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Girls 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. ...

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

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

Adams 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...

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

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...

Madison eliminates Eagles, will play Oswego for State berth (03/02/12)
UNIONTOWN -- It was a physical game here Thursday night and second-seeded Madison/ Hamilton took advantage of that in a 61-44 victory over host Uniontown in a Class 2A Sub-State semifinal at the West Bourbon Elementary School gymnasium. Madison (16-6) hit nearly every shot it took in the first quarter despite committing a truckload of turnovers. Meanwhile, the Eagles (14-8) couldn't take advantage of the opportunities the Bulldogs were giving them, making only 3 of 17 fielders in the period...

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

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

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

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...

Louisburg takes control late, ends Tiger girls' season (02/28/12)
LOUISBURG -- Third-seeded Louisburg ended Fort Scott High School girls' season here Monday night by taking control of the fourth quarter of a Louisburg Class 4A Sub-State Tournament first-round game and taking a 43-40 victory. There were 10 ties and six lead changes in this game. ...

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

A song of six-tenths: Rienbolt's game-winner denies LCHS share of league title in 2OT thriller (02/24/12)
If you ask Katren Rienbolt how she managed to make the game-winning shot with six-tenths of a second on the clock in the second overtime of Thursday night's 54-53 victory over Labette County, she might not be able to tell you. "It was overwhelming," Rienbolt said. "I can't really remember what happened. It was just so ... amazing."...

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

Dragon girls drop Tigers in defensive battle, 28-22 (02/22/12)
Just 20 total field goals were made by both teams combined Tuesday night as Pittsburg's girls won a defensive battle from Fort Scott High, 28-22, in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium. The Purple Dragons (5-2 SEK, 15-4 overall) went out to a 4-0 lead as Lizzy Willis scored the first two baskets of the game in the first three minutes. Then they were content to force the Tigers (4-3, 7-12) to miss shots the rest of the period...

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...

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

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...

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

Fort Scott girls claim SEK victory in defensive battle (02/11/12)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott's girls allowed their second-fewest points of the season Friday night, holding Iola to 24-percent field-goal shooting in a 35-24 Homecoming victory in Southeast Kansas League play. The Tigers (2-2 SEK, 6-11 overall) broke a two-game losing streak by holding the Fillies to 2-of-12 field-goal shooting in the final four minutes. A few free throws for good measure in the last minute helped Fort Scott's cause...

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...

Cool Birds (02/10/12)

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...

SEK co-leader Parsons beats Tiger girls, 58-49 (02/08/12)
PARSONS -- Kiralyn Mosier scored 17 of her game-high 19 points in the first half at Harold C. Johnson Gymnasium Tuesday night, while Taylor Kemp added 10 of her 12 points in the second half as Parsons defeated Fort Scott High's girls 58-49 in Southeast Kansas League play...

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...

Chanute holds Fort Scott girls in two-point affair (02/04/12)
FORT SCOTT -- Brenna Olson preserved victory for visiting Chanute by stealing a pass on the inside with under five seconds remaining Friday night as the Blue Comets held off Fort Scott High's girls, 45-42, in Southeast Kansas League play. Chanute (1-2 SEK, 6-9 overall) tried to pull away in the fourth quarter, extending its lead to 34-26 with six minutes to go. But Fort Scott (2-1, 5-10) was able to trade one- and two-point possessions for three-point possessions and make some headway...

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...

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

FSHS girls improve to 2-0 in league (02/01/12)
COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott High's girls are 2-0 in Southeast Kansas League play after beating Coffeyville, 48-29, here Tuesday night. A 16-1 run in the first quarter in which five player scored gave the Tigers (2-0 SEK, 5-9 overall) control. They led 16-5 after one period and pushed it to 23-9 by the 3-minute mark of the second...

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...

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

Front-line strength leads to Fort Scott girls victory (01/28/12)
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. -- The strength of Fort Scott High's girls up front led to a 57-47 victory over Independence as Southeast Kansas League play opened here Friday night. Post players Mallory Shelton, Heather Karleskint, Brianne Lawrence and Jillian Lattimer combined for 32 points as the Tigers (4-9 overall) won their sixth consecutive SEK opener. Include forwards Katren Rienbolt and Sidney Maycumber and one ends up with a total of 49 points from the front line...

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...

