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

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

Zac Attack to headed to Alabama (12/13/11)

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

League champs (11/16/11)

11 Tigers receive SEK football honors (11/16/11)
Following Chanute's elimination from the Class 4A football playoffs Friday night, the All-Southeast Kansas League Football Team has been released. Eight players from Fort Scott High School received honors in voting by league coaches. Five Tigers were named to the First Team, all seniors. They are offensive lineman/linebacker Christian Tavenaro, running back/defensive back Jason Thorpe, running back/linebacker Dane Cummings, defensive end Cody McGehee and tight end/defensive back Luke Brown...

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

Butler-Trinity Valley is CBB matchup (11/16/11)
PITTSBURG -- The nation's No. 3-ranked Butler Grizzlies will face off against No. 10 Trinity Valley in the third annual Citizens Bank Bowl. The game is slated for a 1 p.m. kickoff on December 4, at Carnie Smith Stadium on the Pittsburg State University campus. The bowl game is sanctioned by the National Junior College Athletic Association...

Griffin leads Louisburg to playoff win over Tigers (11/02/11)
Garrett Griffin was simply unstoppable Tuesday night. Louisburg's do-everything running back ran roughshod over Fort Scott High in a Class 4A Bi-District Playoff Game at Frary Field, rushing for 295 yards and scoring all four of Louisburg's touchdowns as the visiting Wildcats held on for a 27-20 victory...

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

Tigers rush to claim district title (10/28/11)
Fort Scott High capped off one of its most dominating runs through district play with a 41-6 victory over Anderson County at Frary Field Thursday night. The victory gave the Tigers (8-1) the Class 4A District 6 title. They will host District 5 runner-up and defending Class 4A State champion Louisburg (4-5) Tuesday night at 7 p.m. for a Bi-District Playoff Game...

Eagles' season comes to close (10/28/11)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's football season came to an end here Thursday night as Central Heights snuffed the Eagles' slim hopes of making the Class 3A playoffs, 27-20. Uniontown's season ended at 4-5. "I'm very proud of these young men," Uniontown head coach Chad Stroud said. "They played incredibly hard when we had nothing to play for tonight but pride against a solid Central Heights team."...

Fort Scott rolls past Prairie View, 53-0 (10/22/11)
LaCYGNE, Kan. -- Fort Scott had over 350 yards of total offense at halftime here Friday night and went on to roll to a 53-0 victory over Prairie View in Kansas Class 4A-District 6 play here Friday night. The Tigers (2-0 district, 7-1 overall) needed two plays or less to score on four of their seven first-half scoring drives. Their longest drive of the half was the first one, which needed nine plays...

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

Fort Scott rushes for over 500 yards in rout (10/15/11)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott and Iola engaged in a shootout at Frary Field Friday night. But the host Tigers simply had more ammunition. In what was both the Class 4A-District 6 opener and the final meeting between these schools in a Southeast Kansas League game, Fort Scott rushed for 506 yards in a 64-28 rout of Iola...

Unbeaten Wellsville downs Uniontown in district opener (10/15/11)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- In a battle of league champions, Pioneer League champ Wellsville defeated Three Rivers League-11 Man champ Uniontown, 44-14, here Friday night as Class 3A-District 4 play got underway. Though the Eagles (4-3) led 7-6 after one period, Wellsville (7-0) pulled away as its running game took control. Wellsville scored 30 of its points in the second half...

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

Interception preserves Eagles' win over Patriots (10/11/11)
OVERLAND PARK -- Zach Travis' interception of a Josiah Thill pass with 40 seconds remaining preserved Uniontown's 21-20 victory over Kansas City Christ Prep on the artificial surface at Shawnee Mission District Stadium here Saturday night. Travis' pick came just seconds after Christ Prep had been given a prime opportunity to steal the victory, taking possession at Uniontown's 34-yard line after an 8-yard punt by Jordan Woods...

Fort Scott unable to overcome big-play Dragons (10/08/11)
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Turnovers. Big plays. They're both great when they work in favor of a football team. They're both detrimental to the cause when they work against a team. Fort Scott High was hurt by turnovers and Pittsburg's big plays Friday night. The homestanding Purple Dragons scored 13 points off two Tiger fumbles and had 66- and 54-yard touchdown passes as they clinched the Southeast Kansas League championship with a 27-14 victory at Hutchinson Field...

Caravan to Pittsburg Friday night (10/06/11)
Members of the Fort Scott High School student body are organizing a caravan to Pittsburg for tonight's football game against the Purple Dragons. Tiger fans are invited to follow the pep bus to to Pittsburg for the 7 p.m. contest between the Southeast Kansas League leaders...

