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Jr. Grizzlies place 14 in Caney tourney
The Altamont Junior Grizzly wrestling team traveled to Caney on Saturday to compete in the Caney Wrestling Tournament. Fourteen Junior Grizzlies placed in the tourney. Head coach Rocky Starmer said the boys have accomplished a lot in the last two years, and they are seeing hard work pay off. Next up for the Junior Grizzlies was today’s trip to Independence. On March 5, the Junior Grizzlies will host a home tourney in Altamont. Results from ...
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Indians too much for Moran
ST. PAUL — After a long hiatus, the St. Paul High School basketball teams returned to action Thursday evening at home for a pair of varsity games against Marmaton Valley of Moran. The games were the first of February for the Indians, but neither team seemed to mind in a pair of double-digit Indian wins. The Lady Indians began the evening with a 57-20 victory over Marmaton Valley. St. Paul senior Morgan Westhoff went for 34 points in the win....
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Indy sweeps LCC teams
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Independence Community College finished a successful season against the Labette Community College basketball teams Wednesday with a pair of victories to earn a season sweep over the Cardinals. The Labette women welcomed Independence (24-1 overall, 12-1 KJCCC) to kick things off Wednesday evening at the LCC Gymnasium. Independence opened a 38-27 lead in the first half on the way to an 87-65 win. “One of our goa...
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Grizzly boys can’t overcome slow start in Indy Tuesday
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor INDEPENDENCE — The final minutes of a game are often the most critical, but in this case the first few were the difference. The Labette County High School boys basketball team (6-7 overall, 1-1 SEK) fell to Independence (10-3 overall, 2-0 SEK) 58-50 Tuesday behind an 18-6 lead through a quarter of play. “The first quarter was key. There’s no doubt about it. We gave them too many easy baskets early. You can’t ...
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LC’s quick start ruins Bulldogs’ return home
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor INDEPENDENCE — It was a homecoming of sorts for the Independence High School basketball team Tuesday night. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, the Lady Grizzlies spoiled the return. Labette County High School (10-3 overall, 2-0 SEK) outlasted the Bulldogs (6-7 overall, 0-2 SEK) in a 45-42 game to help salvage a season split with the Bulldogs. “At times I thought we played really well. We had some breakdowns defen...
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LCHS girls get win at Indy
INDEPENDENCE — The Labette County High School Lady Grizzlies fought hard for a 45-42 win here Tuesday night. Labette County led 21-18 at halftime and kept the momentum going to the end for the Southeast Kansas League road win. Tiara Ford scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Morgan Workman scored 11 for the Lady Grizzlies.
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LCHS boys drop road game to Indy
INDEPENDENCE — Labette County High School's Mitchell Smith scored 19 points Tuesday night in a road loss to Independence. Indy won 58-50. The Grizzlies trailed 18-6 after a quarter, but cut the lead to two points in the third quarter. Christian Hosey scored 12 points for the Grizzlies. The LCHS JV defeated Indy 50-28. Erik Swanwick scored 15 points, Chase Dodsworth nine and Tucker Thompson eight. The JV improves to 9-1. The Grizzly freshme...
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Parsons boys survive Iola
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Cliches become cliched only if they are true. Take this one for example — practice makes perfect. The Parsons High School boys basketball team was far from perfect on Friday evening, but then again the Vikings hadn’t had the chance to practice. “We played like we haven’t practiced in three days. We’ll have to work on that,” quipped Parsons High School head coach Mike Krull, whose team had not played together s...
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Young ballplayer has ties to Parsons
A California-based 11-year-old with local ties recently finished up play on the No. 1- ranked team in the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) baseball division. Chase Tredway, 11, grandson of Charles Tredway, a former Parsons resident and Parsons High School graduate, and great-grandson of Martha Tredway of Parsons, was a member of the Ladera Grays 11-year-old traveling team this season. The Grays are a baseball club based in ...
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Parsons girls defeat Iola in OT
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The crowd was already at its feet by the time Taylor Kemp’s shot fell through the hoop. They already knew it was going in. After bouncing four times off the rim and backboard, the ball had to go through the hoop eventually. The Parsons High School girls basketball team improved to 7-7 on the year and 1-1 in the Southeast Kansas League Friday with a 46-43 overtime victory here against Iola. It looked like the V...