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

Prembroke Hill girls hold off Fort Scott in 7th-place game (01/21/12)
BASEHOR, Kan. -- Fort Scott High's girls played one of their best defensive games of the season in the seventh-place game of the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Invitational Friday afternoon. But the Tiger offense wasn't able to keep up the pace it needed to take a lead and Pembroke Hill (Mo.) held on for a 36-29 victory...

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...

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

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...

Herlocker leads Girard girls to victory over Fort Scott (01/17/12)
FORT SCOTT -- Hadyn Herlocker lifted Girard team to victory Friday night as she scored 30 points and put her team ahead with 10 seconds remaining and made two free throws after that to give the visiting Trojans (7-2) a 42-39 victory over Fort Scott High...

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...

Tiger girls hold off Fillies (01/11/12)
IOLA -- Fort Scott High's girls rallied to take the lead in the second quarter and were able to fend off Iola despite its performance at the free-throw line here Tuesday night. The Tigers scored the last 10 points of the second quarter to take the lead for good then got their defense to settle in and prevent the Fillies from rallying, holding on for a 43-29 victory...

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...

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

Red Devils contain Eagles, 41-28 (01/07/12)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Even quarters were odd for Uniontown's offense Friday night in a 41-28 loss to Erie in a non-league contest. While the Eagles performed well offensively in the first and third periods, Uniontown scored a total of 2 points combined in the even periods...

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

Tigers win in final minute (01/04/12)
Fort Scott High's girls rallied in the game's final minute Tuesday night as the Tigers prevailed over Parsons, 39-36, in a non-league game at the FSHS gymnasium. Parsons led 36-35 after Taylor Kemp made two free throws with 1:25 remaining. The Vikings (3-2) had the ball again when Mallory Shelton forced a turnover with 50 seconds left...

Jayhawk girls bounce Wildcats (12/15/11)
MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls outscored visiting Marmaton Valley 22-4 in the first quarter on their way to a 53-17 rout of the Wildcats in Three Rivers League play here Tuesday night. Emma Hargrove made 10 of 16 shots from the field as she led the Jayhawks (1-0 TRL, 3-1 overall) with 20 points. Baylea White made 9 of 15 field-goal tries to finish with 18 points. Kailey Boyd led Marmaton Valley (0-1, 0-5) with 8 points...

Fort Scott girls pick up first victory (12/14/11)
Fort Scott High's girls jumped out to a 12-0 lead on their way to claiming their first victory of the season, 49-22 over Anderson County at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night. The Tigers (1-4), playing their first home game, allowed no field goals in the opening stanza and just 8 for the game in keeping the Bulldogs (0-4) winless...

Eagle girls beat St. Paul handily (12/14/11)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's girls held St. Paul to one point in the first quarter here Tuesday night as the Eagles throttled the Indians, 44-23, in Three Rivers League play. We talked before the game about how big this particular game was for us," Uniontown head coach Ken Holt said. "None of these girls had ever beat a St Paul team. I guess they took it to heart. They absolutely played our best defensive game of the year."...

Pittsburg girls pull away from Fort Scott (12/10/11)
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Pittsburg's girls pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 35-23 victory over Fort Scott High Friday night as the Purple Dragons picked up their first victory of the season while keeping the Tigers winless. Fort Scott (0-4) trailed by only one point, 20-19, after three periods. But Pittsburg (1-2) made 4 of 9 field-goal attempts and 7 of 8 free throws in the final stanza while holding the Tigers to 1-of-7 field-goal shooting...

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...

Jayhawk girls blast Miami (12/10/11)
MOUND CITY, Kan. -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls wrapped up play in the Linn County Tournament by blasting Amoret-Miami, 65-5 here Friday. Baylea White scored 17 points for the Jayhawks while Carly Jackson added 16 on 8-of-19 field-goal shooting. Jayhawk-Linn (2-1) shot 45 percent from the field, making 29 of 65 attempts. Miami attempted just 6 field goals the entire game, making 2...

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...

Eagle girls improve to 2-0 with first-round win (12/08/11)
HUMBOLDT -- Hope Jurgensen scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds Tuesday night as Uniontown's girls defeated Humboldt, 52-37, in the first round of a round-robin tournament here. Lauren Rockhold stepped up to fill in for injured guard Hayden Rathbun and helped the Eagle cause by dishing 9 assists and picking up 4 steals...

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...

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...

