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Boys Basketball
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...
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. ...
KU seniors to play at Mound City; several to represent FSHS
(04/20/12)
MOUND CITY -- The Kansas Barnstormers, made up of University of Kansas seniors, will play an exhibition game against the Southeast Kansas All-Stars Wednesday at the Jayhawk-Linn High School gymnasium. FSHS seniors Kyle Altic, Daniel Durbin and Brady Fink will play for the All-Stars, with FSHS head boys' coach Jeff DeLaTorre as their coach... 
FSHS receives State tourney sportsmanship award
(04/05/12)
Fort Scott High School learned recently that it has been awarded one of the Kansas State High School Activities Association's awards for sportsmanship at the Class 4A State Basketball Tournament in Salina, which was held March 7-10. According to head boys' basketball coach Jeff DeLaTorre, this is the fifth time FSHS has won a plaque. There have been two other times that the school has won a certificate...
Adams scores 21 in all-star game
(04/03/12)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School senior Tyler Adams scored 21 points here Sunday to lead the KSEK/KODE team to a 91-82 victory over the KLKC/KSN squad in the Sixth Annual KSEK/KLKC Via Christi All-Star Game at St. Mary's-Colgan Fieldhouse. Uniontown senior Hope Jurgensen scored 6 points for KSEK/KODE, which lost to KLKC/KSN, 76-74, in the girls' contest...
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. ...
Four Fort Scott High players receive SEK honors
(03/19/12)
Four athletes from Fort Scott High School ‑ two boys and two girls ‑ were honored this week with positions on the All-Southeast Kansas League basketball teams. Senior Tyler Adams was voted to the First Team to represent FSHS, which finished third at the Kansas Class 4A State Tournament last weekend. ...
16 area players named to All-TRL squads
(03/19/12)
The three area schools that are members of the Three Rivers League saw a total of 16 athletes named to the boys' or girls' All-League teams at a meeting Wednesday night. Starting with the boys' team, Uniontown's Brenton Esslinger was one of three players unanimously chosen to the First Team. The others were Chase Cleland from league champion Northeast and Kyle Hammons from Class 1A-Division II State Tournament qualifier Crest... 
Ojeleye, Ottawa advance past Fort Scott
(03/12/12)
SALINA, Kan. -- Semilore Ojeleye scored 32 points Friday night as third-seeded Ottawa defeated No. 7 Fort Scott, 60-31, in a semifinal of the Class 4A State Basketball Tournament. Ojeleye made 13 of 23 shots from the field and also had 14 rebounds. The 6' 7" junior proved to be difficult to defend, which is just about how every other team that's had to deal with him found him to be...
Tigers rally, hang on to beat Abilene
(03/09/12)
Note: This version contains information about Thursday's late game between Ottawa and McPherson that was not published in the print edition due to deadline constraints.
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... 
Tigers earn 5th State berth in 12 years
(03/06/12)
LOUISBURG -- Senior Matt Wright picked the right night to have his best game of the season as his 13 points and 9 rebounds helped Fort Scott High's boys defeat Paola, 58-54, in the championship game of the Louisburg Class 4A Sub-State Tournament here Saturday night...
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...
ONLINE FIRST: Tigers advance to Class 4A State Tournament
(03/04/12)
LOUISBURG -- Senior Matt Wright picked the right night to have his best game of the season as his 13 points and 9 rebounds helped Fort Scott High's boys defeat Paola, 58-54, in the championship game of the Louisburg Class 4A Sub-State Tournament here Saturday night... 
Fort Scott boys hold off Bulldogs, face Paola tonight
(03/03/12)
LOUISBURG, Kan. -- Fort Scott High's boys, the top seed at the Louisburg Class 4A Sub-State, will have to stop the Cinderella of the tournament if they want to advance to state. The Tigers held off an Anderson County squad that was desperate not to let its season end in Friday night's first semifinal, 72-61, while sixth-seeded Paola beat Miami County rival Osawatomie, 61-52, in the second. ... 
Uniontown's late rally falls short
(03/03/12)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown erased an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but ran out of steam late, as Northeast-Arma held on for a 41-38 victory in a Kansas Class 2A Sub-State semifinal on Friday night. With the win, the Vikings advance to tonight's title game against Madison, a 75-44 winner over Sedan in the other semifinal...
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). ... 
Tigers fight off Comets
(02/29/12)
Fort Scott High's 61-46 victory over Chanute in the first round of the Louisburg Class 4A Sub-State Tournament was very similar to the game the teams played at the beginning of this month. In Fort Scott's 68-55 victory over Chanute on Feb. 3, the teams combined to shoot 52 percent from the field, there were only 44 total rebounds, the Tigers committed 6 fewer turnovers than the Blue Comets and didn't take firm control of things until the third quarter... 
Eagles sweep Patriots
(02/29/12)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's basketball teams had their struggles with Howard-West Elk Tuesday night. But both Eagle squads eventually came away with victories in first-round Uniontown Class 2A Sub-State Tournament games. Eagle girls let the Partiots get back into the game after dominating the first quarter. But Uniontown outscored West Elk 29-7 in the second half to take a 42-20 victory...
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. ...
Grizzlies rebuff Tigers' claim to share of SEK championship
(02/24/12)
Labette County's boys made it their kind of game at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night, robbing Fort Scott High of momentum and cranking out a 60-55 victory that denied the Tigers a share of the Southeast Kansas League championship. Parsons and Independence won their games Thursday night and finished as SEK co-champions. ... 
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... 
Tigers keep Dragons at bay, move into three-way tie at top of SEK
(02/22/12)
Tyler Adams and Cameron Woodring combined to score 50 points Tuesday night as Fort Scott High's boys dispatched Pittsburg, 75-58, in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium. In other league action, Parsons defeated Independence, 49-45, to create a three-way tie atop the league standings between those two and the Tigers. ...
Eagle boys beat Titans; girls fall in close call
(02/22/12)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's boys concluded regular-season play with a 55-44 victory over Southern Coffey County here Tuesday night. SCC's girls outscored Uniontown 21-11 in the fourth quarter and rallied for a 54-51 victory. Zach Travis led Eagle boys (15-5) with 17 points while Brenton Esslinger added 12. Uniontown held a 21-6 lead after one period...
Tigers sweep Titans; Columbus boys held to 13 points
(02/21/12)
COLUMBUS -- Tyler Adams scored 16 of his game-high 20 points in the first quarter here Friday night as Fort Scott High's boys smashed Columbus, 71-13, in a Southeast Kansas League contest. Tiger girls beat Columbus 46-28 as Brianne Lawrence and Katren Rienbolt each scored 13 points...
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...
Viking boys claim TRL title in low-scoring battle
(02/18/12)
ARMA, Kan. -- Northeast claimed its first Three Rivers League boys' basketball championship by defeating Uniontown, 43-31, in a defensive contest. The Eagles had won their last six games and came into the game a half-game ahead of Northeast, which moved over from the CNC League prior to last season, has one league game remaining Tuesday versus Altoona-Midway, which hasn't won a game this season... 
'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. ...
Uniontown squads sweep Altoona-Midway
(02/15/12)
BUFFALO -- Uniontown's basketball teams swept Altoona-Midway here Tuesday night, keeping both of the home school's teams winless on the season. Uniontown boys didn't take control until the second quarter but didn't look back after that on their way to a 56-31 win in the nightcap... 
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... 
Fort Scott boys hold off Iola with free throws
(02/11/12)
FORT SCOTT -- When all else goes wrong, a basketball team has to be able to hit its free throws. Fort Scott High's boys didn't have much going right in the second half of Friday night's Homecoming game against Iola. But for the second consecutive game, the Tigers made their free throws when it mattered and came away with a victory...
Uniontown's teams roll to wins over Pleasanton
(02/11/12)
PLEASANTON, Kan. -- Uniontown's basketball teams rolled to a pair of victories over Pleasanton in Three Rivers League play here Friday night. Eagle boys climbed back into a tie for first place with Northeast while Uniontown's girls bumped off one of the team chasing them for second place...
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...
Uniontown teams sweep rival Marmaton Valley
(02/04/12)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's teams swept rival Marmaton Valley in a Three Rivers League doubleheader Friday night. Eagle girls won their fourth consecutive game in beating the Wildcats 60-40. Uniontown's boys kept pace with league leader Northeast with a 46-23 win... 
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...
Tiger boys bounce back with SEK win
(02/01/12)
COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott High's boys bounced back from maybe their worst performance of the season Friday night at Independence to have perhaps their best performance of the year here Friday night. The Tigers never trailed and shot 55 percent from the floor in a 77-68 victory over Coffeyville in Southeast Kansas League play...
Eagles sweep Chetopa
(02/01/12)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's basketball teams swatted away Chetopa's Green Hornets here Friday night in a Three Rivers League doubleheader. Eagle girls routed the Hornets, 63-20. Uniontown's boys drubbed Chetopa, 54-29. The boys were able to keep a hold of their share of first place in the TRL, improving to 5-0 in league play and 11-4 overall. Northeast (5-0, 11-3), the other co-leader, defeated Oswego Tuesday night in a low-scoring affair, 46-34...
'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...
