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Erie girls lose 53-39
FREDONIA — Independence High School overpowered Erie here Thursday in the Wilson County Classic basketball tournament. Indy won 53-39. The Lady Bulldogs won the game handily, and only three girls from Erie scored on the night. Bret McGuire scored a game-high 19 points for Erie, which featured seven field goals, including a trey, and 4-of-4 shooting from the free throw line. She also had three steals and a blocked shot. Kailey Cleaver scored 13...
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St. Paul boys beat Oswego
CHEROKEE — The St. Paul High School boys basketball team advanced to the Lancer Classic’s third-place game with a 65-43 win over Oswego on Thursday night. St. Paul’s boys will take on Southeast at 5:30 p.m. tonight for third place.  The boys title game will feature Sunrise Christian vs. Columbus at 8:30 p.m. The fifth-place game features Oswego vs. Marmaton Valley at 5:30 p.m. in the West Gym. No stats from the St. Paul-Oswego game were submit...
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Vikings fall at Interstate Classic
Parsons lost both games at the Coffeyville Interstate Classic on Thursday. In boys action, Wright Christian Academy defeated Parsons 44-34. Rose Hill's girls beat Parsons 52-42. The Vikings return to the tourney on Friday and Saturday.
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LCC takes first at wrestling tourney
The Labette Community College wrestling team took first place at the NJCAA Cliff Keen National Duals Tournament in Springfield, Ill. last weekend. In the championship dual, Labette defeated Colby 39-3. At 125 pounds, Josh Walker of LCC pinned Sebastian Nehls. Eric Hughes defeated Josh Martinez 10-3 at 133, and Tyler Davis beat Elijah Cook 3-2 at 141. LCC’s Spencer Rutherford won by forfeit at 149, and Jeromy Davenport beat Drake Lovvorn 4-2 at...
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Cherryvale teams finish up Wilson County Classic on Friday
The Cherryvale High School basketball teams will finish play at the Wilson County Classic in Fredonia tonight. First, the Cherryvale boys will take on Caney Valley at 4:45 p.m. at Bateman Gym in the third place game. The time of the game is a change from the original schedule. The change was made to allow all Cherryvale fans to take in both games, as the original schedule would have had Cherryvale’s teams playing at the same time at two differ...
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NEO mid-season tourney pushed back to next week
The NEO High School Basketball Tournament in Miami, Okla. has been pushed back to next week. Chetopa’s high school basketball teams will be competing Jan. 24-26 at the tourney. Apparently the Oklahoma state activities association changed the week of their mid-season tournaments, so it no longer is the same week as that of Kansas. The Sun was just informed of the change on Thursday, the day the Green Hornets were originally scheduled to begin ...
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Cardinals hold off Greyhounds
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com An impressive scoring spurt to end the first half carried the Labette Community College men’s basketball team to a 54-51 win over Fort Scott on Wednesday night in Jayhawk East action. The Cardinals went on a 17-2 run to end the first half to pull away for good. But the Greyhounds made things interesting late in the game by battling all the way back to within striking distance. But in the end, the Cardinals...
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Lady Cardinals earn first conference win
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The Labette Community College women’s basketball team picked up its first conference win of the season by knocking off Fort Scott 55-38 on Wednesday night. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Lady Cardinals. “After the three-game skid we just went on, we learned some lessons the hard way,” Labette Coach Anna Nimz said. “I was happy we bounced back tonight.” The game was close early, but LCC...
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Vikings set for new experience at Interstate Classic
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The mid-season tournament experience will be a little different for the Parsons Vikings this year. After years and years of competing at the Carl Junction Tournament, the Vikings have a new destination this year. Parsons heads to Coffeyville’s Harold Thomas Interstate Classic this season, with play set to begin tonight. “We’ve gone to Carl Junction since I’ve been here, so this is something new for our us...
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Cherryvale girls set for Wilson County Classic title game
FREDONIA — Cherryvale’s girls basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Wilson County Classic with a 48-25 win over Fredonia on Tuesday night. “The girls played one of their most consistent games,” Cherryvale Coach David Smedley said. “Defensively, we rotated and filled our spots very well, which allowed us to not give many clean looks. Offensively, we did one of our best jobs of being patient and not forcing bad passes. It was ...
