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MS begins play
The Parsons Middle School boys basketball team opened its season Thursday against Independence. However, Parsons finished 0-3 in the three games. The B team lost 31-15, the seventh-grade team lost a close one 32-30 and the eighth-grade team fell 38-21. “I thought all three teams played with a lot of effort. We just turned the ball over too much in every game. The first game is always good to see some of the things you need to work on,” said ...
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Viking wrestling to host Thursday
The Parsons High School wrestling team will host its first home event of the year on Thursday when it welcomes Frontenac and Jayhawk-Linn for dual action. The duals will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the main gymnasium at Parsons High School.
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Spring Fling set
On Feb. 19, there will be a Spring Fling disc golf tourney at Idle Hour Lake near Altamont. Registration for the tourney will be from 8 to 9 a.m., with a players meeting following at 9:15 a.m. and tee-off at 9:30 a.m. The tourney will have two 18-hole rounds, with the afternoon round beginning at 1 p.m. The ace fund will be $1, and mulligans will be $1. There will be a limit of three putts and two drivers per round. Awards will be given t...
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Schools postpone games
All area basketball games for Tuesday evening were cancelled because of the weather and will be rescheduled on dates to be determined. Make-up dates for the five games on the local schedule will be published as they become available.
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Parsons girls earn first win
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The monkey on the back of the Parsons girls basketball team is finally gone, but it nearly turned into a gorilla. The Vikings defeated Chanute 47-41 in a blowout turned nail-biter Friday evening at home. After leading by as many as 20, Parsons failed to shut Chanute out until the final minutes of the game. Still, the Vikings were able to triumph to get the first victory on the season, which moves them to 1-5 o...
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Poor shooting sinks Parsons boys
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Sometimes the game of basketball can come down to the simplest of problems. Bits and pieces of execution here and there can turn into the difference between a win and a loss. That was exactly what happened on Friday evening when the Parsons High School basketball team lost its first game of the year to Chanute (6-1). Parsons failed to convert from the free-throw line and finished 6 of 20 overall in a 60-54 home...
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Erie takes two from Uniontown
ERIE — Erie High School boys basketball team defeated Uniontown here Friday night 59-52. Justin Hartzell scored 15 points on the night to lead Erie’s offense. Jacob Daniel and Keith Marquardt each had nine points. The win moves Erie to 4-4 on the year. Erie teams will host Neodesha on Tuesday. In the junior varsity game, Erie won 44-38. Kyle Spielbusch scored 17 points in the win, which gives the JV a 7-1 record. The Erie girls team starte...
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Indy takes two from Grizzlies
ALTAMONT — Poor shooting in the second half doomed Labette County High School in a 37-26 loss to Independence here Friday. The Grizzlies were a different team in the first half, outscoring Indy 16-13 after two quarters and shooting 62 percent from inside the arc. In the second half, Labette County shot 27 percent from two-point range and Independence 58 percent. Indy outscored Labette 24-10. In the final quarter, Labette County only managed t...
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Fredonia defeats Cherryvale Lady Chargers
FREDONIA — The Cherryvale High School Lady Chargers on Friday struggled with offense and lost to Fredonia 58-49 here. The Lady Chargers had a strong first quarter, but lost ground in the second and third quarters en route to the loss. A fourth-quarter rally was too little, too late for a come-back. Mary Reilly scored 15 points to lead the Lady Charger offense, followed by Hallie Davis with 14 and Amy Hougardy with nine. “The varsity girls s...
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Timberwolves get road victory
The Galesburg boys basketball team picked up a 38-33 victory in Caney on Thursday evening. Zach McCoy led the way with 11 points and Brett Thompson chipped in with 10. “I am really proud of our boys. We got blown out on Monday, and I felt like we responded well to it,” said Galesburg coach Joseph Clark. “We did a great job of playing unselfish basketball and played as a team and the outcome was great.” The game was close throughout, but to...
