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All-CNC volleyball announced
The CNC League has announced its volleyball honors for the 2010 season. Among the selections to the all-league teams was Erie sophomore Chelsea Oliphant. Oliphant was selected to the honorable mention all-league team and was one of only two sophomores in the CNC to be honored with an all-league award. The other member on the team was Lindsey Horham of Frontenac, who finished on the all-league first team as a setter. All-CNC volleyball Firs...
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Indians drop season finale
OSWEGO — The Oswego Indians finished the 2010 football season with a 30-6 loss to Lyndon (7-2) on Friday evening to drop to 6-3 this year. The Indians had no trouble moving the ball against Lyndon. As a team, Oswego had 385 yards, 275 through the air, but OHS could not score after a second quarter touchdown by senior quarterback Lane Martin. Martin finished the evening with 135 yards rushing on 21 attempts. Senior Hunter Cline had nearly...
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LCHS CC takes ninth in Class 4A
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Anyone who had the pleasure of seeing the Labette County High School boys cross country team this season can safely say they saw one of the 10 best teams in Class 4A. That much was proven on Saturday. The LCHS boys cross country team traveled to Wamego on Saturday morning for the state cross country run. Wamego hosted the tourney for classes 4-1A in boys and girls during the day. As a team, the Grizzlies took n...
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LCC welcomes new coach, players in ’10
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor A new coach will be calling plays from the sidelines at Labette Community College women’s basketball games this season, and she appears ready for her new test. Anna Nimz and the 2010-11 LCC Lady Cardinals will take the court in just one day when they host the Southwestern College Moundbuilders beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the LCC Gymnasium. Nimz, a graduate of Pittsburg State University, will be coaching as a hea...
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Caney gets past Cherryvale
CANEY — The Cherryvale Chargers ended their season on Thursday night with a 26-6 3A district loss to the Caney Valley Bullpups. Cherryvale held Caney scoreless in the first quarter, but the Bullpups struck twice in the second while the Chargers failed to put points on the board, making the score 14-0 at halftime. Caney scored again in the third quarter before Cherryvale got its first points. Cody O’Brien hauled in a 28-yard pass from Devon He...
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Erie loses playoff bid
FRONTENAC — Erie rushed for 122 yards against Frontenac here Thursday night, but Frontenac generated 458 yards and got the win. Frontenac defeated the Red Devils 46-22. Keith Marquardt scored two Erie touchdowns, one on a 61-yard run and the other on a 33-yard pass from Rowdy Kyser. Kyser scored another TD on the night. The loss drops Erie out of contention for a playoff next week. Frontenac 46, Erie 22 Erie 8 0 6 8 — 22 Frontenac 8 14 ...
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Grizzlies drop last game to Titans
ALTAMONT — The Labette County Grizzlies came two points short of making the playoffs when they fell to the Columbus Titans in a 4A District 8 game on Thursday night. The Grizzlies finished district play with a 1-2 record after the Titans beat them 27-25. Had LCHS won the game, the team would be planning for its first playoff game on Tuesday. The Grizzlies opened the scoring Thursday when Keaton Turner rushed one yard for a touchdown in the f...
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Bulldogs pound the Vikings
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The newest coat of paint on the Southeast Kansas League touchdown record hadn’t dried before it was once again broken. This time the Parsons Vikings football team was on the receiving end of the record-smashing touchdown. The Vikings (4-5) traveled to Independence (8-1) on Thursday evening and ended their season with a 53-15 loss. The Bulldogs were led by senior Matt Bromley, who rushed for 84 yards and four ...
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Parsons needs win to make playoffs
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Few, if any, people thought the Parsons football team would still be in the playoff hunt on the last day of the regular season. It appears those people would be wrong. Parsons (4-4) will travel to Independence (7-1) to take on the second-place team in the Southeast Kansas League. The two are tied for second in Class 4A districts with wins against Girard and losses to Chanute. Tonight’s matchup will determine...
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Indians play for final win
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor It’s going to be quite the consolation game this Friday evening. The Oswego Indians (6-2) will travel to Lyndon to take on the Tigers (6-2) in a game to determine who goes out of the season with a win. Both teams share common losses after entering Class 2-1A District 1 undefeated. The Indians suffered back-to-back losses to Pittsburg-Colgan, 42-8, and Olpe, 14-6, in week six and seven while Lyndon fell to Olp...