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

Fort Scott overcomes early deficit, rolls to victory over Columbus (10/01/11)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School head football coach Bob Campbell had been saying all week that Columbus had a good football team, even though it had just a 1-3 record going into Friday night. And for most of the first quarter, the Titans showed it. They went out to a 14-0 lead and looked to score a big upset in Southeast Kansas League play...

Uniontown improves to 3-2 with victory over Northeast (10/01/11)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown quarterback Zach Travis was responsible for 188 yards of offense and three touchdowns Friday night as the Eagles improved to 3-2 on the season with a 42-14 victory over Northeast. Travis completed 4 of 5 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 87 yards and a score. Seth Sympson caught 3 of those passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns...

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

Uniontown sees positives in switch to 8-man (09/28/11)
The Kansas State High School Activities Association released its football classifications for the next two school years Tuesday morning. And as expected, Uniontown will switch to the eight-man version of the sport next season. "There's been other times through the years where we were close," Uniontown Athletic Director Jim Mason, a former Eagle head coach and currently an assistant for Chad Stroud, said. ...

Frontenac moves into 4A football (09/28/11)
Who would have ever thought it would be possible for Fort Scott and Frontenac to be assigned to the same district in football? It could happen depending on how the Kansas State High School Activities Association carves up the 64 Class 4A schools when it makes its football district assignments next week. Frontenac, which will be the second-smallest Class 4A football school, moved up from Class 3A after gaining 20 students since the last time football classes were determined two years ago...

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

Homecoming Rush (09/27/11)

Fort Scott rolls over Parsons, 61-12 (09/24/11)
Sports Editor's Note: After double-checking rushing yard totals Sunday night, the Web version of the story has been revised to reflect corrected totals.

Uniontown holds off McAuley, 41-34 (09/24/11)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown held off Joplin McAuley here Friday night to win its Homecoming game, 41-34. The Eagles (2-2) saw quarterback Zach Travis run for a team-leading 97 yards and three touchdowns. He also completed 3 of 6 passes for 63 yards...

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

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

Eagles fall at Eureka; McAuley next (09/20/11)
EUREKA -- Uniontown scored first but couldn't get on the board again as the Eagles (1-2) fell to Eureka in a steady drizzle here Friday night, 26-8 "We were in control of the game early," Uniontown head coach Chad Stroud said. "We recovered an onside kick to start the game and scored on that drive to go ahead."...

Defense rises to occasion in Fort Scott victory (09/17/11)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott's defense stopped visiting Independence five times in its Tiger territory here Friday night, including three times inside the Fort Scott 30-yard line as the Tigers claimed a 14-0 victory in Southeast Kansas League play. Indy advanced past midfield three times in the first half alone but came away with nothing to show for it...

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

Fort Scott holds off Coffeyville, improves to 2-0 (09/10/11)
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. -- Fort Scott High's football squad rolled up nearly 300 yards of total offense in beating Coffeyville, 26-8, in Southeast Kansas League action at Veteran's Memorial Stadium Friday night. The Golden Tornado (0-2 SEK, 0-2 overall) was only able to score on special teams trick plays. Without that, they had only 181 total yards...

Uniontown gains first victory, 40-30 (09/10/11)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Zach Travis rushed for 128 yards and three scores here Friday night as Uniontown avoided a second consecutive 0-2 start with a 40-30 victory over Three Rivers League rival Oswego. Both teams are 1-1. The score was tied 22-22 after three quarters but Uniontown outscored Oswego 18-8 in the fourth...

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

Fort Scott rolls in season opener 39-6 (09/03/11)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott High School head coach Bob Campbell can't say too much about the Tigers' passing game. That's because FSHS didn't need to pass much Friday night at Frary Field as the running game was too effective not to use. The Tigers gained 291 yards rushing in a 39-6 Southeast Kansas League victory over Labette County in both teams' season opener...

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

FSHS football scrimmage (08/27/11)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott High School's Red & White Scrimmage did nothing to settle the question of who the Tigers' starting quarterback will be this season. That's going to be determined next week. What it allowed fans to see is that with either senior Luke Brown or junior Johnathan Stark under center, the Tigers will be a very good football team. And the one who does now win the quarterback job is too good not to have on the field as a receiver...

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

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

Tigers scrimmage, coaches evaluate (08/23/11)
Fort Scott High School's informal scrimmage, held at the practice field Saturday morning, gave Tiger head coach Bob Campbell and his staff an idea of which players are taking what they're being taught and using it on the field. "We're going to watch film, which will give us a chance to evaluate technique, who's doing their job, who's blocking the right people, who's not," Campbell said after the scrimmage...

