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Adams named MVP of boys' contest (05/01/12)
Fort Scott High School senior Tyler Adams was named Most Valuable Player of the boys' contest at Fort Scott Community College's Pechone Stepps All-Star Game at Arnold Arena Sunday afternoon. Adams led the Maroon team to a 56-52 victory over the White with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals...

Scotties keep 'Hounds out of playoffs (05/01/12)
HIGHLAND -- Fort Scott's bid to overcome a 13-game losing streak at the beginning of the conference schedule fell short here Monday when the Greyhounds dropped the opener of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader to Highland. The Greyhounds (11-25 East, 30-26 overall) had a chance to make the playoffs going into the weekend as long as they could sweep the Scotties and avoid unfavorable tie-beaker situations. ...

Softball season ends without a win (05/01/12)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Fort Scott Community College's softball season came to and end without a victory here Saturday as the Greyhounds were swept by top-seeded Cowley in the Region VI Division II District D first-round playoff series. Cowley (43-6) won the best-of-3 series 2 games to none by sweeping a Saturday doubleheader 8-0 and 11-3. ...

FSCC all-star games scheduled for Sunday (04/27/12)
The Fort Scott Community College women's and men's basketball teams will host the Second Annual Pechone Stepps Senior All-Star Girls and Boys Basketball Games Sunday at Arnold Arena. The games are for high-school seniors. According to FSCC men's head coach Michael Cook, the boys' contest will include 10 players who have committed to playing for the Greyhounds next season. ...

'Hounds split with Labette, unable to improve playoff position (04/24/12)
PARSONS -- Despite holding Labette to a total of one hit here Sunday, Fort Scott Community College's baseball team did not improve its playoff position in its bid to overtake the Cardinals for eighth place in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division in a four-game series that concluded Monday...

FSCC baseball schedules youth clinic (04/21/12)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team will host The 5 Corners Mini-Mart of Fort Scott Annual Youth Clinic May 2 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Lions Field on the northwest corner of the campus. FSCC coaches and players will run the clinic. Fundamentals of hitting, throwing, infield, outfield, and base running will all be covered during the clinc...

Eastern Division playoff chase tightens (04/19/12)
The battle for the final playoff spot in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division intensified during the first two days of this week. Labette took three of four games from Allen Monday and Tuesday, passing Independence in the standings. Labette, ninth in the division going into last weekend, passed Indy for eighth place and would be the final qualifier from the East for the Region VI Tournament if the season ended today...

Making some progress: 'Hounds take 3 of 4 from Indy, get within 2 games of 8th (04/17/12)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team gained more control over its post-season fate by taking three of four games over Independence in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Lions Field over the weekend. The top eight teams from the Eastern Division qualify for the Region VI Tournament, which begins in early May. ...

Sharp signs letter with Missouri Southern (04/13/12)
Fort Scott High School graduate Jolee Sharp signed a letter of intent to continue her college basketball career at Missouri Southern at a ceremony at Fort Scott Community College Wednesday afternoon. Sharp, who is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the FSHS girls' basketball program, averaged 14.1 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals per game in the past two season at FSCC. ...

Reihmann named FSCC women's hoop coach (04/11/12)
Fort Scott Community College announced Tuesday afternoon that Katie Reihmann has been promoted to the position of head women's basketball coach. She succeeds Diana Couch, who coached the Greyhounds to a 39-63 record the past three seasons. Reihmann served as Couch's assistant coach the past two seasons...

Adams signs with FSCC (04/11/12)

No. 7 Johnson County sweeps Greyhounds (04/11/12)
Fort Scott Community College's softball team managed just 3 hits on the day in a doubleheader sweep by seventh-ranked Johnson County at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Tuesday. Johnson County (18-4 Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division, 31-8 overall) won game one 12-0 and the second game 14-0. Fort Scott (0-21, 0-40) lost its 46th and 47th consecutive games dating back to last season...

Greyhounds settle for split with Ravens (04/10/12)
First, the bad news. Fort Scott Community College's baseball team managed just a split with Coffeyville at Lions Field in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play Saturday night and remains in last place in the division. The good news is that the Greyhounds are just four games out of the final playoff spot and control their own destiny with 12 games left on the conference schedule...

Cleveland's walk-off homer salvages split for FSCC (04/07/12)
FORT SCOTT -- Caden Cleveland's eighth-inning, 2-run home run gave Fort Scott Community College a 10-9 victory over visiting Coffeyville at Lions Field Friday afternoon, allowing the Greyhounds to salvage a split of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader. Coffeyville won the opener 3-1 with all the runs scored in the seventh inning...

FSCC volleyball adds two more for 2012 (04/03/12)
Fort Scott Community College head volleyball coach Lindsay Hill announced Friday that two more seniors have signed NJCAA national letters of intent with the Greyhound volleyball program. Danielle Rubow and Shelby Boxberger are the sixth and seventh signees for the program for 2012...

KCK sweeps Greyhounds in weekend series (03/20/12)
The struggles of the Fort Scott Community College baseball team in conference play continued over the weekend as Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division co-leader Kansas City Kansas swept a four-game series at Lions Field Saturday and Sunday. Kansas City (10-2 East, 13-8 overall) took Saturday's games 8-0 in 11 innings and 7-5 in eight innings. Sunday, the Blue Devils posted 7-4 and 1-0 victories...

Fort Scott's Sharp named All-KJCCC first teamer (03/19/12)
Fort Scott Community College sophomore Jolee Sharp was the only Greyhound named to the All-Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division women's basketball team this season. She was selected to the Eastern Division First Team. Sharp, a graduate of Fort Scott High School, was named Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week twice and National Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Week once. ...

Seward County eliminates Greyhound men, 77-45 (03/08/12)
LIBERAL, Kan. -- Seward County took control early with a 15-2 opening run and went on to defeat Fort Scott Community College, 77-45, in the first round of the Region VI Tournament here Wednesday night. The Greyhounds end the season at 2-29, the most losses in a single season in the history of the program, even though they had played better after the roster shrunk to five players at the end of January...

FSCC women's season comes to end at Hutch (03/08/12)
HUTCHINSON -- Hutchinson's women, ranked second in NJCAA Division I, held a 20-2 lead after eight minutes here Tuesday night and went on to an 85-43 victory in the first round of the Region VI Tournament. The Blue Dragons (30-0) led 43-9 at halftime and had the lead up to 47-9 a little over three minutes into the second half...

Defense, pitching lead 'Hounds (03/07/12)
It was such a windy day at Lions Field Wednesday afternoon that the U.S. flag was blown off the flagpole during a non-conference game between Fort Scott Community College and visiting Crowder College. "It's just another day here," FSCC head coach John Hill III joked after a 6-3 victory over the Roughriders. "It's usually 20 MPH but with the 40-MPH gusts, this is crazy...

Basketball swept by Labette; tourney next (03/05/12)
PARSONS -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams concluded Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Labette here Saturday night. Both Greyhound teams were defeated by the host Cardinals. Labette's women defeated Fort Scott, 89-66, behind a combined 49 points by Shawnee Phillips and Chamiya Reaves. The Greyhounds shot 50 percent from the field but attempted 30 fewer field goals than the Cardinals...

Allen takes four in baseball (03/05/12)
IOLA -- The Jayhawk Conference portion of the schedule did not begin well for Fort Scott Community College's baseball team over the weekend as the Greyhounds were swept by Allen in an Eastern Division series. Allen claimed 3-2 and 11-1 victories on Saturday and 3-2 and 5-4 wins on Sunday. The Greyhounds fell to 12-5 overall while the Red Devils improved to 8-5...

Independence sweeps 'Hounds (03/01/12)
INDEPENDENCE -- Despite strong first-half performances, Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept here Wednesday night by Independence in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Fort Scott's women led the 19th-ranked team in the NJCAA, 27-25, at the half and finished the night making half their shots from the floor (20 of 40 field-goal attempts). ...

Sharing Bucket's cause close to coach's heart (03/01/12)
Members of the Fort Scott Community College women's basketball team worked with Care to Share members assisting with "The Sharing Bucket" project on Feb. 24. The Sharing Bucket held its annual chili feed in conjunction with Community Christian Church located across the street from the FSCC campus. ...

Two Greyhound athletes receive POTW honor (03/01/12)
Two Fort Scott Community College athletes recently received conference and nationl Player of the Week honors in their respective sports. Sophomore Jolee Sharp, a graduate of Fort Scott High School, recently received Jayhawk Conference women's basketball POTW honors for the second time this season. She first received the honor the week of February 5...

'Hound women surrender lead, fall 63-55 (02/28/12)
Fort Scott Community College's women had a good chance to break a seven-game Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division losing streak at Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon. But the Greyhounds were unable to hold on to a second-half lead and then were unable to complete a late rally in falling to visiting Coffeyville, 63-55...

Greyhound men test No. 4 Ravens (02/28/12)
It was sophomore day at Fort Scott Community College's Arnold Arena Saturday and the Greyhound men's basketball team was determined to put on its best show against fourth-ranked Coffeyville in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division battle. Five of the six players dressed scored in double figures but Coffeyville claimed an 88-71 victory. ...

FSCC signing (02/28/12)

Panthers take 96-72 win over 'Hounds (02/23/12)
Neosho County rattled Fort Scott Community College's men with a couple of dunks to start the game and that may have been enough to disrupt the Greyhounds' game plan as the visiting Panthers went on to a 96-72 victory in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena Wednesday night...

