Sports
Bulldogs await in district opener
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The Chanute High School football team will hit the road for the third-straight week this Friday night. And this time, postseason implications are involved. Chanute travels to Garnett to take on the Anderson County Bulldogs in the first District 6 contest of the season. Kick-off is at 7 p.m. at Garnett’s City Park Complex. Both Anderson County and Chanute are now 5-1 on the season. And of course, the first...
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JV Comets shut down Tornado, freshmen fall
Tribune staff The Chanute High School JV football team defeated Coffeyville 28-12 on Monday night. In the first quarter, Chanute’s Grant McMillan connected with Caleb Wood for a nine-yard touchdown pass. The two-point try failed. Next, Michael Bollig scored on a two-yard run. McMillan ran in for two. Coffeyville got on the board with a 48-yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, McMillan passed to Chase Bartholomew for a 13-yard touchdo...
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Volleyball season winding down
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor As the regular season winds down, Chanute High School volleyball coach Gail Petersen hopes to see more of a balanced attack offensively. Throughout the season, the Blue Comets have relied heavily on senior Ali Aylward. The 5-10 Aylward has been stellar, but Petersen feels teams may key on her in an attempt to slow down the Comets. “I hope to see us spread things out more throughout the team,” Petersen sai...
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Chanute set to host SEK Meet
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor League titles will be up for grabs when Chanute plays host to the Southeast Kansas League Cross Country Meet on Thursday at Quarry Stone Golf Course. The varsity girls race should begin at 5 p.m. with the varsity boys race to follow. Chanute Coach Derek Liggett said he’s always hoped the Blue Comets could one day host a league meet. “If we want to be a legitimate cross country program, we need to host a meet ...
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Volleyball team gains experience at El Dorado
Tribune staff EL DORADO—The Chanute High School volleyball team competes at the El Dorado Tournament in order to see solid competition. And that’s just what the Blue Comets ran into on Saturday. The Comets went 1-4 at the annual tourney. “It wasn’t a good day for us as far as our record, but there was some good experience gained, especially for our younger players,” Chanute Coach Gail Petersen said. “They were able to see some things from p...
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Tennis season ends at regional
Tribune staff INDY—The season came to an end for the Chanute High School girls tennis team on Saturday at the Independence Class 4A Regional. No member of the Blue Comets was able to advance to the state tournament. In singles action, Chanute sophomore Czarina Ramos lost to Theresa Wessel of El Dorado 6-0, 6-2 in a match where the winner was guaranteed a spot at state. “Theresa is a solid player with a lot more experience than Czarina,” C...
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Comets do whatever it takes
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor “Whatever it takes.” That’s the motto the Chanute High School football team has adopted this year. And on Friday night at Coffeyville, the Blue Comets definitely did whatever it took to earn a win. Chanute rallied late to knock off the Golden Tornado 27-21. The Comets scored 15 unanswered points in the final frame to pull off the comeback win. “I thought we played two really good quarters, the first and...
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REGIONAL CHAMPS
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor GIRARD— Looking nothing like a first-year program, the Chanute High School girls golf team continued its stellar season by winning the Girard Class 4A Regional title on Monday at Girard Golf Course. And it wasn’t even close. The Blue Comets ended the day with a team score of 433. Spring Hill was a distant second with a score of 452 and third place St. James Academy had a 453. “It’s pretty exciting,” Chanu...
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Area football roundup: Altoona-Midway gets first win
CHETOPA — It was a long ride home for Altoona-Midway Friday night, but a joyous one, as the Jets ended a long losing streak with a 6-0 Three Rivers League eight-man victory over Chetopa. “It was a good win for the kids,” said Jet Coach Jim Leonard. “They battled the whole game and deserved it. They stuck with it after all the adversity.” “Absolutely!” was Leonard’s response to “Are the players excited?” “It’s the first win in two years and ...
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Bollig to the rescue
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor COFFEYVILLE—Matt Bollig knew it was coming. With Coffeyville clinging to a slight lead late in the game, Golden Tornado quarterback Ethan Cordray scrambled and then threw on the run. But Bollig picked off the pass around the 20-yard line, cut right, avoided a few defenders and sprinted into the endzone. The interception return lifted the Blue Comets to a thrilling 27-21 come-from-behind win over the Torn...
