The NJCAA canceled all sports for the rest of the 2020 season on Monday in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Kansas State High School Activities Association, in response to the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, has shut down all athletics and extracurricular activities from March 16-22.

Labette Community College’s athletic department is continuously monitoring the spread of the coronavirus as it deals with a stoppage of play.

A day removed from the KSHSAA calling off the rest of the state basketball tournaments in response to the spread of the coronavirus, high schools around the state are now waiting to learn the fate of spring sports seasons.

SALINA — A season that started with hopes of claiming a state title burned in the most painful of ways on Thursday as the top-seeded Parsons Vikings were upset by eighth-seeded Rose Hill 61-57 in the first round of the KSHSAA 4A Boys State Tournament.

The NJCAA announced on Thursday afternoon that the Division I and Division II men’s and women’s basketball tournaments had been postponed with a tentative start date of April 20 in response to the ongoing spread of the coronavirus.

The Kansas Jayhawk Conference, in response to the ongoing spread of the coronavirus and following the trend of sports associations around the country, announced on Thursday that no games will be played by any member schools from March 13 until April 1.

The worldwide spread of coronavirus — and the disease it causes, COVID-19 — has started to impact NJCAA championship events as well as schools throughout the Kansas Jayhawk Conference.

PITTSBURG — Playing at Pittsburg State for a home series due to field conditions, the Labette Cardinals split with North Iowa Area on Wednesday. The Cardinals took Game 1 5-4 before losing Game 2 7-5.

ERIE — The Erie Red Devils are state-bound for the first time since 1993 after defeating Northeast in the Yates Center 2A Sub-State Championship on Saturday.

With a realistic chance to compete for a state title in Salina, the Parsons Vikings will travel to the KSHSAA 4A State Tournament with motivated, albeit heavy hearts.

No. 2 Labette’s draw in the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship was revealed on Tuesday as the Cardinals will be the No. 2 seed in the 16-team bracket.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Two wrestlers for the Labette Cardinals earned All-American status at the NJCAA Wrestling Championships over the weekend.

Labette baseball opened its KJCCC season as well as held its first games at home with a series against Johnson County last week on Thursday and Saturday. The Cardinals dropped all four games,11-3, 10-0, 14-4 and 32-0.

For the third year in a row and the 53rd time in school history, the Parsons Vikings are state-bound.

Cherryvale falls in sub-state championship for second straight season, this time to Frontenac

ALTAMONT — A second half surge from the Baldwin Bulldogs sent the Labette County Grizzlies home for the season as Baldwin won 44-32 on Friday night in the 4A East Sub-State championship.

HUTCHINSON — For the first time in a decade, the No. 2 Labette Cardinals are headed to the national tournament.

St. Paul boys advance to sub-state title with upset of Madison

YATES CENTER — First-year Erie Red Devils head coach Sindy Daniels endured a 3-5 start to the 2019-20 campaign that stretched into the end of January.

Legacies for the No. 2 Labette Cardinals were further cemented as the team claimed three of the Kansas Jayhawk Conference’s four individual postseason awards.

One of the most dominant defensive efforts by the top-seeded Parsons Vikings has them one game away from a 4A state tournament berth after downing Hayden 46-29 on Wednesday night.

KANSAS CITY — With a 100-79 loss to KJCCC champion Kansas City Kansas, the Labette Cardinals’ season came to a close on Tuesday in the Region VI Tournament semifinals.

Top-seeded Erie sends Colgan packing

CHERRYVALE — Leading scorer Kelsi Lantz returned the lineup and the Cherryvale Chargers outpaced Fredonia 52-29 in the first round of the Galena 3A Sub-State Tournament on Tuesday.

There will be a new NJCAA Division II national champion this season and the No. 2 Labette Cardinals are one win away from being thrust into serious consideration to claim that honor.

CHERRYVALE — Over 20 years of coaching experience ended on Harry Hester’s own terms last week. 

CHERRYVALE — A season that started with aspirations of potentially ending in Salina came to end on Monday in the first round of the Galena 3A Sub-State bracket as the Cherryvale Chargers fell to the Baxter Springs Lions 74-57.

MORAN — St. Paul ran away from Chetopa 49-24 to capture the Moran 1A Regional title on Saturday night — both teams punched their ticket to the sub-state round by advancing to the championship.

A pair of lopsided defeats to No. 17 Iowa Central on Saturday leaves the Labette Cardinals with a 4-8 record — they’ve lost five of their last six — and looking for answers across the roster. Labette dropped Game 1 10-3 before losing the second tilt 15-5. 

ALTAMONT — Dariq Williams scored his 1,000th career point and the Parsons Vikings routed rival Labette County 69-42 to wrap up the regular season on Friday night.

FORT SCOTT — The third time was the charm for the Labette Cardinals as they beat the Fort Scott Greyhounds 62-49 in the first round of the NJCAA Region VI Tournament on Friday night.

ALTAMONT — Labette County throttled rival Parsons on Friday night 70-26, locking up the No. 4 seed in the 4A East Sub-State bracket for the Grizzlies and a winless season for the Vikings.

SALINA — All it took was two wrestlers to make history for Labette County on Thursday.

SALINA — A concussion suffered in Erie freshman Breanna Ross’ second match cut her stay at the inaugural KSHSAA Girls State Championship short on Thursday in Salina.

MIAMI, Okla. — The Labette Cardinals will send seven wrestlers to the NJCAA Wrestling Championships, which start on March 6 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, after Saturday’s NJCAA West Central District Championships.

A hot start for Labette Cardinals sophomore first baseman Grey Holland garnered her KJCCC Player of the Week honors.

INDEPENDENCE — With an outright SEK League title and momentum heading into the postseason at stake, the Labette County Grizzlies slugged past the Independence Bulldogs 42-29 on Tuesday night.

INDEPENDENCE — There were 0.7 seconds left on the clock and the Labette County Grizzlies led the Independence Bulldogs 36-35.

Dixon coaches Parsons to win at Fort Scott

Nine wrestlers from three area schools – Labette County, Cherryvale and Erie — will make the trek this week to their respective state wrestling tournaments after qualifying at last Saturday’s regionals.

CHERRYVALE — Overwhelmed by injuries, an 11-0 deficit to start the game and a 13-point deficit in the third quarter, the Cherryvale Chargers were facing a grim reality against Uniontown on Monday night.

CHERRYVALE — A last-second layup off the fingertips of Uniontown Eagles guard Jake Harvey, who milked nearly all of the final 30 seconds off the clock before driving to the rim, lifted Uniontown to a stunning 54-52 victory over the Cherryvale Chargers.

CHANUTE — For the 33rd time in school history — the most of any school in the Southeast Kansas League — the Parsons Vikings secured at least a share of the league title on Friday with a blowout 65-35 win over the Chantue Blue Comets.

COFFEYVILLE — Death, taxes and a Southeast Kansas League title for the Labette County Grizzlies.

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — Labette Cardinals first-year head coach Alex Coplon notched his first-ever win on Wednesday as the Cardinals split a road series with Oklahoma Wesleyan JV. Labette dropped Game 1 in walk-off fashion 8-7 before the Cardinals posted a 6-0 shutout win in Game 2.