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BLUE COMETS ADVANCE TO STATE
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—They may not be seniors, but Troy Clark, Tim Wrestler, Sam Son and Jared McComb all looked like experienced veterans on Saturday night. All four Chanute Blue Comets earned return trips to the state wrestling tournament. In addition to the returning state qualifiers, Chanute senior Cody Markham also punched his first ticket to state. In all, Chanute High School will have five representatives at t...
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Markham gets over the hump
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—Cody Markham was left heart-broken a year ago. Not this time. A Chanute High School senior, Markham took fourth place at 140 pounds and qualified for state in his last chance on Saturday at the Chanute Class 4A Regional Wrestling Tournament. The key win came when Markham defeated Zach DuPont of Anderson County 6-4. That win put him in the third place match and assured him a state berth, as the t...
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Indy takes two from Neosho County
Tribune staff INDY—Independence outscored Neosho County by 10 in the second half and defeated the Panthers 94-85 in the men’s game on Saturday night. Neosho County led 41-40 at the half, but the host Pirates outscored the Panthers 54-44 after intermission. With the loss, the Panthers fall to 19-10 overall and 11-6 in the Jayhawk East. Indy improved to 18-10 and 11-5 in the conference. Justin Fairman scored 21 points for the Panthers. Ann...
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NCCC baseball opens with two wins
NEOSHO, Mo. —The Neosho County Community College baseball team opened the 2010 season with two wins at Crowder College on Saturday. In game one, Neosho County won 5-2. In game two, the Panthers won 11-7. “We played well in spots and not real good in others,” Panthers Coach Steve Murry said. “We had some young guys that were like a deer in the headlights so it was nice to play and get that experience for them.” Added Murry: “These were big w...
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CHS hoops: Regular season ends this week
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE— The final week of the regular season is here for the Chanute High School basketball teams. The Blue Comets host Labette County tonight. The varsity girls play at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow. The Labette County girls will clinch a share of the league title with a win over the Comets tonight. Labette is now ranked eighth in Class 4A. Of course, the Comets beat the Grizzlies when the two teams met ear...
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Five Comets advance to state wrestling tournament
CHANUTE—Five Chanute Blue Comets will compete at the state wrestling tournament after finishing in the top four in their respective brackets at the Chanute Class 4A Wrestling Regional on Saturday. Tim Wrestler, Troy Clark, Cody Markham, Sam Son and Jared McComb all advanced to state with their performances on Saturday. Clark, Son and McComb all took first place in their brackets, while Wrestler was third and Markham was fourth. Chanute to...
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Area hoops: Erie falls to Riverton
Tribune staff ERIE — Both teams made the same amount of two-point (15) and three-point (2) goals, but Riverton made up the difference at the free throw line in a 54-44 CNC League win Friday night. The Rams made 18 of 33 at the stripe while Erie got only 15 chances, sinking eight. Riverton stretched a 27-23 halftime lead with a 16-10 edge in the third quarter to take a 43-33 advantage down the stretch. Kaleb Tredway led Erie with 17 points ...
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Chanute falls to Pittsburg in OT
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor PITTSBURG— The Chanute Blue Comets got the shot they wanted. In fact, they got three. But unfortunately for the Blue Comets, three late three-pointers were off the mark and the Pittsburg Purple Dragons held on for a thrilling 49-46 overtime win over Chanute on Friday night. Down 49-46, Chanute’s Dustin Eccles and Skyler Miner both missed late three’s that would have tied the game. “We gave ourselves an opportu...
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COMETS GRIND OUT A WIN
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor PITTSBURG— It wasn’t pretty, but it’s a win. Despite their own lack of offense, Chanute held Pittsburg to just 11 points in the second half. Led by that defensive effort, the Blue Comets defeated the Purple Dragons 32-26 on Friday night at Pittsburg High School. “We’re happy we won the game,” Chanute Coach Megan Reid said. “It was one of those games where we couldn’t get into a flow or a rhythm. It was not pre...
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Royster boys end season on a high note
Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Royster Middle School boys basketball teams wrapped up their seasons on Thursday night at home against Pittsburg. In the seventh grade A game, Royster won 41-33. Coach Jeremy Wire said it was one of the team’s best performances of the season. Royster led 15-5 and never looked back. Loren Dillman had a season high 17 points. Derek Sharp added 11 and Gus Walker scored 10. Rounding out the scoring was Dakota Gough w...
