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CHS ready for rematch with Oklahoma school
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Green Hornets got into a shootout with Southwest Christian Academy a season ago in a 42-30 loss to the eventual Oklahoma state semifinalists. This year, the team is hoping it doesn’t have to score as much to keep up. The Hornets (1-0) will take what they believe is an improved defense across state lines to Norman, Okla., on Friday in a matchup with Southwest Christian Academy (1-2). “I feel really good about o...
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Parsons MS volleyball takes on Chanute
The Parsons Middle School volleyball team traveled to Chanute Thursday night. The seventh-grade B team lost the first set 25-16 before battling back and losing a close second set 25-23. In the seventh-grade A game, Parsons fell 25-9 partially due to missed serves. Chanute won the second set 25-16. Lindzi Pellock had one kill, Jamaika Kindrick had an ace and Emily Falke had one kill in the game. The combo team lost its first set 25-11 before be...
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Erie gets revenge on Eureka, 28-26
ERIE — Erie High School avenged a season-opening beating from last year by out-hustling Eureka here Friday night. The Red Devils won 28-26 in the season opener, coming back from an early deficit. Last year, Eureka handed Erie a 60-12 beating. Eureka had a 12-0 lead after the first quarter and added another eight in the second to build the 20-0 halftime lead. Erie came alive in the second half, outscoring Eureka 28-6. Erie senior Keith Marquard...
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Labette County tennis wins home tourney
The Labette County High School tennis team won three of four events and 12 of 16 matches overall to take first place at the LCHS Varsity Invitational tennis tournament Thursday at the Forest Park courts in Parsons. The Grizzlies won the No. 1 singles, No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles portion of the event. In No. 1 singles, senior Katie Anderson turned in a perfect 4-0 performance to earn the top spot. She defeated Czarina Ramos of Chanute 8-6 i...
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Vikings beat Titans to open season
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The game featured a half dozen interceptions, a football field worth of penalty yards and endless cramps. But at the end of the day, the Vikings stood strong. Parsons High School moved to 1-0 on the season Friday night by taking a 20-12 come-from-behind victory from Columbus High School. The Vikings faced a 12-0 deficit through just over a quarter of play but persevered the entire night, never giving up an easy y...
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PHS frosh go 2-1 in Fort Scott
The Parsons High School freshman volleyball team traveled to Fort Scott Thursday evening for a quad and finished the night at 2-1. Parsons earned a 22-25, 25-17, 25-20 victory over the home Tigers to start the night. There, Kyla Reyes had 13 service points, five assists and three kills. Justyce McWilliams had eight service points, and Jessica Forbes had seven service points and three aces. Adreanna Kendrick had six kills. Parsons again came fr...
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PHS JV team splits with Indy
The Parsons High School junior varsity volleyball team was in action on Thursday at Independence. The JV went 1-1. In the opener, Parsons defeated host Independence 25-23, 25-22. Haley Flores had four assists and three aces in the match. Ry’Eshna Webber had eight kills and Shannon Dunlay had seven assists. In the closing match, the junior varsity took on rival Labette County High School and lost 25-23, 25-13. Dunlay had three aces in that mat...
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Olpe defeats Cherryvale 27-7
CHERRYVALE — Cherryvale scored early against Olpe here Friday night but then couldn’t get across the goal line again, falling in the season-opener 27-7 to the state-ranked team. “We got off to a little slow start,” Cherryvale head coach Harry Hester said. Olpe had the benefit of a short field all night, which didn’t help the younger Cherryvale team on defense. “They’re pretty good. They got after us early.” He said a clipping penalty went aga...
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Oswego gets past Quapaw
QUAPAW, Okla. — The Oswego Indians recovered from five unanswered touchdowns on Friday night to get past Quapaw, 36-34. Oswego scored first with 3:10 left in the first quarter on the first of four Nick Billingsly touchdown runs. Quapaw answered that TD with one of its own with just more than a minute left in the quarter. Quapaw then scored three times in the second quarter and again in the third before Oswego found the end zone again. The Indi...