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

Fall sports practices underway (08/16/11)
Fall sports practices got underway Monday, the first day allowed under the rules of the Kansas State High School Activities Association. The first event of the new sports year will be held Monday afternoon as Fort Scott High School's tennis team hosts a junior varsity tournament which is set to begin at 3 p.m...

Tigers picked third in SEK; Crest tops TRL vote (08/12/11)
PITTSBURG -- Chanute and Pittsburg are co-favorites in Southeast Kansas League football, Crest is the top pick in Three Rivers League eight-man football, and Colgan was tabbed as the best in the CNC in voting released at a media conference here Thursday afternoon...

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

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

FSHS photo days scheduled (07/28/11)
Fort Scott High School fall sports photos will be taken on August 23. All sports and related activities will have their pictures taken on the same day this year. Band will be the first for photos. Members need to be a Frary Field at 8:30 a.m. The drill team photos will be next at 8:50 at Frary Field...

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

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

New Missouri playoff system underscores conference need (04/09/11)
NEVADA -- Nevada High School's need to join a conference again became more urgent after the Missouri High School Activities Association board of directors voted last weekend to change the format of the football playoff system starting in 2012. The 2011 season district playoff format will remain unchanged...

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

Boarding the Pirate ship (02/18/11)

On the dotted line (02/17/11)

On to college (02/16/11)

Going Greyhound (02/12/11)

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

Eagle ready to soar (02/12/11)

NJCAA national football championship is back at PSU (12/01/10)
PITTSBURG -- The 11-0 and No.1-ranked Grizzlies from Butler Community College will square off against No. 2 and once-beaten Navarro College (Texas) Bulldogs in the 2010 Citizen's Bank Bowl Sunday at Carnie Smith Stadium. Game time for the national title tilt is set for 1 p.m...

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

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

Three Rivers honors 17 area athletes (11/16/10)
Three Rivers League athletes recently received honors as the All-League 11-Man, Eight-Man and Volleyball teams were revealed. Uniontown saw seven players honored at nine positions on the All-TRL 11-Man Football Team. First Team honorees included senior Tyler Halll at center and defensive end, senior Matt Maloney at offensive tackle, junior Seth Sympson at tight end, senior Ryan Schenker at defensive and and junior Max Labbe at linebacker...

Butler, Navarro to face off (11/16/10)
EL DORADO -- No. 1 Butler will face No. 2 Navarro in the Second Annual Citizens Bank Bowl at Pittsburg State University's Carnie Smith Stadium Dec. 5. The game will be for the National Junior College Athletic Association championship, as was the case with last year's game. In that one, No. 2 Blinn defeated No. 1 Fort Scott to win the national crown...

Nine Tigers named to All-SEK team (11/12/10)
Nine members of Fort Scott High School's football team were named to the All-Southeast Kansas League football team. Four Tigers were named to the First Team including seniors Griffin Knopp, wide receiver and punter, Tony Jackson, defensive end, and Drew Bryant, offensive line. Also selected was junior linebacker Christian Tavernaro...

Panthers run down Tigers in Bi-Districts (11/02/10)
Paola's running game and quickness on defense were the leading factors as the visiting Panthers defeated Fort Scott High, 34-14, in a Class 4A Bi-District Playoff Game at Frary Field Tuesday night. The Panthers rushed for 411 yards -- their only pass attempt was a spike to kill the clock late in the second quarter -- while the Tigers had trouble running the ball consistently on the tough Paola defense...

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

Indy's Bromley breaks own league records (11/02/10)
Numbers show Tigers with best offense and defense in SEK last three weeks

Tigers claim first district title since 2007 (10/29/10)
GARNETT -- Fort Scott High School's football team claimed the Class 4A District 6 title here Thursday night giving the Tigers (6-3) their first District title and first playoff berth since 2007. Fort Scott will host a Class 4A Bi-District Playoff Game Tuesday night at 7 at Frary Field. Paola (6-3) will be the opponent. The Panthers fell to No. 2-ranked Louisburg 21-3 in District 5 Thursday night. Anderson County (6-3) will have to travel to take on the unbeaten Wildcats (9-0)...

ONLINE FIRST: Central Heights holds off short-handed Eagles (10/29/10)
RICHMOND -- A short-handed Uniontown squad with just 22 players dressed out fought back to give Central Heights a game here Thursday night. But the Vikings held on for a 24-22 victory that put them into the Class 3A playoffs and ended the Eagles' season...

