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Southeast holding basketball clinics

Southeast Head Boys Basketball Coach, Dan Wall and Lady Lancer Head Basketball Coach, Derek Sanders, announce upcoming 2021 Basketball Camps for middle school and elementary age athletes.
Softball Seniors Recognized

Softball Seniors Recognized

Softball Seniors Recognized

Lady Titan Senior Gentry Westervelt was recognized on Senior Night at Rockette Field, Monday prior to the CNC League double header with Riverton. Gentry is a four-year member of the Lady Titan Softball Team. She was escorted by her parents, Jeff and Stacy Yost.

Panter throws Lions shutout

Baxter Springs Softball Pitcher, Halee Panter, threw an 11-0, shutout on the mound in the second game at Parsons, Monday for the 11-5 Lady Lions. In five innings she faced 18 batters out of a perfect fifteen. Parsons had one base hit, one reached on an error and one reached on a fielder’s choice.

Jr. High Golf moved to Tuesday

The Central Junior High School Golf Tournament has been changed to Tuesday due to wet weather conditions. The league tournament will begin at 1 p.m. at the Brush Creek Golf Tournament.
Lady Titans take Sr. Night sweep

Lady Titans take Sr. Night sweep

Lady Titans take Sr. Night sweep

Columbus took two wins from Riverton in a CNC League double header on Senior Night, Monday at Rockette Field. The Lady Titans got a run-rule win, 15-5, in game one and 6-0 shut out in game two for the sweep. The Lady Rams had their biggest inning of the night to start game one.
Lady Titans dominate JV tourney

Lady Titans dominate JV tourney

Lady Titans dominate JV tourney

The Columbus Lady Titan Junior Varsity dominated their round-robin tournament, Saturday, winning two games, 16-2, over Frontenac and 15-3 over Galena. The Lady Bulldogs rallied to beat the Lady Raiders, 6-5 in the third game of the day.
Two Lion Pitchers combine for no-hitter

Two Lion Pitchers combine for no-hitter

Two Lion Pitchers combine for no-hitter

Seniors, Brandon Kelley and Pierce Stolte combined for an 11-0, no-hitter, win for the Baxter Springs Lions in a non-conference bout against the Vikings in Parsons, Monday. Kelley started for the Lions, pitching the first three innings and Stolte closed out the last two.
Local postal

Local postal

Local postal

Local postal carrier Gina Harvey shows off her prize catch. Harvey recently caught this large catfish in Sportsman’s Pit. 
Titans sweep Rams 3-0, 6-5

Titans sweep Rams 3-0, 6-5

Titans sweep Rams 3-0, 6-5

The Titan Varsity Baseball Team added two wins to their record with a sweep of the Riverton Rams, 3-0 and 6-5 at Bomber Field, Monday. Sophomore, Seth Stover, pitched the game-one shut out for the Titans, allowing three hits and striking out ten.

Lions add non-conference games

The cancellation of Kansas State Music Competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, gave the Baxter Springs Baseball Team an opportunity to host a few games outside of their CNC League schedule. First up, Baxter Springs played Chetopa.