Sports
Grizzlies fifth at Garnett golf invite
GARNETT — The Labette County High School girls golf team competed at the Anderson County Invitational on Monday. LCHS freshman Erica Gartner led the Grizzlies with a seventh place finish. Gartner shot a 95. Renae White finished 13th (100), Abbie Callahan was 31st (113) and Shania Riley finished 40th (121). “Erica and Renae really stepped up today on the back nine and finished strong,” Coach Ashley Spencer said. “All the girls played very com...
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Middle School Vikings earn wins over Royster
The Parsons Middle School football team played host to the Royster Rockets from Chanute and came away with two wins last Thursday night.  The seventh grade Vikings scored three times in the first two quarters while holding Chanute to one score to take a 18-8 halftime lead.  Keyshaun Anderson scored twice on runs of 13 and 15 yards and Kyle Dickens scored once from one yard out.  Anderson scored once more in the second half on a 46 yard run ...
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Golfers head to regional on Monday
A trip to state will be on the line for area girls golfers on Monday, Oct. 8 at the Girard Class 4A Girls Golf Regional. The top three teams plus the top five individuals not on the top three teams will advance to state. The regional will be held at Crawford Hills Golf Course and play will tee off at 9 a.m. Teams competing at the Girard regional will be Labette County, Chanute, Columbus, Fort Scott, Anderson County, Girard, Parsons and Pittsb...
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Vikings take second at SEK Meet
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Just two months ago Jane Posch was wondering if her Parsons High School girls tennis team would be able to compete with the league’s best. With several new faces at the varsity level, and with a couple of talented players moving on, those concerns were justified in August. But on Saturday, the Parsons Vikings tied for second at the SEK League Girls Tennis Tournament at Forest Park. So much for a rebuilding...
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Grizzlies second, Parsons third at Chanute Invitational
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com CHANUTE — Chanute is undefeated for a reason. Both Labette County and Parsons found out why on Saturday at the 34th Annual Chanute Invitational Volleyball Tournament. State-ranked Chanute defeated Labette County 25-17, 25-13 in the tourney’s title match. The Blue Comets improved to 24-0 on the season. The loss to Chanute was the only blemish of the day for Kristi Snider’s Grizzlies. Labette County beat Ja...
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Pittsburg XC invite recap
Below are Labette County’s results from the PIttsburg Invitational Cross Country Meet. Varsity boys: Drew Baum, second; David Geren, third; George Langston, eighth; Seth Blackburn, 11th; Daniel Albers, 25th; Jared Hawks, 55th; Joshua Mathes, 58th. Varsity girls: Michaela Ozier, second; Samantha Workman, 53rd; Maddie Holzem, 63rd; Brianna McGee, 67th; Meredith Reitemeier, 71st, Maddie Brothers, 72nd. JV boys: Cord Hall, first; Mitchell Kel...
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Labette County falls to Prairie View
ALTAMONT — The Labette County High School football team had a two-game winning streak snapped with a 20-13 loss to Prairie View on Friday night. The Buffaloes led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter. Prairie View then added a score in the second quarter, and neither team scored again. LCHS drops to 2-3 on the season with the loss. “This game was definitely a learning experience for us,” LCHS Coach Jesse Ybarra said. “At times we made the pla...
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Volleyball sub-state assignments released
Parsons and Labette County will compete at the Pittsburg Class 4A Volleyball Sub-State on Saturday, Oct. 20. Teams competing at Pittsburg are LCHS, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Fort Scott, Frontenac, Girard, Parsons and the host Purple Dragons. The other SEK teams (Chanute, Coffeyville, Independence) are competing at the El Dorado Sub-State. Sub-state champions in 4A advance to Salina for the state tournament. Area teams Erie and Cherryvale will...
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Big Pitt line helps keep Vikings winless
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com PITTSBURG — Winning the battle of the trenches is always crucial to success for any high school football team. And on Friday night, it’s safe to say the Pittsburg Purple Dragons won the battle up front against the Parsons Vikings. With a solid running game, the Dragons hammered the Vikings 69-6 at Hutchinson Field. To put it simply, the Vikings just could not stop the Purple Dragons’ running attack. With a ...
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Oswego falls to Southeast
OSWEGO — Oswego High School lost to Southeast here Friday night 44-30. The Indians generated about 500 yards of offense in the loss, but also allowed close to that for the visiting Lancers. Oswego had a 16-6 lead in the second quarter before Southeast scored late in the second quarter to close the gap to 16-14. Southeast built on that lead in the second half and was up 36-30 going into the final minutes when the Lancers scored again and added ...