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

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

Fort Scott shuts out Prairie View, clinches playoff berth (10/23/10)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott High School's football team clinched a spot in the Kansas Class 4A Playoffs with a 49-0 rout of undermanned Prairie View at Frary Field here Friday night in District 6 play. The Tigers (2-0 district, 5-3 overall) shut out an opponent for the first time since 2007 and have scored 118 points in their last two games -- the second-highest total the Tigers have ever scored in consecutive district games...

Eagles fall in OT but still has playoff chance (10/23/10)
UNIONTOWN -- West Franklin rallied from a 21-7 deficit here Friday night to beat Uniontown, 29-21, in overtime in Kansas Class 3A District 4 play. But that it took the extra period to do so kept alive an outside chance for the Eagles to qualify for the playoffs...

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

Tiger freshmen beat Colgan, 28-14 (10/18/10)
Fort Scott High School's freshmen football football team defeated Colgan's frosh, 28-14, Monday night in a game at Frary Field which was held up three times, then shortened by lightning. The game began 36 minutes late, then was delayed an extra 15 minutes at halftime. The third quarter was shortened after a third delay...

FSMS Intramurals (10/18/10)
The final night of Fort Scott Middle School intramural football for the 2010 season included the annual all-star games for the seventh and eighth graders after they were combined on teams the rest of the season. In the seventh-grade game, the Maroon defeated the Gray, 22-14. The Black defeated the Blue, 6-0, in the eighth-grade game...

Fort Scott outscores Iola in district opener (10/16/10)
IOLA, Kan. -- Fortunately for Fort Scott High's football team, once the Tigers' game with Iola became a shootout here Friday night, the game was already under their control. There were seven touchdowns scored in the third quarter alone. Fort Scott scored five of them, three coming in the first five minutes of the period...

Jayhawk Conference unbeatens retain top three spots (10/14/10)
The top three teams in the National Junior College Athletic Association/jcfootball.com poll remained the same after last week's play. Jayhawk Conference members Butler, Hutchinson and Coffeyville remained at Nos. 1, 2 and 3, in that order, and undefeated on the season...

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

Pittsburg holds off Fort Scott, 26-20 (10/08/10)
FORT SCOTT -- Pittsburg's defense stepped up twice in the final three minutes Friday night and held off Fort Scott High in Southeast Kansas League play, 26-20, at Frary Field. Fort Scott's defense gave the Tigers a chance to steal victory when they stopped Pittsburg for a 5-yard gain on fourth-and-6 with just under 7 minutes to go. Fort Scott needed to drive 95 yards to win and got started with a 10-yard run by Jason Thorpe on the first play of the drive...

Eagle coach proud of effort despite loss (10/08/10)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Although the Eagles lost, Uniontown head coach Chad Stroud was proud of the effort his team put forth in a 41-21 defeat to Kansas City Christ Prep Academy here Friday night. "We had not hung in and competed against good competition yet this year," Stroud said. "Christ Prep is a good ball club and very athletic. There were times we felt we had them stopped, then they would bust a long play. Their athletic ability was too much for us to contain, especially as the game wore on...

KJCCC claims top three spots (10/07/10)
For the fourth time in five weeks, there is a new No. 1 team in the National Junior College Athletic Association/jcfootball.com poll after former chart topper Mississippi Gulf Coast suffered a 30-27 overtime loss to unranked Pearl River Thursday night...

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

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

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

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

Bold Tigers get first road win in two years (10/01/10)
COLUMBUS, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School picked up its first road victory since October 2008 and did so in bold fashion here Friday night, going for and making a 2-point conversion with 2:59 remaining in the contest to beat Columbus 15-14 in Southeast Kansas League play...

Eagles win second consecutive game (10/01/10)
ARMA, Kan. -- Uniontown won its second consecutive game Friday night, routing Northeast-Arma 52-0 here in a battle of Three Rivers League schools. The Eagles (2-3) scored 19 points in the first quarter and scored 33 more in the second. "Our defense set the tone early in the game forcing a turnover on their first series," Uniontown head coach Chad Stroud said. "Our offense took advantage of a short field."...

KJCCC teams hold spots 2, 3, 4 in poll (10/01/10)
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College maintained its No. 1 ranking in the National Junior College Athletic Association /jcfootball.com poll released Tuesday while three Jayhawk Conference teams follow in spots 2, 3 and 4. MGCCC defeated Southwest Mississippi 51-21 last Thursday night and were scheduled to face Pearl River last night. The Mississippi conference plays the majority of its games on Thursdays...