Willard girls dominate third period on way to win over Fort Scott (12/03/11)
WILLARD, Mo. -- Willard's 21-3 third-quarter run delivered a blow to Fort Scott High's girls on the second night of the Willard Tri-State Classic here Friday night as the tourney hosts went on to a 62-34 victory. Willard (3-0) led 21-12 at the half after outscoring Fort Scott 9-5 in the second. ...

Uniontown girls romp past Marmaton Valley (12/03/11)
MORAN, Kan. -- Uniontown's girls rolled to a 58-28 victory over Marmaton Valley in the season opener for both schools here Friday night. Though the Eagles led this non-league contest 12-6 after one period of play, head coach Ken Holt described the start as slow...

Tiger boys beat AB, 56-55 (12/02/11)
Fort Scott girls fall to Eagles in first game at Willard

Tiger hoop squads give fans a sneak peek (11/29/11)
Fort Scott High School's basketball teams gave spectators a look at their teams during the Red & White Scrimmage at the Fort Scott High School Gymnasium here Monday night. The girls' basketball team scrimmaged first. During the break before the boys' basketball scrimmage, the entire rosters of both teams, including freshmen, were introduced, head wrestling coach David Brown introduced his team, and the FSHS dance team and cheerleaders performed routines...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coming to Cottey (04/23/11)

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...

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...

Jayhawks finish fourth at 2A State (03/14/11)
MANHATTAN -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls finished fourth in the Kansas Class 2A State Girls' Basketball Tournament here Saturday afternoon after falling to top-seeded Oxford, 48-44. The Jayhawks finish their season with a record of 14-12 but with the school's first-ever State Tournament victory. ...

Moundridge wins semifinal; Jayhawks play for 3rd today (03/12/11)
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Third-seeded Moundridge ended Jayhawk-Linn's hopes of winning a State championship by defeating the Jayhawks, 47-32, in the semifinal round of the Kansas Class 2A State Basketball Tournament here Friday night. The Jayhawks (14-11), the lower-seeded team in every game it's played this post-season, will face top-seeded Oxford for third place today at noon. The Wildcats were dominated by No. 4 seed Brookville--Ell-Saline, 70-35, in the first semifinal...

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...

ONLINE FIRST: Jayhawk-Linn girls stun Oakley, 44-41 (03/10/11)
Updated at 10:35 p.m.

ONLINE FIRST: Jayhawk girls face No. 2 seed Oakley Thursday (03/07/11)
MOUND CITY -- For the second time in three seasons, Jayhawk-Linn's girls have qualified for State Tournament competition. Two seasons ago, the Jayhawks qualified for the Class 3A State Tournament. Saturday, they completed a run through their own Class 2A Sub-State Tournament as the No. 5 seed to advance to the Class 2A State Tournament at Kansas State University...

Ottawa eliminates Fort Scott (03/05/11)
PAOLA, Kan. -- Top-seeded Ottawa ended the season for Fort Scott High's girls in dominant fashion here Friday night with a 46-31 victory in the semifinals of the Paola Class 4A Sub-State Tournament. The Cyclones (18-3), ranked No. 8 by the Kansas State Basketball Coaches Association, were the more aggressive team and used that to build a 13-4 lead after one period of play as Jordan Baldwin scored 8 of her game-high 22 points...

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

Seventh-grade tourney champs (03/05/11)

Third/fourth-grade tournament winners (03/05/11)

J-Linn girls advance; Uniontown teams outsted (03/03/11)
COTTONWOOD FALLS -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls will get to play on their home court one more time. The opportunity comes about after the fifth-seeded Jayhawks went on the road Tuesday night and defeated the No. 4 seed, Chase County here, 52-41, in the first round of the Jayhawk-Linn Class 2A Sub-State Tournament...

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

Tiger girls hold off Iola rally (03/02/11)
IOLA -- Katren Rienbolt's first and only field goal of the night with about 20 seconds remaining allowed Fort Scott High's girls to survive a late Iola rally and come away with a 44-43 victory in the first round of the Class 4A Paola Sub-State Basketball Tournament here Tuesday night...

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

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. ...

Uniontown girls beat Chetopa (02/26/11)
CHETOPA, Kan. -- Uniontown's girls concluded regular-season play by beating Chetopa, 56-38, in a Three Rivers League make-up game here Thursday night. Chetopa's boys defeated Uniontown, 51-46. No other information was provided about the game. Both Uniontown teams begin Kansas Class 3A Sub-State Tournament play Tuesday night with a doubleheader at Kansas City Christian in Prairie Village as, by coincidence, both the girls' and boys' teams happened to be seeded against each other. ...

