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Grizzlies split duals with Comets, Mustangs
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com ALTAMONT — The Labette County Grizzlies split two wrestling duals on Thursday night at Harrison Gymnasium. The Grizzlies knocked off former league rival Iola 36-33 before falling to state-ranked Chanute 61-9. Labette County Coach Matt Shields said he was proud of his team’s effort against the experienced and talented Blue Comets. “The scoreboard might not reflect it, but I’m so proud of the effort the guys...
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LCC hoops teams fall at Highland
HIGHLAND — An off shooting night was too much to overcome for the Labette Community College men’s basketball team on Wednesday night. Highland defeated LCC 73-69 in conference play. The Cardinals shot 34 percent from the field (12-36) and were just 15-31 from the foul line in the close loss. “I thought we played pretty hard on both ends of the floor,” LCC Coach Jonathan Raney said. “We’re still making defensive mistakes that we need to continu...
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Chetopa girls fall short vs. Jayhawks
CHETOPA — Jayhawk-Linn rolled past Chetopa 50-17 in high school girls basketball action on Tuesday night. “Despite poor shooting, the girls persevered and continued to push themselves throughout the entire game,” Chetopa Coach Lindsey Smith said. “The effort was there, and I was pleased with their persistence and work ethic.” Chetopa was down 21-8 at the half and struggled to score in the second half. Jamie Jackson’s six points were a team-hig...
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Oswego sweeps Uniontown
UNIONTOWN — The Oswego High School basketball teams swept Three Rivers League games from host Uniontown on Tuesday night. In the girls game, Oswego won 50-45. The Indians improved to 4-3 on the season, and 1-1 in the league. Oswego’s boys won 55-43. The Indians led 20-9 after one quarter and 31-19 at intermission. Three players from Oswego reached double figures, as Travis Schenker scored 15, Weston Eckermann had 13 and Brant Yeoman added 12. ...
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Prep wrestling teams in action tonight
The Parsons High School wrestling team will be in action tonight with duals at Jayhawk-Linn High School. The Vikings will take on the host Jayhawks and Frontenac beginning at 5:30 p.m. It will be the first action of 2013 for the Vikings. Also, the Labette County High School wrestling team will host duals tonight in Altamont. The Grizzlies are hosting Chanute and Iola, with the action set to begin at 5:30 p.m. SEK Wrestling Standings Dual reco...
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Jayhawk Conference to split into three divisions for basketball in 2013-14
The Kansas Jayhawk Conference will look a bit different next year when basketball season arrives. The conference’s college presidents approved a realignment plan that will create three divisions. With the 2013-14 hoops season, the Jayhawk Conference will have a West Division, an East Division and an East Division II. Butler is moving from the West to the East, while Highland, Johnson County, Kansas City, Kansas, and Fort Scott will form the ne...
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PHS girls' rally falls short
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com COFFEYVILLE — A furious fourth-quarter rally was too little, too late for the Parsons High School girls basketball team. Coffeyville held off a late Parsons rally and beat the Vikings 61-52 on Tuesday night in SEK League action at Field Kindley’s Stoner Gymnasium. After a lackluster start by the Vikings, the game was on its way to becoming a blowout. But the Vikings cut a 24-point deficit all the way down ...
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Cherryvale teams sweep Yates Center
YATES CENTER — The Cherryvale High School boys basketball team defeated Yates Center 75-58 here Tuesday night. Cherryvale built a 42-24 lead going into halftime. Yates Center outscored Cherryvale by a point in the second half, but it didn’t whittle away the lead and Cherryvale earned a road win. The Chargers shot 43 percent from the field and 65 percent from the free-throw line. Cherryvale outrebounded Yates Center 38-32. Yates Center shot 35...
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Sanders scores 20 points in Hornet win
CHETOPA — The Chetopa High School boys basketball team roared back from a slow start in the first quarter to roll to a 50-38 win over Jayhawk-Linn here Tuesday night. The Green Hornet bench kept Chetopa in the game when the majority of the starting lineup was pulled out in the early going because of foul trouble, Chetopa boys Coach Dennis Orns said. “They really brought us back,” Orns said of the play from the Chetopa bench. Tenacious play in ...
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Erie teams drop two
ERIE — Erie High School lost two varsity basketball games here Tuesday night. The Erie Red Devil boys lost to visiting Caney Valley 48-17 in overtime. The Lady Red Devils lost to Caney 65-54. In the boys game, Kody Tredway paced the Red Devils with five points. T. McIntosh scored 29 for visiting Caney. In the girls game, Bret McGuire scored 28 points, including four three-pointers, to pace Erie. She also went 2 of 2 from the free throw line. ...
