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Oswego girls roll over Chetopa
OSWEGO — The Oswego Indian girls held Chetopa to three points in the first quarter and ran away with a 53-26 win Tuesday night. Oswego scored 20 in the first quarter, and by halftime the Lady Indians were up 43-16. Both teams scored seven in the third and three in the fourth. Jaymie Nesbitt scored 19 points for Oswego with four field goals, two being from behind the arc and 9-of-11 free throw shooting. Bricynn Johnson finished with 17 points o...
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Cherryvale girls defeat Yates Center
CHERRYVALE — Defense was the key to a Cherryvale Lady Charger victory against Yates Center on Tuesday night. Other than a 15-point second quarter, Cherryvale mostly kept Yates Center in check, especially when the Chargers needed it most as they struggled at times on offense. The Chargers took a 23-19 lead into halftime and stretched the lead in the second half for a 57-38 win. "We were able to play our most consistent defensive game that we ha...
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Dolphins compete in winter events
The Parsons Dolphins swimming team recently competed in two winter events. Below are results for each event. JCKW Heartbreaker Invitational Jan. 27-28 Girls 7-8 year old 50 fly — 2. Carys Gossett, 47.77. 9-10 year old 50 fly — 6. Dara Mendoza, 43.54. 8. Kaleigh Burke, 47.96. 11-12 year old 50 fly — 12. Alexis Clapp, 49.65. 7-8 year old 50 backstroke — 1. Carys Gossett, 51.23. 9-10 year old 50 backstroke — 13. Dara Mendoza, 49.48. 11-12 year ...
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PWC gets nine golds at Pittsburg invite
Parsons Wrestling Club took 19 wrestlers to Pittsburg Saturday to compete in their annual open wrestling tournament. There were 395 wrestlers entered in the tourney from 36 different teams representing Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. PWC had their entire team back together after splitting to compete in multiple tournaments the past two weekends. While team points were not kept at this tourney, the team had it's best result as a group...
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LCHS wrestler takes second in Towanda
Members of the Labette County High School wrestling team traveled to the 2012 Thunderbird Invitational at Towanda-Circle High School over the weekend. Lane Rosenberg led the Grizzlies at the two-day event with his second-place finish at 120 pounds. Rosenberg scored pinfall victories over Kordell Birch of Douglass and Mason Kearns of Smokey Valley and lost to Kyle Miller of Buhler by pinfall in the finals. "Lane had a really solid tournament. R...
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Parsons MS Vikes take on Coffeyville, travel to Iola
The Parsons Middle School basketball A teams were in action Thursday evening for a pair of games with Coffeyville. The seventh-graders began the evening with a 44-28 victory over Coffeyville. The Vikes started slow but used a 16-point second quarter to grab a nine-point lead at the half and extended the lead in the final two quarters. Jamarius Green scored 19, Taylor Gress added 11, Tyler Green had 10 and Silas Russell and Hunter Barcus both s...
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Labette County wrestling splits SEK dual Thursday
The Labette County High School wrestling team took on Coffeyville and Columbus Thursday evening in Coffeyville and came away with a dual split. The Grizzlies opened with a 45-36 loss to Columbus, but defeated Coffeyville 36-23 in the second dual of the evening.
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Saints sixth-graders win pair
The St. Patrick Catholic School sixth-grade boy’s basketball team played two Cherryvale teams on Saturday. In the opener, the Saints won 46-17. Chance Buller scored 12, John Young had 10, Dawson Giager scored eight and Ike Reitemeier pitched in with six in the win. In the second game, the Saints trailed by six just over a minute into the game but went on a 22-2 run to finish the half up 22-8 on the way to a 41-19 victory. Joseph Hess led the t...
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Parsons wrestling competes in Thunderbird invite
The Parsons High School wrestling team traveled to Towanda Friday for the 22nd Annual Thunderbird Invitational, a two-day tournament. Over 20 teams competed in the annual tourney. The Vikings finished 14th overall with 51.5 points and had three placers in the event. PHS seniors Dalton Murdock, Thatcher Murdock and Matt Martinez each placed in the invite. Dalton Murdock took second overall in the 138-pound division, winning three of his four ma...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette Community College freshman guard Ashley Lutz drives to the hoop in the first half of Saturday's 76-63 victory over Neosho. Labette had dropped seven in a row entering the game, but snapped the streak with the double-digit victory to improve to 8-14 overall and 3-7 in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division play.
