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KSHSAA releases new classifications
The 2012-13 Kansas State High School Activities Association classifications were released on Thursday. None of the Parsons-area schools were affected. There were no changes in the SEK League, either. All of the league schools remain in Class 4A. Pittsburg is one of the largest schools in 4A (710). Others are Independence (576), Fort Scott (562), Chanute (552), Labette County (527), Coffeyville (462) and Parsons (361). The widest range as far a...
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LCC volleyball earns win
The Labette Community College volleyball team picked up its first conference win on Wednesday, beating Independence CC 25-13, 10-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-10. The Cardinals are now 2-16 overall and 1-3 in the conference. No stats from the match were made available to the Sun.
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Grizzlies take second in SEK League
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The inaugural girls golf season at Labette County High School has gone extremely well. How well? In their first season fielding a team, the Grizzlies have finished second in the 2012 SEK League team standings. The final league-designated meet of the season was on Tuesday at Crestwood Country Club outside of Pittsburg. With the meet’s conclusion, Chanute secured the league title with a cumulative score of...
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Vikings meet Dragons on Friday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com One of the top teams in the league awaits the Parsons Vikings on Friday night. Parsons travels to Pittsburg to take on the Purple Dragons in Week Five of the high school football season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Hutchinson Field. Pittsburg is now 3-1 on the season and 3-1 in the SEK League after last week’s 26-21 victory over Chanute. Parsons fell to 0-4 after a 49-8 loss to Labette County. “They’re g...
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Vikings meet Dragons on Friday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com One of the top teams in the league awaits the Parsons Vikings on Friday night. Parsons travels to Pittsburg to take on the Purple Dragons in Week Five of the high school football season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Hutchinson Field. Pittsburg is now 3-1 on the season and 3-1 in the SEK League after last week’s 26-21 victory over Chanute. Parsons fell to 0-4 after a 49-8 loss to Labette County. “They’re g...
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Area football: St. Paul hopes to stay unbeaten
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The St. Paul Indians will look to improve to 4-0 on the season on Friday night with a road game at Uniontown. Uniontown is coming off a close loss to Chetopa (58-56), a team that St. Paul hammered in Week Two, 58-30. St. Paul pulled off a 50-40 victory over Crest last Friday. “We had a tough one last Friday, so we have to get refocused this week,” St. Paul Coach Doug Tuck said. “Uniontown is struggling wi...
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PHS tennis finishes regular season
COFFEYVILLE — The Parsons High School girls tennis team finished up the regular season on Tuesday at the Coffeyville Invitational. The meet was called off early before all of the doubles matches were finished due to lightning. At No. 1 singles, Malina Kipp of Parsons went 4-0, took first place and only dropped one set. Kipp defeated Iola’s Katana Smith 8-0, and Chanute’s Madison Wendt 8-1. Kipp then topped Pittsburg’s Olivia Laidler 8-0 and ...
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Grizzlies host Buffaloes on Friday
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The Labette County High School football team will be going for its third straight victory of the season when it hosts Prairie View on Friday night. Labette County is now 2-2 on the season after knocking off Independence and Parsons in back-to-back weeks. “Three in a row would be great,” LCHS Coach Jesse Ybarra said. “That would be neat for the kids because I don’t think this group has won three straight ...
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Red Devils get first win of 2012
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com ERIE — After three straight losses to solid league opponents, the Erie High School football team broke through in Week Four. The Red Devils picked up their first win of the season last Friday by knocking off Baxter Springs 17-8. It was also the first win for Coach Rick Horton at Erie. “It was awesome to get a win,” Horton said Monday. “It feels good. I know the boys were excited. Hopefully, we’ll keep t...
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Chetopa wins two straight with new QB
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com CHETOPA — Taking over for an all-state quarterback is not an easy task. But Philip Moses of Chetopa has made it look easy. Just a sophomore, Moses has taken over the starting quarterback position for the Green Hornets after all-stater Dylan Price was dismissed from the team due to disciplinary reasons. And Chetopa has won two straight with the 5-foot-7, 150-pound Moses under center. After a 48-0 win over...
