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Lady Chargers lose in OT
YATES CENTER — The Cherryvale High School basketball team traveled to Yates Center on Thursday evening for a make-up from Tuesday’s game that was canceled due to weather. The Chargers lost both affairs beginning with a 47-45 overtime loss in the girls game. “It was nice to finally be playing after two weeks of snow and canceled games. The first half was one in which we struggled to accomplish anything. Once we finally adjusted to playing, th...
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Life goal narrowly missed during college game
The A-Game The following is the second part of a two-part seies of columns. The first part can be found in the Friday edition of the Sun. By Anthony Cook Sports Editor I’m going to recreate the scene to the best of my abilities here. I’m a normally reserved person, but as soon as my number was drawn I let out a big scream. Go watch “The Price Is Right” and look for the contestant who gets a little too freaked out when they get on the show;...
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Vikings host Labette, Pittsburg for Senior Night duals
On Thursday evening, the Parsons Vikings were host to the Pittsburg Purple Dragons and the Labette County Grizzlies for three duals. The Vikings competed against Pittsburg first and dropped the dual 66-9. “We didn’t have a great showing against Pittsburg. We didn’t bring our best against them. Hopefully our guys were able to learn something from it. Pittsburg is a talented team, and we didn’t perform the way we needed to be successful,” said ...
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The Parsons High School basketball game with Fort Scott that was delayed on Tuesday has been moved to Feb. 21 in Fort Scott. Following the Fort Scott game, Parsons will host Coffeyville on Feb. 24 to end the regular season. Erie High School has also announced its make-up dates for weather-delayed games. The Red Devils will take on Girard on Thursday at home and will take on Southeast on Feb. 24 at home. The remaining Red Devils’ schedule is u...
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LCC softball, baseball begin
The Labette Community College baseball and softball teams are scheduled to begin their seasons this weekend. The LCC baseball team is scheduled to travel to Midwest City, Okla., for a pair of doubleheaders with Rose State. The LCC softball team will compete in Lufkin, Texas, for five games over the weekend in a tourney hosted by Angelina College. A preview of the 2011 season for both the LCC baseball and softball teams will be included in t...
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Jr. Grizzlies place 14 in Caney tourney
The Altamont Junior Grizzly wrestling team traveled to Caney on Saturday to compete in the Caney Wrestling Tournament. Fourteen Junior Grizzlies placed in the tourney. Head coach Rocky Starmer said the boys have accomplished a lot in the last two years, and they are seeing hard work pay off. Next up for the Junior Grizzlies was today’s trip to Independence. On March 5, the Junior Grizzlies will host a home tourney in Altamont. Results from ...
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Indians too much for Moran
ST. PAUL — After a long hiatus, the St. Paul High School basketball teams returned to action Thursday evening at home for a pair of varsity games against Marmaton Valley of Moran. The games were the first of February for the Indians, but neither team seemed to mind in a pair of double-digit Indian wins. The Lady Indians began the evening with a 57-20 victory over Marmaton Valley. St. Paul senior Morgan Westhoff went for 34 points in the win....
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Indy sweeps LCC teams
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Independence Community College finished a successful season against the Labette Community College basketball teams Wednesday with a pair of victories to earn a season sweep over the Cardinals. The Labette women welcomed Independence (24-1 overall, 12-1 KJCCC) to kick things off Wednesday evening at the LCC Gymnasium. Independence opened a 38-27 lead in the first half on the way to an 87-65 win. “One of our goa...
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Grizzly boys can’t overcome slow start in Indy Tuesday
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor INDEPENDENCE — The final minutes of a game are often the most critical, but in this case the first few were the difference. The Labette County High School boys basketball team (6-7 overall, 1-1 SEK) fell to Independence (10-3 overall, 2-0 SEK) 58-50 Tuesday behind an 18-6 lead through a quarter of play. “The first quarter was key. There’s no doubt about it. We gave them too many easy baskets early. You can’t ...
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LC’s quick start ruins Bulldogs’ return home
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor INDEPENDENCE — It was a homecoming of sorts for the Independence High School basketball team Tuesday night. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, the Lady Grizzlies spoiled the return. Labette County High School (10-3 overall, 2-0 SEK) outlasted the Bulldogs (6-7 overall, 0-2 SEK) in a 45-42 game to help salvage a season split with the Bulldogs. “At times I thought we played really well. We had some breakdowns defen...