FSMS Intramurals (10/01/10)
In middle school football Oct. 23, the Wardogs defeated the Razorbacks 18-6 and the Bulls and Huskers fought to a 12-12 draw. Wardog Jacob Payne ran in a 7-yard score in the first quarter of the opening contest, and Alex Combs caught a 7-yard pass from Wyatt Reehl near the end of the first half to create 12-0 half-time spread. ...

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

Uniontown gets first victory (09/27/10)
JOPLIN -- Uniontown rushed for 295 yards as a team Friday night and rolled to its first victory of the season, 27-0 over McAuley Catholic at Missouri Southern State University. Coming off last week's disappointing Homecoming loss to Eureka, head coach Chad Stroud said his team (1-3) responded to the challenge he put to them...

Defense lifts Fort Scott to victory (09/24/10)
FORT SCOTT -- Parsons came into Fort Scott High School's Homecoming game at Frary Field Friday night with a stellar offense. Defense was the star of the game, however, as the Tigers held the visiting Vikings to less than half of their average total offense in a 14-3 Southeast Kansas League victory, their 19th straight over Parsons...

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

FSMS Intramurals (09/23/10)
Middle school football In the first Fort Scott Middle School football games of the 2010 season the Bulls and War Dogs faced as did the Razorbacks and Huskers. The War Dogs stopped Bull drives inside the 10-yard line twice in their 8-6 victory. Jacob Payne scored the War Dog touchdown on a 3-yard plunge. Jonah Jones scored on a short run for the Bulls...

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

2010 FSHS Royalty (09/20/10)

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

Indy's Bromley scores 3 TDs in victory over Fort Scott (09/17/10)
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. -- Independence tailback Matt Bromley rushed for 228 yards and 3 touchdowns here Friday night as Independence took a 28-14 victory over Fort Scott High in Southeast Kansas League action. While Bromley did a lot of damage for the Bulldogs (2-0 SEK, 3-0 overall), the Tigers (1-2, 1-2) committed mistakes that led to two of Independence's scores...

Eureka spoils Uniontown Homecoming (09/17/10)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Visiting Eureka remained undefeated on the season by spoiling Uniontown's Homecoming here Friday night, 45-8. The Eagles fell to 0-3 on the season and have been outscored 116-20. But, according to head coach Chad Stroud, this was a night where Uniontown could have given themselves a chance to win...

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

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

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

Oswego rolls by Uniontown (09/11/10)
Editor's Note: This information arrived after the Herald-Tribune's deadline early Saturday morning and did not make the print edition. --- OSWEGO -- Homestanding Oswego held a 30-0 lead at halftime and went on to a 37-6 victory over Uniontown here Friday night in a game between two of the three 11-man football teams in the Three Rivers League...

Fort Scott stops Coffeyville on game's final play (09/11/10)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- It had worked earlier, so why not go for it again? After getting within one point on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Cory Turner to Alan Williams as the clock hit 0:00 here Friday night, visiting Coffeyville decided to try a "swinging gate" play on the conversion to try to get two points and steal a victory from Fort Scott High. The play had worked earlier in the game for a successful conversion...

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

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

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

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

Labette County holds on to down Fort Scott (09/06/10)
ALTAMONT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School head coach Bob Campbell's return to the sidelines fell just short of a victory here Friday night as Labette County held on for a 26-24 win in both teams' season opener. The Tigers made it to the Labette County 16-yard line with two seconds remaining and called time out to set up a 32-yard field-goal attempt by Griffin Knopp. LCHS broke through the line and possibly got a hand on the attempt to preserve the victory...

Mistakes costly for Eagles in opener (09/06/10)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Mistakes were deadly for Uniontown in its season opener here Friday night as the Eagles dropped a 34-6 decision to Burlington after making too many of them, according to head coach Chad Stroud. "We made many mistakes, some at key times," Stroud said. "One of the biggest mistakes was my fault: A substitution error cost us a scoring opportunity early in the game. An illegal formation cost us a turnover on a punt that the Burlington returner fumbled."...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scrimmage shows Tigers' progress (08/24/10)
Saturday morning's lawn chair scrimmage at the Fort Scott High School practice field was a chance for the Tigers to run plays at full speed and see what they need to work on. In other words, business as usual. The usual schedule was run: Freshmen first, then the varsity/junior varsity running plays for the No. 1 offense, then going with 2's versus 2's, wrapping up with plays for the No. 1 defense...

Cool weather graces Campbell's first practice (08/16/10)
The first day of football practice was like any other day for Fort Scott High School Monday. Although this was head coach Bob Campbell's first practice in four years, it wasn't his first day of work with the program since the January announcement that he would return to the sidelines...

