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KOMB/KMDO reacquires radio rights (06/19/13)
Early Tuesday morning Fort Scott Community College and Fort Scott Broadcasting, owners of local radio stations KOMB-FM (103.9) and KMDO-AM (1600) announced an agreement that returns FSCC athletics broadcasts to the stations on a full-time basis. The announcement was made on air during Larry Gazaway's morning show. FSCC Athletic Director J.D. Ettore was also at the studio to make the announcement, which was later confirmed on the station's Facebook page...

'Hounds continue to receive honors (06/19/13)
Recently, the Fort Scott Community College baseball team received academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association. In the past couple of days, other Greyhound sports have received recognition for team and individual excellence in the classroom...

Kaufman ties for 11th in bareback riding at CNFR (06/19/13)
CASPER, Wyo. -- Blaine Kaufman was Fort Scott Community College's highest finisher at the National College Finals Rodeo here last week, finishing 11th in the nation in bareback riding. Kaufman, a freshman, was one of six FSCC cowboys who qualified for the CNFR. He was the only one to reach the short-go (finals) in his event...

FSCC volleyball camps to be held Tuesday thru Thurs. (06/15/13)
Fort Scott Community College will host its annual summer volleyball camps at Arnold Arena on the FSCC campus beginning Tuesday. Tuesday's camp will be an All-Skills Training Camp for those entering seventh grade or lower this coming school year. Cost of the camp is $40. An All-Skills Camp for those entering eighth grade and up this year will be held Wednesday and Thursday. The cost of this camp is $60...

FSCC softball adds two more for 2014 (06/15/13)
Fort Scott Community College head softball coach Kristin Schalk has signed two more players to the 2014 roster. Akoda Black and Alex Yeoman will be joining the group of 15 previously-signed future Greyhounds for next season's squad. Black is a second and third baseman from Ottawa, where she played four years of varsity softball for Corey Katzer and Joe Serna at Ottawa High School. ...

'Hounds to open at home vs. Highland (06/14/13)
The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference released its 2013 football schedule late last week. Fort Scott Community College will open the season at Frary Field on Aug. 24 with a 1 p.m. kickoff against Highland. Fort Scott (3-4 KJCCC, 4-5 overall in 2012) and Highland (1-6, 2-7) will meet in a season opener for the second consecutive year. The Greyhounds won at Highland, 20-13, in the 2012 opener...

Seward County eliminates 'Hounds (05/14/13)
WICHITA -- Fort Scott Community College's stay in the Region VI Tournament finals lasted just two games as the Greyhounds were knocked out of the double-elimination tournament by Jayhawk Conference-Western Division champion Seward County here Saturday, 8-5...

Neosho drops 'Hounds, 4-2 (05/11/13)
WICHITA -- In every game from this point forward, Fort Scott Community College's baseball team will be in a fight to keep its season alive. The Greyhounds held a 2-0 lead after four innings of play in a first-round Region VI Tournament game at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. But Neosho County, the sixth-place finisher in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division rallied with 3 runs in the sixth, added an insurance run in the seventh and dropped Fort Scott into the losers' bracket, 4-2...

Region VI Tournament begins today (05/10/13)
WICHITA -- The eight best junior college baseball teams in Kansas will begin a four-to-five-day long battle for a berth in the NJCAA World Series beginning this morning at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. The Region VI Tournament finals start at 10 a.m. with Fort Scott Community College (40-15) facing Neosho County (31-23) in a battle of Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division teams...

'Hounds sweep Pratt to advance (05/07/13)
Fort Scott makes it to Wichita for the first time since 2009

Fort Scott Communit y College playoff series pushed back to Monday (05/04/13)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team stated in a Saturday afternoon email that the Region VI Tournament Sub-Regional Playoff Series versus Pratt will not begin Sunday afternoon due to wet field conditions. The series was originally slated to begin Saturday...

FSCC games set for Sunday; Tigers Monday (05/04/13)
Fort Scott Community College's Region VI Sub-Regional Playoff Series versus Pratt will not begin until Sunday due to wet field conditions at Lions Field Friday that were not expected to improve Saturday. The best-of-three series was one of three that were postponed. The others were Butler at Kansas City and Hutchinson at Coffeyville. Both those will begin Sunday as well...

FSCC to host Pratt in playoff series (05/03/13)
Fort Scott Community College finished second in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division this season and is a series win away from it's second 40-victory season in three years. Pratt Community College needed to sweep Butler Monday just to be certain it would even qualify for the post-season. Fortunately for the Beavers, they did just that and also passed Cloud County in the Jayhawk Conference-Western Division standings to finish seventh...

'Hounds win scorefest over No. 6 Crowder (05/02/13)
Fort Scott Community College snuck in a make-up home game with No. 6 Crowder, Mo., at Lions Field Wednesday afternoon and beat the nationally-ranked Roughriders in a nine-inning game for the second time in a month. The Greyhounds defeated then-No. 1 Crowder, 11-4, at Neosho, Mo., on April 17. At the time, the Riders had lost 4 of 5 going into that game since being named No. 1 in the NJCAA Division I poll earlier that week...

'Hounds clinch Sub-Regional host's role (04/30/13)
Changes to this story made to reflect corrections in format of Sub-Regional and team that Fort Scott will face this weekend.

'Hounds sweep Baker JV; regular season concludes this weekend (04/26/13)
Edited April 28 to make a correction regarding the Sub-Regional Tournament playoff format.

'Hounds move into second-place tie after split (04/23/13)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team moved into a second-place tie with Coffeyville in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division over the weekend -- but only after salvaging a split of its four-game series with Highland by winning the second game of Sunday's doubleheader in its final at-bat...

Cottey sweeps in FSCC home finale (04/23/13)
Fort Scott Community College's softball team could have decided to pack it in long ago. The Greyhounds could have decided that being down by 15 runs in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader with Cottey College at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex was just as well. It was the bottom of the seventh, anyway...

FSCC all-star games set for Sunday (04/19/13)
Fort Scott Community College's men's and women's basketball teams will host the third annual Pechone Stepps All-Star Games for high-school seniors Sunday afternoon at Arnold Arena. The women's game will begin at 1 p.m. and the men's game will follow at 3 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students...

