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Two Red Devil golfers qualify for state golf
Two Erie High School golfers advanced to the Class 3A State Golf Tournament that will take place at Salina Municipal Golf Course in Salina on Monday with an eighth- and 10th-place finish in Monday’s Class 3A regional hosted by Uniontown. Senior Kris Moore (96) and sophomore Hunter Mildfelt (97) advanced to the state tournament and will represent the Devils while there. Erie nearly qualified an extra four golfers though. Caney was the runawa...
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Three PHS golfers are state-bound after Monday’s regional in Chanute
CHANUTE — Parsons won’t be sending its entire team to the state golf tournament, but three Vikes are on the way to the year’s biggest tourney. Parsons High School seniors Brock Borovetz and Dalton Hoose and freshman Gilvon Darkis each finished in the top 10 of Monday’s Class 4A golf regional at Quarry Stone Golf Course here. Borovetz fired a 47-43 — 90, Darkis shot a 48-43 — 91 and Hoose finished with a 44-48 — 92 to give the three Vikings e...
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New LCC coach named by BOT
The Labette Community College Board of Trustees approved the professional staff contract for Jonathan Raney as the new men’s basketball coach for the LCC Cardinals starting on June 1 and the resignation of volleyball coach Jennifer Ginn during Thursday’s board meeting. The board also authorized a search to fill the volleyball position. More info on the coaching changes will be included later this week in the Parsons Sun.
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Grizzlies fall to Columbus 2-1 in seven innings Monday
CHANUTE — Labette County High School gave the Southeast Kansas League co-champs all they wanted and more, but the upset was not in play Monday evening. The Grizzlies fell to Columbus (15-5) 2-1 in seven innings here to end the season at 5-14. Although the Titans entered the Chanute-hosted Class 4A regional as the No. 2 seed, Labette had Columbus on the ropes for six innings before Columbus prevailed in the bottom of the seventh. “Tyler (Bur...
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Viking tennis team takes eighth overall in state tournament
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The title is staying in Lindsborg another year. Smoky Valley High School won its third boy’s Class 4A state tennis title in a row Saturday by bringing home 35 points and their second singles title in a row. The Vikings of Smoky Valley High School bested the field by eight points. The honor of second went to Hesston High School. The Vikings of Parsons didn’t do too bad themselves. Parsons High School placed e...
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LCHS dominates Bulldogs in opener
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor No. 20 was a lot like the other 19. Labette County High School pulled into the regional semi-finals again Monday with an 11-0 victory over Independence (6-15 overall). The Lady Grizzlies hit, pitched and fielded their way into a matchup with rival Parsons High School. “I was proud of the girls for coming out focused. That’s just one though. We have to be ready to go for tomorrow. It’s going to be a good game,...
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Late rally pulls Parsons into semis
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor Grit? Mental toughness? Resolve? Call it what you will, but the Lady Vikings appear to have it — and they showed it off Monday. Parsons High School defeated Chanute High School (9-12 overall) 6-5 Monday evening at the Marvel Park softball field in Parsons to improve to 14-5 on the season and to more importantly advance to the second round of their own Class 4A softball regional. The win came courtesy of a two...
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Labette CC holds Holden’s Hope run/walk
Labette Community College’s honor society, Phi Theta Kappa, and the Kansas Region Alumni Association of Phi Theta Kappa sponsored the first annual Holden’s Hope 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 7. Jeff Hughes, of Garden City, and Juliana Kepner, of Parsons, who are co-advisors of the Kansas Region Alumni Association, developed the fundraiser to benefit six-year old Holden Guilfoyle of Fort Scott, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder called ...
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Pittsburg takes league track meet
IOLA — The spring season got a little more fruitful for Pittsburg High School here Thursday evening. The Purple Dragons pulled off a sweep at the 2011 Southeast Kansas Championships to bring a pair of league titles home with them. The titles give Pittsburg four SEK team titles in the spring to go along with a golf title earned earlier in the week and a baseball title, also earned Thursday night. The Purple Dragons won their first girls titl...
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Vikings place 2nd overall at home meet Thursday
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor A five-minute spell of heavy rain during the middle of the front nine was the only thing keeping conditions from being perfect during Thursday’s Parsons Invitational at the Katy Golf Course. Eight schools were represented at this year’s invite, with Parsons splitting in two to make a nine-team field. The newly-crowned Southeast Kansas League champion Pittsburg Purple Dragons won the meet by shooting a 334 as a...
