Sports
Rivals meet at all-star game
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com PITTSBURG — Michaela O’Brien and Dontae Johnson both got hot from behind the arc at the 2013 KSEK/KLKC Via Christi All-Star Basketball Games. The Labette County High School duo both won their respective three-point contests at the seventh annual event, which was held Sunday at the St. Mary’s Colgan Fieldhouse. Both Grizzlies also made strong cases for Most Valuable Player honors in their respective games, ...
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Parsons hosts track invite: Krull, Russell shine
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Kaylee Krull and Abe Russell led the way for the hosts at Friday’s Parsons Invitational Track Meet. A Parsons High School junior distance runner, Krull had two first place finishes at the meet, which featured 12 teams. Krull took first place in the 1600 with a time of 5:38. Krull also crossed the line first in the 3200, finishing with a time of 12:11. Parsons Coach Mike Krull said he was pleased with his...
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LCC softball sweeps Hutchinson
An offensive explosion propelled the Labette Community College softball team to a 12-5 win over Hutchinson in game one of a doubleheader on Friday. Labette completed the sweep by taking game two 9-3. “We picked up two good wins against a very well coached softball team,” LCC Coach Ryan Phillips said. “This was probably one of the best overall offensive games we have had this season.” Game one The Lady Cards put up 12 runs on 17 hits in six in...
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St. Paul earns walk-off victory
ST. PAUL — St. Paul beat Jayhawk-Linn in walk-off fashion on Thursday, winning 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. The second game was called off due to darkness. In game one, Riley O’Brien went the distance on the mound for St. Paul, allowing just two hits while striking out 12. The Indians got on the board in the second inning. Jake O’Brien and Paul Schibi both singled. Austin O’Brien’s sac fly scored Jake O’Brien. Jayhawk-Linn used a s...
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Vikings drop two to Blue Comets
CHANUTE — The Parsons High School baseball team began SEK League play on Thursday with two games at Chanute. The host Blue Comets won both games against the Vikings. Chanute took game one 8-4. The Comets won the second game 13-3. No other information on the doubleheader was available at press time. With the losses, Parsons is now 1-3 on the season and 0-2 in the SEK League. Chanute is now 4-2 overall and 4-0 in the SEK League. The Comets also ...
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Lady Vikings suffer heartbreaking loss
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com CHANUTE — With an eight-run lead, and just six outs to go, things were looking good for the Parsons Lady Vikings. But host Chanute pulled off a stunning comeback. The big lead slipped away late, and the Parsons High School softball team dropped game one of a doubleheader to Chanute 14-13 in heartbreaking fashion. “Physical errors and mental mistakes played a big part,” Parsons Coach Tom Schibi said of his ...
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LCHS tennis takes second at Pittsburg
LCHS tennis takes second at Pittsburg PITTSBURG — The Labette County High School tennis team took second place at the Pittsburg Invitational on Thursday. Host Pittsburg took first place at the event. Labette County’s Josh Mathes took second place at number-two singles, beating Fort Scott, Iola and Columbus players. Logan Benham of Pittsburg took first place in the bracket. The Grizzlies’ number-one doubles team of Colton Kessler and Dakota Le...
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Lady Cards sweep Red Ravens
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com It wasn’t a perfect performance, but Ryan Phillips and his Lady Cardinals will take it. The Labette Community College softball team swept a doubleheader from Coffeyville CC on Thursday. Labette took game one 6-5, and then won the second game 5-1 to earn the sweep. “We didn’t play a great game, but played good enough to win against a good Coffeyville ball club,” Coach Phillips said. In the opener, the Lady...
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Commentary: Should KSHSAA split up Class 4A?
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com Is it fair that schools like Parsons, Columbus, Girard, Baxter Springs or Frontenac must beat a school more than twice its size to accomplish anything significant in the postseason? In my opinion, no. A few administrators who represent Class 4A schools don’t think it’s fair at all. And they’re attempting to do something about it. At its April 26 Board of Directors meeting, the Kansas State High School Acti...
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Vikings shine at home invite
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com If you ask Jane Posch, Payton Hays has never played better. A Parsons High School senior, Hays dropped only three games in four matches en route to taking first place at number-one singles on Thursday at the Parsons Tennis Invitational at Forest Park. “Payton played well all day,” Coach Posch said of the Emporia State-signee. “He only dropped a few games in four matches. He had some really good matches tod...
