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Big Pitt line helps keep Vikings winless
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com PITTSBURG — Winning the battle of the trenches is always crucial to success for any high school football team. And on Friday night, it’s safe to say the Pittsburg Purple Dragons won the battle up front against the Parsons Vikings. With a solid running game, the Dragons hammered the Vikings 69-6 at Hutchinson Field. To put it simply, the Vikings just could not stop the Purple Dragons’ running attack. With a ...
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Oswego falls to Southeast
OSWEGO — Oswego High School lost to Southeast here Friday night 44-30. The Indians generated about 500 yards of offense in the loss, but also allowed close to that for the visiting Lancers. Oswego had a 16-6 lead in the second quarter before Southeast scored late in the second quarter to close the gap to 16-14. Southeast built on that lead in the second half and was up 36-30 going into the final minutes when the Lancers scored again and added ...
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Humboldt takes home win against Cherryvale
CHERRYVALE — Cherryvale High School came up short on Friday night at home, with visiting Humboldt taking home a 21-16 win. Humboldt drew first blood in the first quarter before Cherryvale answered back with three touchdowns in the second quarter. Humboldt added two more TDs before halftime. No more scoring took place in the second half. Drew Housel ran the ball 13 times for 57 yards for Cherryvale, followed by Tristan Thornton’s 18 rushes for ...
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St. Paul remains unbeaten
UNIONTOWN — St. Paul High School dismantled Uniontown here Friday night with a 52-6 win. The win leaves St. Paul perfect, 4-0 overall and 1-0 in district play. The game started poorly for St. Paul. Indians’ Coach Doug Tuck said Uniontown’s Garrett Murrow, on the second play of the game, broke wide and ran 50 yards for a touchdown. Adjustments on defense effectively stopped, or significantly slowed, Uniontown’s offense. Tuck said Uniontown’s li...
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Hornets take out Tyro in one half
CHETOPA — Chetopa High School destroyed Tyro Christian 62-6 here Friday night. The Homecoming win, which took only two quarters, improves Chetopa’s record to 3-2 for the season. Josh Dvorak was crowned king and Jamie Jackson was crowned queen Friday night. Chetopa generated nearly 400 yards of offense in the only half, the majority of it on pass plays. Chetopa had a 16-0 lead after the first quarter and poured on the offense in the second quar...
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Vikings, Grizzlies fare well in SE-KAN golf standings
Girls golf teams in the region compete in the SE-KAN. Scores are totaled up from the area tournaments and golfers are ranked by their performances. Several of the schools in the area, such as Girard and Caney Valley, do not have league honors, as not enough teams in those conferences field teams. With that in mind, SE-KAN was formed several years ago to help recognize all girls golfers from the southeast Kansas area. Girard junior Timbrelee M...
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LCHS volleyball earns league victories
LCHS volleyball earns league wins INDEPENDENCE—The Labette County High School volleyball team picked up two SEK League victories on Thursday night. The Grizzlies beat Fort Scott 29-27, 24-26, 25-17. Labette County also defeated Independence 29-27, 25-22. “The kids started out somewhat sluggish against Fort Scott and then came back and played better as the evening went along,” LCHS Coach Kristi Snider said. Michaela O’Brien led the Gri...
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A POSTSEASON PREVIEW
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com PITTSBURG — With the postseason quickly approaching, Thursday’s Pittsburg Invitational Cross Country Meet was another opportunity for area runners to gauge themselves against the competition. In fact, Thursday’s invite at Four Oaks Golf Course could be viewed as a league and regional preview. The meet featured all of the SEK League schools, as well as Paola, Louisburg, Girard, Frontenac, and Baxter Springs...
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LCHS golf takes third at Columbus
The Labette County High School girls golf team finished third in the team standings at Thursday’s Columbus Invitational. Chanute was first with a 215 and Fort Scott was second (223). Labette was third with a 229. “The girls played great today,” LCHS Coach Ashley Spencer said. Coffeyville freshman Anna Pool earned medalist honors with a 42. Fort Scott’s Laine Parks was second (47) and Labette County’s Erica Gartner finished third with a 49. Abi...
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Going for the repeat
jpeake@parsonssun.com Parsons will be going for the repeat on Saturday. But it won’t be easy. The SEK League girls tennis tournament will be held at the Forest Park courts beginning bright and early at 8:30 a.m. Parsons is the defending league champion, but Independence may be the favorite to reclaim the crown this year. “It’s going to be tough to repeat,” Parsons Coach Jane Posch said. “We’ll have to have some upsets. We’re a good team, bu...
