Sports

Titans host high school meet Monday

The Columbus Unified High School Invitational Track and Field Meet has been rescheduled for Monday at the Central Junior High School Track. Events will begin at 1:30 p.m. The meet had been set for April 20, but the morning snow showers caused school officials to make the move to Monday.
Lady Titans tame Purple Dragons

Lady Titans tame Purple Dragons

Lady Titans tame Purple Dragons

The Lady Titan Softball Team tamed the Pittsburg Lady Purple Dragons in a non-conference double header at Rockette Field, Wednesday, 7-1 and 11-7. The hometown, Lady Titans held their visitors scoreless in the first half inning while taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom half.
Lady Titan Ruby Stover placed first in the long jump event at the Columbus Eighth Grade Invitational Track and Field Meet, Monday. Ruby topped her personal best with a winning leap of 12 feet, 11 inches.

Lady Titan Ruby Stover placed first in the long jump event at the Columbus Eighth Grade Invitational Track and Field Meet, Monday. Ruby topped her personal best with a winning leap of 12 feet, 11 inches.

Central hosts eighth grade invite

The Central Eighth Grade Boys Track Team placed third in a closely contested Columbus Eighth Grade Invitational Track and Field Meet, Monday at the Central Junior High Track.

Titan Golf schedule altered

The Columbus Unified High School Golf Team has had their scheduled altered due to inclement weather, Tuesday. The St. Mary’s-Colgan/Frontenac Tournament set for yesterday has been moved to Tuesday, April 27 at the Crestwood Country Club in Pittsburg.

Softball moved to today

Columbus Lady Titan Varsity Softball has moved from yesterday to today. The non-league double header with the Pittsburg Lady Purple Dragons will be played today at 4:30 p.m. on Rockette Field at the Community Field Ball Park.
Titan of the Week

Titan of the Week

TITAN OF THE WEEK

Titan Senior, Gunnar Laurance placed first at the Joplin, Mo. High School Varsity Track and Field Meet, Friday. He is being recognized as Titan of the Week. Gunnar placed first with a time of 54.94 in a field of athletes from schools over twice the size of Columbus.

Great Kansas fishing derby begins May 1

A Kansas angler’s prized catch may actually be worth a prize this spring and summer. The firstever Great Kansas Fishing Derby will run May 1 to July 31, 2021, with at least 500 specially tagged fish located in up to 37 public waterbodies in Kansas.
Central Titan Eighth Grader, Syler Schuberger, carries the baton in the Spring Medley at a meet in Galena. Schuberger and his Sprint Medley Relay Team of Landin Midgett, Brandon Stice, and Evon Mayfield won first place in the Girard Invitational Meet, Thursday. Syler placed fifth in the 400 Meter Dash with a time of 62 seconds.

Central Titan Eighth Grader, Syler Schuberger, carries the baton in the Spring Medley at a meet in Galena. Schuberger and his Sprint Medley Relay Team of Landin Midgett, Brandon Stice, and Evon Mayfield won first place in the Girard Invitational Meet, Thursday. Syler placed fifth in the 400 Meter Dash with a time of 62 seconds.

Central Titans compete in Girard Invitational

The Central Titan Eight Grade Boys and Seventh Grade Lady Titan Girls Sprint Medley Relay Teams took first place at the Girard Invitaional Track and Field Meet, Thursday. Ellie Helms captured the only individual first in the highly competitive annual event.

Lady Titan JV gets home sweep

The Columbus Junior Varsity Lady Titans took a pair of wins over the junior Lady Bulldogs, Tuesday on Rockette Field. A pitcher’s duel in the first game ended in a 3-0 win for Columbus. A five run, first inning in game two, led to a 10-1 win for the home team.