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Regional softball: Vikings will meet Iola, Grizzlies draw Mulvane
The Parsons High School softball team will take on Iola at 3 p.m. on Monday in a play-in game of the Chanute Class 4A Softball Regional. The Lady Vikings (3-13) are seeded ninth and the Fillies (4-11) are seeded eighth. The winner of the play-in game gets a first round date with number-one seed Frontenac (17-1). Next, Labette County’s softball team will be the sixth-seed at the Independence Class 4A Regional. The Grizzlies (6-12) will take on...
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Lady Vikings drop twinbill
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The offense was hard to come by for the Parsons High School varsity girls softball team on Tuesday. The Lady Vikings scored just one run in two games against Independence. The lack of offense resulted in two league losses. Independence won game one 6-1 and the visitors took game two 13-0. “We struggled to hit the ball consistently,” Parsons Coach Tom Schibi said. “At times we watched good pitches go by.” I...
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Grizzlies earn thrilling win vs. Dragons
ALTAMONT — The Labette County Grizzlies settled for a split with Pittsburg on Tuesday in SEK League baseball action at Vic George Field. In game one, Pittsburg won 4-0. Labette County took game two 4-2. In the first game, Labette County was held to three hits. “Game one was very frustrating,” LCHS Coach Jesse Ybarra said. “Zack Stewart threw pretty well considering he really didn’t have his off-speed pitches working today. Still, he is a toug...
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LCHS softball splits with Pittsburg
ALTAMONT— After a disappointing start to the day, the Labette County High School softball team bounced back nicely. After dropping the first game of a doubleheader to Pittsburg, the Lady Grizzlies responded by taking game two 6-5 on Tuesday in SEK League play. The Purple Dragons won the opener 11-1. “In the first game we were flat and made too many errors,” LCHS Coach Lori Green said. “I was proud of the girls for regrouping and coming back to...
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Labette County wins league golf title
CHANUTE — Labette County clinched the 2013 SEK League boys golf championship with their showing on Monday at the Chanute Invitational at Quarry Stone Golf Course. The league title is the first for Labette County High School in boys golf. The Grizzlies went into Monday’s last league tourney with a big lead — 21 strokes. And when the final scores were added up at the conclusion of Monday’s invite, the Grizzlies were officially the 2013 SEK cham...
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Vikings compete at Chanute golf invite
CHANUTE — The Parsons High School boys golf team competed at the Chanute Invitational on Monday at Quarry Stone Golf Course. Bryan Walker of Parsons finished 19th overall with an 88. Joey Sanders took 23rd with his 90. Buzz Jones and Ben Brewer finished 39th and 40th, as Jones turned in a 101 and Brewer had a 104. Also for Parsons, Max Newland was 43rd (108) and Dylan Misener finished 45th. The SEK The Vikings ended up sixth in the final SE...
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Area track athletes earn medals at Cherryvale
CHERRYVALE — Athletes from Oswego, Erie and Chetopa joined the host Chargers at the Cherryvale Track Invitational on Monday. BOYS RESULTS Oswego results Oswego’s David Kirkpatrick finished third in the 100, crossing the line at 11.73. Ethan Carter was fifth in the 200 (26.8), and third in the 400 (57.93). Tylor Reeves finished eighth in the 400. Bryce Anderson took second in the 800, finishing in 2:17. Anderson was also second in the 1600 (5:...
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Hays wins third-straight regional title
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com INDEPENDENCE — In a program that has been highly-successful over the years, it’s safe to say there have been several outstanding tennis players at Parsons High School. But Payton Hays has done something that no other male tennis player has ever pulled off. The Parsons High School senior won his third-straight regional tennis title on Monday. Hays was nearly untouchable in taking first place in the singles...
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LCC softball's stellar season ends
TOPEKA — The Labette Community College softball team’s stellar season came to an end on Monday. Highland defeated Labette 6-3 in the title game of the NJCAA Division II Region VI District E Softball Tournament at Hummer Sports Park. After splitting two games on Sunday, the Lady Cardinals were back at the tourney on Monday. The Lady Cards had to beat Brown Mackie for the second time in as many days to advance to the title game. Labette knocked...
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Grizzlies unable to advance to state tennis
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com INDEPENDENCE — Despite a solid effort, no member of the Labette County High School boys tennis team was able to qualify for this week’s Class 4A State Tennis Tournament. The Grizzlies competed at the Independence Class 4A Regional on Friday and Monday. At the regional, the top six in singles and the top six doubles teams advance to state. Three of the four LCHS entries advanced past Friday to Monday. But n...
