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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Parsons High School senior Sierra Kemp (right) touches second while grabbing a ball thrown from PHS senior Daza Werner to force out LCHS runner Shelbie Foister (left). Werner snagged a hard-hit liner from LCHS pitcher Allie Reynolds and threw to second to finish the double play.
LCHS wraps up third straight SEK title by sweeping Vikes
By Anthony Cook acook@parsonssun.com The Lady Grizzlies have now won 46 Southeast Kansas League games in a row. The two they added to the streak Thursday might have been the biggest yet. Labette County High School improved to 18-0 overall and 14-0 in the Southeast Kansas League by defeating Parsons 8-0 in game one and 3-1 in 10 innings in game two Thursday at the Forest Park softball fields. The two victories gave Labette its third SEK title ...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette County High School pitcher Austin Ryan delivers to home plate during the second game of a doubleheader with Parsons Thursday.
Vikings sweep Labette County
By Anthony Cook acook@parsonssun.com The Vikings now own a sweep. Getting it against their rival doesn’t hurt. The Parsons High School baseball team improved to 5-9 on the season and 5-7 within the Southeast Kansas League thanks to a two-game sweep of Labette County High School (8-9 overall, 6-7 SEK) Thursday in Marvel Park. Parsons took game one 5-4 thanks to a seven-inning rally and rode a five-run third to a 6-4 win in the back end of the ...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette County High School senior pitcher Allie Reynolds tosses a pitch towards the plate in the third inning of game one of a doubleheader with Parsons High School Tuesday in Parsons. Reynolds had 17 strikeouts and no-hit the Vikings in an 8-0 LCHS victory. Reynolds had just one walk in seven innings of action. Reynolds struck out 18 in 10 innings of work in game two in a 3-1 win over Parsons to complete the sweep.
Reynolds K's 17; no-hits Vikings in game one

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Vikings, Indians compete in Oz Wednesday
The Parsons and St. Paul high school swimming teams competed in the Osawatomie Invitational on Wednesday. Among the finishes, the Vikings effort in the 400 freestyle relay stood out thanks to a state-qualifying time of 4:18.20. Swimmers Shannon Dunlay, Reagan Argo, Sydney Markley and Victoria Port competed in the event for Parsons, and the team took second only to host Osawatomie. Individually, Parsons also got a season-best time out of Victo...
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Parsons Disc Golf hosting Calvin Priest Memorial tourney Saturday
The Parsons Disc Golf club will host the fourth annual Calvin Priest Memorial Disc Golf Tournament on Saturday. Play will start at Idle Hour Lake in Altamont once again with an afternoon session at the Parsons Arboretum taking place. Registration for the event will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Idle Hour Lake shelter house. A player’s meeting will begin at 10:15 a.m. with the tourney beginning at 10:30 a.m. Eighteen holes will b...
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Lady Cardinals land 10 on KJCCC East team
The Labette Community College softball team landed two members on the all-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division first team and had 10 total members make the postseason squad. The Cardinals were led by sophomore shortstop Lacie Cook and sophomore outfielder Kelsey Overacker, who each nabbed first team all-KJCCC nods. “I am very proud of our success this season, and this goes to show that other coaches in our conference ag...
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Vikings host swimming tourney
The Parsons High School swimming team hosted St. Paul High School for a dual swimming event at the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center pool Tuesday afternoon. The Vikings set eight season- best times and one swimmer qualified for the state tourney in late May. Senior Reagan Argo had a personal best in the 50 freestyle. The time was good enough to earn Argo a trip to Topeka May 17-19 for the Class 5-1A swimming and diving championships. ...
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Harrison wins tourney on Bone Creek
Glenn Harrison sat atop a largemouth slugfest on Bone Creek Lake in Arma recently as District 58 of the American Bass Anglers in Southeast Kansas held its third tournament for the 2012 season on Saturday. Over 25 anglers dodged several severe thunderstorms that rolled through the area in pursuit of points that would earn them a berth in the national championship in October at Grand Lake. Even with the rain, Bone Creek was crystal clear, making...
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Erie track competes in Baxter
BAXTER SPRINGS — The Erie High School track team traveled to the Baxter Springs Invitational this week. Chris Bohrer led the team with a first-place finish in the javelin throw. Erie also took second in the girls’ javelin throw, thanks to a toss from Emmalee Mitchell. Mitchell was fifth in the shot put. Bohrer was also a member of Erie’s 400 relay team that took fourth. There, he was joined by Keith Marquardt, Justin Hartzell and Christian Mu...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Parsons Middle School eighth-grader Jacob Almond tosses his second attempt in the discus event Monday at the Parsons High School track. Almond took second in the event. The Parsons MS Vikings hosted a 10-team field for their annual track invite.