LC defense stymies Tigers (02/25/11)
ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High School's girls continued to struggle offensively in a 36-21 loss to Labette County in Southeast Kansas League play here Thursday night as the Tigers lost for the fifth time in their last seven games. In this seven-game stretch, the Tigers (3-5 SEK, 9-11 overall) have scored about 35 points a game. In the 13 games prior to this stretch, they had averaged around 42 points...

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

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 break streak vs. Tigers (02/23/11)
PITTSBURG -- Megan McDermed score the first two baskets of a Southeast Kansas League game for Fort Scott's girls before a minute had even ticked off the game clock here Tuesday night. But then before one could really blink again, Lizzy Willis scored two quick baskets to the the game, which boosted her Pittsburg squad as they took control from that point on and went on to a 40-35 victory...

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 girls dominant in 52-34 decision (02/22/11)
Friday night, Fort Scott High's girls trailed 8-1 to Columbus but managed to find a way to fight back and win by 15 points. Tuesday night at the FSHS gymnasium, the Tigers fell behind 12-2 in the first five minutes of play. But visiting Parsons remained in control, leading the entire way in a 52-34 decision in a Southeast Kansas League make-up game...

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 girls overcome shaky start (02/19/11)
FORT SCOTT -- An injury-and-illness decimated Fort Scott High team, missing three of its starters, shook off a nightmare first quarter as one of the Tigers' seniors played the best game of her high school varsity career in leading her team to a 48-33 victory over Columbus in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium Friday night...

Nevada girls fall to Stockton, 67-46 (02/19/11)
NEVADA -- A short-handed Nevada girls' squad stayed with Stockton for best part of three quarters during their final regular season game Friday night, but were unable to keep up with a fleet-footed Stockton team, losing in the stretch 67-46. "It was a great effort," Nevada head coach Brent Bartlett said. "Stockton is a very talented team. They played with a lot of passion," he said...

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...

Eagles send Jets crashing, 57-29 (02/16/11)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's girls won for the second time in their last three outings as the Eagles took a 57-29 victory over Altoona-Midway in Three Rivers League play here Tuesday night. Hope Jurgensen connected on 6 of 7 field-goal attempts as she finished with 13 points. Breanna Esslinger was 4 for 4 from behind the 3-point line in scoring 12 points. Jennifer Ulrey added 10 points and led the Eagles (2-2 TRL, 7-8 overall) with 7 rebounds...

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...

Pleasanton stuns Uniontown; first-place showdown Monday (02/12/11)
UNIONTOWN -- Pleasanton's girls won their seventh consecutive game Friday night, jumping out to an 18-7 lead on Uniontown and coasting from there to a 61-45 victory. The Blu-Jays remain tied for the lead in the Three Rivers League and set up a first-place showdown at St. Paul Monday night...

Second quarter woes hurt Fort Scott girls (02/12/11)
IOLA -- Fort Scott High's girls were able to keep pace with Iola in the first quarter of a Southeast Kansas League game here Friday night. But the Fillies' Kayla Callahan found her stride in the second quarter and lifted her team to an 8-point halftime lead that held up for a 46-36 victory...

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...

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

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...

Chanute girls roll by Fort Scott, 49-28 (02/08/11)
CHANUTE, Kan. -- Chanute's girls controlled the game from start to finish here Friday night, defeating Fort Scott High, 49-28, in Southeast Kansas League play. The Tigers' first score didn't come until three minutes remained in the first quarter on a Brianne Lawrence basket. The Blue Comets (2-0 SEK, 7-7 overall) led 8-5 after one period, then held Fort Scott (1-1, 7-7) to a single field goal in the second period on their way to a 20-7 halftime advantage...

Tiger girls outlast Coffeyville, 42-36 (02/08/11)
Fort Scott's girls had only had two days off coming into a Southeast Kansas League make-up game at the "Tigerdome," as KOMB's Larry Gazaway has come to call it, Monday night. Visiting Coffeyville hadn't played since January 28. That could have been a factor in how Coffeyville was able to hang with the Tigers for a bit over three quarters. ...

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

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

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

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...

Fort Scott girls open SEK play with win (01/29/11)
FORT SCOTT -- Southeast Kansas League play opened Friday night with Fort Scott High's girls fighting off Independence for a 42-37 victory on Homecoming night. The visiting Bulldogs tied the score 31-31 halfway through the fourth quarter and were able to tie the score at 37-37 on a pair of Jordan Sutton free throws with 1:49 remaining...

