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Vesta leads NCCC wrestling team at Kansas Cup
This past weekend, the Neosho County Community College wrestling team competed in the second annual Kansas Cup tournament. The tourney consists of all the intercollegiate wrestling programs in our state.  Leading the way for NCCC was Jeff Vesta at 125 pounds, who finished the day with a pin over returning All-American Barber of Pratt in the championship finals, becoming the first-ever Panther to win this tournament.  NCCC Coach Wayne Pett...
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Area basketball: Friday's recaps
Tribune staff The Erie Red Devils couldn’t have played much better in a 64-47 win over Galena on Friday night. The Devils shot 53 percent from the floor, hit 10 of 13 free throws and turned the ball over just five times. Erie led 29-18 at the half and then put the game away with a 27-10 third quarter run. Justin Hartzell scored 16 and Keith Marquardt added 14 for Erie. Keaton Page also reached double figures with 11. Erie improved to 7-6 o...
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WEB UPDATE: CHS games off for tonight due to weather
The Chanute High School basketball games, scheduled for Tuesday night at Iola, have been postponed due to the weather. No make-up date has been announced.
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Crabtree's shot gives Panthers a win over Allen
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor IOLA — Anything can happen when arch-rivals get together. This was evident on Saturday night in Iola. A wild game that featured five lead changes in the last minute ended with Devon Crabtree’s improbable layup at the buzzer. The hoop gave the Neosho County Panthers a thrilling 72-71 win over Allen County in a Jayhawk East showdown. The Panthers were down one with 3.8 seconds left and had to go the leng...
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Son cruises to tourney title
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — Sam Son’s title match was a sight to see. But if you turned away for a moment, you probably missed it. The Blue Comets junior needed only 60 seconds to win the title match at 152 pounds at the SEK Invitational Wresting Tournament on Saturday night at Chanute High School. Before Goddard’s Tyler Kimple knew what hit him, he was on his back looking up at the lights. “I just wanted to be aggressi...
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Solid start gives CHS girls payback, league win
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — When these two teams met in early January, the Chanute Blue Comets got off to a terrible start to the game. Not this time. Chanute used an early run to pull ahead for good in a 52-44 win over Parsons on Friday night. The victory gave the Comets some payback for the earlier loss. Chanute used a 9-0 run in the first quarter and never trailed from that point on. “We had a much better start,” Chan...
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Late rally not enough for CHS boys vs. Parsons
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — The comeback began a little too late for the Chanute Blue Comets. And as a result, Parsons held off the Comets late and escaped with a 64-61 win on Friday night in the first league game of the season. The Vikings led by 15 points early in the fourth, but the Comets battled back and made it interesting at the end. But the deficit was too much to overcome for the hosts, and the Vikings avenged an ...
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SEK Invitational Wrestling Tournament results
Chanute High School hosted the SEK Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Saturday. The top four in each bracket are listed below: SEK Invitational 103 Title — Dakota Leach, GODD, def. Brett Cobb, PIT, 13-2. Third — Gage Wells, DER, pinned Landon Scott, MV. 112 pounds Title — Kaleb Bonilla, GODD, def. Jeffrey Morrow, DER, 7-2. Third — Parker Fields, PIT, def. Andrew Fix, PAR, 12-4. 119 Title — Austin Haake, PIT, def. Justyn Martinez,...
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Blue Comets split with Parsons
CHANUTE — The Chanute High School girls basketball team defeated Parsons 52-44 on Friday night. Mackenzey Sutcliffe scored 17, Darian Rubow had 10 and Morgan Olson chipped in nine. The win gave the Comets some payback, as the Vikings had beaten the Comets earlier this season in non-conference play. Friday's contest was the first SEK game of the season. On the boys side, Parsons defeated the Comets 64-61, as Chanute ran out of time late. The V...
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100 years of state hoops: Humboldt, Erie have numerous state trips
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Recently I chronicled the history of Chanute High School at the state basketball tournament. Now, it’s time to look at the other schools in our coverage area. The Kansas State High School Activities Association is celebrating 100 years of state basketball tournaments this year. And Erie and Humboldt both have made numerous trips to state over the years. Erie has 15 total state appearances in boys basketba...
