Fort Scott, Kansas · Thursday, March 18, 2010
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Scoreboard

Updated at 10:55 p.m. Tuesday night.


KJCCC BASKETBALL

WOMEN

Eastern Division

TeamConferenceOverall
x-Labette17-132-3
Johnson County15-330-3
Independence12-622-9
Cowley12-621-11
Coffeyville11-722-10
Neosho County6-1211-20
Kansas City5-1315-16
Highland5-1315-17
Fort Scott5-1314-18
Allen County2-168-23

Western Division

TeamConferenceOverall
x-Seward County15-131-3
Hutchinson14-229-4
Garden City12-417-15
Cloud County10-624-7
Butler8-814-17
Barton County7-914-16
Pratt3-134-27
Dodge City2-144-27
Colby 1-153-27

x -- Division champion.

Tuesday, March 16

Division I National Tournament at Salina

(11) Labette 94, (6) Northern Oklahoma-Enid 76

Wednesday, March 17

Division I National Tournament at Salina

(11) Labette vs. (3) Midland (Texas)

Thursday, March 18

Division II National Tournament at East Peoria, Ill.

(2) Johnson County vs. Patrick Henry-Baltimore City winner, 8:30

MEN

Eastern Division

TeamConferenceOverall
x-Cowley14-421-11
Coffeyville13-522-12
Neosho County12-620-11
Independence12-619-12
Allen County12-617-13
Kansas City9-921-10
Highland8-1014-17
Johnson County5-1315-17
Labette4-149-22
Fort Scott1-174-27

Western Division

TeamConferenceOverall
x-Butler13-329-6
Hutchinson12-427-6
Seward County11-524-9
Dodge City8-821-11
Cloud County8-816-15
Pratt7-918-13
Garden City7-917-15
Barton County6-1016-15
Colby0-166-24

Tuesday, March 16

Division I National Tournament at Hutchinson

Wallace State, Ala. 84, Butler 81

Division II National Tournament at Danville, Ill.

Brown Mackie 83, (8) Penn Valley 72

Wednesday, March 17

Division I National Tournament at Hutchinson

Butler vs. Mid-Plains (Neb.), Noon

Division II National Tournament at Danville, Ill.

Brown Mackie vs. Cincinnati State, 6


KJCCC BASEBALL

Eastern Division

TeamConferenceOverall
Cowley4-010-5
Johnson County2-011-6
Independence2-26-8
Coffeyville2-27-12
Highland2-24-7
Labette1-19-7
Allen County1-37-7
Kansas City0-011-0
Neosho County0-08-6
Fort Scott0-45-10

Western Division

TeamConferenceOverall
Garden City4-016-3
Colby4-09-7
Seward County7-111-12
Barton County6-213-6
Butler5-39-8
Hutchinson3-58-6
Dodge City3-56-9
Pratt0-88-11
Cloud County0-80-10

Monday, March 15

Neosho County 4-9, Baker JV 3-1

Butler 3, Eastern Oklahoma State 1

Cloud County at Gateway

Garden City 4-2, Yavapai 1-1

Barton County 1-1 Otero 1-3

Rose State 4, Seward County 2

Tuesday, March 16

Cloud County at Paradise Valley

Cowley 7-10, Allen County 1-2

Phoenix 5-3, Garden City 4-5

Labette 5-3, Independence 1-5

Johnson County 12-2, Fort Scott 4-3

Kansas City at North Arkansas

Lamar (Colo.) 25, Colby 5

Barton County 3-3, Otero 2-4

Seward County at Rose State (single game)

Wednesday, March 17

Fort Scott at Butler

Garden City at Paridise Valley

Hesston at Pratt

Rose State at Hutchinson

Southwestern Iowa at Highland

Thursday, March 18

Central Christian JV at Neosho County

Cloud County at Mesa

Colby at Lamar, Colo (single game)

Fort Scott at Evangel JV

Highland at Allen County

Independence at Kansas City

Johnson County at Cowley

Labette at Coffeyville


KJCCC SOFTBALL

Eastern Division

(Division II schools)

