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Parsons boys defeat Pittsburg
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Vikings have reeled off five wins in a row in a hurry. Wednesday’s 56-44 victory over Pittsburg (7-5) marked the fifth win in seven days for the Parsons High School basketball team. The streak has included multiple games in two days, wins in two states and now a home victory, but the one thing all five have in common is just how good the Vikings have been in the fourth quarter. “There have been a lot of ga...
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Labette County finds its groove
ALTAMONT — Labette County’s offense was hitting on all cylinders here Tuesday night, treating fans to a 64-42 triumph over Winfield. A balanced scoring attack, with help from two freshmen off the bench, launched the Grizzlies’ offense. Labette built an 18-8 lead after a quarter and added to that in the second stanza with a 26-point effort, fueled by nine points from freshmen Chase Dodsworth. The Grizzlies started the second half in control, 4...
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St. Paul defeats Chetopa in OT
CHETOPA — St. Paul’s boys outlasted rival Chetopa here Tuesday night with a 54-53 win in overtime. St. Paul’s Tyler Coomes scored five of his 11 points in the overtime period, most of them at the charity stripe, to help his team to the win. Chetopa took the early advantage in the game with a 14-9 lead after a quarter, paced by Ryan Bruning’s four 3-pointers. St. Paul’s offense went into overdrive in the second quarter, outscoring Chetopa 21-...
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Cherryvale gets past Neodesha
FREDONIA — The Cherryvale High School girls basketball team won a close game against Neodesha in the Wilson County Classic on Friday night. The Lady Chargers were ahead 11-10 after the first quarter, and both teams scored 10 points in the second. Cherryvale outscored Neodesha 11-6 in the third to extend the lead, but Neodesha fought back in the final quarter. With about 30 seconds left in the game, Cherryvale’s Katie Main went to the line wi...
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Grizzlies fall to Topeka Hayden
BURLINGTON — The Labette County High School boys basketball team fell to Topeka Hayden in the second round of the Burlington Invitational Tournament 61-34 on Friday. Hayden, which entered the game ranked No. 7 by the Kansas Basketball Coaches’ Association, slowed Labette down on offense and took advantage on the other end in the victory. “They are a really complete team. We slowed their 6-9 player down early and had a lead in the first quart...
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Parsons girls win easily
COFFEYVILLE — The Parsons High School girls basketball team finished off the first day of the 38th annual Harold Thomas Interstate Classic in Coffeyville Friday evening with a 57-24 victory over Nathan Hale High School (1-12), Tulsa. Parsons outscored its two opponents by a 118-50 margin on Friday. The first victory was a 61-26 win over the Wichita Defenders. The win improved Parsons to 4-5 and extended its winning streak to four. The Vikin...
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LCHS girls lose by two
BURLINGTON — The Labette County High School girls basketball team fell to Sabetha 54-52 Friday in the second round of the Burlington Invitational Tournament. After trailing by 15 early in the game, LCHS tied the game but was unable to pull out the victory. The Grizzlies also overcame a nine-point deficit at another point in the game. “The kids had character getting back after being down so much early,” said LCHS coach Kristi Snider. “If they...
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Vikings get back on winning track
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — The two-game losing streak is now in the past. The Parsons High School basketball team picked up its sixth victory of the year on Friday evening to move to 6-2 overall and to start the Carl Junction Bulldog Boys Basketball Classic off with a 57-46 win over Seneca. The game was reminiscent of last season’s victory over the same team. The two team’s opened the same tournament one year to the...
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Tourneys postpone games
All local teams competing in midseason basketball tourneys had cancelled games on Thursday because of the weather. Make-up times and dates for several of the games were not immediately available. Known rescheduled games include those for the Erie and Cherryvale high school teams playing in the Wilson County Classic in Fredonia. All games listed will be tonight. The Cherryvale girls will take on Neodesha in the seventh-place game of the tourn...
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Labette earns shutout in home dual with Pratt
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Cardinals started well, finished well and did pretty much everything in the middle well. It was a pretty good night for the Labette Community College wrestling team. The Cardinals hosted Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference opponent Pratt Community College on Wednesday for dual action. The Cardinals dominated for a final tally of 46 in favor of the Cardinals and zero for the visiting Beavers. “I tho...
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PHS drops two in Coffeyville
COFFEYVILLE — The Parsons High School wrestling team lost a pair of duals against Southeast Kansas League opponents on Tuesday in Coffeyville, dropping a dual to Fort Scott 48-22 and to host Coffeyville 42-27. “It is hard to win a dual against teams that have bigger numbers than us. We had a couple of our kids that were not able to compete tonight,” said Viking head coach Chris Ball. “The best thing that we can do in those cases is look to wi...
