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Fredonia defeats Cherryvale Lady Chargers
FREDONIA — The Cherryvale High School Lady Chargers on Friday struggled with offense and lost to Fredonia 58-49 here. The Lady Chargers had a strong first quarter, but lost ground in the second and third quarters en route to the loss. A fourth-quarter rally was too little, too late for a come-back. Mary Reilly scored 15 points to lead the Lady Charger offense, followed by Hallie Davis with 14 and Amy Hougardy with nine. “The varsity girls s...
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Timberwolves get road victory
The Galesburg boys basketball team picked up a 38-33 victory in Caney on Thursday evening. Zach McCoy led the way with 11 points and Brett Thompson chipped in with 10. “I am really proud of our boys. We got blown out on Monday, and I felt like we responded well to it,” said Galesburg coach Joseph Clark. “We did a great job of playing unselfish basketball and played as a team and the outcome was great.” The game was close throughout, but to...
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Galesburg girls beaten Monday
The Galesburg Timberwolve’s girls basketball team took on Eureka on Monday evening and fell 33-3. Haley Piersall scored all of Galesburg’s points in the game. In the B game, Galesburg defeated Eureka 23-5. Taylor McClanahan scored eight points in the B game. “Galesburg Lady Timerwolve’s basketball is still looking for their groove. We have had a rough start but are continuing to work hard in practice,” said coach Sindy Daiels. The Timberw...
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Cardinal wrestling perfect in home dual
The Labette Community College wrestling team returned to action on Tuesday with a home dual against Neosho County Community College. LCC showed little rust from the holiday break and ran away with the dual by a 45-0 margin. “Good opener on the year for us and a great tune-up for national duals this weekend,” said LCC coach Joe Renfro. “Hopefully we will keep the momentum rolling throughout the weekend and for the remainder of the year.” The...
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Halftime lead slips away from Labette
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor After such a competitive start to Wednesday’s game, the second half of play by the Labette Community College men’s basketball team was very puzzling, but LCC head coach Armando Johnson summed it up quickly. “Mental lapses,” he said. “It started in the first two minutes of the game, but we got our heads back in it, but it returned in the second game. Down the stretch there were about three or four plays consecut...
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LCC women survive Greyhounds’ rally
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Labette Community College women continued their momentum from a Dec. 4 thrashing of Neosho County on Wednesday evening at home against Fort Scott, at least for a half. The Cardinals jumped out to a 13-point lead at the half, saw the lead disappear twice and held on to defeat Fort Scott (3-12) to improve to 5-10 overall and 2-1 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. “We saw the team that plays ...
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PHS, LCHS both at home tonight
The Parsons High School basketball team will try to play more like they did in the second half of Tuesday’s win over Fort Scott than the way they did in the first two quarters tonight at home. The Vikings will host Chanute (5-1) tonight. The Comets started the year 4-0 before dropping their last game of 2010 to Pittsburg. However, they showed that little to no lingering effects on Tuesday when they returned to action against Girard and man...
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Hosey scores 20 points in win for Grizzlies
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Labette County senior Christian Hosey put on a show for Carl Junction here Tuesday, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. His work led the Grizzlies to a 41-40 win. Even though the Grizzlies’ 6-5 Hosey generated nearly half of the offense, and Trevor Nash added 10 points and four rebounds, Labette County was behind for three quarters of Tuesday’s game. The fourth quarter was the decision-maker, when Labette County s...
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Chetopa rolls over Pleasanton
CHETOPA — Ryan Bruning scored 17 of his team-high and game-high 23 points in the first quarter here Tuesday night to give Chetopa High School a 68-22 win over Pleasanton in a Three Rivers League game. “We came out with a real good start. We shot the ball real well,” Chetopa boys coach Dennis Orns said. He said Bruning’s offensive show in the first quarter, “just opened the game up right then.” As a team, Chetopa canned 10 3-pointers on the ...
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Parsons Viking boys defeat Fort Scott
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor James Jackson made his return to the lineup, the Vikings overcame a 13-point first-half deficit and the Parsons High School basketball team gave coach Mike Krull a nice birthday present on Tuesday evening via a 59-49 home victory over Fort Scott. The Vikings were led in scoring and rebounding by junior Steve Jones, who scored 22 points and grabbed 13 boards. Jones got several looks inside thanks to some nifty p...