'Hounds need help to avoid Hutchinson (02/23/12)
Fort Scott Community College's women were looking to get a key victory for purposes of Region VI Tournament seeding Wednesday night when Neosho County came to Arnold Arena for a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division contest. Instead, despite their effort to rally, they dropped a 55-46 decision to the Panthers that puts them two games out of the No. 7 seed in the win column...

No. 4 Highland holds off FSCC women; 'Hound men fall by 34 (02/21/12)
HIGHLAND -- Fort Scott Community College's women gave Highland, the fourth-ranked team in NJCAA Division II, all it could ask for here Saturday afternoon before falling to the Scotties, 53-47, in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Fort Scott's men trailed 43-27 at the half and saw Highland go up by as much as 40 in the second half. The Scotties settled for an 89-55 victory...

Hill signs two more (02/17/12)
Fort Scott Community College head volleyball coach Lindsay Hill announced Wednesday that two more seniors have signed NJCAA National Letters of Intent with FSCC. Bridget McGuire and Danielle Walker will join Sarah Williams, Topeka, Jacy Ermel, Uniontown, and Haylee Toothman, Shawnee in 2012...

Going to be a Greyhound (02/17/12)

'Hounds keep battling but KCK prevails (02/16/12)
Kansas City Kansas didn't let Teance Walton's first-half buzzer beater shake them up Wednesday night as the visiting Blue Devils took an 80-65 victory over Fort Scott Community College in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena. Walton's 3-pointer from the left wing right as the horn sounded put the Greyhounds up 32-31 going into the locker room. ...

Post game key as Kansas City downs 'Hound women (02/16/12)
Fort Scott Community College's women finally shook off their offensive slump Wednesday night against Kansas City Kansas in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division battle. But defending the post was the main issue on this night as the Blue Devils went on to a 64-57 victory that gives them a sweep of the season series and a tie-breaker when it comes to post-season tournament seeding...

Cavs' 3-pointers the difference (02/14/12)
Since the Fort Scott Community College's men was left with just five players two weeks ago, the Greyhounds' scoring average has actually gone up. But visiting Johnson County got hot from behind the 3-point line at Arnold Arena on Saturday and that made the difference in a 90-78 Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division victory...

D-II top-ranked Johnson County stymies Greyhounds (02/14/12)
For as well as Fort Scott Community College's women have been running their offense lately, there's one thing head coach Diana Couch wishes they would do. Shoot the ball. There were several stretches in Saturday's game against Johnson County at Arnold Arena in which no one seemed to want to take a shot. And the Cavaliers, the top-ranked team in NJCAA Division II, took advantage on their way to a 72-38 victory...

FSCC changes early baseball schedule (02/11/12)
Editor's Note: This information came to the attention of the Tribune post-deadline and could not be included in the print edition. ----- The extremely-cold weather scheduled for this weekend has forced Fort Scott Community College's baseball team to postpone the doubleheaders against Southeast Nebraska that were scheduled for Saturday and Sunday...

10 FSCC student-athletes earn All-Academic recognition (02/10/12)
Ten Fort Scott Community College student-athletes have earned a spot on the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference fall 2011 All-Academic Team. The Greyhounds are represented by six members of the volleyball team and four members of the football squad...

Allen sweeps Greyhounds in conference twinbill (02/09/12)
IOLA -- Allen Community College swept a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Wednesday night at the ACCC gymnasium. Red Devil women outlasted the Greyhounds, 43-38, while Allen's men took control late in the second half to defeat Fort Scott 79-66...

Tiger boys knock off No. 4 Parsons, move into second place in SEK (02/08/12)
PARSONS -- Fort Scott High's boys moved into second place in the Southeast Kansas League Tuesday night, beating Parsons 49-44 in league action here at Harold C. Johnson Gymnasium. SEK leader Independence received a scare from Labette County before prevailing in overtime at Altamont, 61-55. Pittsburg beat Coffyville, which entered the night tied for third with Fort Scott, 81-74 in overtime...

Greyhounds swept at Cowley (02/07/12)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept by Cowley in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at W.S. Scott Auditorium Saturday night, a place that's difficult on visitors under normal circumstances. Cowley defeated Fort Scott's women 90-37 in the first game of the doubleheader but that didn't keep the KJCCC -- headquartered in Arkansas City, incidentally -- from naming sophomore guard Jolee Sharp its Player of the Week...

Five still fighting for 'Hounds (02/02/12)
Fort Scott Community College asked no quarter and gave no quarter Wednesday night against Labette at Arnold Arena. With still just five men dressed, the Greyhounds didn't come out with an offense that sat back and milked the shot clock nor with a defense that sat back in a zone and waited for things to happen. They attacked on offense and flew around the court on defense...

Sharp's 34 leads 'Hound women to division win (02/02/12)
Jolee Sharp's college-high 34 points -- including some key free throws in the final 15 seconds -- led Fort Scott Community College's women to a 73-70 victory over Labette in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. In a very physical game -- 41 fouls were called -- Sharp got the brunt of the physicality with roughly 12 minutes left in the contest when she got a bloody nose courtesy of a flying elbow. ...

No. 16 Indy women defeat 'Hounds, 64-46 (01/31/12)
Independence's women, ranked 16th in the NJCAA Division I poll, walked away from Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon with a 64-46 victory over Fort Scott Community College as the Greyhounds again struggled early. It's been a common element in Fort Scott's conference losses: the Greyhounds try to hard not to make mistakes early -- which leads to mistakes. Then once they get through them, the finally play well but find themselves too far down to come back...

'Hound men battle on with 5 players (01/31/12)
The spectators at Arnold Arena understood that they had seen something special and showed it by showering Fort Scott Community College's players with applause after the final buzzer sounded Saturday afternoon. Due to injuries, academic issues and off-the-court indiscretions, Greyhound men were able to dress just five men against Independence for a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division game. But the 'Hounds outscored the visitors 21-4 in the final six minutes of play...

Former 'Hound teammates going to Super Bowl together (01/27/12)
Just three short years ago two Fort Scott Community College teammates were enjoying an incredible run playing Saturdays at Frary Field, helping to qualify the Greyhounds for the Heart of Texas Bowl, which FSCC won with a victory over Blinn. Now Pro-Bowler Jason Pierre-Paul and NFL rookie Jacquian Williams find themselves headed to Super Bowl XLVI, which will be held in Indianapolis February 5...

Coffeyville sweeps Greyhounds in division play (01/26/12)
COFFEYVILLE -- Coffeyville swept a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader from Fort Scott Community College here Wednesday night. Coffeyville's women gave head coach Emily Washburn her 200th career victory as they defeated Fort Scott 66-58. Red Raven men, ranked second in the nation in NJCAA Division I, exploded to a 21-2 lead on their way to a 117-59 whitewash of a short-handed Greyhound team...

'Hound women set defensive mark (01/24/12)
CHANUTE -- Based on Tribune record, Fort Scott Community College's women set a school record here Saturday night in beating Neosho County, 45-27, in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The 27 points is the fewest scored by any Greyhound opponent. ...

FSCC baseball sets academic pace (01/24/12)
The Fort Scott Community College baseball team had another impressive semester in the classroom, marking the seventh academic semester in a row that the team has earned a team grade-point average surpassing a 3.0. This fall, Greyhound baseball players earned a team GPA of 3.33. Of the 36 players on the team, 30 earned a GPA above 3.0 including three who had a perfect 4.0, while 11 had a GPA above 3.5, and 16 more had between a 3.0-3.49 GPA...

No. 6 Highland thwarts 'Hound rally (01/19/12)
Fort Scott Community College women's head coach Diana Couch said that she didn't have to talk to her team after they were unable to complete a rally and fell to NJCAA Division II No. 6-ranked Highland, 78-57, at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. The Greyhounds, who have lost their last seven games, scrapped back from a 25-point deficit to get within 9 with 9:43 left in the game. But the Scotties pulled away again, outscoring Fort Scott 21-8 in the final 7:43...

Scotties handle Greyhound men by 18 points (01/19/12)
Fort Scott Community College's men came out with hustle at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. Unfortunately, visiting Highland came ready to shoot the roof off the building, posting an early 12-point lead with the aid of four 3-point goals and going on to a 69-51 victory in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...

Kansas City sweeps 'Hounds (01/17/12)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's women dropped their sixth consecutive game when they fell to Kansas City Kansas here Saturday afternoon, 65-53. The Greyhounds fell to 0-4 in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play and 5-10 overall. Their last victory came on December 3 against Brown Mackie, which was then ranked No. 18 in NJCAA Division II, in a classic at Barton...

Greyhound teams show fight despite sweep (01/12/12)
OVERLAND PARK -- Al-though they were swept in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Wednesday night, both Fort Scott Community College basketball teams showed fight against Johnson County in the second half. Greyhound women fell to the Cavaliers -- ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA Division II poll -- by a 49-40 score but they outscored Johnson 15-3 in the last 5 1/2 minutes of play...

'Hound men win in overtime (01/10/12)
Fort Scott Community College's men broke a 7-game losing streak Saturday afternoon with an 80-75 victory over Allen at Arnold Arena in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The Greyhounds (1-1 East, 2-12 overall) hadn't won since beating the Arkansas Tech junior varsity on November 12 at Coffeyville...

Turnovers trip 'Hound women (01/10/12)
Fort Scott Community College's women may have been trying too hard to win Saturday's Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division contest with Allen at Arnold Arena. Head coach Diana Couch said that she would be honest with anyone who asked her how the Greyhounds lost to the Red Devils, 58-42, after they had fought back to tie the game 25-25 at the half...