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Humboldt takes home win against Cherryvale
CHERRYVALE — Cherryvale High School came up short on Friday night at home, with visiting Humboldt taking home a 21-16 win. Humboldt drew first blood in the first quarter before Cherryvale answered back with three touchdowns in the second quarter. Humboldt added two more TDs before halftime. No more scoring took place in the second half. Drew Housel ran the ball 13 times for 57 yards for Cherryvale, followed by Tristan Thornton’s 18 rushes for ...
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St. Paul remains unbeaten
UNIONTOWN — St. Paul High School dismantled Uniontown here Friday night with a 52-6 win. The win leaves St. Paul perfect, 4-0 overall and 1-0 in district play. The game started poorly for St. Paul. Indians’ Coach Doug Tuck said Uniontown’s Garrett Murrow, on the second play of the game, broke wide and ran 50 yards for a touchdown. Adjustments on defense effectively stopped, or significantly slowed, Uniontown’s offense. Tuck said Uniontown’s li...
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Hornets take out Tyro in one half
CHETOPA — Chetopa High School destroyed Tyro Christian 62-6 here Friday night. The Homecoming win, which took only two quarters, improves Chetopa’s record to 3-2 for the season. Josh Dvorak was crowned king and Jamie Jackson was crowned queen Friday night. Chetopa generated nearly 400 yards of offense in the only half, the majority of it on pass plays. Chetopa had a 16-0 lead after the first quarter and poured on the offense in the second quar...
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Vikings, Grizzlies fare well in SE-KAN golf standings
Girls golf teams in the region compete in the SE-KAN. Scores are totaled up from the area tournaments and golfers are ranked by their performances. Several of the schools in the area, such as Girard and Caney Valley, do not have league honors, as not enough teams in those conferences field teams. With that in mind, SE-KAN was formed several years ago to help recognize all girls golfers from the southeast Kansas area. Girard junior Timbrelee M...
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LCHS volleyball earns league victories
LCHS volleyball earns league wins INDEPENDENCE—The Labette County High School volleyball team picked up two SEK League victories on Thursday night. The Grizzlies beat Fort Scott 29-27, 24-26, 25-17. Labette County also defeated Independence 29-27, 25-22. “The kids started out somewhat sluggish against Fort Scott and then came back and played better as the evening went along,” LCHS Coach Kristi Snider said. Michaela O’Brien led the Gri...
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A POSTSEASON PREVIEW
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com PITTSBURG — With the postseason quickly approaching, Thursday’s Pittsburg Invitational Cross Country Meet was another opportunity for area runners to gauge themselves against the competition. In fact, Thursday’s invite at Four Oaks Golf Course could be viewed as a league and regional preview. The meet featured all of the SEK League schools, as well as Paola, Louisburg, Girard, Frontenac, and Baxter Springs...
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LCHS golf takes third at Columbus
The Labette County High School girls golf team finished third in the team standings at Thursday’s Columbus Invitational. Chanute was first with a 215 and Fort Scott was second (223). Labette was third with a 229. “The girls played great today,” LCHS Coach Ashley Spencer said. Coffeyville freshman Anna Pool earned medalist honors with a 42. Fort Scott’s Laine Parks was second (47) and Labette County’s Erica Gartner finished third with a 49. Abi...
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Going for the repeat
jpeake@parsonssun.com Parsons will be going for the repeat on Saturday. But it won’t be easy. The SEK League girls tennis tournament will be held at the Forest Park courts beginning bright and early at 8:30 a.m. Parsons is the defending league champion, but Independence may be the favorite to reclaim the crown this year. “It’s going to be tough to repeat,” Parsons Coach Jane Posch said. “We’ll have to have some upsets. We’re a good team, bu...
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Vikings, Grizzlies head to Chanute volleyball tourney on Saturday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Parsons and Labette County high schools will both compete at Saturday’s Chanute Invitational Volleyball Tournament. Eight teams will be in attendance, with the host Blue Comets, Erie, St. Paul, Parsons, Labette County, Jayhawk-Linn, Topeka Highland Park and Coffeyville competing. Chanute is currently undefeated at 17-0 and ranked third in the latest Kansas Volleyball Association Class 4A poll. Parsons is 6...
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KSHSAA releases new classifications
The 2012-13 Kansas State High School Activities Association classifications were released on Thursday. None of the Parsons-area schools were affected. There were no changes in the SEK League, either. All of the league schools remain in Class 4A. Pittsburg is one of the largest schools in 4A (710). Others are Independence (576), Fort Scott (562), Chanute (552), Labette County (527), Coffeyville (462) and Parsons (361). The widest range as far a...
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