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St. Paul takes 2 from Chetopa
CHETOPA — The St. Paul Indians got a 10-point win against rival Chetopa on Tuesday night in a Three Rivers League high school basketball game.
St. Paul led by just three points by the end of the first quarter, but the Indians scored 20 points in the second to take a 31-15 lead into halftime. St. Paul won 53-43.
Willie Westhoff scored a team-high 17 points for St. Paul, all in the first three quarters. He had two of the team's four 3-pointers, ...
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Lady Vikes contending for league title again
By Anthony Cook
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The Lady Vikings got a little help Tuesday. It might go a long ways.
Parsons overcame a first-half hangover from Friday's loss to Labette County High School to defeat Independence 49-36.
The win, coupled with a 36-32 Iola victory over LCHS Tuesday, keeps Parsons in contention for a piece of the Southeast Kansas League title.
Parsons got 18 points from senior Sierra Kemp, who went for 10 points in the third ...
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Vikes outlast Indy
By Anthony Cook
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The Vikes may have a say in the league title yet.
Parsons High School became the first team to defeat the Independence Bulldogs in Southeast Kansas League play Tuesday evening to pull into a tie for first in SEK play with one game left.
The 49-45 Parsons victory was in doubt until 2.4 seconds left when Craig Beachner hit the front end of a two-shot foul to put the Norsemen up four.
It put the finishing touc...
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First weekend of Parsons women's tourney complete
The Kansas Mobile Homes team leads the Parsons City Women's Bowling Tournament through one week of action.
The team is made up of Sue Baldwin, Kathy Stewart, Carole Strathe, Sharon Smith and Sharon Tridle. The team posted a 3,583 over the weekend at the Parsons Bowl.
Standco Guttering leads the four-person team event. Ruth Kendall, Nancy Ward, Virginia Baker and Sherlinda Brown posted a 2,778.
In the doubles event, Phyllis Middleton and Valeri...
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PWC youth wrestler wins state title
The Parsons Wrestling Club traveled to Ottawa over the weekend for a pair of tourneys.
Saturday, the team competed in the Ottawa Mat Masters Open. Over 800 wrestlers from 82 teams competed in the tourney.
Parsons had 10 wrestlers entered in the tourney and nine of those placed.
Sunday, PWC sent two wrestlers to the Kansas six and under championships.
The tourney is separate from the older wrestler's championship which will take place in March....
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Parsons places one in regional wrestling tourney
The Parsons High School wrestling team placed 12th out of 15 teams in the Fort Scott High School-hosted regional wrestling tourney over the weekend. Senior Thatcher Murdock placed third overall to advance to the state tourney, while several other Vikes were a match away from earning a trip to Salina.
"I am very proud of everyone this weekend. This is always a tough weekend, especially for the seniors. We were able to fight back very well the s...
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Cardinals drop two to Cowley in Saturday action
The Labette Community College basketball teams dropped a pair of games to Cowley Community College over the weekend.
The LCC men dropped to 16-10 on the season with a 66-58 loss to the Tigers. The loss moves LCC to 6-8 overall in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division.
The Labette women dropped their fourth in a row in a 79-59 game with CCC.
The Lady Cardinals trailed 39-30 at the break on the way to the defeat.
LCC i...
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Vikings' Thatcher Murdock heading back to state
Parsons High School’s Thatcher Murdock will be making a trip to the state wrestling tourney for the second year in a row thanks to his showing at the Fort Scott regional tourney over the weekend.
Murdock (32-5) will take on Slade Sare (28-12) of Abilene in the first round of the state tourney in the 132-pound bracket. He was the only Viking to qualify for the state tourney this year.
The Salina Bicentennial Center in Salina will house this yea...
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Cards looking to move up the KJCCC totem this year
By Anthony Cook
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The Labette Community College baseball team was a good series out of fourth in the league last year.
They’re hoping to bridge the gap in 2012.
LCC baseball finished the 2012 season with an 18-27 record overall and a 15-21 mark in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.
The KJCCC was tightly packed a season ago. After first-place Cowley and Neosho, the remaining eight teams fought for position.
