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NCCC soccer teams fall to cloud
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Both NCCC soccer teams lost home match-ups with Cloud County on Saturday. The women’s team lost 4-1. The Panthers were outshot 10-8. Neosho County’s only goal came off of a penalty kick by Stillwell, Okla., native Stephanie Doherty, after she was tackled in the box. Coach Damon Solomon praised the way his team played in the second half. “We came out strong and got after it in that half,” Solomon said, “but sometim...
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Chanute Cross Country runs at Rim Rock
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The boys cross country team from Chanute and two of the fastest members of the girls’ team had the opportunity to compete with runners from all around the region at the Rim Rock Classic, hosted by the University of Kansas in Lawrence on Saturday. Senior Trevor Summers won a medal at the event for the second straight year, coming in 17th place, with a time of 17:29. Connor Lair ran to a 31st place finish with a 17:...
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Rocket 7th launch string of victories
The Pittsburg Purple Dragons came to Royster on Thursday, Sept. 22, to take on the 7th grade Rockets volleyball team. Royster won the B game 25-9, 25-19. Lexi Kidwell had 13 service points and Abby Walker contributed 12. The A team also won their match in two games 25-19, 25-16. Kady Krokstrom had 13 service points, Rhyan Masoner had 8 and Kyndal Frederick had 11. “I thought the girls had their best match of the season,” Coach Rexine Spencer...
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Chanute Youth Football announces drawing winners
Results of prize drawings for Chanute Youth Football Club were announced Sunday. 1 year subscription to The Chanute Tribune – Judy McCready $50 Walmart gift card – Jason Allen $100 Gas Card – Nick Allen Sonny Ray Tailgate Party – Regal Hak Meat bundle – FJ VanAnne ¬Ω page ad in Chanute Tribune – Jamie Steves iPod – Jimi Wohl 42” flat screen TV – Randy Neely
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Galesburg Middle School falls to Fredonia
The Galesburg Middle School Timberwolves played its home opener with a loss against the Fredonia Yellow Jackets 22-44. Scoring for the Timberwolves were Brant Beachner with two touchdowns and Riley Angleton with the last touchdown. “It was a hard fought game,” said Coach Kellen Hodgden. “I was proud of the team’s effort.” Volleyball wins two Galesburg Middle School hosted its first volleyball game of the season Thursday, Sept. 22. Galesbur...
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Comet volleyball gets off to good start in SEK play
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The Blue Comets volleyball team celebrated its Senior Night game by surviving a scare against Labette County. The Comets came away with victories against both Columbus (25-4, 25-16) and the Grizzlies (25-13, 25-21) at the triangular that Chanute hosted in the CHS gym on Thursday. The Comets, whose record is now a dominating 17-1, handily dispatched the Columbus team at the event. “Columbus is another one of those ...
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Meeting between rivals doesn’t go Chanute’s way
Brian McDowell Sports Editor PITTSBURG — Football coach Don Simmons called the hard-fought battle between the Pittsburg Purple Dragons and the Chanute Blue Comets a game where “two teams went at it tooth and toenail.” The Friday night match-up between the two SEK rivals definitely lived up to its billing. The two teams regularly traded leads throughout the game. Unfortunately for Chanute, their offense was stopped in its tracks during the sec...
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Chanute tennis comes in 3rd at Parsons
Brian McDowell Sports Editor The Chanute varsity tennis team earned four wins against Coffeyville, which helped the Comets get third place at a tournament in Parsons on Thursday. The team’s number one singles player Czarina Ramos went 2-1 at the tournament, beating players from Coffeyville 8-0 and Independence 8-7. However, she lost 8-1 to a player from Parsons. The team’s number two player Breianna Brooks beat a player from Coffeyville 8-6, ...
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Panther volleyball to wear pink, serve barbecue
The NCCC volleyball Panthers will be hosting their Breast Cancer Awareness game on Monday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m., when they will be taking on Butler County. All local fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game and cheer loud for the Panthers. Then, on Oct. 5, the team will be hosting a tailgate party before their match-up with Allen County. Hot dogs, hamburgers and baked beans will be served outdoors in front of the student union at the coll...
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Isaac completes sweep of women’s golf tour
Chanute resident Nancy Isaac finished strong her season on the State Line women’s tour on Monday at the Ironhorse Golf Club in Leawood, close to Kansas City. Incredibly, Isaac won her sixth event in six tries on this year’s tour. She shot a 38 on the front nine, and a 3-over par 39 on the back 9, giving her a total score of 77. This was good enough to beat her closest competitor by three strokes. When she is not dominating area women’s golf t...
