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Parsons boys survive scare in Fort Scott
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor FORT SCOTT - The Parsons High School boys basketball team survived a wild encounter with Fort Scott Monday evening in a make-up from a weather-delayed game earlier this month to improve to 5-1 in the Southeast Kansas League and 15-3 overall. The Vikings got two huge free throws from junior Tevin Johnson with 29 seconds left and another with 6.3 on the clock to scrape out a 71-70 victory. The win gives Parsons a...
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Parsons boys defeat Labette County
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor There was less drama the second time the Grizzlies and the Vikings met up this season. After Parsons survived a 53-47 overtime affair in mid-December, the Vikings used a 15-0 second-quarter run to sprint away with Friday’s meeting here by a 57-35 score. “It’s a fun game to be a part of. It’s a big crowd and rivalry game. The kids stepped up to the challenge and did what they were supposed to do,” said Parsons h...
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Hosey qualifies for state wrestling
CHANUTE — The Labette County High School wrestling team traveled to the Class 4A wrestling tourney hosted by the Chanute Comets on Friday and Saturday. Eleven Grizzlies traveled to the tournament this season. Labette County was led by senior Channing Hosey, who took first place overall at 171 pounds to qualify for the Class 4A State Wresting Tournament in Salina. The two-day tourney will begin on Friday. Hosey went 3-0 in the tourney. He beg...
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Parsons girls play Lady Grizzlies close
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor With one minute left in Friday’s game here, the Labette County High School girls basketball team found itself in an unfamiliar situation. The Grizzlies trailed 35-34 against the Vikings in a rivalry game they’ve dominated over the past decade. Labette never lost its cool, though. Senior guard Stormy Smith came up with a steal at half court and threw an outlet pass to junior Tiara Ford, who sprinted down the c...
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Caney defeats Cherryvale girls
CANEY — Caney defeated the Cherryvale High School girls here Friday night 44-37. Caney led 26-18 at the half and never gave up the lead. “Back-to-back nights on the road against two quality opponents was a difficult challenge,” Cherryvale girls coach David Smedley said. “It is made a little harder by having one starter at home and some of the others not feeling well, but I was very proud of the girls and the effort that they played with.” M...
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Parsons defeats Grizzlies Friday
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor There was less drama the second time the Grizzlies and the Vikings met up this season. After Parsons survived a 53-47 overtime affair in mid-December, the Vikings used a 15-0 second-quarter run to sprint away with Friday’s meeting here by a 57-35 score. “It’s a fun game to be a part of. It’s a big crowd and rivalry game. The kids stepped up to the challenge and did what they were supposed to do,” said Parsons h...
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Lady Grizzlies survive Parsons' scare
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor With one minute left in Friday’s game here, Labette County High School found itself in an unfamiliar situation. The Grizzlies trailed 35-34 against the Vikings in a rivalry game they’ve dominated over the past decade. Labette never lost its cool though. Senior guard Stormy Smith came up with a steal at halfcourt and threw an outlet pass to junior Tiara Ford who sprinted down the court to lay the ball in and t...
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Defense fuels Labette’s victory
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor ALTAMONT — Labette County High School basketball coach Brad Smith told his team in the huddle before the third quarter that Thursday’s game was going to come down to defense. He also reminded them in the huddle going into the fourth quarter. The players responded. LCHS (8-8 overall, 3-2 SEK) came back from a 17-14 halftime deficit to defeat Pittsburg (9-8 overall, 2-3 SEK) 41-29 here Thursday. The Grizzlies be...
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Grizzlies still unbeaten in SEK
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor ALTAMONT — The Labette County High School girls’ basketball team keeps getting everyone’s best shot in Southeast Kansas League action, but to the rest of the league’s dismay, the Lady Grizzlies keep finding ways to win. LCHS knocked off a spry Pittsburg (3-14 overall 1-4 SEK) team Thursday evening 42-35 to improve to 13-3 overall and 5-0 in the SEK to move one game closer to a second SEK crown in a row and four...
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Trojans too much for Red Devils
GIRARD — The Girard Trojans took a pair of games from Erie on Thursday evening in a make-up game from earlier this month. The Girard boys were able to defeat Erie 49-45 behind six 3-pointers and 18 trips to the line. The Red Devils equalled the mark from behind the arc but made it to the line only eight times. Girard led 13-12 after a quarter but pushed its lead to 11 thanks to a 17-7 second quarter that went in favor of the Trojans. Erie r...