Cowley handles Greyhound women, 71-45 (01/05/12)
Cowley used big runs to start each half to handle Fort Scott Community College's women in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division opener, 71-45, at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. The visiting Tigers (1-0 East, 10-3 overall) jumped out to a 21-9 lead in the first half and began the second half with a 17-2 run...

Tigers roll over 'Hound men, 76-41 (01/05/12)
Cowley's men jumped out to a 25-5 lead in the first 7 1/2 minutes of play Wednesday night and went on to a 76-41 victory over Fort Scott Community College at Arnold Arena in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division opener for both teams. This was Fort Scott's fourth-lowest point total of the season. The Greyhounds (0-1 East, 1-12 overall) have been held to 40 twice and managed only 36 against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M on Nov. 22...

Roadrunners hold off Greyhounds (12/13/11)
Fort Scott Community College's men's basketball coach Michael Cook has reason for optimism going into Jayhawk Conference play next month despite falling to 1-11 after a 76-65 loss to State Fair (Mo.) ar Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon. In essence down to 7 1/2 players as sophomore point guard Julian Mills was fighting the flu, the Greyhounds kept fighting and managed to get within 10 points with 2:16 remaining...

'Hounds compete but fall short (12/09/11)
Fort Scott Community College's men dressed only eight players at Arnold Arena Thursday night. But that didn't stop them from playing one of their most inspired games of the season. Sophomore Julian Mills seemed determined the will the Greyhounds to victory and Tony McGilveary played in dominating fashion. But it wasn't enough as Fort Scott fell to visiting Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, 52-47...

David named 1st Team All-American (12/08/11)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Former Fort Scott Community College linebacker LaVonte David was named to the American Football Coaches All-American First Team Monday. David, who played at FSCC in 2008 and 2009, is a senior linebacker at the University of Nebraska...

Short-handed 'Hound women manage split; men swept (12/06/11)
GREAT BEND -- Fort Scott's women managed to salvage a split in the Barton Classic here over the weekend despite playing the majority of the game they won without one of their key players. Fort Scott's men, meanwhile, suffered a sweep and fell to 1-9 on the season with their 11th and 12th consecutive losses to junior colleges...

Roadrunners race past Greyhounds, 73-40 (12/01/11)
SEDALIA, Mo. -- State Fair raced past Fort Scott Community College, 73-40, here Tuesday night in a non-conference junior college basketball game. The Roadrunners (6-6) held the Greyhounds to 30-percent field-goal shooting on the night as Fort Scott (1-7) made just 7 fielders in the first half...

Greyhound rally stalls in 57-36 loss (11/24/11)
MIAMI, Okla. -- Staving off a potential second half comeback, Northeastern A&M earned a 57-36 victory Tuesday night over Fort Scott Community College at the NEO Fieldhouse. Winning their second straight game, the Golden Norse are 4-4 on the season while the Greyhounds are 1-6...

Defense delivers Greyhound victory (11/22/11)
Fort Scott Community College's women outscored the Missouri Valley College junior varsity 36-14 in the second half Monday night and went on to a 58-35 victory at Arnold Arena. Fort Scott's use of multiple zone defenses kept the Vikings off balance. Missouri Valley committed 19 turnovers in the second half alone...

'Hounds streak to 60-48 victory (11/18/11)
Fort Scott Community College's women scored the last 12 points of the contest Thursday night and defeated the Ottawa University junior varsity, 60-48, at Arnold Arena. Sarah Weisner hit her third 3-point goal in three minutes for the Braves to tie the score with exactly seven minutes remaining. ...

Three receive honors (11/16/11)
Submitted to the Tribune The Fort Scott Community College volleyball team was well represented as the All-Jayhawk ConferenceConference and All-District teams were announced this past week. Both teams are voted on by the head coaches of each conference school...

10 Greyhounds picked for All-KJCCC team (11/16/11)
Although the team itself was ineligible for post-season play, the Jayhawk Conference honored 10 members of Fort Scott Community College's football team with spots on the All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference team. None of Fort Scott's players were chosen to the First Team. ...

Greyhound women split at Allen classic (11/15/11)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team split its games at the Allen Citizens Bank Classic here over the weekend. Friday, the Greyhounds (2-3) defeated the Bethel College junior varsity. 59-49. Saturday, Fort Scott lost to Cottey, the 11th-ranked team in NJCAA Division II, 68-64...

FSCC women aiding Toys for Tots (11/10/11)
The Fort Scott Community College Women's Basketball program is sponsoring the Toys for Totscommunity service project again this year. This is the second year the Greyhounds will be helping Toys for Tots since the resurgence of the charity to Bourbon County last season. The 'Hounds have volunteered to be in charge of the entire city of Fort Scott and have placed donation boxes throughout town. Community members are asked to donate a toy at one of the drop-off locations...

Volleyball sets school win record (11/10/11)
The Fort Scott Community College volleyball season finished much differently than in years past. The Greyhounds concluded their season with wins over Cottey and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M the weekend of Oct. 28-29. Last year, the Greyhounds finished with a 5-29 record. This year's team was bound and determined to start a new tradition, a tradition of winning. They did exactly that, finishing with a record of 25-10...

Butler escapes 'Hound upset bid (11/09/11)
Fort Scott Community College's men came oh-so-close Tuesday night. But in the end, Butler was able to make some clutch plays and went on to a 60-56 victory over the Greyhounds in non-conference play at Arnold Arena. Fort Scott (0-4) took just its third lead of the night -- its first since the 7 1/2-minute mark of the first half -- when Desean Miles hit a bank shot with 1:47 remaining in the contest, making it 53-52...

Crowder roughs up Greyhounds, 68-39 (11/08/11)
Saturday afternoon's game didn't begin well for Fort Scott Community College's women. And then it got worse. What began as a quest to find a point guard who could execute the offense turned into an odyssey that made it seem as though there was a lid sealed tightly on the basket and that there was grease on the ball as the Greyhounds lost to Crowder (Mo.), 68-39 in the final game of the Gladbach Classic...

Greyhounds, Pirates winners on first night of classic (11/05/11)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott Community College's women started off its season on a roller coaster Friday night. The Greyhounds' offense alternated between sluggish and explosive during stretches but FSCC prevailed 56-45 over Southwestern Iowa on the first night of the Gladbach Classic at Arnold Arena...

Hutch handles 'Hounds (11/04/11)
HUTCHINSON -- Hutchinson held Fort Scott Community College's men to 28-percent field-goal shooting here Thursday night as the Blue Dragons took an 83-40 victory in the season opener for both teams at the Hutchinson Quarterback Classic. The Blue Dragons scored 16 of the game's first 18 points and led 30-17 at halftime. Then they scored the first 9 points of the second half...

FSCC women open with home Gladbach Classic (11/04/11)
Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team will open the season at home this weekend as the Grey-hounds host the Gladbach Classic at Arnold Arena. The classic is named after Jim Glad-bach, an FSCC women's basketball supporter for over 10 years...

Cook looks for sophomore leadership in 4th season (11/03/11)
When Fort Scott Community College head men's basketball coach Michael Cook was hired before the 2008-09 season, he realized that building a competitive program basically from scratch wasn't going to be done quickly. "When I got hired, I said it would be the fourth year before we started winning because we were building from scratch," Cook said Tuesday morning. ...

That's All, Folks (11/01/11)
Probation-saddled Greyhounds finish season with Homecoming victory

FSCC's post-season bid comes to end (10/27/11)
Despite what could end up being a 25-win season, Fort Scott Community College's bid to make the District Tournament came to an end Wednesday night as Kansas City Kansas took three of four sets, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match...

'Hound defense scores three times in rout (10/17/11)
DODGE CITY -- How does a defense come away from a day in which it allowed 28 first downs and 591 yards of total off-ense? Buy scoring three times, one of which was the longest scoring play in school history. Fort Scott Community College returned three interceptions for scores in the second half here Saturday, giving the Greyhounds the lead for good in a 40-22 victory over Dodge City...

Volleyball junior program to hold tryouts (10/17/11)
FS Juniors is a new volleyball club that is starting this year in the Fort Scott area. The club offers opportunities to get training and playing time year-round. The program will qualified coaches that will assist players in getting the best training possible, plus the opportunity to begin the recruiting process...

Eddie Brown enshrined in NJCAA Hall of Fame (10/11/11)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Former Fort Scott Community College receiver Eddie Brown has been inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2011. "Touchdown" Eddie Brown played for Jack Welch in 1987 and 1988. The Miami, Fla., native was an All-Jayhawk Conference and NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American in 1988. At FSCC, Brown caught 67 passes for 1,375 yards and 16 touchdowns in two seasons...

FSCC men's rodeo wins at Pratt (10/07/11)
The Fort Scott Community College Rodeo Team competed at a college rodeo in Pratt last weekend. The student-athletes performed well with the men's team finishing in first place and the women's team getting fourth place. Yance Day won the long round in Bareback Riding and A.J. ...

Dragons outrace 'Hounds, 69-36 (10/04/11)
After a game during which Fort Scott Community College scored 36 points and rolled up 480 yards of total offense, the crowd could only walk out of Frary Field's stadium in silence. Hutchinson, the nation's 11th-ranked team, quieted the crowd by opening the fourth quarter with three unanswered scores, putting an end to what hope the Greyhounds might have had of a rally and went on to a 69-36 victory...

Greyhound volleyball drubs Hesston in three games (10/04/11)
In its last home match, a stunning loss to Coffeyville last Wednesday, Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team got off to a strong start then faded quickly in a five-game loss. Saturday in Nevada, they swept host Cottey College, 25-23, 25-12, 25-16, and Stephens College, 25-21, 25-23, 25-14, starting off a bit slow as the first game scores suggest but getting stronger as the match went on...

