in round, those who lost were done. Next, in the first round, DeSoto’s Andrew Konetzni defeated Stutt 6-0, 6-0. Konetzni was the third overall seed in singles at the tourney. The loss put Stutt on the backside of the b...
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CHS golfers advance to state
Tribune staff AUGUSTA—Chanute’s Mitchell Hale and Cameron Wiltse are going to state. The Chanute High School golf team competed at the Augusta Class 4A Regional on Monday. The top two teams, plus the next five lowest scores that are not on the qualifying teams advance to state. Hale finished third overall at the regional with a score of 76 (38-38). Wiltse was ninth overall with a score of 80 (38-42). The other members of the team were unable ...
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SLIDESHOW: CHS SOFTBALL
The Chanute High School softball team hosted Fort Scott on Monday afternoon at Santa Fe Park in a first round game of the Fort Scott Sub-State. The Tigers beat the Comets 7-4. Included in the slideshow: Taylor Gard pitching, Taylor Bailey making a lunging catch at third, Mackenzey Sutcliffe hitting, Bailey Erikson throwing to first from shortstop, Jennifer Page getting ready to hit and Dani Rubow running to first as Fort Scott pitcher Jenna H...
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WEB UPDATE: CHS baseball wins first round game
The Chanute High School baseball team defeated Columbus 10-2 on Monday in the first round of the Girard 4A Sub-State. Chanute will now play on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Girard against either Independence or Parsons. Look for the full story in Wednesday's Tribune.
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WEB ONLY: CHS Baseball stats
CHS baseball stats Andrew Parish is leading the way for the Chanute High School baseball team. A junior catcher, Parish is hitting .472 for the season. Parish has 34 hits, 15 RBIs, and just four strike outs. All are team highs. Parish isn't the only Blue Comet who's been productive, though. Grant McMillan has a team-high 27 runs scored and a team-high .522 on-base percentage. Brandon Bell has two home runs and 82 total plate appearances, b...
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SLIDESHOW: 2010 SEK TRACK MEET
The 2010 SEK Track Meet was held on Friday in Iola. Included are: Matt Bollig in the javelin, Darian Rubow in the high jump, Tray Hodges in the pole vault and Justin Lawrence in the 800. Photos by Jason Peake, Tribune Call 431-4100 to purchase photo reprints.
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2010 SEK TRACK MEET: Full results
The 2010 SEK Track Meet was held on Friday at Iola's Riverside Park. Pittsburg won the boys title and the girls title. Full results are below—Jason Peake, Tribune Sports Editor 2010 SEK Track Meet Girls team scores: 1. Pittsburg 152, 2. Chanute 111.5, 3. Iola 100, 4. LCHS 86.5, 5. Coffeyville 44, 6. Independence 27, 6. Fort Scott 27, 8. Parsons 6. Girls results (medalists only) 100—1. Thompson, COF, 13.22; 2. Wilson, IOL, 13.88; 3. Hon...
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Chanute hosts golf invite
Tribune staff CHANUTE—Led by first place medalist Garrett Webster, who shot a 75, Independence claimed the Chanute Invite at Quarry Stone on Friday. Chanute’s Mitchell Hale, (38-39—77), was second and Cameron Wiltse, (42-39—81), third as the Blue Comets finished second in the team standings. Indy totaled 327, Chanute 336, Coffeyville 339, Iola 421 and Chanute 2 427. Skyler Miner shot an 85 (43-42) for ninth place. The next highest finish...
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COMETS EARN LEAGUE TITLES
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor IOLA—The Chanute Blue Comets secured plenty of gold, but Pittsburg’s overall depth made all the difference. Despite several solid performances by the Blue Comets, the Purple Dragons won both the boys and girls league titles at the 2010 Southeast Kansas League Track Meet on Friday at Iola’s Riverside Park. Pittsburg’s girls took first place with 152 points. Chanute was second with 111.5 points and Iola was...
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Blue Comets gain confidence
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE— A sweep may have slipped away, but the Chanute Blue Comets were still feeling good about themselves afterwards. Chanute split a baseball doubleheader with Fort Scott on Thursday at Neosho County Community College’s Hudson Field. Chanute took game one 5-2, but the Tigers rallied late for a 6-5 victory in the second game. Nevertheless, the Comets may have gained some confidence with the split. Why? ...
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NCCC's Reaves signs with Cincinnati
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE— Bjonee Reaves wanted to play against the best. She’ll get that chance now. The Neosho County Community College women’s basketball standout has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Cincinnati. Reaves made it official with a signing at NCCC on Wednesday afternoon. Reaves said she liked everything that Cincinnati had to offer. “I loved the coaching staff and the girls on the team...
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SLIDESHOW: CHS BASEBALL
The Chanute High School baseball team hosted Fort Scott on Thursday at NCCC's Hudson Field. Included in the slideshow are Grant McMillan pitching, Quinton Schooley and Trevor Cole at the plate, Schooley at first, Cole sliding into home, catcher Andrew Parish, Sam Son pitching and Dustin Eccles rounding third. Photos by Jason Peake/Tribune To purchase a reprint of any of these photos, call the Tribune at 431-4100.
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WEB UPDATE: Weather shakes up schedules
Due to the recent rain, several changes have been made to CHS schedules. Chanute's softball game at Fort Scott has been cancelled. Chanute's baseball team will now host Fort Scott at NCCC at 4:15 today. The SEK Track Meet was scheduled for Thursday, but due to the rain and wet conditions, the meet has been rescheduled for Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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SEK Track Meet is Thursday in Iola
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The 2010 high school track season is now reaching the final turn and is heading down the home stretch. The Southeast Kansas League Track Meet is today in Iola at Riverside Park. The field events begin at 3:30 p.m. And for the Chanute Blue Comets, the expectations will be high. Girls outlook The Chanute High School girls track team is the two-time defending league champion. Chanute’s girls won the SEK title l...
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Blue Comets set for state tennis tourney
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor As three Chanute Blue Comets prepare for the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament this week, they’re working on honing the fundamentals of the game in preparation. But if you ask the Comets about a secret weapon, they’ll tell you it may lie in facial hair. Yes, Matt Stutt, Jacob Guiot and Mason Johnson are growing mustaches for the state tournament. “As a team, we all have a mustache now,” Guiot said. “It’s ...
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NCCC Notebook: Panthers compete at region meet
Tribune staff The Neosho County Community College track team competed at the Region VI Championships this past weekend in Overland Park. Neosho County fared well at the meet with several top performers. Dane Birk won the hammer throw with a toss of 176-4. Taeshon Agee was third (164-0) and Zak Thompson took fourth (160-7). Thompson was third in the shot put (51-6) and Dustin Green was sixth (48-2) and Junior Harper was ninth (43-4). Thompson ...
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Sharp signs with Kansas State
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—As long as she can remember, Brooke Sharp has wanted to be a Kansas State Wildcat. Now, she’s realizing that lifelong dream. A Chanute High School senior, Sharp has signed with Kansas State University, where she’ll continue her athletic and academic career. Sharp will participate in track and field for the Wildcats. Sharp made it official by signing a letter of intent on Tuesday at CHS. “It was...
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Season ends for NCCC baseball, softball
Tribune staff LIBERAL—The 2010 season ended for the Neosho County Community College baseball team on Sunday at the Region VI Sub-Regional at Seward County. In the first round of the double elimination tournament, Colby defeated Neosho County 11-10. In round two, the Panthers defeated Labette 20-3. In the next round, Colby defeated Neosho County 12-4. The Panthers finished the season with a record of 32-26. Seward County and Colby were sc...
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