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Vikes looking for road win against Southeast
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor It’s not exactly the most storied rivalry in the area. In fact, it’ll be the first known matchup between the two teams since league records were kept in 1962. Still, for Parsons (2-2) and Southeast (0-4), there will be plenty to play for this evening in Cherokee. The Vikings hit the road for the fourth time in five weeks tonight as they look to forget about a 14-3 loss in week four against Fort Scott. After do...
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Parsons improves to 3-1 in league with sweep
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons High School volleyball team sent its senior class out in style with two home victories Thursday evening. The Vikings (10-12 overall, 3-1 SEK) earned two wins in the final home triangular of the year for the three seniors on the team, Tiana Jones, Erika Getz and Erin Forbes. “Those three bring a lot of passion to the game. I’m really proud of them. They do a lot for us, and it’s a good trio,” said P...
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Disc golf tourney
A disc golf fundraising Turkey Shoot Tournament will begin at 9:15 a.m. Nov. 13 at Idle Hour Lake near Altamont. Registration for the tournament will begin at 8 a.m. There will be two 18-hole rounds, with the morning tee-off beginning at 9:30 or directly after a players’ meeting. Afternoon tee times will begin at 1 p.m. The ace fund will be $2 with a payout of at least $100. Mulligans will be $1 with a limit of three putts and two drives. A...
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Eight-man districts begin Friday night
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After getting off to a good start in Three Rivers League play, the St. Paul Indians hope to have a similar start to district play Friday evening. With a win, the Indians may be in the driver’s seat in both races. St. Paul (2-2 overall, 1-0 TRL) will host Pleasanton (1-3 overall) on Friday evening with a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Indians are coming off of a dominate showing in Friday’s 76-30 win over Altoona-Midway....
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Grizzlies travel to Neodesha, win junior varsity tourney
NEODESHA — The Labette County High School junior varsity tennis team came home with a JV tennis tournament win as a team on Tuesday by grabbing victories in 11 of the 12 matches it participated in. The team traveled to Neodesha, where it was joined by the host team, Coffeyville and Iola in a round-robin tourney. Elyse Merritt took second place for LCHS by going 2-1. Merritt defeated Abbey St. Clair of Iola 6-1 and Michaela Davied of Neodesha...
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LCHS to face Pittsburg on Friday night
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After facing a team that is undefeated in the Southeast Kansas League in week four, the Labette County High School football team will go against the only other team without a blemish in the conference this week. On Friday, the Grizzlies will travel to Pittsburg to take on the Purple Dragons (3-1 overall, 3-0 SEK). Pittsburg has outscored SEK opponents 99-56 this season, and its latest win was the most impress...
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Lady Grizzlies win tennis tourney
The Labette County High School varsity girls tennis team traveled to Neodesha on Saturday for an invitational tournament. The Grizzlies walked away as the first-place finishers in the tourney that included Maranatha, Neodesha, Independence and the Grizzlies. LCHS finished with eight points, the same number as Indy, but the Grizzlies were declared the winner due to them winning more games than Indy. LCHS won 77 points to the 74 of Independen...
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Labette County JV defeats Indy
The Labette County junior varsity football team defeated Independence 24-8 Monday in Independence. The game was a combination of freshmen and sophomores due to lack of numbers for Independence. Following a safety from the defense, the LCHS freshmen offense drove down the field and punched in a touchdown with a five-yard run by Tyler Cares. Chandler Carson passed to Lee Reliford for the conversion and Labette County led at the end of the fi...
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Oswego opens district play
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The season is already six weeks and four games old, but the real fun starts this week for Class 2-1A football. The Oswego Indians (4-0) enter this week with a road football game and high hopes. They aren’t the only ones. Joining the Indians will be their opponent Humboldt (0-4), Jayhawk-Linn (0-4), Lyndon (4-0), Olpe (4-0) and Pittsburg-Colgan (4-0). The district is classified as District 1 by the state of ...
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Youth gets hole-in-one
Andrew Fuentez recently accomplished what most golfers don’t achieve in their lifetimes well before he reached his teens. The 10-year-old Fuentez knocked in a hole-in-one on the Par 3 third hole at Prairie Ridge Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 18. The hole measures 150 yards. Fuentez is a fifth-grade student at St. Patrick Catholic School and has been playing golf for the past seven years. He scored two first-place finishes in four youth tour...
