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Parsons, Hayden to begin Class 4A tourney today
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons High School boys basketball team will be the No. 2 seed and will kick off the Kansas Class 4A State Basketball Tournament today in Salina. Their opponent for today’s 3 p.m. tip? Topeka-Hayden (17-6). Some reward. The Vikings will square off against the Wildcats in a clash of two teams with as many contrasts as similarities. The Vikings haven’t been to state since 1998. While Parsons has always had ...
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Labette softball, baseball teams compete
The No. 16 ranked Labette Community College softball team took on the No. 15 ranked Iowa Central Tritons on Saturday afternoon in Parsons. LCC came away with a split with their visitors by battling back to win the second game of the doubleheader 5-4 after dropping the first game 1-0. “We had another two great pitching performances. Taylor (Paulson) threw a tremendous game in game one and just didn’t get any offensive assistance. In game two ...
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PWC competes in two tournaments
The regular season came to a close this past Saturday for the Parsons Wrestling Club. The club split for the the day, sending 11 wrestlers to Wichita to compete at the Park City-Wichita Classic while 12 wrestlers traveled to Altamont for the Jr. Grizzly Open. For some members of the club this will conclude their season. PWC will have 16 wrestlers trying to qualify for the Kansas Folkstyle Championships held March 26-27 in Topeka. Parsons wa...
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LCHS falls just short of state
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons-hosted girls Class 4A was won by defense. Unfortunately for the Labette County High School girls team, the Grizzlies needed just a little bit more of it. The LCHS girls fell to 17-5 on the year in a 30-28 loss to the Independence Bulldogs (16-7) in Saturday’s substate final here. Not much separated the two schools going into the game. The Grizzlies and Bulldogs had split two meetings this season an...
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Vikes state bound for first time since '98
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The “State bound! State bound!” chants started with just under two minutes to play Saturday night, but in reality the Parsons High School boys basketball team sealed its trip much earlier in the game. Parsons put the finishing touches on a 3-0 trip through its own substate on Saturday evening with a 73-53 victory over the Columbus Titans (12-11). The Vikings improved to 20-3 overall with the win and advanced to...
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Indians’ season ends Friday with double-overtime loss to Colony
IOLA — The St. Paul boy’s basketball team fell one game short of a shot to play for the Class 1A state tourney with a 43-41 double-overtime loss to Crest on Saturday. The loss came just over a week after Crest defeated St. Paul 37-26 to end the regular season. The two teams entered the half with Colony-Crest ahead 15-14, but it looked like the No. 2 seed was beginning to pull away in the third when they outscored St. Paul 6-2. The Indians b...
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Colgan jumps out to early lead in Friday’s victory over Oswego girls
SEDAN — The Oswego High School girl’s basketball team lost to the Pittsburg-Colgan Panthers 54-39 here Friday evening in the semi-finals of the Class 2A substate hosted by Sedan. Colgan got off to a fast start in the game and led 14-5 after a quarter of play. The Indians gained a bit of ground in the second but still went into the half trailing 22-14. In the third quarter the Panthers broke the game open by limiting Oswego to just four point...
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Cherryvale outlasts Red Devils
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor NEODESHA — When Mike Casteel emerged from his team’s sullen lockerroom, one word was on his mind — proud. Casteel’s Erie Red Devils came very close to upsetting the No. 1 seed at the Neodesha Class 3Asubstate tournament on Friday night. Fifth-seeded Erie had Cherryvale on the ropes late, but the Chargers were the team left standing when the final horn sounded. In the end, Cherryvale’s boys earned an exc...
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Labette to play Indy in substate championship
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Labette County High School girl’s basketball game will once again be playing in the substate finals. Labette (17-4) advanced to the finals on Friday night with a 40-32 victory over Baxter (15-6), to set up a matchup with Independence here tonight. LCHS used a quick start to dispatch of the Lions 40-32 on Friday evening. After a quarter of play the Grizzlies led 14-7 despite six turnovers. The LCHS ladies ...
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Parsons survives Indy scare
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Take any Parsons High School starter and call him a hero. They all were in Thursday’s 59-49 overtime win over Independence (14-8). You’d be right if you called Tevin Johnson the hero. The Vikings’ point guard stepped up when needed in the third quarter as soon as the offense wasn’t going the Vikes’ way. Johnson hit multiple big shots the pass-first guard usually doesn’t even attempt. It’d also be fair to call ...