FSCC volleyball sophomores sign with four-year schools (04/19/13)
Three Fort Scott Community College sophomores have recently signed letters of intent to continue their volleyball careers at four-year schools. Ali Cure, from Baxter Springs, has signed with Central Methodist University in Fulton, Mo. Ashley Bell, Moreno Valley, Calif., has signed with Pittsburg State. Taylyn Schwartz, Eureka, has signed with the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Okla...

FSCC softball at Cowley rescheduled (04/19/13)
Fort Scott Community College's Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division softball doubleheader scheduled for Thursday at Cowley College has been rescheduled for Sunday 1 p.m. This doubleheader will now be the final games of the regular season for the Greyhounds, who are 1-23 in the division and 2-30 overall...

'Hounds rout No. 1 Crowder, 11-4 (04/18/13)
NEOSHO, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team knocked off No. 1-ranked Crowder here Wednesday, 11-4, in a single nine-inning game. The game was moved here to try and avoid the severe storms forecast for the area. Crowder was voted No. 1 in the National Junior College Athletic Association's Division I poll on April 10. ...

'Hounds sweep Ottawa JV (04/17/13)
OTTAWA -- Fort Scott Community College swept the Ottawa University junior varsity in a doubleheader here Monday. These games were originally scheduled for Tuesday but moved up to avoid the possibility of a rainout. Fort Scott (29-12) took the first game 4-3 and the nightcap 10-4...

Greyhound baseball keeps pace with Ravens (04/16/13)
Fort Scott Community College head baseball coach John Hill III shared an interesting statistic with KSEK-FM's Matt Newbery after the Greyhounds defeated Labette in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday afternoon. "I was at a coaching convention," Hill remembered, "and one of the speakers said that about 70 percent of college baseball games are won by a team that scores more runs in one inning than the opponent scores in the entire game."...

Tom earns conference, national player of week honors (04/11/13)
Ka'ai Tom, a freshman outfielder from Kaneohe, Hawaii, was named Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Player of the Week and was one of three co-recipients of the National Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Week, a period which included a stretch in which he belted five home runs in four days. He drove in 15 runs during a week in which the Greyhounds won six consecutive games, the first two on April 3 against Cowley, ranked sixth in the nation...

Hume senior signs with FSCC (04/11/13)
HUME, Mo. -- Emily Brooks, a senior from Hume High School, is the first announced signee to the Fort Scott Community College women's basketball program for next season. She finished her high school playing career with 1,035 points, despite devastating injuries to both knees, one of which cut her senior season short...

FSCC baseball team announces 14 signings (04/11/13)
Fort Scott Community College recently released a list of 14 players who have committed to play baseball for the Greyhounds and head coach John Hill III next season. "We are very excited about next year's incoming class," Hill said. "Each player has shown the ability to play at a high level and has accepted the challenge of being a Fort Scott Greyhound. They understand the expectations in the classroom, in the community, and on the field."...

Summer volleyball camps set (04/11/13)
Fort Scott Community College head volleyball coach Lindsay Hill has announced details pertaining to summer volleyball camps that will be hosted by FSCC this summer. There will be an All Skills Training camp on June 18 for those entering seventh grade or younger. The same camp for those entering 8th grade and older will be held June 19 and 20. Both will be held at Arnold Arena on the FSCC campus...

Baseball camp on May 1 (04/11/13)
Fort Scott Community College baseball recently announced that it will hold a youth baseball clinic sponsored by 5 Corners Mini-Mart of Fort Scott from 5 to 6:30 p.m. May 1 at Lions Field on the FSCC campus. The camp is being organized and run by Greyhound baseball coaches and players...

Sweep of Indy brings 'Hounds within half game of 2nd place (04/09/13)
INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team scored 43 runs in a sweep of a four-game Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division series with Independence here over the weekend and moved to within 1/2 game of second-place Coffeyville. The top two teams in both of the Jayhawk Conference's divisions host first-round Sub-Regional tournaments. ...

'Hounds drop 3 of 4 over weekend (04/09/13)
Fort Scott Community College's softball team dropped three of four games over the weekend in doubleheaders at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the Greyhounds broke an 11-game losing streak by taking the first game from Brown Mackie, 10-6. But they lost the second game 13-5...

FSCC Garage-A-Rama accepting donations for May 10-12 fundraiser (04/09/13)
The Fort Scott Community College Athletic Department will host Garage-A-Rama at the Armory Building across the street from FSCC's main campus May 10-12. Items will be sold from 1 to 8 p.m. on May 10, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 11 and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 12. Items being accepted for sale include furniture, televisions, microwaves, clothing and accessories, kitchen items, toys, home d�cor, tools, appliances, entertainment items, and much more...

'Hounds sweep No. 6 Cowley, move up 2 places (04/04/13)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team moved up two places in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division Wednesday when the Greyhounds stunned No. 6-ranked Cowley 13-4 and 6-3 in a make-up doubleheader at Lions Field. The Greyhounds began the day in sixth place in the division but now stand in third place. ...

Coffeyville sweeps 'Hounds Saturday (04/02/13)
COFFEYVILLE -- Friday, Fort Scott Community College's baseball team gained some ground on second-place Coffeyville by sweeping a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader. Saturday, the Greyhounds took a step back as Coffeyville posted a 12-4, 4-1 sweep while taking advantage of 10 Fort Scott errors in the twinbill...

'Hounds sweep Coffeyville to open series (03/30/13)
COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team opened its weekend Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division series against Coffeyville by posting a sweep. The Greyhounds took game one 4-0 and the second game 8-1. The series concludes with another doubleheader here Today, weather permitting...

Logan no-hits Evangel JV (03/29/13)
Freshman left-hander Payton Logan didn't allow a hit as Fort Scott Community College's baseball team shut out the Evangel University junior varsity in the first game of a doubleheader at Lions Field Thursday. Logan (1-0) allowed 2 walks and struck out 8 in 5 innings, which is as far as the game went due to the run-rule. Only one Evangel runner reached second base...

Cowley takes pair of 1-run extra-inning games (03/23/13)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team once again played "dodge the weather" and moved its doubleheader versus Cowley to Jaycee Ball Park here Friday afternoon. Once there, the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division leading Tigers took a pair of extra-inning 1-run games. They took the opener 3-2 in 9 innings and the nightcap 4-3 in 11 (Junior-college doubleheaders are normally two 7-inning games)...

