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LCC softball's stellar season ends
TOPEKA — The Labette Community College softball team’s stellar season came to an end on Monday. Highland defeated Labette 6-3 in the title game of the NJCAA Division II Region VI District E Softball Tournament at Hummer Sports Park. After splitting two games on Sunday, the Lady Cardinals were back at the tourney on Monday. The Lady Cards had to beat Brown Mackie for the second time in as many days to advance to the title game. Labette knocked...
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Grizzlies unable to advance to state tennis
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com INDEPENDENCE — Despite a solid effort, no member of the Labette County High School boys tennis team was able to qualify for this week’s Class 4A State Tennis Tournament. The Grizzlies competed at the Independence Class 4A Regional on Friday and Monday. At the regional, the top six in singles and the top six doubles teams advance to state. Three of the four LCHS entries advanced past Friday to Monday. But n...
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PHS vs. LCHS games pushed back to Wednesday
The Parsons vs. Labette County varsity baseball and softball games scheduled for Monday were postponed due to wet playing conditions in Altamont. The games will now be made up on Wednesday beginning at 3 p.m. at LCHS. The Vikings will host Independence today at 4:30 p.m. The Grizzlies are hosting Pittsburg today. The two teams will then play on Wednesday and the regular season will come to an end. The postseason will begin next week. Labette C...
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Regional tennis: Vikings secure state berths
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com INDEPENDENCE — Payton Hays has secured another trip to state. His senior classmates are going, too. The Parsons High School boys tennis team began play at the Independence Class 4A Tennis Regional on a cold, windy Friday at Riverside Park. The top six in singles and the top six doubles teams advance to next week’s Class 4A State Tennis Tournament. The regional began on Friday and will finish up on Monday. ...
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Mildfelt, Moses take first, second at Uniontown
The Erie High School varsity golf team traveled to Fort Scott on Thursday to compete in the Uniontown Invitational.  The meet was shortened to a nine-hole event to avoid the bad weather.  Erie took third as a team and Hunter Mildfelt won the first place individual medal with a 41. Erie’s Garek Peters took third place with a 43. Said Erie Coach Ronnie Williams:  “I felt bad for our golfers today with the conditions that they had to golf in.  I...
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Prep baseball: With season winding down, St. Paul is 10-2
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The St. Paul High School baseball team is now 10-2 on the season after sweeping a doubleheader from Uniontown on Tuesday. St. Paul won game one 17-6, and then took game two 13-3. In the opener, St. Paul scored 14 runs in the first three innings. Paul Schibi had two hits and scored four runs, while Riley O’Brien had two hits and scored three times. Drake Carter crossed the plate three times, while Jake O’Br...
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Lady Cards set for region tourney
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The postseason continues for the Labette Community College softball team this weekend. Ranked 12th in the nation, the Lady Cardinals will compete at this weekend’s NJCAA Region VI Division II District E Softball Tournament in Topeka. LCC takes on Brown Mackie today at noon at the Hummer Sports Park. Highland (34-8) and Dodge City (23-20) play in the other game at noon. The Lady Cardinals are currently 31...
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Labette County senior Michaela O’Brien signed a letter of intent on Thursday to play volleyball and basketball at Coffeyville Community College. Seated with Michaela are her parents, Emily O’Brien and Mike Ford. In back is Michaela’s sister Tiara Ford, and Labette County High School Coach Kristi Snider.
O'Brien signs with Coffeyville
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Michaela O’Brien couldn’t decide between basketball and volleyball. So in the end, she chose both. A Labette County High School senior, O’Brien signed a letter of intent on Thursday to play basketball and volleyball at Coffeyville Community College. “I didn’t want to give up either one,” O’Brien said. “I don’t have a favorite, I like them the same. And I like to be busy, and I like to compete. I don’t like...
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Track: O'Bryan, Krull among the state's best
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Several track and field athletes from the area are among the state’s best in their respective classifications. Here’s a look at who is standing out this spring. GIRLS In Class 4A, Kaylee Krull of Parsons has the second-best time in the 3200 (11:51). Katren Rienbolt of Fort Scott is first. Krull ranks ninth in the 1600 (5:35). In Class 1A, St. Paul’s Jenny O’Bryan now ranks first in both the 1600 (5:33) an...
