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Labette earns shutout in home dual with Pratt
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Cardinals started well, finished well and did pretty much everything in the middle well. It was a pretty good night for the Labette Community College wrestling team. The Cardinals hosted Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference opponent Pratt Community College on Wednesday for dual action. The Cardinals dominated for a final tally of 46 in favor of the Cardinals and zero for the visiting Beavers. “I tho...
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PHS drops two in Coffeyville
COFFEYVILLE — The Parsons High School wrestling team lost a pair of duals against Southeast Kansas League opponents on Tuesday in Coffeyville, dropping a dual to Fort Scott 48-22 and to host Coffeyville 42-27. “It is hard to win a dual against teams that have bigger numbers than us. We had a couple of our kids that were not able to compete tonight,” said Viking head coach Chris Ball. “The best thing that we can do in those cases is look to wi...
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Super Bowl trips on line this weekend
The A-Game By Anthony Cook Parsons Sun I’m not much for words really. Sometimes it takes a lot to get just a hello out of me. I live in my own world. When I write though, I’m a bit more long-winded. Usually with these weekly intros I have to do a lot of scrapping out the extra, to get rid of the fluff if you will. I don’t really have much to say this time around, because I didn’t watch much football last weekend. It’s a busy time in the l...
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Lady Wolves take two
GALESBURG — The Galesburg girls basketball team hosted the Neodesha Blue Streaks on Monday. The Lady Timberwolves won the A game 26-11 and the B game 17-16 to earn a sweep.   In the A game, the Timberwolves came out strong by scoring 16 points in the first half to the Blue Streaks’ seven before taking care of business in the second half. “We played more like a team tonight,” said coach Sindy Daniels. “I was pleased with the girls’ effort ton...
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Pittsburg defeats Cherryvale teams; Erie girls play for third at WCC
FREDONIA — The Erie High School boys were the only area winner in the Wilson County Classic here Tuesday night, defeating Fredonia 59-50. Cherryvale boys and girls teams fell victim to Pittsburg Tuesday night. The boys lost 42-27 and the girls lost 46-35 and were eliminated from the tournament. The Lady Red Devils from Erie lost to Caney 60-40 Tuesday and will play Independence Friday for third place. The Cherryvale boys will play Girard Fri...
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Erie boys defeat Fredonia
FREDONIA — The Erie High School boys were the only area winner in the Wilson County Classic here Tuesday night, defeating Fredonia 59-50. Cherryvale boys and girls teams fell victim to Pittsburg Tuesday night. The boys lost 42-27 and the girls lost 46-35 and were eliminated from the tournament. The Lady Red Devils lost to Caney 60-40 Tuesday and will play Independence Friday for third place. The Cherryvale boys will play Girard Friday for th...
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Oswego tops Southeast in OT
CHEROKEE — The Oswego Indians girls basketball team survived a 21-point turnaround and avenged an earlier loss to the Southeast Lancers on Tuesday evening in the opening round of the Southeast Lancer Classic. With the win, the Lady Indians move into the second round to set up a matchup with Southeast Kansas League member Columbus. It took overtime, but Oswego came away with a 64-62 victory over the host team. “They kept fighting. They didn’t...
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Columbus ends Lady Indians' tourney title dreams
CHEROKEE — The St. Paul girls basketball team’s quest for a fourth consecutive Southeast Lancer Classic title ended on Tuesday evening with a 47-39 loss to the Columbus Titans. The Indians got a solid outting out of senior guard Morgan Westhoff, who scored 29 points and had three 3-pointers on the night. However, Columbus (5-4) took advantage of a size advantage on the inside and got 16 points out of 6-3 senior Katie Anderson. St. Paul trai...
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Oswego boys defeat Marmaton by 22 points
CHEROKEE — The No. 1-seeded Oswego Indians stayed true to their seed on Tuesday evening with a 52-30 victory over Marmaton Valley in a rematch from a 10-point win for Oswego from earlier in the season. Oswego led 8-6 after a quarter of play, but busted the game open in the second quarter to go into the half up 23-10. However, Marmaton Valley hung around with a 10-point deficit for the majority of the third quarter before Oswego came on strong...
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Labette County teams gain first wins in Burlington
BURLINGTON — Labette County had four players in double figures in a lopsided 52-37 win over Sabetha in the Burlington Invitational Tuesday night. With the win, Labette County will play Hayden High from Topeka at 8:15 p.m. Friday. Hayden defeated Paola to advance. Labette County created a 21-10 lead at halftime and outscored the Sabetha Bluejays 19-8 in the third quarter to seal the win. “We played excellent offense in the first half,” LCHS ...
