Sports
Middle school tennis
Tuesday, the Parsons Middle School Vikings hosted their final tennis match of the season in Parsons. The Vikings hosted Wichita Collegiate and Independence. “The girls played hard and gave it their all,” said Vikings coach Molly Kearns, who added she was proud of the Vikings effort this season. Below are final results Vikings MS tennis Tuesday, Sept. 6 Vs. Wichita Collegiate Singles Carmen Minot (W) defeated Rayleigh Long (P) 6-0 Emil...
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Labette County prepares for Mustangs
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Two teams expect to come home with a victory Friday evening. Only one can meet the expectations. The Labette County High School football team (1-4) is in the middle of a four-game losing streak. The Grizzlies haven’t tasted a win since the opening game of the season against Fort Scott in a 26-24 victory on Sept. 3. However, the competition has been fierce in the last four weeks. The Grizzlies have faced off ...
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PHS frosh win
The Parsons High School freshmen volleyball team was victorious in all three of its matches on Tuesday evening when the team traveled to Independence. The Vikings defeated Fort Scott 23-24, 27-25, 15-12 to begin the night before knocking off rival Labette County High School 11-25, 25-22, 15-6. In the third and final match of the night the Vikings defeated Independence 25-17, 24-26, 15-5. Auriana Jackson led the Vikings with 25 kills, 25 ser...
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Indians prepare for Colony-Crest
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The St. Paul Indians want nothing more than to prove the rest of the coaches in the Three Rivers League right Friday evening. The Indians (3-2) will be on the road to face Colony-Crest (4-1) in a matchup between teams 1-0 within the district and TRL. The Indians entered the season as the favorites to win the TRL this season by gathering 25 points, and five first-place votes, to lead all other division schools....
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Clash of the 2-1A titans is Friday
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Much more will be known about Class 2-1A Kansas football Friday evening, especially after one particular district 1 game. Friday the Oswego Indians (5-0) will host the Pittsburg-Colgan Panthers (5-0). The similarities don’t stop with the records either. Both teams have looked dominant this season, outscoring opponents by a combined score of 488 to just 52. Each team is just under 10 points away from averaging ...
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Chetopa Hornets seek district win
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Chetopa Hornets have a bad taste in their mouths entering Friday evening’s district game with Yates Center. The Chetopa High School football team (2-3 overall 0-1 district) will take on the Yates Center Wildcats (1-4 overall, 0-1 district) Friday evening in Chetopa. The Hornets will look to get their first win in districts after a 42-34 loss to Colony-Crest in week five. In that game, Chetopa fell behind 2...
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Ong wins SEK singles title
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Bulldogs finally edged out the Vikings, but barely. The Parsons High School tennis team finished as first runner-up Saturday in Chanute at the Southeast Kansas League Tournament. The Vikings fell two points shy of Independence, who won the tourney with 31 points as a team. “The SEK championship was not decided until all the finals matches were completed and Indy edged us out by two points,” said Parsons he...
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Cherryvale prepares for Eureka
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Cherryvale Chargers will continue their march towards a third-straight Tri-Valley League title on Friday evening when they host Eureka (3-2) for Homecoming. However, it’s not the same Eureka team that the Chargers pounded a season ago. Last year the Chargers easily handled the Tornadoes in a 56-6 victory midway through the season. It marked the fourth consecutive victory over Eureka for Cherryvale, and the...
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LCHS avenges loss to Comets
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Both teams were due for a break from Southeast Kansas League action. The Labette County and Parsons high school volleyball teams both competed in an eight-team tournament this weekend. They were joined by Erie, St. Paul, Jayhawk-Linn, Columbus, Coffeyville and the host Chanute. The Grizzlies had an undefeated run to the finals in the tournament. They finished with a 5-0 record to take first overall. The Viking...
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Parsons Police Youth Football League competes in Erie
Saturday, Sept. 25 in Erie Flag Division Parsons Vikings 24, Parsons Panthers 12 Parsons Vikings — Coach Donny Peak reported that Matthew Ray scored four touchdowns in the win over the Panthers. He said that “Duke” Herman added some nice runs. On defense, coach Peak said Kooper Peak and Trinity Fields had multiple flag pulls and led the way. Parsons Panthers — Coach Jason Langston reported that Ethan Houk had six carries for 112 yards and...