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St. Paul defeats West Elk
HOWARD — St. Paul High School had first-game jitters against West Elk here Friday night, but the Indians settled in for the second half and held on for a 22-8 win. “We came out sluggish in the first half, particularly the first quarter,” St. Paul head coach Doug Tuck said. The Indians gave West Elk too many chances on offense early in the game, but the Indian defense tightened up when it needed to, keeping West Elk out of the end zone. St. Pa...
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Senior tournament
CNC Lanes in Erie will have its 10th annual Senior Tournament Sept. 10-11 and Sept. 17-18. The tourney is sanctioned by the USBC. The entry fee is $13 per person per event. A prize ratio of at least one out of 10 will be awarded. Teams will begin play at noon while singles will start at 3 p.m. All entrants must have USBC cards. No entry will be refunded. Competitors need not be a member of a senior league. For more information contact CNC Lane...
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Grizzlies take top two spots in home CC meet
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor ALTAMONT — The Grizzlies were a bit on the greedy side Thursday morning at Lucas Field in Altamont. The Labette County High School varsity boys cross country team decided to take not just the top overall spot, but the top two spots in the LCHS invitational cross country run. Labette also took five of the top 15 spots overall for a total of just 28 points in the event. The low score was nearly half of second-place ...
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Correction
The Sun incorrectly listed the date of the Labette Community College volleyball’s home opener in Thursday’s edition of the paper. The game will be played on Wednesday and will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the LCC gymnasium.
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LCHS cross country preview
2011 LCHS CC profile Head coach — Marty Warren Years in coaching — Four in cross country Assistant coaches — None Players on roster — 32 Lettermen returning — Three girls/Seven boys 2011 schedule September 1st —at LCHS 8th — at Fort Scott 15th — at Parsons Invitational (Big Hill Lake) 22nd — at West Franklin Invitational 29th — at Pittsburg October 6th — at Independence Invitational 13th — at SEK League run in Iola 22nd — at Regional cross c...
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PHS volleyball competes in Winfield
The Parsons High School volleyball team traveled to Winfield over the weekend for the annual Early Bird Volleyball Tournament. After finishing 1-5 in the tourney a season ago, Parsons picked up an extra win this time around to finish 2-4. First-year head coach Hillary Applegate said her team showed plenty of positives against competition from south central Kansas and Wichita area but sees room to improve. “I saw a lot of good things as well as...
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Schibi wins tournament at Big Hill
Thirteen anglers took to the waters of Big Hill Lake this weekend as District 58 of the American Bass Anglers, Southeast Kansas District held its two-day regional championship tournament for the 2011 season. Anglers in the tournament were battling for top honors of the year and a berth in the National Championship, which will be held in October on Lake Murray in South Carolina. Day one started out with overcast skies and cooler than expected ...
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Parsons players match up on gridiron
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor A scaled back Parsons High School offense didn’t have any problem putting the ball in the end zone Friday evening at Marvel Park Stadium. The Parsons football team took the field for the first time under head coach David Pitts in the team’s annual Blue and Gold scrimmage. The Parsons varsity offense took the field and in around 20 plays scored four times. Each came on lengthy catches with senior James Jackson sco...
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Man gets hole-in-one
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The first thing Warren Townsend did when he hit his hole-in-one Wednesday was give his wife a smooch С he had to thank her for being there. “I made sure to give her a kiss. Without her being at the course with me I wouldn’t have had a witness,” he laughed. Townsend was playing the Par 3 No. 6 hole at the Katy Golf Course when he scored his ace. A veteran golfer who began playing the game in 1966, Townsend often pl...
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LCHS gets second at Chanute
CHANUTE — The Labette County High School tennis team started the season on a solid note Thursday with a second-place finish in an invitational tournament in Chanute. The Grizzlies were joined by Columbus, Iola, Neodesha and host Chanute in a five-team tournament. As a team, the Lady Grizzlies gathered 12 points, good enough for second overall. Chanute took the top spot with 13 victories while Neodesha was third overall with nine points. Columb...
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Lady Vikings win home meet
The Parsons Vikings girls’ tennis team scored an early victory over nemesis Independence Thursday with a win in a home tournament. The Vikings won No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles and took third and second in the No. 2 events Thursday to gather 13 points. The win gave Parsons the same number of wins as Independence, but the Vikings won the meet by virtue of defeating Independence in three of four head-to-head matches. “This was a great win to s...
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