Keondre Kennedy, last year’s leading scorer for the Labette Cardinals and the reigning KJCCC Freshman of the Year, is Division I bound.

With the start of the 2019-20 academic year around the corner, the Sun will conduct interviews with athletic directors from its eight coverage area schools to discuss the state of each school’s athletic program.

With the start of the 2019-20 academic year around the corner, the Sun will conduct interviews with athletic directors from its eight coverage area schools to discuss the state of each school’s athletic program.

With the start of the 2019-20 academic year around the corner, the Sun will conduct interviews with athletic directors from its eight coverage area schools to discuss the state of each school’s athletic program.

Haley Miller had grand visions for the Labette volleyball program in her first season as a college head coach last fall. She wanted to guide the Cardinals to its winningest season in school history and inject instant momentum. 

With the start of the 2019-20 academic year around the corner, the Sun will conduct interviews with athletic directors from its eight coverage area schools to discuss the state of each school’s athletic program.

Taking stock of the athletic landscape of Parsons, one piece of infrastructure is noticeably lacking compared to other area communities: an indoor facility primarily for baseball and softball.

As coaches prep for the start of the high school football season, they’ll be dealing with a handful of rule changes brought down by the National Federation of State High School Associations that were enacted in February.

On March 1, perhaps the most shocking upset in Kansas high school athletics took place inside a basketball gym in Shawnee Mission.

ATLANTA, Ga. — For the third year in a row, the nationally-ranked Labette women’s basketball program sent a player to the annual NJCAA Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game over the weekend.

A slew of local high school coaches gathered at the KLKC offices to talk about their upcoming fall high school sports seasons Friday afternoon.

CHERRYVALE — A former four-sport standout from Cherryvale is about to make his presence known to a national audience on Netflix.

The modern era of youth sports has participants putting in workloads unseen in previous generations.

INDEPENDENCE — Jason Brown, the former Independence Community College football coach of “Last Chance U” fame charged with eight felonies, made his first appearance in Montgomery County District Court last Thursday.

As four all-star teams from the Parsons Babe Ruth League compete in state tournaments this weekend, the development of baseball as a whole from Parsons High School all the way down to the youngest throngs of PBR have to be taken into account.

Four all-star teams from the Parsons Babe Ruth League will travel this week to compete in their respective state tournaments, with a bid to regionals on the line and two teams defending state titles.

INDEPENDENCE — The full criminal complaint against former Independence football coach Jason Brown was released by the Montgomery County Attorney’s Office, detailing the eight felony charges and two misdemeanor counts facing the embattled “Last Chance U” star.

The winners of the 2018-19 Parsons Sun Sports Awards are in. Thanks to all who cast ballots.

INDEPENDENCE — Jason Brown, the former Independence Community College football coach, is facing eight felony counts for allegedly stealing the identity of a lawyer in an attempt to silence local newspapers.

New NJCAA practice and recruiting rules have opened the door for the Labette Cardinals women’s basketball program to get the eyes of four-year college coaches on them during the summer.

ALTAMONT — The replacement for longtime Labette County High School coach Brad Smith has been hired.

STILLWATER, Okla. — One of the architects of perhaps the greatest turnaround in Labette men’s basketball history now finds himself on a Big 12 coaching staff after a whirlwind coaching journey that’s taken him through nearly every throng of the profession.

CHETOPA — A 26-year Air Force veteran now faces the battle of rehabbing the Chetopa Green Hornets’ boys athletic program.

If you’ve been on vacation the last two weeks, you’ve arrived back to a landscape that’s radically changed in area sports. 

With summer basketball in full swing in June, schools from the region descended onto Parsons High School for the annual summer jamboree on Thursday. 

The longest tenured head coach at Labette is transitioning into a new-yet-familiar role, while the longest tenured assistant in the department is now tasked with filling the shoes.

Can a local tinge reinvigorate the Labette Cardinals volleyball program?

