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Galesburg Middle School begins track season
 Galesburg Middle School opened their track season on Thursday, March 29 at the Southeast Invitational. Galesburg has 10 eighth-grade athletes participating in track with eight boys and two girls competing. The Timberwolves have 13 athletes in seventh-grade with eight boys and five girls. GMS had five athletes get top-three finishes at the Southeast invite. In the eighth-grade girls' division, Chrisana Maurer earned second place in the mile. I...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Austin Ryan of Labette County High School tags out a Coffeyville runner Tuesday evening in game one of a doubleheader with the Grizzlies. The runner tried to steal on LCHS pitcher Tyler Burris, but LCHS catcher Corey Cosby fired to Ryan, second baseman, and forced the out.
LCHS baseball splits with Coffeyville
ALTAMONT — The Labette County High School baseball team moved to 3-5 overall and 1-3 within the Southeast Kansas League with a two-game split against Coffeyville here Tuesday night. Coffeyville used a four-run fourth inning to pull off a 6-5 victory in the first game of the doubleheader. Labette County got on the board early with a homer from Tyler Burris in the bottom of the first that put the Grizzlies up 3-1. However, LCHS stranded a pair i...
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Two SPHS swimmers qualify twice for state
The St. Paul High School swimming team began the season on March 27 with a trip to Winfield. The team has five members, with Shawlisa Pollman, Erin Duncan, Sara Greenough and Brytany Stewart returning to the team and Darbi Ahlquist joining the squad this year. During the meet, Stewart, a sophomore from Southeast High School, made the cut in the 50-yard freestyle to earn a trip to state while there. Next up for the team was a trip to Coffeyvill...
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EHS track opens in Cherokee
The Erie High School track team traveled to the Southeast Invitational in Cherokee on Tuesday. Chris Bohrer topped the javelin throw to earn Erie its only gold of the day. Emmalee Mitchell brought home a silver with her toss in the shot put. She snagged a third-place finish in the javelin throw as well. Erie had a host of third-place finishes starting with the boys 400 relay team. The team was anchored by Justin Hartzell, Bohrer, Christian Mur...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette County High School senior Katie Rash (right) slides into home plate for a score during an 11-run fourth inning in Tuesday's 15-0 victory over Coffeyville. The Lady Grizzlies softball team improved to 11-0 with a two-game sweep over Coffeyville Tuesday.
LCHS softball sweeps Coffeyville
ALTAMONT — The Labette County High School softball team earned its fifth and sixth victories of the year Tuesday with two more sweeps here. LCHS pitcher Allie Reynolds added two more shutouts and another no-hitter to her resume to move those numbers to six and three on the season. Reynolds fanned eight batters and held Coffeyville hitless in the first game of the doubleheader, which Labette County ended in four innings thanks to a huge fourth....
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Labette Community College freshman pitcher Kenzie Dunlap picks up a line drive and fires to first for a force out. Dunlap took a shot to the leg on the play but was able to beat out the runner on the way to a victory in the back end of Tuesday's doubleheader with Allen County Community College. The Cardinals swept the Red Devils to improve to 18-2 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division.
Labette softball sweeps Allen
Make it six in a row for the Lady Cardinals. The Labette Community College softball team improved to 28-10 on the year and 18-2 within the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Eastern Division Tuesday afternoon with a pair of victories over Allen County (18-18 overall, 5-11 KJCCC). The Lady Cardinals first showed off their presence in the field and in the circle in a 3-0 shutout win in game one before powering past the Red Devils with a...
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PHS JV baseball drops two
The Parsons High School junior varsity baseball team lost a pair of games with Columbus Monday evening. PHS dropped the first game 15-4 and lost the second 13-3. "We struggled with consistency on the defense side, but I was really pleased with our approach at the plate," said PHS head coach Gerald Beardmore. The Vikings were within 3-1 through two innings in the first game when Isaiah Hicks scored a run in the second but Columbus broke open th...
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Jackson, Krewson named to KBCA all-state team
The Kansas Basketball Coaches' Association has announced its all-state and all-star selection. The KBCA All-Star game will be held on Aug. 2 in Topeka at Lee Arena on the campus of Washburn University. No local athletes were named to the all-star team but two local boys were named to the Class 4A all-state team by the KBCA. James Jackson of Parsons High School and Jonny Krewson of Labette County were named to the honorable mention all-state t...
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District 58 tourney takes place at Big Hill Lake
Big Hill Lake saw one of the largest tournaments in its history as District 58 of the American Bass Anglers in Southeast Kansas held its second tournament for the 2012 season there Saturday. In total, 37 anglers took advantage of summer-like conditions to fish the March 31 tourney in pursuit of points that could earn them a berth in the national championship being held at nearby Grand Lake this October. With the normally clear lake having just...
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LCHS JV baseball scorches Coffeyville
The Labette County High School junior varsity baseball team swept Coffeyville Monday evening to improve to 5-1 overall. Labette took the first game 16-0 before winning game two 14-4. The Grizzlies jumped out to a 4-0 lead on the home Golden Tornado in the first inning and scored another five runs in the second inning to open a 9-0 lead. Meanwhile, LCHS pitcher Jake Mattox cruised through the Coffeyville lineup without much trouble. Mattox fini...
