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Monday, May 21, 2012

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Three win Regional titles; seven advance to 4A State in 12 events (05/19/12)
GIRARD, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School sophomores Jillian Lattimer and Katren Rienbolt each had issues to deal with in the week before the Class 4A Regional Track and Field Meet at Jameson Field here Friday. Lattimer was suffering from a lack of confidence. Rienbolt was trying to shake off the effects of a high fever that hit her over the weekend and didn't allow her to go back to school until Wednesday...
Pittsburg wins fifth consecutive Rohde Trophy; Fort Scott second (05/18/12)
For a record fifth consecutive school year, Pittsburg has won the Southeast Kansas League's Martin Rohde All-Sports Trophy, which is awarded to the school that performs the best overall in all league sports. Fort Scott High School finished second, becoming the first school to finish that high without winning a championship in any sport. ...
Iola takes 9-1 win in baseball semi (05/17/12)
OTTAWA -- Southeast Kansas League tri-champion Iola eliminated Fort Scott High, 9-1, in the semifinals of the Ottawa Class 4A Regional Baseball Tournament here Tuesday afternoon. The Mustangs (17-6) went on to lost to top-seeded Ottawa in the final, 13-5. The Cyclones (19-4) reached the final with a 15-2 rout of fourth-seeded Osawatomie in the semifinal...
Paola wins softball Regional final (05/17/12)
PAOLA -- Fort Scott High School's softball team routed Prairie View, 11-1, in the semifinal of the Paola Class 4A Regional Tournament here Tuesday. But the third-seeded Tigers fell to top-seeded Paola, 15-0, in the championship game. The Panthers (22-1) outscored their three Regional opponents, Osawatomie, Louisburg and Fort Scott, 43-0. They advance to the Class 4A State Tournament at Salina May 25-26...
Jayhawks shut out Eagles in finals (05/17/12)
YATES CENTER -- Jayhawk-Linn earned its second consecutive trip to the Class 2-1A State Softball Tournament with a pair of wins at the Yates Center Regional here Tuesday. The Jayhawks, Three Rivers League runners-up, defeated Yates Center, 4-1, in the semifinal then run-ruled top-seeded Uniontown in the final, 12-0...
Tops in Topeka (05/16/12)
An 11-and-under traveling baseball team from Fort Scott took first place at a USSSA Tournament in Topeka May 12-13. The team has also won tournaments held in Kansas City May 5-6 and Nevada April 28-29. Members of the team are (from left): FRONT -- Treyton Wilson, Nick Deloney, Graham Hathaway and Tyler Gorman; BACK -- Christion Ashe, Chandler Defebaugh, Carter Goldston, Kieran Houlihan, Matt Campbell and Mason Couch. ...
Fort Scott softball advances past Fillies (05/16/12)
PAOLA -- Fort Scott High School's softball team moved past sixth-seeded Iola, 12-8, Monday in the first round of the Paola Class 4A Regional Softball Tournament. The Tigers (12-7) advanced to a Tuesday semifinal with No. 2 seed Prairie View (15-4), which bounced Anderson County, 14-4. Top-seed Paola (20-1) routed Osawatomie, 20-0, and No. 4 Louisburg (8-13) beat Ottawa, 9-4...
Jayhawks qualify team to 2A State; Jays sending three (05/16/12)
LINN VALLEY -- Jayhawk-Linn finished second in the Pleasanton Class 2A Regional Golf Tournament here Monday to earn one of the three team berths into the State Tournament. Meanwhile, three Pleasanton golfers will be in attendance as three of the five best-scoring players from teams that did not qualify...
Tiger golfers take second, qualify for State (05/15/12)
OSAWATOMIE -- All six of Fort Scott High School's golfers will be going to the Class 4A State Tournament. This comes after the Tigers finished second at the Class 4A Osawatomie Regional Tournament here Monday afternoon. Only the top two teams qualify in Class 4A, so the Tigers had a narrow margin for error and they made it to State by two strokes. Paola was the team champion with a score of 325. Fort Scott was next at 338 with Spring Hill third with 340...
Tiger doubles 1-2 at State; Indy, Parsons finish in top 4 (05/15/12)
TOPEKA -- Fort Scott High School's Kyle Altic and Bryce Daly finished 1-2 at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament here Friday while the Southeast Kansas League made a good showing as a whole with two teams finishing in the top five and a doubles team winning State...
Dave Regan tourney set for June 2 (05/15/12)
The Ninth Annual Dave Regan Memorial Softball Tournament will be held June 2 as part of the activities of the 2012 Good Ol' Days. This men's slow-pitch tournament will be held at Ellis Park. Each team will be guaranteed a certain number of games, which depends on the size of the field, which is limited to 16 teams...
Chetopa pitcher gives Eagles test before regional (05/12/12)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- According to Uniontown head coach Alan Shinn, there are not many good pitchers at the Class 2-1A level in Southeast Kansas. He feels he's got two of them in Taylor Wade and Mandie Ridge. Jayhawk-Linn's Tess Murrow is another good one...