DODGE CITY — For the second year in a row, the Labette County Grizzlies were represented at the annual Kansas Shrine Bowl as Caleb Hentzen repped the East on Saturday.

Labette Cardinals freshman catcher Audrey Miller’s freshman campaign was christened on Monday with All-America honors. 

CHERRYVALE — There’s a throne that sits empty in the region. 

ALTAMONT — Brad Smith, the legendary, longtime head coach of the Labette County Grizzlies boys basketball team, informed USD 506 this week that he will retire from coaching and teaching effective immediately. 

ST. PAUL — Collin Carlson will represent the St. Paul Indians at the annual 8-Man Division II All-Star Game in Beloit on Saturday.

With the spring sports season in the rear view, the Parsons Vikings and Labette County Grizzlies saw baseball and softball players earn All-SEK League honors for the 2019 season.

Parsons tennis head coach Jane Posch and Labette County boys golf head coach Jack Leake were among the spring sports SEK Coach of the Year honorees the league announced.

DODGE CITY — Thanks to a second-place showing at its regional tournament, the Labette County Grizzlies boys golf team competed at the delayed, relocated KSHSAA 4A State Golf Tournament at the Mariah Hills Golf Course in Dodge City on Wednesday.

WICHITA — Davonte’ Yates finally got some gold hardware for his trophy collection. They came on the final days of a four-year exodus through Parsons athletics that culminated at the 2019 KSHSAA State Track and Field Championships.

WICHITA — A waterlogged first day of the 2019 KSHSAA State Track and Field Championships was ultimately cut short by Mother Nature.Nearly all of Friday’s field events were pushed back to Saturday because of lightning and torrential rain, as were the majority of running events.Saturday will n…

If you’re heading to Cessna Stadium in Wichita this weekend for the KSHSAA State Track and Field Championships, make sure you bring a poncho.

In another batch of postseason honors for the Labette Cardinals softball team, five players earned NJCAA Region VI District E recognition.

Three Labette Cardinals earned postseason baseball honors for their efforts during the 2019 spring campaign. 

Thirty-three athletes from six area schools qualified for the 2019 KSHSAA State Track and Field Championships in Wichita, which starts on Friday, at last Friday’s regional meets.

For the third year in a row, the Labette Cardinals women’s basketball program will send a player to the annual NJCAA All-Star Game as Jessica Martino was selected to participate this summer.

OSWEGO — After defeating Northeast in the first round of the KSHSAA 2-1A Regional at Oswego, the host Oswego Indians softball team saw its season end at the hands of the St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers in Thursday’s semifinals by a score of 14-2.

In late April, KSHSAA passed a proposal that will allow football teams to participate in preseason jamborees in the fall. 

CHERRYVALE — The 2019 Tai-Valley League track-and-field meet was held at Cherryvale on Friday. The Cherryvale boys finished in second place with 110 points, while the Chargers’ girls were sixth with 48.

Regional boys golf tournaments teed off around the state on Monday, with Labette County and Parsons competing in Chanute while Erie traveled to Fredonia.

Needing a win to advance into the four-team regional tournament, the Parsons Vikings instead were bested by the Louisburg Wildcats 10-6 at Winway Park and saw their season end on Monday evening.

PRATT — Capping off one of its best seasons in recent history, the Parsons Vikings tennis team captured fifth place at the KSHSAA 4A State Tennis Tournament in Pratt over the weekend.

HUTCHINSON — Despite winning Game 1 and getting two tries at advancing to the next round of the NJCAA Region VI Tournament in Wichita, the Labette Cardinals’ season ended at the hands of the top-seeded Hutchinson Blue Dragons over the weekend.

TOPEKA — Labette’s trip to the NJCAA Region VI District E Tournament was ended by a familiar postseason foe on Sunday afternoon as the Neosho County Panthers ended the Cardinals’ season with a 7-0 win.