Barrows one of three to be inducted to FSCC Hall of Fame (09/30/11)
Fort Scott Community College will honor the newest members to the FSCC Athletic Hall of Fame with an induction ceremony and breakfast Saturday, Oct. 29. The inductees for the Hall of Fame class of 2011 are Kellye (West) Barrows, Jared Keylon, and Don Ross...

Red Ravens stun Greyhounds in five (09/29/11)
Running out to a 12-1 lead in the first game of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match with Coffeyville at Arnold Arena Wednesday night, it appeared that the Greyhounds would enjoy a cakewalk over the visiting Red Ravens. But once the Greyhounds lost their momentum they found it difficult to recapture and the Ravens slugged their way to a 5-game victory, 13-25, 27-25, 25-21, 29-31, 15-9...

Missed opportunities hurt 'Hounds (09/27/11)
COFFEYVILLE -- Both team's head coaches will probably tell anyone who watched the game between Fort Scott Community College and No. 16 Coffeyville here Saturday night that his team left points on the field. The Greyhounds (2-3) probably felt like they could have scored two more first-half touchdowns after failing to convert two fourth downs in Coffeyville territory. ...

Greyhounds win three at Allen quad (09/27/11)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team won all three matches at a non-conference quadrangular here Saturday. The Greyhounds (15-5) swept the Friends University junior varsity, 25-22, 25-15, and Neosho County, 25-18, 25-21. The 'Hounds defeated Allen in three, 25-22, 15-25, 15-10...

'Hound volleyball receives votes in poll (09/22/11)
For the first time possibly going back to as far as Kerry Messersmith's tenure as head coach in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team has received votes in a National Junior College Athletic Association poll...

Kramer, FSCC Hall of Famer, passes at 92 (09/20/11)
Woodrow "Woody" Kramer, a Fort Scott Junior College graduate and former Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Community College coach, died Thursday at Elm Grove Estates in Hutchinson. He was 92. Kramer attended Pittsburg State Teachers College following graduation from what is now FSCC. ...

'Hounds overcome Busters' strong start (09/20/11)
A young Garden City football squad dominated the first 16 1/2 minutes of play at Frary Field Saturday afternoon. But the Broncbusters eventually succumbed to the size of Fort Scott Community College and fell 14-12 on a wet, cloudy day. Due to Fort Scott's probation, the game does not count in Jayhawk Conference standings...

Greyhound volleyball wins 10th match (09/16/11)
IOLA -- Fort Scott community College's volleyball team won its 10th match of the season here Wed-nesday night defeating Allen County in five games in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The 'Hounds came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 10-25, 19-25, 25-15, 25-10, 17-15. FSCC improved to 3-2 in the East and 10-4 overall...

'Hounds smash past Indy 35-14 (09/13/11)
INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott Community College's football team just wanted to come out and play some good old-fashioned smash-mouth football here Saturday night. The approach paid off as the Greyhounds got their first victory of the season, 35-14, over Independence at Emmott Field...

'Hounds sweep despite poor play (09/08/11)
Fort Scott Community College head volleyball coach Lindsay Hill was disappointed with the way her team played against Independence at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. The Greyhounds won. Swept the Pirates in fact, 25-17, 25-16, 25-17., in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...

No. 3 Butler downs 'Hounds, 43-12 (09/07/11)
EL DORADO -- Fort Scott Community College's football team scored on the first and last possessions here Saturday night. In bet-ween those scores, No. 3-ranked Butler scored 43 points and gained 514 yards of total offense. Luke Lundy scored for the Greyhounds (0-2) on a 47-yard run less than five minutes into the game. A pass play of about 50 yards set up Martese Jackson's 9-yard run with one second left in the contest...

NJCAA rules on FSCC probation (08/30/11)
The National Junior College Athletic Association placed Fort Scott Community College's football program on probation -- officially -- Monday morning. Word had leaked that probation had already taken affect two weeks ago but only one person -- NJCAA Assistant Executive Director Mark Krug -- actually said it was so at the time. ...

'Hound volleyball starts season 4-0 (08/30/11)
Last season, Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team won five matches. Last weekend at Arnold Arena, new head coach Lindsay Hill began her tenure by going 4-0 at the Greyhounds' home tournament. "We looked better today than we have all pre-season," Hill said. "We really pulled it together this weekend. We still have a long way to go. We still have things we need to fix. But we looked very good."...

No. 4 Blinn dominates 'Hounds, 65-18 (08/26/11)
Blinn running back Marion Grice rushed for 236 yards and four touchdowns Thursday night the No. 4-ranked Buccaneers rode roughshod over Fort Scott Community College, 65-18, in both team's season opener at Frary Field. Blinn's 65 points were the most any team has scored in the six seasons that the Southwest Junior College Football Conference and the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference have played their opening-weekend series. ...

Horton, 'Hounds ready to get to work (08/25/11)
It was a sudden transition for new Fort Scott Community College head football coach Curtis Horton, who was given the reins of the Greyhound program the first week of July when Jeff Sims resigned for a recruiting position at Indiana University. But Horton got to work quickly, retaining key assistants, bringing in new ones and getting the players to believe that change -- but not too much -- will be a good thing...

Hill feels turnaround can be made quickly (08/25/11)
New Fort Scott Community College head volleyball coach Lindsay Hill has been a winning coach in the Jayhawk Conference before. Hill, wife of FSCC head baseball coach John Hill, had an 85-71 record in four years at Neosho County Community College in Chanute from 2004-07. Her most recent job was as assistant to Pittsburg State head coach Ibraheem Suberu. In the last three seasons at Pitt State, Hill has been part of a program that's gone 67-37...

'Hounds just a week from opener (08/19/11)
First-year Fort Scott Community College head football coach Curtis Horton said Thursday evening that the coaching staff has made most of their decisions about the 55-man active roster that the team is allowed to have under Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference rules...

Navarro tops pre-season NJCAA poll (08/09/11)
Defending national champion Navarro (Texas) will enter the 2011 football season as the No. 1-ranked team in the National Junior College Athletic Association. The pre-season poll was released late last week. This is in stark contrast to the jcgridiron.com pre-season "Dirty 30", released a month ago, which has Navarro ranked No. 11. The NJCAA poll does not include the schools in California, which are not members of the organization, while the jcgridiron.com poll does...

Butler picked to win again; 'Hounds tabbed for fifth (08/03/11)
WICHITA -- Fort Scott Community College's football team -- which opens its season August 25 against Blinn (Texas) at Frary Field -- was picked to finish in fifth place in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College pre-season coaches poll here Friday. Defending champion Butler, which has won 11 of the last 13 regular-season titles, was the unanimous choice to win the KJCCC once again. Hutchinson was picked to finish second with Coffeyville third and Independence fourth...

FSCC volleyball team reclaims racquetball court (07/14/11)
The Fort Scott Community College volleyball team will move back into the racquetball court/volleyball locker room on July 20. The volleyball team vacated the space in January to allow for the racquetball court, located on the FSCC campus, to be open for the community during the spring and summer months...

Greyhounds appear in pre-season 'Dirty 30' (07/13/11)
Despite a 3-6 record in 2010 and the loss of head coach Jeff Sims to Indiana University, Fort Scott Community College's football team is ranked No. 23 in the JCGridiron.com "Dirty 30" rankings, which were released Tuesday. New head coach Curtis Horton, promoted from offensive co-ordinator, will take the field on August 25 with the No. 23-ranked team in the country. The Greyhounds' opponent that night, Blinn, will bring the No. 2 ranking to Frary Field...

13 FSCC athletes, 3 teams earn academic honors (07/02/11)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Thirteen Fort Scott Community College athletes and three of the college's teams earned academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). There are three levels of individual achievement. The highest is the Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence, given to those who earn a perfect 4.00 on a 4.00-point scale. Although no Greyhounds received that honor, one came within 0.08 points...

FSCC rodeo competes in CNFR (06/29/11)
Fort Scott Community College's men's rodeo team travelled to Casper, Wyo., June 12-18 to compete at the College National Finals Rodeo. Six individuals qualified for the CNFR: Jordan Corrigan, Jake Self, Ethan Assman, Jake McKellips, Matt Croom, and Dustin Olmstead...

FSCC women's basketball hosting camp (06/23/11)
Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team will host a summer camp, July 11-14 at Arnold Arena. This camp is for kids in grades 5-12. Daily instruction and stations will emphasize fundamental basketball skills and overall player development...

Mattox signs with St. Mary (05/19/11)
Fort Scott Community College sophomore Kendra Mattox signed a letter of intent with the University of St. Mary, Leavenworth, during a awards session in front of teammates, friends and faculty in the FSCC Board Room Tuesday afternoon. In addition to Mattox's signing, head coach Diana Couch handed out conference and team awards team members received during the season...

FSCC basketball camp starts June 6 (05/14/11)
FORT SCOTT -- The Fort Scott Community College men's basketball team will host a summer camp for grades 4-8, June 6-10. Daily instruction and stations will emphasize fundamental basketball skills and overall player development. Campers will compete on teams in order to apply their individual skill development to a team concept...

Host Colby finishes Greyhounds' season (05/11/11)
COLBY -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team saw its season come to an end here Monday afternoon when the Greyhounds lost to host Colby at the Region VI West 2 Sub-Regional Tournament. The Greyhounds (42-17) had to come through the losers bracket to reach the final after losing 9-3 to Butler in the opening round on Saturday. The Grizzlies (31-26) pounded out 17 hits in the victory...

