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Chieftains lack ‘fight’ in home triangular
By Benton Smith
September 16, 2008
Tonganoxie High was at home Tuesday in body, but after the Chieftains failed to win a game and dropped two matches to visiting squads, co-coach Brandon Parker couldn’t help but wonder where the players were in mind and spirit.
Bulldogs finding their ‘groove’
By Benton Smith
September 16, 2008 in print edition on B3
McLouth High volleyball coach Erika Houk thinks she might have finally found the right lineup for her Bulldogs.
Despite losses, soccer team remains positive, thinks wins are forthcoming
By Benton Smith
September 16, 2008 in print edition on B2
Though winless entering its road game on Thursday at Perry-Lecompton, the Tonganoxie High boys soccer team was feeling positive. Coach Ken Lott had seen his team make many steps in the right direction in its first three contests.
Chieftain girls run to victory
Boys miss team title of their own by just a single point
By Benton Smith
September 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
A single point. Just one. That’s it. One measly point kept the Tonganoxie High cross country teams from sweeping the Atchison County Invite on Thursday.
Volleyball players share load in dual wins
By Benton Smith
September 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
The Tonganoxie High volleyball season didn’t start until this past week, but the Chieftains got right down to business, defeating Holton at home and Baldwin on the road on back-to-back nights.
Chieftains get ‘old-fashioned’ win
Tonganoxie runs wild for 347 yards, 3 TDs; holds OHS to 62 total yards
By Benton Smith
September 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
Following more than three quarters of shutout football, Tonganoxie High finally allowed a score at Osawatomie with 8:29 remaining in the fourth quarter Friday night.
Bulldogs victorious in 3OT road thriller at Jackson Heights
By Benton Smith
September 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
A ho-hum football game turned into a thriller in a hurry Monday at Jackson Heights as McLouth High battled the host Cobras through not one, not two, but three overtimes.
Sports in brief - Sept. 17
THS grads awarded; MHS cross country meet set for Thursday
Mirror staff reports
September 16, 2008 in print edition on B3
Just a few weeks into her freshman season as starting goalkeeper for the Butler Community College Grizzlies, former Tonganoxie High keeper Sarah Flaherty is already receiving accolades.