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Parsons Wrestling Club news
The Parsons Wrestling Club was back in action Saturday at the Anderson Brown Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Coffeyville. This was the first opportunity to check the progress of the whole PWC team. The club placed 19 out of 24 wrestlers who competed. The team finished with a record of 45-25 during the tourney. Six first-year wrestlers competed in the tourney and showed promise for the future of the club. Placers are listed below. The Parso...
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Ball named to Shrine Bowl team
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The 2010 Parsons High School football team received one more piece of good news this week. After breaking out of a long slump and getting into the win column this year, Vikings’ senior lineman D.J. Ball was selected to play in the 2011 Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game on July 30 in Hays. The placement on the Shrine Bowl team adds to the list of accomplishments in the 2010 season for Ball. After being named ...
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Late runs come up short for Lady Vikes
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor GIRARD — The first four games have had running themes for the Parsons High School girls basketball team. In each of the four games the Vikings have started out slow on offense but have owned the middle quarters of the game. However, all four have had turning points that decided the outcome of the game. Friday evening was no different. After cutting into a large deficit, twice no less, the Vikings fell to the ho...
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Parsons boys defeat Girard
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor GIRARD — Parsons High School junior Joel Collins’ long two-pointer as time expired in the first quarter bounced. And it bounced. And it bounced. It bounced so many times that the majority of Parsons and Girard players on the court had started to walk to the sidelines to get between-quarter instructions. But after three long, and high, bounces the shot fell in and Parsons led 21-8 after one quarter of play. It ...
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Dolphins compete in Topeka
Ashleigh Woodworth and Erin Duncan of the Parsons Dolphins Swim Team competed in the 2010 Midwest Level 1 Championships in Topeka over the weekend at the Capitol Federal Natatorium in Topeka. Swimmers from 40 different teams qualified for the championships, which ended the 2010 season for the Dolphins. The event spanned two days, as swimmers qualified and raced in finals over Saturday and Sunday. Woodworth, 10, raced in four events at the cha...
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Vikings blow out Iola after slow start
IOLA — Despite a rough first half, the Parsons Vikings came out ahead in Iola to remain unbeaten for the season. The Vikings went up 8-0 to start the game, but the Mustangs went on their own 8-0 run in the quarter. The teams were tied at 11 going into the second quarter, which again was a back-and-forth battle. Parsons led 20-18 at halftime. “We missed a few free throws and point-blank shots in the first half,” Viking coach Mike Krull said. ...
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Poise helps Lady Grizzlies
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor COFFEYVILLE — For the fourth time in four games, the Labette County High School girls basketball team entered the fourth quarter in the midst of a tight game. For the third time in those four, the Grizzlies were able to pull it out and notch a victory. The LCHS girls basketball team improved to 3-1 this season and finished the pre-Christmas portion of its schedule on Tuesday with a 49-35 victory over Coffeyvill...
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Labette falls to Coffeyville
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor COFFEYVILLE ­— Too much firepower for the Coffeyville Golden Tornado proved too much to overcome Tuesday evening for the Labette County High School basketball team. The Grizzlies dropped to 1-3 with a 55-44 loss to Coffeyville (3-2 overall). “It’s frustrating because we had a good opportunity to beat this team. We will come back stronger than ever and keep getting better, though,” said LCHS coach Brad Smith. “...
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LCHS wrestlers compete
The Labette County High School wrestling team traveled to Carl Junction, Mo., on Saturday for a tournament. The Grizzlies were joined by wrestlers from schools in Missouri and Kansas at the tourney. LCHS was led by Channing Hosey, who finished 5-0 on the day to finish in first and to continue his undefeated start to the season. “Channing was impressive this weekend. Very dominant. Three pinfalls, one tech-fall and a 14-0 match is an impressi...
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Vikings defeat LCHS in OT
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor ALTAMONT — Another classic chapter was written in the history of the Labette County and Parsons High School rivalry on Friday evening here, and after four quarters the two teams needed a few extra pages to end it. The Grizzlies and the Vikings had chances to win the game in regulation, but missed opportunities cancelled each other out and it took overtime for Parsons to come away with a 53-47 win. “I didn’t ex...