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Super Bowl teams very balanced; game could go either way Sunday
The A-Game By Anthony Cook Sports Editor For the second year in a row, I just can’t get a good feel on the Super Bowl. Shouldn’t both these teams be favored? I think both could win. I guess that’s the ultimate goal of the playoffs — to create a matchup of two superior teams. If you’ll remember, I picked the Colts to win last season. I thought it was going to be a toss-up of a game and didn’t know if offense or defense was going to be the ...
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Devils, Streaks split make-up games
ERIE — The Erie High School boys and girls basketball teams welcomed the Neodesha Blue Streaks Monday evening in a make-up game from a weather-delayed date in mid-January. The two teams split a pair of close games. In the boys game, the Red Devils pulled out a 41-35 victory after leading by just a point going into the fourth quarter. The win improves the Erie boys to 8-6 this season. “The kids had to play defense and grind it out on a night...
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Cardinals grab Kansas Cup victory
HAYS — The Labette Community College got a little revenge over the weekend on its trip to Hays. Competing in the second annual Kansas Cup Invitational, the Cardinals came away with the overall victory in the tournament by scoring 104.5 points. LCC also knocked off the defending champions and host team Fort Hays State University to take home the cup win. LCC dominated the eight-team Kansas Cup Invitational, pulling out a victory by 22 points...
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Galesburg girls drop two games
The Galesburg Middle School girls basketball team took on Yates Center on Wednesday and Eureka Thursday night to finish off a three-game week. “It was a rough week for us,” said Galesburg coach Sindy Daniels. “Playing three games in one week is hard on me, let alone the students.” In the A game Wednesday against Yates Center, Galesburg lost 41-22. “At the beginning of the year, we couldn’t get the ball across half court on Yates Center’s pr...
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LCHS competes at Fredonia
The Labette County High School wrestling team traveled to Fredonia High School over the weekend for the Fredonia Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Three Grizzly wrestlers placed at the event. At 160 pounds, Caleb Journot finished in third place. Journot opened the day with a 12-0 victory by decision over Josh Moyer before grabbing a pinfall win over Jim Price of Rose Hill. In his third match of the day, Journot lost his first and only mat...
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Two Viking wrestlers place in tourney
The Parsons High School wrestling team put the finishing touches on a busy week of action Saturday when they traveled to Chanute for the SEK Invitational, just two days after hosting Burlington and Cherryvale at home for a pair of duals. Burlington defeated Parsons 63-18, but the Vikings earned a 27-24 win over Cherryvale. Parsons coach Chris Ball said of Thursday’s duals, “We wrestled pretty tough against a good team, even though we didn’t w...
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LCC drops pair of games to JCCC
Johnson County Community College earned its second sweep of the Labette Community College Cardinals this season with a pair of victories in Parsons on Saturday. The Johnson men defeated LCC 78-63 thanks to a 37-17 edge at the half. The Cardinals did outscore Johnson (15-6 overall, 5-5 KJCCC) in the second half to make the score respectable, however. The Cardinals had previously lost to Johnson County 100-61 in early December. The loss was t...
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Viking boys survive Chanute scare
CHANUTE — Parsons High School’s boys survived a fourth-quarter scare from Chanute here Friday night. The Vikings held on for a 64-61 win, their first in Southeast Kansas League which started for them in Chanute. Parsons led at halftime 36-23 and maintained that margin at the end of the third quarter, 54-41. Chanute players had hot hands from the three-point line, canning seven of the bombs compared to three for Parsons. In the fourth quarte...
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Cherryvale girls win
NEODESHA — The Cherryvale High School girls defeated Neodesha 44-30 here Friday night. Neodesha never threatened in the lop-sided win for Cherryvale. Andrea Hucke scored 13 poins for Cherryvale. Mary Reilly scored 10 in the win. “The first quarter was the most complete quarter that we played all year. We were active on defense, rebounded well, and offensively moved and made the extra pass. Our defense stayed fairly consistent the rest of th...
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LCHS girls improve to 9-3
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor COLUMBUS — The Labette County High School girls basketball team wasted no time reminding the rest of the league why they are the defending Southeast Kansas League champions Friday evening. Unfortunately for the Titans, they were on the receiving end of the message. Labette County raced out to a 15-0 lead in the first four and a half minutes of play Friday in Columbus on the way to a 46-33 victory that moves the...
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