'Hounds salvage Monday split (03/19/13)
Usually, if you go out, the saying goes that you want to "Go out with a bang." Fort Scott Community College went out of the second game of Monday's doubleheaders with a series of soft "plunks" but it gave them a come-from-behind victory over Johnson County, salvaging a split for the day and a series win...

'Hounds came into season with high expectations (03/19/13)
A 30-win season with a winning record would be enough for most programs to point to as a positive. And while that was true of last year's Fort Scott Community College baseball team, the coaching staff is hoping to build on that and, more importantly, turn things around in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division...

Dodge City drubs 'Hound softball (03/19/13)
Inexperience and injury in the pitching department hurt Fort Scott Community College Saturday as visiting Dodge City swept the Greyhounds 10-1 and 26-2 in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader. Starting pitcher Hailey Foster has been pitching with a brace to protect a torn labrum on her non-pitching (left) side, head coach Kristin Schalk told the Tribune Monday afternoon. ...

'Hounds swept by Pratt, host Dodge today (03/16/13)
The last piece of the puzzle for Fort Scott Community College's softball team is pitching. Greyhound first-year head coach Kristin Schalk is happy with the way her team's offense has started to come around, batting well over .300 as a team. She's pleased with the way her defense makes every effort to make plays...

FSCC softball snaps long losing streak (03/15/13)
Also: Volleyball letters of intent, Phi Theta Kappa inductees, and an all-star basketball game.

'Hounds split with KCK again (03/14/13)
TOPEKA -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team split another Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader against Kansas City Kansas Wednesday, this time in Topeka after the teams played Tuesday's games in St. Joseph, Mo. Fort Scott won the opener 2-1. Kansas City took the second game 2-0...

Four Greyhounds tabbed by coaches (03/13/13)
Three members of Fort Scott Community College's men's basketball team received honors from the coaches of the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division while two men and one woman were voted to places on the All-Region Team by the Region VI Division II coaches...

'Hound softball hosts Neosho County today (03/13/13)
New head coach Kristin Schalk is looking to create some luster for the Fort Scott Community College women's softball team. Schalk comes to Fort Scott after spending the 2011 and 2012 seasons as the assistant coach at Ottawa University. During that time, Schalk helped the Braves to the 2011 regular-season Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) championship and produced 17 all-conference performers...

'Hounds split with KCK (03/13/13)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Ka'ai Tom's 4 runs batted in helped Fort Scott Community College's baseball team salvage a split with Kansas City Kansas here Tuesday. The games were moved to Missouri Western State University's stadium because the field in Kansas City was unplayable. It was not certain at press time if this would be the venue for today's doubleheader between the same teams...

Men's rodeo team maintains region lead (03/12/13)
Fort Scott Community College's men's rodeo team entered this past weekend's competition in first place in the Central Plains Region standings. And after hosting the annual Fort Scott Community College Rodeo Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Arnold Arena, FSCC will maintain that lead...

Weather changes 'Hound schedule again (03/12/13)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team is once again finding it difficult to play games as scheduled. A weekend Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division series at Kansas City Kansas has yet to be played. Scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at KCK's new field, the original plan was to move the games to Missouri Western State University's stadium in St. Joseph because the facility in Kansas City was unplayable. But then it rained over the weekend and washed away that plan...

'Hound softball shifts games to Wednesday (03/12/13)
Fort Scott Community College's softball team will finally get to play at home and it will be sooner than anticipated. After the original home opener was moved against Highland was moved from Fort Scott on March 5 to Highland last Friday, the schedule didn't have a home game on it again until Friday. ...

'Hounds open conference play (03/07/13)
CHANUTE -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team finally hit the field Tuesday following a three-day delay to the start of their four-game Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division series with Neosho County. Prior to Tuesday, the Greyhounds last played February 17, when they split a doubleheader against North Central Missouri at Pittsburg. Since then, they've had a four-game series with Muscatine (Iowa) cancelled and a home single game versus Crowder (Mo.) postponed twice...

No. 7 Brown Mackie advances, 87-77 (03/06/13)
SALINA -- Fort Scott Community College's best season in seven seasons came to an end Tuesday night as Brown Mackie, the top seed in the Region VI Division II Tournament and ranked seventh in the nation, defeated the Greyhounds, 87-77, in the semifinal round...

'Hound men beat Highland in OT (03/06/13)
Fort Scott gets first playoff victory since 1969

FSCC women's season comes to end (03/06/13)
SALINA -- Fort Scott Community College's women saw their season end here Saturday in the first round of the Region VI Division II Tournament. However, it did not end with a whimper. The Greyhounds shot 50 percent from the field, dished 25 assists and freshman Malori Gales scored a season-high 27 points but Brown Mackie came away with a 90-75 victory...

'Hound men drop out of home-court seed; women fall (02/26/13)
HIGHLAND -- Fort Scott Community College's women will be the No. 6 and last seed in the upcoming Region VI Division II playoffs following a 74-45 loss at Highland Saturday afternoon. Fort Scott's men lost a tough decision, 79-74, to the Scotties and dropped from the No. 4 seed, which would guarantee a first-round home game, to the No. 5 seed based on current tie-breakers...

'Hound men get key win; No. 1 Cavalier women cruise (02/21/13)
Fort Scott Community College's men got a key victory in Region VI Division II Wednesday night as they held off a Johnson County rally to take a 67-63 victory in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena. Johnson County's women, moved into the No. 1 spot in the NJCAA Division II poll earlier in the day, scored 19 of the game's first 21 points and went on to cruse to a 58-32 win over the short-handed Greyhound women...

'Hounds take 3 of 4 from NCMC (02/19/13)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team took three out of four games from North Central Missouri College at Jaycee Ball Park here over the weekend. The Greyhounds (7-1) swept Saturday's games 8-2 and 3-1. They won Sunday's opener 7-2 but lost the second game in eight innings, 4-3...

'Hound women fall at KCK (02/19/13)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's women fell to Kansas City Kansas, 42-34, here Saturday afternoon. Burgandie Lewis led the Greyhounds (0-14 Jayhawk East, 1-7 Region VI-Division II, 4-22 overall) with 11 points. No statistics were provided for the men's game, a 71-66 loss to KCK. Both 'Hound teams played at Cowley Monday and will be home against Johnson County Wednesday...