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Vikings, Grizzlies head to Chanute volleyball tourney on Saturday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Parsons and Labette County high schools will both compete at Saturday’s Chanute Invitational Volleyball Tournament. Eight teams will be in attendance, with the host Blue Comets, Erie, St. Paul, Parsons, Labette County, Jayhawk-Linn, Topeka Highland Park and Coffeyville competing. Chanute is currently undefeated at 17-0 and ranked third in the latest Kansas Volleyball Association Class 4A poll. Parsons is 6...
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KSHSAA releases new classifications
The 2012-13 Kansas State High School Activities Association classifications were released on Thursday. None of the Parsons-area schools were affected. There were no changes in the SEK League, either. All of the league schools remain in Class 4A. Pittsburg is one of the largest schools in 4A (710). Others are Independence (576), Fort Scott (562), Chanute (552), Labette County (527), Coffeyville (462) and Parsons (361). The widest range as far a...
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LCC volleyball earns win
The Labette Community College volleyball team picked up its first conference win on Wednesday, beating Independence CC 25-13, 10-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-10. The Cardinals are now 2-16 overall and 1-3 in the conference. No stats from the match were made available to the Sun.
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Grizzlies take second in SEK League
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The inaugural girls golf season at Labette County High School has gone extremely well. How well? In their first season fielding a team, the Grizzlies have finished second in the 2012 SEK League team standings. The final league-designated meet of the season was on Tuesday at Crestwood Country Club outside of Pittsburg. With the meet’s conclusion, Chanute secured the league title with a cumulative score of...
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Vikings meet Dragons on Friday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com One of the top teams in the league awaits the Parsons Vikings on Friday night. Parsons travels to Pittsburg to take on the Purple Dragons in Week Five of the high school football season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Hutchinson Field. Pittsburg is now 3-1 on the season and 3-1 in the SEK League after last week’s 26-21 victory over Chanute. Parsons fell to 0-4 after a 49-8 loss to Labette County. “They’re g...
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Vikings meet Dragons on Friday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com One of the top teams in the league awaits the Parsons Vikings on Friday night. Parsons travels to Pittsburg to take on the Purple Dragons in Week Five of the high school football season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Hutchinson Field. Pittsburg is now 3-1 on the season and 3-1 in the SEK League after last week’s 26-21 victory over Chanute. Parsons fell to 0-4 after a 49-8 loss to Labette County. “They’re g...
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Area football: St. Paul hopes to stay unbeaten
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The St. Paul Indians will look to improve to 4-0 on the season on Friday night with a road game at Uniontown. Uniontown is coming off a close loss to Chetopa (58-56), a team that St. Paul hammered in Week Two, 58-30. St. Paul pulled off a 50-40 victory over Crest last Friday. “We had a tough one last Friday, so we have to get refocused this week,” St. Paul Coach Doug Tuck said. “Uniontown is struggling wi...
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PHS tennis finishes regular season
COFFEYVILLE — The Parsons High School girls tennis team finished up the regular season on Tuesday at the Coffeyville Invitational. The meet was called off early before all of the doubles matches were finished due to lightning. At No. 1 singles, Malina Kipp of Parsons went 4-0, took first place and only dropped one set. Kipp defeated Iola’s Katana Smith 8-0, and Chanute’s Madison Wendt 8-1. Kipp then topped Pittsburg’s Olivia Laidler 8-0 and ...
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Grizzlies host Buffaloes on Friday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The Labette County High School football team will be going for its third straight victory of the season when it hosts Prairie View on Friday night. Labette County is now 2-2 on the season after knocking off Independence and Parsons in back-to-back weeks. “Three in a row would be great,” LCHS Coach Jesse Ybarra said. “That would be neat for the kids because I don’t think this group has won three straight ...
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Red Devils get first win of 2012
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com ERIE — After three straight losses to solid league opponents, the Erie High School football team broke through in Week Four. The Red Devils picked up their first win of the season last Friday by knocking off Baxter Springs 17-8. It was also the first win for Coach Rick Horton at Erie. “It was awesome to get a win,” Horton said Monday. “It feels good. I know the boys were excited. Hopefully, we’ll keep t...
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