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Lady Cardinals earn victory in home opener
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor A desperation 3-point attempt failed to draw iron, and with that the Labette Community College Lady Cardinals basketball team moved to 1-0 on the season Wednesday evening with a 68-65 victory over Southwestern College. “What I liked about this game is that it’s the first game of the season, and we showed we could pull out a tight win,” said LCC first-year head coach Anna Nimz, who won her first game as a head c...
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2010 local HS football comes to its conclusion
St. Paul’s opening-round loss in the state playoffs was the final game of the season for the seven local football teams covered by the Parsons Sun. Below is a look at the season for each of those teams. Parsons High School Predicted finish — 3-6 Actual finish — 4-5 Overview — The Vikings entered the season with the longest dry spell in the area. For the entire two previous season Parsons had failed to win a football game. This season brou...
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Raiders’ air attack too much for SP Indians
The St. Paul Indians were unable to stop the pass, and therefore unable to stop the Raiders on Tuesday evening. St. Paul dropped to 6-4 this season in a 54-8 loss to Central-Burden (7-3) to exit the Kansas state eight-man division I playoffs in the first round. The game, called in the middle of the third quarter due to the 45-point rule, saw the Central-Burden offense, led by quarterback Bo Savage, had 361 yards through the air. Savage had ...
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Kansas football tragedy will hopefully not be forgotten
The A-Game By Anthony Cook Sometimes things hit you right in the gut. My ritual during football season after my story is written is to find out as many of the local scores on Friday nights as I can, draw conclusions and go to bed. The next day I usually look around the rest of the state to find any results that interest me. Last week the ritual was moved up a day due to games being played on Thursday, so when I prowled through the rest of...
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All-CNC volleyball announced
The CNC League has announced its volleyball honors for the 2010 season. Among the selections to the all-league teams was Erie sophomore Chelsea Oliphant. Oliphant was selected to the honorable mention all-league team and was one of only two sophomores in the CNC to be honored with an all-league award. The other member on the team was Lindsey Horham of Frontenac, who finished on the all-league first team as a setter. All-CNC volleyball Firs...
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Indians drop season finale
OSWEGO — The Oswego Indians finished the 2010 football season with a 30-6 loss to Lyndon (7-2) on Friday evening to drop to 6-3 this year. The Indians had no trouble moving the ball against Lyndon. As a team, Oswego had 385 yards, 275 through the air, but OHS could not score after a second quarter touchdown by senior quarterback Lane Martin. Martin finished the evening with 135 yards rushing on 21 attempts. Senior Hunter Cline had nearly...
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LCHS CC takes ninth in Class 4A
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Anyone who had the pleasure of seeing the Labette County High School boys cross country team this season can safely say they saw one of the 10 best teams in Class 4A. That much was proven on Saturday. The LCHS boys cross country team traveled to Wamego on Saturday morning for the state cross country run. Wamego hosted the tourney for classes 4-1A in boys and girls during the day. As a team, the Grizzlies took n...
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LCC welcomes new coach, players in ’10
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor A new coach will be calling plays from the sidelines at Labette Community College women’s basketball games this season, and she appears ready for her new test. Anna Nimz and the 2010-11 LCC Lady Cardinals will take the court in just one day when they host the Southwestern College Moundbuilders beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the LCC Gymnasium. Nimz, a graduate of Pittsburg State University, will be coaching as a hea...
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Caney gets past Cherryvale
CANEY — The Cherryvale Chargers ended their season on Thursday night with a 26-6 3A district loss to the Caney Valley Bullpups. Cherryvale held Caney scoreless in the first quarter, but the Bullpups struck twice in the second while the Chargers failed to put points on the board, making the score 14-0 at halftime. Caney scored again in the third quarter before Cherryvale got its first points. Cody O’Brien hauled in a 28-yard pass from Devon He...
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Erie loses playoff bid
FRONTENAC — Erie rushed for 122 yards against Frontenac here Thursday night, but Frontenac generated 458 yards and got the win. Frontenac defeated the Red Devils 46-22. Keith Marquardt scored two Erie touchdowns, one on a 61-yard run and the other on a 33-yard pass from Rowdy Kyser. Kyser scored another TD on the night. The loss drops Erie out of contention for a playoff next week. Frontenac 46, Erie 22 Erie 8 0 6 8 — 22 Frontenac 8 14 ...