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PHS vs. LCHS games pushed back to Wednesday
The Parsons vs. Labette County varsity baseball and softball games scheduled for Monday were postponed due to wet playing conditions in Altamont. The games will now be made up on Wednesday beginning at 3 p.m. at LCHS. The Vikings will host Independence today at 4:30 p.m. The Grizzlies are hosting Pittsburg today. The two teams will then play on Wednesday and the regular season will come to an end. The postseason will begin next week. Labette C...
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Regional tennis: Vikings secure state berths
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com INDEPENDENCE — Payton Hays has secured another trip to state. His senior classmates are going, too. The Parsons High School boys tennis team began play at the Independence Class 4A Tennis Regional on a cold, windy Friday at Riverside Park. The top six in singles and the top six doubles teams advance to next week’s Class 4A State Tennis Tournament. The regional began on Friday and will finish up on Monday. ...
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Mildfelt, Moses take first, second at Uniontown
The Erie High School varsity golf team traveled to Fort Scott on Thursday to compete in the Uniontown Invitational.  The meet was shortened to a nine-hole event to avoid the bad weather.  Erie took third as a team and Hunter Mildfelt won the first place individual medal with a 41. Erie’s Garek Peters took third place with a 43. Said Erie Coach Ronnie Williams:  “I felt bad for our golfers today with the conditions that they had to golf in.  I...
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Prep baseball: With season winding down, St. Paul is 10-2
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The St. Paul High School baseball team is now 10-2 on the season after sweeping a doubleheader from Uniontown on Tuesday. St. Paul won game one 17-6, and then took game two 13-3. In the opener, St. Paul scored 14 runs in the first three innings. Paul Schibi had two hits and scored four runs, while Riley O’Brien had two hits and scored three times. Drake Carter crossed the plate three times, while Jake O’Br...
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Lady Cards set for region tourney
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The postseason continues for the Labette Community College softball team this weekend. Ranked 12th in the nation, the Lady Cardinals will compete at this weekend’s NJCAA Region VI Division II District E Softball Tournament in Topeka. LCC takes on Brown Mackie today at noon at the Hummer Sports Park. Highland (34-8) and Dodge City (23-20) play in the other game at noon. The Lady Cardinals are currently 31...
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Labette County senior Michaela O’Brien signed a letter of intent on Thursday to play volleyball and basketball at Coffeyville Community College. Seated with Michaela are her parents, Emily O’Brien and Mike Ford. In back is Michaela’s sister Tiara Ford, and Labette County High School Coach Kristi Snider.
O'Brien signs with Coffeyville
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Michaela O’Brien couldn’t decide between basketball and volleyball. So in the end, she chose both. A Labette County High School senior, O’Brien signed a letter of intent on Thursday to play basketball and volleyball at Coffeyville Community College. “I didn’t want to give up either one,” O’Brien said. “I don’t have a favorite, I like them the same. And I like to be busy, and I like to compete. I don’t like...
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Track: O'Bryan, Krull among the state's best
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Several track and field athletes from the area are among the state’s best in their respective classifications. Here’s a look at who is standing out this spring. GIRLS In Class 4A, Kaylee Krull of Parsons has the second-best time in the 3200 (11:51). Katren Rienbolt of Fort Scott is first. Krull ranks ninth in the 1600 (5:35). In Class 1A, St. Paul’s Jenny O’Bryan now ranks first in both the 1600 (5:33) an...
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LCHS baseball looks to bounce back after tough losses
With first place in the league standings on the line, Fort Scott swept a doubleheader from Labette County on Wednesday, winning 9-4 and 6-2. Labette County Coach Jesse Ybarra said he hopes his team can bounce back. “It was a very frustrating day for our club,” Ybarra said. “We didn’t play very good defense overall, and we didn’t hit the ball like we are capable of doing to support our pitchers. Fort Scott has a solid club, but we created so ma...
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PHS swim team competes at Osawatomie
OSAWATOMIE — The Parsons High School girls swim team competed at Osawatomie on Wednesday. Shannon Dunlay took fourth place in the 200 IM with a state-consideration time of 2:48. Dunlay was fifth in the 100 free with a time of 1:06. Sydney Markley finished third in the 200 free with a time of 2:20. Markley was also third in the 100 free, finishing in 1:03. Victoria Port took seventh place in the 50 free with a time of 30.21. She was also 12th i...
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Lady Cardinals named all-conference, Vance is league MVP
Emilee Vance is the Most Valuable Player in the Jayhawk East. A Labette Community College sophomore third baseman, Vance leads a group of seven Lady Cardinals who have earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference softball honors. A Wellsville product, Vance is the Jayhawk East’s MVP and a first team selection at third base. Vance currently has a .450 batting average, with 67 hits in 44 games. She has 60 RBIs, 20 doubles and 13 home runs....
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