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Indians sweep Eagles Thursday
UNIONTOWN — The Oswego Indians won a pair of games with Uniontown here Thursday evening in a make-up from a weather-delayed game from Jan. 11. The Oswego girls began play with a 47-39 victory over Uniontown. Oswego led 15-11 after a quarter, but the Eagles were able to tie the game going into the half in a 23-23 game. However, Oswego (11-6 overall, 5-1 TRL) put the clamps down in the second half and gave up only 16 points to the Eagles (7-9 ...
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LCC softball team gears up for spring
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor One run separated the Labette Community College softball team from the NJCAA national tourney a season ago. The Cardinals are hoping to break through that ceiling this year, however. After putting together a 36-27 season a year ago that ended with a 6-5 loss to No. 7-ranked Johnson County in regionals in 2010, LCC returns a lot of power, a lot of pitching and welcomes a freshmen class that is expected to see th...
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Wrestling club competes in Indy
INDEPENDENCE — The Parsons Wrestling Club traveled to Independence to compete in the Bulldog Classic on Saturday. Parsons had 21 wrestlers competing in the tournament. Four of those PWC wrestlers received first place at the tourney. Keenan Dodd earned the Outstanding Wrestler award by pinning all four of his opponents. Dodd is a third-year member of the club and also wrestled for the Parsons Middle School team this year. Bryer Glaser tr...
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Cherryvale takes two from Humboldt
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Chargers used a big second quarter to propel them to a 62-40 win over Humboldt Tuesday night in a Tri-Valley League high school basketball game. The Chargers led by just four points after one quarter but put up 22 points in the second while holding Humboldt to nine points for a 36-19 halftime lead. The Chargers outscored Humboldt 26-21 in the second half. Trent Loganbill scored a team-high 11 points for Cherryvale...
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PHS swimmers compete
The Parsons High School swimming team traveled to the InterLeague Championship at Turner High School in Kansas City on Feb. 9. Four Parsons swimmers competed in the eight-team meet. In individual competition, Alex Oas finished with two personal-best times of the year when he swam to an eighth-place finish in the 100 butterfly and a third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke. Oas, a junior, will also swim on Friday in the Kansas Boys State S...
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Lady Vikings defeat Pittsburg
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor PITTSBURG — The Parsons High School Lady Vikings didn’t look like a team looking ahead to Friday here Tuesday evening. Parsons took care of business against the Purple Dragons with a 49-27 victory. The victory is the third in a row for Parsons and improves the Vikings to 9-7 overall and 3-1 in the Southeast Kansas League entering Friday’s showdown with rival Labette County High School (12-3 overall, 4-0 SEK). T...
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Pittsburg ends Viking win streak
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor PITTSBURG — Parsons High School’s eight-game winning streak came to an abrupt end Tuesday evening here against the Pittsburg Purple Dragons (9-7 overall, 2-2 SEK). The Purple Dragons became the first team to defeat Parsons in over a month in a 48-43 game and dropped the Vikings to 13-3 overall and 3-1 in the SEK. The Vikings played well in the middle of the game but couldn’t overcome a slow start and bad finish...
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Erie splits with Frontenac
ERIE — The Erie High School boys defeated Frontenac 27-24 here Tuesday. Erie scored 17 points in the second half and held Frontenac to six to get the win. Justin Hartzell scored nine points to lead Erie’s offense. “The size of the heart in these guys is enormous,” Erie boys coach Mike Casteel said. “We couldn’t get it going offensively so we had to find some other way to win.” The Erie JV lost 49-39. Brad Dozier scored 14 points and Ryan Ki...
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St. Paul boys lose in OT; St. Paul girls defeat Oswego
ST. PAUL — Morgan Westhoff proved to be too much for the Oswego Lady Indians to handle as she led St. Paul to a 65-56 victory in a Three Rivers League high school basektball game Tuesday night. St. Paul pulled ahead 18-11 by the end of the first quarter and outscored Oswego 19-7 in the second for a 37-18 halftime lead. Oswego fought back in the second half, racking up 38 points to St. Paul’s 28, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the first-half...
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Chanute defeats Labette County boys
ALTAMONT — Chanute scored 27 points in the fourth quarter to seal a win over the Labette County High School boys, 69-59, here Tuesday night. Labette County held on for the first half, which finished with the Grizzlies down 28-25. The Blue Comets pulled away in the third quarter and really poured on the offense in the final quarter for the win. Dustin Eccles scored 20 points, a game- and team-high mark for the Comets. Mitchell Smith scored 17...
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