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Vikings beat Bulldogs in OT
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Take any Parsons High School starter and call him a hero. They all were in Thursday’s 59-49 overtime win over Independence (14-8). You’d be right if you called Tevin Johnson the hero. The Vikings’ point guard stepped up when needed in the third quarter as soon as the offense wasn’t going the Vikes’ way. Johnson hit multiple big shots the pass-first guard usually doesn’t even attempt. It’d also be fair to call ...
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Labette County girls advance in substate tourney
ALTAMONT — The Labette County High School girls basketball team is moving on to the second round of substate. The LCHS girls improved to 16-4 overall on Tuesday evening by knocking off Columbus (7-14) 49-32 here Tuesday evening in a game that saw Labette pull away late. “We struggled shooting (in) the first quarter last night but put together a couple of defensive flurries to take control of the game,” said LCHS coach Kristi Snider, whose te...
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Erie, Cherryvale boys set to play Friday
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Chargers stayed true to seeding on Tuesday evening with a 54-46 victory over Fredonia (2-19) to improve to 14-7 overall this season and to advance to the second round of substate and to set up a meeting with Erie on Friday. Although Fredonia entered the game with just two wins, one of them came over the Chargers in early January. This time around Fredonia outscored Cherryvale by four points overall in the first, sec...
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Lady Indians survive round one
OSWEGO — The Lady Indians got a stiff test from No. 6 seed Yates Center, but had enough in the tank to advance to a semi-finals matchup with Pittsburg-Colgan (11-9) on Friday. The Indians needed a late run to get the victory over Yates Center, whose 5-15 record may not have been a good indicator of their talent. The Wildcats had played multiple games against Class 3A powers Burlington, Eureka and Fredonia this season during play in the Tri-Va...
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St. Paul boys blow by Pleasanton
ST. PAUL — Balanced scoring and tight defense has advanced St. Paul (13-8) into a rematch with Colony-Crest Friday evening. The Indians defeated Pleasanton 43-24 on Tuesday night after allowing just nine first-half points. St. Paul started the game slow on offense when it scored only six points off two 3-pointers, but the Indians gave up just one field goal in the first eight minutes and led 6-3 after one. In the second quarter St. Paul was...
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Labette women, men finish year
Basketball season ended for the Labette Community College basketball teams on Tuesday evening. The Labette women traveled to Great Bend to take on Barton County in the opening round of play in the NJCAA Division 1 Region VI basketball tournament. Barton was able to score an 84-47 victory over the Cardinals to drop LCC to 10-21 overall this season and end the year for the Lady Cardinals. Barton raced out to a 37-18 lead at the break before o...
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Fleet of Viking 3-pointers sink Girard Trojans
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor It’s normally not a good thing when a team fails to score a point in an entire quarter. Of course, the game isn’t normally out of hand by the time the start of the fourth period comes around. The Parsons High School boys basketball team improved to 18-3 overall on Monday with a 48-24 home victory here over Girard. The Vikings hit an eye-popping 11 3-pointers in the game and breezed by the Trojans and into the ...
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Grizzlies' comeback falls short
COFFEYVILLE — Labette County High School’s fourth-quarter rally here Monday night was not enough to defeat Coffeyville in the opening round of substate, but it was close. The 66-63 loss ended the Grizzlies’ season with a record of 9-11. Coffeyville will advance in the tournament and play on Thursday against Columbus, a surprise winner over Chanute Monday. Senior Mitchell Smith scored 17 points in the game for Labette County, hitting five 3-po...
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OHS overcomes 1-point quarter
OSWEGO — The Oswego High School basketball team got quite a scare here Monday, but advanced to the second round of substate thanks to a strong defensive effort. The Indians improved to 18-2 overall and more importantly stayed alive in the 2010-2011 season with a 31-24 victory over Central Burden. The Raiders (7-13) used a tightly-packed zone defense to keep Oswego uncomfortable in the early moments of Monday’s game. Oswego failed to register...
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Riverton knocks off Lady Chargers
CHERRYVALE — The Lady Chargers’ season ended here on Monday with a 48-37 loss to visiting Riverton. The Rams pulled off the mild upset over the No. 4 seeded Chargers on Monday thanks to a strong start and big lead at the half in a game that ended 48-37 in favor of Riverton. A win would have put Cherryvale in line for a matchup with No. 1 seed Fredonia on Thursday, the same team the Chargers had knocked off a week ago. “It was one of those n...
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