Labette women snap seven-game skid
By Anthony Cook ACOOK@PARSONSSUN.COM The Lady Cards are back on the right track. Labette Community College got a 76-63 home victory over Neosho County (3-19 overall, 2-8 KJCCC) Saturday to improve to 8-14 overall and 3-7 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division. The win was the first in the last eight tries for Labette. After going 2-0 out of the gate in conference, Labette had lost seven in a row entering Saturday's...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette Community College sophomore guard Dre Conner goes strong to the hoop Saturday evening against Neosho County Community College at the LCC gymnasium. LCC led 22-19 at the half on Conner's 3-pointer at the buzzer, but the Panthers pulled out a 65-60 win over Labette to drop LCC to 5-5 in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division play and 15-7 overall.
Neosho pulls away from LCC Saturday
By Anthony Cook ACOOK@PARSONSSUN.COM Their defense was plenty good Saturday, but the offense lacked. The Labette Community College men's basketball team lost for the first time in four contests Saturday evening when the visiting Neosho County Panthers pulled off a 65-60 victory to drop Labette to 15-7 overall and 5-5 in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Eastern Division play. "Like I tell all the guys all the time you can't defend on turnovers....
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Buzzer beater lifts Vikes
By Anthony Cook ACOOK@PARSONS.COM IOLA — Parsons High School coach Mike Krull didn't think James Jackson was being selfish when he got himself a gift on his 18th birthday. He was just happy to escape. The Vikings improved to 13-1 on the season and 2-0 in Southeast Kansas League play with a dramatic 53-50 victory that wasn't decided until the final moment of play when the PHS senior Jackson nailed a triple to beat the buzzer and to finish his b...
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Erie teams win 2 vs. SE
ERIE — The Erie Red Devils recorded their fourth victory of the high school boys' basketball season Friday night by beating Southeast 54-42. Keaton Page led the Erie scoring with 16 points. Keith Marquardt had 15 points and Justin Hartzell added nine. Erie coach Caleb Reimer said the Red Devils played one of their better games of the season. "We did a good job of containing shooters and sticking to our assignments tonight. We still have a lot ...
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Free-throws key in Charger win
EUREKA — The Cherryvale High School boys' basketball team made 23 free throws on its way to a 62-56 win over Eureka on Friday night. Cherryvale got off to a good start, leading 17-11 after the opening quarter. Eureka fought back to within two by halftime, but Cherryvale pulled away in the second half, when the Chargers hit 13 of 19 free throws. For the game, the Chargers were 23 of 33 at the free throw line, while Eureka made just eight on 11 ...
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Lady Vikes improve to 2-0 in league
By Anthony Cook ACOOK@PARSONSSUN.COM IOLA — It wasn't pretty, but it was a win. Parsons High School head coach Pat Schibi knows that will be true about most Southeast Kansas League victories. The PHS girls basketball team got their 10th victory of the season and improved to 10-4 overall and 2-0 in SEK play Friday with a 32-25 win over Iola in a game that was closer than the final score might suggest. "Iola's plan was to slow it down and get th...
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Galesburg hoops takes on Fredonia Thursday
The Galesburg Middle School basketball teams traveled to Fredonia Thursday evening. The B team opened the game with a 33-15 loss in boy's action. The team was led in scoring by Cameron Rice, who had six. In the A game, the Timberwolves won a 31-29 thriller. The game was the first between the two since Galesburg lost to Fredonia by 22 earlier in the season. "I was really proud of the way our kids played as a team," said Galesburg coach Joseph C...
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Saints defeat Chetopa Thursday
The St. Patrick Catholic School boy's team took on Chetopa Thursday evening and concluded the regular season with a 24-23 victory over the Hornets. The win was the sixth in a row for the Saints. "This was a hard-fought game by both teams. I think the reason we came out on top was because our big guys did a great job of boxing out and rebounding," said Saints coach John Schibi. "Dillon McIllvain, Zach Johnston, John Fees and Connor O'Hara reall...
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Parsons swimming team hosts Coffeyville
By Anthony Cook ACOOK@PARSONSSUN.COM Two Vikings brought home first place and all six Parsons High School swimmers finished with personal bests Wednesday evening when the PHS swimming team hosted Coffeyville for a dual swimming event at the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center swimming pool. "In every event the swimmers earned personal best times," said PHS swimming coach Susan Simmons. "I am pleased with their progress and hard work the...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette County High School seniors Marcus Shearhart, Spencer Gatewood and Hunter Seibert are shown after signing their letters of intent to play college football next season. Shearhart signed to play with Independence Community College, Gatewood signed with Fort Scott Community College and Seibert signed with Coffeyville Community College Wednesday afternoon.
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PHS wrestling competes in Chanute
The Parsons High School wrestling team traveled to Chanute Saturday to compete in the SEK Invitational. Andover Central won the 14-team tourney with 150 points overall while Parsons came in 11th with 46 points overall. The Vikes scored higher than three Southeast Kansas League teams — Columbus, Coffeyville and Independence, in Blue Comets’ annual the event. Chanute and Pittsburg were the two other SEK teams in the invite. Pittsburg placed thi...
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