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LCC begins wrestling season with Takedown tourney
The Labette Community College wrestling team hosted the Takedown Tournament with Pratt on Saturday. At 128 pounds, LCC earned the top three spots, as Josh Walker took first, Rhett Leach was second and AJ Navarrete was third. At 136, Michael Williams of LCC was first, with Eric Hughes second. Pratt’s Skyler McComb took third. Tyler Davis won the 144-pound bracket, with Cardinal teammates Clay Archer second and Dakota Davis third. At 152, Spenc...
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Chetopa ends football season with blowout win
LONGTON— The Chetopa High School football team ended the season on a positive note with a 70-6 blowout victory over Elk Valley on Monday night. The game was called at the half, and there was a running clock the entire second quarter. “I’m really proud of all our young kids who saw a lot of action last night,” Chetopa Coach Sean Price said. “They all did an outstanding job. Jesse Merrill really played well, as did Breylan Berrios with a kick re...
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RUNNING WITH THE STATE'S BEST
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com WAMEGO — Finishing the season against the state’s best is the goal for every prep athlete. And athletes from Parsons and Labette County did just that on a chilly Saturday at the Class 4A State Cross Country Meet at Wamego Country Club. Members of the Grizzlies and Vikings ended the season by competing with the state’s best distance runners. But the competition, and the challenging course, proved tough. No ...
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Oswego gains state experience
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com WAMEGO —The Oswego High School girls cross country team finished 10th in the team standings at the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Wamego Country Club. The Indians gained valuable experience at state, as the entire team is made up of underclassmen. “I think it was a great experience for them,” Oswego Coach Neil Cruse said. “It may have been a little overwhelming for them at first. There’s ...
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Oswego gains state experience
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com WAMEGO —The Oswego High School girls cross country team finished 10th in the team standings at the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Wamego Country Club. The Indians gained valuable experience at state, as the entire team is made up of underclassmen. “I think it was a great experience for them,” Oswego Coach Neil Cruse said. “It may have been a little overwhelming for them at first. There’s ...
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St. Paul’s O’Bryan earns state medal
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com WAMEGO— Jenny O’Bryan looked nothing like a rookie. A St. Paul freshman, O’Bryan tied for 10th place at the Class 1A State Cross Country Meet on Saturday morning at Wamego Country Club. O’Bryan finished the 4K in 16:46. Olpe’s Brittney White-Dol crossed the line with O’Bryan, and the pair tied for 10th place. The top 20 runners earn medals at state. “Jenny did an outstanding job for being a freshman and i...
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Web update: State cross country results
The state cross country meet was held Saturday in Wamego. Class 4A results Labette County's boys finished ninth in the team standings. Drew Baum was 23rd overall for the Grizzlies. On the girls side, Kaylee Krull of Parsons finished 29th and Michaela Ozier of LCHS was 36th. 2A girls Oswego finished 10th in the team standings. 1A girls St. Paul's Jenny O'Bryan tied for 10th place in the 1A girls race, earning a medal. Look for full results...
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LCC: Lady Cards set for hoops season
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Effort is one of the first words that comes to mind when Anna Nimz is asked about her Labette Community College women’s basketball team. Entering her third season, Nimz said there’s one thing that stands out about this year’s group of Lady Cardinals — they’ll always play hard and give their best effort. “Every one of them always plays hard,” Nimz said. “And they’re all outstanding individuals. They’re a lo...
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Prep football notebook: No area teams advance to playoffs
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com No high school football teams from the Sun’s coverage area will be participating in the state playoffs this year. Parsons, Labette County, Cherryvale, Erie, Oswego, St. Paul and Chetopa all came up short in their respective bids to advance to the postseason. Here’s a quick look at each team’s season. Parsons Vikings The Parsons Vikings finished the season at 0-9. With a young, inexperienced group, and wit...
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Grizzlies come up short vs. Titans
ALTAMONT — Columbus defeated Labette County 32-0 on Thursday in the final district contest of the high school football season. With the loss, the season ended for the Grizzlies (3-6). Columbus moves on and will play on Tuesday at Girard in a first round playoff game. The Titans led 18-0 at the half, and then extended the lead to 32-0 by the end of the third quarter. “Obviously, we expected to play much better in this game than we did,” LCHS C...
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PREP FOOTBALL: Final league standings
SEK League Standings League All x-Fort Scott 6-0 9-0 Pittsburg 5-1 5-3 Coffeyville 4-2 7-2 Chanute 3-3 5-4 Labette County 2-4 3-6 Independence 1-5 1-8 Parsons 0-6 0-9 x -- League champion. Thursday, Oct. 25 scores Independence 57, Parsons 28 Fort Scott 24, Chanute 18 Coffeyville 41, Baxter Spr. 12 Columbus 32, Labette 0 Friday, Oct. 26 Pittsburg at Blue Valley SW PLAYOFFS Tuesday, Oct. 30 Chanute at Paola Louisburg at Fort Scott ...
