Sports

Soccer stays hot with win at Basehor-Linwood
Four Chieftains score in 6-2 victory
By Justin Nutter
May 1, 2013
A week ago, the Tonganoxie High girls soccer team failed to find the net in back-to-back games. This week, the Chieftains seem dead set on making up for lost chances.
McLouth softball splits with Perry-Lecompton
By Justin Nutter
May 1, 2013
Some late-game heroics led to a split when the McLouth High softball team welcomed Perry-Lecompton to town on Tuesday. However, with several scoring chances left on the base paths, the pair of game left something to be desired.
Following rough tournament, Chieftain baseball splits with Cyclones
By Justin Nutter
April 30, 2013
Last week’s Butch Foster Memorial Classic didn’t quite go as the Tonganoxie High baseball team had hoped. The Chieftains lost three games in two days, finishing last in the eight-team field.
THS softball gets offensive in sweep of Bishop Ward
By Justin Nutter
April 30, 2013
It took quite a while for the Tonganoxie High softball team to finally see live competition on its home field, but the long wait has seemingly paid off.
Golfers improving as postseason nears
Mirror staff report
03:41 p.m., April 29, 2013 Updated 12:26 p.m.
Consistent improvement has been a theme for the Tonganoxie High golf team in recent weeks. The Chieftains continued that trend Thursday at the Atchison Invitational, finishing with a season-low team score of 326.
Local athletics schedule: April 29-May 3
April 29, 2013
Here is the local athletics schedule for the week of April 29.
THS baseball drops two in final day of Butch Foster play
Mirror Staff Report
April 27, 2013
The final day of Butch Foster Memorial Baseball Classic wasn’t kind to Tonganoxie as the Chieftains fell victim to a pair of late surges by Kaw Valley League opponents on Saturday.
THS baseball comes up short in tourney opener
Seven-run sixth not enough as Chieftains fall to Holton
By Justin Nutter
April 25, 2013
After struggling to find offense early in Thursday’s meeting with Holton, Tonganoxie High finally broke through with a big sixth inning. Unfortunately for the Chieftains, the Wildcats had already done enough to weather the storm.
Whitledge, Griffin jump well at Kansas Relays
Tonganoxie, McLouth teams compete in Eudora
By Justin Nutter
April 23, 2013
Jenny Whitledge’s final track and field season didn’t start the way she’d hoped. With just one high jump title in her first three meets, her performance left something to be desired.
THS golfers find success in Cheney
Mirror staff report
April 23, 2013
The Tonganoxie High golf team shot its lowest team score of the season Friday at the Wichita Collegiate Invitational, but a talented field kept the Chieftains out of the top five.
THS baseball surges into tournament week
Chieftains have won three of last four
By Justin Nutter
April 22, 2013
As their 5-16 record might have indicated, momentum escaped the Tonganoxie High baseball team throughout the 2012 season. However, with three wins in their last four games, the Chieftains seem poised to reverse their fortunes in the coming weeks.
Butch Foster Memorial Baseball Classic on deck
By Staff Report
April 22, 2013
The Butch Foster Memorial Baseball Classic kicks off again on Thursday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.
Local athletics schedule: April 22-27
April 22, 2013
Here is the local athletics schedule for the week of April 22.
Missed chances cost THS softball at Piper
Chieftains strand 14 runners in back-to-back losses
By Justin Nutter
April 19, 2013
Scoring opportunities weren’t hard to come by when Tonganoxie High traveled Friday to Piper, but the team’s lack of game experience took its toll early and often.