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LCC wrestling fares well at OCU tourney
OKLAHOMA CITY— The Labette Community College wrestling team competed at the Oklahoma City University Open at Abe Lemons Arena on Sunday. The Cardinals had five champions in the tourney’s Freshman-Sophomore Division. At 125 pounds, Labette’s Josh Walker defeated his teammate A.J. Navaarette 5-2 in the title match. Labette wrestlers also squared off in the title match at 133, as Michael Williams topped Jared Elmore 6-0. Tyler Davis won the title...
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LCC women drop home-opener
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com A cold shooting night led to a loss for the Labette Community College women’s basketball team. The Cardinals shot just 31 percent from the floor for the game. The result? The Friends University JV team left town with a 62-57 win over LCC in the 2012-13 home-opener for the Cardinals on Monday night. Playing for the third time in four days, Labette got down by double figures in the second half, and a late ra...
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LCC men start 0-2, home tonight
The Labette Community College men’s basketball team went 0-2 at the Missouri State-West Plains Classic over the weekend. Moberly Area defeated Labette 86-55 on Friday. On Saturday, host MSU-West Plains beat LCC 61-36. Eddie Williams scored 11 points for the Cardinals in Saturday’s loss. LCC hit just four of 19 field goal attempts in the first half (21 percent). West Plains led 22-11 at the break before outscoring LCC 39-25 after intermission. ...
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Prep football: Chanute beats Girard, state playoff scores
Chanute shuts down Girard Chanute hammered Girard 53-6 on Saturday night in a second round state playoff game to advance in the Class 4A state tournament. The Blue Comets of the SEK League led 39-0 at the half en route to the blowout victory over the Trojans of the CNC, who finish at 9-2. With the victory, Chanute travels to Kansas City Piper on Friday, with the winner of that game advancing to the state semifinals. Chanute (7-4) is now t...
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Cross country: 'Those girls can run'
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com “There’s a lot of talented girls from southeast Kansas,” the man said. “Yeah, those girls can run,” his friend replied. That discussion was overheard in the crowd last Saturday in Wamego. And the remarks appear to be the consensus among those who were observing the state cross country meet. And it’s an observation that’s definitely true. In the long history of distance running in this area, the current c...
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LCC men's basketball team features new faces, OU recruit
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com With just three returning players, the Labette Community College men’s basketball team will feature a lot of new faces in 2012-13. Jonathan Raney is entering his second season as head coach of the Cardinals. And Raney pointed out his team is young and inexperienced as the season begins. “We’re young and we’re new,” Raney said. “We’ve got 13 new guys, and 10 are freshmen. So it’s an inexperienced group.” Bu...
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LCC wrestling going for the repeat in '12-13
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com How do you top a national championship season? There’s one way — a repeat. That’s the goal for the Labette Community College wrestling team as the 2012-13 season begins. “It’s going to be tough to top last year,” LCC Coach Joe Renfro said. “We got the job done. I think we can do it again. I think we have the team that can do even better. We just have to stay focused.” With five all-american wrestlers retur...
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Red Devils named all-league in volleyball
Red Devils named all-league in volleyball Three members of the Erie High School volleyball team were listed on the 2012 All-CNC League Volleyball Team. Erie senior Chelsea Oliphant was a first team all-league selection, while senior Katie Brungardt was a second team all-CNC pick. Junior Bret McGuire was an honorable mention selection. Erie won the CNC title this year, and Coach Brianna Volmer was named CNC Coach of the Year. Frontenac’s Linds...
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LCC men's basketball wins exhibition game
Travis Gantt of Labette Community College goes up for a layup during Sunday’s men’s basketball exhibition game with Livin’ the Dream. The Cardinals knocked off Livin’ the Dream 117-93 in an exhibition game at Parsons High School on Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals led 39-35 at the half and finished ahead 86-68 after the second half of play. An extra 10-minute period was played, with the final score being 117-93. Livin’ the Dream brought just si...
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LCC begins wrestling season with Takedown tourney
The Labette Community College wrestling team hosted the Takedown Tournament with Pratt on Saturday. At 128 pounds, LCC earned the top three spots, as Josh Walker took first, Rhett Leach was second and AJ Navarrete was third. At 136, Michael Williams of LCC was first, with Eric Hughes second. Pratt’s Skyler McComb took third. Tyler Davis won the 144-pound bracket, with Cardinal teammates Clay Archer second and Dakota Davis third. At 152, Spenc...