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Both NCCC soccer teams win 2-1 at Indy
Both NCCC Panthers beat their equivalent teams from Independence Community College by a score of 2-1 in games on Wednesday. It was the first regional win of the season for the women’s team, which outshot their opponents in the game 22 to 4. Enyi Rosa scored four minutes into the game with a shot from the corner. The second goal came with a few minutes to go in the first half. Steffany Olivares kicked a ball that was flicked into the goal by S...
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The 8th Grade A volleyball team from Royster Middle School visited Meadowview school on Thursday, Sept
The 8th Grade A volleyball team from Royster Middle School visited Meadowview school on Thursday, Sept. 15, and were bested by both Altamont (19-25, 25-18, 10-15) and Meadowview (19-25, 25-18, 10-15). Madi Rollins had 20 serve points in these match-ups, Anna Bagshaw had 13, Paige Kidwell had 11, Sierra Thompson had seven, Kelsi Jackett picked up five and Valerie Blume had three. Despite the losses, coach Beth Jackett said she was pleased with...
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Chanute JV evens mark at Columbus
After losing the first game by one point to Labette County, Chanute’s junior varsity football team moved to 1-1 on the season with a 6-0 shutout road win over rival Columbus on Monday. “The defense was stellar on Monday and Coach Mike Martin and I were proud of the boys’ performance,” Coach Clete Frazell said. According to Frazell, Abron Weaver, Trey Ellis, AJ LaRocca, Nick Pryor, Trey Huston, and Karter Krokstrom all stood out on defense. Th...
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For whom Brandon Bell tolls
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Runningback Brandon Bell was perhaps the person most affected by the shakeup of the Chanute Blue Comets football team caused by star runningback Jared McComb’s abrupt departure to Texas. The ensuing moves thrust Bell into the position of being at the center of many of the offensive plans. “Him leaving, that was a big loss, but we all try not to dwell on it,” Bell said. “There are always 11 players on the field at ...
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Road to perfection ends at Paola
Brian McDowell Sports Editor PAOLA — The unbeaten streak of Chanute’s volleyball team ended with an epic three-game match-up with the Paola Panthers on Tuesday. The Comets dominated the early portion of their appearance at the tournament held in front of a raucous crowd of Paola students. Chanute beat their SEK rivals Pittsburg in two games 25-20 and 25-17, and then, won their first close knit match-up with the tough Panthers squad 25-22. How...
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Chanute cross country dominates at Iola
Brian McDowell Sports Editor IOLA — Both the boys and girls cross country teams from Chanute won their meets in Iola on Tuesday. The boys team has won this meet multiple years in a row. Senior Trevor Summers came in third place in the boys race with a time of 17.57. Connor Lair came in right behind Summers, in 4th place with a 18:15, and Jefferson Holmes finished in 6th. Colton Fiene and Chandler Summers also wound up finishing in the top 10,...
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Setters vital to CHS volleyball success
Brian McDowell Sports Editor When a volleyball is sailing over a net, the awaiting team has to hit it three times or less with the ball staying inbounds and without it touching the ground — their seemingly simple objective of sending it back over the net. The second one of these hits is delivered by the setter, a highly specialized position. In doing their job, the setter doesn’t actually score points for the volleyball team. They put a hitte...
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Comets claim Erie tournament crown
Brian McDowell Sports Editor ERIE — Katie Martin, the primary setter for the undefeated Chanute volleyball team, celebrated her 15th birthday by helping to serve up a resounding victory for the Comets at a tournament in Erie. Not only did Martin have 67 set assists during the event on Saturday, Sept. 17. She also served the ball 51 times with no service errors. This win occurred even though two of the best players for the team were absent fro...
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St. Paul rolls over Burlingame
ST. PAUL — After a slow start, St. Paul put up 20 second quarter points en route to a 48-0 shutout over visiting Burlingame. “We came out slow,” said Coach Doug Tuck, lamenting critical holding calls on offense and third down lapses on defense. “But we kept them out of the end zone.” With the defense getting the ball back for the offense, the Indians took advantage by cleaning up mistakes. “The offense did a good job of opening holes and the ...
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Chanute delivers 41-7 rout of Titans
Brian McDowell Sports Editor Before his team’s Friday night home game against the Columbus Titans, football coach Don Simmons predicted that the Blue Comets would deliver a balanced attack on offense and a hard hitting defense. Chanute certainly lived up to this billing in the contest, scoring on both runs, passes and an interception, and delivering a 41-7 rout of their SEK rivals on a cold, drizzly night at the sports complex. The scoring st...
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