Pittsburg boys step up big in 4th quarter against Chanute
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The Pittsburg boys put themselves in the driver’s seat of the Southeast Kansas League title race with a 69-58 win Tuesday night at home against Chanute.
The Dragons trailed 50-45 entering …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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2/14/24
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Girard, Frontenac wrestlers combine for seven state qualifiers
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The Girard and Frontenac girls wrestling programs both made history Saturday at the Class 4-1A regional tournament in Columbus.
Girard, sparked by the first two regional champions in program …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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2/13/24
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Dragon girls take fifth at wrestling regional, qualify five to state
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The Pittsburg girls, behind five state qualifiers, finished in fifth place as a team Saturday in the Class 6-5A regional tournament at Olathe North High School.
The Dragons totaled 108.5 points, …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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2/13/24
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Big first quarter sends Gorillas past Lincoln
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Pittsburg State opened a 9-0 lead in the first four minutes and rolled to an 88-70 victory over Lincoln in an MIAA women’s basketball game Saturday afternoon on Whetzel Court inside John Lance Arena.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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2/12/24
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Gorillas dominate final eight minutes for sixth straight win
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Marque English and Jeramy Shaw tallied 20 points apiece, and Pittsburg State shut down Lincoln in the final eight minutes for a 75-56 victory Saturday afternoon on Whetzel Court inside John Lance Arena.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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2/12/24
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Five Colgan Panthers sign to play at next level
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Five St. Mary’s Colgan seniors put pen to paper on their college careers on Wednesday at SMC Fieldhouse. Tucker Harrell, Cooper Simmons and Tristan Voss chose to stay home to continue …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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2/8/24
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Frontenac girls make history at Circle invitational
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The Frontenac girls finished second at the 33rd annual Circle Invitational, a two-day tournament, with 101 points and their first trophy in program history.
Mya Courtney (115 pounds) led the way …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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2/6/24
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Robinson's 17 leads Southeast boys past Yates Center
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CHEROKEE, Kan. — The Southeast boys led the entire way for a dominant 20-point victory on Monday at home, defeating the Yates Center Wildcats 49-29.
The Lancers suffered a 68-32 loss last …
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2/6/24
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Third-quarter surge leads SE girls past Wildcats
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CHEROKEE, Kan. — The Southeast Lancers bounced back from their first Three Rivers League defeat at the hands of the Crest Lancers on Friday, with a 57-20 win in a makeup game Monday against …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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2/6/24
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English's 53-point night highlights Dragons' 3-0 week
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The Pittsburg boys put together a 3-0 week last week with wins against Ottawa (70-61) on Tuesday, Parsons (96-75) on Wednesday and Coffeyville (74-67) on Friday.
It was a historic week for …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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2/6/24
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PSU men's basketball wins third road game in five days
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WICHITA, Kan. -- Putting the finishing touches on a perfect road trip, Pittsburg State broke away midway through the first and beat Newman 77-60 Saturday afternoon in an MIAA men’s basketball game at Fugate Gymnasium.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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2/5/24
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PSU women breeze past Newman 83-43
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WICHITA, Kan. -- Pittsburg State did miss its first four shots of the game, but after that it was all Gorillas.
The Gorillas went on scoring blitzes to start the first two quarters to assume full control and coasted past Newman 83-43 Saturday afternoon in women’s basketball action at Fugate Gymnasium.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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2/3/24
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Timely defense, English’s 53 points earn Dragons 74-67 win
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The Pittsburg boys found themselves down 57-51 entering the fourth quarter after the visiting Coffeyville Golden Tornado put together a 28-18 third quarter.
The Dragons held Coffeyville to 10 points in the fourth and Mason English wrapped up his offensive week for the record books with 18 fourth-quarter points and 53 for the contest during a 74-67 win Friday night for the Dragons on their homecoming.
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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2/3/24
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Jordan Frison has PSU offense in his hands
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In a tightly contested road game against Central Oklahoma on Thursday night, Pittsburg State’s offense down the stretch ran through freshman point guard Jordan Frison.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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2/3/24
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PSU's Karenna Gerber reaches 1,000 career points
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By Jim Henry
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Pittsburg State center Karenna Gerber had an idea how she might score her 1,000th career point.
“I thought it would be an assist from one of my teammates because they do a good job of getting me the ball,” she said. “I give credit to all of them. I can’t do it without any of them. It’s really a team accomplishment when you look at it.”
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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2/3/24
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Raiders' late rally falls short against Parsons
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Frontenac boys found themselves down 64-46 to the visiting Parsons Vikings early in the fourth quarter Tuesday night.
The Raiders outscored Parsons 22-4 to cut the …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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2/2/24
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Scoring run spark Parsons past Frontenac girls
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Scoring runs spark Parsons past Raider girls
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Frontenac girls fell behind 52-45 early in the fourth quarter after …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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2/2/24
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Dragon girls stun Vikings
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The Pittsburg Purple Dragons and head coach Dalton Gromer finally put four quarters together as they snapped a six-game skid on Tuesday in Parsons. Pittsburg led wire-to-wire for an impressive 54-40 …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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2/1/24
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English scores 48; PHS blasts Parsons
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The Pittsburg Dragons put on an almost perfect offensive performance for their second win in consecutive days on Wednesday in Parsons, putting up just shy of 100 points with a 96-75 victory over the …
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By Kalon Fullerton
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2/1/24
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Fort Scott wins 'Cannonball Clash' over Frontenac
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Frontenac and Fort Scott boys developed a rivalry that predates the Frontenac-Pittsburg ‘Crosstown Throwdown’ by a couple years.
They call it the …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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1/26/24
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