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PWC brings back 3 state champs from Sunflower games
Four Parsons Wrestling Club grapplers traveled to Topeka to wrestle in the Sunflower State Games this weekend. Quinten Heady took first in the Takedown Tournament and second in the Folkstyle Tourney. His record for the day was 6-1 with four of those wins coming by pinfall. In Takedown, Heady defeated Xavier Ferrell of JCWC 10-0 before ousting Samuel Imes of Turner Wrestling by pinfall in round two. In the finals, Heady met up with Kaleb Strod...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Members of the 12-and-under Cal Ripken League state champion Labette County team pile on and celebrate following a 6-4 victory over Independence Monday afternoon in Altamont. The team added a state trophy to its District 5 championship. Next up for the 12s will be a trip to the Midwest region tourney in Grand Forks, N.D. on July 25-30.
Champs pile on

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Parsons 13-15s upend Oswego
The Parsons Babe Ruth 13-15 year old All-Star team defeated Oswego 12-2 Wednesday evening to advance to the next round of district play in the District 5 tourney, which is being hosted by Altamont. Parsons took a 2-0 lead before Oswego pulled within 2-1 after two frames. But Parsons again scored twice in the third and added another in the fourth to move in front 5-2. Parsons scored one in what was a quiet fifth and sixth inning, but added six ...
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Parsons 11s advance to state
The Parsons 11-year-old All-Stars defeated Tri-Valley 16-0 in three innings via the mercy rule Tuesday to advance to the Cal Ripken League 11-year-old state tourney as District 5 champs. Parsons got five runs in the first thanks to back-to-back triples from Joel Schibi and Luke Wolgamont. Parsons then scored two in the second with singles from Zach McCarty and Drew Fuentez. In the third inning Parsons exploded for nine runs, capped off by a ba...
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Parsons, Altamont to host state baseball tourneys
By Anthony Cook acook@parsonssun.com The best in the state are coming to Labette County. Over the next two weekends, Parsons and Altamont will host Cal Ripken League state tournaments that will decide who represents the state of Kansas in the Midwest Plains regional at the end of July. Action will begin Friday evening in Altamont at the Labette County High School softball field when the 12-and- under State Tournament of Champions (60’) kicks o...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Seventh-grader Cameron Miller of Frontenac tosses a football towards a plastic barrel Monday morning at the Parsons High School practice field as part of the opening day of the Shaun Hill Youth Football Camp. The drill was designed to develop throwing accuracy, as campers tossed a football at a vertical target instead of a horizontal target, emulating a fade route pass. The three-day camp will conclude Wednesday.
Shaun Hill camp begins

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Parsons All-Star rosters released
Parsons Babe Ruth League All-Star rosters 16-18 year olds Roster — Joel Collins, Quintin Hammer, Jason Beach, Craig Beachner, Chris Ponce, Traven Magner, Corey Cosby, Tyler Burris, Keith Marquardt, Riley O'Brien, Nate Strathe, Nick Corn, WIllie Westhoff, Kane Norris, Keaton Nolting Coaches — Gerald Beardmore, Eric Lyons 13-15 year olds Roster — Braden Anderson, Cameron Blansett, Logan Dickinson, Tyler Drisdell, Dylan Giager, Parker Grant, Jak...
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Dolphins travel to Lamar, Mo.
2012 Lamar Invitational June 30, July 1 Girls' results 8 and under 25-yard breaststroke — 5. Skyller Hopper, 32.05. 11-12 year old 50 breaststroke — 14. Ashley Barrett, 53.88. 15. Kinzi Pontious, 56.22. 8 and under 25 freestyle — 4. Skyller Hopper, 24.29. 18. Chloe Pontious, 36.91. 8 and under 25 backstroke — 7. Skyller Hopper, 29.01. 10 and under 50 freestle — 33. Skyller Hopper, 57.06. 42. Chloe Pontious, 1:37.73. 11-12 year old 200 rela...
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Parsons Babe Ruth update 06/29/12
The Kiwanis Rangers defeated the Ray Products Rockies Monday evening in Parsons Babe Ruth League action in Winway Park. The Rangers earned a 10-1 win in a game that was scoreless through three and a half. The Rangers changed that with five runs in the fourth inning and after the Rockies scored one in the fifth added five more in the bottom of the inning to move ahead by nine. Brayden Myers singled three times for the Rangers and Alex Meister a...
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Parsons 16-18s improve to 16-2
The Parsons Babe Ruth League 16-18 year old team improved to 16-2 on the season with a two-game sweep over Coffeyville Tuesday evening. Parsons opened the night with a 12-6 win over Coffeyville behind nine strikeouts from pitcher Keaton Nolting. Parsons took advantage of the home setting with five runs in the first inning in a game they led the entire way. Coffeyville scored one run in the second and two in the third but still trailed 8-3 and ...
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District play starts for senior Babe Ruth teams
COLUMBUS — The Parsons Senior Babe Ruth team of 16-18-year-olds will begin district play on Tuesday in Columbus, which is hosting the district tourney. The Parsons team, which is 16-2 overall, will play Riverton at 6 p.m. Tuesday. If Parsons wins Tuesday, it will play Humboldt at 8 p.m. Thursday. If Parsons loses Tuesday, it will play at 1 p.m. Saturday in the losers' bracket against Coffeyville or Columbus. Coffeyville will play Columbus (16...
