Sports
Labette falls to Coffeyville
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor COFFEYVILLE ­— Too much firepower for the Coffeyville Golden Tornado proved too much to overcome Tuesday evening for the Labette County High School basketball team. The Grizzlies dropped to 1-3 with a 55-44 loss to Coffeyville (3-2 overall). “It’s frustrating because we had a good opportunity to beat this team. We will come back stronger than ever and keep getting better, though,” said LCHS coach Brad Smith. “...
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LCHS wrestlers compete
The Labette County High School wrestling team traveled to Carl Junction, Mo., on Saturday for a tournament. The Grizzlies were joined by wrestlers from schools in Missouri and Kansas at the tourney. LCHS was led by Channing Hosey, who finished 5-0 on the day to finish in first and to continue his undefeated start to the season. “Channing was impressive this weekend. Very dominant. Three pinfalls, one tech-fall and a 14-0 match is an impressi...
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Vikings defeat LCHS in OT
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor ALTAMONT — Another classic chapter was written in the history of the Labette County and Parsons High School rivalry on Friday evening here, and after four quarters the two teams needed a few extra pages to end it. The Grizzlies and the Vikings had chances to win the game in regulation, but missed opportunities cancelled each other out and it took overtime for Parsons to come away with a 53-47 win. “I didn’t ex...
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Lady Vikes come up short
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor ALTAMONT — It’s been some time since the Parsons High School girls basketball team earned a victory over the Labette County High School Grizzlies. That didn’t change Friday when the Grizzlies knocked off Parsons 40-31, but a win for LCHS was in serious doubt for much of the game. The Grizzlies used a 24-point performance by junior Tiara Ford, who added 13 in the fourth, and outscored Parsons 17-9 down the stret...
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Oswego girls win tourney in Moran
MORAN — The Oswego Lady Indians overcame a four-point halftime deficit and foul trouble to beat Northeast of Arma 47-40 for the Marmaton Valley High School basketball tourney title Friday night. Oswego led Northeast 12-9 after the first quarter. After the Lady Vikings scored 16 points in the second quarter, Northeast led 25-21 at halftime. Oswego fought back in the third quarter, outscoring Northeast 12-6 before sealing the win in the fourth....
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Lady Chargers take Wildcat Classic
YATES CENTER — The Cherryvale Lady Chargers’ good defensive play on Friday night made up for an off shooting night in a 48-39 win over Yates Center. The victory earned the Lady Chargers the championship of the round-robin Yates Center Wildcat Classic. Cherryvale managed to take a 21-10 lead at halftime, but coach David Smedley said the Lady Chargers could have been up by even more if it weren’t for poor shooting early in the game. “We misse...
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St. Paul rolls to two victories over Derby
ST. PAUL — The Lady Indians had a comfortable lead over Derby Invasion, a home-school team, for much of the game on Friday night before really pulling ahead in the fourth quarter in the St. Paul High School basketball tournament. St. Paul took an early lead, 16-12 after the first quarter, and pushed the lead to 28-21 by halftime. The Lady Indians outpointed Invasion 12-11 in the third before scoring 27 points in the final period for a 67-41 w...
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Erie teams defeat Humboldt
HUMBOLDT — After a very slow first quarter, the Erie Red Devils got their offense going and beat the host team in the Humboldt High School boys basketball tournament on Friday night. Erie’s win gave the Red Devils second place in the round-robin tourney. The team beat Uniontown 43-41 on Thursday after losing to tourney champion Crest 37-28 on Tuesday. Ten Red Devils scored on Friday, with Keith Marquardt, Justin Hartzell and Rowdy Kyser al...
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Chetopa prepares for 5th-place game
WELCH, Okla. — Chetopa’s boys had three players in double figures here Friday night, bouncing back from a loss earlier in the week at the Welch tournament. Chetopa defeated Foyil, Okla., 51-39. Chetopa had trouble hitting shots in the first quarter, but its offense picked up in the second quarter and dominated Foyil in the third. By the fourth quarter, Chetopa’s lead was too much for Foyil to overcome. “We missed some open chances” in the ...
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Oswego loses to McLouth
The Oswego Indians boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the year on Tuesday evening when they fell to the McLouth Bulldogs. After entering the game at 2-0, Oswego played from behind the majority of the game before falling to McLouth in the second round of games in a round-robin style tourney hosted by Marmaton Valley. Oswego dug itself into a hole at the break and was able to come from behind against the Bulldogs. “We have to lear...
