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Five Lady Titans advance to state

Five Lady Titans advance to state

Five Lady Titans advance to state

Five Columbus Lady Titans qualified for the Kansas Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament after placing in the top eight at the Kansas Class 4A East Regional, Friday and Saturday in Paola. Regional wrestlers are pictured above with the state qualifiers displaying their medals.
Members of the sixth grade Columbus Recreation Titan Basketball Team were introduced February 10 at the Titan varsity basketball games with Girard. Jake Wary, Trevor Lacen, Chance Briggs, Tanner Thompson, Kip Noel, Kasen Sallee, and Jace Mooney are shown with their coaches Adam Sallee and Ryan Lacen.

Members of the sixth grade Columbus Recreation Titan Basketball Team were introduced February 10 at the Titan varsity basketball games with Girard. Jake Wary, Trevor Lacen, Chance Briggs, Tanner Thompson, Kip Noel, Kasen Sallee, and Jace Mooney are shown with their coaches Adam Sallee and Ryan Lacen.

Weather alters Titan schedules

The notice from the National Weather Service of impending extremely bad weather prompted the Columbus USD 493 School District to alter their game schedules for the week.
CWC in Jayhawk Slam Tournament

CWC in Jayhawk Slam Tournament

CWC in Jayhawk Slam Tournament

Renley Knopp, CWC 6U wrestler, placed first in the Girls 52 Class at the Jayhawk Slam, Sunday in Mound City. She also won first at Girard’s Matside Tournament earlier in the season. Complete Columbus results are on page seven of today’s edition of the News-Report. Courtesy photo.
Mini Titan basketballers introduced

Mini Titan basketballers introduced

Mini Titan basketballers introduced

Members of the third grade Columbus Recreation Titan Basketball Team were introduced by their coach, Kyle Clark, February 10 at the Titan varsity basketball games with Girard.
Titan Sophomore Point Guard, Carter Woodcock, makes his way to the basket with the “aide” of Girard Sophomore, Perrin Stevens, during the Columbus varsity loss to the Trojans, Tuesday, at the CUHS Gymnasium. Carter had 15 points in the 54-52 loss to Colgan, February 7 in Pittsburg.

Titan Sophomore Point Guard, Carter Woodcock, makes his way to the basket with the “aide” of Girard Sophomore, Perrin Stevens, during the Columbus varsity loss to the Trojans, Tuesday, at the CUHS Gymnasium. Carter had 15 points in the 54-52 loss to Colgan, February 7 in Pittsburg.

Panthers narrowly escape with win

The Columbus Titans had their best game of the season in a 52-54 loss to the St. Mary’s-Colgan Panthers, Friday, in Pittsburg. In a season of mostly double- digit losses, it was good to see the Titans come together and for a complete game.
Titans of the Week

Titans of the Week

Titans of the Week

The Columbus Lady Titans completed their 2025 regular season with a bang in a, 38-30, upset win over Chanute, Thursday. They are being recognized as Titans of the Week.The Lady Comets are currently ranked eighth in the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association’s weekly Class 4A state ranking.
Lady Titan Sophomore, Natalie Wary, gets past her Riverton opponent in the February 4 loss to the Lady Rams. Columbus lost on the road at St. Mary’s-Colgan, Friday, 27-63.

Lady Titan Sophomore, Natalie Wary, gets past her Riverton opponent in the February 4 loss to the Lady Rams. Columbus lost on the road at St. Mary’s-Colgan, Friday, 27-63.

Lady Titan offense struggles continue

The Columbus Lady Titans saw improvement in their point total by ten from Tuesday’s 17-40 loss to Riverton and their Friday night, 27-63, loss to St. Mary’s-Colgan in Pittsburg, but the offense is still struggling to put any points on the board.

Titan Junior Varsity wraps season

Columbus Titan Junior Varsity Wrestlers competed at Pittsburg, Thursday, in the JV Boys Mixer and made a trip to Erie, Saturday, to complete their season at the Erie JV Boys 2025 State Tournament.

CWC Mini Titans win three at Iola

Four members of the Columbus Wrestling Club brought back three wins following a trip to the Drop the Hammer Tournament at Iola, Sunday.Brody Eaton (6U 4749), Lucas Natalini 10U 78-83), and Kai Davis (12U 76-75) all took wins in their respective age and weight classes in a good day of wrestling.