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Super Bowl trips on line this weekend
The A-Game By Anthony Cook Parsons Sun I’m not much for words really. Sometimes it takes a lot to get just a hello out of me. I live in my own world. When I write though, I’m a bit more long-winded. Usually with these weekly intros I have to do a lot of scrapping out the extra, to get rid of the fluff if you will. I don’t really have much to say this time around, because I didn’t watch much football last weekend. It’s a busy time in the l...
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Lady Wolves take two
GALESBURG — The Galesburg girls basketball team hosted the Neodesha Blue Streaks on Monday. The Lady Timberwolves won the A game 26-11 and the B game 17-16 to earn a sweep.   In the A game, the Timberwolves came out strong by scoring 16 points in the first half to the Blue Streaks’ seven before taking care of business in the second half. “We played more like a team tonight,” said coach Sindy Daniels. “I was pleased with the girls’ effort ton...
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Pittsburg defeats Cherryvale teams; Erie girls play for third at WCC
FREDONIA — The Erie High School boys were the only area winner in the Wilson County Classic here Tuesday night, defeating Fredonia 59-50. Cherryvale boys and girls teams fell victim to Pittsburg Tuesday night. The boys lost 42-27 and the girls lost 46-35 and were eliminated from the tournament. The Lady Red Devils from Erie lost to Caney 60-40 Tuesday and will play Independence Friday for third place. The Cherryvale boys will play Girard Fri...
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Erie boys defeat Fredonia
FREDONIA — The Erie High School boys were the only area winner in the Wilson County Classic here Tuesday night, defeating Fredonia 59-50. Cherryvale boys and girls teams fell victim to Pittsburg Tuesday night. The boys lost 42-27 and the girls lost 46-35 and were eliminated from the tournament. The Lady Red Devils lost to Caney 60-40 Tuesday and will play Independence Friday for third place. The Cherryvale boys will play Girard Friday for th...
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Oswego tops Southeast in OT
CHEROKEE — The Oswego Indians girls basketball team survived a 21-point turnaround and avenged an earlier loss to the Southeast Lancers on Tuesday evening in the opening round of the Southeast Lancer Classic. With the win, the Lady Indians move into the second round to set up a matchup with Southeast Kansas League member Columbus. It took overtime, but Oswego came away with a 64-62 victory over the host team. “They kept fighting. They didn’t...
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Columbus ends Lady Indians' tourney title dreams
CHEROKEE — The St. Paul girls basketball team’s quest for a fourth consecutive Southeast Lancer Classic title ended on Tuesday evening with a 47-39 loss to the Columbus Titans. The Indians got a solid outting out of senior guard Morgan Westhoff, who scored 29 points and had three 3-pointers on the night. However, Columbus (5-4) took advantage of a size advantage on the inside and got 16 points out of 6-3 senior Katie Anderson. St. Paul trai...
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Oswego boys defeat Marmaton by 22 points
CHEROKEE — The No. 1-seeded Oswego Indians stayed true to their seed on Tuesday evening with a 52-30 victory over Marmaton Valley in a rematch from a 10-point win for Oswego from earlier in the season. Oswego led 8-6 after a quarter of play, but busted the game open in the second quarter to go into the half up 23-10. However, Marmaton Valley hung around with a 10-point deficit for the majority of the third quarter before Oswego came on strong...
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Labette County teams gain first wins in Burlington
BURLINGTON — Labette County had four players in double figures in a lopsided 52-37 win over Sabetha in the Burlington Invitational Tuesday night. With the win, Labette County will play Hayden High from Topeka at 8:15 p.m. Friday. Hayden defeated Paola to advance. Labette County created a 21-10 lead at halftime and outscored the Sabetha Bluejays 19-8 in the third quarter to seal the win. “We played excellent offense in the first half,” LCHS ...
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Lady Chargers crush Humboldt
HUMBOLDT — The Lady Chargers from Cherryvale High School blew out Humboldt here Friday night 52-18. Three players were in double figures for Cherryvale. Andrea Hucke scored 14 points to lead the team and the game. J. Adkison added 11 points and K. Main had 10 for Cherryvale. “I was happy with the girls’ effort,” said Cherryvale girls’ coach David Smedley. “We wanted to get off to a good start then try to work on some things. Mary (Hucke) and...
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