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St. Paul defeats Uniontown 6-2 THursday
The St. Paul High School baseball team improved to 3-0 with a victory over Uniontown Thursday evening and led 7-3 through three innings in game two before low lighting delayed play for the evening. The Indians hosted Uniontown for the games and needed a late rally to secure the 6-2 game-one victory. The Eagles scored a pair of runs in the third inning to go up 2-0, but St. Paul got on the board when Austin O'Brien crossed home in the third inn...
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Parsons tennis wins Independence invite
Parsons High School tennis earned a big victory at the Independence Invitational Thursday afternoon. Parsons High School No. 1 singles competitor Payton Hays and No. 2 doubles team John Paul Hurley and Parker Robertson each went 4-0 to win their bracket and the Vikings defeated host Independence through a tiebreaker. Hays scored an 8-0 victory over Joshua Mathes of Labette County, an 8-0 victory over Alex Behrens of Arkansas City, an 8-1 victo...
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Ray Nolting/Sun photo Parsons High School senior Taylor Kemp fires a pitch Thursday against a Columbus batter.
Columbus softball sweeps Parsons
COLUMBUS — The Columbus Titans improved to 3-0 and dropped Parsons High School softball to 1-2 on the season Thursday with a sweep over the Lady Vikes here. The Titans scored a pair of runs in the sixth inning to earn a 3-2 victory in game one. Parsons led 1-0 after half an inning where Sierra Kemp singled and was doubled home from Sara Cruse. But the Titans answered back with an RBI double and tied things at 1-1 after a full inning of play. T...
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Ray Nolting/Sun photo Parsons High School senior Joel Collins connects for a hit against Columbus Thursday.
PHS baseball starts out 0-2
COLUMBUS — The Parsons High School baseball team opened the season with a pair of losses to Columbus Thursday evening. The Titans took advantage of PHS errors early and won 7-2 in game one before taking game two 9-7. "We had some nerves get the better of us in the first game and didn’t have the intensity needed at the plate to execute. Once we learn to relax and believe, we will be fine,' said PHS head coach Gerald Beardmore. Offensively, the ...
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LCC gets pivotal sweep over Cowley Tigers Thursday
ARKANSAS CITY — The defending champs went a long ways in their quest to repeat Thursday afternoon. Labette Community College softball (24-10 overall, 14-2 KJCCC) swept Cowley (25-6 overall, 13-3 KJCCC) here to jump in front of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division standings. The Cardinals defeated Cowley 12-3 and 7-6 in the doubleheader. "Two great games," said LCC head coach Ryan Phillips. "Both teams played very g...
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Parsons tennis takes third at loaded Hesston Invitational
HESSTON —The Parsons High School tennis team traveled to Hesston Tuesday for a tourney loaded with talent Tuesday. The Vikings, ranked fifth in Class 4A, were joined at the Hesston Invitational by Smoky Valley and Hesston, who are ranked in Class 4A, Goddard, ranked in Class 5A, defending Class 3A champion Wichita Independent and Hutch Trinity, who is also currently ranked in Class 3A. Concordia and Trinity Academy also competed in the event. ...
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Parsons MS tennis travels to Wichita
The Parsons Middle School boys’ tennis team traveled to Wichita Tuesday for a tournament. The team lost 6-0 to Wichita Collegiate but kept things close with Wichita Independent. The boys won four matches to Wichita Independent’s five. Individual winners were Billy Sutton at No. 1 singles thanks to a 6-0 win, Octavian Cook at No. 2 singles in a 6-3 win, Lucas Herble at No. 3 singles in a 6-2 win and Trey McCullough at No. 5 singles in a 6-1 win...
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LCC softball splits with No. 15-ranked Johnson
The Labette Community College softball team earned its league-high 12th Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division victory Tuesday but fell out of the league lead after dropping game two in a doubleheader with Johnson County (21-6 overall, 8-2 KJCCC). The meeting featured ranked NJCAA Division 2 teams with Labette entering as the No. 7-ranked club in the nation and Johnson ranked 15th. Labette took the first game 4-3 before ...
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Iola sweeps LCHS baseball Tuesday
IOLA — The home Mustangs scored a pair of victories over Labette County High School baseball to drop the Grizzlies to 1-3 overall and 0-2 within the Southeast Kansas League Tuesday evening. Iola defeated the Grizzlies 9-0 and 14-3 in Labette’s first action since a two-game tourney prior to spring break. “On the day, (Tyler) Burris and (Chase) Dodsworth pitched well enough to keep us in the game. We didn’t play defense like we are capable of pl...
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Labette softball sweeps Iola
IOLA — The defense is on. The two-time defending champion Labette County High School softball team has two Southeast Kansas League shutouts to its credit already. LCHS started the 2012 season with a sweep over Iola here Tuesday, winning 13-0 and 14-0 against the Fillies. After going scoreless the first two innings in game one, the Labette County bats exploded for six runs, three runs and four runs over the next three innings. “We came out a li...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Parsons High School senior Sara Cruse catches a pop fly during game one of a doubleheader with Girard Tuesday evening at the PHS softball field in Forest Park. Cruse snagged the pop fly and also came up with a two-out RBI to give the Lady Vikings a split with Girard after falling 17-5 in game one.
