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Parsons hosts swim meet
The Parsons High School boys swim team hosted a meet with Coffeyville at the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center's pool on Wednesday. John Ray and Chris Thompson of Parsons are pictured.
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Parsons hosts Coffeyville
Stories on the Parsons vs. Coffeyville basketball games are below. Here are a few images from Tuesday night's games.
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Grizzlies move into second with win over Comets
ALTAMONT — An eight-footer by Labette County senior Dontae Johnson with nine seconds left proved to be enough for the Grizzlies to defeat the visiting Chanute Blue Comets here Tuesday night 49-48. Chanute called a timeout after Johnson’s bucket. The Blue Comets had a chance for a last-second shot, but the ball didn’t fall and the Grizzlies grabbed the rebound and held on as time expired. The win puts LCHS in second place in the Southeast Kansa...
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Vikings can’t keep up with league-leading Coffeyville
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Coffeyville is on top of the league standings for a reason. The Golden Tornado’s speed, athleticism and depth were on full display in a 63-39 blowout win over the Parsons Vikings on Tuesday night at Harold C. Johnson Gymnasium. Parsons Coach Mike Krull admitted his team needed a much better performance if it wanted to challenge the talented Golden Tornado. “We were able to stay with them last time, but obv...
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Second half dooms Lady Vikes
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Defensive rebound. Long outlet pass. Layup.  That’s the way the Coffeyville High School girls basketball team scored again and again on Tuesday night. Easy hoops in transition propelled the Lady Nado past the Parsons Lady Vikings 60-47 on Tuesday night at Harold C. Johnson Gymnasium in SEK League action. Parsons Coach Bridgette Kendricks noted her team once again could not put together a full game. “I thou...
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St. Paul sweeps Pleasanton
ST. PAUL — Brayden Beachner led the St. Paul Indians to a 71-53 victory over Pleasanton on their home floor Tuesday night. St. Paul led 21-12 after the first quarter, thanks in part to Beachner’s 12 points. It was 31-20 at halftime, and after getting outscored by a point in the third, the Indians finished strong with 22 points. Beachner finished the game with 23 points, making 10 field goals, including a three-pointer, and both of his free thr...
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Red Devil teams earn Tri-Valley wins
ERIE — Erie High School’s basketball teams swept a Tri-Valley League doubleheader with Yates Center on Tuesday night. In the opener, Erie’s girls held on late for a 45-41 victory. “We struggled a little tonight taking care of the basketball and putting together consistent runs,” Erie Coach Brianna Volmer said. “We must come back tomorrow, and fix the little things going into Friday.” Bret McGuire scored 21 points to lead the Red Devils. She ma...
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Oswego girls get 30-point road win
ARMA — The Oswego Lady Indians jumped out to a big lead against Northeast of Arma on Tuesday night and never looked back. Oswego was up 24-11 after the opening quarter and 41-22 at halftime. The Indians continued to cruise in the second half on the way to a 70-40 win. Four Lady Indians scored in double figures, led by sophomore Kaelyn Yeoman, who scored her 20 points on 10 field goals before the fourth quarter. Sydney Pemberton scored 18 point...
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Chetopa boys stay unbeaten in league
CHETOPA — The Chetopa High School boys defeated visiting Uniontown 49-29 here Tuesday night, keeping a perfect record in the Three Rivers League. Chetopa’s Green Hornets traded baskets with Uniontown in the first quarter before earning a four-point lead at halftime. The Hornets blew the game wide open in the third quarter with a 19-2 offensive spurt that put the game out of reach for the visitors. “Our defense really picked up and got some ste...
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Vikings drop home games to Coffeyville
Coffeyville swept Parsons in SEK League basketball games on Tuesday. In the varsity girls game, Coffeyville won 60-47. The Golden Tornado beat the Vikings 63-39 in the varsity boys game.
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TOUGH COMPETITION
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com CHANUTE— The Parsons Vikings tangled with some of the top talent in the state of Kansas on Saturday at the SEK Invitational Tournament at Chanute High School. The 15-team tournament featured numerous state-ranked teams and wrestlers. “It’s a very tough tournament,” Parsons Coach Chris Ball said. “We see a lot of good competition, like Derby, Topeka Seaman and Augusta. But that’s the kind of competition we ...
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Second half surge lifts Cardinals
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The first half was mostly subpar for the Labette Cardinals. But the second half could be described as superb. The Labette Community College men’s basketball team dominated after halftime in a 68-50 win over Kansas City, Kansas on Saturday. The visiting Blue Devils led 31-30 at the break, but LCC outscored KCK 38-19 in the second half. LCC’s smothering defense held KCK to just seven field goals after inter...
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LCC women fall at home to KCK
The Labette Community College women’s basketball team fell to 9-11 overall and 2-6 in the Jayhawk East, as visiting Kansas City, Kansas knocked off the Lady Cardinals 69-57 on Saturday afternoon. KCK used an 11-0 run in the first half to pull away for good. LCC was down 35-28 at intermission, and was outscored 34-29 in the second half. Brooke Dickey scored 20 points and handed out five assists for the Lady Cardinals. Shawnee Phillips added 11 ...
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Rosenberg leads LCHS at Fredonia wrestling tourney
FREDONIA — Lane Rosenberg’s fifth place finish led the way for the Labette County High School wrestling team at the 31st Fredonia Wrestling Invitational on Saturday. Rosenberg took fifth place at 126 pounds. Reagan Nguyen of Maize South defeated Rosenberg 9-3 in the first round. Rosenberg pinned Putnam City’s Thomas Miller in the next round. Rosenberg pinned Wichita South’s Mario Flores, but then lost a 3-2 decision to Guy Kinder of Caney. Th...
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Chetopa girls finish NEO Tournament with a win
MIAMI, Okla. — Chetopa’s girls basketball team finished the NEO Tournament with a 49-41 win over Tyro Christian in the seventh place game of the Norse Division. Jamie Jackson scored 16 points for the Hornets, who improved to 4-9 on the season with the victory. Kayla Underwood just missed double figures for Chetopa in the win with nine points. Chetopa’s boys finished the tourney with a 42-37 loss to Welch in the fifth place game of the Blue Di...
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Labette wins Kansas Cup
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Labette Community College now has the bragging rights across the Sunflower State. The LCC wrestling team won the Fourth Annual Kansas Cup on Sunday at Newman University in Wichita, topping all of the other schools in the state that have wrestling programs. LCC was first in the team standings with a score of 119.5, while Fort Hays State and Baker tied for second with scores of 106. There are 10 schools in ...
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Erie splits with Humboldt
HUMBOLDT— The Erie High School basketball teams split a varsity doubleheader with Humboldt on Friday. Erie’s girls cruised to a 46-19 win over the Cubs. Bret McGuire scored 18 points and Chrisana Maurer added 14 for Erie. Katie Brungardt had six, while Kailey Cleaver and Whitney Wolken added four apiece for the Red Devils (7-5). Cleaver had six steals and Maurer had six boards. Humboldt won the boys game 59-27. Brett Thompson scored eight poi...
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Vikes snap 10-game 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 ...
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Lady Vikes falter in second half
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 t...
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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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