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St. Paul boys advance, Erie boys fall
Tribune staff EMPORIA—St. Paul’s boys basketball team defeated Udall 56-48 on Thursday night at the Emporia Class 1A Sub-State. The Indians move on to the title game, which is Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at White Auditorium. St. Paul girls play tonight The St. Paul girls (22-0) take on Waverly (15-8) tonight at 7:30 p.m. at White Auditorium in one semifinal contest of the Emporia Class 1A Sub-State. Hutchinson Central Christian (20-3) an...
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Blue Comets take on Tornado on Friday
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor Matt Bollig and Cory Henshall had some extra motivation on Tuesday night. For starters, the two Chanute High School seniors were playing their final home game at the CHS gymnasium. And oh yeah, the season was on the line, too. Chanute defeated Labette County 61-47 and advanced to the semifinals of the Labette County Class 4A Sub-State Tournament. “Cory and I talked about it,” Bollig said. “It was a mean...
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Thunderbirds upset Panthers in round one
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—Two late three-pointers were off the mark and a late comeback fell short for the Neosho County Community College men’s basketball team on Tuesday night. The Panthers failed to get defensive stops on a few possessions and Cloud County left town with a 65-61 win in a first round game of the Region VI tournament. Neosho County was the seventh seed in the tourney, while Cloud was the 10th seed. “We du...
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NCCC sending athletes to indoor nationals
Tribune staff Nine members of the Neosho County Community College track team will be traveling to Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois this weekend to compete at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships. The NJCAA sets qualifying standards in each event based on the previous year’s top six performances. Zak Thompson qualified in the shot put with a mark of 53’5 and is currently ranked fourth in the country. Stephen Harper and...
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St. Paul's undefeated girls ready for sub-state
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The St. Paul High School girls basketball team hopes this is the year they get over the hump. The Indians have fallen in the sub-state title game the last two years. This year, the Indians enter the Emporia Class 1A Sub-State undefeated at 22-0. St. Paul takes on Waverly (15-8) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at White Auditorium in one semifinal contest. “I think our girls are excited,” St. Paul Coach Doug Tuck s...
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NCCC's Kober takes eighth at national wrestling tourney
The Neosho County Community College wrestling team had six wrestlers compete at the NJCAA National Wrestling Tournament last weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. Heavyweight Jake Kober was the only Panther to medal. Kober took eighth place. Kober fell in the seventh place match to Corey James of Nassau.Kober went 3-3 at the tourney. At 125, Derek Steeley went 2-2 and Shawn Thomas went 1-2 at 157 pounds. Mike Vieira went 1-2 at 165, Aaron Butler wen...
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CHS freshman girls go undefeated
Tribune staff The Chanute High School freshman girls basketball team finished their perfect season by winning the tournament at Ft. Scott.  The win on Friday night gave the girls a final record of 18-0.  Chanute beat Jayhawk-Linn 49-24 in the final game of the tourney.  “It wasn’t a pretty game and we came out real flat,” Coach Sandy Erikson said. “But we managed to keep fighting and played a solid second half.” Darian Rubow lead the way w...
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BLUE COMETS MARCH ON
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE— Beating the same team three times in one season is never easy. But that’s just what the Chanute High School boys basketball team pulled off against the Labette County Grizzlies. Chanute defeated Labette County 61-47 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Labette County Class 4A Sub-State Tournament at the CHS Gymnasium, sweeping all three games from the Grizzlies this season. More importantly...
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Panthers fall to Cloud County
The Neosho County men's basketball team lost to Cloud County 65-61 on Tuesday night in the first round of the playoffs, ending their season. Look for more tomorrow.
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Top seed awaits CHS girls
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor The season will be on the line when the Chanute High School girls basketball team takes on Girard on Thursday night at the Labette County Class 4A Sub-State Tournament in Altamont. The game will tip-off at 6 p.m. in Altamont. Girard is the top seed at the tourney, while the Blue Comets are seeded fourth. “That’s a tough test, but I believe in my kids, no matter how few we have,” Chanute Coach Megan Reid s...