K-State football coach to speak in Fort Scott (05/07/11)
Kansas State University football coach Bill Snyder, the architect of the "greatest turnaround in the history of college football," will speak at 7 p.m. May 9 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center on the Fort Scott Community College campus...

Six qualify for College National Finals Rodeo (05/05/11)
The Fort Scott Community College men's rodeo team has a lot to celebrate. After finishing runner-up in the Central Plains Region the team automatically qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo, which will be held June 12-18 at Casper, Wyo. FSCC will take six males for the qualifying team. ...

'Hounds traveling to Colby for playoffs (05/03/11)
The start times for the games at the Sub-Regional tournament were changed between the time of original publication and Wednesday afternoon. This version lists the correct times.

FSCC youth baseball clinic set for May 3 (04/23/11)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- A youth baseball clinic, sponsored by 5 Corners Mini--Mart, will be held May 3 from 5-6:30 p.m. The clinic will be conducted by the coaches and players of the Fort Scott Community College baseball team and will be held at Lions Field on the FSCC campus...

Neosho County sweeps 'Hounds (04/20/11)
Neosho County swept a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader from Fort Scott Community College at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Tuesday by scores of 2-1 and 11-6. Fort Scott's only run in the opener came in the first inning when Cassie Sharon drove in Aubrie Duval with a single to center. Neosho County (12-13 East, 23-16 overall) got both its runs in the top of the third...

Future FSCC players shine in all-star games (04/19/11)
Three players scored more than 20 points in leading the Maroon boys over the White team, 95-85, at the First Annual Pechone Stepps All-Star Games at Arnold Arena Sunday afternoon. Fort Scott Community College had six signees in the girls' game but a volleyball signee was the Most Valuable Player as the Black squad defeated the White, 85-51...

FSCC hosting All-Star games Sunday afternoon (04/15/11)
The Fort Scott Community College men's and women's basketball teams are hosting the First Annual Pechone Stepps High School All-Star Games this Sunday at Arnold Arena. This event will feature some of the best talent from the Southeast Kansas area and some future Greyhounds...

No. 17 Cowley takes series (04/12/11)

No. 6 Highland sweeps 'Hounds (04/06/11)
For eight innings Tuesday afternoon, Fort Scott Community College's softball team stood toe-to-toe with the sixth-ranked team in NJCAA Division II. But visiting Highland scored three times in the top of the ninth inning of the opener and went on to win 4-1, then took the second game from the Greyhounds, 9-3, at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex...

'Hounds take 3 of 4 from Cavaliers (04/05/11)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball took three out of four games in a weekend series with 20th-ranked Johnson County over the weekend, showing the kind of potential against one of the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division's teams that they had lacked in their last two series...

Greyhounds salvage split in home opener (03/19/11)
FORT SCOTT -- It happened nearly two weeks later than they wanted but Fort Scott Community College's softball team finally played its home opener Friday afternoon. The Greyhounds split a Region VI Division II district doubleheader with Brown Mackie, winning the second game 5-3 after dropping the opener 3-0 at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex...

New wall latest improvement at Lions Field (03/19/11)
FORT SCOTT -- Lions Field, the home of Fort Scott Community College baseball, now has a new stone wall on the right-field side of the park. When John Hill III and his coaching staff took over the FSCC program in the fall of 2008, the first thing they did was build a new right field wall because the old one was crumbling. ...

'Hounds take 3 of 4 from Allen (03/14/11)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team took three of four games in a weekend series with Allen County at Lions Field over the weekend, keeping pace with the leaders in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division. Fort Scott swept Saturday's doubleheader 9-4 and 14-4. The Greyhounds dropped game one of Sunday's twinbill 11-9 but won the nightcap 16-6 battling both the Red Devils and the deteriorating weather...

KSEK announces FSCC spring broadcast dates (03/12/11)
FORT SCOTT -- KSEK-FM (99.1), rightsholder for Fort Scott Community College radio broadcasts, has announced a four-event broadcast schedule for Greyhound spring sports. Two baseball doubleheaders will be broadcast: April 9 vs. Cowley College and April 30 vs. Labette. Both doubleheaders begin at 1 p.m. with pre-game shows starting at 12:45...

FSCC softball rescheduled (03/08/11)
Fort Scott Community College's softball doubleheader versus Kansas City Kansas, scheduled for Tuesday at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex, has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday.

Follow through (03/08/11)

New FSCC volleyball coach signs 9th player (03/05/11)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Fort Scott Community College volleyball roster continues to grow as Coach Lindsay Hill added another commitment recently, bringing the total to nine for the 2011 season. The latest signee is Erika Getz, a 5' 9" outside hitter from Parsons, Kan. Getz attends Parsons High School and was coached by Megan Mantooth. She participated in volleyball, basketball, and track and was also a member of FCA, Key Club, Sports Club and was President of SADD Club...

Sharp earns Honorable Mention (03/05/11)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College freshman Jolee Sharp, a graduate of Fort Scott High School, earned Honorable Mention status on this year's All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College-Eastern Division team. Sharp was honored after leading the conference in steals with 4.1 per game, finishing 10th in rebounds with 7.4 per game and 11th in scoring at 13 points per game. Among just players from the Eastern Division, she was sixth in rebounds and sixth in scoring...

Longview beats FSCC, 5-3 (03/04/11)
Longview (Mo.) took advantage of several Fort Scott Community College miscues and turned two double plays in the late innings to take a 5-3 win over the Greyhounds at Lions Field here Thursday afternoon. The teams were tied 2-2 after one inning but the Lakers scored single runs in the second, fifth and sixth innings while taking advantage of Greyhound errors...

Crowder scores 5 in 7th to beat 'Hounds (03/03/11)
A five-run seventh inning gave visiting Crowder College (Mo.) momentum to go on to a 10-5 victory over Fort Scott Community College's baseball team at Lions Field Wednesday afternoon. In that seventh inning, Crowder (12-4) scored all its runs with nobody out, the last 3 coming on on a David Guarno home run over the left-field fence...

Seward takes victory from 'Hound women (03/03/11)
LIBERAL, Kan. -- Seward County forced 31 turnovers as the homestanding Saints defeated Fort Scott Community College's women, 64-41, in the first round of the Region VI Tournament here Tuesday night. The Saints (21-10) were credited with 21 steals in the game. They also held the Greyhounds (9-22) to just 10 points in the first half...

Hutch eliminates 'Hound men, 51-39 (03/02/11)
HUTCHINSON -- Hutchinson outscored Fort Scott Community College's men 25-17 in the second half here Tuesday night as the Blue Dragons put an end to the Greyhounds' season with a 51-39 decision in the first round of the Region VI Tournament. The 39 points are the fewest the Greyhounds (5-26) have scored in the Region VI Tournament since it expanded to 16 teams and was the third-lowest total in school history since the shot clock was made a part of the game...

'Hound women take 5 seed despite loss, go to Seward tonight (03/01/11)
Fort Scott Community College's women lost to Kansas City Kansas, 70-60, in the final game of the regular-season at Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon. But they still got the No. 5 seed from the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division they were looking for when Coffeyville defeated Labette later that night in Parsons...

Devils down 'Hounds; Hutch first-round foe (03/01/11)
Kansas City Kansas defeated Fort Scott Community College's men in the regular-season finale at Arnold Arena, 62-40, Saturday afternoon. It was the 12th time this season that the Greyhounds were held to fewer than 50 points. The Greyhounds finished ninth in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division and will be the No. 7 seed among the division's Division I teams. They will be at Western Division runner-up Hutchinson (24-6) tonight for a Region VI Tournament first-round contest...

Cottey hosts first-round playoff game; home finale for Greyhounds today (02/26/11)
All three of the Herald-Tribune area's junior college basketball teams will be in action this afternoon as post-season play gears up. Cottey College's women will host a first-round Region XVI Division II playoff game this afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Hinkhouse Center in Nevada against St. ...

12 Greyhounds named KJCCC All-Academic (02/26/11)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference recently released its Fall All-Academic selections for football and volleyball. Fifteen Fort Scott Community College athletes were named to the teams. Football saw 12 players honored: Quin Bruce, Dallas Buck, Garret Ericson, Shane Hammer, Jeff Johnson, Sam Patton, Sam Quilice, Kevin Richard, Dillon Roberts, Arthur Rucker, David Shank and Brenton Smith...

Scotties hold off 'Hounds; KCK calls (02/24/11)
Another minute would have been nice. Kendra Mattox hit a 3-point shot in the waning seconds but with 1/10th of a second remaining, all visiting Highland had to do was get the ball in-bounds in order to hold off Fort Scott Community College's women, 69-68, in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play Wednesday night...

Men's win streak stopped at two (02/24/11)
Highland prevented Fort Scott's men from a third consecutive victory by taking down the Greyhounds, 67-43, at Arnold Arena Wednesday night in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The 'Hounds had defeated Allen County Saturday and North Central Missouri Monday...

Greyhounds sweep Allen County (02/22/11)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball team swept a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Saturday. Fort Scott's men outscored Allen County 34-19 in the second half and prevailed 63-54, beating someone other than Labette in conference play for the first time since February of 2009...

FSCC baseball takes four from North Central Mo. (02/22/11)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team finally got its season underway here over the weekend by moving a four-game series with North Central Missouri to Jaycee Ball Park here. The Greyhounds swept the Pirates in a pair of doubleheaders. Saturday's scores were 3-2 in the opener and 14-2 in the second game. Sunday's scores were 5-1 and 2-1...

