Rams baseball season underway

The Riverton Rams have already started their new season with 18 players out this season and seven returning. In two seven inning games at Seneca, Missouri, the Rams came from behind in the bottom of the seventh to down Wyandotte, Oklahoma 5-4.

Baxter Springs Lions open season Thursday

Baxter Springs Head Baseball Coach Cord Baldwin, in his second year as head coach of the Lions, has 24 players that have reported this season. Baxter Springs assistant coaches are Kyler Cook and Tyler Underhill. The Lions return six players with starting experience.

Round ballers reflect on season

The Columbus Titan Basketball Team held an end of season banquet, Wednesday, at the CUHS Cafeteria. Team members and parents enjoyed a taco bar and were treated to highlight clips of the season. All-CNC League selections were acknowledged and the team hardware was displayed.

Sarwinski repeats as Player of the Year

Brett Sarwinski, Galena Senior, has been selected as the Kansas Class 3A Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

Four locals named SiK COY finalists

The Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League was well represented in the 2022 Sports in Kansas Class 3A and 2A Coach of the Year finalists voting. Boys 3A Coach of the Year Finalists included Matt Meyr, Galena and Rod Wescott, Girard. Both coaches had players in the running for Class 3A Player of the Year.

Sarwinski, Arnett, Brown POY finalists

Three CNC League players were considered for the 2022 Sports in Kansas Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Mia Sarwinski, Galena Junior and Heather Arnett, Frontenac Senior, were on the 15-player list for the Kansas Girls Class 3A honoree.

Hamilton All-State Honorable Mention

Titan Junior, Brett Hamilton, was selected Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention in a Sports in Kansas release of its 2022 All-State Boys’ Basketball Teams by classification list. Voting is done by media members across the state of Kansas and finalized by Chet Kuplen of Sports in Kansas.

Lady Titans finally kickoff 2022 season tonight

The Lady Titan Softball Team will finally kickoff their season tonight with a varsity game against College Heights. The newly added contest will be played at the Joplin (Mo.) Athletic Complex north and west of Shifferdecker Park.

Titans top Quapaw to improve to 3-0

The Columbus Titans improved to 3-0 with a win over Quapaw, Okla, 16-5, Tuesday, at the Pittsburg State University Baseball Field. The win was the third over out-of-state opponents in as many games.