Sports
LCC baseball ends conference play on a high note
The Labette Community College baseball team finished Jayhawk East play on a positive note. The Cardinals swept a doubleheader from Johnson County on Monday, winning game one 8-7 and game two 4-2. In game one, LCC trailed 4-0, but the Cardinals scored four runs in the fifth and five more in the sixth to get the win. Mike Smith hit a home run and had four RBIs. Tyler Hatcher drove in three runs for LCC, and David Wright had one RBI. Cale Parnell...
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Chetopa's ace
Chetopa's Chelsea LaPee delivers a pitch against Parsons on Monday.
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LCC SOFTBALL: A DOMINATING SWEEP
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The Labette Community College softball team hadn’t played in nearly two weeks. It was hard to tell. Looking anything but rusty, the Lady Cardinals dominated from start to finish in a two-game sweep over Fort Scott on Monday in a District E first round series of the Region VI Tournament. The Lady Cardinals won game one 18-3 in five innings. Labette took game two 13-0, also in five innings. With the series w...
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Lady Vikings knock off St. Paul
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com CHETOPA — The Parsons Lady Vikings earned a non-league softball win over St. Paul on Monday in Chetopa. But it wasn’t easy. After building a big early lead, the Lady Vikings had to battle to the end to secure a much-needed win. Parsons eventually earned an 18-12 victory over the Indians. The Vikings played Chetopa in a second game, but that result was not available at press time. Parsons improved to 3-10 ...
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Erie golf takes first at Sedan
The Erie High School varsity golf team took first place at the Sedan Invitational last Thursday. “I am really proud of all of my golfers who competed today,” Erie Coach Ronnie Williams said. “They have worked hard in practice and I really felt like they deserved to win. Overall, I’m really pleased with where we are now as a team, and I think we are going to be very competitive heading into our league and regional tournaments.” Erie’s Garek Pet...
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Parsons Chamber golf tourney is May 11
The Parsons Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their 22nd Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Parsons Golf and Fitness Center. Tee-off times for the three-person scrambles are set for 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. if enough teams warrant an afternoon tee off. The $175 per team entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, mulligans, lunch and beverages. Cash prizes will be awarded and will be based on the number of entries per flight. Pr...
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Big Hill Lake hosts fishing tournament
Some of the best fishermen in southeast Kansas braved wind and rain to compete in the American Bass Anglers qualifying event on Big Hill Lake near Cherryvale this past weekend.  Brian Fahler of Independence won the April 27 tournament and Becky Minor of Parsons took second place.  Fahler’s 19.81 pound winning string of fish was anchored by the big bass of the event, a 5.71 pound large mouth.  Fahler reported he caught his fish on a white spinn...
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Prep track and field: Neodesha, Caney invite results
Neodesha invite results The Neodesha Invitational Track Meet featured athletes from Cherryvale, St. Paul and Erie High Schools. The meet was held last Thursday. Local medalists are listed below. GIRLS Girls team standings: 1. Fredonia 151, 2. Neodesha 81, 3. Yates Center 66, 4. Southeast 63, 5. Cherryvale 53, 6. Caney Valley 39, 7. Uniontown 28, 8. Erie 21, 9. Humboldt 18, 10. St. Paul 12, 11. Leon-Bluestem 10, 12. Altoona-Midway 8. Cherryva...
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Grizzlies win home golf invite
Grizzlies win home golf invite The Labette County High School boys golf team took first place at Thursday’s invitational at Parsons Golf and Fitness. Austin Krewson earned medalists honors at the invite with a score of 77. “Austin played his best tournament to date,” LCHS Coach Jake Leake said. “And I still feel like as a team we have room to improve.” Braden Page and Gilvon Darkis tied for fourth place at the invitational, as both finished w...
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Grizzlies stay on top of league baseball standings
INDEPENDENCE — The Labette County Grizzlies needed extra innings in game two, but in the end, the visitors earned a high school baseball sweep over Independence on Thursday. Labette County won the opener 9-0. The Grizzlies took the nightcap 7-5 in nine innings. The Grizzlies stayed on top of the league standings with the sweep. Labette County is now 10-4 on the season and 5-1 in the SEK League. In game one, Klay Weaver allowed just one hit in ...
