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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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Cherryvale sweeps 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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Lady Vikings roll over Pitt
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 to take a 49-27 victory from their hosts. 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 ...
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Pittsburg defeats Parsons boys
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor PITTSBURG - Parsons High School’s eight-game winning streak came to an abrupt end Tuesday evening in Parsons 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. Parsons began the game in a 15-7 hole and had six traveling violations through six and a half minutes. The Vikings turned things around and led by as ma...
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St. Paul continues hot streak with Monday’s sweep
ST. PAUL — The St. Paul Indians earned their third sweep in a row Monday with a pair of victories over Pleasanton in a make-up date from a game postponed on Feb. 1. The SPHS girls began the night with a whopping 31 points in the first quarter on the way to a 65-38 victory over the Blue Jays (8-8 overall, 4-1 Three Rivers League) to improve to 13-3 overall and 5-0 in the Three Rivers League. The Indians hit three 3-pointers in the first quart...
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Oswego knocks off Chetopa
CHETOPA — The Oswego High School boys basketball team used a strong start to pull away from Chetopa here Monday night in a 52-38 contest. The Indians (13-2 overall, 4-0 TRL) defeated rival Chetopa (5-7 overall, 2-2 TRL) to inch closer to a Three Rivers League title. Oswego led 16-4 after a quarter of play before the Hornets played within two the rest of the way. “It was just another hard fought Oswego, Chetopa game,” said Oswego head coach ...
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LCHS JV brings home six medals
Six Labette County High School junior varsity wrestlers brought home medals from the Burlington Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Charlie Romero, Seth Trimmell and Ty Gatton all captured gold medals to lead the Grizzlies. For Romero, this was his second championship in his second tournament of the season. Again, Romero won four-consecutive matches on his way to the title at 112 pounds. Romero ends his abbreviated season with an 8-0 record...
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Tigers sweep LCC Saturday
The Labette Community College basketball teams lost a pair of games at Cowley County Community College on Saturday evening. The LCC women fell short in what would have been an improbable comeback. The Lady Cardinals trailed Cowley 41-28 at the half before outscoring the home Tigers 45-28 in the second half to fall 69-63. LCC is now 8-18 overall and 5-9 in the KJCCC. Cierra Emerson led all scorers with 28 points. The sophomore guard shot 10 o...
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Altamont boys win eighth title in a row
The Altamont Eagle A Boys once again captured the USD 506 Tournament Championship for the eighth year in a row. The Eagles defeated Meadow View on Feb. 12 54-40 in the finals. The Eagles faced the Falcons for the third time this season. They came out strong with a 31-12 lead at the half on the way to the 14-point win. Austin Krewson led the first half surge with 15 points on the way to 21 for the night. He also had eight steals and five as...
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Saints finish basketball season in tourney
The St. Patrick Catholic School basketball season ended on Thursday. The Saints’ boys basketball team traveled to Chetopa on Thursday to take on Thayer in the league tournament semi-finals. Thayer won the game 38-26. Noah Taylor put up nine points and Bryce Chavez scored six. Tristain Smith added five. The loss drops the Saints to 5-6 overall this season and puts them in third place in league. “Thayer definitly had the size advantage, but ...
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Timberwolves complete year
The Galesburg Middle School basketball season ended on Saturday evening when the team finished its season with a league tournament in Yates Center. The Galesburg boys started the day with a 43-32 win over Yates Center. Garek Peters scored 13 points and Brant Beachner added 12. Colton Daniel snagged 10 boards in the win. In the second game of the day the Timberwolves lost to Humbolt by two to end the season. Beachner scored 12 and Brett Thomp...
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10 LCC wrestlers qualify for nationals
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor All 10 final matches at the NJCAA West/Central Zone Championships in Powell, Wyo., Saturday had something in common — each of them had a Labette Community College wrestler involved. The LCC wrestling team won the regional by 40.5 points and qualified all 10 wrestlers at the event for the 2011 NJCAA Men’s Wrestling Championship. The two-day tourney will begin on Feb. 25 in Spokane, Wash. Three LCC wrestlers too...
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Viking boys cruise
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor By looking at the final score one might think Parsons played flawless in a 60-30 victory over Columbus (9-5 overall, 0-2 SEK) on Friday evening, the scary thing is the Vikings had room for improvement in a 30-point, running-clock victory. “Coming down the stretch we need to take care of the ball. We didn’t at the end of the second quarter. We need to hit some free throws too. Overall, when you win 60 to 30 ther...
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Parsons girls go above .500
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After twice missing a chance to get above .500 on the season, the Parsons High School girls basketball team was not to be stopped on the third occasion. The Lady Vikings defeated Columbus (7-7 overall, 0-2 SEK) 68-37 Friday night to improve to 2-1 in Southeast Kansas League play and 8-7 overall. It marks the first time this season that the Vikings are above .500 after the team started 0-5 to begin the 2010-2011...
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St. Paul teams defeat Altoona
ST. PAUL — St. Paul High School’s boys were never really challenged here Friday night in their blowout 66-26 win over Altoona Midway. The Indians took an 18-2 lead onto the floor to start the second quarter and never let up. St. Paul led 34-16 at the half and scored a whopping 22 points in the third quarter to pretty much keep the game out of reach. Nine St. Paul players scored in the game. But the offense was led by senior Tyler Coomes with...
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Cherryvale girls fall
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Lady Chargers were outscored in the second half and fell to Fredonia in a Tri-Valley League high school basketball game Friday night. Cherryvale led the Yellowjackets 12-11 after the first quarter and stretched their lead to 26-23 by halftime. In the third quarter, Fredonia racked up 15 points while holding Cherryvale to 10, and the Yellowjackets outscored the Chargers 17-15 in the final period for a 55-51 victory....
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Indians take two from Crest
OSWEGO — The Oswego Indians cruised to a Three Rivers League high school basketball victory at home against Crest of Colony on Friday night. The Indians jumped out to an 11-2 lead after the opening quarter and led 24-6 at halftime. Oswego outscored Crest 27-24 in the second half for a 51-30 win. Ryan Shields made four 3-pointers and five of eight free throws to lead the Indians with 17 points. Hunter Cline added nine points, and Ryan Schenke...
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