Sports
All-TRL teams announced
The Three Rivers League has released its all-league basketball teams for the 2010-2011 seasons. Below are the entire lists. On the girl’s side, Oswego led all three local teams with five selections while St. Paul had four. On the boy’s side, Oswego also led all teams with six selections, St. Paul had three and Chetopa had two. All local selections are highlighted. Three Rivers League girl’s basketball First team Morgan Westhoff, St. Paul...
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Labette softball team goes 5-1 at classic
The Labette Community College softball team improved to 15-6 by taking five of six games at the Mid-West JUCO Classic in Broken Arrow, Okla. this weekend. “We played some very tough competition and found a way to win. Our defense definitely has to improve. Our pitching and offense played well most of the weekend,” said LCC coach Ryan Phillips. Labette began the two-day tourney with a 12-8 victory over Rose State on Saturday. LCC jumped o...
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Cards split with ranked team
The Labette Community College baseball team moved to 5-5 on the season Sunday by finishing a four-game set with No. 12 ranked Johnson County with a split. On Saturday, the Cardinals welcomed the defending Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division champion Cavaliers to a pair of games at the LCC baseball fields. Johnson was unkind in the opening game behind the arm of sophomore pitcher Cody Schumacher. The Topeka product s...
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Nine locals get all-SEK League bid
The 2010-2011 all-Southeast Kansas League basketball team has been announced. Parsons High School led the way with four selections on this year’s postseason teams, with two of those selections coming on the first team. The Vikings finished the season at 20-4 overall and went 7-1 in the SEK to become the 2010-2011 SEK champions. It was the first time since 1992 that the Vikings won the SEK title. Parsons was awarded for its efforts by placin...
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Vikings bittersweet after opening-round loss
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The lights shine the brightest at the state tournament, and it may have taken the Parsons High School boys basketball team a bit too long to adjust to them Wednesday afternoon. The Vikings, who finished the season at 20-4, entered the Class 4A state tourney against the No. 7 seeded, but much more experienced, Topeka-Hayden. Hayden came away with a 72-58 victory in the game to end Parsons’ season. Hayden raced ...
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All-SEK wrestlers named
The Southeast Kansas League has released its all-league wrestling teams for the 2010-2011 seasons. Labette County High School senior wrestler Channing Hosey was the only local name on this year’s team. Hosey was named a first-team all-SEK wrestler at 171 pounds. Pittsburg led the SEK with eight selections. The entire list is below. 2010-2011 all-SEK wrestling First team 103 pounds — Brett Cobb, Pittsburg. 112 pounds — Tyler Sharp, Fort S...
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SEK League coaches’ polls announced
PITTSBURG — Southeast Kansas League baseball and softball coaches have named favorites for this year’s season. The coaches’ polls were conducted by the Ticket: 99.1 ESPN Radio on Monday at the inaugural SEK media luncheon in the conference room at Watco Companies of Pittsburg. In baseball, defending SEK champion Pittsburg was the top placing team on this season’s poll. The Purple Dragons gathered six of eight first-place votes and had 61 poin...
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Spring turkey hunts at KSAAP
The 13,727-acre property formerly known as the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant is now owned in part by the Great Plains Development Authority, the U.S. Army and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. All three entities are working to provide spring turkey hunting opportunities on the property. Two hunts will be offered. There will be an archery-only and youth shotgun hunt April 7-10 and a shotgun hunt April 13-17. Youth and archery hunte...
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Kansans win wrestling dual
Kansas came away with a 34-27 victory over Missouri in a matchup of top senior grapplers from Southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri. The U.S. Army sponsored the second annual Mo-Kan Classic All-Star Senior Wrestling Dual in the Labette Community College Gymnasium on Monday evening. The Kansas crew led 25-6 at one point after B.T. O’Hara of Columbus defeated Gabriel Asano of Waynesville High School in Missouri with a come-from-behind win. ...
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Vikings fall to Topeka-Hayden
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor SALINA — Parsons High School’s trip to the state tournament ended early Wednesday afternoon as the Vikings fell to No. 7 seed Topeka-Hayden (18-6), 72-58, in the opening game of the opening round of this year’s tournament. Parsons fell behind early against the Wildcats, who have qualified for the state tournament four years in a row and won in 2008. Hayden took a 13-7 lead after a quarter of play. The Vikings ...