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...

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

Battle of the Birds (01/27/11)

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 girls find way to win (01/26/11)
With senior Megan McDermed out due to a foot injury and a new point guard in the lineup, Fort Scott High's girls had some adjusting to do Tuesday night against Iola at the FSHS gymnasium. It took a quarter. With three freshmen in the starting line-up and two seniors providing key plays off the bench, the Tigers defeated Iola, 42-34...

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)...

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

Basehor-Linwood girls hold off Tigers (01/25/11)
BASEHOR -- Basehor-Linwood scored the first 7 points of the game and Fort Scott High's girls couldn't fully recover as the host Bobcats went on to win the seventh-place game of their own tournament, 50-43. The Bobcats, a Class 4A State Tournament qualifier last season, held leads of 11-2 during the first quarter and 19-5 going into the second. They led 27-16 at the half...

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...

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...

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

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...

Eagle girls defeat Altoona-Midway (01/19/11)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's girls broke a two-game losing streak by defeating Altoona-Midway, 48-30, in the first round of the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament here Tuesday afternoon. Breanna Esslinger scored 15 points to lead the Eagles (5-4) while Hope Jurgensen added 10 points. Jurgensen and Hayden Rathbun were each credited with 9 rebounds. Tayler Shook dished 4 assists...

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...

Girard girls down Fort Scott on last-second shot (01/15/11)
GIRARD, Kan. -- Kenzie Dunlap's 3-point goal with three seconds remaining completed a Girard rally as the Trojans defeated Fort Scott High's girls, 39-38, at Ted Taylor Gymnasium Friday night. The Tigers (5-3) led 35-26 with five minutes remaining and were still ahead 37-31 with under a minute to go...

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...

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

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

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

Lawrence's 17 help Tigers hold off Parsons (01/05/11)
PARSONS -- Freshman Brianne Lawrence's personal-best 17 points helped lead Fort Scott High's girls to a 37-32 victory over Parsons at the Harold C. Johnson Gymnasium Tuesday night. Lawrence scored 8 of her points in the game's final five minutes, an effort that was helpful on a night when the Vikings (0-5) held senior Megan McDermed in check...

Fourth-quarter success leads to Fort Scott sweep: Girls hold off Louisburg rally to prevail (12/18/10)
LOUISBURG, Kan. --Fort Scott's girls took advantage of the opportunity they received and were able to hold off a late Louisburg rally to prevail, 43-37, in the final game before the holiday break here Friday night. The Tigers (4-2) had an up-and-down game for most of the first three quarters, tying the score a couple of times but never able to get ahead...

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...

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 girls win yet another close one (12/11/10)
FORT SCOTT -- Once again, Fort Scott High's girls won a close one. But this one, a 26-23 victory over Pittsburg in a non-league game at the FSHS gymnasium Friday night, got a little scary for the Tigers. Fort Scott's five games have been decided by a total of 15 points and none have been determined by a margin greater than 5 points. But this time, Pittsburg came dangerously close to coming back and stealing the game...

Uniontown girls blast Crest; boys fall (12/11/10)

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 beat buzzer, Grizzlies (12/07/10)
Fort Scott High's girls outrebounded Labette County by 17 in their non-league contest at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night. But none of them were more important than Megan McDer-med's last one of the night. The score was tied with 18 seconds remaining. McDermed stole the ball, drove to the other end but missed a layup. However, she hustled and tipped the rebound out of bounds off a Labette County player...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

In case you missed them (08/10/10)

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...

FSHS girls' basketball camp starts Monday (07/22/10)
Fort Scott High School girls' basketball coaches and players will conduct a camp next week at Buck Run Community Center, 735 Scott Ave. The camp begins Monday and run through Friday. Camp for players in grades 2-5 will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. each day with camp for grades 6-8 from 2:30 to 4 p.m...

Four 'Hounds sign with four-year schools (05/10/10)
Four sophomores on Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team signed their letters of intent with four-year schools Monday afternoon in the board room on campus. Valencia Kelly and Brittany Demery signed with Western Illinois, a member of the NCAA Division I Summit League located in Macomb, Ill. The conference includes Missouri-Kansas City, so both will play close to their junior-college home at least twice in their careers...

Sharp signs with FSCC (04/12/10)

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...