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Courtesy photo The Labette Community College wrestling team and coaches were honored with a trip to Topeka last week. The team met with Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and were recognized during house and senate sessions. The 2011-2012 Cardinals wrestling team brought the NJCAA wrestling championship back to Parsons late February. It was the team's second national title. LCC head coach Joe Renfro was also named the NJCAA Coach of the Year this season. PIctured on the front row are LCC assistants Willie Weber and Dennis Siegmann, Garrett Jones, Governor Sam Brownback, LCC head coach Joe Renfro, Ray Hall and Jeromy Davenport. Pictured on the back row are Zach Anderson, Devin Aguirre, John Hambleton, Ethan Orr, Eric Hughes, Representative Richard Proehl, Senator Dwayne Umbarger, Jordan Basks and Trey Page.
National champion Cardinals visit Topeka

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Parsons MS golf opens season
The Parsons Middle School golf team began its season on Monday at Four Oaks Golf Course in Pittsburg. The team was greeted with sunny and clear conditions. Lee Head and Bailey Collins led the team with a pair of 52s. The score gave Collins a fourth-place finish in the girl's division. Collins took advantage of a solid approach on the last hole and finished with a par to own a tie-breaker between her and two others at 52. Brett Houk and Austin ...
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Labette softball finishes tough week 5-1
INDEPENDENCE — The Lady Cardinals finished strong. The Labette Community College softball team finished off a treacherous week with a two-game sweep over Independence Community College (15-17 overall, 8-8 KJCCC) on Saturday. Playing in their third road doubleheader in five days, LCC needed the victories to make what they'd accomplished at the beginning of the week worthwhile. Labette entered the week with tests at Johnson County, at Cowley Cou...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Oswego High School senior Kinzie Nesbitt (left) snags a rebound while fighting for positioning with Parsons High School senior Sierra Kemp (center) while PHS senior Kiralyn Mosier (right) looks on during the first half of play in the KSEK/KLKC Via Christi All-Star game at the St. Mary's-Colgan Fieldhouse in Pittsburg Sunday afternoon. Team KLKC/KSN, which featured five local players, defeated team KSEK/KODE 76-74 Sunday in the girls' game.
Area players highlight play at All-Star game

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LCHS softball now 4-0
GARNETT — The Grizzlies showed a bit of everything Friday night. Labette County High School softball improved to 4-0 on the season with two dominate victories over Anderson County High School here. The Lady Grizzlies got a 13-strikeout no-hitter from senior pitcher Allie Reynolds in the opener on the way to a 13-0 win. For Reynolds, it was her second no-hitter and third shutout of the season. At the plate, LCHS got a three-hit performance out ...
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Two PHS relay teams heading to state
The Parsons High School girls' swimming team traveled to Coffeyville for a meet Saturday. In just the first meet of the season, the team qualified for the state championships in two relay events. The medley relay team took fourth overall with a time of 2:10.54, over a second faster than the automatic-qualiying time. The two freestyle teams took third with a time of 1:54.49, nearly three seconds faster than the AQ time. Senior Reagan Argo teame...
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Labette baseball splits with Anderson County Friday
GARNETT — Both teams came a way with a victory Friday — a lop-sided one at that. The Labette County High School baseball team moved to 2-4 on the season with a two-game split with Anderson County here. Anderson County took game one 10-3 before Labette stormed back with an 18-0 victory in the nightcap. "It was good to get back in the win column. When we play good defense, we are a competitive ball club. We are working hard at trying to establis...
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Anthony Cook/Sun photo Parsons High School freshman Isiah Taylor clears a jump of 6-2 during the Labette County High School Invitational track and field meet in Altamont Friday. Taylor took third in the event.
Track season begins Friday afternoon in Altamont
By Anthony Cook ACOOK@PARSONSSUN.COM The Labette County School track team hosted the LCHS Invitational track and field meet Friday afternoon in Altamont. The LCHS varsity girls were the highest-placing local team with 78 points, second behind first-place Chanute (126 points). The LCHS JV boys also took second with 124 points, some 17 points behind the Comets. Chanute also took first in the junior varsity girls and boys varsity division. Parson...
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St. Paul defeats Uniontown 6-2 THursday
The St. Paul High School baseball team improved to 3-0 with a victory over Uniontown Thursday evening and led 7-3 through three innings in game two before low lighting delayed play for the evening. The Indians hosted Uniontown for the games and needed a late rally to secure the 6-2 game-one victory. The Eagles scored a pair of runs in the third inning to go up 2-0, but St. Paul got on the board when Austin O'Brien crossed home in the third inn...
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Parsons tennis wins Independence invite
Parsons High School tennis earned a big victory at the Independence Invitational Thursday afternoon. Parsons High School No. 1 singles competitor Payton Hays and No. 2 doubles team John Paul Hurley and Parker Robertson each went 4-0 to win their bracket and the Vikings defeated host Independence through a tiebreaker. Hays scored an 8-0 victory over Joshua Mathes of Labette County, an 8-0 victory over Alex Behrens of Arkansas City, an 8-1 victo...
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