Fort Scott Basketball Boosters to hold youth tournament this weekend
he Fort Scott High School Basketball Booster Club will host a youth basketball tournament this weekend. The tournament is a fundraiser for booster club activities.
There are brackets for boys and girls teams in grades four, five and six. At least one team from Fort Scott is entered in every bracket. In all, 35 teams will be participating.
The following is a schedule for each bracket in the tournament, starting with fourth-grade girls and working up to sixth-grade boys.
For those from outside the area who may be reading this article on the Internet, the buildings noted are at the following locations:
* Old Middle School is at Fourth St. and National Ave.
* (New) Middle School is at 12th and Shepherd streets.
* Buck Run Community Center is at 735 Scott Ave. (Near Fisher Park, which is at Main and 7th streets).
* Fort Scott High School is at 1005 S. Main (Main between 9th and 10th streets).
FOURTH-GRADE GIRLS
Pool A: Fort Scott, Eureka, Nevada Ice. Pool B: Nevada, Iola, Girard.
Saturday's games
9 a.m. -- Nevada vs. Girard at Old Middle School.
10 a.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Nevada Ice at New Middle School.
11 a.m. -- Nevada vs. Iola at New Middle School.
Noon -- Nevada Ice vs. Eureka at Old Middle School.
2 p.m. -- Iola vs. Girard at New Middle School.
3 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Eureka at Old Middle School.
6 p.m. -- Third-place Pool A vs. Third-place Pool B at Old Middle School.
Sunday's Games
10 a.m. -- First-place Pool A vs. Second-place Pool B at New Middle School.
11 a.m. -- First-place Pool B vs. Second-Place Pool A at New Middle School.
2 p.m. -- Third-place game at New Middle School.
2 p.m. -- Championship game at Fort Scott High School.
FOURTH-GRADE BOYS
Teams competing: Fort Scott, Chanute, Eureka, St. Mary's.
Saturday's games
10 a.m. -- Chanute vs. St. Mary's at Old Middle School.
11 a.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Eureka at Old Middle School.
1 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. St. Mary's at Old Middle School.
2 p.m. -- Chanute vs. Eureka at Old Middle School.
4 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Chanute at Old Middle School.
5 p.m. -- Eureka vs. St. Mary's at Old Middle School.
FIFTH-GRADE GIRLS
Teams competing: Fort Scott, Fort Scott Flames, Chanute, Frontenac, Nevada.
Saturday's games
Noon -- Fort Scott Flames vs. Nevada at New Middle School.
2 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Chanute at Buck Run Community Center.
3 p.m. -- Fort Scott Flames vs. Frontenac at Buck Run Community Center.
5 p.m. -- Chanute vs. Frontenac at Buck Run Community Center.
6 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Nevada at Buck Run Community Center.
Sunday's Games
11 a.m. -- Nevada vs. Frontenac at Buck Run Community Center.
Noon -- Chanute vs. Fort Scott Flames at Buck Run Community Center.
1 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Frontenac at Buck Run Community Center.
2 p.m. -- Chanute vs. Nevada at Buck Run Community Center.
3 p.m. -- Fort Scott Flames vs. Fort Scott at Buck Run Community Center.
FIFTH-GRADE BOYS
Pool A: Fort Scott, Nevada-Compton, Iola. Pool B: Girard, Nevada-Ketterman, Eureka.
Saturday's games
9 a.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Nevada-Compton at Buck Run Community Center.
10 a.m. -- Girard vs. Nevada-Ketterman at Buck Run Community Center.
Noon -- Iola vs. Nevada-Compton at Buck Run Community Center.
1 p.m. -- Girard vs. Eureka at Buck Run Community Center.
3 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Iola at Fort Scott High School.
6 p.m. -- Eureka vs. Nevada-Ketterman at at Buck Run Community Center.
7 p.m. -- Third-place Pool A vs. Third-place Pool B at Buck Run Community Center.
Sunday's Games
10 a.m. -- First-place Pool A vs. Second-place Pool B at Fort Scott High School.
11 a.m. -- First-place Pool B vs. Second-place Pool A at Fort Scott High School.
3 p.m. -- Third-place game at New Middle School.
3 p.m. -- Championship game at Fort Scott High School.
SIXTH-GRADE GIRLS
Pool A: El Dorado Springs, Girard, Pittsburg. Pool B: Fort Scott, Frontenac, Nevada.
Saturday's games
1 p.m. -- Girard vs. Pittsburg at New Middle School.
3 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Frontenac at New Middle School.
4 p.m. -- El Dorado Springs vs. Girard at New Middle School.
5 p.m. -- Frontenac vs. Eureka at New Middle School.
6 p.m. -- El Dorado Springs vs. Pittsburg at New Middle School.
7 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Eureka at New Middle School.
8 p.m. -- Third-place Pool A vs. Third-place Pool B at New Middle School.
Sunday's Games
Noon -- First-place Pool A vs. Second-place Pool B at New Middle School.
1 p.m. -- First-place Pool B vs. Second-place Pool A at New Middle School.
4 p.m. -- Third-place game at New Middle School.
4 p.m. -- Championship game at Fort Scott High School.
SIXTH-GRADE BOYS
Pool A: Chanute, Nevada, Uniontown, Humboldt Orange. Pool B: Fort Scott, Humboldt Black, Eureka, Frontenac.
Saturday's games
9 a.m. -- Nevada vs. Uniontown at Fort Scott High School.
10 a.m. -- Chanute vs. Humboldt Orange at Fort Scott High School.
11 a.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Humboldt Black at Fort Scott High School.
Noon -- Frontenac vs. Eureka at Buck Run.
Noon -- Nevada vs. Humboldt Orange at Fort Scott High School.
1 p.m. -- Chanute vs. Uniontown at Fort Scott High School.
2 p.m. -- Frontenac vs. Humboldt Black at Fort Scott High School.
4 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Eureka at Fort Scott High School.
5 p.m. -- Chanute vs. Nevada at Fort Scott High School.
6 p.m. -- Humboldt Orange vs. Unionown at Fort Scott High School.
7 p.m. -- Fort Scott vs. Frontenac at Fort Scott High School.
8 p.m. -- Humboldt Black vs. Eureka at Fort Scott High School.
Sunday's Games
Noon -- First-place Pool A vs. Second-place Pool B at Fort Scott High School.
1 p.m. -- First-place Pool B vs. Second-place Pool A at Fort Scott High School.
5 p.m. -- Third-place game at New Middle School.
5 p.m. -- Championship game at Fort Scott High School.