'Hounds give No. 8 Cavs challenge (03/09/10)
Just two weeks after getting smoked by Iowa Central, the No. 6-ranked team in NJCAA Division II in its home opener, Fort Scott Community College's softball team gave No. 8-ranked Johnson County a substantial challenge in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Monday afternoon...

FSCC women see season end too soon (03/09/10)
WICHITA -- Fort Scott Community College's women's basketball team was playing its best at the end of the season. Friday afternoon at Wichita State University's Koch Arena, they faced Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division champion Labette in the quarterfinals of the Region VI Tournament and had their best effort of the three meetings with the No. 21-ranked Cardinals this season...

Tigers' rally falls short (03/04/10)
OSAWATOMIE -- Early in the fourth quarter of an Osawatomie Class 4A Sub-State semifinal game here Thrusday night, Fort Scott High School's girls could have easily written off their season. They trailed by 16 points and had already been called for enough fouls that Spring Hill was in the two-shot bonus before the period began...

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...

'Hound women stun T-Birds (03/02/10)
CONCORDIA -- Fort Scott Community College's women were the only road team to win a first-round Region VI Division I Women's Tournament game Tuesday night when the Greyhounds held off Cloud County for a 61-60 victory.

Jayhawks roll by Patriots, to face hosts Thursday (03/02/10)
MOUND CITY -- Four Jayhawks reached double figures in scoring Monday night as third-seeded Jayhawk-Linn defeated Howard-West Elk 54-20 in a first-round game of the Oswego Class 2A Sub-State Tournament. The Jayhawks (15-6) will take on the tournament hosts Thursday night at 7:30. Oswego (16-5) defeated Marmaton Valley 64-35 Monday...

Tigers tough one out versus Panthers (03/02/10)
Fort Scott High's girls knew that Paola, even as a No. 7 seed in the Osawatomie Class 4A Sub-State, was not going to be an easy team to beat when they met them in a first-round game at the FSHS gymnasium Monday night. Considering the quality of competition the Panthers (6-15) have played this season, it wasn't surprising to see them hang with the second-seeded Tigers (15-6) early on. ...

Buzzer-beater boosts Sedan (03/02/10)
UNIONTOWN -- G.A. Tucker hit a contested shot with two seconds remaining to bring Uniontown girls' season to a premature end here Monday night. Tucker's shot capped a 29-point night as the Sedan sharpshooter led her fifth-seeded Blue Devils to a 46-45 victory over the fourth-seeded Eagles in a first-round Oswego Class 2A Sub-State Tournament game...

Lady Tigers get balance in final game before Sub-State (02/26/10)
Fort Scott High's girls handed Coffeyville its 22nd consecutive setback Thursday night as the Tigers closed out the regular season with a 49-27 victory in Southeast Kansas League play. Missing a starter, point guard Courtney Carpenter, who was attending a music festival, head coach Jeff Armstrong placed Kori Allen into the starting lineup. ...

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...

East leaders beat 'Hounds, 75-50 (02/23/10)
A 23-4 start during which Fort Scott Community College's women scored only one field goal propelled Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division leading Labette to a 75-50 victory over the Greyhounds in their final home game of the season Saturday at Arnold Arena...

'Hound women fall in defensive struggle (02/17/10)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Cowley's women improved more offensively in the second half than Fort Scott Community College's women did and went on to a 47-37 victory in a very defensive-oriented Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division contest here Wednesday night. The halftime score was 15-13 in Cowley's favor even though the Tigers didn't make a field goal in the final 15 minutes of play...

Jayhawk girls win 12th game (02/17/10)
GARNETT -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls won their 12th game of the season here Tuesday night as they defeated Anderson County, 44-37, in Pioneer League play. The Bulldogs led 14-11 after one period but the Jayhawks rebounded to take a 24-20 lead at halftime...

Sharp ties single-season scoring mark (02/16/10)
JOPLIN -- Senior Jolee Sharp has matched yet another Fort Scott High School girls basketball record in the Tigers' 50-43 Southeast Kansas League victory over Parsons in the Harold C. Johnson Gymnasium here. Tuesday night, her free throws with under a minute remaining gave Sharp 390 points for the season, tying her for the FSHS single-season record with Dennie Young, who scored the same number of points in the 1991-92 season. ...

