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Cal Saporito signs to ride bulls at FSCC

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Cal Saporito signs to ride bulls at FSCC

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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Columbus Titan Senior, Cal Saporito, signed a National Letter of Intent with Fort Scott Community College to join their Rodeo Team as a bull rider this fall. An official signing was held Tuesday at the Columbus Unified High School Gymnasium Lobby.

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Six Lady Titans wrap season at Kansas Class 3A State

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Monday, March 9, 2026

Six Columbus Lady Titans left it all on the mats at the Kansas Class 4A Girls State Wrestling Championships. There were no podium appearances, but the team scored 20 points and were very close in many matches.“What an emotional two days out at Salina,” said CUHS Head Coach Marcus Bowman.

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Colgan, Girard to state playoffs

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Monday, March 9, 2026

The St. Mary’s-Colgan boys and girls basketball teams have earned a trip to the Kansas Class 2A Basketball State Quarterfinals with their Sub-State wins Friday and Saturday.The boys beat Southeast, 67-36, in Saturday’s Sub-State 2 Bracket Championship.

Frontenac High School All-CNC League and All-State Baseball Alum, Logan Myers, led the Emporia State Hornet Offense with four hits in four plate appearances for two doubles, a single, and a home run in the 14-2, seven inning, run-rule win over the previously undefeated PSU Gorillas, Friday, in Emporia. Myers leads the Hornets with a .408 batting average. He earned distinction as the 2024 MIAA Co-Freshman of the Year. Above he stands in the batter’s box for a 2025 win at MSSU.

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Titan Alumni square off in MIAA bout

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Monday, March 9, 2026

Titan alumni, Seth Stover and Landin Midgett were on opposite sides of the diamond in a MIAA contest that pitted the 15th ranked Emporia State Hornets against Pittsburg State.

Addison Saporito, Junior Ottawa University NAIA National qualifier

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Saporito earns bid to Nationals

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Monday, March 9, 2026

Former Lady Titan Addison Saporito, a three-time state medalist has qualified for the 2026 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), 2026 NAIA Women's Wrestling National Championships in Park City.

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Lions stun Trojans in Class 3A Sub-State semi-final

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

In their second upset of the tournament, the Baxter Springs Lions stunned their CNC League foe, Girard Trojans in a thrilling, 47-46, overtime win, Thursday, in the Kansas Class 3A Sub-State Semifinal game at Girard.

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Two seed Riverton falls in semi-final overtime loss

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Wellsville (13-11) the seventh seed in the Kansas Class 3A Pamona-West Franklin Sub-State 2 bracket, outlasted the number two seeded, Riverton Rams (158) in a surprising overtime victory, 68-58, Tuesday in Riverton.

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Southeast, Colgan in sub-state final

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

The number two seed in the Kansas Class 2A Arma-Northeast Sub-State Tournament, Cherokee-Southeast (19-6) will play the number three seed, St. Mary’s-Colgan (17-6) in the Sub-State 2 Championship, in Arma, Saturday.

Titan of the Week

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Titan of the Week

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Titan Junior, Mason O’Banion, is the 2026 Kansas Class 4A 190-pound State Wrestling Champion. He is being recognized as Titan of the Week.

Lady Titans wrap season at 4A State

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Lady Titans wrap season at 4A State

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

The Lady Titan Wrestling Team completed their 2026 season at the Kansas Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament, February 27-28. Team members wrestling at state were Kayleigh Morgan, Adalynn Hutto, Cara Altis, Brooklyn Collingsworth, Hannah Noel, and Tatum Kirk. See results on Page 6. Courtesy photo.

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