Independence capitalizes on Fort Scott shooting woes
(01/28/12)
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. -- It was the kind of night where nothing would go into the net even though Fort Scott High's boys were shooting the roof off Independence's new gymnasium here Friday night. The Tigers were held to 28-percent field-goal shooting and 22 rebounds as the Bulldogs took advantage and opened Southeast Kansas League play with a 54-37 verdict... 
Uniontown teams take care of Crest
(01/28/12)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown's basketball teams swept Crest in Three Rivers League action on Homecoming here Friday night. Eagle girls started things off by bouncing the Lancers, 48-21. Uniontown boys maintained a share of the league lead with a 57-46 verdict...
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...
Uniontown sweeps Jayhawk-Linn
(01/25/12)
MOUND CITY -- Uniontown's basketball teams swept Jayhawk-Linn here Tuesday night in key games for all teams involved in the doubleheader. Eagle girls avenged a Saturday loss to the Jayhawks in the Pleasanton Tournament third-place game by beating them 33-25...
Pioneer League sweeps Pleasanton titles
(01/24/12)
PLEASANTON -- The Pioneer League swept the championships at the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament Saturday. Prairie View's girls defeated league rival Central Heights, 33-31, in the girls' title game. Central Heights took down Humboldt of the Tri-Valley League, 68-58, in the boys' final...
Fort Scott boys take fifth at Basehor-Linwood
(01/21/12)
BASEHOR, Kan. -- Fort Scott High's boys never trailed -- although the score was tied about halfway through the third period -- in the fifth-place game of the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Invitational here Friday night, taking a 62-53 victory over Maryville, Mo...
Uniontown, J-Linn girls to meet for 3rd
(01/20/12)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown and Jayhawk-Linn will meet in the third-place game of the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament Saturday as a result of semifinal losses here Thursday. Of the Tribune Area's three boys' and three girls' teams, the only victors Thursday night were Pleasanton's girls and Jayhawk-Linn's boys, both in consolation semifinals...
Tigers conclude Basehor tourney play tonight
(01/20/12)
BASEHOR -- Tyler Adams had his second consecutive 20-point game Wednesday night as Fort Scott High's boys defeated Pembroke Hill (Mo.) 82-65 in the consolation semifinal of the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Invitational. One night after falling to Ottawa, the No. 3-ranked team in Class 4A, Tiger girls dropped a 45-38 decision to host Basehor-Linwood in the consolation semifinals...
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...
FSHS basketball teams fall on first night at Basehor
(01/19/12)
BASEHOR -- Fort Scott High's boys tried to rally only to fall short here Tuesday night on the first day of the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Invitational. Tiger boys (7-3) fell to Park Hill, Mo., 65-59, while the girls (3-7) lost to Ottawa, 48-37. Both teams played Wednesday night -- the girls against host Basehor-Linwood and the boys versus Pembroke Hill -- but results were not available before press time...
Eagle teams post victories at Pleasanton tourney
(01/18/12)
PLEASANTON -- Hayden Rathbun's 32-point night helped Uniontown's girls beat Humboldt 60-47 in the first round of the Pleasanton Tournament here Tuesday. The Eagles (6-4) saw Humboldt close to within 6 points a couple of times. But their 22-of-34 performace at the free-throw stripe helped hold off the Cubs...
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...
Fort Scott boys dominate Girard, 60-27
(01/17/12)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High's boys dominated Girard at the FSHS gymnasium Friday night, shooting 53 percent from the field and turning the ball over just 11 times in a 60-27 victory. The Tigers (7-2) used a 12-0 run at the end of the first half to break things open, taking a 35-12 lead into the locker room. It was a night head coach Jeff DeLaTorre had been looking for his team to have since its return from the holiday break...
Frontenac sweeps Uniontown
(01/17/12)
FRONTENAC, Kan. -- Uniontown's teams suffered a sweep at the hands of Frontenac in a non-league doubleheader here Friday night. Eagle boys suffered a 35-33 setback. Raider girls handed the Eagles a 65-33 decision. Frontenac's boys won with a pair of free throws with one second remaining, according to Uniontown head coach Nathan Hinrichs... 
Basehor-Linwood brackets set; Tigers play Tuesday
(01/13/12)
Both of Fort Scott High School's basketball teams will play first-round games Tuesday as they make their annual trip to the Basehor-Linwood Invitational. The Tigers play host to Girard tonight at the FSHS gymnasium. Those games will not affect the tournament as it was seeded based on records as of Wednesday night...
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...
Wright putback gives Tiger boys win
(01/11/12)
IOLA -- Fort Scott High's boys may have "out-miracled" Iola here Tuesday night. In one of the rarest plays in basketball, Iola's Jerrik Sigg converted a 5-point play to put his team ahead by one point with 10.1 seconds left in the game. But Matt Wright's putback of a teammate's miss at the buzzer gave the Tigers a 45-44 victory in non-league play...
Uniontown boys beat Oswego; girls fall
(01/11/12)
OSWEGO -- Uniontown's boys retained their share of the lead in the Three Rivers League with a 55-45 victory over Oswego here Tuesday night. Zach Travis led the Eagles (2-0 TRL, 7-1 overall) with 18 points. Brenton Esslinger added 16 and Seth Sympson scored 11... 
'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...
Uniontown boys hold off Erie, 59-50
(01/07/12)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- The offense gave Uniontown's boys a big lead after three periods here Friday night. The Eagle defense allowed them to hold off visiting Erie in a 59-50 non-league victory. Uniontown (6-1) led 53-41 after three periods but managed only 6 points -- one field goal -- in the fourth quarter. However, though Erie (2-6) did manage to gain some ground at the free-throw line, the Eagles held the Red Devils without a field goal in the period, which allowed them to survive... 
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... 
Vikings knock off Tigers
(01/04/12)
A 10-0 fourth-quarter run gave visiting Parsons what it needed to remain undefeated on the season following a 57-51 victory over Fort Scott High's boys at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night. The Tigers (5-2) used a 12-0 run of their own to overcome a 9-point deficit and take a 33-30 lead with 3:40 remaining in the first half. They lead 37-35 going into the fourth quarter and went up 47-45 on Cameron Woodring's free throws with 3:37 remaining...
Uniontown boys beat St. Paul
(12/15/11)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's boys defeated St. Paul in their home opener Tuesday night, 44-35. Zach Travis led the Eagles (1-0 Three Rivers League, 4-1 overall) with 12 points while Brenton Esslinger added 11. "This was a nice win in front of our home crowd," Uniontown head coach Nathan Hinrichs said. "We had some kids step up and play well tonight."... 
Tiger boys serve 'Dogs defeat
(12/14/11)
Five Tigers scored in double figures as Fort Scott High's boys made 2/3rds of their field-goal attempts and handed out 24 assists in a 67-45 drubbing of Anderson County at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night. "I think when we played our best was when we let things flow, we saw the open guy and we gave out the extra pass and found guys wide open," Fort Scott head coach Jeff DeLaTorre said... 
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...
Pittsburg gets by Fort Scott boys in overtime
(12/10/11)
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Pittsburg's boys outscored Fort Scott High 11-6 in overtime Friday night and gave the Tigers their first loss of the season in a non-league contest, 56-51. Fort Scott (3-1) trailed 45-39 with less than four minutes remaining but held the Dragons (2-1) scoreless the remainder of regulation as Tyler Adams connected on a pair of 3-point goals during the rally. ...
Uniontown squads sweep Crest in tourney
(12/10/11)
HUMBOLDT, Kan. -- Uniontown's basketball teams swept Three Rivers League rival Crest on the final night of the Humboldt Round-Robin Tournament here Friday night. Eagle boys handed Crest, the pick to win the TRL in a pre-season coaches poll, its first loss of the season by a score of 40-38, holding off a Lancer rally in the fourth quarter... 
'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...
Eagle boys clamp down in 2nd half; Uniontown girls unable to keep up with Erie
(12/09/11)
HUMBOLDT -- Uniontown's boys held Erie to 9 points in the second half of a 48-35 victory in the second round of the Humboldt Round-Robin Tournament here Thursday night. Uniontown's girls tried to get back into their game in the third quarter but couldn't keep pace in a 49-33 loss to Erie...
Jayhawks sweep Blu-Jays in LCT
(12/08/11)
MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn's teams swept Pleasanton on the opening night of the round-robin Linn County Tournament here Tuesday night. Jayhawk-Linn's boys took a 53-46 victory. Austin Coleman led the Jayhawks (1-0) with 20 points while Jake Rowe added 10. Preston Coffman led Pleasanton (0-1) with 19 points...
Eagle boys fall
(12/07/11)
HUMBOLDT -- Uniontown's boys dropped a 56-26 decision to host Humboldt here Tuesday night on the first night of a round-robin tournament. Brenton Esslinger was the only Eagle who managed double-figures in points with 12. No girls' score was available prior to the Tribune's Tuesday-night deadline...
Tiger boys claim Willard title; girls fall
(12/06/11)
WILLARD, Mo. -- Fort Scott High's boys clinched their first Willard Tri-State Classic championship since the 2007 tournament by beating Har-Ber of Springdale, Ark. here Saturday evening, 72-67. Har-Ber's girls defeated Fort Scott (0-3) by a 69-47 score, pulling away in the middle two periods...
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...