Uniontown holds off Jets in 'ugly' game (02/16/10)
BUFFALO -- Uniontown's girls took a 37-27 victory over Altoona-Midway here Tuesday night in a Three Rivers League contest. "Sometimes, you have to win ugly," Uniontown head coach Ken Holt said. "And that is what we did tonight." Abbie Smith and Jacy Ermel, usually the top two scorers for the Eagles (5-1 TRL, 12-7 overall), combined to make only 3 of 20 field-goal tries and score 11 points. But Hayden Rathbun and Brooke Harper combined to go 5 of 9 from behind the 3-point line for Uniontown...

'Hound women beat Scotties in OT (02/16/10)
Fort Scott Community College's women broke a four-game losing streak Monday night as they defeated Highland in overtime, 63-59, in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena. Saturday afternoon, the Greyhounds fell at home to Johnson County, 65-52...

Eagle girls coast past Pleasanton (02/16/10)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's girls coasted by Pleasanton in Three Rivers League action here Friday night, 60-24. This was Pleasanton's second game in three nights. They lost to Marmaton Valley Thursday and to Chetopa, 39-30, Saturday. They also played a league game against Oswego Monday night and go to Southern Coffey County for a game tonight. ...

Sharp's Stats (02/11/10)
Fort Scott High School senior Jolee Sharp has put her name on several all-time FSHS basketball record lists during her career. Friday night at Chanute, it's certain that she will reach the 1,000-point mark for her high-school career. This is a mark that has been reached by only two boys in school history even though boys basketball has been played in one form or another at FSHS for over 100 years while girls basketball only got its start in the mid-1970's...

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...

Tiger girls roll in second half as Sharp nears 1,000-point mark (02/10/10)
Senior Jolee Sharp scored 28 points Tuesday night and Fort Scott High School's all-time leading girls' scorer edged closer to becoming the first to reach the 1,000-point mark as the Tigers defeated Columbus in Southeast Kansas League play, 56-28, at the FSHS gymnasium...

Vikings take OT decision from Eagles (02/10/10)
RICHMOND -- Pioneer League leader Central Heights took an overtime decision from Uniontown's girls here Tuesday night, winning by a score of 39-37 in a non-league contest between the former Three Rivers League rivals. "The girls really battled in this one," Uniontown head coach Ken Holt said. "We were down by 5 points with under two minutes to go in regulation and got it to overtime."...

FSCC women surrender 13-point lead (02/08/10)
The Fort Scott Community College women's basketball team turned a 180 at Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon. In most of their conference losses, they've played a poor first half and a good second half but lost because the hole they dug was too deep to rally from...

Uniontown girls fall to Southern Coffey County (02/08/10)
UNIONTOWN -- Southern Coffey County's girls dominated the middle two periods, outscoring Uniontown 36-20, and went on to a 61-42 victory in a make-up game here Saturday night. The boys' score was not reported by press time. The Eagles (10-6) led 14-13 after one quarter of play...

Tigers roll to easy win (02/05/10)
On the first of back-to-back nights, Fort Scott High's girls rolled over rival Pittsburg, 54-30, in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night. This was a make-up as the game was snowed out last Friday. The Tigers (7-3 SEK, 8-6 overall) broke a 5-game winning streak on Pittsburg's part, the longest streak the Purple Dragons have had in five years. Fort Scott, meanwhile, bounced back from a tough loss Tuesday night at SEK leader Labette County...

Poor start, rebounds once again doom FSCC women (02/04/10)
It's as if a CD was skipping over and over and over again. Fort Scott Community College's women had the same problems against Coffeyville at Arnold Arena Wednesday night as they'd had during the five-game losing streak they'd snapped last Saturday when they defeated Kansas City Kansas...

LCHS girls open second half with 15-0 run to take control over Tigers (02/03/10)
ALTAMONT -- A 15-0 run to open the second half gave Labette County's girls control of a Southeast Kansas League game here Tuesday night as the host Grizzlies went on to a 49-34 victory over Fort Scott High. The Tigers (6-3 SEK, 7-6 overall) led 9-6 with 1:46 left in the first half after Jolee Sharp took a steal in for a layup. But they wouldn't score a field goal again for about 13 minutes...

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...

Jayhawk-Linn girls take close one from Osawatomie (02/03/10)
MOUND CITY -- Taylor Dawson scored 17 points and Chelsea Beckman added 10 as Jayhawk-Linn's girls won a Pioneer League make-up game over Osawa-tomie, 44-42, here Monday night. The Jayhawks (1-2 Pioneer, 10-3 overall) traied 14-10 after the first quarter but turned things around by outscoring the Trojans (1-1, 4-7) 11-3 in the second...

