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Parsons MS takes 3 of 4 from Pittsburg
The Parsons Middle School basketball teams played host to Pittsburg Thursday night and finished with a 3-1 record.  The seventh-grade B team overcame an 18-2 deficit to win 33-31.  Osric Edwards led the team with 11 points, Hunter Barcus added nine, Kyle Hutley had six and Brett Houk scored four.  The seventh-grade B's record now stands at 10-2.  The eighth-grade B won 33-28 to improve to 8-2. DeDe Lee led all scorers with 12, Cayler Willi...
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Galesburg boys end season with 2-1 showing against Neodesha
The Galesburg boys completed their season Thursday with a game against Neodesha The Timberwolves began play with a 25-6 loss in the C game. JJ Burch was the high scorer with eight points and Gage Ruark added six. In the B game, Galesburg pulled off a 32-28 victory with Zach Thompson leading the team with 10 points. Galesburg also won the A game 46-31 behind Payton Semrad's 21 points. Wyatt Semrad added eight. "I am very proud of all the kids t...
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Cardinals ready to defend KJCCC crown in 2012
By Anthony Cook ACOOK@PARSONSSUN.COM The view from the top is nice. The Lady Cardinals plan to stay there. The Labette Community College softball team is coming off what could be described as a magical season. One season after losing a heart-breaking region final to Johnson County, LCC bounced back with a 21-5 finish in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference — good for the team’s first league title. LCC also earned a Region VI Champi...
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Galesburg takes on Fredonia, Humboldt this week
The Galesburg girl’s basketball team took on Humboldt on Monday in a road game. After going scoreless in the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves nearly lost the game but held on for a 33-32 victory. “A win is a win,” said coach Sindy Daniels. “It doesn’t matter if you win by 30 or win by one.” The game was tied at 15 at the break before Galesburg exploded for 18 in the third to lead 33-19 after three. The Cubs cut the lead to one but couldn’t g...
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Parsons MS sweeps Iola Monday
The Parsons Middle School basketball teams played host to Iola Monday night and finished with a four-game sweep.  The seventh-grade B team overcame a 10-6 halftime deficit to win 26-17.  Kyle Hutley led all scorers with 12, Osric Edwards added five and Christian Baldwin three.  The eighth-grade B won easily 44-25. Sean Anderson led all scorers with nine points, hitting three 3-pointers, DeDe Lee added six and Keenan Dodd five.  The seventh-g...
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Coffeyville sweeps Labette Wednesday
The Labette Community College basketball teams lost a pair of games with Coffeyville Community College Wednesday evening in a league road game. The Labette women fell to 8-15 overall and 3-8 in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Eastern Division play with a 73-62 loss to the Red Ravens. The Cardinals led 37-32 at the hal,f but Coffeyville got 26 points from Tiane Turner and 12 each from Karin Robinson and QuiEssence Price to grab the league win....
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Parsons High School senior James Jackson (center) signed his letter of intent to play football at Fort Scott Community College next season on Wedneday. Jackson is joined by PHS football coach David Pitts and his mother Keisha Johnson. Jackson is the fifth PHS senior to sign a letter of intent to play football next season.
Jackson signs LOI with FSCC Wednesday

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Fort Scott hands Parsons its second loss
Fort Scott didn't mind taking a page out of Parsons' book Tuesday night. Winning the close ones has been a calling card for the Vikes this season, but in crunch time the Tigers were the better team Tuesday in a 49-44 Fort Scott victory. The loss is just the second of the season for Parsons, which is now 13-2. It's also the first Southeast Kansas League loss of the year for PHS — putting them 2-1 in league play. "We've won a lot of games like t...
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Lady Vikings defeat Fort Scott
By Anthony Cook ACOOK@PARSONSSUN.COM The Lady Vikings struggled with the knock-out punch earlier this season. They seem to have their haymakers in check these days. Parsons High School improved to 11-4 overall and 3-0 in Southeast Kansas League play Tuesday evening with a 58-49 victory over Fort Scott. The Lady Tigers made a mad dash to cut into the Vikes' lead late in the game, but it did nothing more than make for a deceptive scoreboard in a...
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Grizzlies split with Indy; boys lose in overtime
ALTAMONT — The Labette County Grizzlies lost their third overtime game of the season on Tuesday evening. The Independence Bulldogs won the Southeast Kansas League matchup 61-55. "We did everything but win the game," LCHS coach Brad Smith said. Smith said his team did a good job of taking Indy, which at 4-0 is the league leader, to the brink. Labette played the team tough, as the Grizzlies have played all year in losing more close games than an...
