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LCHS softball earns first win
COLUMBUS — The Labette County High School softball team earned a 6-5 victory over Columbus on Monday. It was the team’s first win of the season. Columbus earned a split by taking game two 17-7. In the first game, Columbus led 5-2 when the Lady Grizzlies scored three runs in the fifth and one in the sixth. Taya Leech hit a home run for Labette County, and also had a single. Molly Stevenson had two singles, while Aubri Kimbrough had two hits an...
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Labette County baseball sweeps Columbus
COLUMBUS — The Labette County Grizzlies swept a baseball doubleheader from Columbus on Monday, winning game one 12-0, and game two 9-2. In the first game, Klay Weaver limited Columbus to just one hit. Mason Vance went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs, while Austin Yanez and Parker Grant added two runs apiece. Weaver drove in two runs, Joey Reaves and Trevor Kellogg scored three runs apiece, and Austin Ryan scored twice. Will Owens and...
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Hurley is new Oswego football coach
Travis Hurley will take over the football coaching duties at Oswego High School. Hurley’s hire was approved by the school board on Monday. Hurley was an assistant at Labette County this past season, but has head coaching experience. He was Erie’s head coach for a couple of seasons. Hurley will take over for Travis Burk, who resigned the position after one season.
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PHS baseball hosts Nevada
Quintin Hammer slides safely back into first base on Monday night against Nevada. See accompanying story for more.
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LCC baseball takes three of four from Allen County
The Labette Community College baseball team took three of four games from Allen County. The first three games were played over the weekend in Iola, with game four being played Monday afternoon in Parsons. LCC won Monday’s game 9-0. Allen County beat LCC 3-1 on Saturday. Aaron Boucher had two hits for LCC. Drew Arnold took the loss on the mound, allowing two earned runs while striking out four in five innings. Devin Konarik came on in relief....
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Kemp pitches LCC past Hesston
Taylor Kemp got the win in both games as the Labette Community College softball team swept a doubleheader from Hesston on Saturday. LCC won both games by identical scores of 9-0. “Taylor Kemp had a phenomenal effort today in the circle,” LCC Coach Ryan Phillips said. “She made a good Hesston offense look not very good.  I’m happy with our offense the past couple days.  It would be difficult to say which day was a more productive day, because t...
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Parsons comes up short vs. Nevada
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Miscues in the field proved costly for the Parsons High School baseball team on Monday. Visiting Nevada, Mo. took full advantage of their extra opportunities in a 12-5 non-conference victory over the host Vikings at Marvel Park in game one of a doubleheader. Parsons committed nine errors in the game, with several coming early in the contest, allowing Nevada to get a ...
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Rivals meet at all-star game
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com PITTSBURG — Michaela O’Brien and Dontae Johnson both got hot from behind the arc at the 2013 KSEK/KLKC Via Christi All-Star Basketball Games. The Labette County High School duo both won their respective three-point contests at the seventh annual event, which was held Sunday at the St. Mary’s Colgan Fieldhouse. Both Grizzlies also made strong cases for Most Valuable Player honors in their respective games, ...
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Parsons hosts track invite: Krull, Russell shine
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Kaylee Krull and Abe Russell led the way for the hosts at Friday’s Parsons Invitational Track Meet. A Parsons High School junior distance runner, Krull had two first place finishes at the meet, which featured 12 teams. Krull took first place in the 1600 with a time of 5:38. Krull also crossed the line first in the 3200, finishing with a time of 12:11. Parsons Coach Mike Krull said he was pleased with his...
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LCC softball sweeps Hutchinson
An offensive explosion propelled the Labette Community College softball team to a 12-5 win over Hutchinson in game one of a doubleheader on Friday. Labette completed the sweep by taking game two 9-3. “We picked up two good wins against a very well coached softball team,” LCC Coach Ryan Phillips said. “This was probably one of the best overall offensive games we have had this season.” Game one The Lady Cards put up 12 runs on 17 hits in six in...
