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Titan Senior, Rece Ponce, went up for two points over his Baxter Springs opponent, in the 38-60, Titan loss to the Lions, Friday, at the Columbus Unified High School Gymnasium.

Titan Senior, Rece Ponce, went up for two points over his Baxter Springs opponent, in the 38-60, Titan loss to the Lions, Friday, at the Columbus Unified High School Gymnasium.

Columbus falls short vs. Baxter Springs

The Baxter Springs Lions crept into Columbus and snagged a win from the Columbus Titans, Friday, 60-38.A buzzer beater at the end of the first quarter by sophomore, Caleb Grant set the tone for the remainder of the game for the visiting Baxter Springs Lions.
Titan Sophomore, Mason O’Banion, took first place at the 2025 Bobcat Classic in the 175-pound weight class. Senior, Korbyn Newberry, placed seventh in the 120-pound weight class at the highly competitive wrestling tournament hosted by Basehor-Linwood High School. Complete results on page seven of today’s News-Report. Courtesy photo.

Titan Sophomore, Mason O’Banion, took first place at the 2025 Bobcat Classic in the 175-pound weight class. Senior, Korbyn Newberry, placed seventh in the 120-pound weight class at the highly competitive wrestling tournament hosted by Basehor-Linwood High School. Complete results on page seven of today’s News-Report. Courtesy photo.

O’Banion Classic champ

Girls Lancer Classic bracket starts Tuesday

The girls bracket of the 33rd Annual Lancer Classic Tournament will begin Tuesday at Southeast High School in Cherokee. The first game will be the number one seed, Neodesha, matched against the number eight seed, Parsons at 4 p.m.

Titans begin Lancer Classic Monday

The Columbus Titans will kick off the 33rd Annual Lancer Classic, Monday, in the 4 p.m. game. The Titans are seeded eighth and drew Riverton, the number one seed, as their opponent.In the 5:30 p.m. matchup, the four and five seeds, New Heights Christian Academy and Neodesho be in action.

Frontenac Brawl PM Session

Four Titan Mini Wrestlers took first place in the PM Session of the 16th Annual Frontenac Youth Brawl for the Columbus Wrestling Club, in the six and under, 10 and under, and 14 and under age divisions.

CJHS 8th drops two in jamboree

The Columbus Junior High School hosted a jamboree, Saturday, at the Central School Campus. The eighth grade A team suffered a pair of losses to their guests, New Heights Christian Academy, 55-12, and Northeast-Arma, 35-27.

Natalini wins Ozark Open

Columbus Wrestler, Lucas Natalini, made a trip to Ozark, Missouri, Saturday, where he brought back first place in the ten and under, 85-pound weight class at the Ozark Youth Wrestling Open Tournament. He was the lone member of the Titan Wrestling Club participating in the event.
Bearett Bowin placed second, and Jack Jessee, first at the KC Frontier Feud, Saturday, in Kansas City. Jack won the 8U, 55 pound novice division and Bearett was runner up in the 8U, 76 pound open division. Courtesy photo.

Bearett Bowin placed second, and Jack Jessee, first at the KC Frontier Feud, Saturday, in Kansas City. Jack won the 8U, 55 pound novice division and Bearett was runner up in the 8U, 76 pound open division. Courtesy photo.

Jessee, Bowin place in KC Feud

Jack Jesse wrestled his way to a championship at the 2025 KC Frontier Feud, Saturday, in the eight and under, 55-pound novice weight class. Bearett Bowin took second place in the eight and under, 76-pound open division.8U 76 Open Bearett Bowin placed second.

Titan Jr. Varsity handed two losses

The Columbus Titan Junior Varsity was handed two losses in their first games of the new year. Monday a trip to Girard yielded a 20-75 loss to the Trojans. Tuesday, the junior varsity combined with the C team and suffered a, 37-62, loss to Neodesha at the CUHS Gym.

CUHS JV girls back in action

The new year, 2025, has not been kind to the CUHS Lady Titan JV Team as they have played just one and one half games in nearly two weeks of school. The Friday, CNC game scheduled at Girard was moved to Monday due to weather.