Tigers picked for 8th-place tie (08/12/10)
Chanute favored in SEK poll; St. Paul picked in TRL, Galena in CNC

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

Three Rivers joins pre-season meeting (08/09/10)
PITTSBURG -- For the first time, Three Rivers League schools will be part of the annual KSEK High School Football Media Day, which will be held here Thursday. The media day event, which began under sponsorship of KKOW-AM for many years before KSEK took over several years ago, has always included the Southeast Kansas League (SEK) and the Crawford Neosho Cherokee League (CNC)...

'Hounds No. 3 in NJCAA pre-season poll (07/29/10)
The Fort Scott Community College football team will begin the 2010 season at the No. 3 spot in the NJCAA Top 25 college football rankings, which were released Wednesday. The Greyhounds come off an 11-1 season and a final No. 2 national ranking in 2009, narrowly losing the Citizens Bank Bowl to Blinn (Texas), 31-26. FSCC went into the game ranked No. 1 but then-No. 2 Blinn rallied in the fourth quarter to claim the NJCAA national championship...

'Hounds No. 6 in JCGridiron pre-season poll (07/13/10)
It may only be July but junior college football followers are already looking forward to the beginning of the season. And JCGridiron.com has jumped on that anticipation by being the first of the two major juco polls to release its pre-season rankings...

Legislators urge Big 12 schools to stay together (06/10/10)
It appears that politics and athletics are once again about to become intertwined. In the past two days, Kansas U.S. Senators Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts and Representatives Jerry Moran and Lynn Jenkins have issued statements urging the universities of Nebraska and Missouri to remain in the Big 12 Conference...

Seven Greyhounds named All-Academic (05/04/10)
Seven Fort Scott Community College football team members recently received All-Academic Honorsfrom the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference for the 2009 season. Among those named are Fort Scott sophomore kicker Luke Halsey and sophomore offensive lineman Jeff Johnson and Pleasantonsophomore offensive lineman Chris Duggins...

Chiefs take Tenn. safety Davis; former 'Hound Pierre-Paul goes 15th to Giants (04/22/10)
Note to readers: The online version of this story is different than the one that appears in the print edition as the Tribune does not have online rights to AP information ----- The Kansas City Chiefs selected Tennessee safety Eric Berry with the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night...

Pierre-Paul projected top-10 draft choice (03/04/10)
Two former Fort Scott Community College football players performed at the annual NFL Combine held in Indianapolis to show off their skills to NFL executives. The combine was held February 24through March 2 and was televised on the NFL Network. Lucian Antoine, a defensive back for the 2006 and 2007 teams, and Jason Pierre-Paul, a defensive end who played here in 2008, competed in various drills in front of NFL scouts and coaches to hopefully improve their draft stock/position when the NFL holds their player draft on April 22nd.. ...

Signing on (02/25/10)

Scottie Signing (02/12/10)

'Hounds come and 'Hounds go (02/05/10)
National Signing Day has become almost a national holiday as far as college football fans are concerned. Wednesday was the first day under NCAA and NJCAA rules that recruits could sign letters of intent with their chosen schools. For Fort Scott Community College, the process works in both directions as graduating sophomores move on to four-year schools while high school seniors make their commitment to the Greyhound program...

Former 'Hound declares for NFL Draft (01/21/10)
Former Fort Scott Community College defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has decided to skip his senior season at the University of South Florida to enter the National Football League Draft. Pierre-Paul played the 2008 season for the Greyhounds, compiling 67 tackles, 10 sacks, and 20 tackles behind the line of scrimmage while helping Fort Scott to a 9-2 record and a victory in the Heart of Texas Bowl...

Top 10 stories of 2009 (01/08/10)
Throughout 2009, the Fort Scott Tribune covered a wide range of events. From the passing of local icons to the community coming together for a common cause, The Tribune was there to tell the story. The staff of The Tribune has put together these summaries of the top 10 stories of 2009 in Fort Scott and Bourbon County....

B.C.'s back: Campbell will return as FSHS football coach after 4 years away (01/06/10)
Word had swirled around since mid-December but Monday night, the USD 234 School Board made the return of Bob Campbell as Fort Scott High School's football coach official. However, Campbell won't be giving up his day job. He'll continue his work as a partner for BSD Financial, where he went to work after leaving FSHS after the 2005-06 school year...

Hopkins named National Offensive Player of Year (12/17/09)
Fort Scott Community College sophomore running back Jasmin Hopkins was named the 2009 NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year by the NJCAA Football Coaches Association. This award is the NJCAA version of the Heisman Trophy. A native of Stanley, N.C., Hopkins posted the third-most rushing yards by an NJCAA running back in 10 years while helping guide the Greyhounds to their first Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference title in 35 years and their first Region VI title ever. ...

