Benton Smith Sports writer
Benton Smith covers sports and news for The Mirror. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina but bleeds Crimson and Blue for the Jayhawks.
Recent stories
- Chieftains beat Buffalos, 14-7
- 75-yard Carlisle return keys homecoming victory
- September 5, 2008
- At halftime of an exceptionally rare season-opener that doubled as homecoming, Tonganoxie High football coach Mark Elston’s Chieftains were in the middle of a scoreless fight with visiting Prairie View.
- THS cross country teams fall to Lansing
- Jeannin wins girls race
- September 5, 2008
- In their season-opening cross country duel with Lansing on Thursday afternoon, the Tonganoxie High girls and boys fell short of team victories.
- Chieftains tie Bobcats in home opener
- THS 0-2-1 after 100-minute match
- September 5, 2008
- In its home opener on Thursday evening, the Tonganoxie High soccer team continued to show improvement. Although the Chieftains didn’t get their first win of the season, they battled Basehor-Linwood to a 2-2 tie and played inspired soccer in spurts.
- Fast, furious backfield key to THS offense
- September 3, 2008
- It’s a good thing that none of the members of Tonganoxie High’s deep backfield is claustrophobic because it’s looking pretty crowded back there.
- Short-term memory: MHS forgets about ’07 struggles
- September 3, 2008
- They all know what you’re thinking. But don’t bring it up. The McLouth High football team doesn’t need anyone to remind it about last year when it went 1-8.
- Let it rain: Soccer team anticipates downpour after drought
- September 3, 2008
- Austin Smith is no meteorologist, but if the Tonganoxie High soccer senior’s forecast for this season is correct, Chieftain fans better get their umbrellas out.
- Tonganoxie boys soccer team loses season opener
- September 3, 2008
- The Tonganoxie High fall sports season officially started on Friday as the Chieftains boys soccer team opened its 2008 campaign on the road at Baldwin.
- Boston duo traveling coast-to-coast for cause
- 12:03 a.m., August 27, 2008 Updated 11:28 p.m.
- Matt Eddy, in a motorized wheelchair, and Ron Steenbruggen, on a bike, left New England on June 30 to embark on a mission across the United States. Day 52 of that assignment brought them right through Tonganoxie on Wednesday, Aug. 20 as they headed south on 24-40 near midday.
- Chieftains piecing together puzzle
- Tonganoxie volleyball team looks to plug holes in middle, at libero
- August 27, 2008
- Brandon Parker crouches near midcourt, his right hand on his chin, examining the floor in front of him where the Tonganoxie High volleyball team is practicing. It looks as if the Chieftains’ co-coach is trying to solve a puzzle and, in a way, he is.
- Bulldogs stay loose with ‘Goofy Friday’ practices
- August 27, 2008
- If you venture onto the McLouth High campus on a Friday afternoon looking for the Bulldogs volleyball team, don’t freak out if it looks as though practice has been moved from the gymnasium to make room for a costume party.
Recent photos
A pack of runners, including Tonganoxie High's Dalton Lawson, Caleb Himpel, David Powell, Joel Dunning and Dalton Harrington, wind their way through the THS course on Thursday afternoon's duel with Lansing.
Tonganoxie High girls cross country runners Lauren Himpel, Andie Jeannin, Kayla Leffert, Alex Houk and Addy Phelps start their 4K race on Thursday against Lansing. The Lions won the duel, but Jeannin finished first.
Tonganoxie High senior Jamison Bloomer works the ball down the sideline in the second half Thursday against visiting Basehor-Linwood. The Chieftains and Bobcats tied, 2-2, after 100 minutes of play.
The McLouth High football team, led by seniors (front row) Saul Hernandez, Jarrod Bechard, Josh Overbaugh, (back row) Jake Hullinger, Derrick Crouse and Skyler Terry, wants to make people forget about last season, when the Bulldogs finished with a disappointing record of 1-8.
The Chieftains boys soccer team, which features a deep senior class of Steve Davis, Pat Gallagher, Ethan Hammons, Austin Smith, Jamison Bloomer, Ryan Brammer, Bruce Oregel and (below) manager Doug Emerson, hopes for a flood of victories in 2008.
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