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Tonganoxie's Tyler Bartholomew tracks down the ball during the Chieftains' 4-0 loss at Bonner Springs.

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Tonganoxie goalkeeper Keaton Truesdell blocks a shot by Bonner Springs' Shawn Jones.

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Tonganoxie goalkeeper Keaton Truesdell lunges to block a shot by Bonner Springs' Shawn Jones.

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Bonner Springs senior Jose Lopez pulls away from the Tonganoxie defense on his way to scoring his second of three goals during a 4-0 BSHS victory.

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Tonganoxie's Evan Stilgenbauer (13) and Bonner Springs' Cody Duncan (10) collide while battling for possession of the ball during the first half of the Braves' 4-0 victory Tuesday at BSHS.

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Shawn Jones, Bonner Springs junior, maintains possession of the ball while a Tonganoxie player attempts to tackle him during the Braves’ 4-0 victory Tuesday night at David Jaynes Stadium. Jones scored a goal and had two assists in the victory.

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Tonganoxie High football seniors (front row) Justin Francis, Lucas Ahart, AJ Gilbert, Jacob Cannon, Dylan Fosdick, (back row) Dylan Scates, Austin Vickers, Shawn Marin, Jeremy Carlisle, Adrian Whittington, Ian McClellan, Tucker Hollingsworth and Jeff Sims remember last year’s four narrow losses and lead the Chieftains as they start their 2010 season at 7 p.m. Friday against Bishop Ward.

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Tonganoxie High cross country seniors (front row) Jackie Chenoweth, Daigen Shepley, Tayler Miles, Rachel Collinge, Erika Flores, (middle row) Grae Wilbanks, Alex Hauk, Madison Hunter, Cristina Rubio, Nicole Gersbeck, (back row) Joel Dunning, Brenden Brower-Freeman, Hank Somers, Elliott Brest, Danny Byron and Keith Slater begin their season Thursday with a dual against Lansing.

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THS sophomores Hannah Kemp and Jenny Whitledge rise up to try and stop an Atchison attack Tuesday night in the Chieftains' home win.

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Sagan Scates makes a play above the net for Tonganoxie in the Chieftains' home win against Atchison Tuesday night.

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The Tonganoxie High volleyball team had plenty to smile about in an easy home victory over Atchison Tuesday night. Such was the case when Danielle Miller, Haley Smith, Molly O'Hagan, Hannah Kemp and Kailan Kuzmic came together to celebrate a point in the first game.

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Anna Mary Landauer leans against the mail box at the Doege family farmstead. Her grandfather made the box in the days when mail was delivered by carriers in horse buggies. Stakes in the ground behind the 92-year-old Basehor woman foreshadow the widening of the road next year when the bridge of Stranger Creek will be replaced. The project will require the removal of the barn on the left and modification of the larger barn to the right.

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Tonganoxie High coach Mark Elston with Andrew Baker.

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THS football coach Mark Elston chats with 6News sports reporter Andrew Baker as THS volleyball players look on during Friday's 6News Main Street Live event.

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Sunflower Broadband Man with Tonganoxie youths.

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