Fort Scott boys hold off Willard, 81-78
(12/03/11)
WILLARD, Mo. -- Fort Scott High School's boys survived an attempt to send the game into overtime and held off host Willard, 81-78, on the second night of the Willard Tri-State Classic here Friday night. Though the Tigers (2-0) trailed only for a few seconds early in the final stanza, they couldn't shake off the host school, which got within 80-78 on a stickback basket by Skyler Frazier with 9.4 seconds remaining...
Eagle boys bounce Wildcats, 50-34
(12/03/11)
MORAN, Kan. -- Uniontown's boys jumped out to a 19-4 lead after one period and rolled to a 50-34 victory over rival Marmaton Valley in a non-league game here Friday night. Zach Travis led the Eagles with 18 points while Brenton Esslinger scored 11. "I thought our kids came out and played very well in the first half." Uniontown head coach Nathan Hinrichs said. "We were very pleased with the contributions from all of our players."...
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...
FSHS basketball scrimmages set for Nov. 28
(11/18/11)
Fort Scott High School has chosen Nov. 28 as the date for this year's Red & White basketball scrimmages. Both the girls' and boys' basketball teams will scrimmage that night. There will also be performances by FSHS cheerleaders and the FSHS dance team...
Defending champs get nods to repeat
(11/15/11)
PITTSBURG -- The coaches of the Southeast Kansas League picked the defending champions -- Parsons' boys and Labette County's girls -- to win those titles again this season at the pre-season media day sponsored by KSEK-FM here Monday. Parsons' boys (20-4 last season) received seven first-place votes and picked up 63 points. ...
Jayhawks picked second on both sides of TRL
(11/15/11)
PITTSBURG -- Three Rivers League basketball coaches greeted Jayhawk-Linn upon its return by picking the Jayhawks to finish second in both boys' and girls' play in the pre-season poll released by KSEK-FM here Monday. Crest's boys were picked to finish on top on the boys' side while Oswego was the choice to end St. Paul's three-season reign on the girls' side... 
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
FSCC basketball camp starts June 6
(05/14/11)
FORT SCOTT -- The Fort Scott Community College men's basketball team will host a summer camp for grades 4-8, June 6-10. Daily instruction and stations will emphasize fundamental basketball skills and overall player development. Campers will compete on teams in order to apply their individual skill development to a team concept...
Future FSCC players shine in all-star games
(04/19/11)
Three players scored more than 20 points in leading the Maroon boys over the White team, 95-85, at the First Annual Pechone Stepps All-Star Games at Arnold Arena Sunday afternoon. Fort Scott Community College had six signees in the girls' game but a volleyball signee was the Most Valuable Player as the Black squad defeated the White, 85-51...
FSCC hosting All-Star games Sunday afternoon
(04/15/11)
The Fort Scott Community College men's and women's basketball teams are hosting the First Annual Pechone Stepps High School All-Star Games this Sunday at Arnold Arena. This event will feature some of the best talent from the Southeast Kansas area and some future Greyhounds...
Knopp leads all-star team; Harper wins 3-point contest
(04/05/11)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School senior Griffin Knopp scored 11 points to help lead Team KSEK to an 84-78 victory over Team KLKC in the 2011 U.S. Army KSEK/KLKC All-Star Game Sunday at St. Mary's-Colgan Fieldhouse here. The all-star game is for southeast Kansas high school seniors. There was also a girls' game, 3-point shooting contests and a slam-dunk competition...
Knopp, Harper to play in all-star game
(04/01/11)
Fort Scott High School seniors Griffin Knopp and Cody Harper have been invited to participate in the Fifth Annual U.S. Army KSEK/KLKC All-Star Basketball Games that will take place Sunday at the St. Mary's-Colgan High School Fieldhouse in Pittsburg...
Four Tigers earn All-SEK honors
(03/18/11)
Four Fort Scott High School players received post-season honors recently from Southeast Kansas League basketball coaches as the All-SEK teams were released earlier this week. Senior Megan McDermed was named to the Second Team and freshman Brianne Lawrence was a pick for the Third Team on the All-SEK girls' basketball team. Fort Scott senior Griffin Knopp and junior Cameron Woodring were named to the All-SEK boys' Second Team...
11 area players receive All-TRL mention
(03/18/11)
Eleven players from Uniontown and Pleasanton were honored by the Three Rivers League with spots on the All-League basketball teams. Uniontown senior Breanna Esslinger was one of three unanimous selections to the All-TRL girls First Team. The other two are Uniontown senior Morgan Westhoff and St. Paul senior Kali Ketterman...
Jayhawk-Linn sees five picked to Pioneer League team
(03/18/11)
Five Jayhawk-Linn basketball players were awarded spots on the All-Pioneer League basketball teams. Chelsea Beckman earned First Team honors on the girls' squad while teammates Emma Hargrove and Baylea White were given Second Team positions. Taylor Kellerman received a Second Team berth on the boys' squad while Seth Gabbert was picked as an Honorable Mention player...
GVVC All-Conference picks announced
(03/12/11)
The Golden Valley Vernon County Conference (GVVC) has released its All-Conference teams with 11 players from area schools named. The girls' First Team has Makena Thompson and Emily Brooks of Hume along with Morgan Eye, Kendall Hart and Felicia Foster, all of Montrose and MacKenzie Oswald of Ballard. The Second Team has Hailey Conner and Erica Conner of Sheldon as well as Katie Bracher of Montrose and Timber Wainscott of Ballard...
Ojeleye takes control as No. 1 seed Ottawa beats Tigers
(03/04/11)
PAOLA -- Ottawa sophomore Semi Ojeleye, the younger brother of Kansas State junior Victor Ojeleye, scored 22 of his game-high 29 points in the second half here Thursday night as the Cyclones (19-3) ended Fort Scott High's season with a 66-36 decision in the semifinals of the Paola Class 4A Sub-State Basketball Tournament...
Hutch eliminates 'Hound men, 51-39
(03/02/11)
HUTCHINSON -- Hutchinson outscored Fort Scott Community College's men 25-17 in the second half here Tuesday night as the Blue Dragons put an end to the Greyhounds' season with a 51-39 decision in the first round of the Region VI Tournament. The 39 points are the fewest the Greyhounds (5-26) have scored in the Region VI Tournament since it expanded to 16 teams and was the third-lowest total in school history since the shot clock was made a part of the game... 
Tigers advance, 43-40
(03/01/11)
Fort Scott High's boys have had that way of taking a game to the limit this season, Monday's Paola Class 4A Sub-State first-round game against Louisburg was no exception. Fourth-seeded Fort Scott (12-9) has played eight games in the month of February. This was the sixth to be decided by 5 points or less. This 43-40 decision is fourth of those games the fourth-seeded Tigers have won...
Devils down 'Hounds; Hutch first-round foe
(03/01/11)
Kansas City Kansas defeated Fort Scott Community College's men in the regular-season finale at Arnold Arena, 62-40, Saturday afternoon. It was the 12th time this season that the Greyhounds were held to fewer than 50 points. The Greyhounds finished ninth in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division and will be the No. 7 seed among the division's Division I teams. They will be at Western Division runner-up Hutchinson (24-6) tonight for a Region VI Tournament first-round contest...
Cottey hosts first-round playoff game; home finale for Greyhounds today
(02/26/11)
All three of the Herald-Tribune area's junior college basketball teams will be in action this afternoon as post-season play gears up. Cottey College's women will host a first-round Region XVI Division II playoff game this afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Hinkhouse Center in Nevada against St. ...
Tiger boys beat LCHS
(02/25/11)
ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High's boys broke a two-game losing streak here Thursday night and may have recaptured some momentum going into Monday night's first-round Sub-State match-up with Louisburg. The Tigers defeated Labette County, 70-62, in the regular-season finale behind the personal-best scoring nights of Cody Harper and Daniel Durbin...
Men's win streak stopped at two
(02/24/11)
Highland prevented Fort Scott's men from a third consecutive victory by taking down the Greyhounds, 67-43, at Arnold Arena Wednesday night in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The 'Hounds had defeated Allen County Saturday and North Central Missouri Monday...
Most Sub-State seeds set; tourneys begin Monday
(02/24/11)
Most of the Sub-State tournament assignments were released by the Kansas State High School Activities Association Wednesday afternoon. Fielders were set for the Paola Class 4A Sub-State, which features Fort Scott, the Burlington Class 3A Sub-State, which includes Uniontown, and the Class 2A Sub-State which Jayhawk-Linn is hosting...
Eagle girls fight back but SCC prevails
(02/24/11)
LeROY -- Despite a frenzied fourth-quarter effort, Uniontown's girls fell short in an effort to rally past Southern Coffey County and fell to the Titans, 66-60, here Tuesday night. The Eagles (9-10) outscored the Titans 30-23 in the fourth quarter but it wasn't enough to overcome a 13-point deficit going into the period...
Dragons squelch Tiger rally, 48-45
(02/23/11)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High's boys dug themselves a hole for the second consecutive night. And in as many nights, the Tigers were not able to climb all the way out of the hole. Pittsburg never trailed in a 48-45 victory over Fort Scott in Southeast Kansas League play here Tuesday night. But the Tigers (3-4 SEK, 10-9 overall) got within 2 points several times in the fourth quarter...
