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PREP FOOTBALL: FINAL DISTRICT STANDINGS
CLASS 4A DISTRICT 7 W-L Pts Girard 3-0 27 CH Frontenac 2-1 25 RU Independence 1-2 -13 X Parsons 0-3 -39 X X-eliminated from playoffs CH-Champion RU-Runner-up Friday, Oct. 12 Frontenac 53, Parsons 12 Girard 53, Independence 20 Friday, Oct. 19 Girard 68, Parsons 13 Frontenac 52, Independence 16 Thursday, Oct. 25 Independence 57, Parsons 28 Girard 7, Frontenac 6 CLASS 4A DISTRICT 8 W-L Pts Coffeyville 3-0 39 CH Columbus 2-1 13...
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Sports briefs: LCC wrestling home on Saturday, youth football, golf tourney other Saturday options
LCC wrestling host tourney today The Labette Community College wrestling team will host the Takedown Tournament today beginning at 9 a.m. Look for more on LCC’s wrestling team next week. Youth football title games are today The Parsons Police Youth Football League will be hosting the Kinsch Bowl at the Marvel Park stadium today. The first game starts at 11 a.m. and features the 3rd/4th Grade Parsons Chiefs and the Parsons Raiders. At 12:30 ...
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Columbus beats LCHS
ALTAMONT — Win and advance, or lose and go home. That was the situation facing both Labette County and Columbus entering Thursday's regular season finale at Lucas Field. Unfortunately for the host Grizzlies, it will be the Titans who will move on. Columbus defeated Labette County 32-0 on Thursday in the final district contest of the season. With the loss, the season ended for the Grizzlies (3-6). Columbus moves on and will play Tuesday at Gira...
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Neodesha holds Cherryvale to 200 yards of offense
CHERRYVALE — The Neodesha Bluestreaks held the Cherryvale Chargers to less than 200 yards of offense Friday night in a Class 3A District 7 high school football game. Cherryvale fell to 1-2 in district play with the 39-8 loss. Neodesha scored twice in the first quarter on a 14-yard run and an interception return. The Bluestreaks struck again three more times before halftime, including on another interception. The Chargers lost despite being out...
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Marmaton Valley defeats St. Paul
ST. PAUL — Marmaton Valley crushed St. Paul's hopes of post-season play here Thursday night, defeating the hometown Indians 52-6. With the loss, the Indians' season ends at 6-2. St. Paul and Marmaton Valley traded touchdowns in the first quarter before the visitors started pulling away. St. Paul's Riley O'Brien scored on a 5-yard run after Marmaton Valley put eight points on the board. The Indians failed on the point after the touchdown and Ma...
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Season ends for Vikings with loss to Bulldogs
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com INDEPENDENCE — With a 57-28 loss to Independence on Thursday night, the 2012 high school football season came to an abrupt end for the Parsons Vikings. Both the Bulldogs and Vikings were playing for pride in this one, as both schools entered the contest winless. But Independence's running game and Parsons' costly turnovers kept the Vikings without a victory for the season. The Vikings had four turnovers i...
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Oswego defeats Northeast
OSWEGO — Solid play from Oswego’s defense led to a short field and plenty of scoring opportunities for the Indians in a Class 2A, District 4 high school football game Friday night. The result was a 58-14 thrashing of Northeast of Arma that gave the Indians the Three Rivers League 11-man title. Oswego Coach Travis Burk said his defense played “awesome” and kept its intensity throughout the game, including in the fourth quarter when the team had...
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Grizzlies headed back to state cross country meet
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Competing at the state cross country meet has become a yearly occurrence for the Labette County High School boys cross country team. For the third-straight year, the Grizzlies will run at the Class 4A State Cross Country Meet. This year’s event is Saturday at Wamego Country Club. The Class 4A boys race will begin at 11 a.m. At the 2011 Class 4A State Cross Country Meet, the LCHS boys finished sixth in the ...
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SAVING HER BEST FOR LAST
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Kaylee Krull has saved her best for last. A junior at Parsons High School, Krull will compete at the Class 4A State Cross Country Meet in Wamego on Saturday. Krull qualified for state by finishing in the top 10 at the Lake Afton Regional on Saturday outside of Goddard. Krull took eighth place at the regional to advance to state for the second-straight year. “I was around 20th place and all the hills slowe...
