Titans host ESU Staff, campers

The Columbus Titan Football Team hosted staff members from Emporia State University and four area teams for a skills camp recently on the soccer pitch at the Central School Campus.

Snow USSSA All-Star

Mercy Team and was on the Mako’s travel team from Carthage, Missouri. The lover of all things baseball also plays fall ball with E3 Freedom from out of Fort Scott. He is on his way, tomorrow, to play in the Baseball Youth All-American Games in Texas. Lee is the son of Levi and Robynn Snow.

Titans of the Week

Columbus Unified High School Senior Chesney Dobkins received a $1,000 Kansas Sheriff’s Association scholarship for 2024.

Saluting the outstanding achievements by Columbus school students in activities.

CUHS Senior Presley Tedlock received a $250 Commercial Bank Wealth Management Scholarship presented by her father, Corey Tedlock and CUHS Teacher Melissa Smiley at the Senior Awards Ceremony, May 17, at the Columbus Unified High School Gymnasium.

Locals earn All-Academic honors

The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced the 2023-24 Academic team and individual awards.Local athletic standouts Aubree Saporito and Mia Sarwinski are two of 71 athletes and members of the Lady Roughriders Softball Team to earn a spot on the list of awards.

Babe Ruth 13-16 finishes season

The Columbus Babe Ruth 13-16 year-old baseball team ended their summer season at the Kansas Babe Ruth 13-16 year-old State Tournament, Saturday and Sunday in Frontenac.Columbus opened the tournament, Saturday at noon in Game 3 of the round-robin bracket.

Columbus 12’s tourney runner-up

The Columbus Cal Ripken 12U All-Stars were runners-up in the Kansas Cal Ripken State Baseball Tournament held at the Columbus Community Field Ball Park, July 12-14. The hosts also earned the tournament’s Sportsmanship Award.

Commissioner tosses first pitch

Kansas District 5 Babe Ruth and Cal Ripken Leagues Commissioner and Hall of Fame Member, Daryl Spear, receives the ball from Columbus 12U All-Star, Cord Saporito, in preparation to throw out the first pitch to open the Kansas Cal Ripken 12U (70’) State Tournament, July 12, at the Community Field...

Titans earn state sportsmanship title

The Columbus Cal Ripken 12U All-Stars earned the sportsmanship award at the Kansas Cal Ripken State Tournament, July 12-14, at the Columbus Community Field Ball Park. The local all-stars were also the Kansas State Runner-up in the tournament, winning three of their four games.

Titans of the Week

Columbus Unified High School Senior Cole Youngblood received a $250 Cherokee County Livestock Improvement Association Sammy Ross Memorial Scholarship Award from CCLIA representative Ronda Herrenbruck at the Senior Awards Ceremony May 17 at the CUHS Gymnasium.