Football Signings, Part IV (02/15/13)

Greyhound men claw back to beat Labette (02/14/13)
Fort Scott Community College head coach Michael Cook told his team that they were going to have to devote themselves to defense in the second half of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division game against Labette at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. "We said it was going to be a defensive, grind-out game," Cook said. "I challenged them. We had to play great defense to win. We changed our game with our defense in the second half."...

'Hound women denied as free thows fail to fall (02/14/13)
With only five dressed out, Fort Scott Community College's women had a chance to force overtime against Labette in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. Sophomore Burgandie Lewis -- the only post player dressed as D'Shawna Lee was suspended -- went to the free-throw line with five seconds left, looking to tie the score...

Football Signings, Part III (02/14/13)

'Hounds take care of Larks in overtime (02/12/13)
Fort Scott Community College's men bounced back from a drubbing at the hands of Allen -- the last-place team in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division on Saturday -- to take an 81-77 overtime decision over Hesston at Arnold Arena Monday night in a game that goes toward post-season seeding in Region VI-Division II post-season play...

Hesston women rally past Greyhounds late, 56-52 (02/12/13)
The last two games have had a similarity for Fort Scott Community College's women. Saturday at Iola, the Greyhounds played tough against Allen and held a brief lead in the second half. But Allen quickly reclaimed the lead and went on to a 68-52 victory in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...

Greyhounds open baseball season (02/12/13)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team opened its season by taking advantage of the FieldTurf facility at Jaycee Ballpark here Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, the Greyhounds defeated Southeast Nebraska, 3-2, in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The second game was cancelled when rain arrived in the area...

Signing Day, Part II (02/08/13)

Greyhounds swept at Neosho County (02/08/13)
CHANUTE -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept at Neosho County Wednesday night in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Neosho County's women defeated Fort Scott, 60-42. Only team results were available for the Greyhounds (0-11 East, 4-18 overall), who lost their 15th consecutive conference game. According to the stats compiled by Neosho County, the 'Hounds shot 28 percent from the field, making 11 of 38 field goals, and committed 23 turnovers...

Signing Day, Part I (02/07/13)

No. 4 Ravens hold off Greyhound men, 72-57 (02/05/13)
Fort Scott Community College's men found themselves down 12-0 after five minutes of play to Coffeyville at Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon. Though they played better in the second half, the Greyhounds couldn't recover from that deficit and fell 72-57 to NJCAA Division I's fourth-ranked team, 72-57...

Deeper Ravens prevail in OT (02/05/13)
For the second time time in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play, a Fort Scott Community College's women's team went to overtime but faded just simply because their stamina had sapped. Coffeyville scored the first 6 points of the extra session and went on to hand Fort Scott a 69-60 loss that was its 14th consecutive conference defeat...

'Hound men win double-OT thriller (01/31/13)
Fort Scott Community College men's head coach Michael Cook might just have to stick with this plan of starting sophomore Austin Danner rather than bringing him off the bench as a super sub, if only for the possibility that it could be good luck. Danner scored 28 points and made 10 of 15 shots from the field. ...

Indy runs thwart women's rally (01/31/13)
Fort Scott Community College's women were back within 7 points with 3:28 left in Wednesday night's Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division contest with Independence, having rallied after the Pirates began the second half of play with a 13-0 run. But Independence killed all hopes of a comeback by outscoring Fort Scott 9-1 the rest of the way to take a 56-41 victory...

Women shatter losing streak, 74-65 (01/24/13)
After three games this season, Fort Scott Community College's women were 3-0. But then first-year head coach Katie Reihmann lost some players to injury, was forced to suspend others and removed others from the roster. And that changed the dynamic of the team completely...

No. 8 Lions drop FSCC men, 84-60 (01/24/13)
Brown Mackie, ranked No. 8 in the latest NJCAA Division II poll released Wednesday afternoon, took control late in the first half and never relinquished it in an 84-60 verdict over Fort Scott Community College's men in a Region VI Division II seeding game at Arnold Arena Wednesday night...

'Hound men dump Cowley, 55-49 (01/22/13)
Fort Scott Community College's men were coming off a disappointing Saturday loss to Kansas City Kansas at Arnold Arena that came down to the last possession, which resulted in a missed 3-point shot by the Greyhounds. So in the opening moments of Monday night's Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division contest with Cowley, head coach Michael Cook wanted his team -- which he had sensed played tight against KCK and last Wednesday in a loss at Labette -- to come out loose and see what happens...

FSCC women drop conference pair (01/22/13)
Fort Scott Community College's short-handed women's basketball team dropped its 13th and 14th consecutive games in the past three days, both ar Arnold Arena. Saturday, the Greyhounds fell to Kansas City Kansas, 63-53, in a game that counted both in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division and in Region VI Division II post-season seeding. The Blue Devils broke a nine-game losing streak of their own and followed it up with a 46-44 win over Neosho County on Monday...

Labette posts sweep in conference twinbill (01/17/13)
PARSONS -- Labette swept a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Wednesday night. The night began with the Cardinal women handing the still-short-handed Greyhounds a 55-38 defeat. Despite failing to score for about five minutes in the second half, Labette's men held on for a 54-51 victory over Fort Scott in the nightcap...

'Hound men pick up third conference win in OT (01/15/13)
Austin Danner made a pair of free throws with 36.4 seconds remaining and Fort Scott's defense held Allen without a field goal in overtime as the Greyhounds picked up their third conference win of the season, 63-61, at Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon...

'Hound men hold off Panthers, 63-57 (01/10/13)
Conference victories have been rare for Fort Scott Community College's men in recent seasons. But perhaps the Greyhounds' 63-57 victory over Neosho County at Arnold Arena Wednesday night is an indication that will no longer be the case. The 'Hounds improved to 2-2 in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play and 7-7 overall as they scored 17 of the game's final 24 points over the last 4:28. This was after Neosho County (0-2, 7-7) had scored 6 in a row to overtime a 46-44 deficit...

Greyhound women fall despite valiant effort (01/10/13)
Fort Scott Community College's women had to do everything right Wednesday night with the roster down, at least temporarily, to five players. They did that. It would also be pretty good for the Greyhounds if visiting Neosho County would do some things wrong, just to help out...