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Lady Vikings can't hold late leads
The Parsons High School varsity girls softball team saw leads slip away in both games of a doubleheader with Pittsburg on Thursday. As a result, the visiting Purple Dragons took both league games from the Lady Vikings. Pittsburg won the opener 13-5, and the Dragons took game two 11-8. The Dragons led 3-0 early in game one, but the Vikings scored three runs in the fourth, with Tatum Johnson scoring on Shelbi Carpenter’s RBI single. Shay Kelly ...
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LCC wrestlers sign with four-year schools
After leading the Labette Community College wrestling program to back-to-back national championships, eight members of the team have signed on with four-year schools. The group is led by Devin Aguirre, a sophomore from Ponca City, Okla. After winning back-to-back individual NJCAA national titles, Aguirre has signed a letter of intent to continue his athletic and academic career at Oklahoma State University, where he’ll look to add a NCAA Divi...
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PHS swim team competes at Emporia
EMPORIA — The Parsons High School girls swim team competed at the Emporia Relays on Thursday. Shannon Dunlay placed seventh in the 200 free with a time of 2:21. Dunlay qualified for state in the 500 free with a time of 6:20, finishing third overall in the event. Sydney Markley took sixth in the 200 free with a time of 2:19, which was just off the state-qualifying time of 2:18.86. Coach Robin Rea said Markley has a state-consideration time in t...
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Kimbrough's homers lift LCHS to victory
INDEPENDENCE — Aubri Kimbrough’s big day at the plate led the Labette County High School softball team to a 12-7 win over Independence on Thursday in game two of a doubleheader. The Bulldogs took the first game, winning 8-2. But in the second game, Kimbrough went 5-for-5 at the plate with two singles, three home runs and four RBIs. “Aubri was just amazing,” Grizzlies Coach Lori Green said. “All three home runs were over the fence in center. I...
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LCC softball pushed back to Sunday
The Labette Community College softball games vs. Fort Scott have been rescheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. The games are a first round playoff series.
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Hays repeats as league champion
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The best singles player in the Southeast Kansas League. That’s the title that Payton Hays has once again secured. A Parsons High School senior, Hays took first place at number-one singles on Thursday at the 2013 SEK League Tennis Meet at Forest Park. It was the second-straight league title for Hays. “It feels good,” Hays said. “I would have liked to win the title match a little easier, but it is what it is...
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First league win slips away from Vikings
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com A league win was there for the taking. But a seventh-inning rally fell just short, and the first league victory of the season slipped away from the Parsons Vikings. Pittsburg held on for a 12-10 win in game one of a doubleheader on Thursday at Marvel Park. In game two, Pittsburg used a big first inning to roll to a 12-2 win in five innings. With the losses, Parsons slips to 1-11 overall and 0-6 in the SEK...
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Vikings host league tennis meet today
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com The Parsons Vikings are the defending league champions, but Independence and Pittsburg will both play big roles in determining who takes home the crown at this year’s 2013 Southeast Kansas League boys tennis tournament. Parsons is the host school, and the action begins this morning at Forest Park at 9 a.m. Parsons Coach Jane Posch said three teams — Independence, Pittsburg and Parsons — are realistic chall...
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St. Paul athletes fare well at Uniontown track invite
UNIONTOWN — Track teams from St. Paul and Chetopa High Schools competed at the Uniontown Invitational Track Meet on Monday. BOYS St. Paul had several top performers at the meet. St. Paul’s Brayden Beachner won the triple jump with a leap of 40’7.5. Beachner took second in the long jump (19’7). Preston Jacquinot won the high jump by clearing 5-6. Jacquinot also finished fourth in the 400 (1:04). Billy Brown took first place in the 200, crossin...
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Vikings take first at Circle tennis invite
TOWANDA — The Parsons High School boys tennis team took first place at the Towanda-Circle Tennis Invitational on Tuesday. Payton Hays took first place at number-one singles. Hays had a bye in the first round, and then defeated Mubasshir Karim of Wichita Collegiate 8-1. In the title match, Hays topped Tony Trewecke of Circle 8-3. The PHS number-one doubles team of Tyler Beardmore and Kevin Debald reached the title match, but rained forced the ...
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