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Grizzlies have shot at playoff spot
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com A win and they’re in. A loss and they go home. That’s the situation facing the Labette County High School football team. The Grizzlies host Columbus on Thursday night in the regular season finale. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. at Lucas Field. Both LCHS and Columbus are 1-1 in Class 4A’s District 8. The winner of Thursday’s contest will be the district runner-up. The winner will also advance to the playoffs....
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Vikings, Bulldogs will play for pride in season finale
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com When the Parsons Vikings travel to Independence on Thursday in the season finale, one team will finish its season with a victory. Both Parsons and Independence enter Thursday night’s contest at 0-8 on the season. With that, someone has to win. Whoever does earn the victory will at least end a rough season on a positive note. Both the Vikings and the Bulldogs are out of the playoff picture after 0-2 starts ...
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Oswego has a shot at league title
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com A trip to the playoffs is no longer a possibility, but the Oswego Indians still have something to play for. The Three Rivers League 11-Man title will be on the line Thursday when Oswego hosts Northeast. “We still have a chance to win our league,” Oswego Coach Travis Burk said Monday night. “It’s a championship week for us. It’s different. Usually when you’re out of the playoffs, you’re just out. But for us...
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Playoff berth on the line for St. Paul
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The scenario is simple. If the St. Paul Indians want to advance to the playoffs, they’ll have to knock off undefeated Marmaton Valley. St. Paul hosts Marmaton Valley on Thursday night in the final regular season date of 2012. The Wildcats are 8-0 overall and the Indians are 6-1 after last week’s district loss to Marais des Cygnes Valley. Marmaton Valley is 4-0 in 8-Man I, District 2, while the Indians are...
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SEK Football glance, scoring leaders
SEK League Standings League All Fort Scott 5-0 8-0 Pittsburg 5-1 5-3 Coffeyville 4-2 6-2 Chanute 3-2 5-3 Labette County 2-4 3-5 Independence 0-5 0-8 Parsons 0-5 0-8 Thursday, Oct. 25 games Parsons at Independence Chanute at Fort Scott Coffeyville at Baxter Springs Columbus at Labette County Friday, Oct. 26 Pittsburg at Blue Valley SW SEK SCORING LEADERS 1. Wesley Collins, COF, 114 pts. 2. Alex Barnes, PIT, 106 3. Marques Floyd, F...
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Thursday's area football games
Parsons at Independence Columbus at Labette County Northeast at Oswego Neodesha at Cherryvale Chetopa at Elk Valley Marmaton Valley at St. Paul Erie at Caney Valley
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Season ends for Grizzlies, Vikings at sub-state
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com PITTSBURG — An injury to a key player derailed Labette County at the Pittsburg Class 4A Sub-State Volleyball Tournament on Saturday. Playing in the tourney’s semifinals, Labette County had an early lead against Frontenac when senior Sadie Atkins went down with an ankle injury. Without one of their most versatile players, the Grizzlies looked out of sync the rest of the way. On the other hand, Frontenac ra...
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Area volleyball: Erie, Oswego, Chetopa fall in sub-state title matches
CANEY — Erie’s bid to reach the state volleyball tournament came up one win short. Southeast-Cherokee defeated Erie in the title match of the Caney Valley Class 3A Volleyball Sub-State on Saturday. Second-seeded Erie defeated host Caney Valley in the first round, 25-12, 25-13. The Red Devils then defeated St. Mary’s Colgan 25-21, 25-21 in the semifinals. Southeast defeated Cherryvale in the other semifinal. In the title match, top seed South...
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Area runners advance to state meet
LAKE AFTON — Labette County will be taking a full boys team to the state cross country meet. The Grizzlies finished third in the team standings at the Bishop Carroll Class 4A Regional Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Lake Afton. The top three teams qualified for the state meet. Mulvane was first, Winfield took second and LCHS was third. It was the third-straight year that the Grizzlies have qualified. “I believe we were put in the toughest 4A...
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Oswego girls advance to state cross country meet
BURLINGTON — Oswego will be sending its entire girls cross country team to the state meet. The Indians finished third in the team standings at the Burlington 2A Regional Meet on Saturday, grabbing the final spot for state. The top three teams advanced. Maranatha Academy won the team title on the girls side, with Bishop Seabury second and Oswego third. Oswego Coach Neil Cruse said there were some tense moments after the race as the team scores...
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