No. 12 Coffeyville drops 'Hound men (01/08/13)
COFFEYVILLE -- Coffeyville, the No. 12-ranked team in NJCAA Division I, held Fort Scott Community College's men to the fourth-lowest point total since the advent of the shot-clock era in a 71-38 Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division contest here Saturday night...

Fort Scott women fall in KJCCC play (01/08/13)
COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott Community College brought just five players here Saturday night and the Greyhound women's basketball team fell in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play to Coffeyville, 80-44. Fort Scott began the season 3-0 but has since lost 10 consecutive games. In many of those losses, the 'Hounds have had just six or seven players dressed...

Jayhawk Conference to split into three divisions (01/08/13)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams will be playing in a new division beginning next season under a realignment plan approved by Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference presidents recently. The 19 members of the KJCCC will be split into three divisions: West, East and a new division called -- at least tentatively -- East Division II...

Ettore appointed to Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Board of Trustees (01/05/13)
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced numerous appointments to boards and commissions Friday. Among them is Fort Scott Community College Athletic Director J.D. Ettore. Ettore was appointed to a four-year term on the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Board of Trustees...

Short named Juco All-American (12/15/12)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Fort Scott Community College sophomore defensive back Kevin Short was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-America First Team Defense earlier this week. Short, from Florissant, Mo. holds the FSCC single-season and career records for interceptions. He picked off 5 passes in each of his two seasons as a Greyhound...

No. 19 Comets deal 'Hounds 9th straight loss (12/14/12)
A month ago, the Fort Scott Community College women's basketball team was 3-0. But suspensions and injuries have forced first-year head coach Katie Reihmann to just about build her team from scratch again. And a team that's getting used to a completely different dynamic lost its ninth consecutive game Thursday night, falling to Cottey College, 71-54, in a non-conference game...

Cavaliers sweep Greyhounds in KJCCC play (12/13/12)
OVERLAND PARK -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept by host Johnson County here Tuesday night in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Fort Scott's women fell to the then-No. 1-ranked Cavaliers, 80-39. Greyhound men lost to the Cavaliers, 69-54. Once 5-2, Fort Scott has lost four of its last five...

Brown Mackie takes pair from 'Hounds (12/11/12)
SALINA -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams dropped both ends of a non-conference doubleheader with Brown Mackie here Saturday afternoon. Fort Scott's men are now tied for the top seed in Region VI Division II post-season seeding with the Lions, who are ranked No. 14 in the NJCAA Division II poll. Brown Mackie's 88-72 victory pulled it into a tie with the Greyhounds at 2-1. BMC is 10-3 overall while Fort Scott is 6-5...

FSCC men break losing streak; women's continues (12/08/12)
LEXINGTON, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's men broke a two-game losing streak here Wednesday night while the women's team dropped its sixth in a row following a 3-0 start to the season. Greyhound men (6-4) held off a Red Dragon rally in the second half to prevail, 71-69. Wentworth's women took a 48-41 victory...

Butler men use hot shooting to beat 'Hounds (12/04/12)
EL DORADO -- Butler shot 52 percent from the field here Saturday night and used that hot shooting touch to send Fort Scott Community College's men to their second straight defeat, 77-54. Fort Scott (5-4) trailed 35-19 at the half as head coach Michael Cook told the Tribune that the Greyhounds shot just 21 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes...

Iowa teams hand FSCC women pair of losses (12/04/12)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Fort Scott Community College's women took on a pair of Iowa teams at the Iowa Western Classic here over the weekend but came away with a pair of losses. The Greyhounds fell to Iowa Lakes, 55-48, on Friday. Saturday, Iowa Western, ranked No. 5 in NJCAA Division I, handed Fort Scott an 86-37 defeat...

Danner named KJCCC Player of Week (11/28/12)
Fort Scott Community College sophomore Austin Danner was named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 11-17. Danner averaged 26.5 points in a pair of victories over Hesston on Nov. 13 and Wentworth Military on Nov. 17. He shot 54 percent from the floor, making 17 of 31 field-goal attempts...

'Hounds win 5th straight (11/21/12)
For the first time since November-December of 2006, Fort Scott Community College's men have won five straight games. No. 5 was an 81-76 victory over Highland at Arnold Arena Tuesday night that also puts the Greyhounds at 2-0 in Division II seeding and was the Scotties' first loss of the season...

Scotties bounce short-handed 'Hounds (11/21/12)
A short-handed Fort Scott Community College women's team took on a Highland squad that gave no quarter at Arnold Arena Tuesday night. The outcome saw the visiting Scotties score the second-most points ever posted against a Greyhound team in a 106-49 rout in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The game was also a seeding game for Division II post-season play...

'Hound men hold off Dragons for 4th win (11/20/12)
Sophomore Austin Danner led Fort Scott Community College's men with 25 points Saturday afternoon. But the two that mattered most came from 16 feet out at the right wing with six seconds left in a battle with Wentworth Military Academy at Arnold Arena, breaking a tie and giving the Greyhounds the lead for good...

'Hound men win third straight, 87-77 (11/14/12)
HESSTON -- Fort Scott Community College's men have won three games in a row for the first time since November of 2007. Victory No. 3 in the current streak came Tuesday night at Hesston as the Greyhounds won their first Region VI Division II contest, 87-77, over Hesston...

Davis leads Hesston rally over FSCC women (11/14/12)
HESSTON -- Destavia Davis scored Hesston's last 8 points here Tuesday night as she led a rally in the last 2 1/2 minutes that brought the Larks a 51-48 victory over Fort Scott Community College's women in Region VI Division II play. The Greyhounds (0-1 Division, 4-1 overall) led just once and only briefly in the first half. But a 11-0 run midway through the second put them in front, 40-34, with 8:35 left and Fort Scott looked to pull away...

'Hound men hold off Penn Valley (11/13/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sophomore Austin Danner scored 20 points and connected on five 3-point field goals here Saturday afternoon as Fort Scott Community College's men broke a long road losing streak with an 87-78 victory over Penn Valley. Danner was 7 of 9 from the floor while the Greyhounds (2-2) made 59 percent of their field-goal attempts (27 of 46) and 23 of 33 free throws...

