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Parsons boys, LCHS girls clinch SEK titles
The Parsons High School boys basketball team clinched the SEK League title on Thursday with an 83-63 win over Coffeyville. The Labette County girls finished first in the league standings this year. SEK BASKETBALL GIRLS League Overall x-Labette County 7-1 15-4 Independence 6-2 13-7 Iola 5-3 11-9 Chanute 5-3 10-10 y-Parsons 4-4 10-10 Fort Scott 3-5 9-11 y-Coffeyville 3-5 7-13 Pitts...
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Panthers fall just short vs. ranked Crowder
Tribune staff NEOSHO, Mo. — Another ranked opponent awaited the Neosho County Community College baseball team this week. Nationally-ranked Crowder pulled out two close wins over the Panthers on Wednesday, winning 3-2 and 7-5. “We had plenty of chances, but they are a very good team,” NCCC Coach Steve Murry said. “We have played four of our six games against ranked opponents and we are four runs shy of being 6-0.” Game one was tied at one w...
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Home finale ends with a loss for NCCC women
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — The Neosho County Community College women’s basketball team stayed close to league-leading Cowley, but just could never quite get over the hump. A late first half run allowed Cowley to knock off the Panthers 60-42 on Wednesday night “Cowley’s a really good team and they have some shooters,” Neosho County Coach Kelley Newton said. “They shot lights out. We didn’t get to their shooters. But we did ...
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Panthers fizzle down the stretch vs. Cowley
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — For the Neosho County Panthers, Wednesday night’s game against Cowley was a microcosm of its entire season. The Panthers got going early, had a solid team on the ropes, but then fell short at the end. Cowley rallied late for a 74-63 win over Neosho County, spoiling the Panthers final home game of the season. The Tigers outscored the Panthers 43-26 in the second half, as the hosts failed to get ...
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CHS WRESTLING: GOALS SET HIGH FOR STATE
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor For Tim Wrestler, Troy Clark and Tyler Kidwell, this is it. The three Chanute High School seniors will finish their respective prep careers at the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament this weekend in Salina. They won’t be alone, however, as three others from Chanute will also compete this weekend — Sam Son, Jared McComb and Jared Fiscus. All six Blue Comets have the goals set high for the state tourney, wh...
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Area high school basketball sub-state pairings
PARSONS SUB-STATE BOYS Monday's games (1) Parsons (16-3) vs. (8) Girard (6-13) (4) Independence (12-7) vs. (5) Baxter Springs (12-7) (2) Coffeyville (13-6) vs. (7) Labette County (9-9) (3) Chanute (13-7) vs. (6) Columbus (10-9) Thursday's games (at Parsons) PAR-GIR winner vs. INDY-BAXT winner COFF-LCHS winner vs. CHA-COL winner. Title game Saturday, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS Tuesday's games (1) Girard (17-2) vs. (8) Coffeyville (6-13) (4...
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Blue Comets sweep Coffeyville in regular season finale
Tribune staff COFFEYVILLE — The regular season finale couldn’t have gone much better. The Chanute High School boys basketball won its sixth-straight contest with an impressive 71-58 win over Coffeyville on Tuesday night. The one-two punch of Griffin Williams and Caleb Wood proved tough to stop. Williams scored 27 and Wood added 25 for the Blue Comets, who end the regular season at 13-7 overall and 6-2 in the SEK League. The Blue Comets go...
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Comets will open sub-state with Columbus, Baxter
The Chanute High School boys basketball team will open the Parsons Class 4A Sub-State Tournament against Columbus at home on Monday night at 7 p.m. The Blue Comets are the third seed, while the Titans are seeded sixth. Riding a six-game winning streak, Chanute is now 13-7 on the season. The higher seed earns a home game in the first round, with winners advancing to Parsons. If Chanute beats Columbus on Monday, they would play the winner of...
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Blue Comets sweep Coffeyville on Tuesday
The Chanute High School varsity basketball teams swept Coffeyville on Tuesday night. Griffin Williams scored 27, Caleb Wood added 25 and the CHS boys defeated the Golden Tornado 71-58. The Blue Comets end the regular season at 13-7 overall and 6-2 in the SEK League. Jordan Wiltse led the CHS girls with 19 points in a 53-42 win. Chanute ends the regular season with a record of 10-10. Chanute girls 53, Coffeyville 42 CH 17 12 10 14 ...
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Sharp qualifies for state free throw contest
Tribune staff CHANUTE — The Knights of Columbus Regional Free Throw Competition was hosted by the Chanute Knights of Columbus Council on Sunday at St. Patrick’s School Gym. Twenty-eight boys and twenty-six girls participated. Each was a previous winner at one of the seven district contests held in southeast Kansas. Sunday’s winners advanced to the state competition in Salina. The competitors each shot 25 free throws. Chanute’s Derek Sha...