Three named NJCAA First Team All-Americans (12/17/09)
Coming off one of the best seasons in the history of the Fort Scott Community College football program with an 11-1 final record and No. ranking in the final NJCAA poll, there were many standout performances throughout the season. But the efforts of three Greyhound players were recognized earlier this week as the NJCAA released the 2009 All-American football teams...

Blinn rallies in fourth to take national title (12/07/09)
PITTSBURG -- No. 2 Blinn scored 21 unanswered points in the final 21 1/2 minutes and claimed its fourth NJCAA championship with a 31-26 victory over Fort Scott Community College in the inaugural Citizens Bank Bowl at Carnie Smith Stadium Sunday. This came after the Greyhounds (11-1) scored 26 unanswered points after Blinn (11-1) had claimed a 10-0 lead...

Breaking down the punt (12/07/09)
I imagine that from now on, when you say "The punt," everyone will know what you mean in the same way that "The Immaculate Reception" refers to Franco Harris' miracle touchdown off a deflected pass in a 1972 AFC divisional playoff game. What the punter, Matt Wheeler, was supposed to do on that play may never really be known although Fort Scott head coach Jeff Sims said in the Citizens Bank Bowl's post-game press conference that the call was entirely on him...

'Play 48' might lead to 12 victories (12/04/09)
"Play 48" has been a motto for the Fort Scott Community College football team since it started the 2009 football campaign. Only four quarters remain to put the finishing touches on something that no Greyhound football team has been able to do since 1970: Win a national championship...

Sims: 'Proven plan' has made FSCC winners (12/03/09)
With less than a week to go before No 1 nationally-ranked Fort Scott Community College plays against the No. 2 Blinn (Texas) in the inaugural Citizens Bank Bowl in Pittsburg for the NJCAA National Championship, Greyhound head coach Jeff Sims answered some questions about the season, being No. 1, and other opportunities...

The Crew (12/03/09)

Blinn coaches have area ties (12/01/09)
BRENHAM, Texas -- Blinn College head coach Brad Franchione has fond memories of Southeast Kansas and hopes to forge an even greater tie with the area by winning the Citizens Bank Bowl in Pittsburg Sunday. When he steps on the field at Carnie Smith Stadium on Sunday, he will be following in the footsteps of his father, Dennis Franchione, who coached the Pittsburg State Gorillas from 1985-1989...

If you think this year's defense is awesome... (12/01/09)
It's gotten a bit lost now, but this week is an appropriate time to review the Fort Scott Community College football team of 40 seasons ago. That year the Greyhounds went 11-0 and won its first and, as of now, only national championship. The FSCC team that will play in the Citizens Bank Bowl Sunday afternoon is the only other team in school history that has won 11 games in a season. ...

North Star Bowl: Ravens blast Rochester (11/24/09)
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The 2009 National Junior College Athletic Association bowl season opened here Saturday with No. 19 Coffeyville's 54-12 blowout of No. 14 Rochester Tech in the North Star Bowl. Even though the Red Ravens came into the contest with a 6-4 record and Rochester was 10-1, this is not considered an upset. Minnesota College Athletic Conference schools do not offer athletic scholarships. However, the NJCAA only has one division for football...

Bowl game looks for wins in tourism, economy (11/18/09)
Craig Hull, the hospitality committee chair for the Citizens Bank Bowl, which will be held Dec. 6 at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, is looking at much more than a football game. No. 1-ranked Fort Scott Community College and No. 2-ranked Blinn (Texas) will provide the competition. Their fans are expected to provide a major boost to the economy of Southeast Kansas...

'Hounds, Blinn paired up for championship match (11/17/09)
Fort Scott Community College and Blinn College, the first- and second-ranked teams in the National Junior College Athletic Association, accepted bids to the Citizens Bank Bowl Tuesday. About 60 Greyhound supporters showed up for the announcement. The game, which will determine the NJCAA champion, will be played at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg on the afternoon of Dec. 6...

ONLINE FIRST: Fort Scott, Blinn to square off in Citizens Bank Bowl (11/17/09)
Fort Scott Community College and Blinn College, the first- and second-ranked teams in the National Junior College Athletic Association, accepted bids to the Citizens Bank Bowl this afternoon. About 60 Greyhound supporters showed up for the announcement. The game, which will determine the NJCAA champion, will be played at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg on the afternoon of Dec. 6...

Greyhounds No. 1 in latest poll (11/17/09)
There are four quarters remaining in Fort Scott Community College's football season. Officially, they won't know where those quarters will be played until this afternoon. But they know that they will begin the first of those four quarters as the No. 1-ranked team in all of junior college football...