Greyhounds rally late to beat Blue Devils (02/01/10)
Fort Scott Community College head women's basketball coach Diana Couch didn't join her team in the locker room at halftime of Saturday afternoon's game against Kansas City Kansas at Arnold Arena. There was no need to because she would have only told them the same thing they'd been hearing for nearly three weeks...

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...

Uniontown girls handle Erie (01/28/10)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's girls controlled the game from start to finish as the Eagles (8-5) defeated Erie, 63-37, in a non-league make-up game at the West Bourbon Elementary gymnasium here Thursday night. Uniontown led 19-6 after one period of play and never looked back. It was 34-15 at the half and 54-21 after three...

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...

Sharp's 30 leads Tigers in blowout of Nado (01/26/10)
COFFEYVILLE -- Jolee Sharp scored 30 points here Tuesday night as Fort Scott High's girls blasted Coffeyville, 70-25, in Southeast Kansas League play.

'Hawks claim another victory over Eagles (01/26/10)
MOUND CITY -- For the second consecutive outing, Jayhawk-Linn's girls defeated Uniontown. This time, however, the Jayhawks had to scrap a lot more in the fourth quarter than they did in Saturday's victory in the Pleasanton Tournament championship game...

'Hawks beat Eagles for title (01/26/10)
PLEASANTON -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls caught fire in the fourth quarter of the Pleasanton Mid-Season Tournament championship game here Saturday and went on to a 44-33 victory over Uniontown. The teams will square off again tonight at Mound City. The girls' tip is set for around 6:30 p.m. -- after a junior varsity game finishes -- with the boys' teams to follow...

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...

Tiger women thwart Greyhounds' gameplan (01/21/10)
Fort Scott Community College's women had a plan to work the ball inside and use that to eventually open up the outside when they faced Cowley at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. But the Tigers didn't allow that plan to work to its best effect and that was part of the reason that they took a 56-47 victory over the Greyhounds in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play...

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...

Sharp becomes all-time leading scorer in rout (01/19/10)
Senior Jolee Sharp became the all-time leading scorer in the history of Fort Scott High School's girls' basketball program Monday night as a stickback of a teammate's miss with 2:39 left in the third period gave her her 870th and 871st points as a Tiger...

'Hound women drop conference game to Indy (01/19/10)
There are times when a team may just be on the brink of breaking out but just can't seem to get past something. However you want to say it: Over the hump, over the edge, past the wall. Fort Scott Community College's women may be an example of that. ...

FSCC women victorious (01/13/10)
IOLA -- Fort Scott Community College's women won their first Jayhawk Conerence-Eastern Division game here Wednesday night as they defeated Allen County, 60-51. Valencia Kelly led Fort Scott (1-2 East, 9-6 overall) with 20 points while Brittany Demery addded 11...

Tigers hold off Fillies late in game (01/12/10)
IOLA -- Early on Tuesday night, it looked as though Fort Scott High's girls would run away from Iola. But the Fillies' 1-4 record entering the game was a bit deceiving and they made a game of it before the Tigers were able to hold on for a 47-42 victory in Southeast Kansas League play...

Uniontown escapes Oswego with victory (01/12/10)
OSWEGO -- Uniontown's girls made it through a tough Three Rivers League battle with Oswego here Tuesday night, prevailing 55-54 as Tiffany Poyner stuck back an offensive rebound with 1:03 remaining. "It was a game of runs and a very physical game," Uniontown head coach Ken Holt noted. "We are glad to get out with a win."...

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...

Girls break away in 2nd quarter (01/06/10)
Fort Scott High School's girls broke open a close game early in the second quarter and held visiting Chanute without a field goal for nearly 10 minutes during the second half as the Tigers took a 55-35 victory in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium Tuesday night. It was the first game back from the holiday break for both teams...

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...

Eagle boys win 2nd straight (12/16/09)
Uniontown girls fall to defending league champs

Lady Tigers struggle offensively in loss (12/16/09)
INDEPENDENCE -- Independence held Fort Scott High's Jolee Sharp to 4 points here Tuesday night as the Bulldogs went on to a 33-24 victory in Southeast Kansas League play at Losey Gymnasium. The Bulldogs (4-0 SEK and overall) held the Tigers (1-2, 2-4) to their fewest points since a 47-24 loss at Parsons on Feb. 10, 2006. The last time the Tigers scored less was in 1989-90 when they lost to Iola, 22-18...

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