College Sports

Griffons move into second after nail biter against Twins, at home (07/13/08)
By Eric Wade Herald-Tribune The Nevada Griffons broke the three-way tie for third in the Jayhawk league with a win over the Derby, Kan., Twins in a dramatic ninth inning finish at Lyons Stadium last night. Griffons starter Matt Speake got off to a strong start in the game, retiring all three batters to come to the plate and recording two assists in the inning...

Carter finishes 10th in CNFR (06/23/08)
CASPER, Wyo. -- Fort Scott Community College's James Carter finished 10th in bareback riding at the College National Finals Rodeo here Saturday night. Carter was one of six men who qualifier for Fort Scott Community College's team -- one woman also qualified. He was one of three competing in bareback...

Griffons drop to 6-4 in league play Friday (06/21/08)
By Eric Wade Herald-Tribune The Nevada Griffons fell to 10-4 overall with a 6-4 league record last night, in a 3-2 loss to the El Dorado, Kan., Broncos. Nevada's starting pitcher, Matt Speake, started off strong, holding the Broncos hitless in the first inning. Nevada looked as though they may start an early rally with a lead-off hit by Tyler Redick, followed by a one out stolen base, but were shut down when the next two batters struck out to end the inning...

Spring trend continues (06/07/08)

Moving on (05/28/08)
Fort Scott Community College photo Four Fort Scott Community College sophomore baseball players recently signed letters of intent with four-year schools for next season. Third baseman Trevor Geist (front, left) signed with Northwestern State (La.), a Division I school and member of the Southland Conference. ...

'Hound frosh fourth in NJCAA high jump (05/22/08)
LEVELLAND, Texas -- Fort Scott Community College's Kyle Grant performed at the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships here last weekend. Grant, one of 23 athletes to qualify in the high jump, won fourth place at the National Championships and, by clearing 6' 10 3/4", broke the Greyhound school record...

Six Greyhounds receive Jayhawk Conference honors (05/16/08)
Six members of Fort Scott Community College's baseball team received honors recently from the Jayhawk Conference. They were awarded with places in the All-Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division team. First Team honors went to third baseman Trevor Geist, outfielder Zach Caldwell and second baseman Jason Houston. All three were also named to the All-Region VI team, which featured the best players in both divisions of the conference...

Seward County eliminates Greyhounds from tournament (05/12/08)
WICHITA -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball season came to an end Monday morning with a 4-3 loss to 10th-ranked Seward County in the losers' bracket of the Region VI Tournament here. The Greyhounds (38-21) lost to Hutchinson Saturday, 9-5, to drop into consolation then bounced back to beat Allen County, 6-5, on Sunday...

Sigwing named KJCCC-East Coach of Year (05/07/08)
Lauren Sigwing, Fort Scott Community College's second-year head softball coach, was recently honored by her peers as she was named Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference-Eastern Division coach of the Year. Sigwing's Greyhounds had a 17-25 overall record this season, which included an 8-10 record in conference play. They were also 11-9 against district opponents...

Fort Scott's 'Conq'uest (05/05/08)
'Hounds fight back, beat Dodge in first-round series

Fort Scott Community College men's rodeo team qualifies for rodeo finals (05/03/08)
Herald-Tribune FORT SCOTT, Kan. --The Fort Scott Community College rodeo team has a lot to celebrate. After finishing runner-up in the Central Plains Region, the team has automatically qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo, which will be held June 14-21 in Casper, Wyo...

Region VI Baseball First-Round Playoff Series (05/01/08)
Printed in the form of a Hype Box in Friday's edition

Streak ends at 16; Moddelmog gets 200th win (04/29/08)
Allen County put an end to Fort Scott Community College's winning streak in the second game of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader at Lions Field Saturday afternoon. But some saw this as a good sign...

'Hounds complete suspended game, win 15th straight (04/24/08)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team has had to scramble a little bit to get some games in with all the rain that fell overnight. Wednesday, the Greyhounds were scheduled to play Hutchinson, the second-place team in the Jayhawk Conference-Western Division, in a non-conference doubleheader. But, according to FSCC head coach Chris Moddelmog, it started to rain almost as soon as the 'Hounds got there. The games were, of course, cancelled...

Fun for kids at ball park Saturday (04/24/08)
The Greyhounds have designated Saturday as "'Hounds Family Day at the Ballpark." Kids will be able to run the bases between games. There will also be drawings for prizes and Greyhound players will sign autographs. Any boy or girl who arrives at the ball field before and reports to the first-base dugout 12:45 has a chance to join the players on the field for pre-game introductions...

Out with a Tie: Storm brings early end to sophomores' final home game (04/23/08)
It was neither a win nor a loss. It was just the last game. The last home game of the junior college softball careers of Fort Scott Community College sophomores Sam Ribas and Ashley Harris were played at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Wednesday afternoon. It ended a couple of hours sooner than they probably wished and it did so without any real decision...

Greyhounds extend winning streak to 14 (04/23/08)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team extended its winning streak to 14 games when it defeated Kansas City Kansas, 7-6, in a make-up game here Monday afternoon. The game went back and forth. The Blue Devils led 3-0 after two innings and 5-3 after four...

'Hounds move into second place as streak continues (04/21/08)
Fort Scott Community College's winning streak was at 13 games after a pair of sweeps --which included three consecutive shutouts -- over the weekend. It's the longest winning streak -- the only one in double digits -- for FSCC baseball in a decade. With the sweeps, Fort Scott moved ahead of Johnson County into second place with a division record of 21-9 and an overall mark of 31-16. ...

Greyhounds slip into third place in East (04/17/08)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team took over third place in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division with a 12-5 win over Kansas City Kansas here Thursday. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out. Fort Scott is a half-game ahead of KCK at the moment. The Greyhounds are 17-9 in conference play and 27-16 overall while the Blue Devils fell to 16-9, 24-10...