TeamConference Overall
Johnson County4-010-4
Allen County5-111-11
Cowley3-110-8
Highland2-24-3
Neosho County2-24-6
Coffeyville2-25-10
Cloud County1-14-4
Hutchinson1-19-12
Pratt1-15-9
Labette2-46-11
Independence2-43-7
Fort Scott2-42-6
Dodge City1-31-9
Kansas City0-20-2

Western Division

(Division I schools)

TeamConference Overall
Colby2-09-7
Seward County1-120-4
Garden City1-117-6
Butler0-011-1
Barton County0-22-11

Monday, March 15

Crowder 7-13, Allen County 5-8

Seward County 9-14, El Paso 1-1

Tuesday, March 16

Dodge City at Brown Mackie, ppd.

Allen County 7-2, Highland 3-3

Cloud County 5-2, Hutchinson 3-11

Wednesday, March 17

Labette at Crowder

Thursday, March 18

Fort Scott at Maple Woods

Seward County at Scottsdale


BIG 12 BASKETBALL

TeamConference Overall
xy-Kansas15-132-2
y-Kansas State11-526-7
y-Baylor 11-525-7
y-Texas A&M11-523-9
y-Missouri10-622-10
y-Texas9-724-9
y-Oklahoma State9-722-10
Colorado6-1015-16
z-Texas Tech4-1218-15
Iowa State4-1215-17
Oklahoma4-1213-18
Nebraska2-1415-18

x -- Clinched conference title.

y -- NCAA Tournament qualifier.

z -- NIT qualifier.

NCAA TOURNAMENT

Thursday, March 18

EAST REGIONAL at New Orleans

Texas vs. Wake Forest, approx 8:45 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL at Oklahoma City

Kansas vs. Lehigh, approx. 8:40 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL at New Orleans

Baylor vs. Sam Houston State, approx. 1:55 p.m.

WEST REGIONAL at Oklahoma City

Kansas State vs. North Texas, approx. 1:50 p.m.

Friday, March 19

EAST REGIONAL at Buffalo

Clemson vs. Missouri, approx. 1:45 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL at Milwaukee

Oklahoma State vs. Georgia Tech, 6:55 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL at Spokane, Wash.

Texas A&M vs. Utah State, approx, 3 p.m.

NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Tuesday, March 16

(5) Texas Tech 87, (4) Seton Hall 69

Thursday, March 17

(5) Texas Tech vs. (8) Jacksonville or (1) Arizona State, TBA

Johnson County sweeps 'Hounds in KJCCC play (03/16/10)
Johnson County swept Fort Scott Community College in a Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader at Lions Field Tuesday. The Cavaliers took game one 13-2 and game two 4-3. Fort Scott fell to 0-4 in the East as the Greyhounds were also swept Saturday at Cowley, 5-10 overall...
Four recieve All-SEK hoop honors (03/16/10)
Four Fort Scott High School players -- two boys and two girls -- were picked for the All-Southeast Kansas League basketball teams last week. Fort Scott senior Gary Floyd was one of three unanimous picks to the boys' First Team. The others were Coffeyville junior Cameron Craig and Chanute senior Cory Henshall. Also on the team were Coffeyville senior Ethan Cordray, Labette County senior Brannon Green and Pittsburg senior Blake Wilson...
Three Eagles, one Blu-Jay earn All-TRL honors (03/13/10)
Three members of Uniontown's team and one Pleasanton player were named to the All-Three Rivers League girls' basketball team, which arrived at the Fort Scott Tribune office Friday afternoon. The All-TRL boys' team was not available at press time. It will be presented once it arrives...
Tiger wrestlers compete in all-star events (03/11/10)
Two Fort Scott High School wrestlers competed in senior all-star invitationals earlier this week. Monday night, seniors Denzell Davis and Justin Sharp competed at the First Annual SEK vs. SEMO Wrestling Classic at Labette Community College in Parsons. Wednesday, Davis took part in the 18th Annual Metro Classic at Kansas City Kansas Community College...
4 Tigers earn All-SEK honors (03/11/10)
Four members of Fort Scott High School's wrestling team received All-Southeast Kansas League honors earlier this week. Denzell Davis was named to the First Team as the 119-pound wrestler. Others on the First Team included Jeremiah Jones of Pittsburg at 103 pounds, Jared Fiscus of Chanute at 112, Troy Clark of Chanute at 125, Kyle Johnson of Columbus at 130, Zach Conway of Columbus at 135, B.T. ...
Middle relief woes lead to Greyhound loss (03/10/10)
For the most part, Fort Scott Community College's baseball team showed how much its improved from the beginning of the season in its game against Crowder (Mo.) at Lions Field Wednesday afternoon. At Neosho, Mo., in their season opener, the Roughriders swept the Greyhounds by double-digit margins in a doubleheader. Wednesday, only some shaky middle relief pitching was the difference between the teams as Fort Scott dropped a 6-5 decision...
Sophomore, freshman place for Eagles at Girard Speed and Strength Meet (03/09/10)
GIRARD -- The 17th Annual Girard Strength and Speed Meet was held February 20 at Girard High School. Over 200 students participated in the meet including Uniontown, Pittsburg, Columbus, Girard, Baxter Springs, Oswego, Northeast-Arma, Southeast-Cherokee and St. Paul as well as Missouri schools Webb City McDonald County, Carl Junction, Carthage, Lamar, Liberal, and Seneca...
Davis takes step toward title shot (03/09/10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Fort Scott High School graduate L.C. Davis won a majority decision over Lithuanian fighter Deividas Taurosevicius at WEC 47 Saturday night. Davis now has a professional MMA record of 16-2. The judges' scorecards had one 29-29 tie and two 29-28 decisions in Davis' favor...
'Hounds give No. 8 Cavs challenge (03/09/10)
Just two weeks after getting smoked by Iowa Central, the No. 6-ranked team in NJCAA Division II in its home opener, Fort Scott Community College's softball team gave No. 8-ranked Johnson County a substantial challenge in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Monday afternoon...
FSCC women see season end too soon (03/09/10)
WICHITA -- Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team was playing its best at the end of the season. Friday afternoon at Wichita State University's Koch Arena, they faced Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division champion Labette in the quarterfinals of the Region VI Tournament and had their best effort of the three meetings with the No. 21-ranked Cardinals this season...
Greyhound baseball plays home openers (03/09/10)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team finally got a chance to play some home games as they hosted Southwestern Iowa for a three-day series at Lions Field. The Greyhounds had tried to play at home a few times before but had to cancel due to weather...
Ottawa holds off Fort Scott boys in Sub-State semifinal (03/06/10)
OSAWATOMIE -- An 11-0 run to end the first half gave Ottawa all the cushion it needed to hold off Fort Scott High's boys in the semifinal round of the Osawatomie Class 4A Sub-State Tournament here Friday night. Freshman Semi Ojeleye (pronounced "sem-ee o-jay-el-ay") scored 9 of his team-leading 17 points in the second period, including 6 in that half-ending run...
Wrestling all-star events on tap for Monday, Wednesday (03/06/10)
FORT SCOTT -- Two Fort Scott High School wrestlers will take part in a high-school all-star event at Labette Community College in Parsons Monday night. Wednesday night, one of the Tigers will compete in another event at Kansas City Kansas Community College...
