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Three Titan Baseball players receive All-League honors

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Friday, June 5, 2026
Three Columbus Titans made their way onto a talented list of All-CNC League Baseball honorees. Senior outfielder, Jayden Rodriguez and junior pitcher, Ben Major, were named to the 2026 All-CNC Second Team. Senior Outfielder, Jett Tanner, was chosen for the Honorable Mention List.

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Townsend, Richards named All-CNC League Softball

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Friday, June 5, 2026
Lady Titan Junior Outfielder, Bentley Townsend was selected to the 2026 All-CNC League First Team and senior pitcher, Morgan Richards, was named to the All-League Softball Honorable Mention list as voted by league coaches at the end of the regular season.

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Girard wins first ever 3A state baseball title

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
The Girard Trojans headed to the Kansas Class 3A State Baseball playoffs for the second time in four years loaded with a full arsenal on their pitching staff, a new, battle tested head coach, and a new tournament format that was set up to help teams with pitch count restrictions.
Baxter Springs Lions, Cole Parrish, placed second in the Kansas Class 3A State Track and Field Long Jump Event and was eighth in the 200M Dash to make two podium appearances during the two state meet at Crossland Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University, Friday and Saturday. The All-Class Meet is the largest of it’s kind in the United States. Courtesy photo.

Baxter Springs Lions, Cole Parrish, placed second in the Kansas Class 3A State Track and Field Long Jump Event and was eighth in the 200M Dash to make two podium appearances during the two state meet at Crossland Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University, Friday and Saturday. The All-Class Meet is the largest of it’s kind in the United States. Courtesy photo.

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CNC well represented at state meet

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
The CNC League produced three state champions at the Kansas All-Class State Track and Field Championship Friday and Saturday at the newly renovated and renamed Crossland Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University.

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Colgan gets 19th 2A State Title

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
St. Mary’s-Colgan Head Coach, Mike Watt picked up his 19th state baseball title with a 7-3 win over the number one seed at the Kansas Class 2A State Baseball Tournament, Friday at Kansas State University’s Tointon Family Stadium.
Jace Gaither, Freshman Kansas Class 3A State Discus - Fifth Kansas Class 3A Regional Discus - Champion CNC League Discus - Champion CUHS School Record Holder Discus and Shot Put

Jace Gaither, Freshman Kansas Class 3A State Discus - Fifth Kansas Class 3A Regional Discus - Champion CNC League Discus - Champion CUHS School Record Holder Discus and Shot Put

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Gaither fifth, Simpson sixth at 3A State Track Meet

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
The Columbus Titan Track and Field Team sent three student athletes to the state track and field meet Friday and Saturday. They returned with two top ten and one 12th place finish.
Local team champions in Joplin tourney

Local team champions in Joplin tourney

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Local team champions in Joplin tourney

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
The Columbus 10 and Under Rockettes Softball Team won the Memorial Maynia Tournament, May 23 in Joplin, Mo. The team won one game and lost one game in pool play before working their way through the bracket to earn a run-rule, 14-0, shut out win in the championship game for the title.
Jace Gaither, Freshman CNC League Champion • Discus

Jace Gaither, Freshman CNC League Champion • Discus

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Titans of the Week

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Friday, May 29, 2026
Titan Junior, Levi Simpson and freshman, Jace Gaither, earned All-CNC League Championships at the league meet, May 14. They are being recognized as Titans of the Week.

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Girard, Colgan play for 3A, 2A state titles

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Friday, May 29, 2026
The Girard Baseball Team will play their first Kansas Class 3A State Championship game in the school’s history today at 4 p.m. in Kansas State University’s Tointon Family Stadium. The Trojans finished fourth in the 2022 state tournament at the same stadium under head coach, Chris Dunlap.
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