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St. Paul boys, girls cruise in easy wins
ST. PAUL — The St. Paul Indians’ strong first quarter was too much to overcome for the visiting Marmaton Valley Wildcats Tuesday night. The Indians raced out to an 11-point lead by the end of the opening quarter, doubling the Wildcats’ output. The Wildcats did better in each of the following three quarters, but the Indians won the game 72-53. St. Paul had four players in double digits in scoring. Paul Schibi hit 10 shots from the field to lea...
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LCHS teams both beat Pitt
PITTSBURG — A big finish gave the Labette County High School boys a 68-55 win over Pittsburg here Tuesday night. Labette County was down early and entered the third quarter with a 33-26 deficit. The Grizzly offense picked up the pace in the second half and the Grizzly defense stepped up and shut Pittsburg down. The Grizzlies outscored Pittsburg 42-22 in the second half to earn the road win in the Southeast Kansas League and improve to 7-1 over...
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Vikings nearly steal one
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com COFFEYVILLE — The Parsons Vikings had one of the league’s best teams on the ropes. They just couldn’t deliver a knockout. SEK League preseason favorite Coffeyville withstood a solid effort by the visiting Vikings and held on late for a 51-40 win over Parsons on Tuesday night. “We played pretty well until there were about three minutes left in the game,” Parsons Coach Mike Krull said. “We had some empty pos...
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Coffeyville sweeps Parsons
The Parsons High School basketball teams were in action on Tuesday against Coffeyville. In the varsity girls game, Coffeyville won 61-52. Coffeyville won the boys game 51-40. See accompanying stories for more details.
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Rosenberg leads LCHS wrestling at Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Labette County High School wrestling team competed at the Augusta Invitational on Saturday. Labette County’s Lane Rosenberg earned fifth place at 126 pounds. He lost by fall to Jacob Millis of Kapaun Mt. Carmel, defeated Dylan Jacobson of Smoky Valley and then lost to Ben Lightfoot of Andover Central. Rosenberg defeated Chaz Robinson of Cheney by pinfall. Rosenberg was the Grizzlies’ lone place winner. Mitchell Kelly went 0-2 at ...
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Cardinals dominate Beavers
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com It wasn’t a clean sweep, but it was close. The Labette Community College wrestling team dropped only one match in a dominating 43-3 dual win over Pratt on Monday night. It was the first action of 2013 for the defending national champion Cardinals. The Cardinals took care of business in all but one bout against the Beavers. LCC Coach Joe Renfro admitted his team was dominant for the most part. “That’s the k...
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LCC women fall to talented Cavs
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Johnson County is ranked fifth in the nation for a reason. The Lady Cavaliers dominated in nearly every facet of the game on Saturday in a 75-36 win over the Labette Community College women’s basketball team in the Jayhawk East opener for the Lady Cardinals. One of those facets was rebounding. Johnson County dominated the boards throughout the contest, getting second and third chances. For the game, the Ca...
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Gantt sparks Cards in OT win
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Travis Gantt hasn’t forgotten how the conference season started a year ago for the Labette Community College men’s basketball team. The Cardinals started off last year’s Jayhawk East schedule with three-straight losses. Gantt was a big reason why history won’t repeat itself this year. Gantt sparked the Cardinals off the bench with 16 points and six steals in LCC’s 79-76 overtime win over Johnson County on ...
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Grizzlies sweep Wichita Defenders
ALTAMONT — Stellar passing and a balanced attack led the Labette County High School boys basketball team past the Wichita Defenders 80-51 on Monday night. “This game was never in doubt,” LCHS Coach Brad Smith said. “We did what we had to do. We passed the ball very well. We had a tremendous number of assists (22). This team can really pass the ball. It was an outstanding team effort overall. I thought we had some nice offensive plays, but our ...
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Vikings take on Tornado tonight
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Beginning tonight, Coffeyville will seem like a home away from home for the Parsons Vikings. Parsons heads to Coffeyville tonight in SEK League play for a match-up with the Golden Tornado. After tonight’s game, the Vikings will return to Coffeyville next week for the mid-season tournament. “We’ll have four games in-a-row there,” Parsons Coach Mike Krull said. And tonight’s opponent will be a solid on...
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