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Lady Chargers crush Humboldt
HUMBOLDT — The Lady Chargers from Cherryvale High School blew out Humboldt here Friday night 52-18. Three players were in double figures for Cherryvale. Andrea Hucke scored 14 points to lead the team and the game. J. Adkison added 11 points and K. Main had 10 for Cherryvale. “I was happy with the girls’ effort,” said Cherryvale girls’ coach David Smedley. “We wanted to get off to a good start then try to work on some things. Mary (Hucke) and...
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LCHS sweeps Chanute
CHANUTE — It took the full 32 minutes, but the Labette County High School boys basketball team beat a tough Chanute team on the road Friday night. After the first half, the Grizzlies were down 23-20. They fell behind more in the third quarter. Going into the fourth, the Comets led 34-27, but Labette outscored the Comets 14-6 in the final period for a 41-40 win. The winning shot came on a buzzer-beating, 3-point shot by Mitchell Smith. Coach ...
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Oswego boys defeat St. Paul; St. Paul girls win
OSWEGO — Oswego High School’s boys took an early lead against St. Paul here Friday night and never looked back, holding on for a 50-41 lead. St. Paul threatened in the third quarter, but lost ground in the fourth to end the surge. Ryan Shields gave Oswego the push it needed in the third quarter to keep up with St. Paul, scoring 13 of his 15 team-high and game-high points in the second half. Oswego had two other players in double figures on t...
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Poor free throw shooting sinks Vikes again
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor A different team lined up across from Parsons Friday evening, but the same culprit defeated the Vikings and handed them their second loss in a row. Parsons High School dropped to 5-2 on Friday with a 47-40 loss. The Vikings’ encore to last week’s 6 of 20 effort from the line was a 3 of 13 performance that kept them out of the game. Independence (5-3) overcame its struggles and finished 9 of 14 from the line in...
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Dorothy E. ‘Dee’ Haraughty
CHETOPA — Dorothy E. “Dee” Haraughty, 44, of Chetopa died at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, at her home following a courageous four-year battle with cancer. She was born on June 28, 1966, in Mesa, Ariz., to Joseph and Clestina Haraughty. She had lived in Chetopa since 2004. She had worked in area convenience stores and the Sonic in Joplin, and was also a Southeast Kansas Independent Living worker for a time. She enjoyed fishing and hunti...
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Parsons girls defeat Indy
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Tuesday’s cancellation did little to stymie the momentum of the Parsons High School girls basketball team Friday as the Vikings knocked off Independence (4-4) 40-36 to grab their second victory in a row going into mid-season tournament week. Parsons opened up an 11-point lead at the break on the way to the four-point win and kept Independence from getting any easy looks in a game that played much like the first...
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League co-leading Cowley survives late scare from Labette
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The box score just doesn’t do Wednesday night’s women’s basketball game between Cowley and Labette any justice. The Cardinals cut a 30-point deficit down to nine against one of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference’s division leaders, but the Cowley Tigers held on thanks to regained poise down the stretch, and the Tigers came away with a 78-59 victory to improve to 12-5 overall and 5-0 in the KJCCC. L...
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Tigers too much for Labette Wednesday
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Sooner than later, a top dog in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference is going to get knocked off by the Labette men. The Cardinals welcomed Cowley County Community College (4-1 KJCCC, 13-4 overall) on Wednesday evening. Going into the first timeout, Labette hung close with the Tigers, but a key five-minute stretch gave the Tigers a nine-point lead going into the break. The Tigers continued to hold th...
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Rubber matches highlight week two in NFL playoffs
In its NFL form, football is made to be played on Sunday. I don’t think I’ll get much argument on that. Sure, Thanksgiving games are fun and Monday Night Football has given the world many, many memories, but the brunt of the games are decided on Sunday. It’s just natural to take a Sunday afternoon and spend it on the couch with football. This of course is my reasoning for missing half my picks last weekend. It was Saturday’s fault. It threw...
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LCHS wrestling returns to action with full slate
The Labette County High School wrestling team began the 2011 portion of its schedule on Saturday morning at the Augusta Invitational in Augusta. Six Grizzlies competed, and four of the grapplers placed in their weight classes. Highlighting the day was Colton Grant, who came home with a fourth-place finish at 152 pounds. Grant opened the day with a pinfall loss to Josh Miller of Andover Central, but reeled off three straight wins over Alan Fa...
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