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Grizzlies still unbeaten in SEK
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor ALTAMONT — The Labette County High School girls’ basketball team keeps getting everyone’s best shot in Southeast Kansas League action, but to the rest of the league’s dismay, the Lady Grizzlies keep finding ways to win. LCHS knocked off a spry Pittsburg (3-14 overall 1-4 SEK) team Thursday evening 42-35 to improve to 13-3 overall and 5-0 in the SEK to move one game closer to a second SEK crown in a row and four...
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Trojans too much for Red Devils
GIRARD — The Girard Trojans took a pair of games from Erie on Thursday evening in a make-up game from earlier this month. The Girard boys were able to defeat Erie 49-45 behind six 3-pointers and 18 trips to the line. The Red Devils equalled the mark from behind the arc but made it to the line only eight times. Girard led 13-12 after a quarter but pushed its lead to 11 thanks to a 17-7 second quarter that went in favor of the Trojans. Erie r...
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Indians sweep Eagles Thursday
UNIONTOWN — The Oswego Indians won a pair of games with Uniontown here Thursday evening in a make-up from a weather-delayed game from Jan. 11. The Oswego girls began play with a 47-39 victory over Uniontown. Oswego led 15-11 after a quarter, but the Eagles were able to tie the game going into the half in a 23-23 game. However, Oswego (11-6 overall, 5-1 TRL) put the clamps down in the second half and gave up only 16 points to the Eagles (7-9 ...
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LCC softball team gears up for spring
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor One run separated the Labette Community College softball team from the NJCAA national tourney a season ago. The Cardinals are hoping to break through that ceiling this year, however. After putting together a 36-27 season a year ago that ended with a 6-5 loss to No. 7-ranked Johnson County in regionals in 2010, LCC returns a lot of power, a lot of pitching and welcomes a freshmen class that is expected to see th...
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Wrestling club competes in Indy
INDEPENDENCE — The Parsons Wrestling Club traveled to Independence to compete in the Bulldog Classic on Saturday. Parsons had 21 wrestlers competing in the tournament. Four of those PWC wrestlers received first place at the tourney. Keenan Dodd earned the Outstanding Wrestler award by pinning all four of his opponents. Dodd is a third-year member of the club and also wrestled for the Parsons Middle School team this year. Bryer Glaser tr...
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Cherryvale takes two from Humboldt
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Chargers used a big second quarter to propel them to a 62-40 win over Humboldt Tuesday night in a Tri-Valley League high school basketball game. The Chargers led by just four points after one quarter but put up 22 points in the second while holding Humboldt to nine points for a 36-19 halftime lead. The Chargers outscored Humboldt 26-21 in the second half. Trent Loganbill scored a team-high 11 points for Cherryvale...
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PHS swimmers compete
The Parsons High School swimming team traveled to the InterLeague Championship at Turner High School in Kansas City on Feb. 9. Four Parsons swimmers competed in the eight-team meet. In individual competition, Alex Oas finished with two personal-best times of the year when he swam to an eighth-place finish in the 100 butterfly and a third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke. Oas, a junior, will also swim on Friday in the Kansas Boys State S...
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Lady Vikings defeat Pittsburg
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor PITTSBURG — The Parsons High School Lady Vikings didn’t look like a team looking ahead to Friday here Tuesday evening. Parsons took care of business against the Purple Dragons with a 49-27 victory. The victory is the third in a row for Parsons and improves the Vikings to 9-7 overall and 3-1 in the Southeast Kansas League entering Friday’s showdown with rival Labette County High School (12-3 overall, 4-0 SEK). T...
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Pittsburg ends Viking win streak
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor PITTSBURG — Parsons High School’s eight-game winning streak came to an abrupt end Tuesday evening here against the Pittsburg Purple Dragons (9-7 overall, 2-2 SEK). The Purple Dragons became the first team to defeat Parsons in over a month in a 48-43 game and dropped the Vikings to 13-3 overall and 3-1 in the SEK. The Vikings played well in the middle of the game but couldn’t overcome a slow start and bad finish...
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Erie splits with Frontenac
ERIE — The Erie High School boys defeated Frontenac 27-24 here Tuesday. Erie scored 17 points in the second half and held Frontenac to six to get the win. Justin Hartzell scored nine points to lead Erie’s offense. “The size of the heart in these guys is enormous,” Erie boys coach Mike Casteel said. “We couldn’t get it going offensively so we had to find some other way to win.” The Erie JV lost 49-39. Brad Dozier scored 14 points and Ryan Ki...