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Chetopa ends football season with blowout win
LONGTON— The Chetopa High School football team ended the season on a positive note with a 70-6 blowout victory over Elk Valley on Monday night. The game was called at the half, and there was a running clock the entire second quarter. “I’m really proud of all our young kids who saw a lot of action last night,” Chetopa Coach Sean Price said. “They all did an outstanding job. Jesse Merrill really played well, as did Breylan Berrios with a kick re...
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RUNNING WITH THE STATE'S BEST
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com WAMEGO — Finishing the season against the state’s best is the goal for every prep athlete. And athletes from Parsons and Labette County did just that on a chilly Saturday at the Class 4A State Cross Country Meet at Wamego Country Club. Members of the Grizzlies and Vikings ended the season by competing with the state’s best distance runners. But the competition, and the challenging course, proved tough. No ...
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Oswego gains state experience
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com WAMEGO —The Oswego High School girls cross country team finished 10th in the team standings at the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Wamego Country Club. The Indians gained valuable experience at state, as the entire team is made up of underclassmen. “I think it was a great experience for them,” Oswego Coach Neil Cruse said. “It may have been a little overwhelming for them at first. There’s ...
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Oswego gains state experience
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com WAMEGO —The Oswego High School girls cross country team finished 10th in the team standings at the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Wamego Country Club. The Indians gained valuable experience at state, as the entire team is made up of underclassmen. “I think it was a great experience for them,” Oswego Coach Neil Cruse said. “It may have been a little overwhelming for them at first. There’s ...
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St. Paul’s O’Bryan earns state medal
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com WAMEGO— Jenny O’Bryan looked nothing like a rookie. A St. Paul freshman, O’Bryan tied for 10th place at the Class 1A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday morning at Wamego Country Club. O’Bryan finished the 4K in 16:46. Olpe’s Brittney White-Dol crossed the line with O’Bryan, and the pair tied for 10th place. The top 20 runners earn medals at state. “Jenny did an outstanding job for being a freshman and i...
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Web update: State cross country results
The state cross country meet was held Saturday in Wamego. Class 4A results Labette County's boys finished ninth in the team standings. Drew Baum was 23rd overall for the Grizzlies. On the girls side, Kaylee Krull of Parsons finished 29th and Michaela Ozier of LCHS was 36th. 2A girls Oswego finished 10th in the team standings. 1A girls St. Paul's Jenny O'Bryan tied for 10th place in the 1A girls race, earning a medal. Look for full results...
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LCC: Lady Cards set for hoops season
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Effort is one of the first words that comes to mind when Anna Nimz is asked about her Labette Community College women’s basketball team. Entering her third season, Nimz said there’s one thing that stands out about this year’s group of Lady Cardinals — they’ll always play hard and give their best effort. “Every one of them always plays hard,” Nimz said. “And they’re all outstanding individuals. They’re a lo...
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Prep football notebook: No area teams advance to playoffs
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com No high school football teams from the Sun’s coverage area will be participating in the state playoffs this year. Parsons, Labette County, Cherryvale, Erie, Oswego, St. Paul and Chetopa all came up short in their respective bids to advance to the postseason. Here’s a quick look at each team’s season. Parsons Vikings The Parsons Vikings finished the season at 0-9. With a young, inexperienced group, and wit...
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Grizzlies come up short vs. Titans
ALTAMONT — Columbus defeated Labette County 32-0 on Thursday in the final district contest of the high school football season. With the loss, the season ended for the Grizzlies (3-6). Columbus moves on and will play on Tuesday at Girard in a first round playoff game. The Titans led 18-0 at the half, and then extended the lead to 32-0 by the end of the third quarter. “Obviously, we expected to play much better in this game than we did,” LCHS C...
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PREP FOOTBALL: Final league standings
SEK League Standings League All x-Fort Scott 6-0 9-0 Pittsburg 5-1 5-3 Coffeyville 4-2 7-2 Chanute 3-3 5-4 Labette County 2-4 3-6 Independence 1-5 1-8 Parsons 0-6 0-9 x -- League champion. Thursday, Oct. 25 scores Independence 57, Parsons 28 Fort Scott 24, Chanute 18 Coffeyville 41, Baxter Spr. 12 Columbus 32, Labette 0 Friday, Oct. 26 Pittsburg at Blue Valley SW PLAYOFFS Tuesday, Oct. 30 Chanute at Paola Louisburg at Fort Scott ...
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