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CHERRYVALE The Chanute High School chess team finished second at a tournament in Cherryvale on Saturday, with the Blue Comets securing 17 out of 24 possible points. Frontenac earned first place at the tournament.

We may have lost this battle, but the war is already decisive. We are a force to be reckoned with; we are unstoppable, said chess player Eric Erbe.

Erbe received fourth place while fifth place went to Zerek Haight. Jacob Hurtado earned seventh place while Brayden Baker finished in eighth. Twelfth place went to Nathan Studebaker, 13th to Josept Lazobarahona and Madisyn Lopez earned 18th.

To say I am proud of these kids is an understatement, said head coach Kyle Gregg. They fought hard all the way to the bitter end. We faced some really tough opponents and in the end we just couldnt pull off the first place victory. Frontenac seems to be our unofficial rival this season and we have been neck and neck all season.

Gregg said the team was missing a few players but the team as a whole played well.

I dont harp on the losses too much because I know that without them we cant grow as a team. We wont let this one bother us too much, but we will use it to fuel the hunger for our next one, he said.

The Blue Comet chess team will play at home Nov. 18.

And we will be spending our time until then making sure that we are at 100% of our ability, Gregg said.

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