Eagle girls beat Wildcats
(02/23/11)
LeROY -- Uniontown's teams faced Southern Coffey County in a non-league doubleheader here Tuesday night with the host Titans posting a sweep. SCC girls defeated Uniontown, 66-60. Titan boys downed the Eagles, 53-26. Details from the games were not available prior to deadline. A more detailed description of the contests will appear in Thursday's edition... 
Parsons holds off Tigers, 71-70
(02/22/11)
Fourth-ranked Parsons and Fort Scott High's boys held an epic Southeast Kansas League battle at the FSHS gymnasium Monday night with the visiting Vikings holding off the Tigers, 71-70, in a make-up game. Fort Scott (2-3 SEK, 9-8 overall) trailed by as many as 9 points in the first half and went into the fourth quarter down by 5...
Greyhounds sweep Allen County
(02/22/11)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball team swept a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Saturday. Fort Scott's men outscored Allen County 34-19 in the second half and prevailed 63-54, beating someone other than Labette in conference play for the first time since February of 2009... 
Fort Scott boys bomb Columbus
(02/19/11)
FORT SCOTT -- What's it mean when your post player leads your team in assists? It means one of two things. First, your center is a good passer. Second, it means that he's doing his job of getting defensive attention so that his teammates can hit some open 3-pointers...
Eagle girls beat Vikings
(02/19/11)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- In their final home appearance of the season here Friday, Uniontown's girls took a 57-24 victory over Northeast in a Three Rivers League contest. Uniontown's boys were not as fortunate, falling to the Vikings, 64-54. Both teams were swept by Oswego in make-up league games here Thursday... 
Cowley sweeps 'Hounds
(02/17/11)
Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept by Cowley College Wednesday night at Arnold Arena. Greyhound women faltered in the second half of a 58-42 loss to the Tigers. Cowley's men bombed the 'Hounds from 3-point range as they took a 69-44 victory...
Independence teams sweep Greyhounds
(02/15/11)
INDEPENDENCE -- Independence's teams swept Fort Scott Community College in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play here Saturday night. Fort Scott's women (5-9 East, 8-18 overall) fell to the fifth-ranked Pirates, 70-48. Independence leads the East at 13-1, 25-1...
Fort Scott boys hang on for win over Iola
(02/12/11)
IOLA -- There was no time remaining in the game. But Iola's Jerrik Sigg was at the free-throw line with his team 2 points down and a chance to take his Mustangs to overtime against Fort Scott High's boys here Friday night. Sigg drew a foul on a last-second shot and was at the free-throw line by himself with zeroes on the clock...
Make-up dates for Nevada basketball announced
(02/12/11)
NEVADA -- The Nevada boys varsity and JV basketball games, originally scheduled for Thursday at Wynn Gymnasium, then rescheduled to todaydue to the weather, has been rescheduled again for this coming Thursday. The junior varsity game is set to start at 6 p.m., with the varsity game following at about 7:30...
Nevada retired teachers to be recognized Tuesday
(02/12/11)
NEVADA -- Nevada R-5 Retired Teachers will be recognized at the the Nevada High School girls' basketball games Tuesday night against Webb City. All retired teachers are invited to attend. Those who wish to participate should report to the NHS Commons between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Recognition will be done at halftime of the varsity game...
Panthers keep 'Hound men at bay
(02/10/11)
Fort Scott Community College's men came out of the locker room looking as ready to go as they've been this season, making 3 of their first 4 field-goal attempts and jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the early moments of action Wednesday night at Arnold Arena...
Tigers postponed; make-ups piling up in area leagues
(02/09/11)
Fort Scott High School's basketball games versus Parsons, scheduled for to be held at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night, have been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 21. Fort Scott's doubleheader was one of eight in the Southeast Kansas, Three Rivers and Pioneer leagues that were postponed Tuesday. The only other area school to be affected was Pleasanton, which scheduled a TRL doubleheader versus Crest for February 17. Uniontown and Jayhawk-Linn were not scheduled to play Tuesday...
Johnson County sweeps Greyhounds
(02/09/11)
OVERLAND PARK -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept by nationally-ranked Johnson County squads in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Monday night. Cavalier women, ranked No. 2 in NJCAA Division II, took an 83-37 victory. Johnson County men, ranked No. 14 in Division II, rolled to a 70-49 win...
Fort Scott boys hold off Chanute, 62-57
(02/08/11)
CHANUTE, Kan. -- Fort Scott High's boys survived a third-quarter onslaught here Friday night and rallied in the fourth to defeat Chanute, 62-57, in Southeast Kansas League play. Chanute outscored the Tigers 30-12 in the third as the Blue Comets connected on 10 of their first 11 field-goal attempts on the period. ...
Tiger boys' rally falls just short, 60-57
(02/08/11)
Friday night at Chanute, the homestanding Blue Comets had a 30-point quarter against Fort Scott. But it wasn't enough as the Tigers held on for a 62-57 victory. Tuesday night at the "Tigerdome," Fort Scott's boys had a 30-point quarter against visiting Coffeyville. But it wasn't enough as the Golden Tornado held on for a 60-57 victory in Southeast Kansas League play...
'Hound men break losing streak
(02/08/11)
Michael Cook's birthday was a happy one. His Fort Scott Community College basketball team defeated Labette 54-42 Saturday afternoon at Arnold Arena, giving his team a key tie-breaker over the Cardinals in Region VI Tournament Division I seeding and perhaps avoiding a long, long trip for a first-round tournament game...
ONLINE FIRST: FSCC games rescheduled; home Saturday
(02/02/11)
Fort Scott Community College's basketball games at Johnson County, originally scheduled for Wednesday night, have been rescheduled for Monday night at Overland Park. The women's game will tip off at 5:30 p.m. with the men to follow at 7:30. All but three Jayhawk Conference doubleheaders were called off Wednesday due to the major snowstorm that affected the midwest. ... 
No. 9 Coffeyville flexes defensive muscle
(02/01/11)
Coming off a 116-50 rout of Labette Wednesday night, ninth-ranked Coffeyville apparently looked to see what it could do defensively when it came to Arnold Arena to face Fort Scott Community College's men in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play Saturday afternoon...
Tigers won't play Tuesday
(01/31/11)
Fort Scott High School's basketball games versus Coffeyville, scheduled for Tuesday, have been postponed until Monday. This is the third postponement for Tiger basketball this season. The games against Iola which were played Feb. 25 were make-ups from Feb. 11. And Feb. 19 consolation games at the Basehor-Linwood Tournament were postponed until the next day...
Indy boys control second half, down Fort Scott 44-41
(01/29/11)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott High's boys saw the outside shot desert them and Independence took advantage to take control in the second half and go on to a 44-41 victory in the Southeast Kansas League opener for both teams at the FSHS gymnasium. "Hopefully, we come out next week and get back after it next week because we haven't been clicking on all cylinders these past couple of games," Fort Scott head coach Jeff DeLaTorre said. "We battled at the end but we put ourselves in a big hole."...
Eagle girls dominate Crest
(01/29/11)
COLONY, Kan. -- Uniontown's girls rolled out to a 20-1 lead after one period as the Eagles went on to roll by Crest in Three Rivers League play, 58-28. Hope Jurgensen led the Eagles (1-1 TRL, 6-7 overall) with 20 ponits and Breanna Esslinger added 11. Tayler Shook dished six assists...
Chili feed Friday afternoon
(01/27/11)
The Fort Scott High School Physics Club will host a chili feed Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the commons area west of the main gym. A bowl of chili or a chili dog, home-made dessert and a drink costs $5. Proceeds will help fund club activities. 
Tiger boys overcome early struggles
(01/26/11)
Fort Scott High's boys struggled against visiting Iola in the first half at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night. But the Tigers used defense to keep the Mustangs down until the offense finally got going in what ended up being a 46-25 victory in a non-league contest...
Jayhawk-Linn teams sweep Uniontown
(01/26/11)
UNIONTOWN -- For the second time in four days, Jayhawk-Linn's girls defeated Uniontown, following up a victory in the third-place game at the Pleasanton Tournament Saturday with a 62-48 triumph here Tuesday night. In this game, turnovers were the undoing for Uniontown (5-7), which committed 32 turnovers to just 12 for the Jayhawks (7-6)...
Tiger boys rout St. Joseph-Benton
(01/25/11)
BASEHOR -- Fort Scott High's boys hit 4 3-point goals in the first quarter and went on to rout St. Joseph (Mo.)-Benton, 63-27, in the seventh-place game of the Basehor-Linwood Tournament here Saturday. Cameron Woodring made three of those 3-pointers as the Tigers (6-5) jumped out to a 15-2 lead. They led 19-6 after one period of play and 25-8 halfway through the second...
Central Heights claims both crowns at Pleasanton Tourney
(01/25/11)
PLEASANTON -- Central Heights' teams claimed the championships of both the boys' and girls' brackets of the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament here Saturday. Viking boys (9-1) defeated Pioneer League rival Jayhawk-Linn, 67-38, in the boys' championship game. This was the first of three meetings the teams will have in seven days. They also met in a make-up game at Richmond Monday night and will face each other at Mound City Friday night...
