Sports
LCHS wrestlers open season
The Labette County High School wrestling season began on Saturday when the Grizzlies traveled to Ark City for a a day full of dual matches. The Grizzlies went 0-5 on the day in the duals due to open spots in some of the weight classes, but the Grizzlies won the majority of matches in three of the five duals and won one or more head-to-head matchups in each dual. Just five Grizzlies competed in the event. The Grizzlies were led by Channing Ho...
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LCHS girls overcome deficit for win
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor PITTSBURG — Not many teams can overcome an 11-point second half and still win the game, but then again not many teams can play defense like the Labette County High School girls basketball team. The Grizzlies overcame a tough offensive night to defeat a strong Pittsburg team 39-32 on the road Friday night. “There were times we did a lot of things right. It wasn’t a lack of effort. We had some bad reps with the ...
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Grizzlies stop Pittsburg
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor PITTSBURG — The Labette County High School boys basketball team has a number of sevens littered throughout its locker room. The team doesn’t try to hide why either. It’s to remind the players of what number the rest of the coaches in the Southeast Kansas League thought the team would finish in the league race this season. Friday’s 54-42 victory over Pittsburg may make the Grizzlies put up even more sevens. “(P...
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Labette men lose to Johnson County
After showing promise in the past two games, the Labette Community College mens basketball team fell to 1-10 this season with a 100-61 loss to Johnson County (6-1) on Wednesday. The Cardinals, who have now lost six in a row, lost the previous two games entering Wednesday’s Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference opener by an eight-point average. Those losses against Hesston and Northern Oklahoma-Enid were a far cry from the first three g...
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Johnson County defeats Lady Cards
The Labette Community College women’s basketball team dropped to 4-10 overall this season and lost their fourth in a row on Wednesday evening when they traveled to Overland Park to take on Johnson County Community College. Johnson scored a 79-49 victory over LCC. The Cardinals, like everyone else this season, struggled against a Cavaliers team that has won each game this season by double digits. The closest anyone has came to Johnson was Pe...
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Ideas for outdoor-related Christmas gifts
It’s that time of year again. Those that read this column on a regular basis will most likely think I am talking about deer hunting or maybe trout fishing at pit No. 30 in the Mined Land Area. But after the last leftover turkey sandwich is eaten, all outdoorsmen and women still have something very important to worry about. How do we get what we really need this Christmas and avoid those other gifts that find their way under our tree? First, ci...
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LCC hoops goes 0-4 over weekend
The Labette Community College women’s and men’s basketball programs finished the weekend 0-4 when the two teams took trips to two tournaments. The Labette women traveled to Concordia for a four-team tourney hosted by Cloud County. In the opener on Saturday, the women fell to Cloud 81-66 to fall to 4-8 this season. In the game, Labette found itself in a small hole at the half when Cloud led by a 39-36 score. However, the hosts pulled away i...
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Saints begin season
The St. Patrick Catholic School basketball season began on Monday evening in Thayer. The St. Patrick girls won two games against the Flyers, and the A and B teams each improved to 1-0. In the A game, the Lady Saints won 43-9. Kaitlyn Landers scored 12 points in the game, and Kelsey Leech added 10. Jessica Forbes finished with six, and Bridget Nash had four. St. Patrick led 20-6 at the break. “Our presses were effective. We passed and shot ...
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Blue Gold game reminder
Parsons High School basketball will kick off the 2010-2011 season this evening at the Parsons High School gymnasium with the Blue and Gold scrimmage. The girls junior varsity will begin the evening at 6 p.m. Boys junior varsity, girls varsity and boys varsity will follow the girls JV game. For more on the upcoming basketball season for PHS and local schools check out the 2010 Parsons Sun basketball preview, which will be included in the Frid...
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State championship was a trip to remember
I’m not a big experience guy. Of all the people in the world you’d expect to have a bucket list, I’d be the last one. While some people love to take vacations and see as many landmarks, oceans and world-record holding structures as they can, I’d rather enjoy a few laughs with some friends and family on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Having said that, there are a few things I want to get around to before my time is up, and I successfully accomplis...
