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LCHS golf season concludes
COFFEYVILLE — Two Southeast Kansas League schools punched their tickets for the Class 4A state golf tournament here Monday afternoon. Sunny conditions and light winds greeted 10 teams for the Coffeyville-hosted Class 4A golf regional. The home Golden Tornado shot a 329 as a team to win the event. They finished the day 27 strokes better than rival and league comrade Independence, which edged out Winfield and Augusta’s 358 by just two strokes....
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Parsons finishes year Monday
CHANUTE — Parsons High School’s baseball season ended with a 13-3 loss to top-seeded Baxter (14-2) Monday. Parsons fell to 2-15 with the loss to the Lions of the CNC League, who are the No. 1 overall seed in the Chanute-hosted Class 4A baseball regional and moved into a second-round matchup with Chanute today with the victory. Parsons started the game off with a 1-0 lead after sophomore Craig Beachner reached on an error and stole his way to...
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Correction
The Parsons High School softball story in the Wednesday edition of the Sun incorrectly reported that Tuesday’s trip to the regional final was the first for the Vikings. The Vikings made it to the finals of regional play in 1998, when they lost to Columbus 1-0.
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LCC receives two bids on all-KJCCC team
Two Labette Community College players landed on this season’s Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference all-conference team. Sophomore pitcher Alex Coplon was awarded a place on the all-conference first team while Ryan Miller made the second team. Both were awarded spots on the all-KJCCC teams as pitchers. The Cardinals finished the season at 18-27 overall and 15-21 in the KJCCC. Fort Scott led all teams with 10 nominations on the all-KJ...
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USD 503 board names David Pitts Vikings’ new head football coach
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor A familiar face will be calling plays for the Vikings this September. The USD 503 Board of Education approved the coaching contract of David Pitts — who has been an assistant for Parsons High School and Parsons Middle School sports for the past several years. “I’m excited. I’m looking forward to the challenge. Coach (Dustin) Perkins started to have success last year and I think we will continue to build off of...
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Vikings upset LCHS 4-3, lose to Girard 6-2 in regional final
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Parsons High School softball went one step further this season, yet finished one step away from where they wanted to be. The Lady Vikings finished the season at 15-6 Tuesday evening with a 6-2 loss in the Class 4A regional championship game which they hosted. The Lady Vikings fell to Girard (23-0) who showed off stellar defense, solid base running and timely batting. That recipe puts Girard in the state champi...
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Two Red Devil golfers qualify for state golf
Two Erie High School golfers advanced to the Class 3A State Golf Tournament that will take place at Salina Municipal Golf Course in Salina on Monday with an eighth- and 10th-place finish in Monday’s Class 3A regional hosted by Uniontown. Senior Kris Moore (96) and sophomore Hunter Mildfelt (97) advanced to the state tournament and will represent the Devils while there. Erie nearly qualified an extra four golfers though. Caney was the runawa...
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Three PHS golfers are state-bound after Monday’s regional in Chanute
CHANUTE — Parsons won’t be sending its entire team to the state golf tournament, but three Vikes are on the way to the year’s biggest tourney. Parsons High School seniors Brock Borovetz and Dalton Hoose and freshman Gilvon Darkis each finished in the top 10 of Monday’s Class 4A golf regional at Quarry Stone Golf Course here. Borovetz fired a 47-43 — 90, Darkis shot a 48-43 — 91 and Hoose finished with a 44-48 — 92 to give the three Vikings e...
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New LCC coach named by BOT
The Labette Community College Board of Trustees approved the professional staff contract for Jonathan Raney as the new men’s basketball coach for the LCC Cardinals starting on June 1 and the resignation of volleyball coach Jennifer Ginn during Thursday’s board meeting. The board also authorized a search to fill the volleyball position. More info on the coaching changes will be included later this week in the Parsons Sun.
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Grizzlies fall to Columbus 2-1 in seven innings Monday
CHANUTE — Labette County High School gave the Southeast Kansas League co-champs all they wanted and more, but the upset was not in play Monday evening. The Grizzlies fell to Columbus (15-5) 2-1 in seven innings here to end the season at 5-14. Although the Titans entered the Chanute-hosted Class 4A regional as the No. 2 seed, Labette had Columbus on the ropes for six innings before Columbus prevailed in the bottom of the seventh. “Tyler (Bur...