Rienbolt, Fink win titles at SEK Relays (05/12/12)
IOLA, Kan. -- Katren Rienbolt won two titles while Brady Fink claimed the boys' 400-meter crown for Fort Scott High School at the Southeast Kansas League Relays here Thursday. Pittsburg won its third consecutive girls title and its eighth overall, which tied the league record for number of titles with Iola. This was the last SEK meet for Iola before it moves to the Pioneer League next season. Pittsburg scored 145 points to 106 for Chanute and 100 for Iola. Fort Scott was fourth with 52...
Short-handed Fort Scott splits with Chanute (05/12/12)
FORT SCOTT -- A short-handed Fort Scott High baseball team managed a split with Chanute in the final regular-season games at Lions Field Thursday night. The Tigers won the opener of the Southeast Kansas League doubleheader 6-4 but Chanute took the nightcap 6-2...
Pleasanton dominates Three Rivers League Relays (05/12/12)
MOUND CITY -- Pleasanton dominated the Three Rivers League Relays here Thursday, winning both team titles by wide margins and collecting 22 boys' and 23 girls' medals. Pleasanton's boys scored 133 points. Marmaton Valley was second with 87. Northeast came in third with 67 followed by Oswego 63, St. Paul 62, Crest 37, Jayhawk-Linn 34, Uniontown 33, Altoona-Midway 22 and Chetopa with 11...
Tigers sweep, clinch second in SEK (05/11/12)
Fort Scott High School's softball team showed the form that makes head coach Alvin Metcalf happy in the first game of a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader against Chanute at Don Hewett Field Thursday evening. Then in the second game, they showed the kind of form that frustrates him...
Regional baseball, softball play begins Monday (05/11/12)
Regional playoff action in baseball and softball will get underway at most sites throughout the state of Kansas Monday afternoon. Fort Scott High School baseball and softball gets underway that day at four of the five locations featuring Tribune Area teams...
Altic, Daly going to State tennis tourney (05/10/12)
Fort Scott High School seniors Kyle Altic and Bryce Daly will be playing at the Kansas Class 4A State Tennis Tournament this weekend, representing the Tigers in doubles play. Last season, Altic was a first-time qualifier paired with a returning State participant, Colton Grillott. This year, Altic is the one with State experience while this will be Daly's first trip...
Uniontown baseball receives forfeits (05/10/12)
Fan Appreciation Day moved to softball games
Iola eliminates Fort Scott from SEK race (05/10/12)
Fort Scott High School's baseball team still had a shot at at least a share of the Southeast Kansas League title if it could sweep Iola in a make-up doubleheader at Lions Field Tuesday and some other games went their way. Instead, it was Iola that kept its hopes alive by sweeping the Tigers 10-2 and 9-2. The Mustangs (10-4 SEK, 13-5 overall) can move into a tie with Independence if it sweeps another make-up twinbill at Columbus Friday...
Tigers win home tourney, rise to 2nd in SEK (05/09/12)
Fort Scott High's golf team leapfrogged Coffeyville and Independence and finished second in the final Southeast Kansas League golf standings as a result of winning their home tournament at Woodland Hills Golf Course Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers shot 329 as a team, finishing 3 strokes ahead of Independence. ...
Jayhawks take TRL golf title (05/09/12)
LINN VALLEY -- Jayhawk-Linn won the Three Rivers League Golf Tournament by 23 strokes here Monday as all six of its players finished in the top 12. The Jayhawks shot a four-man score of 353 followed by Pleasanton at 376. Uniontown finished with a score of 431...
Boys win more medals, girls finish higher at Chanute (05/08/12)
CHANUTE -- Fort Scott High School's boys collected more medals at the Thad Clements Invitational here Friday but the girls came away with a higher place in team standings. Fort Scott's boys won 13 medals, all of them third, fourth or fifth places. They finished in sixth place in the standings. Chanute was the team champ with 83 points, just one ahead of Colgan...
Tiger baseball today; UHS baseball Friday (05/07/12)
Fort Scott High School's baseball doubleheader at Iola was postponed Monday. It will be made up Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at either Lions Field or Ty Cullor Field, whichever is in better shape. Because these were Iola's home games, it is expected that Fort Scott will bat as the visitor...
FSHS softball splits, moves into second place (05/05/12)
COLUMBUS, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's softball team moved into second place in the Southeast Kansas League even after only managing to split with Columbus here Thursday afternoon. Labette County clinched its third consecutive league championship by sweeping Parsons, which entered Thursday night in second place. ...
SCOREBOARD
Updated at 12:40 a.m. Saturday morning.