Tigers' rally falls short (03/04/10)
OSAWATOMIE -- Early in the fourth quarter of an Osawatomie Class 4A Sub-State semifinal game here Thrusday night, Fort Scott High School's girls could have easily written off their season. They trailed by 16 points and had already been called for enough fouls that Spring Hill was in the two-shot bonus before the period began...
Pierre-Paul projected top-10 draft choice (03/04/10)
Two former Fort Scott Community College football players performed at the annual NFL Combine held in Indianapolis to show off their skills to NFL executives. The combine was held February 24through March 2 and was televised on the NFL Network. Lucian Antoine, a defensive back for the 2006 and 2007 teams, and Jason Pierre-Paul, a defensive end who played here in 2008, competed in various drills in front of NFL scouts and coaches to hopefully improve their draft stock/position when the NFL holds their player draft on April 22nd.. ...
Kelly, Taylor earn All-KJCCC Second Team honors (03/04/10)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Fort Scott Community College sophomores Valencia Kelly and Ramell Taylor were named to their respective Eastern Division Second Teams by the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Thursday afternoon. Kelly, from Brunswick, Ga., was 10th in the Jayhawk Conference in scoring this season, averaging 15.9 points per game, despite missing six games due to injuries and illness...
'Hound women stun T-Birds (03/02/10)
CONCORDIA -- Fort Scott Community College's women were the only road team to win a first-round Region VI Division I Women's Tournament game Tuesday night when the Greyhounds held off Cloud County for a 61-60 victory.
Hutchinson men roll by 'Hounds (03/02/10)
HUTCHINSON -- Hutchinson's men defeated Fort Scott Community College, 76-47, here Tuesday night in the first-round of the Region VI Division I Tournament. Fort Scott's season ended with a 4-27 record after a 3-4 start. Hutchinson (26-5) will advance to a quarterfinal game against Garden City in Wichita Saturday afternoon...
Jayhawks roll by Patriots, to face hosts Thursday (03/02/10)
MOUND CITY -- Four Jayhawks reached double figures in scoring Monday night as third-seeded Jayhawk-Linn defeated Howard-West Elk 54-20 in a first-round game of the Oswego Class 2A Sub-State Tournament. The Jayhawks (15-6) will take on the tournament hosts Thursday night at 7:30. Oswego (16-5) defeated Marmaton Valley 64-35 Monday...
Tigers survive to face Ottawa in semis (03/02/10)
Jonathan Stark will be able to attest to how physical Fort Scott High's first-round Osawatomie Class 4A Sub-State game with Paola was at the FSHS gymnasium Monday night. Stark was injured not once but twice during play. He was already playing with a face mask to protect a broken nose. The first time he got hurt, he lost a tooth. The second time, he got knocked woozy...
Buzzer-beater boosts Sedan (03/02/10)
UNIONTOWN -- G.A. Tucker hit a contested shot with two seconds remaining to bring Uniontown girls' season to a premature end here Monday night. Tucker's shot capped a 29-point night as the Sedan sharpshooter led her fifth-seeded Blue Devils to a 46-45 victory over the fourth-seeded Eagles in a first-round Oswego Class 2A Sub-State Tournament game...
Davis finishes second in 4A (03/02/10)
SALINA -- Fort Scott High School senior Denzell Davis finished in second place at 119 pounds at the Kansas Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament here Saturday while classmate Justin Sharp claimed a fifth-place medal at 125 pounds. By virtue of winning all his matches Friday, Davis (33-9) earned his berth into finals Saturday where he was pitted against senior Zac Sparr of Rose Hill (33-2) who had finished either second or third in his previous three trips to the State Tournament. ...
Nevada High School Wall of Fame inductees announced (02/27/10)
NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada High School Athletic Wall of Fame Committee has announced its newest class of inductees. The 2010-'11 class of inductees includes three teams, as well as three individual athletes. The 1975 Nevada Tigers football team went undefeated in conference play and throughout the regular season and suffered just one loss in a very close contest in which Columbia Rock Bridge defeated Nevada 10-0 for the state championship. ...
Fort Scott boys win freshmen tourney title; girls second (02/27/10)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott High School's boys won the championship of their own season-ending tournament while the girls finished in second place as both teams defeated their Friday-night opponents. Tiger boys beat Chanute 64-60. Iola's boys beat Jayhawk-Linn earlier in the day, creating the three-way tie. Unofficially, Jayhawk-Linn finished second and Chanute third in the four-team round-robin...
Trout anglers gear up for opening day (02/27/10)
It's nearly here. March 1 marks opening day at the trout parks. This year has a special meaning for the trout hatchery at Roaring River. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the hatchery that started out as a privately-owned venture back in 1910 by Roland Bruner...