FSCC baseball tries to beat weather by moving games to Pittsburg (02/19/11)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team will has moved scheduled Saturday and Sunday home doubleheaders with North Central Missouri to Jaycee Ball Park in Pittsburg. FSCC has seen five doubleheaders postponed this season and has yet to take the field. They were to host the Bethany JV February 5 and 6 and Southeast Nebraska February 12 and 13. A scheduled doubleheader at Crowder College in Neosho, Mo., Wednesday was also called off...

Cowley sweeps 'Hounds (02/17/11)
Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept by Cowley College Wednesday night at Arnold Arena. Greyhound women faltered in the second half of a 58-42 loss to the Tigers. Cowley's men bombed the 'Hounds from 3-point range as they took a 69-44 victory...

On the dotted line (02/17/11)

On to college (02/16/11)

Independence teams sweep Greyhounds (02/15/11)
INDEPENDENCE -- Independence's teams swept Fort Scott Community College in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play here Saturday night. Fort Scott's women (5-9 East, 8-18 overall) fell to the fifth-ranked Pirates, 70-48. Independence leads the East at 13-1, 25-1...

Going Greyhound (02/12/11)

NJCAA reports 40 FSCC signees; N.C. prep QB said to be coming (02/12/11)
FORT SCOTT -- The National Junior College Athletic Association website has a list of 40 high school seniors who have signed football letters of intent with Fort Scott Community College for next season. That count, if accurate, can be boosted to at least 42 as Drew Bryant and Griffin Knopp joined Fort Scott High School teammate Kelsey Adams on that list in a signing meeting at the FSHS media center Friday afternoon (related photo, Page 1B)...

'Hound women rally by Neosho County (02/10/11)
Fort Scott Community College's women have become sort of notorious for getting off to slow starts. The first eight to 10 minutes of their ball games can be pretty rough. Wednesday night was no exception as the Greyhounds struggled early again. But in the second half, a change in strategy and Ashlie Baker's hot hand sparked a rally that led to a 58-45 victory over Neosho County in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena...

Panthers keep 'Hound men at bay (02/10/11)
Fort Scott Community College's men came out of the locker room looking as ready to go as they've been this season, making 3 of their first 4 field-goal attempts and jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the early moments of action Wednesday night at Arnold Arena...

Johnson County sweeps Greyhounds (02/09/11)
OVERLAND PARK -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept by nationally-ranked Johnson County squads in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Monday night. Cavalier women, ranked No. 2 in NJCAA Division II, took an 83-37 victory. Johnson County men, ranked No. 14 in Division II, rolled to a 70-49 win...

'Hound men break losing streak (02/08/11)
Michael Cook's birthday was a happy one. His Fort Scott Community College basketball team defeated Labette 54-42 Saturday afternoon at Arnold Arena, giving his team a key tie-breaker over the Cardinals in Region VI Tournament Division I seeding and perhaps avoiding a long, long trip for a first-round tournament game...

'Hound women rally to beat Cards (02/08/11)
If Fort Scott Community College's women did nothing else Saturday night, they neutralized a tie-breaker with Labette in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division standings when the Greyhounds beat the visiting Cardinals, 65-57, Saturday afternoon at Arnold Arena...

ONLINE FIRST: FSCC games rescheduled; home Saturday (02/02/11)
Fort Scott Community College's basketball games at Johnson County, originally scheduled for Wednesday night, have been rescheduled for Monday night at Overland Park. The women's game will tip off at 5:30 p.m. with the men to follow at 7:30. All but three Jayhawk Conference doubleheaders were called off Wednesday due to the major snowstorm that affected the midwest. ...

'Hounds put scare into Ravens before falling, 59-55 (02/01/11)
Another lesson learned for a young team: Don't try too hard to win. Fort Scott Community College's women had a real shot at beating Coffeyville for the first time since 2002 Saturday afternoon. But the experience and poise of the visiting Red Ravens held up as the deciding factor at Coffeyville left Arnold Arena with a 59-55 victory in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...

No. 9 Coffeyville flexes defensive muscle (02/01/11)
Coming off a 116-50 rout of Labette Wednesday night, ninth-ranked Coffeyville apparently looked to see what it could do defensively when it came to Arnold Arena to face Fort Scott Community College's men in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play Saturday afternoon...

Indy boys control second half, down Fort Scott 44-41 (01/29/11)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott High's boys saw the outside shot desert them and Independence took advantage to take control in the second half and go on to a 44-41 victory in the Southeast Kansas League opener for both teams at the FSHS gymnasium. "Hopefully, we come out next week and get back after it next week because we haven't been clicking on all cylinders these past couple of games," Fort Scott head coach Jeff DeLaTorre said. "We battled at the end but we put ourselves in a big hole."...

KCK rolls past 'Hound women (01/28/11)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Kansas City's women made 7 of their first 8 field-goal attempts of the night, racing out to a 19-0 lead in the first 10 minutes of play on their way to defeating Fort Scott Community College, 64-40, in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play Wednesday night...

'Hound women shoot lights out in victory (01/25/11)
HIGHLAND -- Every Greyhound scored in Fort Scott Community College women's 78-69 victory over Highland in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play here Saturday afternoon. Fort Scott shot 50 percent from the field, making 28 of 56 field-goal tries. But the Greyhounds hit on 58 percent of their 3-pointers, making 11 of 19, and also went 11 of 14 at the free-throw line...

Highland drops 'Hounds (01/25/11)
HIGHLAND -- Fort Scott Community College's men suffered their fifth straight loss Saturday afternoon, falling to Highland 63-59 in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Alex Barner led Fort Scott (1-7 East, 2-17 overall) with 15 points while Teance Walton added 14. Both players had 8 rebounds...

Sharp's triple-double helps 'Hounds (01/20/11)
Jolee Sharp posted what may be just the second triple-double in Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball history Wednesday night as the Fort Scott High graduate scored 24 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and picked up 12 steals in a 58-41 victory over Allen County at Arnold Arena...

Devils deny FSCC men victory in waning seconds (01/20/11)
Visiting Allen County denied Fort Scott Community College's men victory at Arnold Arena Wednesday night, making a defensive stop in the final four seconds to preserve a 55-54 victory in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Teance Walton made two free throws with seven seconds remaining to bring Fort Scott within one point. ...

Greyhounds swept at Cowley (01/18/11)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball team were swept by Cowley College in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Saturday night. Fort Scott's women lost to Cowley, 68-47. Greyhound men lost to the Tigers, 66-54...

Indy men snatch victory from 'Hounds (01/13/11)
Call it another lesson learned in the college basketball course of How to Win 101. Fort Scott Community College's men did everything right during a 10-minute stretch of the second half at Arnold Arena Wednesday night and looked ready to steal a victory from Independence, one of the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division's top teams...

No. 5 Pirates control 'Hound women (01/13/11)
Fort Scott Community College's women held Independence within shouting distance in the first five minutes of play at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. But after that, the fifth-ranked Pirates took firm control and went on to a 71-51 victory in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...

'Hound women win at buzzer (01/11/11)
Pair of 20-point efforts not enough for FSCC men

'Hound men rally for win; women's comeback falls short (01/06/11)
PARSONS -- Fort Scott Community College's men returned from nearly a month off to rally for a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division victory over Labette, 61-57, here Wednesday night. It was the Greyhounds' second victory in their last three games. Fort Scott's women also rallied from a halftime deficit but the 'Hounds were not able to hold one once they got the lead and Labette took a 57-54 conference win...

FSCC men split pair on road (12/09/10)
A two-game road swing saw Fort Scott Community College's men win their first game of the season Monday night and fall by nearly 50 points Tuesday night. Greyhound men (1-12) picked up a 68-62 victory at Division II North Central Missouri (3-5) as Robert Mason scored 26 points on 10-of-16 field-goal shooting. Gary Floyd and Menas Stephens scored 12 each and Alex Barner added 11. Fort Scott made half of its 48 field-goal attempts...

Hounds post road sweep (12/07/10)
TRENTON, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's men broke a 13-game losing streak as part of a Greyhound sweep of North Central College here Monday night. 'Hound men (1-11) took a 68-62 victory. Fort Scott's women (2-9) started the evening off with a 53-47 win over the Pirates (8-3)...

College games delayed by broken backboard (12/07/10)
It was an odd weekend for Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams. In a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader that took two days to complete, Johnson County swept the Greyhounds. Cavalier women, ranked No. 1 in the country in NJCAA Division II, defeated Fort Scott, 51-29, in a game that was suspended at halftime Saturday and finished on Sunday. Then the 10th-ranked Johnson County men's squad pulled away in the second half to beat the 'Hounds, 72-53, Sunday night...

ONLINE FIRST: Junior college games postponed to Sunday due to broken backboard. (12/04/10)
Fort Scott Community College's home Jayhawk Conference doubleheader with Johnson County at Arnold Arena was postponed at halftime Saturday afternoon after a Johnson County men's player shattered one of the backboards. The player was dunking during warm-ups between the halves of the women's game...

Coffeyville sweeps conference openers in routs (12/01/10)
COFFEYVILLE -- Wednesday night's Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division openers did not go smoothly for Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams. Coffeyville's men, ranked 13th in the nation, routed Fort Scott's men 78-41 as the Greyhounds failed to score at least 50 points for the fourth time this season...