Highland drops 'Hounds
(01/25/11)
HIGHLAND -- Fort Scott Community College's men suffered their fifth straight loss Saturday afternoon, falling to Highland 63-59 in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Alex Barner led Fort Scott (1-7 East, 2-17 overall) with 15 points while Teance Walton added 14. Both players had 8 rebounds...
Weather changes area tournament schedules
(01/20/11)
Inclement weather has changed the schedules for the tournaments which involve area basketball teams. Fort Scott High's teams saw their games at the Basehor-Linwood Invitational postponed for the second consecutive day. In order to keep the tournament going in a lively fashion the boys and girls will play at the same time Friday...
ONLINE FIRST: Basehor-Linwood Tourney postponed again
(01/20/11)
BASEHOR -- Once again, due to bad weather in the Kansas City area, the schedule at the Basehor-Linwood Invitational has been changed. Fort Scott High's boys' and girls' consolation bracket games, which were originally scheduled for Wednesday, will be played Friday afternoon. In order to keep the tournament on schedule to conclude Saturday, both Tiger teams will have to play at the same time...
Devils deny FSCC men victory in waning seconds
(01/20/11)
Visiting Allen County denied Fort Scott Community College's men victory at Arnold Arena Wednesday night, making a defensive stop in the final four seconds to preserve a 55-54 victory in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Teance Walton made two free throws with seven seconds remaining to bring Fort Scott within one point. ...
Basehor-Linwood Tournament rescheduled due to weather
(01/19/11)
BASEHOR -- The consolation semifinals of the Basehor-Linwood Invitational have been postponed until Thursday afternoon and the remainder of the tournament has been rescheduled. Basehor-Linwood Athletic Director Joe Keeler told the Tribune during a phone call Wednesday afternoon that the game times for Thursday will also be moved one hour later to give the condition of the roads in the Kansas City area more time to improve...
Missouri-ranked teams down Tigers at Basehor
(01/19/11)
BASEHOR -- The return of Fort Scott High's basketball teams to the Basehor-Linwood Invitational was marked by a pair of rude receptions from Missouri schools here Tuesday. First, Maryville's boys, ranked No. 6 in Class 3 by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, held off a Tiger rally to prevail, 56-49...
Greyhounds swept at Cowley
(01/18/11)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball team were swept by Cowley College in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Saturday night. Fort Scott's women lost to Cowley, 68-47. Greyhound men lost to the Tigers, 66-54...
Fort Scott boys roll by Girard
(01/15/11)
Nine days off didn't hurt Fort Scott High's boys any as the Tiger boys rolled by Girard, 63-36, in a non-league contest at the Ted Taylor Gymnasium here Friday night. Girard (1-7) scored first but the Tigers (5-3) scored the next 11 points unanswered...
Colgan teams sweep Uniontown
(01/15/11)
Pittsburg Colgan's teams swept Uniontown here Friday night with the Panther girls winning 48-33 and the Colgan boys taking a 63-30 decision. Colgan's girls were led by Brandee Main, who scored 22 points. Breanna Esslinger scored 13 points to pace the Eagles (4-4)...
Tigers returning to Basehor
(01/14/11)
After a three-year absence, Fort Scott High School's basketball teams will return to the Basehor-Linwood Invitational next week. The Tigers appeared in the tournament from 2001 to 2007. Prior to that the boys had appeared in Chanute's Ralph Miller Classic for about 25 years while the girls had most often attended the Louisburg Tournament...
Brackets set for Pleasanton tourney
(01/14/11)
PLEASANTON -- The brackets are set for next week's annual Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament, which also includes area schools Uniontown and Jayhawk-Linn. Games will be played Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Action starts at 4 p.m. the first two days and at 1 p.m. Saturday. Two gyms will be used... 
Indy men snatch victory from 'Hounds
(01/13/11)
Call it another lesson learned in the college basketball course of How to Win 101. Fort Scott Community College's men did everything right during a 10-minute stretch of the second half at Arnold Arena Wednesday night and looked ready to steal a victory from Independence, one of the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division's top teams...
Iola-Tigers rescheduled for Jan. 25
(01/11/11)
Tuesday night's scheduled basketball doubleheader with Iola was postponed and rescheduled for January 25. Also postponed was a Three Rivers League doubleheader at Uniontown as the Eagles were set to host Oswego. No make-up date had been set at press time...
'Hound men rally for win; women's comeback falls short
(01/06/11)
PARSONS -- Fort Scott Community College's men returned from nearly a month off to rally for a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division victory over Labette, 61-57, here Wednesday night. It was the Greyhounds' second victory in their last three games. Fort Scott's women also rallied from a halftime deficit but the 'Hounds were not able to hold one once they got the lead and Labette took a 57-54 conference win...
Vikings stronger in second half of 59-49 victory over Tigers
(01/05/11)
PARSONS -- Parsons outscored Fort Scott High's boys 34-16 in the second half here Tuesday night and came away with a 59-49 victory over the Tigers in a non-league game at the Harold C. Johnson Gymnasium. Steve Jones scored 16 of his game-high 22 points in the second half. But it was James Jackson who gave Parsons (5-0) the lead for good by going coast-to-coast with a defensive rebound during a 11-0 third-quarter run...
Uniontown teams beat Pleasanton
(12/18/10)
PLEASANTON, Kan. -- Uniontown's basketball teams swept Pleasanton in non-league play here Friday night. Eagle girls took a 45-30 victory while the boys prevailed, 42-28. Jacy Ermel scored 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked 4 shots for the Eagles, who improved to 4-2 on the season. Hope Jurgensen handed out 3 assists and Hayden Rathbun and Breanna Esslinger picked up 4 steals each...
Fourth-quarter success leads to Fort Scott sweep: Defense, free throws bring boys victory
(12/18/10)
LOUISBURG, Kan. -- Fort Scott's defense held Louisburg without a field goal for about 12 minutes in the second half here Friday night as Tiger boys defeated Louisburg in the final game before the holiday break, 57-52. The Tigers (4-2) took the lead again for good early in the fourth quarter at 38-37 when Griffin Knopp scored on a layup. Johnathan Stark hit a 3-point shot and Knopp scored again to cap a period-opening 7-0 run...
St. Paul sweeps Uniontown in TRL play
(12/15/10)
ST. PAUL -- Uniontown's teams suffered defeats at the hand of host St. Paul in Three Rivers League play here Tuesday night. Eagle boys fell to St. Paul, 62-52, despite an 18-point performance from Brenton Esslinger and 15 more from Zach Travis. The Indians (1-0 TRL, 3-2 overall) saw four players reach double figures. Tyler Coomes and D.J. Vitt each had 14 points while Willie Westhoff and Paul Schibi each had 11... 
Fort Scott uses 3-pointers, defense to down rivals
(12/11/10)
FORT SCOTT -- It looked for a time as though Fort Scott High's basketball team would die by the 3-point shot. The Tigers didn't make any in the first quarter of a non-league game here Friday night against Southeast Kansas League rival Pittsburg and were trailing near the end of the period...
FSCC men split pair on road
(12/09/10)
A two-game road swing saw Fort Scott Community College's men win their first game of the season Monday night and fall by nearly 50 points Tuesday night. Greyhound men (1-12) picked up a 68-62 victory at Division II North Central Missouri (3-5) as Robert Mason scored 26 points on 10-of-16 field-goal shooting. Gary Floyd and Menas Stephens scored 12 each and Alex Barner added 11. Fort Scott made half of its 48 field-goal attempts...
Uniontown boys prevail in OT; Eagle girls win in rout
(12/09/10)
HUMBOLDT -- Uniontown's boys prevented any Humboldt scoring in overtime while the girls nearly prevented any scoring at all as the Eagles swept the host school on the first night of a round-robin tournament here Tuesday. Uniontown's boys (2-0) outscored Humboldt 20-8 in the fourth quarter to force overtime tied at 42-42, then posted a 7-0 advantage in the extra period to prevail, 49-42... 
Tigers overcome sluggish start
(12/07/10)
What started out as a slugfest turned into a rout in the second quarter Tuesday night as Fort Scott High's boys rolled by Labette County, 53-30, in a non-league contest at the FSHS gymnasium. Fort Scott (2-2) shot 50 percent from the field and connected on 7 of 13 3-point attempts. They scored 21 points in the third quarter...
Hounds post road sweep
(12/07/10)
TRENTON, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's men broke a 13-game losing streak as part of a Greyhound sweep of North Central College here Monday night. 'Hound men (1-11) took a 68-62 victory. Fort Scott's women (2-9) started the evening off with a 53-47 win over the Pirates (8-3)... 
College games delayed by broken backboard
(12/07/10)
It was an odd weekend for Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams. In a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader that took two days to complete, Johnson County swept the Greyhounds. Cavalier women, ranked No. 1 in the country in NJCAA Division II, defeated Fort Scott, 51-29, in a game that was suspended at halftime Saturday and finished on Sunday. Then the 10th-ranked Johnson County men's squad pulled away in the second half to beat the 'Hounds, 72-53, Sunday night...
Tigers split final games
(12/07/10)
WILLARD, Mo. -- Fort Scott High School's basketball teams finished up their annual appearance at the Willard Tri-State Classic here Saturday. Fort Scott's girls played first and suffered a setback at the buzzer to Drew Central (Ark.), 37-35. Tiger boys got their first victory of the season with a 62-54 victory over Drew Central... 