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Galesburg girls beaten Monday
The Galesburg Timberwolve’s girls basketball team took on Eureka on Monday evening and fell 33-3. Haley Piersall scored all of Galesburg’s points in the game. In the B game, Galesburg defeated Eureka 23-5. Taylor McClanahan scored eight points in the B game. “Galesburg Lady Timerwolve’s basketball is still looking for their groove. We have had a rough start but are continuing to work hard in practice,” said coach Sindy Daiels. The Timberw...
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Cardinal wrestling perfect in home dual
The Labette Community College wrestling team returned to action on Tuesday with a home dual against Neosho County Community College. LCC showed little rust from the holiday break and ran away with the dual by a 45-0 margin. “Good opener on the year for us and a great tune-up for national duals this weekend,” said LCC coach Joe Renfro. “Hopefully we will keep the momentum rolling throughout the weekend and for the remainder of the year.” The...
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Halftime lead slips away from Labette
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After such a competitive start to Wednesday’s game, the second half of play by the Labette Community College men’s basketball team was very puzzling, but LCC head coach Armando Johnson summed it up quickly. “Mental lapses,” he said. “It started in the first two minutes of the game, but we got our heads back in it, but it returned in the second game. Down the stretch there were about three or four plays consecut...
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LCC women survive Greyhounds’ rally
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Labette Community College women continued their momentum from a Dec. 4 thrashing of Neosho County on Wednesday evening at home against Fort Scott, at least for a half. The Cardinals jumped out to a 13-point lead at the half, saw the lead disappear twice and held on to defeat Fort Scott (3-12) to improve to 5-10 overall and 2-1 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. “We saw the team that plays ...
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PHS, LCHS both at home tonight
The Parsons High School basketball team will try to play more like they did in the second half of Tuesday’s win over Fort Scott than the way they did in the first two quarters tonight at home. The Vikings will host Chanute (5-1) tonight. The Comets started the year 4-0 before dropping their last game of 2010 to Pittsburg. However, they showed that little to no lingering effects on Tuesday when they returned to action against Girard and man...
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Hosey scores 20 points in win for Grizzlies
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Labette County senior Christian Hosey put on a show for Carl Junction here Tuesday, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. His work led the Grizzlies to a 41-40 win. Even though the Grizzlies’ 6-5 Hosey generated nearly half of the offense, and Trevor Nash added 10 points and four rebounds, Labette County was behind for three quarters of Tuesday’s game. The fourth quarter was the decision-maker, when Labette County s...
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Chetopa rolls over Pleasanton
CHETOPA — Ryan Bruning scored 17 of his team-high and game-high 23 points in the first quarter here Tuesday night to give Chetopa High School a 68-22 win over Pleasanton in a Three Rivers League game. “We came out with a real good start. We shot the ball real well,” Chetopa boys coach Dennis Orns said. He said Bruning’s offensive show in the first quarter, “just opened the game up right then.” As a team, Chetopa canned 10 3-pointers on the ...
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Parsons Viking boys defeat Fort Scott
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor James Jackson made his return to the lineup, the Vikings overcame a 13-point first-half deficit and the Parsons High School basketball team gave coach Mike Krull a nice birthday present on Tuesday evening via a 59-49 home victory over Fort Scott. The Vikings were led in scoring and rebounding by junior Steve Jones, who scored 22 points and grabbed 13 boards. Jones got several looks inside thanks to some nifty p...
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Fort Scott pulls away late for win
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons Lady Vikings will have to wait at least one more game before they get their first victory — but just barely. The Parsons High School girls basketball team narrowly missed out on a win Tuesday evening at home when they took on Fort Scott (5-2) and dropped to 0-5 on the season with a 37-32 loss. The Vikings looked in control at the break leading 18-14, but Fort Scott took the lead going into the four...
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Oswego teams sweep Galena
GALENA — After a weak second quarter, the Oswego Indians battled to a 55-44 win against Galena in a non-league high school basketball game Tuesday night. The Indians scored 17 points in the first quarter for a three-point lead heading into the second, but Oswego scored only four points to Galena’s 10 in the second period. The Bulldogs were ahead 24-21 at halftime. “They came out and got after us, and it was a hard-fought game,” Oswego coach ...
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