11 earn All-KJCCC grid honors (11/13/12)
Eleven members of the Fort Scott Community College football team received spots on the All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference football team in voting held at El Dorado last week. Defensive players earned eight of those places. Four earned places on the First Team. Three were defensive players: sophomore cornerback Kevin Short, sophomore linebacker Stephan Martin and freshman defensive end William Bland. Also chosen was freshman offensive guard Kareem Are...

'Hound women 3-0 for 1st time since 2009-10 (11/08/12)
Fort Scott Community College's women didn't finally pull away until late in the second half Wednesday night but the Greyhounds put away the Ottawa University junior varsity, 62-58, at Arnold Arena and are off to their first 3-0 start since the start of the 2009-10 season...

All-conf., district volleyball teams released (11/08/12)
The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference has released its All-Conference and Division II All-District volleyball teams. Three members of Fort Scott Community College's team are on each squad. Sophomores Taylyn Schwartz and Ashley Bell and freshman Haylee Toothman were picked to both the All-KJCCC-Eastern Division and All-Region VI-Division II-District N teams...

Greyhound men win home opener, 88-67 (11/08/12)
Ten Greyhounds scored as Fort Scott Community College's men won their home opener over the Central Methodist junior varsity, 88-67, Wednesday night at Arnold Arena. The win broke a 19-game losing streak that went back to last January. It was also Fort Scott's 86th consecutive victory over a junior varsity team, going back to November of 1987...

'Hound women beat Wentworth, off to 2-0 start (11/06/12)
Fort Scott Community College's women could have been in serious trouble in Saturday's game against Wentworth Military in the Gladbach Classic at Arnold Arena. Two of the Greyhounds' players fouled out, another had four fouls and another of Friday night's top players was struggling with her shot...

KCK wins District tourney (11/06/12)
COFFEYVILLE -- No. 11 Kansas City Kansas swept Fort Scott Community College in the first round of the Region VI Division II District N Volleyball Tournament here Saturday, bringing an end to the Greyhounds' season on its way to qualifying for the NJCAA Division II National Tournament...

'Hound women win season opener, 48-40 (11/03/12)
FORT SCOTT -- With just a seven-woman roster for the time being, Fort Scott Community College rookie women's head coach Katie Reihmann is going to need her freshmen to step up and contribute alongside her returning sophomores. Reihmann got that Friday night in the Greyhounds' season-opening 48-40 victory over Southwestern Community College of Iowa at the Gladbach Classic at Arnold Arena. ...

Reihmann to make head-coaching debut tonight (11/02/12)
Katie Reihmann was an assistant coach for the past two seasons under former Fort Scott Community College head coach Diana Couch. Tonight at Arnold Arena, she'll gude the Greyhounds as a head coach for the first time. "It's been a smoother transition than I could ever hope for," Reihmann said Wednesday morning. ...

'Hound men 'hungry and eager', Cook says (11/01/12)
Freshmen will form the bulk of the 2012-13 Fort Scott Community College men's basketball team. But they'll be able to draw from the experience of three sophomores who have played for fifth-year head coach Michael Cook. Two of them, Austin Danner and 2011 Fort Scott High School graduate Pierce Rienbolt, return from last season's 2-29 team that played the last third of the season with just seven players -- Rienbolt being one of two who walked on in January after the roster was down to five...

FSCC forensors top JC team at Longview (10/31/12)
The Fort Scott Community College forensics team headed to Metropolitan Community College-Longview in Lee's Summit, Mo., Friday and Saturday to compete in a two-day swing tournament. Led by Kait Doherty, who made finals in Dramatic Interpretation (DI), the squad finished the first day of the swing being recognized as the top junior college. ...

'Hounds pull out all stops in finale (10/30/12)
Fort Scott Community College pulled out all the stops and invented some of its own during its final game of the season at Frary Field Saturday afternoon. Out of the playoff picture and without enough victories to go to a bowl game, Greyhound head coach Curtis Horton and his staff decided to throw in some wrinkles. And they began with the second offensive play of the day as Fort Scott (4-5) routed Arkansas Baptist College, 51-32...

Greyhounds sweep Comets as both teams finish regular season (10/27/12)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott Community College and Cottey College faced each other at Arnold Arena Friday night in the final match of the regular season for both schools. The Greyhounds swept the visiting Comets, 25-16, 25-21, 25-17. For Fort Scott, it was the final home match for four sophomores who made history at the college. They've won 48 matches over their two seasons and are part of the first teams to win 20 matches in consecutive years in Greyhound history...

Playoff-bound 'Hounds face Cottey Friday (10/26/12)
Although Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team has won just one of its last three matches, that victory Monday night put the Greyhounds into the playoffs for the first time since the 2007 season. Friday, the Greyhounds went to visit Cowley, the defending NJCAA Division II national champion and the nation's No. ...

Greyhounds' playoff hopes dashed (10/23/12)
Fort Scott Community College's football team was able to keep things close for a half or so Saturday afternoon at Frary Field. But in the end, Hutchinson's size up front on the offensive and defensive lines wore the Greyhounds down and the 12th-ranked Blue Dragons came away with a 37-14 Jayhawk Conference victory at Frary Field...

'Hounds improve district position (10/18/12)
Fort Scott Community College improved its playoff position Wednesday night when the Greyhounds were able to take down Neosho County in four sets in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play, 25-19, 25-14, 19-25, 25-10. With the win, Fort Scott moves up a spot into the No. 6 seed for the Region VI Division II Tournament were it to begin today, passing the Panthers in the standings...

No respect for 'Hound hoops in poll (10/17/12)
WICHITA -- Even though the women's team has six returning players from last season and men's head coach Michael Cook is beginning his fifth season, Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were both voted to finish last in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division in a coaches' poll released at a pre-season media conference here Monday...

'Hounds beat Independence (10/17/12)
INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team defeated Independence in four sets in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play here Monday night. The scores were 25-12, 23-25, 25-10, 31-29. Haylee Toothman was credited with 22 kills for the Greyhounds in the match while Ali Cure had 11 and Jacy Ermel had 10. Taylyn Schwartz was credited with 51 assists. Kate Smith had 28 digs while Cure had 20...

Greyhounds take East Central tourney (10/16/12)
UNION, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team went unbeaten at the East Central College Tournament here over the weekend, improving to 19-9 on the season going into Monday night's Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match at Independence...