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Blue Comets earn SEK wins
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor PARSONS—The Chanute Blue Comets remained perfect in Southeast Kansas League play after picking up two conference wins on Thursday night at Parsons High School. Chanute defeated Independence 25-13, 25-18 in the first match and then topped the host Vikings 23-25, 25-18, 25-19. The Vikings looked in control in the pivotal third set, leading 15-8. But the Comets rallied and went on a 12-1 run and eventually p...
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Golf team has a shot at state
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor As the regional meet arrives, Bill Woodard is preaching one thing to his Chanute High School girls golf team: Just keeping doing what you’ve done all year. The Blue Comets will compete at the Girard Class 4A Regional on Monday morning at 9 a.m. at Girard Golf Course. “We just need to do what we’ve done all year,” Woodard said. “We’ll take one hole at a time. I think they’re excited and they realize they have ...
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Comets look to slow down 'Nado
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor When an explosive offense meets a stingy defense, something has to give. This collision of opposites will take place when the Chanute High School football team travels to Coffeyville on Friday night to take on the Golden Tornado. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Chanute’s defense is only allowing 16.4 points a game. On the other hand, Coffeyville is scoring 36 points a game thus far. So ...
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Comets will have new district opponents next year
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor With a new district comes a new schedule for the Chanute High School football team. The Kansas State High School Activities Association has announced the district football assignments for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Chanute’s district will look much different next year. The Blue Comets will be in District 7, which will also include Girard, Independence and Parsons. “It’s a good district for us,” Chanute Coach D...
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On top of the SEK
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor After a disappointing loss to Labette County in the second game of the season, and with three tough games on the horizon, the Chanute Blue Comets could have packed it in and called it a season. Instead, they got back to work. Well, what a difference a few weeks can make, huh? The Chanute High School football team is now tied for first place in the Southeast Kansas League. The Comets handled Independence 33-14 ...
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Chanute wins SEK title in girls golf
Tribune staff COLUMBUS—The Chanute High School girls golf team clinched the Southeast Kansas League title on Thursday at the Columbus Invitational. The Blue Comets took second at the invite to Girard, but did more than enough against the league opponents to win the SEK team title. Chanute, in its first year as a girls golf program, placed ahead of all of the other SEK schools at all three league tournaments—Chanute, Pittsburg and Columbus. “I...
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Regional sites set for tennis, golf
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Postseason destinations have been announced for girls golf and girls tennis. The Chanute High School girls tennis team will be the first to compete at a postseason tournament this season. The Blue Comets will compete at the Independence Class 4A Regional on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Riverside Park Tennis Complex. Teams competing are Labette County, Augusta, Chanute, Coffeyville, Columbus, El Dorado, Fort Scott, In...
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COMETS SLAY DRAGONS
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—A near-perfect first half was all the Chanute Blue Comets needed. The result was a huge 38-7 Homecoming win over the Pittsburg Purple Dragons on Friday night at the Chanute Community Sports Complex. Scoring on nearly every offensive possession with crisp execution and giving up nothing with a suffocating defense, the Blue Comets led 35-0 at the half en route to the big win. “That was about as dominati...
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CHANUTE HOSTS PITTSBURG IN KEY SHOWDOWN
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The showdown of the year is almost here. The Chanute Blue Comets will host the Pittsburg Purple Dragons on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Chanute Community Sports Complex. It will be Homecoming for the Blue Comets, but there’s more at stake than that. The game will have huge implications as far as the Southeast Kansas League race. After three weeks of play, there is now a four-way tie for second place in the...
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Comets first, second at Iola
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor IOLA—If you look at Tuesday’s Doc Stiles Invitational Cross Country Meet in Iola as a preview of next month’s Southeast Kansas League Meet, things are looking pretty good for Chanute High School. Competing against the best of the league, the Blue Comets took first place on the boys side and second on the girls side. Tuesday’s event was held at Riverside Park in Iola. Chanute’s boys won the invite with ...
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