SEK BASEBALL

TeamLeague Overall
x-Iola12-417-6
xy-Pittsburg12-416-5
x-Independence12-413-6
Chanute9-79-12
Fort Scott8-810-12
Labette County7-910-12
Parsons5-115-14
Columbus4-104-14
Coffeyville3-136-15

x -- League co-champion.

y -- Class 4A State Tournament qualifier.

Monday, May 14

Clearwater Class 4A Regional Tournament

(7) El Dorado 2, (2) Independence 1

Ottawa Class 4A Regional Tournament

(2) Iola 6, (7) Prairie View 1

(6) Fort Scott 5, (3) Paola 4

Pittsburg Class 4A Regional Tournament

((4) Labette County 5, (5) Chanute 1

(3) Girard 8, (6) Coffeyville 1

(1) Pittsburg 7, (8) Columbus 2

(2) Baxter Springs 10, (7) Parsons 0

(2) Baxter Springs 5, (3) Girard 4

(1) Pittsburg 4, (4) Labette County 0

Tuesday, May 15

Ottawa Class 4A Regional Tournament

(2) Iola 9, (6) Fort Scott 1

(1) Ottawa 13, (2) Iola 5 (1st)

Wednesday, May 16

Pittsburg Class 4A Regional Tournament

(1) Pittsburg 9, (2) Baxter Springs 3 (1st)


SEK SOFTBALL

TeamLeague Overall
xy-Labette County16-0 23-0
Fort Scott 10-4 13-8
Independence 10-6 15-7
Parsons 10-6 14-8
Columbus 9-7 12-9
Chanute 7-9 8-14
Pittsburg 6-10 8-13
Iola 2-12 4-15
Coffeyville 0-16 0-21

x -- League champion.

y -- Class 4A State Tournament qualifier.

Monday, May 14

Girard Class 4A Regional Tournament

(8) Chanute 11, (9) Coffeyville 1

(1) Labette County 6, (8) Chanute 1

(4) Parsons 2, (5) Columbus 1, 10 innings

(2) Girard 14, (7) Pittsburg 0

(3) Independence 8, (6) Baxter Springs 5

Paola Class 4A Regional Tournament

(3) Fort Scott 12, (6) Iola 8

Tuesday, May 15

Paola Class 4A Regional Tournament

(3) Fort Scott 11, (2) Prairie View 1

(1) Paola 15, (3) Fort Scott 0 (1st)

Wednesday, May 16

Girard Class 4A Regional Tournament

(1) Labette County 10, (4) Parsons 0

(2) Girard 10, (3) Independence 0

(1) Labette County 6, (2) Girard 0 (1st)


KJCCC BASEBALL

DIVISION II

PLAINS DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

at Dodge City

Friday, May 18

Western Oklahoma State (41-14) vs. Dodge City (23-29), 11 a.m.

Longview (28-25) vs. Dodge City, 3 p.m.

Longview vs. Western Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 19

First championship game, 1:30

Second championship game (if unbeaten team loses first game), 5:30

DIVISION I WORLD SERIES

at Grand Junction, Colo.

May 26-June 2

Qualifiers: Cisco, Texas (47-13), Neosho County (48-14), Polk State, Fla. (45-10)


NJCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

at St. George, Utah

Thursday, May 17

Game 1: (1) Chattanooga State, Tenn. 7, Aiken, S.C. 0

Game 2: (9) Wallace State-Hanceville, Ala. 13, (8) Seminole State, Fla. 2

Game 3: (5) State College of Florida 3, (12) Temple, Texas 0

Game 4: (4) Pima, Ariz. 5, (13) Butler 3

Game 5: (3) Blinn, Texas 9, (14) Gordon, Ga. 0

Game 6: (6) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 6, (11) Crowder, Mo. 1

Game 7: (7) Howard, Texas 5, (10) Lake Land, Ill. 1

Game 8: (2) Salt Lake, Utah 20, (15) Western Nebraska 1

Game 9: (8) Seminole State, Fla. 16, (16) Aiken, S.C. 5 (Aiken eliminated)

Game 10: (12) Temple, Texas 7, (13) Butler 2 (Butler eliminated)

Game 11: (14) Gordon, Ga. 3, (11) Crowder, Mo. 2 (Crowder eliminated)

Game 12: (10) Lake Land, Ill. 10, (15) Western Nebraska 1 (Western Nebraska eliminated)

Game 13: (1) Chattanooga State 10, (9) Wallace State-Hanceville, Ala. 1

Game 14: (4) Pima, Ariz. 3, (5) State College of Florida (5: 49-11) 2, 8 innings

Game 15: (3) Blinn, Texas 5, (6) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 2

Game 16: (2) Salt Lake, Utah 9, (7) Howard, Texas 5

Friday, May 18

Game 17: (9) Wallace State, Hanceville, Ala. 6, (10) Lake Land, Ill. 5, 8 innings (Lake Land eliminated)

