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Chetopa to play for fifth place in tourney
MIAMI, Okla. — Chetopa High School’s boys basketball team will play for fifth place today in the NEO tournament here. The boys lost by a point, 42-41, to Wyandotte, Okla., Thursday and defeated Commerce, Okla., 46-26 here Friday. Chetopa will play the winner of Welch, Okla., versus Afton, Okla. On Friday, the Green Hornets had difficulty in the early going against Commerce. Chetopa boys Coach Dennis Orns said Commerce jumped to a 10-0 lead qui...
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Burlington teams get past Chargers
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Chargers struggled to score on Friday night, losing to Burlington 59-25. Cherryvale kept up with Burlington on the boards, getting outrebounded by just 27-24, but the Chargers made only 23 percent of their shots from the field and 52 percent from the free throw line. The Cherryvale teams will play at home against Fredonia Friday. THE LADY CHARGERS stayed in the game for a while, but the undefeated Burlington girls,...
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St. Paul teams sweep Northeast
ARMA — St. Paul High School teams swept Northeast here Friday night. The St. Paul boys won 61-35. The St. Paul girls won 53-19. In the boys game, St. Paul had a 16-7 lead after a quarter and that grew to 20-11 at halftime. Northeast showed more spunk in the second half, but couldn’t close the gap by then. St. Paul had four players in double figures. Jake O’Brien led the Indians with 15 points on five field goals and 5-of-9 shooting from the f...
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Oswego cruises to 35-point win
OSWEGO — The Oswego High School boys basketball team defeated Altoona-Midway here Friday night 60-25. Oswego swarmed to an early lead in the first quarter and built a comfortable 38-7 lead by halftime. Altoona scored nearly half of its points in the third quarter (12 points) but never threatened. Brant Yeoman scored 17 points to pace the Indians and Kel Yeoman added 14. Oswego teams travel to Northeast at Arma on Tuesday. Oswego 60, Altoona ...
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PHS girls fall to Frontenac
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com FRONTENAC — The first half was stellar, but a sluggish start to the second half doomed the Parsons High School girls basketball team on Friday night. The result was a 74-49 loss to Frontenac. The Raiders started the third period with a 12-2 run to pull away for good from the Lady Vikings, who after a solid start, seemed to run out of gas after intermission. The Lady Vikings were never able to recover from ...
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Vikings get much-needed win, stop skid
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com FRONTENAC— This was the result the Parsons Vikings had been waiting for. The Parsons High School boys basketball team snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 57-46 win over Frontenac on Friday night, spoiling the Raiders' Homecoming in the process. The fired-up Vikings raced out to a double-digit lead and never looked back. And after letting a few close ones slip away in recent weeks, Parsons made all of t...
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LCHS falls in league wrestling duals
INDEPENDENCE — The Labette County High School wrestling team dropped two SEK League duals on Thursday night. State-ranked Fort Scott defeated LCHS 66-15 and Independence topped the Grizzlies 46-36. Against the Tigers, Labette County had several close losses. “We had so many opportunities to win matches against Fort Scott that we just could not take advantage of,” LCHS Coach Matt Shields said. “When up against  tough kids, if you get the chance...
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PHS wrestling team drops non-league duals
BURLINGTON — The Parsons High School wrestling team traveled to Burlington on Thursday to take on the host Wildcats and the Cherryvale Chargers in a non-league double dual. Burlington defeated Parsons 66-12 and Cherryvale topped the Vikings 48-27. “We had a pretty rough first dual against Burlington,” PHS Coach Chris Ball said. “We just didn’t seem to finish any moves. We were in several matches throughout the night that we were winning, and...
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Jason Beach Night at LCHS is Tuesday
USD 506 will be having a special night for Jason Beach. Half of all gate receipts at the Labette County vs. Chanute basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 29 will be donated to Beach and his family for their travel, lodging and other expenses while they stay with Jason in the Springfield Medical Center. Beach is a LCHS student who was tragically injured in a car accident earlier this month. There will be other opportunities to donate more if anyone ...
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Busy weekend ahead for wrestling fans
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The Parsons High School wrestling team will see plenty of solid competition on Saturday at the SEK Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Chanute High School. The all-day event begins at 9 a.m. There are 15 teams competing at the event, with some of the best programs in Kansas represented, from Class 6A down to 3A. Individually, many state or even nationally-ranked wrestlers will be in attendance. “It’s goin...