No. 5 Butler beats 'Hounds in four sets (10/11/12)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team trailed Butler, the NJCAA's No. 5-ranked team in Division II, two sets to one in their Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match at Arnold Arena Wednesday night but had been managing to keep pace with the Grizzlies...

Greyhound football blasts Indy (10/09/12)
INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott Community College's football team kept its slight chance of making the Region VI Playoffs alive by whipping Independence, 54-17, in Jayhawk Conference play here Saturday night. The Greyhounds are 3-3 in the conference and 3-4 overall. ...

Greyhound volleyball drops fifth straight match (10/09/12)
KANSAS CITY, Mo . -- Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team lost its fifth consecutive match Friday night, falling to Longview in four sets in non-conference play. The Greyhounds (15-8) fell 28-30, 25-19, 25-21, 25-22. Fort Scott individual statistics were not available from that match...

FS Juniors volleyball club tryouts set for Nov. 4 and 11 (10/09/12)
The FS Juniors volleyball club will be holding tryouts for its second season of play on Nov. 4 and 11 at Buck Run Community Center, 735 Scott Ave. Players 14 and under are invited to tryouts from 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 4. Those between the ages of 15 and 18 may try out on Nov. 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. The club is looking to be able to fill out teams for ages 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17-18. Players trying out must bring the following:...

'Hounds stumble at Garden (10/02/12)
GARDEN CITY -- Fort Scott Community College's football team was looking for a rare victory at Garden City Saturday night, hoping to gain an advantage on the Broncbusters in the chase for the fourth and final spot in the Region VI Playoffs. Instead, Garden City rolled to a 42-13 victory as what had been one of the Jayhawk Conference's worst defenses two weeks ago held the 'Hounds to just 203 total yards while the Buster offense passed for more yards than any team has over Fort Scott in over 10 seasons.. ...

FSCC continues to be breeding ground for D-linemen (09/28/12)
Playing defensive line usually means being able to push, pull, and wreak havoc with 300-plus-pound offensive-line players for a 60-minute football game. But for past and current Fort Scott Community College defensive linemen, it has meant speed, athleticism, quickness, and power to be successful at a position that is pounding in the trenches every play...

FSCC Hall of Fame Weekend will be Oct. 19-20 (09/28/12)
Fort Scott Community College is looking forward to the 2012 Hall of Fame weekend, Oct. 19-20. The 2012 inductees into the FSCC Athletic Hall of Fame are Bruce Chambers, Eddie Brown, and the 1971 Greyhound Football team. The Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, Oct. ...

'Hounds fall out of poll, to Cavaliers (09/27/12)
On the same day that Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team fell out of the NJCAA Division II poll, the Greyhounds dropped a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match to seventh-ranked Johnson County in three sets Wednesday night at Arnold Arena...

Statistics don't tell full story of 'Hound victory (09/25/12)
Just to show how meaningless statistics can be, consider the following: So naturally, the Greyhounds won Saturday. Special teams and defense accounted for 20 unanswered Fort Scott points in a 34-14 victory over Dodge City. The Conquistadors (0-4 KJCCC, 0-5 overall) lost their seventh straight game going back to last season despite compiling nearly 500 yards in total offense. They outgained the Greyhounds (2-2, 2-3) 268-71 in the second half. But they couldn't overcome their own mistakes...

'Hounds 2-2 at Allen Tourney (09/25/12)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College volleyball, ranked No. 17 in NJCAA Division II, managed just a 2-2 record at the Allen Tournament here over the weekend. The Greyhounds (15-4) dropped their first match on Friday to Neosho County in five sets, 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13. Ashley Bell had 18 kills for Fort Scott while Ali Cure had 13. Taylyn Schwartz handed out 56 assists. Kate Smith came up with 25 digs and Haylee Toothman had 21...

No. 17 'Hounds beat Cottey (09/21/12)
NEVADA -- Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team, ranked No. 17 in the latest NJCAA Division II poll, defeated Cottey College in a non-conference match at the Hinkhouse Center here Wednesday night. The scores were 25-19, l25-18, 22-25, 25-15...

Greyhounds fight off Lakers in three sets (09/19/12)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team had to fight off a scrappy Longview team at Arnold Arena Tuesday night. The 16th-ranked Greyhounds (12-2) trailed in every set but found a way to sweep the Lakers, 25-21, 25-21, 26-24. "We found ourselves behind in each set but I think that was because we were giving up unnecessary points," Fort Scott Head Coach Lindsay Hill said. "Once we figured that out and tried to earn our own points, it became a lot easier."...

'Hound rally forces overtime but Ravens prevail (09/18/12)
Fort Scott Community College overcame Coffeyville's 21-point second-half rally with a two-touchdown rally of its own to force overtime in Jayhawk Conference play Saturday afternoon at muddy Frary Field. But The visiting Red Ravens scored on the third play of its possession in the second overtime to escape with a 34-28 victory...

FSCC volleyball stays at No. 16 (09/13/12)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball stayed put at No. 16 in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Volleyball Poll released Wednesday afternoon. While the Greyhounds didn't move up or down in the poll, two other Jayhawk Conference teams made moves...

Grizzlies roll in second half (09/11/12)
EL DORADO --Second-ranked Butler scored 53 unanswered points -- 36 of them in the game's final 16 minutes -- and rolled to a 60-14 victory over Fort Scott Community College at BG Products Veteran's Sports Complex Saturday night. Fort Scott (1-1 Jayhawk Conference, 1-2 overall) led 14-7 before Butler (2-0, 3-0) started the scoring barrage with a 66-yard touchdown pass from Billy Cosh to Javess Blue with 3:55 left in the first quarter...

'Hounds win pair, prepare for battle of ranked teams (09/11/12)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team won a pair of matches in Oklahoma over the weekend, improving to 11-1 on the season. The 'Hounds defeated Northeastern Oklahoma A&M at Miami in five sets, 25-20, 26-24, 16-25, 18-25, 15-8. They went to Shawnee, Okla., on Saturday and beat the St. Gregory's University junior varsity in a best-of-three match, 25-20, 25-20...