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Jayhawk-Linn defeats St. Paul girls
ST. PAUL — The St. Paul Lady Indians struggled on offense on Tuesday night in their matchup with Jayhawk-Linn. The St. Paul girls mustered just two points in the first quarter, and the game didn't get much better after that for St. Paul as the team suffered a 39-19 loss. Kacy Phllips led St. Paul in scoring with seven points. She made both of her free throws and two field goals, including a 3-pointer. St. Paul went to the line just nine times,...
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Oswego girls roll over Chetopa
OSWEGO — The Oswego Indian girls held Chetopa to three points in the first quarter and ran away with a 53-26 win Tuesday night. Oswego scored 20 in the first quarter, and by halftime the Lady Indians were up 43-16. Both teams scored seven in the third and three in the fourth. Jaymie Nesbitt scored 19 points for Oswego with four field goals, two being from behind the arc and 9-of-11 free throw shooting. Bricynn Johnson finished with 17 points o...
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Cherryvale girls defeat Yates Center
CHERRYVALE — Defense was the key to a Cherryvale Lady Charger victory against Yates Center on Tuesday night. Other than a 15-point second quarter, Cherryvale mostly kept Yates Center in check, especially when the Chargers needed it most as they struggled at times on offense. The Chargers took a 23-19 lead into halftime and stretched the lead in the second half for a 57-38 win. "We were able to play our most consistent defensive game that we ha...
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Dolphins compete in winter events
The Parsons Dolphins swimming team recently competed in two winter events. Below are results for each event. JCKW Heartbreaker Invitational Jan. 27-28 Girls 7-8 year old 50 fly — 2. Carys Gossett, 47.77. 9-10 year old 50 fly — 6. Dara Mendoza, 43.54. 8. Kaleigh Burke, 47.96. 11-12 year old 50 fly — 12. Alexis Clapp, 49.65. 7-8 year old 50 backstroke — 1. Carys Gossett, 51.23. 9-10 year old 50 backstroke — 13. Dara Mendoza, 49.48. 11-12 year ...
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PWC gets nine golds at Pittsburg invite
Parsons Wrestling Club took 19 wrestlers to Pittsburg Saturday to compete in their annual open wrestling tournament. There were 395 wrestlers entered in the tourney from 36 different teams representing Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. PWC had their entire team back together after splitting to compete in multiple tournaments the past two weekends. While team points were not kept at this tourney, the team had it's best result as a group...
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LCHS wrestler takes second in Towanda
Members of the Labette County High School wrestling team traveled to the 2012 Thunderbird Invitational at Towanda-Circle High School over the weekend. Lane Rosenberg led the Grizzlies at the two-day event with his second-place finish at 120 pounds. Rosenberg scored pinfall victories over Kordell Birch of Douglass and Mason Kearns of Smokey Valley and lost to Kyle Miller of Buhler by pinfall in the finals. "Lane had a really solid tournament. R...
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Parsons MS Vikes take on Coffeyville, travel to Iola
The Parsons Middle School basketball A teams were in action Thursday evening for a pair of games with Coffeyville. The seventh-graders began the evening with a 44-28 victory over Coffeyville. The Vikes started slow but used a 16-point second quarter to grab a nine-point lead at the half and extended the lead in the final two quarters. Jamarius Green scored 19, Taylor Gress added 11, Tyler Green had 10 and Silas Russell and Hunter Barcus both s...
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Labette County wrestling splits SEK dual Thursday
The Labette County High School wrestling team took on Coffeyville and Columbus Thursday evening in Coffeyville and came away with a dual split. The Grizzlies opened with a 45-36 loss to Columbus, but defeated Coffeyville 36-23 in the second dual of the evening.
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Saints sixth-graders win pair
The St. Patrick Catholic School sixth-grade boy’s basketball team played two Cherryvale teams on Saturday. In the opener, the Saints won 46-17. Chance Buller scored 12, John Young had 10, Dawson Giager scored eight and Ike Reitemeier pitched in with six in the win. In the second game, the Saints trailed by six just over a minute into the game but went on a 22-2 run to finish the half up 22-8 on the way to a 41-19 victory. Joseph Hess led the t...
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Parsons wrestling competes in Thunderbird invite
The Parsons High School wrestling team traveled to Towanda Friday for the 22nd Annual Thunderbird Invitational, a two-day tournament. Over 20 teams competed in the annual tourney. The Vikings finished 14th overall with 51.5 points and had three placers in the event. PHS seniors Dalton Murdock, Thatcher Murdock and Matt Martinez each placed in the invite. Dalton Murdock took second overall in the 138-pound division, winning three of his four ma...
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