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Saporito first at Anderson County

Saporito first at Anderson County

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Saporito first at Anderson County

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Friday, May 1, 2026
Lady Titan Eighth Grader, Kiptyn Saporito, took first place when the Columbus Junior High Golf Team played at Garnett-Anderson County, April 22. Kip (second from right) won the girls division with a round of 53, four strokes under the second place golfer.
Morgan Anderson, Lady Titan Seventh Grader, took first place in the High Jump event at the Columbus Invitational Track and Field Meet, April 20, at the Central School Complex. Morgan is also a member of the second place 4x400M Relay and the fourth place 800M Medley Relay.

Morgan Anderson, Lady Titan Seventh Grader, took first place in the High Jump event at the Columbus Invitational Track and Field Meet, April 20, at the Central School Complex. Morgan is also a member of the second place 4x400M Relay and the fourth place 800M Medley Relay.

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CJHS Seventh Girls win Columbus Invite

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
The Columbus Junior High Seventh Grade Girls won the team title at the Columbus Invitational, April 20, at the Central School Track and Field Complex. The Lady Titans scored 97 combined team points for the title, outscoring Girard in a tight race. The Lady Trojans scored 92 team points.
Tyler Kirk placed third at the Caney Tournament, Thursday, for the CJHS Golf team. Courtesy photo.

Tyler Kirk placed third at the Caney Tournament, Thursday, for the CJHS Golf team. Courtesy photo.

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Kirk third at Caney

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Tyler Kirk placed third in the Caney Valley Junior High Golf Tournament’s girls division, Thursday, at the Caney Country Club. Tyler shot a 61 for the Columbus squad.

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Tigers win JV battle

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Following a lengthy varsity match up between the Columbus Titans and Lamar, Mo. Tigers, the junior varsity squads faced off in a five inning, threerun- three out format contest at Bomber Field in the Community Field Ball Park. The Tigers went away with the win, 7-6.

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Titans win border battle marathon

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
The Columbus Titan Baseball Team evened their season record to 9-9 with a marathon, ten inning, walkoff win 11-10 over the visiting, Lamar, Mo. Tigers, Thursday, on Bomber Field at the Community Field Ball Park.
Titan of the Week

Titan of the Week

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Titan of the Week

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Lady Titan Senior, Morgan Richards tossed her 100th career strikeout, Tuesday, in a double header split with Northeast at Rockette Field. She is being recognized as Titan of the Week.Morgan has collected 70 of those 100 strikeouts this season in nine starts and 15 games played.
Tanner Scott (left) clears the bar for a new school record in the eighth grade boys pole vault with a height of 9’7” at the Columbus Invitational Meet, Monday. The previous record was set in 2022 by Jayden Rodriguez with a height of 9’6”.

Tanner Scott (left) clears the bar for a new school record in the eighth grade boys pole vault with a height of 9’7” at the Columbus Invitational Meet, Monday. The previous record was set in 2022 by Jayden Rodriguez with a height of 9’6”.

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Scott, relay set new CJHS records

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Titan Eighth Grader, Tanner Scott, set a new record in the Pole Vault event and the eighth grade 4x400 Meter Relay Team of Blaze Bowman, Cord Saporito, Elijah Shoemaker, and Hayden Kellogg improved on their existing record with a new, sub-four minute time of 3:57.
Baxter Springs took three of the top four spots in the St. Mary’s-Colgan Invitational Golf Tournament, Tuesday, at Crestwood Country Club in Pittsburg. Cole Parrish and Riley Daniel tied for first place with Riley winning the tie-breaker. Colt McCoy tied for third but settled for fourth following the tie-breaker. Courtesy photo.

Baxter Springs took three of the top four spots in the St. Mary’s-Colgan Invitational Golf Tournament, Tuesday, at Crestwood Country Club in Pittsburg. Cole Parrish and Riley Daniel tied for first place with Riley winning the tie-breaker. Colt McCoy tied for third but settled for fourth following the tie-breaker. Courtesy photo.

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BHS wins back-to-back team titles

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
The Baxter Springs High School Golf Team came out on top for the second week in a row at the St. Mary’s-Colgan Invitational on the course at Crestwood Country Club, Tuesday. The team won their home tournament in Baxter Springs last week.
A new mark was set by the eighth grade 4x400 Meter Relay Team at their home meet Monday. Blaze Bowman, Cord Saporito, Elijah Shoemaker, and Hayden Kellogg, improved on their previous record with a new time of 3:57.44 minutes.

A new mark was set by the eighth grade 4x400 Meter Relay Team at their home meet Monday. Blaze Bowman, Cord Saporito, Elijah Shoemaker, and Hayden Kellogg, improved on their previous record with a new time of 3:57.44 minutes.

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Gaither, Simpson, Howard win gold in multi-meet week

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
The Columbus Titan Track and Field Team hosted the Columbus Invitational Meet, Tuesday at the Central School Complex.Wind was a factor for some events, but freshman, Jace Gaither, added a pair of gold medals to his trophy case by taking first place in the discus and shot put events.
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