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Parsons wrestlers prepare for season
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons High School wrestling team welcomes a new head coach to the fold this season. An assistant coach for the Vikings last season, Chris Ball will be taking over for 2009-2010 head coach Joel Thompson this season. “I am blessed to have been a part of Viking wrestling for a long time, I am also following in some pretty big footsteps left by the Thompson family. I believe that we will work our hardest and ...
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State championships mark end to season
There’s nothing quite like state championship football, or so I’ve been told. This year I plan to put an end to not knowing, as I’ll be making a long trip to Hays with a few friends of mine. By the time you read these predictions I’ll either be in a car, looking for a seat or even watching the game. Before all that happens, I want to make my yearly stab at the championship games. Here’s my two cents about the five games in the state of Kansa...
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Viking boys only local team named to first KBCA poll
The initial Kansas basketball Coaches’ Association (KBCA) rankings for the 2010-2011 Kansas high school basketball season have been released. The rankings will be released weekly from this point forward. The Sun will publish Class 1A division 2 through Class 4A rankings for boys and girls from this point forward. Class 5A and 6A rankings are included this week. The Parsons boys basketball team is the only area team ranked in the preseason po...
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LCC women split pair at Barton tourney
The Labette Community College women’s basketball team moved to 4-7 this season with a split against two Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division teams over the weekend in the Barton County Tournament in Great Bend. The Cardinals opened play with a 72-61 victory over Pratt (4-3) in the first game of the tournament. At one point, the Cardinals found themselves in a 12-point hole before coming back and winning by 11. “The ...
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Correction
The Parsons Sun incorrectly listed one of the top 10 placers in this year’s Pecanfest 5K in the Tuesday edition of the paper. Alex Carter, 11, was the 10th-place finisher in the 5K. Carter was incorrectly listed as Alex Amos.
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LCC wrestling places four over weekend
The Labette Community College wrestling team continued a busy start to the season on Saturday when the Cardinals traveled to the Omaha Open in Omaha, Neb. Over 750 wrestlers competed in the event, where several NCAA Division I colleges competed. As a team, LCC finished with four placers in the tourney. “The guys competed well and a few others just fell short of placing,” said LCC coach Joe Renfro. “Great tournament to go into Thanksgiving b...
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Friends game slips out of Cardinals’ reach
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The series is now tied up. The Labette Community College men’s basketball team hosted the Friends University junior varsity team on Wednesday evening. Just four days removed from the last meeting between the two teams, Labette was looking to grab its second win of the season after defeating the Falcons 81-69 in Coffeyville on Saturday. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, Friends avenged the loss with a 58-47 vic...
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Labette handles Pratt
PRATT — The Labette Community College wrestling team notched its second dual victory in as many tries this season when it dominated Pratt Community College Thursday in Pratt. LCC finished with a 31-3 win in the dual, narrowly missing the clean sweep. “We wrestled very solid as a team tonight,” said LCC coach Joe Renfro. “Still much room for needed improvement, but the guys seem to be going in the direction we want them headed.” The Cardinal...
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Labette rally falls short against Cottey Tuesday
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Lady Cardinals’ fourth home game looked a lot like the third home game. After finding themselves in a hole midway through the second half, the Labette Community College Cardinals (3-6) furiously chipped away at a 12-point lead until it had shrunken to just two points with five minutes to go in the game. However, their opponent, Cottey College (3-1), was able to stave off the late run by the Cardinals and pu...
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Labette wrestling team travels to Missouri
Six Labette Community College wrestlers placed at the Central Missouri State Open on Saturday afternoon. The LCC wrestlers were joined by other community college teams as well as NCAA division 1 and 2 schools at the event. Of the six placers, heavyweight Reno RedLeaf, 125-pounder Ty Fittje and 197-pounder Walker Clarke brought home top honors when each turned in a third-place finish. “Pretty good weekend, but far from where we intend on bei...
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