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PMS tennis team competes
WICHITA — The Parsons Middle School tennis team traveled to Wichita on Wednesday for a four-team tourney. The Vikings placed fourth as a team. First names of Parsons’ opponents were unavailable. In No. 1 singles, Rayleigh Long of Parsons lost to Reidmiller of Wichita Independent 8-0 and to Ramsey of Wichita Collegiate 8-0 to finish in fourth. In No. 2 singles, Emily Gatewood lost to Mantovani of Wichita Collegiate 8-0 and to Farha of Wichit...
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Second half of season begins with tonight’s games
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor I think it’s my job as a sports editor to make the observation that a certain season is passing quicker than expected, so here goes. Man, this year is going fast! I know. I know. It’s pretty cliche, but it is worth noting midway through tonight’s games will be the halfway point of the season for the majority of the teams in the area. As I write this, everyone still has a hope for the playoffs, however. Anythi...
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Vikes looking for road win against Southeast
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor It’s not exactly the most storied rivalry in the area. In fact, it’ll be the first known matchup between the two teams since league records were kept in 1962. Still, for Parsons (2-2) and Southeast (0-4), there will be plenty to play for this evening in Cherokee. The Vikings hit the road for the fourth time in five weeks tonight as they look to forget about a 14-3 loss in week four against Fort Scott. After do...
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Parsons improves to 3-1 in league with sweep
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons High School volleyball team sent its senior class out in style with two home victories Thursday evening. The Vikings (10-12 overall, 3-1 SEK) earned two wins in the final home triangular of the year for the three seniors on the team, Tiana Jones, Erika Getz and Erin Forbes. “Those three bring a lot of passion to the game. I’m really proud of them. They do a lot for us, and it’s a good trio,” said P...
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Disc golf tourney
A disc golf fundraising Turkey Shoot Tournament will begin at 9:15 a.m. Nov. 13 at Idle Hour Lake near Altamont. Registration for the tournament will begin at 8 a.m. There will be two 18-hole rounds, with the morning tee-off beginning at 9:30 or directly after a players’ meeting. Afternoon tee times will begin at 1 p.m. The ace fund will be $2 with a payout of at least $100. Mulligans will be $1 with a limit of three putts and two drives. A...
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Eight-man districts begin Friday night
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After getting off to a good start in Three Rivers League play, the St. Paul Indians hope to have a similar start to district play Friday evening. With a win, the Indians may be in the driver’s seat in both races. St. Paul (2-2 overall, 1-0 TRL) will host Pleasanton (1-3 overall) on Friday evening with a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Indians are coming off of a dominate showing in Friday’s 76-30 win over Altoona-Midway....
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Grizzlies travel to Neodesha, win junior varsity tourney
NEODESHA — The Labette County High School junior varsity tennis team came home with a JV tennis tournament win as a team on Tuesday by grabbing victories in 11 of the 12 matches it participated in. The team traveled to Neodesha, where it was joined by the host team, Coffeyville and Iola in a round-robin tourney. Elyse Merritt took second place for LCHS by going 2-1. Merritt defeated Abbey St. Clair of Iola 6-1 and Michaela Davied of Neodesha...
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LCHS to face Pittsburg on Friday night
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After facing a team that is undefeated in the Southeast Kansas League in week four, the Labette County High School football team will go against the only other team without a blemish in the conference this week. On Friday, the Grizzlies will travel to Pittsburg to take on the Purple Dragons (3-1 overall, 3-0 SEK). Pittsburg has outscored SEK opponents 99-56 this season, and its latest win was the most impress...
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Lady Grizzlies win tennis tourney
The Labette County High School varsity girls tennis team traveled to Neodesha on Saturday for an invitational tournament. The Grizzlies walked away as the first-place finishers in the tourney that included Maranatha, Neodesha, Independence and the Grizzlies. LCHS finished with eight points, the same number as Indy, but the Grizzlies were declared the winner due to them winning more games than Indy. LCHS won 77 points to the 74 of Independen...
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Labette County JV defeats Indy
The Labette County junior varsity football team defeated Independence 24-8 Monday in Independence. The game was a combination of freshmen and sophomores due to lack of numbers for Independence. Following a safety from the defense, the LCHS freshmen offense drove down the field and punched in a touchdown with a five-yard run by Tyler Cares. Chandler Carson passed to Lee Reliford for the conversion and Labette County led at the end of the fi...
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