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Cardinals fall to ranked Red Ravens
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com COFFEYVILLE — Nationally-ranked Coffeyville withstood every Labette run and pulled away late in a 73-62 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday night at Nellis Hall in a showdown of league leaders. The seventh-ranked Red Ravens not only withstood every big shot LCC’s men hit — they responded back each time with one of their own. After the game, LCC Coach Jonathan Raney said he was proud of his team’s effort. “...
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Red Ravens hammer Lady Cards
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The Coffeyville Community College women’s basketball team never trailed in a 70-34 rout of Labette Community College on Wednesday night. The Red Ravens scored the first nine points of the game, and then later used a 20-2 run to take a 25-point lead before halftime against the short-handed Lady Cardinals, who had just seven players available for the game. By halftime, the Red Ravens led 43-17. There was no ...
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LCC hoops drops both games to Red Ravens
The Labette Community College basketball teams dropped both games at Coffeyville on Wednesday night. In the women's game, Coffeyville beat LCC 70-34. In the men's contest, Coffeyville won 73-62. Full stories will be printed in Friday's Sun.
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PHS wrestling team gains experience at home tourney
The Parsons High School wrestling team picked a lot of mat time last Friday during the Parsons Wrestling Tournament. Nine teams competed in a dual tournament. “Everything ran very smooth,” PHS Coach Chris Ball said. “Every team got four to five duals, so it gave the kids a lot of much needed mat time. Last year there were only three teams, so this year having nine teams made it feel like an actual tournament. It’s nice to host a home tournamen...
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Grizzlies back in KBCA rankings
Labette County’s boys basketball team is ranked eighth in 4A in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll. CLASS 4A BOYS 1. Ottawa 2. Highland Park 3. McPherson 4. KC Piper 5. Andale 6. Abilene 7. Rock Creek 8. Labette County 9. El Dorado 10. Hesston CLASS 3A BOYS 1. Scott City 2. Nemaha Valley 3. Beloit 4. Phillipsburg 5. Atchison County 6. St. Mary’s Colgan 7. Humboldt 8. Silver Lake 9. Marion 10. Independent CLASS 2A BOYS 1. ...
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SLIDESHOW: ST. PAUL VS. CHETOPA HOOPS
St. Paul and Chetopa got together on Tuesday night to renew their rivalry.
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Sports briefs
Fredonia nips Erie boys, 46-44 Fredonia defeated Erie 46-44 on Tuesday night in Tri-Valley League boys basketball action. Kody Tredway scored 10 points to lead the way for the Red Devils. Fredonia 46, Erie boys 44 ERIE: Michael Semrad 4, Gavon Page  7, Joe Lehenbauer 4, Brett Thompson 6, Kody Tredway 10, Garek Peters 2, Brant Beachner 8. FREDONIA: Voth 16, Siegel 9, Boss 2, Morris 10, Moya 9.    Free-throw contest winners announced Six w...
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St. Paul girls cruise past Chetopa
St. Paul’s girls shook off a sluggish start and used a 17-2 run in the third quarter to finally put away a scrappy Chetopa team, as the Indians defeated the Hornets 66-35 on Tuesday night. Chetopa stayed close early before the Indians got going in a big way right after intermission. “Chetopa usually plays us tough here and they came out very aggressive,” St. Paul Coach Doug Tuck said. “I was impressed with Chetopa’s effort and with how they a...
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Cherryvale teams blow out Neodesha
Cherryvale girls blow out Neodesha NEODESHA — The Cherryvale Lady Chargers earned a road win Tuesday night, blowing out Neodesha 49-24 in a Tri-Valley League basketball game. The home team finished the first quarter on top by three, but it was all downhill from there for the Lady Blue Streaks. By halftime, Cherryvale was ahead 20-10, thanks to a 15-2 second quarter. The Chargers kept up the pace in the second half while holding Neodesha to 14 ...
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Erie girls win in four overtimes
Erie girls earn win after four overtimes FREDONIA — Erie High School’s girls defeated Fredonia here 75-70 Tuesday night after four overtimes. Bret McGuire led the Lady Red Devils in scoring with 21 points in the Tri-Valley League game. Three other Erie players were in double figures: Kailey Cleaver with 15, Christian Cornett with 14 and Chrisana Maurer with 13. “It was a hard-fought night for the Red Devils,” Erie girls Coach Brianna Volmer s...
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