David, Judie named to All-Big 12 teams (12/01/10)
Former Fort Scott Community College players LaVonte David and Coryell Judie recently received honors from the Big 12 Conference. Nebraska's David, who played for FSCC in 2008 and 2009, was named the Big 12's Newcomer of the Year and was also named to the First Team defense at linebacker. David led the Cornhuskers with 128 tackles, 14 for a loss. He also had 6 sacks...

FSCC hires volleyball coach (11/29/10)
Lindsay Hill was selected for the position of Fort Scott Community College head volleyball coach November 19, and has already jumped into her new role. "FSCC was looking for a leader who could come into this position and make the necessary changes to move our women's volleyball program to the next level," Athletic Director J.D. Ettore said. "After all of the interviews were completed, it became apparent that Lindsay was the right person for the position."...

Grizzlies fight off 'Hounds (11/17/10)
Fort Scott Community College's basketball team has played one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country. And Wednesday night at Arnold Arena, one of the nation's top-10 teams, according to the NJCAA's pre-season poll, got a taste of the potential the Greyhounds have despite being winless...

Eight Greyhounds earn honors (11/17/10)
Eight members of Fort Scott Community College's football team have received All-Jay-hawk Conference honors. The only First Team honoree was sophomore punter Chase Tenpenney, who was second in the conference with an average of 38.8 yards per kick. Sophomore wide receiver Malcom Moulton and freshman guard Ryan Kincaid were named to the Second Team. ...

Mavericks hold off 'Hounds (11/16/10)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's men fell to 0-7 on the season with a 65-58 loss to Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa in the Citizens Bank Classic at Allen County Community College Saturday afternoon. However, the 'Hounds have been playing tough competition in pre-conference games with the goal of getting ready for the rigors of Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. ...

FSCC latest of Mavs' conference conquests (11/16/10)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's women stand at 0-5 on the season after an 89-49 loss to Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa at the Citizens Bank Classic here Saturday afternoon. The Mavericks (5-0) picked up their fourth consecutive victory over a Jayhawk Conference team as they have also beaten Pratt and Cowley this season and also beat host Allen County, 89-50, Friday night...

Butler beats buzzer to sink FSCC men (11/15/10)
IOLA, Kan. -- Butler's Caydrick Bloomquist denied Fort Scott Community College's men their first victory of the season by sinking a 3-point shot as the final horn sounded in a 55-52 decision at the Citizens Bank Classic here Friday afternoon. Fort Scott (0-6) took around the seven-minute mark of the first half and managed to stay out in front despite going the final 8:42 of play without making a field goal...

FSCC women unable to overcome sluggish first half (11/15/10)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's women fell to 0-4 on the season with a 74-62 loss to Butler at Allen County's Citizens Bank Classic here Friday afternoon. Both teams had problems in nearly every facet of their game in the first half. Butler (4-0) was just able to overcome itself just enough in the first half to pull away a bit while the Greyhounds couldn't really get things going until late in the second half...

Offensive drought continues for 'Hounds (11/09/10)
Fort Scott Community College's offensive slump continued Tuesday night as the Greyhounds came within 52 seconds of setting a school record of futility in a 63-40 loss to State Fair (Mo.) Montrell King's transition layup allowed Fort Scott (0-5) to avoid setting a new record for fewest points scored in the shot-clock era. However, the 40 points the Greyhounds ended up with is still the second-fewest...

FSCC men struggle to score points (11/09/10)
HUTCHINSON -- After opening the season with 90 points in an overtime loss to Redlands, Fort Scott Community College's men have found themselves struggling to score. The Greyhounds (0-4) did not score more than 54 points in any of their three games over the weekend at the Hutchinson Quarterback Classic and lost all three games...

KJCCC West teams sweep FSCC women (11/09/10)
HUTCHINSON -- Fort Scott Community College's women lost both games against Jayhawk Conference-Western Division competition at the Hutchinson Quarterback Classic over the weekend. The Greyhounds (0-3) lost to Pratt Friday afternoon, 77-58, then to No. 17-ranked Hutchinson, 85-37, Saturday evening...

No. 4 Hutchinson rolls by Greyhounds (11/04/10)
HUTCHINSON -- No. 4-ranked Hutchinson scored the first 14 points of the contest on its way to defeating Fort Scott Community College's men, 80-47, on the first night of the Quarterback Classic here Thursday night. Fort Scott (0-2) missed its first six shots of the contest and made only 6 field goals in the first half on 29 attempts. This performance came two days after shooting 57 percent from the floor in a 93-90 overtime loss to Redlands (Okla.)...

Greyhound basketball swept in season openers (11/04/10)
Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept in their season openers at Arnold Arena Tuesday night. Greyhound women lost to Crowder College, 71-54. Fort Scott's men fell to Redlands College in overtime, 93-90. No other details were available from the men's game due to a malfunction in the college's stats program...

Greyhounds finish season with rout of Scotties (11/02/10)
HIGHLAND -- Both teams knew their season would end after Fort Scott Community College took on Highland in Jayhawk Conference play Saturday afternoon at Kessinger Field. But the Greyhounds played like a team that didn't want it end and went on to roll Highland, 47-9, to finish the season with back-to-back victories...

FSCC women help Habitat for Humanity (11/02/10)
NEVADA -- Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team begins its season tonight when Crowder College comes to town for a 5:30 p.m. game at Arnold Arena. This will be their first chance to see how well they can transfer the lessons they've been learning from practice in scrimmages to game competition...

'Hounds set Region VI tourney goals (10/29/10)
Fort Scott Community College head men's basketball coach Michael Cook has seen many things he likes so far in pre-season practice. And what he sees may lead the Greyhounds much closer to their goal of advancing to the Region VI Quarterfinals for the first time than the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division coaches poll prediction of eighth place...

Playoff odds better for some than others (10/28/10)
Some area football team's chances are as easy as "A beats B" while others are a bit more complicated as high-school and junior-college regular-season play comes to a close over the weekend. Tonight at Garnett, for example, both opponents in the Fort Scott-Anderson County contest already know they've qualified for the Class 4A playoffs. ...

'Dig Pink' Night at FSCC Friday (10/28/10)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team will host "Dig Pink" night as part of in the Side-Out Foundation's Dig Pink National Breast Cancer Awareness Rally at 6:30 p.m. Friday night at Arnold Arena. The Greyhounds will host Cottey College in their final home game of the season. It will also be Sophomore Night. Fans are encouraged to don pink to show support...

Greyhound women picked 5th; men 8th (10/25/10)
WICHITA -- Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team was picked to finish in fifth place in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division in a pre-season coaches poll released here Monday. The Greyhounds, who will begin their second season under head coach Diana Couch with a home game against Crowder College next Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Arnold Arena, finished in seventh place last season and had an overall record of 14-18...

Indy upset of Coffeyville changes playoff picture (10/25/10)
Independence upset No. 8-ranked Coffeyville, 14-10, at Independence Saturday night and made the Region VI Playoff picture a bit more complicated for the teams fighting to finish fourth and may have eliminated Fort Scott. Independence improved to 3-3 in the Jayhawk Conference (3-5 overall). ...

Neosho denies 'Hounds post-season (10/21/10)
Despite the return to the bench of head coach Sonya Petroski, Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team could not avoid elimination from post-season play here Wednesday night as Neosho County defeated the Greyhounds, 25-17, 25-15, 25-27, 25-13 in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...

Petroski reinstated at FSCC (10/20/10)
Sonya Petroski has been reinstated as Fort Scott Community College's volleyball coach and resumed her coaching duties beginning with Tuesday's non-conference road match at Evangel University in Springfield, where the Greyhounds were scheduled to face the Evangel JV...

Greyhounds dominate Conquistadors (10/18/10)
Fort Scott Community College scored the most points and gained the most yards in any game under head coach Jeff Sims as the Greyhounds smashed last-place Dodge City, 71-19, at Frary Field in Jayhawk Conference play Saturday afternoon. This was the highest point total since the Greyhounds outscored Highland 72-39 on Sept. 1, 2001. Fort Scott also had 658 total yards that day, which was the highest on record until Saturday...

Petroski no longer FSCC volleyball coach (10/14/10)
Fort Scott Community College Athletic Director J.D. Ettore confirmed in an e-mail to the Fort Scott Tribune Thursday morning that Sonya Petroski is no longer the head volleyball coach at the school. "Since this is a personnel matter I am not able to answer any specific questions surrounding the matter," Ettore said in the e-mail.

Greyhounds sweep Labette (10/13/10)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team swept Labette, the last-place team in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division, at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. However, Sonya Petroski, the Greyhounds' third-year head coach was watching the match from the stands. ...

Air Force Prep controls game with ground attack (10/12/10)
Air Force Prep's ground forces led the Huskies to a 45-19 victory over Fort Scott Community College at Frary Field Saturday afternoon as five different backs gained at least 64 yards. It's the first victory in this series for Prep, which had lost the first six meetings...

Three inducted, five honored by FSCC this Saturday (10/07/10)
Fort Scott Community College will induct three individuals into FSCC's Hall of Fame during ceremonies Saturday. The inductees for FSCC's Class of 2010 are Adam LaRoche, Kansas State Sen. Bob Marshall, and Rhonda Reeves. These three individuals made outstanding contributions in the sports of baseball, football, and women's basketball respectively at FSCC. Equally as important, all three individuals have made outstanding contributions to their respective communities...

'Hounds thump Hutch in Homecoming game (10/07/10)
National Championship 40th Anniversary

Butler takes hard-fought match (10/06/10)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team played perhaps its best set of the season during a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match with Butler at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. But the Greyhounds' inconsistency in the other four sets allowed the Grizzlies to escape with a 3-2 verdict...

