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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Colgan, Girard clash for CNC leadership
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Colgan, Girard clash for CNC League leadership
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The St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers transitioned from tournament week last week to rivalry week …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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1/26/24
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Davis hits nine three pointers, Panthers roll to championship game
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St. Mary’s Colgan sophomore Jakayla Davis hit nine three pointers, breaking the Tony Dubray Classic record as well as the Colgan school record and finished with 34 points as the Colgan …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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1/25/24
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Frontenac comes from behind to beat Dutchmen
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The Frontenac Raiders could not have gotten off to a worse start as they tried to bounce back in the consolation bracket of the Four States Classic.
The Raiders scored only two …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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1/25/24
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Lancer girls trounce Jets
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The Southeast Lancers returned to action after their game against Columbus on Monday was postponed, drubbing the Altoona-Midway Jets 69-12.
“I thought we did a good job staying …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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1/25/24
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Trojan boys, girls swept by Fort Scott
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22 points from Aiden Troike were not enough as the Trojans dropped a 55-43 road contest against the Fort Scott Tigers on Tuesday.
The Trojans jumped out to a 17-10 …
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By Kalon Fullerton [email protected]
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1/25/24
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Gorillas snap skid, rout Rogers State 82-48
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Pittsburg State has been waiting for this.
The Gorillas, mired in an offensive slump during a three-game losing streak, regained its offensive rhythm and breezed past Rogers State 82-48 …
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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1/25/24
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Turnovers doom Gorillas in loss to Hillcats
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Pittsburg State’s shooting was great from start to finish, ending at 55 percent from the floor, 53 percent from the 3-point arc and 77 percent at the foul line.
But turnovers, oh those …
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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1/25/24
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Owasso surge past Pittsburg in semifinal win
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The Pittsburg boys came out strong Friday night against defending champion Owasso in the semifinals of the Bill Hanson Memorial Tournament.
The Dragons, behind eight points from Mason English …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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1/25/24
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Colgan boys win first Dubray Classic since '19
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LIBERAL, Mo. — The St. Mary's Colgan boys earned their first Tony Dubray Classic title since 2019, their 18th overall, their first under head coach Clint Heffern and they ended Galena's …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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1/25/24
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Colgan girls roll to third straight Dubray Classic title
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By Brock Sisney [email protected] LIBERAL, Mo. — The St. Mary's Colgan girls completed a dominant three-game run and won their third consecutive Tony Dubray Classic title with a 55-28 …
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1/25/24
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Frontenac boys give Colgan its first CNC loss
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Frontenac boys scored the game’s first five points, outscored the visiting St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers in three of the four quarters and trailed only a couple …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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1/25/24
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Colgan girls cruise past Frontenac
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FRONTENAC, Kan. — In 13 games this season, the St. Mary’s Colgan girls have only allowed two opponents to score more than 30 points: Diamond 49 in the first game of the new year and …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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1/25/24
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Hot-shooting Ichabods down PSU men 81-74
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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn’s hot shooting in the second half sparked the Ichabods to an 81-74 victory over Pittsburg State on Saturday afternoon in an MIAA men’s basketball game at Lee Arena.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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1/20/24
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Ichabods' eight treys sink Gorillas 75-62
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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn made one 3-point goal in 20 attempts in its previous game three days earlier.
But on Saturday afternoon, the Ichabods hit eight treys during a 75-62 upset over No. 25 Pittsburg State in MIAA women’s basketball action at Lee Arena.
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By Jim Henry [email protected]
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1/20/24
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Pittsburg boys open Hanson Memorial with 93-73 win
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The Pittsburg and Willard boys entered into a wild shootout Thursday night in their Bill Hanson Memorial Tournament opener at Pittsburg High School.
The teams combined for 166 points, 94 …
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By Brock [email protected]
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1/19/24
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Pittsburg girls drop tourney opener to Kickapoo
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The Pittsburg girls found themselves in a 19-2 hole early in the second quarter Thursday against the Kickapoo Chiefs in the Bill Hanson Memorial Tournament.
Pittsburg went on a 7-0 run started …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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1/19/24
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Girard girls use 22-0 second quarter to win big
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GIRARD, Kan. — Girard and Frontenac both started out hot shooting Friday night in the girls contest at Ted R. Taylor Gymnasium, with the Raiders leading 20-17 after one quarter and the rivals …
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By Brock Sisney [email protected]
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1/13/24
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