ONLINE FIRST: Junior college games postponed to Sunday due to broken backboard.
(12/04/10)
Fort Scott Community College's home Jayhawk Conference doubleheader with Johnson County at Arnold Arena was postponed at halftime Saturday afternoon after a Johnson County men's player shattered one of the backboards. The player was dunking during warm-ups between the halves of the women's game...
Uniontown sweeps Marmaton Valley in openers
(12/03/10)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's basketball teams opened the season on high notes Friday night with a home sweep of Marmaton Valley in a non-league doubleheader. Uniontown's girls opened the night with a 45-25 victory over the Wildcats. Eagle boys defeated Marmaton Valley, 56-41...
Fort Scott's teams swept by host Willard in tourney
(12/03/10)
WILLARD, Mo. -- Fort Scott High's basketball teams were swept by the host school at the Willard Tri-State Classic Friday night. Tiger girls fell in overtime by a 54-51 score. Fort Scott's boys lost to Willard 64-53. Both Willard squads are 2-0 in the round-robin tournament and each can clinch the title with victories over Arkansas Baptist today...
Girls win, boys fall at Willard
(12/02/10)
WILLARD, Mo. -- Fort Scott High School's basketball teams opened the season with a split on the first day of the Willard Tri-State Classic here Thursday night. Senior Megan McDermed scored a personal-best 29 points for Fort Scott's girls as they defeated Arkansas Baptist, 57-52, in the opening game of the tournament. But the Eagles' boys squad rallied from a first-half deficit that was as large as 17 points to take a 72-65 victory in the final game of the evening...
Coffeyville sweeps conference openers in routs
(12/01/10)
COFFEYVILLE -- Wednesday night's Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division openers did not go smoothly for Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams. Coffeyville's men, ranked 13th in the nation, routed Fort Scott's men 78-41 as the Greyhounds failed to score at least 50 points for the fourth time this season... 
Tigers give fans season preview
(11/29/10)
For the first time in somewhere around 15 years, Fort Scott High School's basketball teams held a public scrimmage Monday night at the FSHS gymnasium. "It was my sophomore year that was the last time we may have done this, if I remember right," Fort Scott girls' head coach Jeff Armstrong said...
FSHS Red & White Night is Monday
(11/24/10)
For the first time in over 15 years, there will be a pre-season event for Fort Scott High School's winter sports teams. "Red & White Night" will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday night at the FSHS gymnasium. Participants from all winter sports -- boys' and girls' basketball, wrestling, cheerleading, and dance -- will be introduced. The basketball teams will scrimmage and the cheer and dance teams will perform... 
Grizzlies fight off 'Hounds
(11/17/10)
Fort Scott Community College's basketball team has played one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country. And Wednesday night at Arnold Arena, one of the nation's top-10 teams, according to the NJCAA's pre-season poll, got a taste of the potential the Greyhounds have despite being winless...
Tiger squads each picked fourth
(11/16/10)
PITTSBURG -- Each of Fort Scott High School's basketball teams were picked to finish in fourth place in the Southeast Kansas League at the annual KSEK-FM Basketball Media Day here Monday. Defending champion Labette County was chosen to repeat on the girls' side while Parsons was picked to win the boys' title...
Eagle girls picked second, boys fourth
(11/16/10)
PITTSBURG -- Uniontown's girls were picked to finish second in the Three Rivers League race behind defending champion St. Paul at the KSEK-FM Basketball Media Day here Monday. Uniontown's boys were picked to tie for fourth place with St. Paul while defending champion Crest was picked to repeat...
Mavericks hold off 'Hounds
(11/16/10)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's men fell to 0-7 on the season with a 65-58 loss to Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa in the Citizens Bank Classic at Allen County Community College Saturday afternoon. However, the 'Hounds have been playing tough competition in pre-conference games with the goal of getting ready for the rigors of Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. ...
Butler beats buzzer to sink FSCC men
(11/15/10)
IOLA, Kan. -- Butler's Caydrick Bloomquist denied Fort Scott Community College's men their first victory of the season by sinking a 3-point shot as the final horn sounded in a 55-52 decision at the Citizens Bank Classic here Friday afternoon. Fort Scott (0-6) took around the seven-minute mark of the first half and managed to stay out in front despite going the final 8:42 of play without making a field goal... 
Offensive drought continues for 'Hounds
(11/09/10)
Fort Scott Community College's offensive slump continued Tuesday night as the Greyhounds came within 52 seconds of setting a school record of futility in a 63-40 loss to State Fair (Mo.) Montrell King's transition layup allowed Fort Scott (0-5) to avoid setting a new record for fewest points scored in the shot-clock era. However, the 40 points the Greyhounds ended up with is still the second-fewest...
Girard boosters plan tournament
(11/09/10)
The Girard Booster Club is sponsoring a basketball tournament Dec. 31-Jan. 2. The entry fee is $125 with a three-game guarantee. Individual awards will be given to the top two teams in each division. There will be boys and girls brackets for third-, fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade teams. For registration or further information, please contact Dale at (620) 724-5326 or email samfam@ckt.net...
FSCC men struggle to score points
(11/09/10)
HUTCHINSON -- After opening the season with 90 points in an overtime loss to Redlands, Fort Scott Community College's men have found themselves struggling to score. The Greyhounds (0-4) did not score more than 54 points in any of their three games over the weekend at the Hutchinson Quarterback Classic and lost all three games...
No. 4 Hutchinson rolls by Greyhounds
(11/04/10)
HUTCHINSON -- No. 4-ranked Hutchinson scored the first 14 points of the contest on its way to defeating Fort Scott Community College's men, 80-47, on the first night of the Quarterback Classic here Thursday night. Fort Scott (0-2) missed its first six shots of the contest and made only 6 field goals in the first half on 29 attempts. This performance came two days after shooting 57 percent from the floor in a 93-90 overtime loss to Redlands (Okla.)... 
Greyhound basketball swept in season openers
(11/04/10)
Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams were swept in their season openers at Arnold Arena Tuesday night. Greyhound women lost to Crowder College, 71-54. Fort Scott's men fell to Redlands College in overtime, 93-90. No other details were available from the men's game due to a malfunction in the college's stats program...
'Hounds set Region VI tourney goals
(10/29/10)
Fort Scott Community College head men's basketball coach Michael Cook has seen many things he likes so far in pre-season practice. And what he sees may lead the Greyhounds much closer to their goal of advancing to the Region VI Quarterfinals for the first time than the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division coaches poll prediction of eighth place...
Greyhound women picked 5th; men 8th
(10/25/10)
WICHITA -- Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team was picked to finish in fifth place in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division in a pre-season coaches poll released here Monday. The Greyhounds, who will begin their second season under head coach Diana Couch with a home game against Crowder College next Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Arnold Arena, finished in seventh place last season and had an overall record of 14-18... 
KSEK announces hoop slate
(10/06/10)
KSEK-FM Radio (99.1) will broadcast selected Fort Scott Community College men's and women's basketball games during the 2010-11 season. A total of 11 conference doubleheaders -- including all nine played at Arnold Arena -- will be broadcast this season...
Greyhound men's cagers lead KJCCC in team GPA
(08/19/10)
The Fort Scott Community College Men's Basketball team finished first in the Jayhawk Conference in team grade-point average for the spring of 2010. Travis Buck, Nathaniel Ward, Alex Barner and Ramell Taylor were also named to the KJCCC All-Academic team. Taylor, who has since graduated, also met the national requirements for National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-American...
FSHS grad Quick receives honor
(08/09/10)
PITTSBURG -- Pittsburg State basketball junior guard Zach Quick was named to the 2009-10 NABC Honors Court July 12 when the squad was released by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The NABC Honors Court recognizes those collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2009-10 season. The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that these men possess off the court, and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom...
Floyd, Sharp to play in All-Star games
(07/29/10)
TOPEKA -- Fort Scott High School 2010 graduates Jolee Sharp and Gary Floyd will take part in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Games August 5 at Washburn University. The games have been moved from August 4 so they may be televised but, as of this writing, the Tribune has been unable to determine which TV station will be showing the games...
Floyd's Maroon team winner of FSCC all-star game
(04/19/10)
The Maroon All-Stars, featuring Fort Scott High School seniors Gary Floyd and Jeremy Hull, defeated the White team 86-61 in an all-star game hosted by Fort Scott Community College Sunday at Arnold Arena. Teance Walton of Wichita East was named the game's Most Valuable Player as he finished with 16 points and also had a strong rebounding performance. ...
Area players take part in All-Star games
(03/29/10)
PITTSBURG -- The Fourth Annual U.S. Army/Army Strong High School Basketball All-Star Game took place at St. Mary's-Colgan Fieldhouse here Sunday, with Team KLKC winning both the boys and girls games. Forty student athletes played in the event, from 22 different Southeast Kansas area schools. Among them were Fort Scott's Gary Floyd and Jolee Sharp and Uniontown's Abbie Smith...
KBCA honors four Tigers
(03/29/10)
Four Fort Scott High School basketball players recently received All-State honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, two of them as All-Academic team members. The All-Academic players were Logan Fancher and Jacob Ruhl, both seniors. Players named to this list have to meet certain criteria pertaining to class rank, grade-point average and ACT score...