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A disappointing loss for CHS girls
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor IOLA — A disappointing loss is one way to describe it. The Chanute High School girls basketball team entered Monday’s showdown with Iola needing a win to stay near the top of the SEK League standings. But Iola was the team that appeared to be hungry for a key league win. The Fillies turned a close game into a blowout, knocking off Chanute 50-30. “We had good energy at the start of the game, but then we s...
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Late surge lifts Comets past Mustangs
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor IOLA — The Chanute Blue Comets overcame a sluggish start and finally got going late in a 59-46 win over Iola on Monday night. The Mustangs entered the contest with just one win on the season, but the hosts gave the Comets a battle. With the win, Chanute improves to 12-7 overall and 5-2 in the SEK. After a first half filled with lots of turnovers and lots of fouls, the Mustangs led 27-24 at the half. But...
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CHS vs. Iola: Boys win, girls fall
The Chanute High School varsity basketball teams split at Iola on Monday night. Iola won the girls game 50-30, but Chanute won the boys game 59-46. Iola girls 50, Chanute 30 CH 9 5 9 7 — 30 IO 6 17 13 14 — 50 Chanute: Bailey Erikson 1 2-4 4, Morgan Olson 3 0-1 6, Mackenzey Sutcliffe 2 3-8 8, Darian Rubow 3 0-0 6, Jordan Wiltse 2 0-0 4, Chelsea Keal 1 0-0 2, Shelby Trout 0 0-0 0, Brenna Olson 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 (1) 5-15 30. ...
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BLUE COMETS PUNCH TICKETS TO STATE
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — Sam Son’s weekend couldn’t have gone much better. For starters, the Chanute High School junior cruised to a regional championship in his bracket at the Chanute Class 4A Regional Wrestling Tournament on Saturday night, earning a third-straight state berth. That’s not all Son accomplished, though. The Blue Comets standout kept his unbeaten streak intact and was also named the Regional Wrestler of the Y...
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NCCC women's basketball program put on probation
Tribune staff Neosho County Community College President Brian Inbody reported today that sanctions have been handed down to the women’s basketball team from the National Junior College Athletic Association. Inbody said the violation was self-reported to the NJCAA, but did not disclose the violation, only that it was in connection to a current player. Three days after reporting to the NJCAA, NCCC learned that the college will not be able to ...
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Chanute girls fall short vs. Bulldogs on Friday
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor INDY — The Chanute Blue Comets stayed close all game long, but could never quite get over the hump in a 61-44 loss to Independence on Friday night. Chanute Coach Megan Reid knows exactly what was holding her team back. “Turnovers and offensive rebounding,” Reid said. “Those were the two big things.” Chanute’s girls stayed within striking distance throughout the contest, but gave up several offensive rebou...
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Panthers take step back vs. Coffeyville
Tribune staff COFFEYVILLE — With last week’s dominating win over Independence, the Neosho County Community College men’s basketball team took a big step forward. But on Saturday night in Coffeyville, the Panthers took a step back the other way. Coffeyville defeated Neosho County 100-83 in a Jayhawk East showdown. The Red Ravens jumped out to a 46-32 lead at intermission. The Ravens then used a 10-0 run to start the second half to pull away ...
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Chanute holds on late at Independence
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor INDEPENDENCE — Skyler Miner drew a huge charge, Griffin Williams hit two clutch free throws and the Chanute High School boys basketball team held on late for a 41-38 win over host Independence on Friday night. The game’s outcome was still in doubt until the final seconds. Chanute held a 39-38 lead with a minute to go. Independence’s Peyton Botts missed a shot from point blank range inside and the Bulldogs...
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Panthers split with Iowa Western
Tribune staff CHANUTE — The Neosho County Community College baseball team showed it can compete with one of the nation's top programs by splitting a doubleheader with defending national champion Iowa Western last Friday at Hudson Field. Neosho County won game one 4-2, but lost game two 11-10. After the split, the Panthers are now 3-1. In game one, Adam Giacalone had three hits and two RBIs, while Tyler Palmer had two RBIs. The Panthers ...
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Royster boys take second at Pittsburg tourney
Rockets take second at Pittsburg Tournament Tribune staff PITTSBURG — The Royster Middle School eighth grade boys basketball team took second place at the Pittsburg Tournament on Saturday. It was the last action of the season. In the first game of the tourney, Royster defeated Pittsburg 45-41. Pittsburg had just beat Royster on Thursday, so the Rockets got some payback. "Pittsburg is a very physical team and we've had trouble matching u...
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