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St. Paul prepares for Yates Center
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After coming off a critical three-week stretch with momentum and a playoff spot all but clinched, the St. Paul Indians don’t plan to change anything on Thursday when they travel to Yates Center. The Indians (5-3) will take on the Wildcats (1-7) in Yates Center in their final regular season, Three Rivers League and district game of the year. “After some of the struggles we’ve had, hopefully one of the things we...
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LCHS girls volleyball makes state tourney
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor They didn’t come in as the substate’s top team, but they left as No. 1. The Labette County High School volleyball team (30-7) won three matches on Saturday in Chanute to advance to the Class 4A state tournament this Friday in Salina. The Grizzlies defeated Columbus, Chanute and lastly No. 1 seeded Baxter to advance to the state tournament. “I’m not sure exactly at what point the girls decided they could win t...
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LCHS boys make state cross country
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After collecting a Southeast Kansas League title a week ago, the Labette County High School boys cross country team now has a shiny new Class 4A Regional runner-up title to go along with the honor. The LCHS boys cross country team traveled to Garnett County Club on Saturday for the Class 4A regional. As a team, the boys placed second overall with a total of 69 points in the 15-team regional. “The boys’ season ...
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Erie to play for district title
CHEROKEE — The Erie Red Devils will look to capture a district title on Thursday after getting past Southeast High School on Friday night. Erie scored once on special teams, twice on offense and three times on defense for a 42-35 win, moving the Devils to 2-0 in the district. The Devils jumped out to an early lead when Keith Marquardt returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. Rowdy Kiser then scored on a 13-yard rush. Southeast ...
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Labette rolls to 1-1 in district
BAXTER SPRINGS — A week after giving up 63 points in their first Class 4A district game agasint Coffeyville, the Labette County Grizzlies’ defense stepped up against Baxter Springs on Friday night. The result was a 48-20 win to boost LCHS to 1-1 in district play and 3-5 on the year. “This is a good win for us on the road against a very talented Baxter team,” LCHS coach Shane Holtzman said. “Our defense really stepped up tonight, shutting Bax...
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Vikings can't stop Comets
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons Vikings football team held the lead for 22 seconds on Friday evening. It wasn’t long enough. The Chanute High School football team scored nine touchdowns and racked up nearly 500 yards Friday evening at Marvel Park Stadium on the way to a 62-14 victory over Parsons. The victory moves the Comets to 6-2 this season and 2-0 in district play. Coupled with an Independence victory over Girard on Friday,...
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Rams defeat Chargers
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale Chargers fell behind by two touchdowns by halftime and couldn’t recover, losing a Class 3A district game to the Riverton Rams on Friday night. Neither team scored in the first quarter. In the second, Riverton’s Greyson Spriggs scored on an 11-yard run before breaking loose for 91 yards for another score to make it 12-0 at halftime. Devon Hestand got the Chargers back in the game in the third quarter by scoring on ...
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St. Paul crushes Marmaton Valley
ST. PAUL — St. Paul High School scored nine touchdowns en route to a 64-14 shellacking of Marmaton Valley here Friday night. The win pushes St. Paul to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in district play, with Yates Center awaiting their arrival on Thursday for the regular season wrap-up. St. Paul built a 14-0 lead quickly before allowing Marmaton Valley to get on the scoreboard. St. Paul answered with 30 more points before Marmaton’s offense retaliated. ...
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Oswego defeats Marmaton Valley
MOUND CITY — The Oswego Indians rebounded from two Class 2-1A district losses with a big win over Jayhawk-Linn on Friday night. After losing to Olpe and Pittsburg-Colgan in the six-team district, the Indians came out fighting against the Jayhawks, scoring 22 points in the first quarter. The scoring began when Lane Martin ran in from the 10-yard line. Also in the first quarter, Martin passed to Ethan Spore for a 35-yard TD. Martin connected wit...
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St. Paul faces Marmaton Valley
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Save for a quarter of play, St. Paul has passed the first two legs of its three-week test with flying colors. The Stretch will conclude with a home game against Marmaton Valley (3-4) this evening and will go a long way in determining whether or not the Indians are in the playoffs. “We lost the very close one with Colony but had the lead going into the fourth. We felt some mistakes cost us the win,” said St. Pa...
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