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St. Paul earns walk-off victory
ST. PAUL — St. Paul beat Jayhawk-Linn in walk-off fashion on Thursday, winning 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. The second game was called off due to darkness. In game one, Riley O’Brien went the distance on the mound for St. Paul, allowing just two hits while striking out 12. The Indians got on the board in the second inning. Jake O’Brien and Paul Schibi both singled. Austin O’Brien’s sac fly scored Jake O’Brien. Jayhawk-Linn used a s...
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Vikings drop two to Blue Comets
CHANUTE — The Parsons High School baseball team began SEK League play on Thursday with two games at Chanute. The host Blue Comets won both games against the Vikings. Chanute took game one 8-4. The Comets won the second game 13-3. No other information on the doubleheader was available at press time. With the losses, Parsons is now 1-3 on the season and 0-2 in the SEK League. Chanute is now 4-2 overall and 4-0 in the SEK League. The Comets also ...
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Lady Vikings suffer heartbreaking loss
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com CHANUTE — With an eight-run lead, and just six outs to go, things were looking good for the Parsons Lady Vikings. But host Chanute pulled off a stunning comeback. The big lead slipped away late, and the Parsons High School softball team dropped game one of a doubleheader to Chanute 14-13 in heartbreaking fashion. “Physical errors and mental mistakes played a big part,” Parsons Coach Tom Schibi said of his ...
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LCHS tennis takes second at Pittsburg
LCHS tennis takes second at Pittsburg PITTSBURG — The Labette County High School tennis team took second place at the Pittsburg Invitational on Thursday. Host Pittsburg took first place at the event. Labette County’s Josh Mathes took second place at number-two singles, beating Fort Scott, Iola and Columbus players. Logan Benham of Pittsburg took first place in the bracket. The Grizzlies’ number-one doubles team of Colton Kessler and Dakota Le...
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Lady Cards sweep Red Ravens
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com It wasn’t a perfect performance, but Ryan Phillips and his Lady Cardinals will take it. The Labette Community College softball team swept a doubleheader from Coffeyville CC on Thursday. Labette took game one 6-5, and then won the second game 5-1 to earn the sweep. “We didn’t play a great game, but played good enough to win against a good Coffeyville ball club,” Coach Phillips said. In the opener, the Lady...
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Commentary: Should KSHSAA split up Class 4A?
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Is it fair that schools like Parsons, Columbus, Girard, Baxter Springs or Frontenac must beat a school more than twice its size to accomplish anything significant in the postseason? In my opinion, no. A few administrators who represent Class 4A schools don’t think it’s fair at all. And they’re attempting to do something about it. At its April 26 Board of Directors meeting, the Kansas State High School Acti...
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Vikings shine at home invite
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com If you ask Jane Posch, Payton Hays has never played better. A Parsons High School senior, Hays dropped only three games in four matches en route to taking first place at number-one singles on Thursday at the Parsons Tennis Invitational at Forest Park. “Payton played well all day,” Coach Posch said of the Emporia State-signee. “He only dropped a few games in four matches. He had some really good matches tod...
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Weather can't stop golf invite
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com IOLA — While area baseball and softball games were postponed on Tuesday due to the wet weather, area golfers were able to get in 18 holes at the Iola Invitational Golf Tournament at Allen County Country Club. “It was a blessing just being able to play,” Parsons Coach Anthony Houk said. “I know it was raining in Parsons, but we didn’t get a single drop of precipitation in Iola. It was chilly, but the kids d...
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Dunlay leads PHS swim team at Winfield
WINFIELD — The Parsons High School girls swim team competed at Winfield on Tuesday. Shannon Dunlay of Parsons took first place in the 500-yard freestyle with a personal best time of 6:31. The time was also a state consideration time. Dunlay placed seventh in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 28.95. Sydney Markley finished fourth in the 100 free with a personal best time of 1:03. It was also a state consideration time. Markley took sixth p...
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Area players selected to all-star hoops game
PITTSBURG — Several area high school seniors have been selected to participate in the 2013 KSEK/KLKC Via Christi All-Star Basketball games. Featuring the region’s top seniors, the games will be played this Sunday, April 7 at the St. Mary’s Colgan’s Fieldhouse in Pittsburg. The girls game starts at 1 p.m., with the boys game to follow. There are six girls from the Sun’s coverage area who were selected to the game. Playing for the KSEK team wil...
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