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St. Paul boys lose in OT; St. Paul girls defeat Oswego
ST. PAUL — Morgan Westhoff proved to be too much for the Oswego Lady Indians to handle as she led St. Paul to a 65-56 victory in a Three Rivers League high school basektball game Tuesday night. St. Paul pulled ahead 18-11 by the end of the first quarter and outscored Oswego 19-7 in the second for a 37-18 halftime lead. Oswego fought back in the second half, racking up 38 points to St. Paul’s 28, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the first-half...
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Chanute defeats Labette County boys
ALTAMONT — Chanute scored 27 points in the fourth quarter to seal a win over the Labette County High School boys, 69-59, here Tuesday night. Labette County held on for the first half, which finished with the Grizzlies down 28-25. The Blue Comets pulled away in the third quarter and really poured on the offense in the final quarter for the win. Dustin Eccles scored 20 points, a game- and team-high mark for the Comets. Mitchell Smith scored 17...
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Cherryvale sweeps Humboldt
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Chargers used a big second quarter to propel them to a 62-40 win over Humboldt Tuesday night in a Tri-Valley League high school basketball game. The Chargers led by just four points after one quarter but put up 22 points in the second while holding Humboldt to nine points for a 36-19 halftime lead. The Chargers outscored Humboldt 26-21 in the second half. Trent Loganbill scored a team-high 11 points for Cherryvale...
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Lady Vikings roll over Pitt
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor PITTSBURG _ The Parsons High School Lady Vikings didn’t look like a team looking ahead to Friday here Tuesday evening. Parsons took care of business against the Purple Dragons to take a 49-27 victory from their hosts. The victory is the third in a row for Parsons and improves the Vikings to 9-7 overall and 3-1 in the Southeast Kansas League entering Friday’s showdown with rival Labette County High School (12-3 ...
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Pittsburg defeats Parsons boys
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor PITTSBURG - Parsons High School’s eight-game winning streak came to an abrupt end Tuesday evening in Parsons against the Pittsburg Purple Dragons (9-7 overall, 2-2 SEK). The Purple Dragons became the first team to defeat Parsons in over a month in a 48-43 game. Parsons began the game in a 15-7 hole and had six traveling violations through six and a half minutes. The Vikings turned things around and led by as ma...
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St. Paul continues hot streak with Monday’s sweep
ST. PAUL — The St. Paul Indians earned their third sweep in a row Monday with a pair of victories over Pleasanton in a make-up date from a game postponed on Feb. 1. The SPHS girls began the night with a whopping 31 points in the first quarter on the way to a 65-38 victory over the Blue Jays (8-8 overall, 4-1 Three Rivers League) to improve to 13-3 overall and 5-0 in the Three Rivers League. The Indians hit three 3-pointers in the first quart...
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Oswego knocks off Chetopa
CHETOPA — The Oswego High School boys basketball team used a strong start to pull away from Chetopa here Monday night in a 52-38 contest. The Indians (13-2 overall, 4-0 TRL) defeated rival Chetopa (5-7 overall, 2-2 TRL) to inch closer to a Three Rivers League title. Oswego led 16-4 after a quarter of play before the Hornets played within two the rest of the way. “It was just another hard fought Oswego, Chetopa game,” said Oswego head coach ...
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LCHS JV brings home six medals
Six Labette County High School junior varsity wrestlers brought home medals from the Burlington Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Charlie Romero, Seth Trimmell and Ty Gatton all captured gold medals to lead the Grizzlies. For Romero, this was his second championship in his second tournament of the season. Again, Romero won four-consecutive matches on his way to the title at 112 pounds. Romero ends his abbreviated season with an 8-0 record...
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Tigers sweep LCC Saturday
The Labette Community College basketball teams lost a pair of games at Cowley County Community College on Saturday evening. The LCC women fell short in what would have been an improbable comeback. The Lady Cardinals trailed Cowley 41-28 at the half before outscoring the home Tigers 45-28 in the second half to fall 69-63. LCC is now 8-18 overall and 5-9 in the KJCCC. Cierra Emerson led all scorers with 28 points. The sophomore guard shot 10 o...
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Altamont boys win eighth title in a row
The Altamont Eagle A Boys once again captured the USD 506 Tournament Championship for the eighth year in a row. The Eagles defeated Meadow View on Feb. 12 54-40 in the finals. The Eagles faced the Falcons for the third time this season. They came out strong with a 31-12 lead at the half on the way to the 14-point win. Austin Krewson led the first half surge with 15 points on the way to 21 for the night. He also had eight steals and five as...
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