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Chargers rush to 39-14 win
BURLINGTON — The Cherryvale Chargers’ ground game generated nearly 450 yards of offense here Friday night in Cherryvale’s 39-14 win over Burlington. Tevis Linnebur had 19 carries for 208 yards and four touchdowns and Devon Hestand had 19 carries for 167 yards and one TD for Cherryvale. The Chargers built up a 27-0 lead into the third quarter before Burlington got on the scoreboard on a 14-yard run. Burlington didn’t score again until the fou...
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Middle school takes 2 from Coffeyville
The Parsons Middle School Vikings won two games Thursday night in Coffeyville with the seventh grade winning 12-0 and the eighth grade winning 20-14. The seventh grade scored on two long runs in the second quarter by Dontel Martinez, one covering 40 yards and the other covering 49 yards. “The seventh grade came ready to play this week. The coaching staff challenged them to step up after last week’s loss and they responded. Defensively th...
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Tigers get past Vikings in Fort Scott
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor FORT SCOTT — After putting a stop to two unwanted streaks the past two weeks, the Parsons High School football team looked to make it three in a row Friday night. Unfortunately, the Fort Scott Tigers were having none of that on their home turf. The Tigers shut down a Parsons offense that has been nothing short of electric the first three weeks of the season and extended their winning streak over Parsons to 19 ...
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Oswego wins by 65 points
OSWEGO — Oswego generated nearly 400 yards of offense here Friday night in a 65-0 Homecoming romp over Northeast of Arma. With the win, Oswego won the Three Rivers League title, defeating both teams in the league. The Indians generated 32 points in the first quarter on lengthy run and pass plays and another 26 points before the half ended. Most of the game was on a running clock, the only mercy measure for 11-man football. Lane Martin score...
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St. Paul crushes Altoona-Midway
ST. PAUL — It took 11 touchdowns, but eventually the St. Paul Indians ended their game against Altoona-Midway High School early based on the 8-man football mercy rule on Friday night. St. Paul pulled ahead 34-12 by halftime of the Three Rivers League game. Altoona fought back with 18 points in the third quarter, but St. Paul scored 24 in the meantime. Finally, St. Paul shut down Altoona in the fourth quarter while scoring 18 points for the 76...
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Neodesha spoils EHS Homecoming
ERIE — Neodesha spoiled Erie’s Homecoming festivities here Friday, handing the Red Devils a 40-0 loss. Kyle Engstrom was named Homecoming king, and Tiffany Dean was crowned queen at the football stadium. Neodesha’s quarterback started the scoring run with an 11-yard run. At halftime, Erie was down 34-0. The visitors amassed 359 yards of rushing, compared to 92 yards for Erie. Erie’s Rowdy Kyser completed 8 of 15 passes on the night, and Eri...
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LC falls to 1-3 with loss to Indy
ALTAMONT — Independence rolled to a 41-7 victory here Friday night over Labette County High School. The game was knotted at zero for the first quarter, but Independence scored twice in the second quarter before Labette County scored on a 5-yard run by Keaton Turner. Independence mixed its ground and air game against the Grizzlies, scoring on two long runs (42 and 40 yards) and one long pass play (55 yards). Indy had 192 passing yards on the ...
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Grizzlies finish in second place
PITTSBURG — The Labette County High School varsity tennis team competed in the Pittsburg Varsity Girls Tennis Invitational on Thursday. The Grizzlies won 13 of 16 matches and placed second as a team to Pittsburg, which won 15 of 16 matches. Katie Anderson took the No. 1 singles spot for LCHS and finished 3-1 to take second place. Anderson defeated Shaylee Thomas of Columbus 8-1, Taylor Bailey of Fort Scott 8-1 and Jasmine Bannister of Iola ...
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LCHS cross country team takes first
The Labette County High School cross country team competed in the West Franklin Invitational at Pomona Lake on Thursday. The Labette County varsity girls placed first as a team. Kandi Voorhees led the team by placing second, followed by Samantha Workman, 11th, and Maddie Brothers, 13th. The three girls medaled by placing among the top 15 runners. Results of the rest of the LCHS runners were not available. The varsity boys once again placed...
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Fort Scott narrowly escapes Parsons
Southeast Kansas League play began for the Parsons High School volleyball team Thursday night with a home triangular. The Vikings hosted Fort Scott (15-5) and Coffeyville (1-12) for matches. Parsons nearly pulled off an upset over Fort Scott in its opener. The Vikings won the first set 30-28 and dropped the second 22-25. In the third and final set, the Tigers pulled away late after Parsons had a 20-17 advantage. Fort Scott went on to win 25-...
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