KSEK announces hoop slate (10/06/10)
KSEK-FM Radio (99.1) will broadcast selected Fort Scott Community College men's and women's basketball games during the 2010-11 season. A total of 11 conference doubleheaders -- including all nine played at Arnold Arena -- will be broadcast this season...

8 former 'Hounds on rosters of Big 12 unbeatens (10/06/10)
When the seventh-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers and the undefeated Kansas State Wildcats meet this Thursday night in Manhattan, there will be several familiar faces and names on both sidelines. Eight former Fort Scott Community College Greyhounds will be in uniform for the nationally-televised Big 12 clash of unbeatens which could make a big statement of who wins the Big 12 North Division. Both teams go into Thursday night's game with identical 4-0 records...

No. 3 Dragons pull away in 4th quarter (10/04/10)
HUTCHINSON -- Despite a better-than-anticipated performance through three quarters, Fort Scott Community College's football team finds itself in seventh place in the Jayhawk Conference as No. 3 Hutchinson scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to take a 35-10 victory Saturday night...

Ravens deal 'Hounds worst loss since '05 (09/27/10)
Fifth-ranked Coffeyville handed Fort Scott Community College its worst loss since the first round of the 2005 playoffs when the Red Ravens crushed the Greyhounds 59-14 at Frary Field in a Jayhawk Conference game Saturday afternoon. The Ravens (3-0 conference, 4-0 overall) led just 20-0 at halftime but got the lead out to as large as 53-0 in the fourth quarter before Fort Scott (1-3, 1-4) finally scored...

Greyhounds find stride in victory over NEO (09/27/10)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball turned things around between the first and second sets of a non-conference match at Arnold Arena Monday night and defeated Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in four sets, 13-25, 25-16, 25-19, 26-24. "That was a big win for us, a huge win," Fort Scott head coach Sonya Petroski said. "There's been quite a few teams in our conference who have played NEO but have yet to beat them. We were excited for this match. We wanted to get out after them."...

No. 5 Ravens pay visit Saturday (09/23/10)
Saturday at Frary Field, two of the Jayhawk Conference's oldest rivals square off as Fort Scott Community College and No. 5-ranked Coffeyville meet in a 1 p.m. kickoff. The Greyhounds (1-2 conference, 1-3 overall) will look hand the the Red Ravens (2-0, 3-0) their first loss of the season...

New No. 1 for 2nd straight week (09/22/10)
For the second consecutive week, the No. 1 team in the nation will be different. Previous No. 1 Arizona Western suffered a 20-9 loss to then No. 14-Glendale last week and was dropped all the way down to No. 11 in this week's poll. Mississippi Gulf Coast (3-0), a 31-24 victor over Jones County last week becomes the No. 1 team since the final poll of the 2007 season, in which it was named co-national champion with Butler...

No. 2 Cowley beats 'Hounds in 4 (09/22/10)

'Hounds stumble at Garden (09/20/10)
GARDEN CITY -- Fort Scott Community College's football team had a chance to take control of its own destiny in its quest to make the Region VI Playoffs here Saturday night. Instead Garden City defeated the Greyhounds for the first time in five years, 16-13...

Longview sweeps 'Hound volleyball (09/20/10)
Longview (Mo.) swept Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team at Arnold Arena Monday night in non-conference play, 25-15, 25-20, 25-17. The Lakers seemed especially focused on not letting Katie Van Lue, the Greyhounds' best hitter, beat them. Van Lue finished the night with just 7 kills, four of which came in the second set...

NJCAA Championship 40th Anniversary: Two easy mid-season victories (09/17/10)
2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the 1970 Fort Scott Community College NJCAA National Champion football team and in remembrance of this squad and its 11-0 season, the FSCC Sports Information Department will be preparing a series of articles about the games, the players, the coaches, and the program from that year. Some of the articles and game notes are taken from stories that ran in the Fort Scott Tribune that season...

'Hounds win in four (09/15/10)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team 6 of the last 7 points of the fourth set Wednesday night and held off Allen County's bid to extend a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match to a fifth game at Arnold Arena...

Victory not enough to keep Greyhounds in poll (09/14/10)
Last week, an 0-2 record was not enough to knock Fort Scott Community College's football team out of the NJCAA/ jcfootball. com Top 20 poll. This week, a victory over Independence wasn't enough to keep the Greyhounds in it. The Greyhounds' 14-12 victory gave them their first victory of the season after losses to No. 1 Blinn and No. 6 Butler (the teams' rankings at the time they faced FSCC)...

'Hounds hold off Pirates for first win (09/14/10)
Nick Woods' 9-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter gave Fort Scott Community College the lead and the Greyhounds were able to hold off Independence by a 14-12 score in Jayhawk Conference play at Frary FIeld Saturday afternoon. The first victory of the season was the 30th at FSCC for head coach Jeff Sims, who became just the fourth coach to reach that mark here. Warren Littrell (1931-36) and Jack Welch (1987-92) each won 36 games and Harold Mahanes (1961-65) also won 30 games...

'Hounds look to turn things around against Pirates (09/10/10)
Fort Scott Community College will be looking to turn things around on its 2010 campaign after consecutive losses to two nationally ranked opponents: No. 1-ranked Blinn College and No. 4 Butler, as they take on Independence at Frary Field Saturday in a 1 p.m. kickoff...

Davis leads Pirates to 'Hail' of a win (09/08/10)
In his first start at East Carolina, former Fort Scott Community College Greyhound quarterback Dominique Davis provided one of the greatest finishes in the history of the program. Davis heaved a 33-yard "Hail Mary" touchdown pass to a leaping Justin Jones as time expired to give the Pirates a wild 51-49 victory against Tulsa on Sunday at Greenville, N.C...

'Hounds manage to stay in poll (09/08/10)
The voters still have some respect for Fort Scott Community College's football team. After an 0-2 start in which they've been outscored104-49, it was entirely possible that the Greyhounds could have dropped completely out of the NJCAA Football Poll when it was issued Wednesday morning. But the voters considered that those losses were to the defending national champion on the road and against then-No. 6 Butler and gave Fort Scott enough votes to keep them in the poll at No. 19...

Butler dominant in dropping 'Hounds to 0-2 (09/07/10)
Fort Scott Community College's football team fell to 0-2 for the first time since 2006 -- the last two games of the infamous 24-game losing streak -- when No 6-ranked Butler came to Frary Field Saturday afternoon and had their way with the No. 3 Greyhounds to the tune of a 49-7 shelling...

Butler visits for early showdown (09/02/10)

1970 team to be honored at half (09/02/10)
The 2010 football season marks a very special year for Fort Scott Community College and the college's football program. Forty years ago, the Fort Scott Greyhounds won the NJCAA National Football Championship. Saturday the 1970 team will be honored at halftime of the Greyhounds' home opener against Butler. Several members of the championship team will be on hand Saturday to receive the honors they deserve...

Scotties dog 'Hounds in opener (09/01/10)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team showed flashes of great potential in its season opener against Highland at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. Unfortunately, more often were times when the Greyhounds lost their cohesiveness and the visiting Scotties -- who may be one of the top teams in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division this season -- went away with a 25-18, 25-19, 25-13 sweep...

Radio show Thursday, home volleyball Wednesday night (08/31/10)
Fort Scott Community College athletics have their first home games of the fall season this week. The Greyhound Volleyball team will host Highland Community College at 6 p.m. tonight at Arnold Arena. The 'Hounds are coming off a preseason victory over the alumni squad last Saturday and are eager to get their season under way...

Blinn bounces 'Hounds in rematch (08/30/10)
BRENHAM, Texas -- No. 1-ranked Blinn College was able to overcome its early turnover problems while No. 3-ranked Fort Scott Community College could not. And that was the difference in a 55-42 Blinn victory in both teams' season opener here Saturday afternoon...

'Hound volleyball sets sights high (08/30/10)
Sonya Petroski is well aware of the records her first two Fort Scott Community College volleyball teams have recorded. But things can change quickly in junior-college volleyball and Petroski's players have set their goals on taking long strides rather than small steps in improving this season...

'Hounds hope to reach 'Next Level' (08/26/10)
After several weeks of preparation in the extreme summer heat of Kansas, Fort Scott Community College's football team will take the field this Saturday afternoon to open up its 2010 "Next Level" football season, in Brenham, Texas, where they will take on the defending NJCAA national champion Buccaneers of Blinn College...

Blinn coach suspended, reinstated in matter of hours (08/25/10)
Blinn (Texas) head football coach Brad Franchione was placed on an indefinite paid suspension Thursday afternoon, which was lifted just a few hours later. Might this prove a distraction when the Buccaneers, the defending NJCAA national champion, hosts No. 3-ranked Fort Scott Community College in both teams' season opener in Brenham, Texas, Saturday afternoon...

Greyhound men's cagers lead KJCCC in team GPA (08/19/10)
The Fort Scott Community College Men's Basketball team finished first in the Jayhawk Conference in team grade-point average for the spring of 2010. Travis Buck, Nathaniel Ward, Alex Barner and Ramell Taylor were also named to the KJCCC All-Academic team. Taylor, who has since graduated, also met the national requirements for National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-American...

'Hounds preparing for Blinn rematch (08/12/10)
Even with the temperatures in the mid 90's and the heat index reaching 110 degrees, the Fort Scott Community College football team hit the field earlier this week as the Greyhounds begin preparations for the 2010 football season. It has been nine months since the Greyhounds bid for their first NJCAA National Championsip since 1970 was halted in the Citizens Bank Bowl in Pittsburg against eventual National Champion Blinn (Texas) College. ...