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Grizzlies drop last game to Titans
ALTAMONT — The Labette County Grizzlies came two points short of making the playoffs when they fell to the Columbus Titans in a 4A District 8 game on Thursday night. The Grizzlies finished district play with a 1-2 record after the Titans beat them 27-25. Had LCHS won the game, the team would be planning for its first playoff game on Tuesday. The Grizzlies opened the scoring Thursday when Keaton Turner rushed one yard for a touchdown in the f...
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Bulldogs pound the Vikings
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The newest coat of paint on the Southeast Kansas League touchdown record hadn’t dried before it was once again broken. This time the Parsons Vikings football team was on the receiving end of the record-smashing touchdown. The Vikings (4-5) traveled to Independence (8-1) on Thursday evening and ended their season with a 53-15 loss. The Bulldogs were led by senior Matt Bromley, who rushed for 84 yards and four ...
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Parsons needs win to make playoffs
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Few, if any, people thought the Parsons football team would still be in the playoff hunt on the last day of the regular season. It appears those people would be wrong. Parsons (4-4) will travel to Independence (7-1) to take on the second-place team in the Southeast Kansas League. The two are tied for second in Class 4A districts with wins against Girard and losses to Chanute. Tonight’s matchup will determine...
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Indians play for final win
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor It’s going to be quite the consolation game this Friday evening. The Oswego Indians (6-2) will travel to Lyndon to take on the Tigers (6-2) in a game to determine who goes out of the season with a win. Both teams share common losses after entering Class 2-1A District 1 undefeated. The Indians suffered back-to-back losses to Pittsburg-Colgan, 42-8, and Olpe, 14-6, in week six and seven while Lyndon fell to Olp...
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St. Paul prepares for Yates Center
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After coming off a critical three-week stretch with momentum and a playoff spot all but clinched, the St. Paul Indians don’t plan to change anything on Thursday when they travel to Yates Center. The Indians (5-3) will take on the Wildcats (1-7) in Yates Center in their final regular season, Three Rivers League and district game of the year. “After some of the struggles we’ve had, hopefully one of the things we...
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LCHS girls volleyball makes state tourney
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor They didn’t come in as the substate’s top team, but they left as No. 1. The Labette County High School volleyball team (30-7) won three matches on Saturday in Chanute to advance to the Class 4A state tournament this Friday in Salina. The Grizzlies defeated Columbus, Chanute and lastly No. 1 seeded Baxter to advance to the state tournament. “I’m not sure exactly at what point the girls decided they could win t...
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LCHS boys make state cross country
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After collecting a Southeast Kansas League title a week ago, the Labette County High School boys cross country team now has a shiny new Class 4A Regional runner-up title to go along with the honor. The LCHS boys cross country team traveled to Garnett County Club on Saturday for the Class 4A regional. As a team, the boys placed second overall with a total of 69 points in the 15-team regional. “The boys’ season ...
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Erie to play for district title
CHEROKEE — The Erie Red Devils will look to capture a district title on Thursday after getting past Southeast High School on Friday night. Erie scored once on special teams, twice on offense and three times on defense for a 42-35 win, moving the Devils to 2-0 in the district. The Devils jumped out to an early lead when Keith Marquardt returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. Rowdy Kiser then scored on a 13-yard rush. Southeast ...
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Labette rolls to 1-1 in district
BAXTER SPRINGS — A week after giving up 63 points in their first Class 4A district game agasint Coffeyville, the Labette County Grizzlies’ defense stepped up against Baxter Springs on Friday night. The result was a 48-20 win to boost LCHS to 1-1 in district play and 3-5 on the year. “This is a good win for us on the road against a very talented Baxter team,” LCHS coach Shane Holtzman said. “Our defense really stepped up tonight, shutting Bax...
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Vikings can't stop Comets
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons Vikings football team held the lead for 22 seconds on Friday evening. It wasn’t long enough. The Chanute High School football team scored nine touchdowns and racked up nearly 500 yards Friday evening at Marvel Park Stadium on the way to a 62-14 victory over Parsons. The victory moves the Comets to 6-2 this season and 2-0 in district play. Coupled with an Independence victory over Girard on Friday,...
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