SEK All-Star Games set for Sunday at Pittsburg
(03/25/10)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott and Uniontown high schools will be represented at fourth annual U.S. Army/Army Strong All-Star Games, which will be held at the St. Mary's Colgan Fieldhouse here Sunday afternoon. Fort Scott's Jolee Sharp and Uniontown's Abbie Smith will play in the girls game, which is set to tip off at 1 p.m. Fort Scott's Gary Floyd will play in the boys game, which will follow. There will also be a 3-point shooting contest for boys and girls and a slam dunk contest for the boys...
Four recieve All-SEK hoop honors
(03/16/10)
Four Fort Scott High School players -- two boys and two girls -- were picked for the All-Southeast Kansas League basketball teams last week. Fort Scott senior Gary Floyd was one of three unanimous picks to the boys' First Team. The others were Coffeyville junior Cameron Craig and Chanute senior Cory Henshall. Also on the team were Coffeyville senior Ethan Cordray, Labette County senior Brannon Green and Pittsburg senior Blake Wilson... 
Ottawa holds off Fort Scott boys in Sub-State semifinal
(03/06/10)
OSAWATOMIE -- An 11-0 run to end the first half gave Ottawa all the cushion it needed to hold off Fort Scott High's boys in the semifinal round of the Osawatomie Class 4A Sub-State Tournament here Friday night. Freshman Semi Ojeleye (pronounced "sem-ee o-jay-el-ay") scored 9 of his team-leading 17 points in the second period, including 6 in that half-ending run... 
Kelly, Taylor earn All-KJCCC Second Team honors
(03/04/10)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Fort Scott Community College sophomores Valencia Kelly and Ramell Taylor were named to their respective Eastern Division Second Teams by the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Thursday afternoon. Kelly, from Brunswick, Ga., was 10th in the Jayhawk Conference in scoring this season, averaging 15.9 points per game, despite missing six games due to injuries and illness...
Hutchinson men roll by 'Hounds
(03/02/10)
HUTCHINSON -- Hutchinson's men defeated Fort Scott Community College, 76-47, here Tuesday night in the first-round of the Region VI Division I Tournament. Fort Scott's season ended with a 4-27 record after a 3-4 start. Hutchinson (26-5) will advance to a quarterfinal game against Garden City in Wichita Saturday afternoon... 
Tigers survive to face Ottawa in semis
(03/02/10)
Jonathan Stark will be able to attest to how physical Fort Scott High's first-round Osawatomie Class 4A Sub-State game with Paola was at the FSHS gymnasium Monday night. Stark was injured not once but twice during play. He was already playing with a face mask to protect a broken nose. The first time he got hurt, he lost a tooth. The second time, he got knocked woozy... 
Tigers drub league champs
(02/26/10)
It's tough to figure which was more impressive in the early going of Fort Scott High's 47-32 drubbing of Southeast Kansas League champion Coffeyville Thursday night. Was is the 10-0 run that started the game, half of those points coming from Jacob Ruhl, who got the start in his last home game as a senior?...
Sub-State seeds set; Tigers hosting rare first-round doubleheader
(02/25/10)
Sub-State tournament pairings were made official Wednesday afternoon with a twist on the usual first-round scenario for Fort Scott's teams. Sub-States were drawn in Classes 4A, 3A, and 2A, Classes 6A and 5A will be drawn Saturday while Class 1A Sub-States will be determined by the outcome of this week's 1A Regional Tournaments...
Cowley men roll by 'Hounds, 74-58
(02/17/10)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Cowley College won its fourth straight game Wednesday night, defeating Fort Scott Community College's men, 74-58, in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The Greyhounds played well early, leading 15-9 after eight minutes as Jacob Gougler hit back-to-back 3-point shots...
Tiger boys rally to beat Parsons
(02/16/10)
PARSONS -- Gary Floyd's free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining completed Fort Scott High's rally as the Tigers bounced second-place Parsons, 40-39, in Southeast Kansas League play here Tuesday night. Fort Scott (9-5 SEK, 11-7 overall) trailed 27-19 at halftime. But a 6-0 run at the end of the third period, with 4 points by Floyd and a buzz-beating stickback by Griffin Knopp, brought the Tigers within 34-30 as the fourth quarter started... 
Cavs, Scotties keep 'Hounds out of win column
(02/16/10)
Johnson County and Highland prevented Fort Scott Community College's men from breaking into the win column on Saturday afternoon and Monday night. The Greyhounds lost to Johnson County in overtime Saturday, 75-72, the closest the they have come to breaking their nearly 3-month long losing streak...
Independence sweeps Greyhounds
(02/11/10)
INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott Community College's basketball teams suffered a sweep at the hands of Independence here Wednesday night in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Indy's women took a 90-74 victory while Pirate men took a 67-49 verdict to hand the Greyhounds their 18th consecutive loss...
Tigers tame tough Titans in Tuesday tussle
(02/10/10)
If you really feel that there is an easy mark in the Southeast Kansas League, you might want to remind the last-place Columbus Titans. Why? Because once again, the Titans gave Fort Scott High's boys about as much as they could handle before the Tigers finally began to pull away in the fourth quarter of what ended up a 61-47 league victory at the FSHS gymnasium... 
'Hound men fall to Allen County
(02/08/10)
It was already tough for Fort Scott Community College's men, who have been playing with just seven or eight men for about a month now. But as the Region VI Tournament approaches, it could get tougher. Saturday's 70-54 loss to Allen County at Arnold Arena was the Greyhounds' 24th game of the season. Last year in high school, this year's freshmen would be at the end of the season if their teams made their state's playoffs. In college, that means there are still six games to go before the playoffs... 
Dragons take control early
(02/05/10)
A 9-0 run midway through the first quarter was enough to give visiting Pittsburg the momentum it need to take a 55-45 victory over Fort Scott High in a Southeast Kansas League make-up game at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night. Gary Floyd, playing with an injured elbow, scored the Tigers' first 4 points and Jonathan Stark's 3-pointer put Fort Scott up 7-5 with exactly five minutes left in the first quarter... 
'Hound men fall just short of upsetting Ravens
(02/04/10)
Fort Scott Community College's men were one possession away from an upset of Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division-leading Coffeyville at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. But the Red Ravens made a defensive stand with under five seconds left to escape with a 67-66 victory...
Tiger boys hold on for victory over Labette County
(02/03/10)
ALTAMONT -- A game that looked to be a blowout at halftime turned into a nail-biter in the second half here Tuesday night. But Fort Scott's boys held on for a 46-41 Southeast Kansas League victory over Labette County. The Tigers (6-3 SEK, 8-5 overall) held a 30-10 halftime lead after holding LCHS (3-6, 4-9) to one field goal during a 20-2 run that covered about the last 10 minutes of the first half. Gary Floyd already had 14 points at the break, 9 in the second quarter...
Uniontown sweeps Chetopa in league doubleheader
(02/03/10)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown swept a Three Rivers League doubleheader here Tuesday night. Eagle girls defeated visiting Chetopa 55-31 while the boys' defeated the Hornets 37-34. Jacy Ermel scored 24 points and hauled down 17 rebounds for Uniotown's girls (2-1 TRL, 9-5 overall) while Abbie Smith scored 15 points...
Greyhound men drop 15th consecutive game
(02/03/10)
CHANUTE -- Fort Scott Community College's men dropped their 15th straight game here Monday night as Neosho County took a 77-58 decision in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. Ramell Taylor led Fort Scott (0-10 East, 3-19 overall) with 16 points while Alex Barner added 12. Antoine Lundy paced Neosho County (8-2, 16-6) with 20 points. Antonio Bostic and Justin Fairman each had 14...
Short-handed 'Hounds continue to fight
(02/01/10)
The surest sign of a team not ready to give in is when it continues to fight even under the most difficult conditions. So when Fort Scott Community College's leading scorer, Ramell Taylor, had to leave the floor for a time after drawing his fourth foul, it wasn't a time to panic. Instead, players stepped up and the Greyhounds were able to stay in the game until the final moments...
Fort Scott Homecoming postponed; game, ceremonies to made up on different dates
(01/30/10)
Naturally, every single game that was to be held on the Kansas side of the state line involving area teams was postponed Friday afternoon. The storm passing through even put off two events that were to be held Saturday. Homecoming at Fort Scott High School, with Pittsburg as the opponent for the basketball doubleheader, has been rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. ...
FSHS Homecoming postponed
(01/29/10)
With Pittsburg High School canceling classes Friday morning, Fort Scott High School has postponed Homecoming activities scheduled for Friday night. Pittsburg was to be Fort Scott's opponent for the Homecoming games tonight. Those have been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 4...
Red Devils hold off Eagles in make-up contest
(01/28/10)
UNIONTOWN -- Erie held off Uniontown, 56-52, here Thursday night in a non-league make-up game at the West Bourbon Elementary gymnasium. Ben Dixon led the Eagles (5-8) with 20 points. Du'Shaun Robinson added 16 and Zach Travis scored 12. Uniontown led by one point, 14-13, after one quarter. Erie outscored the Eagles, 19-13, in the second to go into halftime with a 32-27 lead...