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PREP FOOTBALL: FINAL DISTRICT STANDINGS
CLASS 4A DISTRICT 7 W-L Pts Girard 3-0 27 CH Frontenac 2-1 25 RU Independence 1-2 -13 X Parsons 0-3 -39 X X-eliminated from playoffs CH-Champion RU-Runner-up Friday, Oct. 12 Frontenac 53, Parsons 12 Girard 53, Independence 20 Friday, Oct. 19 Girard 68, Parsons 13 Frontenac 52, Independence 16 Thursday, Oct. 25 Independence 57, Parsons 28 Girard 7, Frontenac 6 CLASS 4A DISTRICT 8 W-L Pts Coffeyville 3-0 39 CH Columbus 2-1 13...
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Sports briefs: LCC wrestling home on Saturday, youth football, golf tourney other Saturday options
LCC wrestling host tourney today The Labette Community College wrestling team will host the Takedown Tournament today beginning at 9 a.m. Look for more on LCC’s wrestling team next week. Youth football title games are today The Parsons Police Youth Football League will be hosting the Kinsch Bowl at the Marvel Park stadium today. The first game starts at 11 a.m. and features the 3rd/4th Grade Parsons Chiefs and the Parsons Raiders. At 12:30 ...
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Columbus beats LCHS
ALTAMONT — Win and advance, or lose and go home. That was the situation facing both Labette County and Columbus entering Thursday's regular season finale at Lucas Field. Unfortunately for the host Grizzlies, it will be the Titans who will move on. Columbus defeated Labette County 32-0 on Thursday in the final district contest of the season. With the loss, the season ended for the Grizzlies (3-6). Columbus moves on and will play Tuesday at Gira...
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Neodesha holds Cherryvale to 200 yards of offense
CHERRYVALE — The Neodesha Bluestreaks held the Cherryvale Chargers to less than 200 yards of offense Friday night in a Class 3A District 7 high school football game. Cherryvale fell to 1-2 in district play with the 39-8 loss. Neodesha scored twice in the first quarter on a 14-yard run and an interception return. The Bluestreaks struck again three more times before halftime, including on another interception. The Chargers lost despite being out...
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Marmaton Valley defeats St. Paul
ST. PAUL — Marmaton Valley crushed St. Paul's hopes of post-season play here Thursday night, defeating the hometown Indians 52-6. With the loss, the Indians' season ends at 6-2. St. Paul and Marmaton Valley traded touchdowns in the first quarter before the visitors started pulling away. St. Paul's Riley O'Brien scored on a 5-yard run after Marmaton Valley put eight points on the board. The Indians failed on the point after the touchdown and Ma...
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Season ends for Vikings with loss to Bulldogs
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com INDEPENDENCE — With a 57-28 loss to Independence on Thursday night, the 2012 high school football season came to an abrupt end for the Parsons Vikings. Both the Bulldogs and Vikings were playing for pride in this one, as both schools entered the contest winless. But Independence's running game and Parsons' costly turnovers kept the Vikings without a victory for the season. The Vikings had four turnovers i...
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Oswego defeats Northeast
OSWEGO — Solid play from Oswego’s defense led to a short field and plenty of scoring opportunities for the Indians in a Class 2A, District 4 high school football game Friday night. The result was a 58-14 thrashing of Northeast of Arma that gave the Indians the Three Rivers League 11-man title. Oswego Coach Travis Burk said his defense played “awesome” and kept its intensity throughout the game, including in the fourth quarter when the team had...
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Grizzlies headed back to state cross country meet
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Competing at the state cross country meet has become a yearly occurrence for the Labette County High School boys cross country team. For the third-straight year, the Grizzlies will run at the Class 4A State Cross Country Meet. This year’s event is Saturday at Wamego Country Club. The Class 4A boys race will begin at 11 a.m. At the 2011 Class 4A State Cross Country Meet, the LCHS boys finished sixth in the ...
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SAVING HER BEST FOR LAST
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Kaylee Krull has saved her best for last. A junior at Parsons High School, Krull will compete at the Class 4A State Cross Country Meet in Wamego on Saturday. Krull qualified for state by finishing in the top 10 at the Lake Afton Regional on Saturday outside of Goddard. Krull took eighth place at the regional to advance to state for the second-straight year. “I was around 20th place and all the hills slowe...
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