Late rally gives Parsons softball split with Girard
By Anthony Cook acook@parsonssun.com The Lady Vikes looked out of sync in game one. But they had the last laugh Tuesday. Parsons High School softball moved to 1-1 on the season with a two-game split over Girard Tuesday at the Forest Park softball fields in Parsons. After earning a lopsided win in game one, Girard held a 4-1 lead with two outs gone in Parsons’ half of the seventh, but the Lady Vikings pounded three hits in a row to end the game...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette Community College sophomore pitcher Brandon Jackson (right) tags home plate while teammates Pat Dudkiewicz (left) and Rickey Sanchez (center) greet him after a two-run homer Monday against Independence Community College. Jackson scored Sanchez on the two-run shot and Dudkiewicz made it back-to-back homers with a solo shot on the next at-bat. Labette lost the game 14-10 but defeated Indy in game two to earn a split Monday.
Labette takes game four Monday to avoid sweep
The Labette Community College baseball team avoided a four-game sweep by the hands of the Independence Community College Pirates with a late offensive explosion Monday. After dropping the first three games to the Pirates Sunday afternoon and in Monday’s opener, Labette scored 11 runs in game two Monday to move to 6-10 within the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division and 13-12 overall. Labette pitcher Brandon Jackson face...
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St. Paul jumps out to 2-0 start
ARMA — The St. Paul Indians moved to 2-0 Monday with a two-game sweep during the Northeast High School baseball tourney here. The Indians defeated Chetopa 17-2 in the opening-round of the four-team tourney before scoring a 5-0 victory over Liberal, Mo., the Missouri Class 1 state runner-up from 2011, in the finals. “The pitchers got ahead of batters all day long,” said St. Paul head coach Pat Schibi. “For the first time out, I thought we playe...
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LCHS junior varsity softball earns sweep
The Labette County High School junior varsity softball team swept Iola in a doubleheader Monday evening in Altamont. The team came out firing with an 18-2 win in game one and came away with a 21-6 victory in game two. Darcy Cole earned the victory in the opener, giving up only one hit and a walk. Chelsea Harness, Cole, Bethany Holsinger and Haley Nalley each had hits in the win. In game two, Kara Bogner took the mound and gave up two hits and ...
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LCHS JV baseball grabs two wins
The Labette County High School junior varsity baseball began the 2012 season with a pair of victories over Iola Monday in Altamont. LCHS defeated the Mustangs 6-2 and 5-3. In game one, Jake Mattox and Zack Stewart combined for five innings of five-hit ball on the way to the opening-day win. “Jake and Zack threw really well for the first time out. They both had three strikeouts. It was a great way to start the season,” said LCHS head coach Jess...
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Parsons Babe Ruth early sign-ups end Saturday
March 3 is the deadline to sign up without paying any late fees. After that date, registration forms will still be accepted but the fees will be higher. Registration forms for all ages can be picked up at Bleacher Gear. Parsons Babe Ruth is also on Facebook, and you can download a registration form from their home page. All the latest information regarding the league is available at the Facebook page. The age determination date is May 1, so...
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LCHS JV tennis travels to Independence
The Labette County High School junior varsity tennis team traveled to Independence for a junior varsity event Monday afternoon. Due to injuries and sickness, the team only had two doubles teams at the meet. In No. 1 doubles, Conner Traxson and Aaron McCoach defeated Parsons 8-6, lost to Indy Black 8-1 and lost to Indy Orange 8-4 to place fourth. In No. 2 doubles, Michael Banowetz and Madison Ramirez lost to Parsons 8-4, to Indy Black 8-4 and t...
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PWC returns from state with six placers
The Parsons Wrestling Club took 10 wrestlers to the Kansas Kids’ Folkstyle State Championships in Topeka over the weekend. There, 1,439 entries represented 163 teams across the state. Each wrestler was placed into a 16-man bracket consisting of the four top wrestlers from each district. The tourney took place Saturday and Sunday with the championship rounds on Sunday afternoon. For the second year in a row, the PWC improved its team finish. Pa...
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Jan Strait/Sun photo Jock's Nitch manager J.R. Allen and assistant manager Breign Bennett are shown with a 7-foot-tall Jayhawk Monday afternoon. The store's Jayhawk was on display Monday morning and afternoon in celebration of Kansas University's trip to the Final Four thanks to an 80-67 victory over North Carolina in Sunday's Midwest Regional final.
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette Community College sophomore infielder Lacie Cook makes contact with a bunt in game two of a doubleheader with Pratt Community College Sunday evening. The Lady Cardinals defeated Pratt 6-1 in game two to earn a two-game sweep and to improve to 11-1 in Kansas Jayhawk Community Collenge Conference Eastern Division play heading into a key week of league play.
Labette sweeps takes 3 of 4 from Dodge, Pratt
By Anthony Cook acook@parsonssun.com The Lady Cardinals lost their first conference game of the season Saturday. They were quick to respond. After dropping the opening game of a packed weekend, the Labette Community College softball team won the next three to improve to 21-9 overall and 11-1 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Eastern Division. Labette fell to Dodge (14-14 overall, 7-5 KJCCC) 3-0 in Saturday’s opener in Parsons but won the...
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