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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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USD 506 Track Meet results
506 League Track Meet held in Altamont The USD 506 League Track Meet was held on Tuesday at Labette County High School. Altamont won the team titles, boys and girls. Results are listed below. BOYS Team standings: 1. Altamont 116, 2. Meadow View 110, 3. Edna 91, 4. Mound Valley 59, 5. Bartlett 46, 6. Meadow View B 1. Medalists by event High jump — 1. Russell, Edna, 4-10; 2. Pickett, Edna, 4-8; 3. Gibbs, Meadow, 4-6; 4. Hawks, Meadow, 4...
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Sanders leads PHS golf team at Coffeyville
COFFEYVILLE — Joey Sanders led the way for the Parsons High School boys golf team on Tuesday at the Coffeyville Invitational. Sanders shot a 98 and took 30th place. Also for Parsons, Ben Brewer shot a 99 and finished 34th, while Bryan Walker took 37th place with a 103. Rounding out the scoring for Parsons were Lee Head (111, 46th), and Max Newland (116, 49th). The Vikings are scheduled to compete at Winfield today, and at Chanute on Monday. Th...
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Murphy leads Erie track at Baxter Springs
BAXTER — The Erie High School track team competed at Baxter Springs on Tuesday. For the Red Devils, Christian Murphy took first place in the 110 hurdles, first in the 300 hurdles, fourth in the shot put, and fifth in the discus. Erie Coach Nathan Teichgraeber said Murphy’s times in the hurdles events are tops in Class 3A. Also for Erie, Brett Thompson took first place in the javelin and Justin Hartzell was third. Hartzell also finished fourth ...
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Grizzlies knock off Panthers
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com ALTAMONT — A busy week began with a win for the Labette County High School softball team. Host Labette County defeated St. Mary’s Colgan 7-2 on Tuesday. It was the first of three-straight dates for the Grizzlies, who play Fort Scott today and Parsons on Thursday. Labette County led 3-0 right away and never looked back against the Panthers. “We started off well, and scoring those three runs in the first inn...
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Chetopa earns walk-off win over Parsons
CHETOPA — After a late rally forced extra innings, the Chetopa High School softball team earned a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Parsons Lady Vikings on Monday night. Visiting Parsons led 4-2 entering the bottom of the seventh. But Chetopa rallied for two runs in the seventh to force extra innings. The Hornets then won the game in the bottom of the eighth. “Unfortunately, we were not able to close out the game in the bottom of the seventh,” Par...
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Grizzlies win team title at Coffeyville Relays
COFFEYVILLE — The Labette County High School track team had several impressive performances at the Coffeyville Relays Track and Field Invitational. In fact, the boys took first place in the team standings. The meet was rained out on Friday, but made up on Monday. LCHS Boys Coach Craig Hartman said he’s been impressed with his Grizzlies. “I have been extremely proud of this team and the leadership of this senior class has been outstanding,” Ha...
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LCC baseball ends conference play on a high note
The Labette Community College baseball team finished Jayhawk East play on a positive note. The Cardinals swept a doubleheader from Johnson County on Monday, winning game one 8-7 and game two 4-2. In game one, LCC trailed 4-0, but the Cardinals scored four runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth to get the win. Mike Smith hit a home run and had four RBIs. Tyler Hatcher drove in three runs for LCC, and David Wright had one RBI. Cale Parnell...
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Chetopa's ace
Chetopa's Chelsea LaPee delivers a pitch against Parsons on Monday.
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LCC SOFTBALL: A DOMINATING SWEEP
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The Labette Community College softball team hadn’t played in nearly two weeks. It was hard to tell. Looking anything but rusty, the Lady Cardinals dominated from start to finish in a two-game sweep over Fort Scott on Monday in a District E first round series of the Region VI Tournament. The Lady Cardinals won game one 18-3 in five innings. Labette took game two 13-0, also in five innings. With the series w...
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Lady Vikings knock off St. Paul
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com CHETOPA — The Parsons Lady Vikings earned a non-league softball win over St. Paul on Monday in Chetopa. But it wasn’t easy. After building a big early lead, the Lady Vikings had to battle to the end to secure a much-needed win. Parsons eventually earned an 18-12 victory over the Indians. The Vikings played Chetopa in a second game, but that result was not available at press time. Parsons improved to 3-10 ...
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Erie golf takes first at Sedan
The Erie High School varsity golf team took first place at the Sedan Invitational last Thursday. “I am really proud of all of my golfers who competed today,” Erie Coach Ronnie Williams said. “They have worked hard in practice and I really felt like they deserved to win. Overall, I’m really pleased with where we are now as a team, and I think we are going to be very competitive heading into our league and regional tournaments.” Erie’s Garek Pet...
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Parsons Chamber golf tourney is May 11
The Parsons Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their 22nd Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Parsons Golf and Fitness Center. Tee-off times for the three-person scrambles are set for 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. if enough teams warrant an afternoon tee off. The $175 per team entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, mulligans, lunch and beverages. Cash prizes will be awarded and will be based on the number of entries per flight. Pr...
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