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Chetopa boys stay unbeaten in league
CHETOPA — The Chetopa High School boys defeated visiting Uniontown 49-29 here Tuesday night, keeping a perfect record in the Three Rivers League. Chetopa’s Green Hornets traded baskets with Uniontown in the first quarter before earning a four-point lead at halftime. The Hornets blew the game wide open in the third quarter with a 19-2 offensive spurt that put the game out of reach for the visitors. “Our defense really picked up and got some ste...
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Vikings drop home games to Coffeyville
Coffeyville swept Parsons in SEK League basketball games on Tuesday. In the varsity girls game, Coffeyville won 60-47. The Golden Tornado beat the Vikings 63-39 in the varsity boys game.
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TOUGH COMPETITION
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com CHANUTE— The Parsons Vikings tangled with some of the top talent in the state of Kansas on Saturday at the SEK Invitational Tournament at Chanute High School. The 15-team tournament featured numerous state-ranked teams and wrestlers. “It’s a very tough tournament,” Parsons Coach Chris Ball said. “We see a lot of good competition, like Derby, Topeka Seaman and Augusta. But that’s the kind of competition we ...
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Second half surge lifts Cardinals
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The first half was mostly subpar for the Labette Cardinals. But the second half could be described as superb. The Labette Community College men’s basketball team dominated after halftime in a 68-50 win over Kansas City, Kansas on Saturday. The visiting Blue Devils led 31-30 at the break, but LCC outscored KCK 38-19 in the second half. LCC’s smothering defense held KCK to just seven field goals after inter...
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LCC women fall at home to KCK
The Labette Community College women’s basketball team fell to 9-11 overall and 2-6 in the Jayhawk East, as visiting Kansas City, Kansas knocked off the Lady Cardinals 69-57 on Saturday afternoon. KCK used an 11-0 run in the first half to pull away for good. LCC was down 35-28 at intermission, and was outscored 34-29 in the second half. Brooke Dickey scored 20 points and handed out five assists for the Lady Cardinals. Shawnee Phillips added 11 ...
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Rosenberg leads LCHS at Fredonia wrestling tourney
FREDONIA — Lane Rosenberg’s fifth place finish led the way for the Labette County High School wrestling team at the 31st Fredonia Wrestling Invitational on Saturday. Rosenberg took fifth place at 126 pounds. Reagan Nguyen of Maize South defeated Rosenberg 9-3 in the first round. Rosenberg pinned Putnam City’s Thomas Miller in the next round. Rosenberg pinned Wichita South’s Mario Flores, but then lost a 3-2 decision to Guy Kinder of Caney. Th...
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Chetopa girls finish NEO Tournament with a win
MIAMI, Okla. — Chetopa’s girls basketball team finished the NEO Tournament with a 49-41 win over Tyro Christian in the seventh place game of the Norse Division. Jamie Jackson scored 16 points for the Hornets, who improved to 4-9 on the season with the victory. Kayla Underwood just missed double figures for Chetopa in the win with nine points. Chetopa’s boys finished the tourney with a 42-37 loss to Welch in the fifth place game of the Blue Di...
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Labette wins Kansas Cup
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Labette Community College now has the bragging rights across the Sunflower State. The LCC wrestling team won the Fourth Annual Kansas Cup on Sunday at Newman University in Wichita, topping all of the other schools in the state that have wrestling programs. LCC was first in the team standings with a score of 119.5, while Fort Hays State and Baker tied for second with scores of 106. There are 10 schools in ...
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Erie splits with Humboldt
HUMBOLDT— The Erie High School basketball teams split a varsity doubleheader with Humboldt on Friday. Erie’s girls cruised to a 46-19 win over the Cubs. Bret McGuire scored 18 points and Chrisana Maurer added 14 for Erie. Katie Brungardt had six, while Kailey Cleaver and Whitney Wolken added four apiece for the Red Devils (7-5). Cleaver had six steals and Maurer had six boards. Humboldt won the boys game 59-27. Brett Thompson scored eight poi...
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Vikes snap 10-game skid
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com FRONTENAC — This was the result the Parsons Vikings had been waiting for.  The Parsons High School boys basketball team snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 57-46 win over Frontenac on Friday night, spoiling the Raiders’ Homecoming in the process. The fired-up Vikings raced out to a double-digit lead and never looked back. And after letting a few close ones slip away in recent weeks, Parsons made all of ...
