Columbus girls blank Labette Co.

The Columbus Lady Titan Wrestlers blanked the Labette County Lady Grizzlies, 45-0, in a dual, Thursday, in Altamont. Five Lady Titan wins came by pin with one decision and two open slots to total the 45 team points for the Columbus win.

Mini basketball begins 2022 game schedule

The Columbus Mini Basketball League opened their season Saturday, hosting the Galena League. Games were held at the Red Iron Activity Center in Columbus. Galena won both third grade boy’s games, scoring 14 points in each contest. Columbus came up just short in the losses, 10-14 and 8-14.

Titan Junior, Jake

Titan Junior, Jake Eddington, turns Kaden Swank, Pittsburg, for the pin in the 285 weight class during the dual with the Purple Dragons, Thursday, at the CUHS Gymnasium.

Clint Saporito, coaches

Clint Saporito, coaches up his team during the opening day of games for the Columbus Rec Mini Basketball Teams at the Red Iron Activity Center, Saturday. Team members shown are: Evan Walters, Cord Saporito, Braxton Melton, and Elijah Crane. Photo by Kristin Sharp.

TITAN OF THE WEEK

Titan Senior, Trent Smith, won his dual match against Pittsburg and took third at the highly competitive, Augusta Invitational. He is being recognized as Titan of the Week. Trent wrestles in the 152-pound weight class and has a current record of 13-5.

Purple Dragons take dual win in Columbus

The Columbus Titan Wrestling Team hosted the Pittsburg Purple Dragons, Thursday, for a non-league dual. Pittsburg won six matches on the mat and took four wins in open slots on the Titan roster to win the dual, 55-24. Columbus won four matches, all by pin.

Girard wins two JV girls quarters

The Girard Lady Trojans won the two quarters of junior varsity girls basketball, 25-19, in Columbus Friday night. The Lady Titans outscored the Lady Trojans, 11-9, in the first period of the shortened contest. Freshman, Katy Mooney, score five points.

Panthers nip Rams in thriller

The St. Mary’s-Colgan Panthers held on to win a close contest, Friday night in Riverton, nipping the Rams, 52-48. Entering the match up, the Panthers (5- 1) and the Rams were both held under their season average of 59 for Colgan and 56 for Riverton.

St. Mary’s-Colgan dominates Riverton

The Riverton Lady Rams lost to St-Mary’s-Colgan (6-0) 49-6 at home with two players out of the starting line-up and two starters getting sick at halftime. Riverton started strong after scoring four points within the first 90 seconds.

Mini Wrestlers spend holiday on mat

The Columbus Wrestling Club Mini Wrestlers spent part of their New Year’s Holiday on the mat in Erie at the Red Devil Jamboree. The group of 12 wrestlers scored seven first place wins and six seconds with Keegan Blackledge in both the 10U and 12U age groups.