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Lady Vikes come up short
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor ALTAMONT — It’s been some time since the Parsons High School girls basketball team earned a victory over the Labette County High School Grizzlies. That didn’t change Friday when the Grizzlies knocked off Parsons 40-31, but a win for LCHS was in serious doubt for much of the game. The Grizzlies used a 24-point performance by junior Tiara Ford, who added 13 in the fourth, and outscored Parsons 17-9 down the stret...
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Oswego girls win tourney in Moran
MORAN — The Oswego Lady Indians overcame a four-point halftime deficit and foul trouble to beat Northeast of Arma 47-40 for the Marmaton Valley High School basketball tourney title Friday night. Oswego led Northeast 12-9 after the first quarter. After the Lady Vikings scored 16 points in the second quarter, Northeast led 25-21 at halftime. Oswego fought back in the third quarter, outscoring Northeast 12-6 before sealing the win in the fourth....
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Lady Chargers take Wildcat Classic
YATES CENTER — The Cherryvale Lady Chargers’ good defensive play on Friday night made up for an off shooting night in a 48-39 win over Yates Center. The victory earned the Lady Chargers the championship of the round-robin Yates Center Wildcat Classic. Cherryvale managed to take a 21-10 lead at halftime, but coach David Smedley said the Lady Chargers could have been up by even more if it weren’t for poor shooting early in the game. “We misse...
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St. Paul rolls to two victories over Derby
ST. PAUL — The Lady Indians had a comfortable lead over Derby Invasion, a home-school team, for much of the game on Friday night before really pulling ahead in the fourth quarter in the St. Paul High School basketball tournament. St. Paul took an early lead, 16-12 after the first quarter, and pushed the lead to 28-21 by halftime. The Lady Indians outpointed Invasion 12-11 in the third before scoring 27 points in the final period for a 67-41 w...
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Erie teams defeat Humboldt
HUMBOLDT — After a very slow first quarter, the Erie Red Devils got their offense going and beat the host team in the Humboldt High School boys basketball tournament on Friday night. Erie’s win gave the Red Devils second place in the round-robin tourney. The team beat Uniontown 43-41 on Thursday after losing to tourney champion Crest 37-28 on Tuesday. Ten Red Devils scored on Friday, with Keith Marquardt, Justin Hartzell and Rowdy Kyser al...
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Chetopa prepares for 5th-place game
WELCH, Okla. — Chetopa’s boys had three players in double figures here Friday night, bouncing back from a loss earlier in the week at the Welch tournament. Chetopa defeated Foyil, Okla., 51-39. Chetopa had trouble hitting shots in the first quarter, but its offense picked up in the second quarter and dominated Foyil in the third. By the fourth quarter, Chetopa’s lead was too much for Foyil to overcome. “We missed some open chances” in the ...
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Oswego loses to McLouth
The Oswego Indians boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the year on Tuesday evening when they fell to the McLouth Bulldogs. After entering the game at 2-0, Oswego played from behind the majority of the game before falling to McLouth in the second round of games in a round-robin style tourney hosted by Marmaton Valley. Oswego dug itself into a hole at the break and was able to come from behind against the Bulldogs. “We have to lear...
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Dolphins compete in Newton
Twelve Parsons Dolphins swimmers qualified for the Level II South Championships that took place in Newton on Saturday and Sunday. The championships featured 14 teams. Of the 12 swimmers, two qualified for the Level I Midwest Championships that will take place in Topeka starting today and running through Sunday. Ashleigh Woodworth, 10, qualified for four events in the Level I championships. She will be racing the 100-yard IM, 100 butterfly,...
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21 area football players named to all-state teams
The Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital-Journal have released their all-state teams for each class in Kansas for the 2010 football season. Several local athletes were honored by the two newspapers. Below is a breakdown of class by class. All-state honors Class 4A Wichita Eagle — Parsons High School senior D.J. Ball received not one but two nominations in Class 4A. Ball received an honorable mention on both the offensive and defensive lines fo...
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Labette County hosts Cherryvale in wrestling dual
The Labette County High School wrestling team picked up a 40-26 victory over the Cherryvale wrestling team on Tuesday in Altamont. Both teams had open spots in the 103- and 112-pound divisions, but LCHS scored an 11-1 win at 119 pounds when Lane Rosenberg defeated Reid Hugo. “Lane had to bump up a weight class tonight to help out the team, and I was real proud of the way he handled the assignment,” said LCHS coach Matt Shields. At 125 pound...
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