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A RARE OCCURRENCE: CHS wrestling falls at home
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — For the first time since 2004, the Chanute High School wrestling team lost a home dual. The Pittsburg Purple Dragons defeated Chanute 50-22 on Thursday night in a key SEK League showdown. The last time Chanute lost a home wrestling dual was in Coach Andy Albright’s first season. Of course, the Blue Comets were competing at Ralph Miller Gymnasium back then and were still years away from moving ...
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Chanute splits wrestling duals
The Chanute High School wrestling team split two duals on Thursday night. In a key SEK League showdown, Pittsburg defeated Chanute 50-22. Chanute bounced back and defeated Coffeyville 63-12. Pittsburg won the first dual of the night, handling Coffeyville 66-18. Pittsburg 50, Chanute 22 103 — Brett Cobb, PIT, pinned A.J. LaRocca. 112 — Parker Fields, PIT, def. Dillon Wolverton, 11-2. 119 — Pittsburg by forfeit. 125 — Pittsburg by forfei...
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Cavaliers cruise past NCCC women
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — The Johnson County Community College women’s basketball team is ranked second in the latest NJCAA Division II poll. They showed why on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers cruised past the Neosho County Panthers 70-32. Johnson County shot 41 percent from the floor for the game and connected on 11 three-pointers. Neosho County was held to 23 percent shooting for the night and hit four three-pointers...
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Panthers defend home court
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE — Protecting the home court is always key for a team that hopes to compete for a conference title. And the Neosho County Panthers took care of business at home on Wednesday night. The Panthers came up with several key defensive stops late in the game, made their free throws down the stretch and knocked off Johnson County 97-88 in a Jayhawk East showdown. “We made free throws and we got some really...
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Weilert chooses golf, and Ottawa
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor A few years ago, when thinking of her future, Amy Weilert definitely saw herself participating in college athletics. But back then, it’s safe to say she didn’t have golf in mind. As it turned out, golf is the sport she’ll be continuing on with. A Chanute High School senior, Weilert signed a letter of intent on Thursday to play golf for Ottawa University. “I actually really wanted to play basketball in co...
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CHS notes: SEK League games set to begin, wrestling team has a big week
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The mid-season tournaments are over and Southeast Kansas League action begins this Friday night. The Chanute Blue Comets will host the Parsons Vikings on Friday night at 6 and 8 p.m. in the first league games of the season. Of course, this year there is only a single round-robin for the league. And just to clarify, the games that have been played between league schools thus far have not counted towards t...
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Area basketball: Colgan sweeps two from Erie
Tribune staff ERIE — Converting steals into easy layups again and again, St. Mary’s Colgan ran past Erie 66-30 on Tuesday night in a boys basketball game. The Red Devils struggled to take care of the basketball early in the game and the Panthers pulled away, leading 19-5 at the end of the first quarter. In addition to getting easy layups off Erie’s turnovers, the visiting Panthers also shot the ball well from the perimeter. The Red Devils...
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Son wins individual title at Beloit
Tribune staff Chanute High School junior Sam Son remained undefeated on the season by taking first place in his bracket at the Beloit Wrestling Invitational this past weekend. As a team, Chanute finished 13th in the team standings. “Beloit was a good learning experience,” Chanute Coach Andy Albright said. “We knew it was going to be tough going out there and we didn’t handle the punches very well. We know we have some stuff to work on, and ...
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Royster beats Columbus
Tribune staff COLUMBUS —The Royster Middle School boys basketball teams earned wins at Columbus on Monday night. In the eighth grade B game, Royster won 27-6. In the A game, Royster won 45-42. “The B team played better than last week and we were able to pull out a win in the A game, but we were very lethargic in the A game and our defense was terrible,” Coach Steve Slane said. “We’ll have to play much better to win in the future!” In the...
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SEK basketball scores, schedule
SEK basketball GIRLS Team League Overall Labette County 0-0 7-3 Columbus 0-0 6-5 Independence 0-0 6-5 Iola 0-0 6-5 Parsons 0-0 5-5 Fort Scott 0-0 5-6 Chanute 0-0 5-7 Coffeyville 0-0 3-8 Pittsburg 0-0 2-9 Friday, Jan. 21 Basehor-Linwood Invitational Kansas City (Mo.) Pembroke Hill 51, Fort Scott 44 Burlington Invitational Iola 48, Rossville 37 Sabetha 54, Labette Count...
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