May 23, 2013
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Labette County High School senior Kaysha Julich signs her letter of intent to play softball at Labette Community College Friday afternoon. Julich is joined on the front row by her father Mike Julich and mother Trisha Julich. LCHS softball coach Lori Green, brothers Cody and Tyler Julich and grandparents Linda and Brad Newton are shown on the middle row. LCC softball coach Ryan Phillips is pictured on the back row. Julich is a three-year starter for the Grizzlies who was an all-SEK second teamer as a freshman and an all-SEK first teamer as a sophomore and junior. She hit .338 and had an on-base percentage of .391 her junior year.
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Labette County High School senior Katie Rash signs her letter of intent to play softball at Allen County Community College Friday morning. Rash is joined on the front row by father Jonathan Rash and mother Tammy Rash. LCHS softball coach Lori Green is shown on the back row. Rash hit .453 as a junior and had an on-base percentage of .552, the tops on the team. She also hit five home runs in her first season back from a torn ACL. Rash is a two-year starter for the Grizzlies and was a second team all-Southeast Kansas League pick in 2011.
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 Guthridge fourth-graders Kaneesha Stringfellow (left) and Heather Finley sing Thursday night at Parsons Municipal Auditorium.
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 Jessica Arnold, a junior at Labette County High School, is trying to raise $3,500 before mid-June to travel through Europe with People to People.
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 Guthridge fifth-graders Megan Robinson (left), Kandi Phelan and Atray McSherry play their recorders Thursday night at Parsons Municipal Auditorium.
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Labette Community College sophomore Wendell Lee (30) and freshman Christian Hosey (55) chase down a loose ball in Wednesday’s victory over Highland.
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Parsons High School seniors Sierra and Taylor Kemp sign their letters of intent to play softball for Labette Community College Thursday morning at PHS. The sisters are joined on the front row by father Mike Kemp and mother Lisa Kemp. PHS softball coach Tom Schibi and LCC softball coach Ryan Phillips are pictured on the back row. Taylor Kemp is a two-time all-Southeast Kansas League first-team pitcher and was a second-team selection as a freshman at the same position. She batted .418 in 2011 and had an on-base percentage of .537. She also struck out 189 batters and had three no-hitters with one being a perfect game her junior season. Sierra Kemp was a first-team all-SEK selection her junior year while playing catcher and third base and was a second-team selection as a catcher her sophomore year. She batted .328 and had an on-base percentage of .433 her junior year.
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Labette Community College sophomore Brianna Roberts drives to the paint during the first half of play Wednesday evening in Parsons. The Labette Community College fell 87-73 to Highland (23-2 overall, 11-2 KJCCC) to fall to 8-17 overall and 3-10 in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division play.
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Labette Community College sophomore Vincent Cornu works his way into the paint in the second half of play against Highland Community College Wednesday evening. The LCC men trailed 51-40 with under 12 minutes remaining but went on a 30-11 run to end the game with a 70-62 victory. Labette snaps a three-game losing streak with the win to move to 6-7 in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division play and 16-9 overall.
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 Parsons firefighters use various pry tools to remove a portion of what remained of a wall at The Home Store, 1725 Main, Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters removed the wall so it would be easier for a tow truck to remove the pickup from the showroom.
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