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LCHS girls get win at Indy
INDEPENDENCE — The Labette County High School Lady Grizzlies fought hard for a 45-42 win here Tuesday night. Labette County led 21-18 at halftime and kept the momentum going to the end for the Southeast Kansas League road win. Tiara Ford scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Morgan Workman scored 11 for the Lady Grizzlies.
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LCHS boys drop road game to Indy
INDEPENDENCE — Labette County High School's Mitchell Smith scored 19 points Tuesday night in a road loss to Independence. Indy won 58-50. The Grizzlies trailed 18-6 after a quarter, but cut the lead to two points in the third quarter. Christian Hosey scored 12 points for the Grizzlies. The LCHS JV defeated Indy 50-28. Erik Swanwick scored 15 points, Chase Dodsworth nine and Tucker Thompson eight. The JV improves to 9-1. The Grizzly freshme...
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Parsons boys survive Iola
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Cliches become cliched only if they are true. Take this one for example — practice makes perfect. The Parsons High School boys basketball team was far from perfect on Friday evening, but then again the Vikings hadn’t had the chance to practice. “We played like we haven’t practiced in three days. We’ll have to work on that,” quipped Parsons High School head coach Mike Krull, whose team had not played together s...
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Young ballplayer has ties to Parsons
A California-based 11-year-old with local ties recently finished up play on the No. 1- ranked team in the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) baseball division. Chase Tredway, 11, grandson of Charles Tredway, a former Parsons resident and Parsons High School graduate, and great-grandson of Martha Tredway of Parsons, was a member of the Ladera Grays 11-year-old traveling team this season. The Grays are a baseball club based in ...
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Parsons girls defeat Iola in OT
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The crowd was already at its feet by the time Taylor Kemp’s shot fell through the hoop. They already knew it was going in. After bouncing four times off the rim and backboard, the ball had to go through the hoop eventually. The Parsons High School girls basketball team improved to 7-7 on the year and 1-1 in the Southeast Kansas League Friday with a 46-43 overtime victory here against Iola. It looked like the V...
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Super Bowl teams very balanced; game could go either way Sunday
The A-Game By Anthony Cook Sports Editor For the second year in a row, I just can’t get a good feel on the Super Bowl. Shouldn’t both these teams be favored? I think both could win. I guess that’s the ultimate goal of the playoffs — to create a matchup of two superior teams. If you’ll remember, I picked the Colts to win last season. I thought it was going to be a toss-up of a game and didn’t know if offense or defense was going to be the ...
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Devils, Streaks split make-up games
ERIE — The Erie High School boys and girls basketball teams welcomed the Neodesha Blue Streaks Monday evening in a make-up game from a weather-delayed date in mid-January. The two teams split a pair of close games. In the boys game, the Red Devils pulled out a 41-35 victory after leading by just a point going into the fourth quarter. The win improves the Erie boys to 8-6 this season. “The kids had to play defense and grind it out on a night...
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Cardinals grab Kansas Cup victory
HAYS — The Labette Community College got a little revenge over the weekend on its trip to Hays. Competing in the second annual Kansas Cup Invitational, the Cardinals came away with the overall victory in the tournament by scoring 104.5 points. LCC also knocked off the defending champions and host team Fort Hays State University to take home the cup win. LCC dominated the eight-team Kansas Cup Invitational, pulling out a victory by 22 points...
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Galesburg girls drop two games
The Galesburg Middle School girls basketball team took on Yates Center on Wednesday and Eureka Thursday night to finish off a three-game week. “It was a rough week for us,” said Galesburg coach Sindy Daniels. “Playing three games in one week is hard on me, let alone the students.” In the A game Wednesday against Yates Center, Galesburg lost 41-22. “At the beginning of the year, we couldn’t get the ball across half court on Yates Center’s pr...
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LCHS competes at Fredonia
The Labette County High School wrestling team traveled to Fredonia High School over the weekend for the Fredonia Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Three Grizzly wrestlers placed at the event. At 160 pounds, Caleb Journot finished in third place. Journot opened the day with a 12-0 victory by decision over Josh Moyer before grabbing a pinfall win over Jim Price of Rose Hill. In his third match of the day, Journot lost his first and only mat...
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