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Lady Vikes falter in second half
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com FRONTENAC — The first half was stellar, but a sluggish start to the second half doomed the Parsons High School girls basketball team on Friday night. The result was a 74-49 loss to Frontenac. The Raiders started the third period with a 12-2 run to pull away for good from the Lady Vikings, who after a solid start seemed to run out of gas after intermission. The Lady Vikings were never able to recover from t...
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Chetopa to play for fifth place in tourney
MIAMI, Okla. — Chetopa High School’s boys basketball team will play for fifth place today in the NEO tournament here. The boys lost by a point, 42-41, to Wyandotte, Okla., Thursday and defeated Commerce, Okla., 46-26 here Friday. Chetopa will play the winner of Welch, Okla., versus Afton, Okla. On Friday, the Green Hornets had difficulty in the early going against Commerce. Chetopa boys Coach Dennis Orns said Commerce jumped to a 10-0 lead qui...
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Burlington teams get past Chargers
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Chargers struggled to score on Friday night, losing to Burlington 59-25. Cherryvale kept up with Burlington on the boards, getting outrebounded by just 27-24, but the Chargers made only 23 percent of their shots from the field and 52 percent from the free throw line. The Cherryvale teams will play at home against Fredonia Friday. THE LADY CHARGERS stayed in the game for a while, but the undefeated Burlington girls,...
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St. Paul teams sweep Northeast
ARMA — St. Paul High School teams swept Northeast here Friday night. The St. Paul boys won 61-35. The St. Paul girls won 53-19. In the boys game, St. Paul had a 16-7 lead after a quarter and that grew to 20-11 at halftime. Northeast showed more spunk in the second half, but couldn’t close the gap by then. St. Paul had four players in double figures. Jake O’Brien led the Indians with 15 points on five field goals and 5-of-9 shooting from the f...
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Oswego cruises to 35-point win
OSWEGO — The Oswego High School boys basketball team defeated Altoona-Midway here Friday night 60-25. Oswego swarmed to an early lead in the first quarter and built a comfortable 38-7 lead by halftime. Altoona scored nearly half of its points in the third quarter (12 points) but never threatened. Brant Yeoman scored 17 points to pace the Indians and Kel Yeoman added 14. Oswego teams travel to Northeast at Arma on Tuesday. Oswego 60, Altoona ...
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PHS girls fall to Frontenac
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com FRONTENAC — The first half was stellar, but a sluggish start to the second half doomed the Parsons High School girls basketball team on Friday night. The result was a 74-49 loss to Frontenac. The Raiders started the third period with a 12-2 run to pull away for good from the Lady Vikings, who after a solid start, seemed to run out of gas after intermission. The Lady Vikings were never able to recover from ...
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Vikings get much-needed win, stop skid
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com FRONTENAC— This was the result the Parsons Vikings had been waiting for. The Parsons High School boys basketball team snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 57-46 win over Frontenac on Friday night, spoiling the Raiders' Homecoming in the process. The fired-up Vikings raced out to a double-digit lead and never looked back. And after letting a few close ones slip away in recent weeks, Parsons made all of t...
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LCHS falls in league wrestling duals
INDEPENDENCE — The Labette County High School wrestling team dropped two SEK League duals on Thursday night. State-ranked Fort Scott defeated LCHS 66-15 and Independence topped the Grizzlies 46-36. Against the Tigers, Labette County had several close losses. “We had so many opportunities to win matches against Fort Scott that we just could not take advantage of,” LCHS Coach Matt Shields said. “When up against  tough kids, if you get the chance...
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PHS wrestling team drops non-league duals
BURLINGTON — The Parsons High School wrestling team traveled to Burlington on Thursday to take on the host Wildcats and the Cherryvale Chargers in a non-league double dual. Burlington defeated Parsons 66-12 and Cherryvale topped the Vikings 48-27. “We had a pretty rough first dual against Burlington,” PHS Coach Chris Ball said. “We just didn’t seem to finish any moves. We were in several matches throughout the night that we were winning, and...
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Jason Beach Night at LCHS is Tuesday
USD 506 will be having a special night for Jason Beach. Half of all gate receipts at the Labette County vs. Chanute basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 29 will be donated to Beach and his family for their travel, lodging and other expenses while they stay with Jason in the Springfield Medical Center. Beach is a LCHS student who was tragically injured in a car accident earlier this month. There will be other opportunities to donate more if anyone ...
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