Sports

August 21 last day for soccer registrations

News Staff
Monday, August 11, 2025
August 21 is the last day to register for the Columbus Area Youth Soccer League.Columbus students ages three and up are eligible.Forms and fees may be filled out and returned during the USD 493 Open Houses at Park School and Central School tonight.
Landin Midgett

Landin Midgett

Midgett brothers join elite players

Jackson Wright
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Nearly 100 sets of brothers have played together as teammates in Major League history. Two of those are the Mantle brothers and the Boyer brothers both members of Joplin Missouri baseball semi-pro teams early in their careers.
Mia Sarwinski - Sophomore NJCAA All-American First Team Courtesy photo.

Mia Sarwinski - Sophomore NJCAA All-American First Team Courtesy photo.

Saporito earns Payne Award at Crowder

News Staff
Monday, August 4, 2025
Columbus Unified High School 2023 Graduate, Aubree Saporito has earned the James T. Payne award at Crowder College for maintaining a 4.0 Grade Point Average for the four semesters she attended the Neosho, Mo. junior college.
Aubree Saporito - Sophomore James T. Payne Award NJCAA All-American First Team Courtesy photo.

Aubree Saporito - Sophomore James T. Payne Award NJCAA All-American First Team Courtesy photo.

Titan mini football sign-ups underway

News Staff
Monday, August 4, 2025
Columbus Mini Football Titans announce signup days for flag and tackle season. Thursday is the next scheduled sign-up, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the storage unit on the corner of East Maple and Ohio.Saturday, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. has also been set for a sign-up day and Thursday, August 14, 5 p.m.
Dayton Hughes and Tanner Scott traveled to Houston, Texas, July 28, to compete in the 2025 AAU Junior Olympics. Dayton qualified for the meet in the high jump event and Tanner in the pole vault event. Courtesy photo.

Dayton Hughes and Tanner Scott traveled to Houston, Texas, July 28, to compete in the 2025 AAU Junior Olympics. Dayton qualified for the meet in the high jump event and Tanner in the pole vault event. Courtesy photo.

Hughes, Scott compete in Jr. Olympics

News Staff
Monday, August 4, 2025
Local track and field athletes, Dayton Hughes and Tanner Scott, were qualifiers for the 2025 AAU Junior Olympics and traveled to Houston, Texas, July 28, to compete in their respective events.Dayton competed in the 12 and under high jump event where he cleared a height of 3 feet, 11.25 inches or 1.

Registrations now open for CAY Soccer

News Staff
Monday, August 4, 2025
Registration is now open for the Columbus Area Youth Soccer League for Columbus students age three and up.Fees for the 2025 season are $25 for the first player and $20 for each additional sibling.

Retro night golf at Brush Creek Saturday

News Staff
Monday, August 4, 2025
Columbus Brush Creek Golf and Grill is hosting a Retro 90’s, Par 3 Glow Golf Tournament, Saturday night.Tee off will be at 5:30 p.m. for nine holes of night golf after dinner.A taco bar dinner is included in the $100 per team fee.The two-person scramble format will have men’s and Co-Ed flights.

CRC 10,000 Shot Club

News Staff
Monday, August 4, 2025
The Columbus Recreation Commission 10,000 Shot Club began August 1 at the Red Iron Activity Center.Young basketball players looking to hone their skills and have fun too can take part in the challenge.Pick up a shot log at the front desk of the Center and keep track of you shots.
Two Columbus Cal Ripken 10U All-Stars earning their certificate and pin for memorizing the Cal Ripen/ Babe Ruth Sportsman Pledge are Kalvin Davenport and Lucas Haviland at the 10U state tournament in Hillsboro, July 16-20. The pair were also nominated for the All-Tournament Team. Photo by Kristin Sharp.

Two Columbus Cal Ripken 10U All-Stars earning their certificate and pin for memorizing the Cal Ripen/ Babe Ruth Sportsman Pledge are Kalvin Davenport and Lucas Haviland at the 10U state tournament in Hillsboro, July 16-20. The pair were also nominated for the All-Tournament Team. Photo by Kristin Sharp.

Johnson AHHP, All-Touney pick

News Staff
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Cal Ripken 10U All-Star, Briggs Johnson was awarded the Commissioner’s Attitude, Hustle, Hustle, Pride (AHHP) by Kansas State Commissioner of Cal Ripken Baseball at the Kansas 10U Cal Ripken State Tournament, July 20 in Hillsboro.
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