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Vikings compete at state swim meet
TOPEKA — Five members of the Parsons High School boys swim team competed at the 2013 5-4-3-2-1A State Swimming & Diving Championships at Topeka’s Capitol Federal Natatorium over the weekend. Tanner Smith of Parsons advanced to the finals in the 100 yard freestyle. In Friday’s prelims, Smith finished 16th with a time of 53.12. The junior’s time was just good enough to move on to the finals. In Saturday’s finals, Smith finished 16th overall wit...
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LCC basketball teams sweep Neosho County
Tarial Johnson provided a much-needed spark, and the Labette Community College men’s basketball team overcame a sluggish start to knock off visiting Neosho County 80-74 on Saturday. The Panthers led 38-34 at the break, but the Cardinals put together a nice second half to pull off the come-from-behind victory. The Cardinals outscored the Panthers 46-36 after intermission. LCC Coach Jonathan Raney said Johnson gave the team a big boost with his ...
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Wrestlers advance to state
Wrestlers from Parsons and Labette County High Schools competed at the Pittsburg Class 4A Wrestling Regional on Friday and Saturday. Four area athletes have advanced to state—Andrew Fix of Parsons, Lane Rosenberg of LCHS, Jared Hawks of LCHS, and Dakota Lewis of LCHS. Look for a full story in Tuesday's Sun. Athletes from Cherryvale and Erie also qualified for state at the Fredonia Regional. Look for more on Tuesday.
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Oswego boys beat 4A Girard
GIRARD—The Class 2A Oswego Indians knocked off Class 4A Girard 62-56 on Thursday night in non-league boys basketball action. Girard had a nine-point lead in the third quarter, but the Indians rallied. “The kids just kept playing,” Oswego Coach Jeff Schreppel said. “Finally some loose balls ended up in our hands, which seems like all season we haven’t been able to get. And we did a good job of attacking the basket.” The Indians were down five e...
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Cherryvale splits with Eureka
EUREKA — The host Eureka team defeated the Cherryvale Chargers 68-35 here Friday night in a high school boys’ game. The Cherryvale girls defeated Eureka 57-41. In the boys game, Eureka overpowered the visiting Chargers from the start. The home team had a 25-8 advantage after a quarter and built that lead to 55-21 at halftime. The Chargers shot only 36 percent from the field and 42 percent from the free-throw line. Eureka shot 45 percent from t...
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Grizzlies hold on for OT win vs. Vikings
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com ALTAMONT — The storied history of the Parsons-Labette County rivalry added another memorable chapter on Friday night. And it needed an extra session to determine a winner. But in the end, the host Labette County Grizzlies made all of the plays in crunch time and handed rival Parsons a heartbreaking 55-49 overtime loss at a jam-packed Harrison Gymnasium.  The Grizzlies overcame a five-point deficit late in ...
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LCHS keeps its title chances alive
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com ALTAMONT—The Labette County High School girls basketball team kept their league title hopes alive with a dominating 66-27 victory over rival Parsons on Friday night at Harrison Gymnasium.  Taking advantage of turnover after turnover, and with some hot-shooting all night long, the host Grizzlies had a 30-point lead by halftime en route to the blowout win. “We wanted to put several good quarters together and...
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Wrestling regional begins
The Pittsburg Class 4A Wrestling Regional began on Friday afternoon at Pittsburg High School, with wrestlers from Parsons and Labette County competing. The regional continues on Saturday. Check back for full results after the weekend.
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Parsons at Labette County
The Parsons Vikings headed to Altamont on Friday night to take on the rival LCHS Grizzlies. In the girls game, Labette County won 66-27. In the varsity boys game, Labette defeated Parsons 55-49 in overtime. The Vikings had a five-point lead in the fourth quarter, but could not hold on. Full stories coming soon.
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PHS, LCHS meet tonight
The Parsons High School basketball teams will take on rival Labette County tonight in Altamont. The varsity girls play at 6, with the boys to follow at 8 p.m. The LCHS girls are now 11-6 on the season and 8-2 in the SEK League, which is currently second in the league standings. The Parsons girls are 1-17 and 0-11 in the league. The Labette boys are now 12-5 and 5-5 in the SEK. Parsons is 3-15 overall and 1-10 in league play. Tonight’s SEK ga...
