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SEK TRACK: Grizzlies take third at league meet
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com PITTSBURG — The Labette County Grizzlies were hoping to win the first boys league track title in school history. But Coffeyville and Pittsburg’s depth was too much. In the end, the Grizzlies finished third in the team standings at the 2013 SEK League Track Meet on Thursday at Pittsburg High School. “The kids performed well,” Labette County Coach Craig Hartman said. “The kids did all they could. We thought...
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SEK TRACK: Russell runs to league titles
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com PITTSBURG — Abe Russell expected to win the 800-meter dash. But the mile? Russell wasn’t exactly the favorite in that one. But the Parsons High School senior used a late charge to stun the field in the 1600, earning the close victory with a late lunge at the finish line. The win gave Russell not one, but two individual league titles on Thursday at the 2013 SEK League Track Meet at Pittsburg High School. “...
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Chamber golf tourney postponed
The Parsons Chamber of Commerce is regrettably postponing the annual Chamber Golf Outing set for Saturday, May 11. This was to be played at Parsons Golf and Fitness, formerly known as the Country Club Course. No date has been set for a make-up day but event coordinators are looking at possible dates later this summer. Coordinators decided to postpone the event after reviewing past weather events and the current course conditions. In respect t...
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Lady Cards named to all-region team
Labette Community College had seven players listed on the 2013 NJCAA All-Region VI Division II District E Softball Team. Emilee Vance was listed as a first team infielder, while Kambri Hill was a first team pick in the outfield. Mallory Davis and Taylor Kemp were both first team selections as pitchers. Lauren Inman was a second team selection as an outfielder, Sierra Kemp was chose for the second team as a catcher, and Jessica O’Daniel was lis...
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Swimmers compete at league meet
OSAWATOMIE — Swimmers from Parsons, Labette County and St. Paul competed at the 2013 Interleague Meet in Osawatomie on Wednesday. Shannon Dunlay of Parsons took third place in the 500 yard freestyle, finishing in 6:30. Dunlay finished fourth in the 200 free with a time of 2:20. Also for Parsons, Sydney Markley took fourth place in the 50 free with a time of 28.03. Markley placed fifth in the 100 free, finishing in 1:02. Victoria Port finished...
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VIKINGS SET FOR STATE
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Jane Posch hopes her three seniors leave it all out on the court this weekend. Three seniors from Parsons High School will begin competition at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament on Friday morning at Wichita Collegiate High School. Payton Hays will compete in singles, and the PHS duo of Kevin Debald and Tyler Beardmore will be competing in doubles. The Vikings advanced with their respective finishes at t...
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Regional baseball: Grizzlies earn two seed, Vikings face play-in game
Pairings have been released for the Labette County Class 4A Baseball Regional. The postseason tourney begins on Monday at two sites. The Labette County Grizzlies (11-7) earned the second seed in the regional, with Frontenac (18-0) earning the top seed. Second-seeded Labette County will take on seventh-seeded Columbus (4-14) on Monday at 3 p.m. in Altamont. Third-seeded Coffeyville (9-7) takes on sixth-seeded Independence (5-9) on Monday at 5 p...
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Regional softball: Vikings will meet Iola, Grizzlies draw Mulvane
The Parsons High School softball team will take on Iola at 3 p.m. on Monday in a play-in game of the Chanute Class 4A Softball Regional. The Lady Vikings (3-13) are seeded ninth and the Fillies (4-11) are seeded eighth. The winner of the play-in game gets a first round date with number-one seed Frontenac (17-1). Next, Labette County’s softball team will be the sixth-seed at the Independence Class 4A Regional. The Grizzlies (6-12) will take on...
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Lady Vikings drop twinbill
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The offense was hard to come by for the Parsons High School varsity girls softball team on Tuesday. The Lady Vikings scored just one run in two games against Independence. The lack of offense resulted in two league losses. Independence won game one 6-1 and the visitors took game two 13-0. “We struggled to hit the ball consistently,” Parsons Coach Tom Schibi said. “At times we watched good pitches go by.” I...
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Grizzlies earn thrilling win vs. Dragons
ALTAMONT — The Labette County Grizzlies settled for a split with Pittsburg on Tuesday in SEK League baseball action at Vic George Field. In game one, Pittsburg won 4-0. Labette County took game two 4-2. In the first game, Labette County was held to three hits. “Game one was very frustrating,” LCHS Coach Jesse Ybarra said. “Zack Stewart threw pretty well considering he really didn’t have his off-speed pitches working today. Still, he is a toug...