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LCHS baseball looks to bounce back after tough losses
With first place in the league standings on the line, Fort Scott swept a doubleheader from Labette County on Wednesday, winning 9-4 and 6-2. Labette County Coach Jesse Ybarra said he hopes his team can bounce back. “It was a very frustrating day for our club,” Ybarra said. “We didn’t play very good defense overall, and we didn’t hit the ball like we are capable of doing to support our pitchers. Fort Scott has a solid club, but we created so ma...
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PHS swim team competes at Osawatomie
OSAWATOMIE — The Parsons High School girls swim team competed at Osawatomie on Wednesday. Shannon Dunlay took fourth place in the 200 IM with a state-consideration time of 2:48. Dunlay was fifth in the 100 free with a time of 1:06. Sydney Markley finished third in the 200 free with a time of 2:20. Markley was also third in the 100 free, finishing in 1:03. Victoria Port took seventh place in the 50 free with a time of 30.21. She was also 12th i...
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Lady Cardinals named all-conference, Vance is league MVP
Emilee Vance is the Most Valuable Player in the Jayhawk East. A Labette Community College sophomore third baseman, Vance leads a group of seven Lady Cardinals who have earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference softball honors. A Wellsville product, Vance is the Jayhawk East’s MVP and a first team selection at third base. Vance currently has a .450 batting average, with 67 hits in 44 games. She has 60 RBIs, 20 doubles and 13 home runs....
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LCC's Phillips signs with Missouri Southern
Labette Community College sophomore Shawnee Phillips has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. A 5-9 guard from Santa Rosa, California, Phillips was a two-year starter for the Lady Cardinals and Coach Anna Nimz. “Shawnee will be a great asset to any program,” Coach Nimz said. “She was an outstanding player for me and will have great success at Missouri Southern.” A team captain as a soph...
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Grizzlies drop softball doubleheader to Fort Scott
ALTAMONT — Fort Scott swept a high school softball doubleheader from Labette County on Wednesday. The Lady Tigers defeated the Grizzlies 11-0 in game one, and then Fort Scott took game two 13-2. In game one, the Grizzlies had just one hit, a single from Bethany Holsinger. In the second game, Fort Scott scored five runs in the fifth and then added four more in the sixth to turn a close game into a blowout. “The story of both of these games we...
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Parsons vs. Labette rescheduled
The Parsons High School baseball and softball teams were scheduled to play at Labette County on Thursday. The games were postponed due to the weather. They will be made up on Monday, May 6 at 4:30 p.m. in Altamont.
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Grizzlies drop key league games
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com ALTAMONT — Fort Scott is all alone atop the league standings. The Tigers swept a key SEK League baseball doubleheader from Labette County on Wednesday at Vic George Field in a showdown of teams who began the day tied at the top of the standings. Fort Scott took game one 9-4 and then won the second game 6-2. Labette County Coach Jesse Ybarra said his team didn’t play particularly well. “We didn’t swing the ...
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Tennis regional: Trip to state on the line
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com State berths will be up for grabs at the Independence Class 4A Tennis Regional. The event begins Friday morning and is scheduled to finish up on Saturday, weather permitting, at Riverside Park. The tournament was originally scheduled to begin today, but was pushed back due to the weather forecast. At the regional, the top six singles players and the top six doubles teams will advance to the Class 4A State...
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Krewson, Grizzlies win golf invite at Coffeyville
COFFEYVILLE — The Labette County High School boys golf team took a big step towards securing the SEK League title by winning the Coffeyville Invitational on Tuesday. The invite was the third of four SEK League-designated meets. And after three events, the Grizzlies are in first place in the league standings by 21 strokes. The final league golf meet will be Monday, May 6 at Chanute. On Tuesday, the Grizzlies took first place at Coffeyville Cou...
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Parsons hosts middle school track invitational
The Parsons Middle School track and field team hosted the Viking Invitational on Monday. The PMS eighth grade boys took first place, and the seventh grade boys were second. The seventh grade girls finished seventh in the team standings, and the eighth grade girls finished ninth. The seventh grade teams will go to Chanute for a make-up meet today. The eighth grade teams completed their seasons with the home meet. “I am very pleased with the per...
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Mildfelt leads Erie golf team
Hunter Mildfelt’s second place finish led the Erie High School varsity boys golf team at the Neodesha Invitational on Tuesday in Independence. Erie took fourth as a team against some solid competition. A senior, Mildfelt settled for second after falling in a scorecard playoff for first place. Said Mildfelt: “I picked my game up and played pretty well today.  Our team shot its best total score of the year, which shows we are improving and ha...
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