Chanute High shines in 1976 two-sport success
Chanute High School highlighted 1976 interscholastic sports with a two man golf state title by seniors Mike Sutcliffe and Rob Johnson and a Southeast Kansas League girls track championship led by Cindy Pogue and Prisca Thuston. The season also featured a January basketball comeback after break and a January Royals caravan stop at First National Bank.
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Chanute sports year in review highlights 1976
A busy Chanute sports snapshot covers the Blue Comets and Neosho County teams across basketball wrestling and track. Key notes include Ralph Benson earning All SEK honors, Erie Red Devils’ 26-1 season, and post season bids in golf and tennis with several athletes achieving conference and state recognition.
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