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LCHS softball splits with Pittsburg
ALTAMONT— After a disappointing start to the day, the Labette County High School softball team bounced back nicely. After dropping the first game of a doubleheader to Pittsburg, the Lady Grizzlies responded by taking game two 6-5 on Tuesday in SEK League play. The Purple Dragons won the opener 11-1. “In the first game we were flat and made too many errors,” LCHS Coach Lori Green said. “I was proud of the girls for regrouping and coming back to...
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Labette County wins league golf title
CHANUTE — Labette County clinched the 2013 SEK League boys golf championship with their showing on Monday at the Chanute Invitational at Quarry Stone Golf Course. The league title is the first for Labette County High School in boys golf. The Grizzlies went into Monday’s last league tourney with a big lead — 21 strokes. And when the final scores were added up at the conclusion of Monday’s invite, the Grizzlies were officially the 2013 SEK cham...
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Vikings compete at Chanute golf invite
CHANUTE — The Parsons High School boys golf team competed at the Chanute Invitational on Monday at Quarry Stone Golf Course. Bryan Walker of Parsons finished 19th overall with an 88. Joey Sanders took 23rd with his 90. Buzz Jones and Ben Brewer finished 39th and 40th, as Jones turned in a 101 and Brewer had a 104. Also for Parsons, Max Newland was 43rd (108) and Dylan Misener finished 45th. The SEK The Vikings ended up sixth in the final SE...
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Area track athletes earn medals at Cherryvale
CHERRYVALE — Athletes from Oswego, Erie and Chetopa joined the host Chargers at the Cherryvale Track Invitational on Monday. BOYS RESULTS Oswego results Oswego’s David Kirkpatrick finished third in the 100, crossing the line at 11.73. Ethan Carter was fifth in the 200 (26.8), and third in the 400 (57.93). Tylor Reeves finished eighth in the 400. Bryce Anderson took second in the 800, finishing in 2:17. Anderson was also second in the 1600 (5:...
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Hays wins third-straight regional title
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com INDEPENDENCE — In a program that has been highly-successful over the years, it’s safe to say there have been several outstanding tennis players at Parsons High School. But Payton Hays has done something that no other male tennis player has ever pulled off. The Parsons High School senior won his third-straight regional tennis title on Monday. Hays was nearly untouchable in taking first place in the singles...
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LCC softball's stellar season ends
TOPEKA — The Labette Community College softball team’s stellar season came to an end on Monday. Highland defeated Labette 6-3 in the title game of the NJCAA Division II Region VI District E Softball Tournament at Hummer Sports Park. After splitting two games on Sunday, the Lady Cardinals were back at the tourney on Monday. The Lady Cards had to beat Brown Mackie for the second time in as many days to advance to the title game. Labette knocked...
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Grizzlies unable to advance to state tennis
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com INDEPENDENCE — Despite a solid effort, no member of the Labette County High School boys tennis team was able to qualify for this week’s Class 4A State Tennis Tournament. The Grizzlies competed at the Independence Class 4A Regional on Friday and Monday. At the regional, the top six in singles and the top six doubles teams advance to state. Three of the four LCHS entries advanced past Friday to Monday. But n...
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PHS vs. LCHS games pushed back to Wednesday
The Parsons vs. Labette County varsity baseball and softball games scheduled for Monday were postponed due to wet playing conditions in Altamont. The games will now be made up on Wednesday beginning at 3 p.m. at LCHS. The Vikings will host Independence today at 4:30 p.m. The Grizzlies are hosting Pittsburg today. The two teams will then play on Wednesday and the regular season will come to an end. The postseason will begin next week. Labette C...
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Regional tennis: Vikings secure state berths
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com INDEPENDENCE — Payton Hays has secured another trip to state. His senior classmates are going, too. The Parsons High School boys tennis team began play at the Independence Class 4A Tennis Regional on a cold, windy Friday at Riverside Park. The top six in singles and the top six doubles teams advance to next week’s Class 4A State Tennis Tournament. The regional began on Friday and will finish up on Monday. ...
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Mildfelt, Moses take first, second at Uniontown
The Erie High School varsity golf team traveled to Fort Scott on Thursday to compete in the Uniontown Invitational.  The meet was shortened to a nine-hole event to avoid the bad weather.  Erie took third as a team and Hunter Mildfelt won the first place individual medal with a 41. Erie’s Garek Peters took third place with a 43. Said Erie Coach Ronnie Williams:  “I felt bad for our golfers today with the conditions that they had to golf in.  I...
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