Labe...
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Labette sweeps Illinois Central to open year 2-0
The Labette Community College baseball team opened the season with a pair of wins over Illinois Central College on Sunday at the LCC baseball diamond.
Labette grabbed a 10-0 win in the first game and capped the day off with a 4-1 victory.
The Redbirds finished the opener with nine hits and got a stellar performance out of pitcher Kacy Cook, who needed just 51 pitches in six innings of play.
Cook struck out two batters and faced just one above ...
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5K run/2K walk coming to Parsons in March
The St. Patrick’s 5K run/2K walk will take place at 9 a.m. on March 17 at 1807 Stevens Avenue in Parsons.
The event is sponsored by the St. Patrick Catholic School council communication committee.
Age groups will be divided into 20 and under, 21-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50 and over. There will be a male and female division during the event.
Check in times will last from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and will take place at Parish Hall.
For any questions call...
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Labette County senior Gatewood is state bound
FORT SCOTT — Labette County High School senior Spencer Gatewood qualified for the Class 4A tournament with a third-place finish in the 285-pound division at the regional wrestling tourney here over the weekend.
Gatewood defeated Trey Colburn of Iola, Blake Howey of Anderson County and Colburn again each by pinfall to qualify for state. His only loss came to regional champ Brock Bennett of Pittsburg in two overtimes.
“I truly believe that Benne...
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Lahey qualifies for Class 3-1A state wrestling
Erie High School’s Rian Lahey took fourth overall Saturday in the Class 3A regional tourney hosted by Eureka.
Lahey defeated Trevor Breshears of Burlington via 26-11 tech fall in the consolation semi-finals of the 138-pound bracket to qualify.
Lahey is now 26-11 on the season and will wrestle James Landoll of Marysville in the opening round of the state tourney.
“I am very proud of Rian. One of his goals this season was to qualify for the stat...
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Labette County grasps at SEK title
By Anthony Cook
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ALTAMONT — There's always something on the line when Parsons and Labette County meet up.
But this time a Southeast Kansas League title was at stake.
The Lady Grizzlies didn't seal their third-straight league crown, but they overcame their biggest obstacle left.
LCHS earned a 57-48 victory over Parsons Friday to improve to 15-3 overall and 6-0 in Southeast Kansas League play. They also became the first team ...
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Oswego girls defeat Galena
GALENA — Bricynn Johnson scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a non-league win for the Oswego Lady Indians against Galena on Friday night.
Oswego held Galena to six first-quarter points for a nine-point edge heading into the second period. Both teams scored nine points in the second, allowing Oswego to go into the half with a 24-15 lead. The Indians outscored Galena 15-7 in the third quarter before coasting to a 48-36 win.
Johnson score...
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Parsons boys roll over Labette Co.
By Anthony Cook
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ALTAMONT — The game was on pace for another thriller, but the Norsemen opened this one up.
The Parsons High School boys basketball team improved to 16-2 overall and 5-1 within the Southeast Kansas League with a 56-38 victory over Labette County High School Friday evening. The loss drops Labette to 7-11 overall and 2-4 within the SEK.
Parsons jumped out to a 10-2 lead, but the Grizzlies cut it to seven after...
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Erie boys win
ERIE — The Erie Red Devils edged out Baxter Springs in a high school basketball CNC League game Friday night.
"The Red Devils played very hard tonight. Baxter led by nine going into the fourth quarter, and my boys played hard and chipped away at the lead. Our free throw shooting made a big difference and helped us to finish out the game," Erie coach Caleb Reimer said.
Erie won the game 65-62 to move to 6-13 on the season.
Erie had three player...
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Cherryvale drops 2 to Caney
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Chargers let a six-point halftime lead slip away in a 59-53 Tri-Valley League high school basketball loss to Caney Valley on Friday night.
Cherryvale jumped out on the Bullpups with a 14-10 lead after the opening quarter. The Chargers spread their lead to 30-24 at the half, but the Bullpups came out of the break on fire, pouring in 23 points in the third to Cherryvale's 14. The Chargers made 9 of 10 free throws in t...
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