High school winter sports will start on time in Kansas.
Play on? Inside KSHSAA's discussions on whether or not winter sports will be postponed amid COVID-19
Pathways guiding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the continuation of high school sports this winter will collide on Tuesday when the KSHSAA Board of Directors will vote on whether or not to delay the season.
The pandemic will force basketball and wrestling seasons to be delayed until mid-January, according to the latest Kansas State High School Activities Association proposal.
Kansas has, by and large but certainly with exceptions, gotten through fall sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That accomplishment is the result of meticulous planning and extensive guidelines from the Kansas State High School Activities Association that was executed by school districts.
Labette County led the SEK League with a pair of 2020 First Team All-League volleyball selections, while a Parsons Vikings freshman also earned First Team honors.
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Kansas has, by and large but certainly with exceptions, gotten through fall sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That accomplishment is the result of meticulous planning and extensive guidelines from the Kansas State High School Activities Association that was executed by school districts.
Labette County led the SEK League with a pair of 2020 First Team All-League volleyball selections, while a Parsons Vikings freshman also earned First Team honors.
MADISON — One of the most storied seasons in Oswego Indians history came to an abrupt end on Friday night. The Madison Bulldogs established its dominance in the second round of the KSHSAA 8-Man I playoffs, beating Oswego 60-0 in a game that ended at halftime.
OSWEGO — For the second time in school history, the Oswego Indians will play a second playoff game in a season.
OSWEGO — The Oswego Indians were a fledgling 11-man program on its last breath. From 2015-17, the Indians won five games. The school only had one playoff win, ever, to its credit.
BURLINGTON — Jeff Schibi's first year as head coach of the Parsons Vikings came to an end on Friday night as the Vikings lost to the Burlington Wildcats 56-22 in the first round of the KSHSAA 3A playoffs.
COFFEYVILLE — Two expectation-shattering seasons collided in Coffeyville on Thursday as the Parsons Vikings traveled to face the Coffeyville Golden Tornado in the KSHSAA 4-1A regional finals.
OSWEGO — The Oswego Indians did something only done once before in school history on Thursday night.
The Parsons Vikings’ playoff bid, earned with last week’s drubbing of Cherryvale, will see the Vikings travel north to face the Burlington Wildcats in the first round of the KSHSAA 3A postseason on Friday night.
ALTAMONT — With Labette County still down a slew of starters who are quarantined due to COVID-19 contact tracing, the Grizzlies will need a special effort in Friday’s KSHSAA 4A playoff opener at Tonganoxie.
ALTAMONT — Labette County’s thrilling run to the KSHSAA 4A State Championship came to an end with a 3-0 (25-5, 25-11, 25-19) loss to Ottawa in the first round, best-of-five dual in Altamont on Tuesday evening.
In their inaugural season, the Parsons Vikings are one win away from a berth to state after mercy-ruling Riverton 10-0 in the first round of the KSHSAA 4-1A regionals.
CHANUTE — At Saturday’s KSHSAA 4A Regional cross country race, one runner from Parsons and two from Labette County punched tickets to the state race.
ALTAMONT — It’d been a decade since a new banner was mounted onto the walls in Harrison Gymnasium under the volleyball tab at Labette County.
CHERRYVALE — Fifty-nine years since their last meeting, the Parsons Vikings claimed the fourth and final playoff berth in its Class 3A district by throttling the Cherryvale Chargers 48-14 in Week 8.
Student-athletes at NJCAA schools will not be charged a year of eligibility for the 2020-21 sport seasons, the association’s Board of Regents ruled on Thursday.
INDEPENDENCE — With the SEK League title at stake, Labette County did not go gentle into that good night.
ALTAMONT — With the potential to earn a share of the SEK League title at stake, the Labette County Grizzlies will face the Chanute Blue Comets at home shorthanded.
Winner goes to the Class 3A playoffs.
EMPORIA — Labette County’s Josie Hayward, making her second appearance at the KSHSAA 4A Girls Golf State Championship as a sophomore, finished 45th over the two-day event at Emporia Golf Course.
ALTAMONT — Labette County is one win away from securing the SEK League title while Parsons notched its most monumental win under second-year head coach Brooke Hopper during Tuesday’s matches in Altamont.