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NCCC women hold off Allen County
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—A huge lead almost disappeared, but in the end, the Neosho County Community College women’s basketball team held on for a 93-81 win over Allen County on Wednesday night. The Panthers raced out to a 34-8 lead in the first half, only to see the visiting Red Devils claw their way back into the game late. Allen County got the lead all the way down to four in the second half. But the Panthers’ guard combo o...
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Panthers earn key conference win
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—The Neosho County Panthers took a big step towards locking up a home game for the postseason tournament. The Panthers defeated Allen County 88-75 on Wednesday night in a key conference showdown. Coming in, both teams had five losses in the Jayhawk East. With the top four teams in the league earning a home game in the first round of the playoffs, this was a game that the Panthers wanted. “It’s one ...
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WEILERT WORKING HARD TO GET BACK
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Figuratively speaking, the sitting and watching has been killing Amy Weilert. The Chanute High School junior basketball player has been out of action all season due to a knee injury. It was the injury all athletes dread. Weilert tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on July 7 during a summer league game. She had surgery in July and has been rehabbing her knee ever since. Rebuilding strength and getti...
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CHS hoops: Comets head to Pittsburg on Friday
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The Chanute High School basketball teams will play their final regular season road game of the season on Friday night at Pittsburg. The varsity girls game will start at 6 p.m. with the varsity boys to follow. Chanute’s girls are now 10-7 overall and 8-5 in the Southeast Kansas League. The Comets are in fourth place in the league standings. Chanute is coming off a 57-33 win over Coffeyville. Pittsburg is ...
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St. Paul splits with Crest, learns regional seeds
ST. PAUL — The St. Paul High School girls basketball team had little trouble getting past Crest on Tuesday night. The Indians led from start to finish in a 63-22 win. St. Paul started the game with a 15-6 advantage after the first quarter and led 38-11 by halftime. St. Paul continued its attack with 17 points to Crest’s seven in the third quarter before slowing down in the fourth, when the Indians outscored Crest 8-4 for the final margin. Se...
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BLUE COMETS SILENCE TORNADO
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor COFFEYVILLE—In a matter of moments, a close game turned into a blowout. A big third quarter run propelled the Chanute High School girls basketball team to a 57-33 win over Coffeyville on Tuesday night. Chanute held a small lead at intermission, but started the third quarter with a renewed intensity. The Blue Comets outscored the Tornado 18-3 in the period and never looked back. It appeared as if Chanut...
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Turnovers doom CHS boys
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor COFFEYVILLE—An abundance of turnovers and a lack of offensive production proved too much to overcome for the Chanute High School boys basketball team on Tuesday night. The Blue Comets struggled to put the ball in the hoop all game and fell to the host Coffeyville Golden Tornado 53-34 on Tuesday night. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Comets. All night long the Comets simply struggled t...
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Chanute wrestling regional begins Friday
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor State berths will be on the line at the Chanute Class 4A Wrestling Regional this weekend. The action begins at Chanute High School on Friday at 2 p.m. A trip to the state tournament awaits those who qualify, while the season will be over for those who do not. The top four in each class will advance to the state tourney in Salina. Teams competing will be Chanute, Labette County, Augusta, Coffeyville, Colum...
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Panthers hang on late, top Cavaliers
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—The Neosho County Panthers raced out to a big early lead and then held on late for a 73-64 win over Johnson County on Monday night. With crisp ball movement against the Cavaliers’ zone defense, the Panthers were able to get the ball inside again and again early. The Panthers led 22-8. “I thought we played really well in the first half against their zone,” Neosho County Coach Jeremy Coombs said. “A...
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Rockets drop three out of four to Iola
Tribune staff CHANUTE—The Royster Middle School basketball teams hosted the Iola Ponies on Monday night. In the eighth grade A game, Iola won 40-22. The visitors went on a 9-0 run in the second quarter and then finished the game on a 17-7 spurt. “The first quarter of the A game was the best we’ve played in some time,” Coach Steve Slane said. “Iola is one of the top two teams we’ve played and we led them after one and played with them unti...
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