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Fort Scott pulls away late for win
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons Lady Vikings will have to wait at least one more game before they get their first victory — but just barely. The Parsons High School girls basketball team narrowly missed out on a win Tuesday evening at home when they took on Fort Scott (5-2) and dropped to 0-5 on the season with a 37-32 loss. The Vikings looked in control at the break leading 18-14, but Fort Scott took the lead going into the four...
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Oswego teams sweep Galena
GALENA — After a weak second quarter, the Oswego Indians battled to a 55-44 win against Galena in a non-league high school basketball game Tuesday night. The Indians scored 17 points in the first quarter for a three-point lead heading into the second, but Oswego scored only four points to Galena’s 10 in the second period. The Bulldogs were ahead 24-21 at halftime. “They came out and got after us, and it was a hard-fought game,” Oswego coach ...
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Cherryvale splits with Yates Center
CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale High School girls basketball team shook off some rust and played well enough for a win against Yates Center on Tuesday. The Lady Chargers took an early lead, 12-8, in the firs quarter and scored 12 more in the second to Yates Center’s 11 for a 24-19 lead. Cherryvale extended its lead in the third and went into the final quarter up 39-30. The Lady Chargers hung onto the lead, getting outscored 14-8 in the last perio...
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Football picks return as playoffs begin
Let’s hope this goes better than bowl season has for me so far. Below is my take on each of the first-round matchups in the NFL playoffs this weekend. I took New Orleans and Pittsburgh at the start of the season, and I’m feeling so-so on that pick now. At least they are in the playoffs though, right? If I had to choose again, I’d say New England and New Orleans is a more accurate choice for the Super Bowl right now. Sure, New Orleans will h...
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Junior Grizzlies begin year in Parsons
The Altamont Junior Grizzlies traveled to Parsons on Sunday to compete in the Parsons Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Fourteen Grizzlies took the mat for the first time this year and had an impressive showing. Rogan Bruce and Rhett Griggs finished undefeated for the day and finished in first place in their weight divisions. Tucker Humble, Donavhon Brady, Andon Searles, Chandler Kohler, Wyatt Griggs, Joseph Robertson, A.J. Kohler, Evan B...
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Wolves drop two against Eureka
The Galesburg boys basketball team took on Eureka on Monday evening. In the A game, Eureka came away with a 61-24 victory. “We had a very off night. My hat is off to Eureka. They shot lights out, and it was impressive,” said Galesburg coach Joseph Clark. “I told our kids that it is good to be faced with adversity early in the season. It lets us know what kind of team we have.” Clark added that the Timberwolves will have a chance to meet up ...
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PWC hosts annual invitational Sunday
The Parsons Wrestling Club hosted the Parsons Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Sunday in Parsons. More than 300 of the toughest wrestlers in the four states were in attendance for the invitational, with wrestlers from as far away as Garden City competing. Youth from four to 14 years of age competed in the tourney, which started at 9 a.m. at Parsons High School. Wrestlers were divided into the main and auxiliary gymansium based on age. ...
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SEK hoops return this evening
Southeast Kansas League basketball will return this evening with a five-game slate. The Parsons boys team (4-0) will look to continue their winning ways this evening when they take on Fort Scott (4-2). After enjoying wins in each of the four games before break, the Vikings will be faced with their toughest test of the season when they take on the Tigers, who have won four in a row after starting the year at 0-2. In that time, the Tigers hav...
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Uniquely named mascots is part of charm of high school sports
The A-Game By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Sometimes I really don’t know where an idea is going or how it will end up. This is one of those times, so you’ll have to forgive me if it turns out bad. Mostly, I like to have an idea thought up and think of a beginning and a middle, I’m not good with the ending, so I try to luck out. I don’t like to think of too much more than that. If I do, I might decide it’s bad and not write it at all and hav...
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Parsons Wrestling Club news
The Parsons Wrestling Club was back in action Saturday at the Anderson Brown Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Coffeyville. This was the first opportunity to check the progress of the whole PWC team. The club placed 19 out of 24 wrestlers who competed. The team finished with a record of 45-25 during the tourney. Six first-year wrestlers competed in the tourney and showed promise for the future of the club. Placers are listed below. The Parso...
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