Hagan on pace to join FSCC 1,000-yard club (09/07/12)
Fort Scott Community College running back Stanley Hagan enters his third collegiate game Saturday night against No. 2 Butler looking for his third consecutive triple-digit rushing game. Hagan, a 6' 1". 195-pound freshman from Nashville, Tenn., has used a combination of power, speed, and elusiveness to lead the NJCAA in rushing with 420 yards in the season's first two games. ...

No. 16 'Hounds sweep Hesston (09/06/12)
Just hours before the match at Arnold Arena Wednesday evening, the National Junior College Athletic Association announced that Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team had received the No. 16 ranking in the national Division II poll. Hours later, the Greyhounds lived up to the ranking by dispatching Hesston in three sets, 25-14, 25-20, 25-16, in a Region VI Division II seeding match...

Apaches mush past Greyhounds on muddy field (09/05/12)
Sixteenth-ranked Tyler took control in the third quarter at Frary Field Saturday afternoon and went on to defeat Fort Scott Community College, 35-7, on a muddy surface as the remnants of Hurricane Issac passed through the area. This was one of a full slate of games in the annual series between schools from the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and the Southwest Junior College Football Conference...

FSCC makes deal to air 'Hounds on KOMB (08/31/12)
Fort Scott Community College and Fort Scott Broadcasting have reached an agreement where the college will purchase airtime on KOMB-FM (103.9) to retransmit KSEK-FM's coverage of Greyhound football. The coverage begins Saturday with coverage of the home game against Tyler, Texas. Pre-game show is at 12 noon with game coverage to follow at 1 p.m...

'Hounds improve to 5-0 (08/30/12)
Fort Scott Community College raised its record to 5-0 with a sweep of Highland in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena Wednesday evening. Scores were 25-17, 25-18, nd 25-16. The Greyhounds stand at 5-0 following their first victory over Highland since 2004...

Defense leads 'Hounds to victory in opener (08/28/12)
HIGHLAND -- Fort Scott Community College won its season opener here Saturday night, defeating Highland 20-7 in a Jayhawk Conference battle that featured three defensive touchdowns but no offensive ones. This was Fort Scott's first victory in a season opener since beating Kilgore, Texas, 21-17 in 2009...

'Hounds 4-0 in home tourney (08/28/12)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team finished the weekend with a perfect record as it went on to defeat three more teams in it's season-opening home tournament. The Greyhounds (4-0) defeated Clarendon, Texas, in the tourney opener Thursday night. Details from that match were published in Friday's edition and can still be seen online at www.fstribune.com/sports...

Greyhounds looking to sophomores for leadership (08/24/12)
When the 2011 season saw his football team go 4-4 after having bad outings in its first two games, most head coaches would look back and feel bad about how things went. But not Curtis Horton, the second-year head coach of Fort Scott Community College's football team. Horton sees last year as a positive experience and a chance for the 2012 team to grow with the experience that was not there a year ago...

Former Butler coordinator seeks to bring life to Highland program (08/24/12)
The Fort Scott Community College Greyhounds will open the 2012 football season Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Highland in a Kansas Jayhawk Conference Community College contest. Greyhound Head Coach Curtis Horton enters his second season at the helm for the Hounds, sixth season overall, and will look at experience as a key to this year's team success...

'Hounds get by Clarendon in opener (08/24/12)
Baxter Springs sophomore Ali Cure stepped up when her team needed her to Thursday night, picking up three kills in quick fashion in the fifth and deciding game as Fort Scott Community College held off a surging Clarendon (Texas) squad in five sets in their season opener, which was also the first match of the Fort Scott Tournament at Arnold Arena...

3 KJCCC teams ranked in pre-season poll (08/02/12)
Defending national champion East Mississippi will begin its title defense from the No. 1 position in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) pre-season football poll, released Wednesday morning. East Mississippi defeated Arizona Western in last December's El Toro Bowl, which was designated the NJCAA Championship Game in a 55-47 shootout. ...

FSCC athletic website launches today (08/01/12)
Fort Scott Community College launched a new website for its athletic programs today. The new site can be seen at www.fsgreyhounds .com or from the FSCC website, www.fortscott.edu, by clicking on the "Athletics" tab. "I am very thankful that President Tatro and our Board of Trustees approved this new website for Greyhound athletics," FSCC Athletic Director J.D. ...

Butler coaches' choice to repeat in KJCCC grid poll (07/28/12)
Fort Scott tabbed for 4th place

Greyhound football receives votes in pre-season 'Dirty 30' (07/25/12)
Fort Scott Community College's football team received votes in the JCGridiron.com pre-season "Dirty 30" poll, released earlier this month. FSCC finished 4-4 last season under first-year head coach Curtis Horton. Because the program was on probation, the Greyhounds' Jayhawk Conference games were not included in conference standings and they were ineligible for post-season play. Fort Scott was 4-3 against KJCCC competition...

FSCC baseball 4th nationally in GPA (07/24/12)
The postseason honors continue for Fort Scott Community College baseball as the team finished fourth in the NJCAA in team grade-point average (GPA) and had two players, Cody McNeece and Caden Cleveland, earn Exemplary Academic Achievement honors with a GPA between 3.60 and 3.79...

FSCC names Schalk softball coach (07/18/12)
Fort Scott Community College has hired Kristin Schalk as the Greyhounds' new head softball coach. Schalk comes to Fort Scott after spending the 2011 and 2012 seasons as the assistant coach at Ottawa University. "I am very excited about the hiring of Coach Schalk," FSCC Athletic Director J.D. Ettore said. "It was evident to everyone on the hiring committee that her skill set as a coach, combined with her leadership qualities, was a great match for Greyhound Athletics and FSCC."...

Six 'Hounds earn NJCAA academic honor (06/26/12)
The National Junior College Athletic Association has released its list of athletes on its NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards list. This was previously called the Academic All-American list. Six members of Fort Scott Community College's athletic teams were honored. Dallas Buck of the football team and Kathleen Tyler and Brandi Wiley of the softball team received Superior Academic Achievement awards for having grade-point averages between 3.80 and 3.99 on a 4-point scale...

Five 'Hounds named to All-KJCCC baseball team (05/25/12)
Five members of Fort Scott Community College's baseball team recently received All-Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division honors. Pitcher John Means was named to the First Team. Third baseman Ryan Sugai made the Second Team while outfielder Cody Ball and pitchers Brett Swain and Travis Higgs were named to the Honorable Mention list...

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...

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