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LCHS girls drop tourney opener
BURLINGTON — The Labette County High School girls basketball team began the Burlington Tournament on Tuesday with a first-round loss to Pittsburg, 41-31. “Last night’s ballgame was not a good example of how we had planned to open the first round of the Burlington tourney,” LCHS Coach Kristi Snider said. “I believe we didn’t come out very focused and intent on the task of winning and advancing.  Consequently, we had a poor shooting night and a...
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Oswego girls fall at Lancer Classic
CHEROKEE — Sunrise Christian Academy used a big third quarter run to pull away for good in a 57-44 win over Oswego’s girls on Tuesday at the Southeast Lancer Classic. The Indians held the lead briefly in the first half, but the Buffaloes pulled ahead, 24-19, by the break. In the third quarter, Sunrise Christian of Wichita outscored Oswego 16-10. Those points put the Buffaloes up 40-29 heading into the fourth quarter. The Indians had a solid fo...
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PHS Wrestling hosts duals
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com A young and inexperienced wrestling team needs as much time on the mat as possible. And on Tuesday night, that’s exactly what the Parsons High School wrestling team got. And while the scoreboard may not have shown it, Parsons Coach Chris Ball said his team gained something very valuable on Tuesday — experience. “The main thing we need for our kids is mat time,” Ball said. “We’re so young and so inexperienc...
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Charger girls advance to title game
FREDONIA — Cherryvale’s girls basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Wilson County Classic with a 48-25 win over Fredonia on Tuesday night. The Lady Chargers raced out to a 14-2 lead and never looked back. By halftime, Cherryvale led 27-5. The second half was nearly even, but Cherryvale’s lead was never in jeopardy.  Katelynn Main led Cherryvale with 15 points, while Josie Reilly scored 14, and Jasi Adkison added 12 for the C...
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Titans slip past top seed St. Paul girls
CHEROKEE — The St. Paul High School girls struggled to put the ball in the hoop here Tuesday night and lost to Columbus 32-26. St. Paul, which was the top seed in the Lancer Classic, was down 26-12 going into the fourth quarter. The Lady Indians began to close the gap and scored 14 points in the fourth quarter fueled by Jordyn Tuck’s eight points, two of them from long range, but it wasn’t enough. Tuck scored 15 points for St. Paul and was the...
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LANCER CLASSIC: Oswego boys drop tourney-opener
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com CHEROKEE — Sunrise Christian Academy may have brought their JV team, but they definitely didn’t look like a “B” team. Sunrise Christian stormed past Oswego 52-20 on Monday in a first round game of the 21st Annual Southeast Lancer Classic. The Buffaloes raced out to a big halftime lead and never looked back in thumping the Indians. Indians Coach Jeff Schreppel said his team didn’t bring it’s “A” game. “I d...
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LANCER CLASSIC: St. Paul girls cruise, boys fall
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com CHEROKEE — The St. Paul High School girls basketball team had a 20-point lead before halftime in a dominating 60-13 win over Marmaton Valley on Monday in a first round game of the 21st Annual Lancer Classic. A quick start, fueled by an intense trapping press and some hot-shooting, put St. Paul in control from the start. The tourney’s top seed had a huge lead by the half and never trailed in the contest. S...
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Chargers top Devils at Wilson County Classic
FREDONIA — The Cherryvale High School boys defeated Erie here Monday night in the first round of the Wilson County Classic. The Chargers built an early 10-7 lead after a quarter with an even offensive performance with five players scoring and senior John Anderson hitting four of his 12 points on the night. Balanced scoring in the second quarter carried the Chargers into the locker room at halftime with a 20-19 lead. The Chargers and the Red De...
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Cherryvale girls win, Erie girls fall
FREDONIA — The Cherryvale Lady Chargers rolled to a 50-30 win here Monday night over Neodesha in the Wilson County Classic. Cherryvale had a 23-10 lead at halftime and improved on that in the second half to walk away with its first win in the tournament. Katelynn Main scored 16 points and Jasi Adkison added nine points for the Lady Chargers. “The girls came out and played a steady game,” Cherryvale girls coach David Smedley said. “Neodesha did...
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Cards pull off come from behind win at Indy
INDEPENDENCE— A furious second half rally led the Labette Community College men’s basketball team to an 86-79 win over Independence CC on Saturday night. The Cardinals were down 14 points in the first half, but the visitors got going offensively and outscored the host Pirates 48-39 in the second half to pull off a stunning victory. ICC got off to a quick start, and led 11-4 and 16-6. The Pirates then led 40-26 with just under five minutes to g...
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