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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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Two Viking wrestlers place in tourney
The Parsons High School wrestling team put the finishing touches on a busy week of action Saturday when they traveled to Chanute for the SEK Invitational, just two days after hosting Burlington and Cherryvale at home for a pair of duals. Burlington defeated Parsons 63-18, but the Vikings earned a 27-24 win over Cherryvale. Parsons coach Chris Ball said of Thursday’s duals, “We wrestled pretty tough against a good team, even though we didn’t w...
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LCC drops pair of games to JCCC
Johnson County Community College earned its second sweep of the Labette Community College Cardinals this season with a pair of victories in Parsons on Saturday. The Johnson men defeated LCC 78-63 thanks to a 37-17 edge at the half. The Cardinals did outscore Johnson (15-6 overall, 5-5 KJCCC) in the second half to make the score respectable, however. The Cardinals had previously lost to Johnson County 100-61 in early December. The loss was t...
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Viking boys survive Chanute scare
CHANUTE — Parsons High School’s boys survived a fourth-quarter scare from Chanute here Friday night. The Vikings held on for a 64-61 win, their first in Southeast Kansas League which started for them in Chanute. Parsons led at halftime 36-23 and maintained that margin at the end of the third quarter, 54-41. Chanute players had hot hands from the three-point line, canning seven of the bombs compared to three for Parsons. In the fourth quarte...
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Cherryvale girls win
NEODESHA — The Cherryvale High School girls defeated Neodesha 44-30 here Friday night. Neodesha never threatened in the lop-sided win for Cherryvale. Andrea Hucke scored 13 poins for Cherryvale. Mary Reilly scored 10 in the win. “The first quarter was the most complete quarter that we played all year. We were active on defense, rebounded well, and offensively moved and made the extra pass. Our defense stayed fairly consistent the rest of th...
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LCHS girls improve to 9-3
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor COLUMBUS — The Labette County High School girls basketball team wasted no time reminding the rest of the league why they are the defending Southeast Kansas League champions Friday evening. Unfortunately for the Titans, they were on the receiving end of the message. Labette County raced out to a 15-0 lead in the first four and a half minutes of play Friday in Columbus on the way to a 46-33 victory that moves the...
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LCHS boys cruise past Titans
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor COLUMBUS — Labette County High School senior Trevor Nash took the ball from the top of 3-point line late in Friday’s contest and drove all the way to the bucket. By the time he got near the hoop he had a head full of steam, but was able to maneuver the ball away from his defender and bank the shot off the glass before converting the 3-point play. It was that kind of night for the LCHS big men. The Grizzlies de...
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Erie boys route Galena
ERIE — The Erie High School boys hit Galena hard in the first three quarters of the game Friday night and Galena’s fourth-quarter surge fell well short. Erie won 64-47. Erie boys coach Mike Casteel said his team shot 53 percent from the floor and 10 of 13 from the free-throw line. The Red Devils just had five turnovers in their seventh win of the year. The boys take a 7-6 overall record and 1-1 in the league into Friday’s game against Southea...
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St. Paul splits with Arma
ARMA — The St. Paul High School boys had a strong fourth quarter here Friday night, but their effort fell short of a win. Northeast of Arma defeated St. Paul 62-55. St. Paul was behind most of the game, 32-21 at half and 42-34 after three quarters. St. Paul’s 21-point fourth quarter wasn’t enough to close the gap and gain a win, though. Indian junior Willie Westhoff scored a team-high 19 points, most of them in the fourth quarter. Chase Clel...
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Oswego dominates Altoona
OSWEGO — The Oswego Indians jumped out to a big lead in their high school basketball game against Altoona-Midway on Friday night and cruised to a 63-39 victory. Oswego led 19-6 after the opening quarter. Although the Jets had more success in the second quarter, the Indians still outscored them 16-14 to take a 35-20 lead into halftime. Oswego outscored Altoona 28-19 in the second half. Hunter Cline scored a game-high 13 points for the Indians...
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From top to bottom, SEK League is as balanced as ever
The A-Game By Anthony Cook Sports Editor I guess this has been on my mind from about the beginning of basketball season, but it only makes sense to talk about it now when it really matters. As I type this, the first round of Southeast Kansas League games has yet to be played, but when you read this they’ll be in the books. That won’t change my point though, in fact it might strengthen it. I’m not a league historian. I can’t tell you anyth...
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Hill inducted into Hutch CC QB Hall of Fame Wednesday
The following article is courtesy of the Hutchinson Community College athletic department. HUTCHINSON — Detroit Lions quarterback Shaun Hill was inducted as the 11th member of the HCC Quarterback Club Hall of Fame at halftime of Wednesday’s game between the No. 7 Blue Dragons and Pratt at the Sports Arena. The induction capped off two days of activities for Hill, the Parsons native who was a two-year starting quarterback for the Blue Dragons...
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Galesburg splits two games this week
The Galesburg Middle School boys team was in action twice this week. The Timberwolves finished out the week on Thursday with a 60-41 loss to Eureka. Brant Beachner scored 15 for GMS, and Brett Thompson had 10. “I thought our boys played hard but got beat by a better team. They are a very well coached and talented basketball team,” said Galesburg coach Joseph Clark. “We were down 11 at the half and just could not close the gap. We did not do ...
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Indians, Saints split Thursday
ST. PAUL — The St. Patrick Catholic School girls basketball team fell to St. Paul 32-21 on Thursday in St. Paul. The Saints trailed the Indians 18-9 at the break and were outscored 11-3 in the second. “The girls competed, but we could not knock down makeable shots,” said Saints head coach Tom Schibi. St. Paul knocked down seven free throws in the fourth quarter to hold on to its lead. Bridget Nash led the Saints with 13 points, and Kara Bo...
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Eagles finish league season
ALTAMONT — The Altamont Eagles hosted the Edna Wildcats in the final USD 506 League contest for both schools on Thursday. The Altamont eighth-grade basketball players and cheerleaders were also recognized in a special ceremony between the A games. The B girls played two quarters against the Edna Wildcats and won 6-4. Madison Gartner, Alea Blackburn and Lexi Brown all had two points. The B boys were also victorious, 25–24. Colby Manley had e...
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Parsons girls roll over Pittsburg
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons High School girls basketball team may have lost in frustrating fashion on Tuesday, but they got a chance to replay essentially the same game Wednesday. This time things turned out much better for the Lady Vikes. The ladies improved to 6-6 overall this season with a 48-37 victory over Pittsburg (2-10) here Wednesday. After having its five-game winning streak snapped a night before, the Vikings close...
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Parsons boys defeat Pittsburg
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Vikings have reeled off five wins in a row in a hurry. Wednesday’s 56-44 victory over Pittsburg (7-5) marked the fifth win in seven days for the Parsons High School basketball team. The streak has included multiple games in two days, wins in two states and now a home victory, but the one thing all five have in common is just how good the Vikings have been in the fourth quarter. “There have been a lot of ga...
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Labette County finds its groove
ALTAMONT — Labette County’s offense was hitting on all cylinders here Tuesday night, treating fans to a 64-42 triumph over Winfield. A balanced scoring attack, with help from two freshmen off the bench, launched the Grizzlies’ offense. Labette built an 18-8 lead after a quarter and added to that in the second stanza with a 26-point effort, fueled by nine points from freshmen Chase Dodsworth. The Grizzlies started the second half in control, 4...
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