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Babe Ruth 13s sweep Fort Scott
The Parsons Power Flame 13-year-old Babe Ruth League team took a pair of games from Fort Scott in Fort Scott Friday evening. The 13s won game one 18-4 behind four strong innings from Silas Russell and 14 hits from the team. Parsons led 3-1 after one and 7-3 after two and never looked back. Russell pitched the entire way for Parsons and struggled early before settling down and gaining control in the final two innings. Russell totaled six strike...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Matt Ray (left) of the Tucker & Markham Mariners grabs a throw to second as Ethan Dieker (right) of the VFW Rays arrives safely at second on a steal following a strikeout in the second inning of Thursday’s game between the two at Sonny Johnson Field in Winway Park. The Mariners won 8-3 after the game was tied 3-3 early on. Quintin Smith and Ray teamed up in a solid pitching performance for the Mariners.
Babe Ruth update 6/21/12
Rains postponed 11-12 year old and older divisions in the Parsons Babe Ruth League Thursday evening, but the Rookie League and 9-10 year old divisions were still able to complete their games. In 9-10 year old action, the Oswego Indians defeated the CST Storage Cardinals 15-5 at Sonny Johnson Field in Winway Park in the second game of the night. Oswego opened the game with two runs in the first before the Cardinals squared things in the top of ...
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O'Brien gets no-hitter in win over Cherokee
The Parsons 16-18 year old Babe Ruth League baseball team started the week 4-0 with two sweeps over Cherokee and Neodesha. Parsons opened play with two games against Cherokee in Marvel Park on Tuesday evening. Parsons Family Pharmacy pitcher Riley O'Brien pitched seven innings and allowed no hits and just one base on balls in a 2-0 win in game one. O'Brien also struck out 11 batters and needed only 73 pitches to get the win. Cherokee matched P...
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Shaun Hill camp, tourney returning in July
By Anthony Cook ACOOK@PARSONSSUN.COM Once again, Parsons will get a visit from one of its own — who just so happens to be a quarterback in the NFL ranks — in July. Shaun Hill will host the Shaun Hill Golf Tourney and the Shaun Hill Youth Football Camp on the week of July 7-11. Hill, a back-up quarterback for the Detroit Lions is a former graduate of Parsons High School. This year, the Shaun Hill Golf Tourney will be played at the Katy Golf Cou...
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Babe Ruth update 06/20/12
The Parsons Power Flame 13-year-old Babe Ruth Baseball team took on Frontenac in Frontenac on Thursday, June 14 and came away with a 12-8 win in seven innings. With both teams having games coming up two days later, a seven-inning game was played instead of two five-inning games to conserve pitching. Parsons opened the game with a 2-0 lead after half an inning before Frontenac tied things through one. The score stood at 2-2 until the third when...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Parsons High School head coach Jane Posch (right) shows youth tennis player Amanda Rogers (left) the finer points of a backhand return Tuesday morning in Forest Park. Posch, who led the PHS boys' and girls' teams to a Southeast Kansas League title this year, was named the Class 4A boys' tennis Coach of the Year Saturday. The PHS tennis boys won the SEK title and finished third in the state in Class 4A in 2012.
Posch named Class 4A COY
By Anthony Cook ACOOK@PARSONSSUN.COM It's easy to find Jane Posch. Minus a few cold and bitter weeks or months, the Parsons High School tennis coach can be found at or near the Marvel Park tennis courts. That's where she was Tuesday morning as she worked with youth in her summer tennis clinic, which is ongoing in June. The work Posch does in the summer, which includes teaching the basics to those who can barely hold a racket and honing the ski...
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Parsons hosts ASA softball tourney
2012 Kansas ASA Softball State Invitational Parsons, June 16 10 and under division Pool play Flames 15, Lunachicks 0 Flames 9, Energy 0 Energy 10, Lunachicks 1 Tourney play Energy 7, Lunachicks 1 Flames 0, Energy 5 Eight and under division Pool play Columbus 8, Aftershock 16 Aftershock 17, Energy 4 Energy 5, Columbus 20 Bracket play Columbus 17, Energy 10 Aftershock 17, Columbus 0
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Babe Ruth update 06/18/12
The Erie Heat took on the Parsons Mariners Monday evening at Sonny Johnson Field in Winway Park, with Erie falling 8-4 after taking a 4-2 lead early on. Parsons scored twice in the first inning but Erie scored four runs over the next two innings, including a three-run effort in the second, to gain the advantage. However, Parsons pulled within one in the third and took the lead for good in the fourth with four runs. THURSDAY, THE CST CARDINALS...
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Dolphins compete in Nevada
Nevada Neptunes Invitational Swim meet June 16-17 Girls' division Parsons Dolphins swimmers Sidni Meister and Carys Gossett took home high-point trophies in the six and under and eight and under age groups Six and under 25 backstroke — 1. Sidni Meister, 21.87. Six and under 25 freestyle — 1. Sidni Meister, 17.48. Six and under 25 butterfly — 1. Sidni Meister, 20.98. Six and under 25 breaststroke — 1. Sidni Meister, 30.43. Eight and under 2...
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