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Local women bowlers complete city tourney
The Parsons Women’s Bowling Tournament hosted by Parsons Bowl has been completed. In the team event: Karen Sanchez, Stormy May, Tracy Marshall, Amanda Rossman and Tracy Debald of the Golden Girls won with a 3,127. Heady Farms, Billman’s Storage and Rose Garden also placed in the money. In doubles, Anna Albright and Alice Coomes finished with a 1,288 to win the event. Also placing in the money were Judy Vitt and Sherry Seibert, Pat Woodworth ...
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Parsons, Hayden to begin Class 4A tourney today
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons High School boys basketball team will be the No. 2 seed and will kick off the Kansas Class 4A State Basketball Tournament today in Salina. Their opponent for today’s 3 p.m. tip? Topeka-Hayden (17-6). Some reward. The Vikings will square off against the Wildcats in a clash of two teams with as many contrasts as similarities. The Vikings haven’t been to state since 1998. While Parsons has always had ...
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Labette softball, baseball teams compete
The No. 16 ranked Labette Community College softball team took on the No. 15 ranked Iowa Central Tritons on Saturday afternoon in Parsons. LCC came away with a split with their visitors by battling back to win the second game of the doubleheader 5-4 after dropping the first game 1-0. “We had another two great pitching performances. Taylor (Paulson) threw a tremendous game in game one and just didn’t get any offensive assistance. In game two ...
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PWC competes in two tournaments
The regular season came to a close this past Saturday for the Parsons Wrestling Club. The club split for the the day, sending 11 wrestlers to Wichita to compete at the Park City-Wichita Classic while 12 wrestlers traveled to Altamont for the Jr. Grizzly Open. For some members of the club this will conclude their season. PWC will have 16 wrestlers trying to qualify for the Kansas Folkstyle Championships held March 26-27 in Topeka. Parsons wa...
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LCHS falls just short of state
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Parsons-hosted girls Class 4A was won by defense. Unfortunately for the Labette County High School girls team, the Grizzlies needed just a little bit more of it. The LCHS girls fell to 17-5 on the year in a 30-28 loss to the Independence Bulldogs (16-7) in Saturday’s substate final here. Not much separated the two schools going into the game. The Grizzlies and Bulldogs had split two meetings this season an...
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Vikes state bound for first time since '98
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The “State bound! State bound!” chants started with just under two minutes to play Saturday night, but in reality the Parsons High School boys basketball team sealed its trip much earlier in the game. Parsons put the finishing touches on a 3-0 trip through its own substate on Saturday evening with a 73-53 victory over the Columbus Titans (12-11). The Vikings improved to 20-3 overall with the win and advanced to...
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Indians’ season ends Friday with double-overtime loss to Colony
IOLA — The St. Paul boy’s basketball team fell one game short of a shot to play for the Class 1A state tourney with a 43-41 double-overtime loss to Crest on Saturday. The loss came just over a week after Crest defeated St. Paul 37-26 to end the regular season. The two teams entered the half with Colony-Crest ahead 15-14, but it looked like the No. 2 seed was beginning to pull away in the third when they outscored St. Paul 6-2. The Indians b...
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Colgan jumps out to early lead in Friday’s victory over Oswego girls
SEDAN — The Oswego High School girl’s basketball team lost to the Pittsburg-Colgan Panthers 54-39 here Friday evening in the semi-finals of the Class 2A substate hosted by Sedan. Colgan got off to a fast start in the game and led 14-5 after a quarter of play. The Indians gained a bit of ground in the second but still went into the half trailing 22-14. In the third quarter the Panthers broke the game open by limiting Oswego to just four point...
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Cherryvale outlasts Red Devils
Jason Peake Tribune Sports Editor NEODESHA — When Mike Casteel emerged from his team’s sullen lockerroom, one word was on his mind — proud. Casteel’s Erie Red Devils came very close to upsetting the No. 1 seed at the Neodesha Class 3Asubstate tournament on Friday night. Fifth-seeded Erie had Cherryvale on the ropes late, but the Chargers were the team left standing when the final horn sounded. In the end, Cherryvale’s boys earned an exc...
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Labette to play Indy in substate championship
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The Labette County High School girl’s basketball game will once again be playing in the substate finals. Labette (17-4) advanced to the finals on Friday night with a 40-32 victory over Baxter (15-6), to set up a matchup with Independence here tonight. LCHS used a quick start to dispatch of the Lions 40-32 on Friday evening. After a quarter of play the Grizzlies led 14-7 despite six turnovers. The LCHS ladies ...
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