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Erie retires old gym with a big win
Tribune staff ERIE—The Erie High School boys basketball team made the most of their final home game at the current gymnasium. The Red Devils retired the old gym in fine fashion on Monday night with an 82-54 win over Neodesha in a first round game of the Eureka Class 3A Sub-State. Erie boys coach Mike Casteel said the new school will open next fall. With the remaining Class 3A sub-state games being played in Eureka, Monday was the last game t...
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STATE WRESTLING: Wrestlers takes fourth, McComb earns a medal
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor SALINA—Tim Wrestler had 60 seconds to escape. But unfortunately for the Chanute High School junior, he ran out of time. Konnor Kriss of Colby literally held on late and defeated Wrestler 4-3 in the third place match at 119-pounds on Saturday night at the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament at the Salina Bicentennial Center. The match was tied at two in the third period when Wrestler earned an escape to go...
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STATE WRESTLING: Son settles for second
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor SALINA—When the initial agony finally subsided, Sam Son came to a realization—there’s no shame in losing to a three-time state champion. Valley Center senior standout Cade Blair defeated Son 6-1 in the state title match at 152 pounds on Saturday night at the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament at the Salina Bicentennial Center. A Chanute High School sophomore, Son settled for runner-up for the second-strai...
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State wrestling notebook
STATE WRESTLING NOTES The Chanute Blue Comets finished 12th in the final team standings at the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament. Clay Center won the state title and Valley Center was second. Coach Andy Albright said he was proud of his team’s effort this season, from start to finish. The Comets won the SEK title this year and sent five athletes to state. “We had a great season, we’re proud of what we accomplished and we’re going to wo...
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Lundy leads Panthers past Cowley
Harold Campbell Tribune writer CHANUTE—Playing in his last regular-season home game, sophomore Antione Lundy scored 27 points and pulled down 26 rebounds Saturday afternoon to lead the Neosho County Community College men to a 90-85 win over Cowley College and propel the Panthers into the Region VI playoffs. Antonio Bostic added 27 points for NCCC, who will play Cloud County at home at 8 p.m. tonight in the first round of the region playoffs...
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Chanute girls gets past Columbus in first round of sub-state
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor CHANUTE—They were short-handed again, but the Chanute High School girls basketball team survived and advanced. Even with a starting post player out of the lineup, Chanute did more than enough on Monday night in a 49-36 win against the Columbus Titans in the first round of the Labette County Class 4A Sub-State Tournament. The Blue Comets will take on top-seeded Girard on Thursday night at Labette County Hig...
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WEB UPDATE: Son takes second at state, Wrestler, McComb earn medals
SALINA—Chanute sophomore Sam Son fell 6-1 to Cade Blair of Valley Center in the title match at 152 pounds on Saturday night at the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament in Salina. It was the second-straight year that Son took second at state. Two other Blue Comets earned medals. Tim Wrestler took fourth place at 119 and Jared McComb took sixth place at 171. Troy Clark and Cody Markham were unable to medal. Look for the full story in Tuesda...
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Pitt State plays on Hudson Field
PITTSBURG — The Pitt State baseball team traveled to Chanute to open MIAA play against Nebraska-Omaha in a four-game weekend series. The games, originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Al Ortolani Field, are being played Friday and today at the renovated Hudson Field on the campus of Neosho County Community College. The Gorillas and Mavericks were to meet in a pair of noon doubleheaders. The Gorillas took a 1-0 record into the serie...
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NCCC baseball loses two to Seminole
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — The record was evened at 2-2 as the Neosho County Panthers dropped a pair of road games to Seminole on Thursday, 6-5, 6-2. “These were tough losses,” said Coach Steve Murry. “We felt we were in a position to win both games and made a huge mistake at the wrong time. They are nationally ranked and we showed well, but we still have some guys afraid to fail. In the opener, NCCC scored four runs in the top of the fourth to fo...
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Chanute's Son to wrestle in state finals
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor SALINA -- For the second-straight year, Sam Son will wrestle for a state title. Son, a Chanute High School sophomore, went 3-0 at 152 pounds on Friday at the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament at the Salina Bicentennial Center. Son will take on Valley Center’s Cade Blair tonight for the state championship. “I feel great,” Son said. “I knew if I just took one match at a time and set my mind to it, I coul...
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