Parsons seventh-grade boys win Parsons MS invite
Parsons Middle School Invitational track and field Monday, April 30 Seventh-grade girls Team standings — 1. Pittsburg 98.5; 2. Girard 80; 3. Independence 51.5; 4. Chanute 50.50; 5. Parsons 48.5; 6. Meadow View 35; 7. Coffeyville 33.5; 8. Columbus 33.5; 9. Altamont 15; 10. Iola 8 Individual results 800-meter run: 2. Quatera Wright (Parsons), 2:51.30. 3. Keyahnah Burk (Altamont), 2:52.20. 400 relay: 3. Parsons (Emily Falke, Brittany Hopkins, Ma...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette Community College third baseman Emilee Vance safely fields a grounder to third during the first game of a doubleheader with Kansas City Kansas Community College Saturday in Parsons. The Lady Cardinals defeated the Blue Devils 3-0 and 9-6 to advance to the semis of the Region VI District D tourney. Labette will take on Hesston in Topeka on Saturday.
Labette advances to semis of District D tourney
The Lady Cardinals are headed to Topeka. The Labette Community College softball team advanced to the round of four in the NJCAAA Region VI Division II District D tourney with a two-game sweep over Kansas City Kansas Community College (24-26 overall) on Saturday in Parsons. Labette took the opener 3-0 behind seven shutout innings from frosh pitcher Mallory Davis before winning game two 9-6. Davis scattered four hits in seven innings of work in ...
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Lady Vikings sweep Pittsburg; run sweep to nine in row
PITTSBURG — The Lady Vikings won their eighth and ninth games in a row Friday here as they head into the biggest doubleheader of the season. Parsons High School softball defeated Pittsburg 14-4 and 9-3 in Pittsburg and are now 12-4 overall and 9-3 within the Southeast Kansas League. The Vikings won the first game behind the strength of a Sara Cruse grand slam in the first inning. "Sara's grand slam was a towering shot. It set the tone for the ...
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PHS baseball wins 12-inning game with Pittsburg
The Parsons High School baseball team won a wild 12-inning affair with the PIttsburg Purple Dragons to win their third in six tries after suffering an 0-6 start to 2012. The Vikings earned the win via 7-3 score in the back end of a doubleheader after being knotted with the Dragons for the first four frames of extra innings. In the top of the 12th, Quintin Hammer led off with a walk and stole second base before James Jackson knocked him in on a...
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PHS JV softball drops two to Pittsburg
The Parsons High School junior varsity team took on Pittsburg Thursday in Parsons. The Vikings lost game one 3-1 and the second game 14-8. "The girls hit the ball really well in the second game and have came a long way this year," said PHS JV coach Chris Durkin.
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Labette County stays unbeaten heading into Parsons Thursday
ALTAMONT — The Lady Grizzlies earned a run-rule victory to open things and comfortably won game two to improve to 16-0 overall on Senior Night here Friday. The Labette County High School softball team (16-0 overall, 12-0 SEK) defeated visiting Central Heights 11-0 in five innings and 7-1 in seven innings in the back end of a doubleheader to set up a showdown with rival Parsons Thursday. LCHS senior pitcher Allie Reynolds struck out 11 batters ...
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Labette County JV takes two from Frontenac
The Labette County High School junior varsity baseball team hosted Frontenac for a pair of games Friday afternoon and came away with two victories. LCHS won game one 3-0 and game two 3-1. Jake Mattox earned the win behind five innings of three-hit ball. "Jake threw a fine game. Frontenac brought a good club over. Jake made key pitches at key times. Three times he posted a K for the third out of the inning when Frontenac had a runner in scoring...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette County High School senior Kaysha Julich drives a pitch to center for a single in the first inning of game one of a doubleheader with Central Heights Friday evening in Altamont. The LCHS Lady Grizzlies stayed perfect by picking up 11-0 and 7-1 wins over the Vikings of Central Heights. LCHS is now 16-0 overall and will put their 12-0 record in the Southeast Kansas League on the line when they travel to Parsons to take rival PHS Thursday.
Lady Grizzlies improve to 16-0 with Senior Night sweep

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St. Paul now 15-2 heading into game with Galena
The St. Paul Indians baseball team improved to 15-2 overall behind three victories earlier this week. St. Paul took on Oswego High School in a non-league game Monday evening and won 3-1. St. Paul got on the board with a home run by Jamie Holding in the second after going in order in the first inning. The Indians went scoreless over the next two innings before scoring two runs on two hits and a pair of walks in the third. There, Austin O'Brien ...
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OHS to dedicate new ball fields
Oswego High School's new softball and baseball field will officially be dedicated at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1 in Oswego. Free hot dogs and soft drinks will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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Iola golf wins home invite; Parsons, LCHS placed 8th, 9th
Cool, windy conditions greeted the Southeast Kansas League golfers Thursday in Iola for an SEK event. Iola won the nine-team field with a 328 while Parsons and Labette County took eighth and ninth respectively. The host Mustangs took advantage of familiar terrain by shooting 328 overall, three strokes better than Independence. Iola took the top two spots in the standings individually with Shane Walden shooting a 39-37 — 76 and Kaden Macha firi...
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