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Detroit Lions' Shaun Hill looks up after being stopped short on a fourth down and inches during over time as the Tennessee Titans' Ryan Mouton celebrates the call Sunday, September 23, 2012 at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee. The Deroit Lions lost to the Tennessee Titans in over time 44-41. (Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
Hill plays well in relief role
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Matthew Stafford health watch has begun anew, an unpleasantly familiar move for the Detroit Lions. Stafford left late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 44-41 overtime loss at Tennessee with a strained muscle in his right leg, and although Shaun Hill played well in a relief role, the last thing the Lions want is a return to the days when their franchise quarterback wasn’t able to stay healthy. Stafford was banged u...
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LCC goes 0-4 at Allen County invite
IOLA— The Labette Community College volleyball team competed at the Allen County Invitational last weekend. The Cardinals went 0-4. Allen County defeated Labette 25-19, 25-23, 25-21 and Southeast Nebraska defeated Labette 26-28, 25-22, 25-18, 25-23. One day later, Neosho County defeated Labette 25-15, 25-15, 25-17 and 17th-ranked Fort Scott topped Labette 25-20, 25-17, 25-15. No LCC stats were available to the Sun. The Cardinals (1-16) are a...
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Grizzlies run with region's best at Rim Rock
LAWRENCE — Drew Baum’s seventh place finish led the way for the Labette County High School boys cross country team on Saturday at the prestigious Rim Rock Farm Classic outside of Lawrence. Rim Rock, home to KU’s cross country team, is regarded as one of the toughest courses in the nation. The Rim Rock Farm Classic features talented runners and teams from Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska every year. Baum, a senior, crosse...
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Green plays in first Big 12 game for OU
Labette County graduate Brannon Green saw lots of action in Oklahoma’s 24-19 loss to Kansas State on Saturday night. A junior tight end, Green did not start, but got playing time about every other or every third offensive series for the Sooners. In the first quarter, Green came into the game and was the target of a Landry Jones pass attempt in the endzone. The pass was incomplete and announcer Gus Johnson told the national FOX television au...
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Grizzlies take down Vikings
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Labette County took advantage of the big play time and time again in a 49-8 victory over Parsons at a packed Marvel Park stadium on Friday night in a showdown of county rivals. The Grizzlies spoiled the Vikings’ Homecoming celebration in the process. And it was the big play that propelled LCHS to victory. Six of the Grizzlies’ touchdowns came on plays of more than 30 yards. “We made quite a few big plays,”...
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Diskin leads Indians in win
ST. PAUL — St. Paul High School defeated Three Rivers League opponent Colony-Crest here 50-40 Friday night. St. Paul Coach Doug Tuck said the Indian offensive line performed well all night and opened holes. Running backs also blocked well for the Indians, who are now 3-0 overall. “We played well at times (on defense),” Tuck said. “Defensively, we did what we had to do.” The Indians led 22-20 at halftime and each team scored once, plus the conv...
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Cassell passes way to victory
UNIONTOWN — A fumble recovery in the endzone after time expired gave Chetopa High School a 58-56 win here over Uniontown. Uniontown had scored a touchdown with 1:21 left in the game on a 25-yard pass from Wiley to Reed to go ahead 56-52. The kickoff return left Chetopa 52 yards away from a win. Chetopa started a 52-yard drive with 1:13 left in the game. The Green Hornets pass receivers stepped out of bounds to stop the clock after a reception ...
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LCHS tennis fares well at tourneys
The Labette County High School girls tennis team took third place at Fort Scott on Tuesday. Patricia Stevenson took third in number-two singles, Caitlin Closs and Jackie Wertz placed third at number-one doubles, and Candance Carr and Haley Page were third in number-two doubles. On Thursday, Paige Smith’s third place finish at number-one singles led the way for the Grizzlies at Pittsburg’s invite. Sami Brown was second at number-two singles. ...
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LCHS volleyball
The Labette County High School volleyball team hosted Chanute on Thursday. Photos by Brian McDowell, Chanute Tribune
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PHS volleyball earns league wins, LCHS falls to Chanute
FORT SCOTT — The Parsons High School volleyball team start off league play on a high note. The Vikings swept a pair of matches on Thursday night at Fort Scott. The Vikings defeated Coffeyville 25-10, 25-10 and then got past the host Tigers 26-24, 25-19. The Vikings rallied to beat Fort Scott. In the second set, Parsons scored 11 of the last 13 points to get the win. Fort Scott led 24-23 in the first set. “This is the best I’ve seen us play all...
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