Titan Baseball Alum, Landin Midgett, earned his third Summer Collegiate League Championship in his three post-graduate seasons following the 19-11, Joplin Jailbirds championship win, July 31, at Joe Becker Stadium. He has two championships with the Joplin Outlaws in 2024 and 25. Courtesy photo.

Briggs Johnson wrestled to an individual second place finish in his weight class at the 2026 Cowboy Rumble in Branson, Mo., Saturday and Sunday. He placed seventh with his team, the Heartland Eagles. Briggs is a seventh grader at Columbus Junior High School. Courtesy photo.

Kolt Ungeheuer, CUHS 2023 graduate and member of the two-time Kansas State Class 3A Runners-up pitched the 3-2, game one, win for the Joplin, Mo. Jailbirds in the MINK League best of three championship series, Thursday in Chillicothe, Mo. Courtesy photo.

Titans prep for 2026 football season

Jacianna Heflin and Chloe Ash, Columbus Unified High School Seniors, received $300 scholarships from the Mercy Columbus Auxiliary from Auxiliary Representative, Lucille McNemar, during the 2026 Senior Assembly, May 15, at the CUHS Gymnasium.

Seniors, Trinity Green and Morgan Richards, received the Tom Goettel Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 each from USD 493 Staff Member, Jerry Smiley, during the 2026 Senior Assembly, May 15, at the Columbus Unified High School Gymnasium.

Hunter Ruddick, Jayden Rodriguez and Cal Saporito, CUHS Seniors, received recognition of achievements for the Crossland Kickstart Program from Marta Brown, Crossland Representative during the Senior Assembly, May 15, at the Columbus Unified High School Gymnasium.

CUHS Senior, Lemmie Stone, received the Columbus Alumni Scholarship for $600 from Rebecca Spooner during the May 15 Senior Assembly at the Columbus Unified High School Gymnasium.

Martha Flanagan Democratic Scholarship

Trinity Green was the recipient of the PEO Scholarship in the amount of $500 during the Senior Assembly, May 15, at the CUHS Gym. The award was presented by Jane Rhinehart, PEO Representative.