Game 18: (5) State College of Florida 5, (14) Gordon, Ga. 2 (Gordon eliminated)

Game 19: (6) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 7, (12) Temple, Texas 4 (Temple eliminated)

Game 20: (7) Howard, Texas 12, (8) Seminole State, Fla. 9 (Seminole State eliminated)

Game 21: (1) Chattanooga State, Tenn. 8, (4) Pima, Ariz. 3

Game 22: (2) Salt Lake, Utah 6, (3) Blinn, Texas 1

Game 23: (6) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 6, (7) Howard, Texas 1 (Howard eliminated)

Game 24: (9) Wallace State-Hanceville 4, (5) State College of Florida 3, 8 innings (State College of Florida eliminated)

Game 25: (4) Pima, Ariz. 7, (6) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 4 (NEO A&M eliminated)

Game 26: (9) Wallace State-Hanceville 7, (3) Blinn, Texas 1 (Blinn eliminated)

Game 27: (2) Salt Lake, Utah 4, (1) Chattanooga State, Tenn. 1 (Winners' bracket final)

Saturday, May 19

Game 28: Pima (4: 56-14) vs. Wallace State-Hanceville, Ala. (9: 57-11), 11 a.m. (Loser fourth)

Game 29: Winner Game 28 vs. Chattanooga State, Tenn. (1: 59-5), 1 p.m. (Loser third)

Game 30: Salt Lake, Utah (2: 59-7) vs. Winner Game 29, 3 p.m. (First championship game)

Game 31: Necessary only if Salt Lake loses Game 30, 5 p.m.

NJCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

at Clinton, Miss.

Thursday, May 17

Game 1: (1) Louisiana State-Eunice 8, (16) East Central, Mo. 0

Game 2: (9) Muskegon, Mich. 3, (8) Black Hawk, Ill. 2

Game 3: (5) Cowley 3, (12) Mercyhurst North East, Pa. 2

Game 4: (13) Mott, Mich. 6, (4) Kankakee, Ill. 2

Game 5: (3) Jones County, Miss. 9, (14) Delaware Tech 4

Game 6: (11) Des Moines Area, Iowa 4, (6) Parkland, Ill. 3

Game 7: (10) Illinois Central 3, (7) Highland 1

Game 8: (2) Phoenix, Ariz. 4, (15) Community College of Baltimore County 0

Game 9: (8) Black Hawk, Ill. 8, (16) East Central, Mo. 0 (East Central eliminated)

Game 10: (12) Mercyhurst North East, Pa. 2, (4) Kankakee, Ill. 1 (Kankakee eliminated)

Game 11: (6) Parkland, Ill. 9, (14) Delaware Tech 2 (Delaware Tech eliminated)

Game 12: (7) Highland 14, (15) Community College of Baltimore County 4 (CCBC eliminated)

Game 13: (1) Louisiana State-Eunice 6, (9) Muskegon, Mich. (9: 43-10)

Game 14: (5) Cowley 8, (13) Mott, Mich. 1

Game 15: (3) Jones County, Miss. 3, (11) Des Moines Area, Iowa 1

Game 16: (2) Phoenix 4, (10) Illinois Central 0

Friday, May 18

Game 17: (9) Muskegon, Mich. 6, (7) Highland 3 (Highland eliminated)

Game 18: (6) Parkland, Ill. 15, (13) Mott, Mich. 2 (Mott eliminated)

Game 19: (11) Des Moines Area 4, (12) Mercyhurst North East, Pa. 0 (Mercyhurst eliminated)

Game 20: (10) Illinois Central 9, (8) Black Hawk, Ill. 1 (Black Hawk eliminated)

Game 21: (1) Louisiana State-Eunice 7, (5) Cowley 0

Game 22: (2) Phoenix 7, (3) Jones County, Miss. 6

Game 23: (10) Illinois Central 8, (11) Des Moines Area 3 (DMACC eliminated)

Game 24: (6) Parkland, Ill. 2, (9) Muskegon 1 (Muskegon eliminated)

Game 25: (5) Cowley 6, (10) Illinois Central 2 (Illinois Central eliminated)

Game 26: (6) Parkland, Ill. 3, (3) Jones County, Miss. 2 (Jones County eliminated)

Game 27: (1) Louisiana State-Eunice 3, (2) Phoenix 2 (Winners' bracket final)

Saturday, May 19

Game 28: Cowley (5: 49-7) vs. Parkland, Ill. (6: 46-19), 9:30 a.m. (Loser fourth)

Game 29: Winner Game 28 vs. Phoenix (2: 54-16), 11:30 a.m. (Loser third)

Game 30: Louisiana State-Eunice (1: 57-9) vs. Winner Game 29, 1:30 (First championship game)

Game 31: Necessary only if LSU-Eunice loses Game 30, 3:30