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Dolphins compete in Newton
Twelve Parsons Dolphins swimmers qualified for the Level II South Championships that took place in Newton on Saturday and Sunday. The championships featured 14 teams. Of the 12 swimmers, two qualified for the Level I Midwest Championships that will take place in Topeka starting today and running through Sunday. Ashleigh Woodworth, 10, qualified for four events in the Level I championships. She will be racing the 100-yard IM, 100 butterfly,...
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21 area football players named to all-state teams
The Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital-Journal have released their all-state teams for each class in Kansas for the 2010 football season. Several local athletes were honored by the two newspapers. Below is a breakdown of class by class. All-state honors Class 4A Wichita Eagle — Parsons High School senior D.J. Ball received not one but two nominations in Class 4A. Ball received an honorable mention on both the offensive and defensive lines fo...
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Labette County hosts Cherryvale in wrestling dual
The Labette County High School wrestling team picked up a 40-26 victory over the Cherryvale wrestling team on Tuesday in Altamont. Both teams had open spots in the 103- and 112-pound divisions, but LCHS scored an 11-1 win at 119 pounds when Lane Rosenberg defeated Reid Hugo. “Lane had to bump up a weight class tonight to help out the team, and I was real proud of the way he handled the assignment,” said LCHS coach Matt Shields. At 125 pound...
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Oswego defeats Marmaton Valley
The Oswego High School boys basketball team overcame a first-quarter deficit on Tuesday evening on the way to a 46-35 victory over Marmaton Valley in the first round of games at the 13th annual Marmaton Valley preseason tournament. The Indians opened play by trailing 8-7 through a quarter.and went into the break with an 18-17 edge over the home team. Marmaton Valley, who was led by Landon Hammond’s nine points in the first half, kept the game...
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Vikings survive slow start
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons High School basketball team played welcoming committee to Class 4A basketball for the Baxter High School Lions on Tuesday evening. The Vikings weren’t very friendly against the first-year Class 4A school. Parsons survived a slow start to defeat Baxter 55-37 Tuesday evening at home to open the season 1-0. “Baxter is a team that is very athletic. They have three or four really good kids. They did a ...
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Fort Scott hands Lady Grizzlies first loss
FORT SCOTT — The Labette County Grizzlies struggled on offense on Tuesday night, falling to Fort Scott. The Grizzlies led 6-5 after the first quarter, but the Tigers scored 15 points in the second, making it 20-10 at halftime. LCHS stepped it up in the third quarter, scoring 10 points, but the Tigers had another big quarter, scoring 21. The Tigers outscored the Grizzlies 12-10 in the final period for a 53-30 win. Grizzly coach Brad Smith sai...
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Lady Vikes spark late, fall to Baxter Springs
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The start of the 2010-2011 season for the Parsons High School girls basketball team got off to a difficult start on Tuesday evening, but the final quarter left spectators with plenty to be excited about. The Vikings fell to 0-1 on Tuesday after taking a 41-36 defeat by the hands of the Baxter High School Lions (2-0) as the Vikings entered the Pat Schibi era with an opening-night loss. It was a sloppy start for...
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St. Paul girls defeat Columbus Titans
ST. PAUL — St. Paul High School fought to get back in the game in the second half, but came up short against Columbus 64-49 here Tuesday night in a high school basketball tournament. St. Paul had a slow start, only scoring two points in the first quarter and 16 in the first half. Columbus carried a 30-16 lead going into the third quarter. For the Indians, Tyler Coomes and Willie Westhoff led scoring with 11 points and 10 points, respectively...
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Oswego girls defeat Marmaton Valley
MORAN — The Oswego High School girls’ basketball team won its first game of the year in the Marmaton Valley tournament against the host team on Tuesday evening. The Lady Indians jumped out to a huge lead, 17-2, after the first quarter. Oswego held Marmaton Valley to just 11 points in the first half while scoring 31. The Lady Indians outscored Marmaton Valley 26-20 in the second half for a 57-31 win. Oswego coach Neal Cruse said the team play...
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Neosho County tops LCC men
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Labette Community College basketball team ran into one of the hottest teams in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College on Saturday and fell to 1-11 this year and 0-2 within the KJCCC with a 97-66 loss to Neosho County (7-5 overall, 2-0 KJCCC). The Cardinals, who have lost seven in a row, came to play in the opening minutes against the Panthers. Through five minutes of play the score was 13-9 and LCC was hang...
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