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Weather can't stop golf invite
By Jason Peake jpeake@parsonssun.com IOLA — While area baseball and softball games were postponed on Tuesday due to the wet weather, area golfers were able to get in 18 holes at the Iola Invitational Golf Tournament at Allen County Country Club. “It was a blessing just being able to play,” Parsons Coach Anthony Houk said. “I know it was raining in Parsons, but we didn’t get a single drop of precipitation in Iola. It was chilly, but the kids d...
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Dunlay leads PHS swim team at Winfield
WINFIELD — The Parsons High School girls swim team competed at Winfield on Tuesday. Shannon Dunlay of Parsons took first place in the 500-yard freestyle with a personal best time of 6:31. The time was also a state consideration time. Dunlay placed seventh in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 28.95. Sydney Markley finished fourth in the 100 free with a personal best time of 1:03. It was also a state consideration time. Markley took sixth p...
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Area players selected to all-star hoops game
PITTSBURG — Several area high school seniors have been selected to participate in the 2013 KSEK/KLKC Via Christi All-Star Basketball games. Featuring the region’s top seniors, the games will be played this Sunday, April 7 at the St. Mary’s Colgan’s Fieldhouse in Pittsburg. The girls game starts at 1 p.m., with the boys game to follow. There are six girls from the Sun’s coverage area who were selected to the game. Playing for the KSEK team wil...
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Erie’s Mildfelt takes first at home golf invite
ERIE — The Erie High School varsity boys golf team hosted the 2013 Erie Invitational on Monday.   The tournament was an 18 hole tournament, and featured nine teams. Erie’s Hunter Mildfelt took first place overall with a score of 78. Erie’s Zach McCoy shot a 94 and finished 11th overall. Also for the Red Devils, Garek Peters finished with a 101, Gavon Page shot a 111, Sam Bernal had a 121, and Hunter Semrad shot a 124. Jayhawk-Linn won the tea...
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Grizzlies golf team wins Miami invite
MIAMI, Okla. — The Labette County High School boys golf team competed at Peoria Ridge Golf Course on Monday at the Miami Invitational. There were 14 schools from Kansas and Oklahoma competing. With three golfers in the top 10, the Grizzlies cruised to first place at the event with a team score of 324. Labette County was 18 strokes better than second place Pryor. Braden Page led Labette County with a 77, good for second place overall. Austin ...
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Youth wrestlers earn medals at state tourney
Three youth wrestlers from Parsons brought back some hardware from the 2013 USAWKS Kansas State Folkstyle Wrestling Championships. The event was held last weekend at the Topeka Expocentre, with more than 1,500 youth wrestlers competing. Parker Winder, Tate Thurman, and Kolton Misener all earned top three finishes in their respective brackets. Winder was the state runner-up at 79 pounds in the 10 and under division. Thurman and Misener both f...
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Area track: St. Paul, Oswego athletes compete at Galena Relays
GALENA— Athletes from St. Paul and Oswego were among those competing at the Galena Bulldog Relays track meet last Thursday. On the varsity girls side, St. Paul’s Josie Albertini took first place in the 110 hurdles with a time of 17.60. A freshman, Albertini was second in the javelin (92’11), and fifth in the 300 hurdles (59.24). St. Paul freshman Jenny O’Bryan was second in the 3200 with a time of 13:43. Kaylee Bogina of Northeast was first (...
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Weather wreaks havoc
PHS softball postponed The Parsons High School softball team was scheduled to compete at Girard on Tuesday. Due to the weather, the games were postponed. No make-up date was announced. LCHS games called off Labette County was scheduled to play at Coffeyville for baseball and softball games on Tuesday. The games were postponed due to the wet weather. The varsity games with Coffeyville have been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m. ...
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LCC baseball drops three of four to Highland
The Labette Community College baseball team dropped three of four games to visiting Highland over the weekend. On Friday, Highland swept a doubleheader from the Cardinals, winning game one 5-0 before taking game two 5-1. In the first game, Labette couldn’t get much going offensively, as Highland’s Justin Paul threw a complete game shutout, striking out seven. The Cardinals managed just two hits in Friday’s opener. The Scotties scored twice in ...
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LCHS will host baseball regional
Labette County will host a Class 4A regional baseball tournament the week of May 13 at Vic George Field. Teams competing at the site are LCHS, Baxter Springs, Coffeyville, Columbus, Frontenac, Girard, Independence, Parsons and Pittsburg. Fellow SEK League teams Chanute and Fort Scott are at the Anderson County-Garnett Regional. Area teams In Class 3A, Cherryvale is at the Galena Regional, while Erie is at the Humboldt Regional. In 2-1A, Cheto...
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