TOPEKA — A year marred by inconsistency saw the script flip for Jaidyn Shultz and Lauren Farris at the KSHSAA 4A State Tennis Championships on Saturday.
IOLA — The Labette County Grizzlies capped off a perfect week of volleyball with a championship at the Anderson County Tournament — the Grizzlies’ side of the bracket was held in Iola.
COLUMBUS — A 38-20 win for the still-undefeated Columbus Titans masks what may have been the most complete game played by the Parsons Vikings on Friday night.
ALTAMONT — The Labette County Grizzlies canonized a new streak on Friday night, winning its second straight game 12-7 over the St. Michael the Archangel Guardians in front of a home crowd.
CHANUTE — Parsons’ Kinsey Baldwin captured the SEK League girls cross country title on Thursday, winning the league race by just over 20 seconds with a time of 21:09.
Reeling from a heartbreaking loss to the Caney Valley Bullpups at home, the Parsons Vikings now must travel to undefeated Columbus in Week 7.
ALTAMONT — There will be a Week 7 for the Labette County Grizzlies.
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INDEPENDENCE — Labette County’s Josie Hayward was among the six individual qualifiers for the KSHSAA 4A Girls Golf State Tournament after placing 17th at the 4A Regional Tournament in Independence on Monday.
Gassed into the early hours of the night at Forest Park, Gracen Friess of Parsons forged her second straight regional singles title by beating Independence’s Abby Veile in a three-set marathon that lasted four hours.
ALTAMONT — A safety, a stellar showing from the punter and an elegant connection between two sophomores secured the first win of the season for the Labette County Grizzlies, who beat Coffeyville 16-13.
Despite leading 28-20 at halftime, the Parsons Vikings fell to the Caney Valley Bullpups 50-34 at Marvel Park on Friday night.
A war of opposing ends of a spectrum is set for Friday night at Marvel Park.
ALTAMONT — Heading into their sixth game of the season, the winless Labette County Grizzlies are playing at home for just the second time as they host the one-win Coffeyville Golden Tornado.
Falling behind by two goals in the first 15 minutes, the Parsons Vikings stormed back against College Heights at home on Monday to take a 3-2 lead by halftime and eventually win 5-2. Aidan Wheat led the Vikings with three goals, his first hat trick of the year.
Gracen Friess of Parsons notched her second straight SEK League singles title on Saturday, rattling off two wins after getting a bye.
Oswego suffers first loss of season to Sedan
In a season-best showing for the Parsons Vikings’ defense, Baxter Springs was held to 120 yards rushing as the Vikings throttled the Lions 42-14.
COLUMBUS — Make it two wins in a row for the Parsons Vikings soccer program as they routed the Columbus Titans 10-1 on Thursday.
While the Parsons Vikings are still seeking their first win in district play and second overall of the season, they’ll have to try for it with six players sitting in quarantine.
ALTAMONT — Will a familiar opponent — the start of SEK League play — be a welcome reprieve to an 0-4 start for the Labette County Grizzlies?
FORT SCOTT — Labette County earned two wins while Parsons left with two losses from a set of SEK League matches at Fort Scott on Tuesday.
Put one in the win column for the Parsons Vikings soccer program.
OSWEGO — Chetopa-St. Paul notched two more wins in Oswego on Tuesday night, defeating Crest 2-1 (18-25, 25-14, 25-14) and Oswego 2-0 (25-11, 25-19).
ALTAMONT — Hosting a rare set of matches on a Saturday morning, the Labette County Grizzlies hosted Chetopa-St. Paul, St. Mary’s Colgan and Coffeyville. Saturday’s matches were scheduled after the Charger Classic in Cherryvale was canceled due to scheduling efforts in the pandemic.
CHERRYVALE — Playing their first match in over a week, the Cherryvale Chargers beat West Elk 3-1 (24-26, 25-6, 25-27, 25-14) in a home dual on Saturday morning. The dual match was held in place of the previously scheduled Charger Classic, which was canceled due to scheduling efforts in the C…
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OSWEGO — A showdown between a pair of undefeated teams ended in a lopsided win for the Oswego Indians, who trounced the Yates Center Wildcats 52-6 on Homecoming.
Four quality tennis programs met at Forest Park on Monday as the Parsons Vikings girls hosted Bishop Miege, Independence and Chanute.
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