June 18, 2013
 Tryston Ridgeway, 4, of Parsons savored his pancakes Saturday morning at the Kiwanis Club pancake feed in the basement of Parsons Municipal Building. He is the son of Trinette Craddock of Parsons.
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Labette Community College sophomore Jennifer Owen awaits a throw to first as an Iowa Central runner legs out an infield single Sunday afternoon. NJCAA Div. 2 No. 4-ranked Iowa Central defeated the No. 7-ranked Cardinals 4-0 and 8-3 Sunday afternoon in Parsons.
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Parsons High School senior Sierra Kemp blocks a shot attempt from Girard junior Hadyn Herlocker Saturday evening in Coffeyville. The Vikes had trouble stopping Herlocker Saturday. She scored 29 points and led the Trojans to a 70-66 victory over the Lady Vikings, who trailed 40-29 at the half before pulling into a tie through three quarters. The Lady Vikings finish the season at 17-6 overall and were the Southeast Kansas League champions this season.
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Parsons High School senior Wes Krull passes to an open teammate while being guarded by Coffeyville's Quinton Hershey Saturday evening in Coffeyville. The Parsons boy's basketball team fell to Coffeyville 63-45 in the substate championship game. The one-seeded Vikes fall to 20-3 on the year with the loss and finish the season a game away from a return to the state tournament. Parsons trailed 19-17 after a quarter of play but shot 0-13 in the second and Coffeyville led 31-20 at the break on the way to the double-digit win.
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Parsons High School senior Tevin Johnson drives into a crowd of Grizzlies while Cole Traxson (25) and Jonny Krewson (23) try to alter his shot. The Vikings drained a season-high nine 3-pointer baskets and used their shooting touch to pull past LCHS 76-63 Friday evening in Coffeyville in the Class 4A substate being held there. The Vikings will take on host Coffeyville in the finals this evening. The game will begin after the girl's final which features Parsons and Girard and is scheduled for a 6 p.m. tip.
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The national champion Labette Community College wrestling team was honored with a short parade Friday afternoon in downtown Parsons. Residents lined up along Main to cheer the wrestlers.
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Labette Community College freshman pitcher Mallory Davis delivers during game one of a doubleheader with Butler Thursday at the LCC softball field in Parsons. The Lady Cardinals fell 1-0 and 4-2 to visiting Butler Thursday to move to 8-3 on the season.
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Labette County High School senior Allie Maffei (20) and Shelbie Foister (back) fight with Parsons High School senior Taylor Kemp (center) for a lob inside during Thursday's substate semi-final between the two rivals. Parsons erased a five-point deficit late in the game to win 51-46 and to snap an 11-year losing streak against the Grizzlies. Parsons will face Girard (17-5) in the substate finals at 6 p.m. on Saturday in Coffeyville.
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Labette Community College freshman guard Brooke Dickey stops a drive from a Kansas City Kansas Community College guard in Wednesday's 78-53 victory over KCKCC. The LCC women improved to 10-19 overall and 5-12 within the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division with the 25-point victory. LCC also avenged a 55-50 loss to the Blue Devils earlier this season with the home victory.
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Labette Community College sophomore Mark Hatchett (left) reaches for a loose ball after knocking a pass away from a KCKCC guard while LCC sophomore guard Dre Conner (right) looks on. The Cardinals earned their 19th win of the season and improved to 9-8 within the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division with a 76-69 victory over Kansas City Kansas Community College Wednesday evening in Parsons.
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