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Early exit: Chieftains eliminated without Schaffer: By Benton Smith; March 9, 2010; Tonganoxie High’s boys basketball team rolled into its sub-state semifinal poised to knock off No. 1 seed Pleasant Ridge. Instead, just 7:17 into their second playoff game, the course of the Chieftains’ postseason was altered completely.

Smith: Untimely injury didn’t seem fair: By Benton Smith; March 9, 2010; Sometimes sports just aren’t fair. Basketball was downright cruel to the boys of Tonganoxie High on Friday night.
Spring sports practices begin free of winter’s ice and snow: By Benton Smith; March 9, 2010; Even though it’s still technically winter, it almost felt like spring outside this past week. Nobody was happier with that development than spring sports coaches at Tonganoxie High.
Maus was THS statistical leader: Mirror staff reports; March 9, 2010; Not surprisingly, Tonganoxie High senior wrestler Jeremie Maus finished the year as the team’s leader in nearly every statistical category.
Huseman honored by KU: Mirror staff reports; March 9, 2010; Men’s cross country runner and Tonganoxie native Levi Huseman was among Kansas University student-athletes named to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for 2009.
Minus leading scorer, THS loses semifinal: Chieftains’ season ends with Schaffer sidelined; By Benton Smith; March 5, 2010; A routine drive to the basket altered the postseason fortunes of Tonganoxie High’s boy’s basketball team in a Class 4A sub-state semifinal Friday night.
Medal marks end of Maus’ time as prep: Hand has eye-opening state experience; By Benton Smith; March 2, 2010; It was far from a dream-sequence ending, but the emotions of the moment following the culmination of his prep career still overwhelmed Tonganoxie High senior wrestler Jeremie Maus.
Bulldogs eliminated in postseason opener: Mirror staff reports; March 2, 2010; McLouth High’s girls basketball season came to an end Tuesday night with a 40-22 loss in the first round of sub-state.
Chieftains cruise to sub-state semis: THS routs Atchison in postseason opener; By Benton Smith; March 2, 2010; There wasn’t much drama to be found in the sub-state opener for Tonganoxie High’s boys basketball team. That was fine with the Chieftains, whose Tuesday performance against Atchison could be described with another D-word: dominating.
It’s business time for Tonganoxie seniors: By Benton Smith; March 2, 2010; Clearly, Justin Jacobs wanted to make sure his team took Senior Night seriously. The Tonganoxie High boys basketball forward arrived for Friday night’s home game with Piper dressed to impress, nattily attired in a black suit.
Season ends at Hoyt for THS girls: Stellar performances from senior guards not enough; By Benton Smith; March 1, 2010; For flashes Monday night, Tonganoxie High’s girls basketball team looked like a postseason winner. But those bursts of hope weren’t enough to ignite a victory in a 62-50, season-ending loss at Royal Valley.
Senior Night setback disappoints THS girls: By Benton Smith; March 1, 2010; It was difficult for the seniors on Tonganoxie High’s girls basketball team to feign happiness Friday night. A 52-41 Pirates win put a bit of a damper on Senior Night festivities.
McLouth girls score 27 in win: Mirror staff reports; March 1, 2010; With only 11 field goals, the McLouth High girls basketball team still found a way to win a very low-scoring affair with Doniphan West Friday.
MHS boys end 7-game skid: Mirror staff reports; March 1, 2010; McLouth High’s boys basketball team snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 61-42 home win over Doniphan West in its regular-season finale Friday.
Class 4A state wrestling blog Day 2: All four finalists win: By Jimmy Gillispie; 12:31 p.m., February 27, 2010 Updated 06:24 p.m.; 6:23 p.m. — Well, all four area wrestlers that qualified for the finals are 2010 state champions.

Point of View

Do you plan on attending the St. Patrick’s festivities Saturday in Tonganoxie?

I like seeing Tongie being festive and all dressed up for the occasion. Along with my family, I will be attending the parade, watching the Wild Women of the Frontier, snarfing up some corn beef and cabbage and listening to the pipes. I’m only Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, and sometimes the weekends before and after. The rest of the time, I’m Scottish and both cultures regard pipes as heavenly. To me, it is also a celebration of spring’s imminent arrival, and the green color carries that message, too.

— Jacque Admire

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