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Viking tennis team takes eighth overall in state tournament
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The title is staying in Lindsborg another year. Smoky Valley High School won its third boy’s Class 4A state tennis title in a row Saturday by bringing home 35 points and their second singles title in a row. The Vikings of Smoky Valley High School bested the field by eight points. The honor of second went to Hesston High School. The Vikings of Parsons didn’t do too bad themselves. Parsons High School placed e...
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LCHS dominates Bulldogs in opener
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor No. 20 was a lot like the other 19. Labette County High School pulled into the regional semi-finals again Monday with an 11-0 victory over Independence (6-15 overall). The Lady Grizzlies hit, pitched and fielded their way into a matchup with rival Parsons High School. “I was proud of the girls for coming out focused. That’s just one though. We have to be ready to go for tomorrow. It’s going to be a good game,...
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Late rally pulls Parsons into semis
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Grit? Mental toughness? Resolve? Call it what you will, but the Lady Vikings appear to have it — and they showed it off Monday. Parsons High School defeated Chanute High School (9-12 overall) 6-5 Monday evening at the Marvel Park softball field in Parsons to improve to 14-5 on the season and to more importantly advance to the second round of their own Class 4A softball regional. The win came courtesy of a two...
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Labette CC holds Holden’s Hope run/walk
Labette Community College’s honor society, Phi Theta Kappa, and the Kansas Region Alumni Association of Phi Theta Kappa sponsored the first annual Holden’s Hope 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 7. Jeff Hughes, of Garden City, and Juliana Kepner, of Parsons, who are co-advisors of the Kansas Region Alumni Association, developed the fundraiser to benefit six-year old Holden Guilfoyle of Fort Scott, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder called ...
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Pittsburg takes league track meet
IOLA — The spring season got a little more fruitful for Pittsburg High School here Thursday evening. The Purple Dragons pulled off a sweep at the 2011 Southeast Kansas Championships to bring a pair of league titles home with them. The titles give Pittsburg four SEK team titles in the spring to go along with a golf title earned earlier in the week and a baseball title, also earned Thursday night. The Purple Dragons won their first girls titl...
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Vikings place 2nd overall at home meet Thursday
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor A five-minute spell of heavy rain during the middle of the front nine was the only thing keeping conditions from being perfect during Thursday’s Parsons Invitational at the Katy Golf Course. Eight schools were represented at this year’s invite, with Parsons splitting in two to make a nine-team field. The newly-crowned Southeast Kansas League champion Pittsburg Purple Dragons won the meet by shooting a 334 as a...
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Looking back at the best of this year’s SEK
The A-Game By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The finishing touches are being put on the 2010-11 school year. Once results from Thursday’s baseball games, which featured a league-deciding doubleheader, and Thursday’s Southeast Kansas League track meet are in; we’ll know who won this year’s 2011 Martin Rhode All-Sports Trophy. Just a refresher for everyone, this trophy is a cumulative look at all SEK sports, boys’ and girls’, that ranks how the...
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Vikings sweep Independence on Senior Night
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor It won’t be the last time the Vikings step on their home field this season, but it made for a good Senior Night regardless. The Parsons High School softball team improved to 13-5 overall and 11-5 in the Southeast Kansas League with a sweep of Independence (6-14 overall, 6-10 SEK) on Thursday evening. With the win, the Vikings sent their only senior, starting second baseman Alex Runberg, home with a pair of win...
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St. Paul sweeps Moran for 10th in row
ST. PAUL — Baseballs flew out of the yard left and right here Thursday evening. The St. Paul High School baseball team improved to 14-3 on the season and won its ninth and 10th games in a row with a two-game sweep over Marmaton Valley of Moran. The Indians won the opener 10-1, and in game two St. Paul picked up a 12-2 victory. As a team, the Indians combined for four over-the-fence home runs in the game to move the winning-streak to double ...
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Devils finish 2nd at CNC League golf tournament
The CNC League golf tournament took place Wednesday afternoon in Miami, Okla., at Peoria Ridge Country Club. Pittsburg-Colgan was the runaway winner of the event. The Panthers had a 56-stroke advantage over second-place Erie. Colgan also took the first two spots overall and three of the top five. The Panthers shot a 335 and were led by Kolter Krumsick (40-39 — 79). Erie was led by Keaton Page, who shot a 45-41 — 86 to finish sixth. The scor...
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