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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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LCHS gets first district win
Labette County defeated Baxter Springs 34-0 on Friday in district football action. “It was great to get back in the win column,” LCHS Coach Jesse Ybarra said. “Our kids have been working hard and improving all season. Getting a key win and setting up a big game vs. Columbus this coming Thursday makes it all worthwhile.” Dontae Johnson rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another for the Grizzlies. “Dontae keeps getting better each week at...
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Cherryvale defeats Erie
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Chargers rolled to a 21-0 halftime lead on their way to a high school football district win Friday night over the Erie Red Devils. The Chargers beat the Devils 35-6 to improve to 1-1 in Class 3A District 7. Erie fell to 0-2 in the district. J.D. Gastineau opened scoring for the game with a nine-yard run in the first quarter. Alex Haslett later scored his first varsity touchdown in the quarter on a 16-yard run. Drew ...
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Girard defeats Parsons
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Led by a solid running game, and with a big size advantage on the line, visiting Girard powered past the Parsons Vikings 68-13 on Friday night at Marvel Park in the second district game of the 2012 high school football season. "They're a good team," Parsons Coach David Pitts said in his only post-game comment to the Sun. With the loss, the Vikings remained winless on the season at 0-8 and also fell to 0-2 ...
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St. Paul loses to Marais des Cygnes
MELVERN — St. Paul High School lost its first football game here Friday night against Marais des Cygnes Valley, 52-40. Mistakes limited time in the endzone for the Indians — now 3-1 in district play and 6-1 overall — but they still managed a fourth-quarter comeback to keep the score close. The Trojans' Kaden Vanderpool had a strong night on offense, scoring five touchdowns and running 35 times for 201 yards. The Trojan running game was hard to...
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Oswego defeats Jayhawk-Linn
MOUND CITY — Oswego traded touchdowns with Jayhawk-Linn in the first half before pulling ahead after halftime for a high school district football victory on the road Friday night. Oswego coach Travis Burke said the Indians came out a little flat. That, combined with the Jayhawk's ability to control the clock with long drives, kept the Indians from taking the lead. Jayhawk-Linn struck first in the opening quarter, and Oswego answered when Etha...
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Unknown course awaits area runners
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com A bit of the unknown awaits area cross country runners this weekend. Runners from Parsons and Labette County High Schools are heading to the Class 4A Bishop Carroll Regional Cross Country Meet at Lake Afton on Saturday. Neither the Vikings, nor the Grizzlies have ever competed at the site before. “There’s an unknown a little bit,” Parsons Coach Mike Krull said. “I haven’t seen it, but I’ve heard it’s pret...
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Vikings, Grizzlies will square off at volleyball sub-state
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Rivals Parsons and Labette County will meet right off the bat on Saturday at the Class 4A Pittsburg Volleyball Sub-State. The event begins at 2 p.m. at Pittsburg High School. The Grizzlies are seeded fourth at 18-13. The Vikings are the fifth seed and enter the postseason at 14-21. The Grizzlies have defeated the Vikings in every meeting this season. “It’s going to be a tough game,” Parsons Coach Hillary ...
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LCC volleyball falls at home
The Labette Community College volleyball team fell to 2-22 on the season with a home loss to Highland on Wednesday night. The Scotties defeated the Cardinals 25-21, 17-25, 25-19, 25-20. ABOVE: Freshman middle blocker Kinzie Nesbitt tips over the block of Highland’s Veronica Pitchford on Wednesday night. Nesbitt is an Oswego product. Also, Allen County defeated Labette on Monday night. LCC is now 1-7 in the conference. In last week’s action,...
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LCC hoops picked fifth, sixth in preseason polls
The Jayhawk Conference released its preseason basketball polls this week. The Labette Community College men’s basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the Jayhawk East. The LCC women’s team was picked to finish sixth in the Jayhawk East. On the men’s side, Coffeyville was picked to win the East, with Cowley second, Independence third and Neosho County fourth in the poll. Labette was fifth, with Johnson County sixth, KCK seventh, Highland...
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Parsons Wrestling Club holding sign-up day on Saturday
The Parsons Wrestling Club will hold the first of several sign-up days this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Marvel Park Stadium. Kids from 5 to 14 can sign-up. The cost is $50 and parents are asked to bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate. There will also be a sign-up day on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9-noon, also at Marvel Park. The final sign-up day is Monday, Nov. 12 at the Parsons High School Wrestling Room. That will be the firs...
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St. Paul can clinch playoff spot
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com For the St. Paul Indians, a win on Friday locks up a playoff spot. But it won’t be easy. St. Paul has a long road trip to Marais des Cygnes Valley on Friday in a key 8-Man I District 2 football showdown. The Trojans need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. St. Paul hopes to spoil the party. “It’s exciting,” St. Paul Coach Doug Tuck said. “That’s the kind of game you want to play at this time of year....
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Erie wins CNC title
GIRARD — The Erie High School volleyball team is the champion of the CNC League for 2012. The Red Devils finished off regular season play on Tuesday with two wins at Girard to lock up the league crown. “I could not be more proud and excited for my girls,” Erie Coach Brianna Volmer said. “This was a team effort. Every one of my kids showed up tonight and took care of business. We played so well.  This title means so much to them, myself, Erie H...
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Vikings host Trojans on Friday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com After three-straight away games, the Parsons High School football team will be back at home this week. Parsons hosts Girard on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Marvel Park in the second district game of the season. Girard is the favorite to win Class 4A’s District 7 and is currently 6-1 on the season. Parsons enters Friday’s match-up at 0-7 and 0-1 in the district after last Friday’s 53-12 loss at Frontenac. A lo...
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Labette County looks for first district win on Friday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The Labette County Grizzlies are optimistic as the second district football game arrives this week. After dropping the first district contest to Coffeyville last Friday, the Grizzlies have two games remaining. And on paper, both games appear to be winnable ones for Labette County. The Grizzlies (2-5) head to Baxter Springs on Friday to face the winless Lions (0-7). A date with Columbus (3-4) will end the r...
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Cherryvale to honor 1975 football team on Friday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com All these years later, Tracy Wenino still remembers the day the Cherryvale High School football team played for the state championship in 1975. Wenino attended the game as a child and still recalls that rainy day. But something else about that state runner-up football team has stayed on Wenino’s mind, too. “They never had their day,” she said. “They never had a parade or anything. We decided they deserved...
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LCHS girls gain experience at state golf tournament
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com A great experience. That’s the way Ashley Spencer describes her team’s trip to the Class 4A State Girls Golf Tournament in Hesston. The Grizzlies competed at state on Monday, capping off the school’s first season fielding a girls golf team. “We had a great time and the girls learned a lot,” Spencer said. “Now the girls understand how much work they need to put in and how good they can be.” Erica Gartner wa...
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