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Looking back at the best of this year’s SEK
The A-Game By Anthony Cook Sports Editor The finishing touches are being put on the 2010-11 school year. Once results from Thursday’s baseball games, which featured a league-deciding doubleheader, and Thursday’s Southeast Kansas League track meet are in; we’ll know who won this year’s 2011 Martin Rhode All-Sports Trophy. Just a refresher for everyone, this trophy is a cumulative look at all SEK sports, boys’ and girls’, that ranks how the...
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Vikings sweep Independence on Senior Night
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor It won’t be the last time the Vikings step on their home field this season, but it made for a good Senior Night regardless. The Parsons High School softball team improved to 13-5 overall and 11-5 in the Southeast Kansas League with a sweep of Independence (6-14 overall, 6-10 SEK) on Thursday evening. With the win, the Vikings sent their only senior, starting second baseman Alex Runberg, home with a pair of win...
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St. Paul sweeps Moran for 10th in row
ST. PAUL — Baseballs flew out of the yard left and right here Thursday evening. The St. Paul High School baseball team improved to 14-3 on the season and won its ninth and 10th games in a row with a two-game sweep over Marmaton Valley of Moran. The Indians won the opener 10-1, and in game two St. Paul picked up a 12-2 victory. As a team, the Indians combined for four over-the-fence home runs in the game to move the winning-streak to double ...
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Devils finish 2nd at CNC League golf tournament
The CNC League golf tournament took place Wednesday afternoon in Miami, Okla., at Peoria Ridge Country Club. Pittsburg-Colgan was the runaway winner of the event. The Panthers had a 56-stroke advantage over second-place Erie. Colgan also took the first two spots overall and three of the top five. The Panthers shot a 335 and were led by Kolter Krumsick (40-39 — 79). Erie was led by Keaton Page, who shot a 45-41 — 86 to finish sixth. The scor...
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Labette places five on all-region team
Five Labette Community College softball players were named to the 2011 NJCAA All-Region VI Division II District D Softball Team this week. Three Labette players were named to the first team while two were tabbed to the second team. Sophomore third baseman Chelsey Rottinghaus, freshman shortstop Lacie Cook and sophomore pitcher Taylor Paulsen were named to the first team for LCC. The three were also named to the Kansas Jayhawk Community Colle...
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Grizzlies sweep Pittsburg, finish SEK League undefeated
By Anthony Cook Sports Editor ALTAMONT — The trophy was already wrapped up, but the Labette County High School softball team went and joined an even more distinguished group Tuesday night. LCHS used 14-0 and 11-1 wins to sweep Pittsburg (4-14 overall, 3-11 SEK) here Tuesday evening. The sweep moves Labette to 19-1 overall this season and completes the Southeast Kansas League portion of the schedule for the Grizzlies, which they finished 16-...
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Purple Dragons take two from Labette County baseball
ALTAMONT — In just eight days the Labette County High School baseball team completed over half of its league schedule. Tuesday, the Grizzlies hosted Pittsburg High School (13-5 overall, 11-3 SEK) and lost a pair of games to the visitors 4-1 and 10-0 to fall to 5-13 overall and 4-12 in the SEK. The pair of losses may have been influenced by the Grizzlies running out of gas. The game was the second doubleheader in a two-night span and fifth in...
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Hornets sweep Eagles Monday
The Chetopa Lady Hornets softball team defeated the Uniontown Eagles Monday in two close games. The Lady Hornets won the opener 3-2 and shutout the Eagles 3-0 to win game two. CHS sophomore Chelsea LaPee added 25 strikeouts to her 2011 resume to move to 186 total strikeouts going into regionals.
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Regional seeding announced for baseball, softball
Regional baseball and softball brackets for the 2011 season were released on Wednesday. First-round matchups for all local teams are listed below. Games will begin on Monday, May 16. Baseball Class 4A regional hosted by Chanute Monday, May 16 No. 1 seed Baxter Springs (13-2) vs No. 8 seed Parsons (2-14) at 2 p.m. at NCCC fields in Chanute No. 4 seed Chanute (7-11) vs. No. 5 seed Coffeyville (5-11) at 6 p.m. at Katy Park in Chanute No. 2...
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SEK golf concludes, Pittsburg wins title
CHANUTE — The final Southeast Kansas League golf meet of the year took place here Monday at Quarry Stone Golf Course. The Chanute Comets hosted the rest of the league for the Chanute High School Invitational. The host shot a 345, good for third overall. The team title went to Coffeyville, which turned in a 327 overall. The Golden Tornado were led by Luke Vacca. His 38-40 — 78 was the low score of the day, two shots clear of Chanute’s Skyler...
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