Highland sweeps; 'Hound men drop 13th in row
(01/27/10)
HIGHLAND -- Highland's women broke a five-game losing streak in the opener of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Div-ision basketball doubleheader here Wednesday night while Fort Scott Community College's men dropped their 13th consecutive match in the nightcap...
Cordray, Mitchell lead state-ranked Nado over Tigers
(01/26/10)
COFFEYVILLE -- On the verge of being blown away by Coffeyville's Golden Tornado, Fort Scott High's boys fought back to take the lead midway through the third quarter of a key Southeast Kansas League game here Tuesday night. But Coffeyville, ranked No. 7 in Class 4A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, wrestled the lead back with a 11-2 run and held off the Tigers for a 71-60 victory to remain on top of the league standings at 7-0 (9-1 overall)...
Similar results for Greyhound teams at Labette
(01/25/10)
PARSONS -- Fort Scott Community College's men's and women's basketball games here Saturday night each saw bad starts for the Greyhound teams that could not be overcome when they began to play better in the second half. Labette's women, ranked 25th in the nation in NJCAA Division I, jumped out to a 14-2 lead even though they did not start especially well themselves and went on to a 75-56 victory over Fort Scott... 
Cowley defeats short-handed 'Hounds
(01/21/10)
Fort Scott Community College's men may be having about as difficult a time as a team can have right now. But that doesn't mean they aren't going to give their opposition a good workout, as they did though they fell to Cowley, 70-58, in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play Wednesday night at Arnold Arena...
Uniontown girls advance at Pleasanton
(01/21/10)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's girls advanced into the championship semifinals of the Pleasanton Tournament with a 55-16 rout of Humboldt in the first round on Tuesday. The Eagles (6-3) will face Prairie View at 7 p.m. tonight in Pleasanton's north gym. Tiffany Poyner led Uniontown with a season-high 14 points. Abbie Smith followed with 12 and Brooke Harper added 10... 
Vikings take tight battle between pair of SEK elites
(01/19/10)
Visiting Parsons likes to shoot a lot of 3-pointers. Fort Scott High's boys don't mind running up and down the floor. So, naturally, Monday night's battle between two of the Southeast Kansas League's top four teams was a defensive battle, with Parsons coming out on top 43-40... 
Greyhound men come up short with makeshift lineup
(01/19/10)
The score may not be a good indicator but Fort Scott Community College's men played well even in a loss to Independence at Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon. Considering the Greyhounds lost five players during the holiday break -- some went back home while starting forward Nathaniel Ward broke a wrist and will miss at least three weeks -- and were using Jacob Gougler as a point guard, which is not his natural position, to be in the game until the final minute was an indicator of how tough the Greyhounds might be.. ...
Free throws the difference in 'Hound loss to Allen County
(01/14/10)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's men shot over 60 percent from the field here Wed-nesday night but Allen County cap-itzlized on its free-throw opp-ortunities as the homestanding Red Devils took an 84-68 victory in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...
Freshmen boys beat Iola
(01/14/10)
IOLA -- Fort Scott High's freshmen boys' team defeated Iola Tuesday night by a score of 62-53. Marques Floyd and Straton Hunziker each scored 10 points to lead the Tigers and Anthony Sercer added 8. The Tigers will face Girard at 6 p.m. Tonight at Fort Scott Middle School and Parsons at the same time and location Monday night...
Tigers whip Mustangs, move into 2nd in SEK
(01/12/10)
IOLA -- Fort Scott High's boys defeated Iola for the 37th consecutive time here Tuesday night, taking a 65-42 victory in Southeast Kansas League action. With Coffeyville beating Parsons, 65-53, at Coffeyville in a battle of teams tied for the league lead, the Tigers found themselves in second place in the league at the end of the night. ...
FSCC women split at Shootout; 'Hound men swept
(01/11/10)
COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott Community College's women went 1-1 at the Jayhawk Conference Shootout here over the weekend while FSCC's men lost both games at the annual event. Fort Scott's women defeated Garden City, 60-58, Friday night but lost to Barton County in overtime, 77-73, Saturday. Greyhound men lost to Garden City, 53-46, Friday and to Barton County, 75-65, Saturday... 
Boys hold off Comets
(01/06/10)
Fort Scott High School's boys finally came out on top of a last-second finish Tuesday night as Gary Floyd rebounded a last-ditch Chanute shot to preserve a 57-56 Southeast Kansas League victory. The Tigers, who improved to 4-1 in the SEK and 5-3 overall, lost a pair of close games earlier in the season. ...
Jayhawks sweep Marmaton Valley
(12/16/09)
MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls jumped out to a 31-2 lead after one period of play here Tuesday night and went on to a 62-21 whitewashing of Marmaton Valley in non-league play. Jayhawk boys took a 37-35 victory over Marmaton Valley. Chelsea Beckman led Jayhawk girls (5-0) with 13 points while Taylor Dawson scored 12. According to Jayhawk stats, Beckman made all 6 shots she took from the field while Dawson went 6 for 7...
Tiger JV boys improve to 4-0
(12/16/09)
Fort Scott High School's junior varsity boys' basketball team has won four straight games after beating Independence Tuesday night, 54-47. Jaret Thorpe led the Tigers in a road victory with 11 points. The Tigers also won the Iola JV Tournament. On Dec. 10, they beat host Iola as Matt Wright scored 24 points...
Last-second shot dooms Tiger boys
(12/16/09)
INDEPENDENCE -- Easton Julian's turnaround jumper with no time left on the clock completed an improbable rally for Independence here Tuesday night and the Bulldogs picked up a 61-59 victory over Fort Scott High in Southeast Kansas League play at Losey Gymnasium...
'Hound men drop pair in West Plains
(12/14/09)
WEST PLAINS, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's men fell to 3-9 on the season after dropping both games at the Missouri State-West Plains Classic here over the weekend. Friday, the Greyhounds fell to MSU-WP 58-45. Saturday, they dropped a close one to Arkansas Baptist, 64-60...
Eagle girls fall in YC title game
(12/14/09)
Uniontown boys bash Altoona-Midway to get first victory
Tiger boys win, girls lose
(12/11/09)
PITTSBURG -- Straton Hunziker scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Tuesday night to lead Fort Scott High's freshmen boys to a 42-31 victory over Pittsburg in their season opener. Marques Floyd had 9 points and 5 rebounds for the Tigers. Tiger girls, who were also playing their first game of the season, lost to the Purple Dragons, 44-33. They trailed 8-6 after one period but Pittsburg opened things up in the second and the Tigers could not quite make up the difference...
Tigers sweep Pittsburg in SEK league openers
(12/08/09)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's basketball teams have each won two in a row after a sweep of Pittsburg in the first games of Southeast Kansas League play here Tuesday night. Tiger girls held off the Purple Dragons to prevailed 42-40. The boys had to rely on other players as Gary Floyd didn't score in the first three quarter before producing 11 in the fourth period of a 52-45 victory...
Red Ravens sweep Greyhounds
(12/07/09)
COFFEYVILLE -- Coffeyville swept both games of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Saturday night against Fort Scott Community College's teams. Red Raven women won 85-42 while Coffeyville's men won 88-67. In the women's contest, the Greyhounds (0-2 East, 5-5 overall) trailed at halftime 48-13. They had just 15 field goals in the game as they shot 27 percent from the field on 56 attempts. Coffeyville (1-1, 7-2) also outrebounded Fort Scott, 50-30...
Broken Arrow sweeps Willard openers
(12/04/09)
WILLARD, Mo. -- Broken Arrow, the largest school in Oklahoma, swept Fort Scott High's basketball teams on the first night of the Willard Four-State Classic here Thursday night. Fort Scott's girls lost to Broken Arrow, which also calls its teams the Tigers, 43-31. Fort Scott's boys fell 63-31... 
Panther runs allow visitors to control game
(12/03/09)
Two first-half runs gave Neosho County's men control in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena Wednesday night as the visitors went on to an 80-63 victory over Fort Scott Community College. Neosho's first run, a 11-1 outburst, gave it a 19-9 lead with 10:23 left in the first half. Ramell Taylor scored 5 of Fort Scott's next 7 as the Greyhounds got back within 21-16 with 4:30 remaining...
'Hounds split at Seward County Classic
(11/24/09)
LIBERAL, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's men split a pair of games at the Seward County Classic here over the weekend. Friday, the Greyhounds defeated Redlands College (Okla.), 79-75. Saturday, they fell to Clarendon (Texas), 76-71. This was the first time this season Fort Scott (3-5) scored more than 70 points in consecutive games. The Greyhounds are idle until Dec. 2, when they host Neosho County in one of two early Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division games...
League coaches pick Tiger girls third, boys fourth
(11/17/09)
PITTSBURG -- Defending girls' champion Fort Scott was picked to finish third while defending boys' tri-champ Fort Scott was tabbed four fourth at the Southeast Kansas League pre-season media conference here Monday. Tiger girls, 16-0 in the league and 18-4 overall last season, received two first-place votes and received the most top-three votes, eight...
'Hound men's rally falls short
(11/17/09)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's men had fought back from an 11-point halftime deficit to take a 53-50 led over Northern Oklahoma-Enid here Saturday. But the Greyhounds ran out of gas and the Jets scored 12 of the game's final 14 points to take a 62-55 victory in the Citizens Bank Classic at Allen County Community College... |
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