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LCC women win, men lose at Fort Scott
FORT SCOTT —The Labette Community College women’s basketball team held on late for a 48-46 victory over Fort Scott on Wednesday night at Arnold Arena. The win snapped a seven-game losing streak for LCC’s women. The Cardinals used an 11-1 run to end the first half. That scoring spurt gave LCC a 23-19 lead at the half. Labette led 38-29 early in the second half, but the Greyhounds got to within five at 45-40. The hosts were only down 48-46 wit...
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Wrestling teams set for regional
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The season is on the line this weekend for area high school wrestlers. The Parsons Vikings and Labette County Grizzlies will be competing at the Pittsburg Class 4A Regional. The top four in each weight class will advance to state, while the season will end for those who don’t. The tourney begins on Friday afternoon and wraps up Saturday night at Pittsburg High School. Teams competing at Pittsburg are the ...
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Vikings headed to state swim meet
Five members of the Parsons High School swim team will compete at the 2013 Class 5-4-3-2-1A State Swimming & Diving Championships on Friday in Topeka. Tanner Smith, John Ray, Chris Thompson, Brady DeMerrit and Matthew Mosier will be representing PHS at state. “This is the largest group of qualifiers that Parsons has sent to the boys state championships,” PHS Coach Susan Simmons said. “The boys have worked very hard this season and will do we...
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Prep hoops season winding down
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com It may be hard to believe, but the final games of the regular season are quickly approaching for high school basketball teams. The regular season ends on Friday, Jan. 22. The sub-state will be seeded on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Let’s take a quick look at the Independence Class 4A Sub-State, with first round match-ups in mind. If the sub-state was seeded today, Chanute’s girls would be the top seed and would ...
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Grizzlies sign with Fort Scott
Two Labette County High School seniors signed their letters of intent on Wednesday to play football for Fort Scott Community College. Stuart Gatewood, son of Kristy Hamilton, and Cole Reazin, son of Richard and Kim Reazin, both made it official with a signing ceremony at LCHS on Wednesday. Also pictured is LCHS Coach Jesse Ybarra. Reazin was a two-year starter and two-time all-SEK selection at linebacker. Gatewood was also a two-year starter...
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Undefeated season
Pictured is the Altamont Middle School girls basketball team. The Lady Eagles went undefeated on the season at 16-0. In back row, are Riley Bebb, Jessica Brooks, Coach Lori Green, Addie Smith, Maria Payne, Taylor Nelson and Kara Moon. In middle row are Katelyn Helwig, Piper Phillips, Michaiah Reynolds, Sierra Wilson and Reid Hentzen. In front row are Paige March and Tristan Gegg.
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LCHS splits with Indy
INDEPENDENCE — The Labette County Grizzlies fought hard for the last three quarters, but they dug a hole in the first that proved to be too deep. The Independence Bulldogs used a 20-2 run in the opening quarter of the Southeast Kansas League high school basketball game to beat the Grizzlies 46-39 Tuesday night. The early-game debacle ended with Indy ahead 20-6 at the end of the opener. The Grizzlies battled back, holding the Bulldogs to 26 poi...
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Fort Scott blows out Lady Vikes
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com FORT SCOTT — The Fort Scott High School girls basketball team showed why they're in first place in the SEK League. The host Tigers blew out the visiting Parsons Vikings 52-27 on Tuesday night. With a tough inside-outside offensive attack, Fort Scott simply had too much firepower for the Vikings. Parsons Coach Bridgette Kendricks said her team just didn't play well enough to compete with a talented squad. ...
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Parsons boys lose to Fort Scott
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com FORT SCOTT — The Parsons Vikings were likely feeling a sense of deja vu on Tuesday night. For the second time this season, the Vikings were in a close game with the Fort Scott Tigers. And for the second time, the Vikings ended up on the losing end. Fort Scott made all of the plays down the stretch in a 41-34 win over Parsons on Tuesday in SEK League play. "They did what it took to win," Parsons Coach Mike ...
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