'Hounds beat Butler with determination, teamwork...and all that 'Jas' (11/17/09)
Dennis Herbin recovered a punt Frank Bryant blocked in the end zone with just under 10 minutes to play to give No 2-ranked Fort Scott Community College a 13-12 victory over No. 7 Butler in the Region VI Championship Game at Frary Field Sunday afternoon...

Blinn rallies to win SWJFC championship (11/17/09)
Snow's title hopes ended with second loss to Az. Western

BREAKING NEWS: FSCC to announce bowl bid Tuesday afternoon. (11/16/09)
Fort Scott Community College announced via e-mail Monday evening that there will be a formal announcement concerning a bowl bid Tuesday afternoon at 1:15 p.m. in the FSCC cafeteria. It has been widely speculated that Fort Scott will receive a berth in the Citizens Bank Bowl, which will be held in Pittsburg on Dec. 6...

ONLINE FIRST: Fort Scott outlasts Butler for Region VI Championship (11/15/09)
Dennis Herbin recovered a blocked punt in the end zone with just under 10 minutes to play to give No 2-ranked Fort Scott Community College a 13-12 victory over No. 7 Butler in the Region VI Championship Game at Frary Field here Sunday afternoon...

'Hounds hope to break another Butler streak (11/12/09)
Sunday afternoon at the friendly confines of Frary Field, the 2009 Region VI Championship will be determined when No. 2 nationally-ranked Fort Scott Community College (10-0) and No. 7-ranked Butler (8-2) clash. This match-up is being billed as "The Rematch" as two weeks ago Fort Scott handed the Grizzlies their first conference loss since 2006 by beating the Grizzlies, 14-10, in a nail biter at Frary Field...

Texas championship also features re-match (11/12/09)
CORSICANA, Texas -- Two weeks ago, No. 1 Blinn faced No. 2 Navarro here for the regular-season Southwest Junior College Football Conference championship. Sunday at 3 p.m., those teams will meet here once again. This time, it's for the SWJCFC playoffs championship and Navarro is the No. 1-ranked team in the country...

11 Tigers on All-SEK teams; Bingesser, Gray coaches of year (11/12/09)
Southeast Kansas League coaches announced their picks for All-SEK in football, volleyball and soccer earlier this week. In addition to the 11 players from Fort Scott High School who received all-league honors in their sports, two FSHS coaches were named Coach of the Year in their sports...

Three Rivers League picks football, volleyball teams (11/12/09)
The Three Rivers League released it's all-league teams for 11-man football, 8-man football and volleyball earlier this week. Volleyball champion Uniontown saw five players chosen. Senior Abbie Smith, who signed Thursday morning with Pittsburg State University, was one of two unanimous choices on the First Team along with Crest senior Amanda Strickler...

FSCC receives Player, Coach of Year honors (11/11/09)
Fort Scott Community College's football team received Jayhawk Conference post-season accolades at a meeting of league coaches in El Dorado Monday. The Greyhounds, conference champions for the first time since 1974, were the recipient of both the Offensive Player of the Year and the Coach of the Year Awards...

Navarro, 'Hounds keep top 2 spots; Blinn up to No. 3 (11/11/09)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Unbeatens Navarro (Texas) and Fort Scott are again the top two teams in the latest edition of the NJCAA / JC Football.com rankings. Both teams won their respective conference semifinal contests this past weekend to advance in the postseason. Navarro received 139 total poll points this week and six of seven first place votes while Fort Scott tallied 134 poll points and one first place vote...

The Avengers (11/10/09)
'Hounds get Hutch back for last year's upset

Epps resigns football position, remains boys' track coach (11/09/09)
Reports surfaced over the weekend -- confirmed on Sunday by KSNF-TV -- that Fort Scott head football coach Don Epps resigned his position Friday. Epps will remain the Tigers' head boys' track coach and as a teacher at the high school. Epps moved up from an assistant's position before the 2006 season to replace long-time head coach Bob Campbell, who resigned to take a position at BSD Financial. ...

Defense leads the way once again (11/05/09)
The Fort Scott Community College defense faced many obstacles in the offseason with nine starters moving on and a whole new coaching staff coming in. Those obstacles have been cleared and some have been plowed under as the he 2009 Jayhawk Conference champions find themselves ranked No. 2 nationally...

Uniontown ousted by unbeaten Oswego (11/05/09)
OSWEGO -- Damon Trotnic rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Lane Martin rushed for two scores and threw for another as Oswego eliminated Uniontown from the Class 2-1A Playoffs with a 59-7 victory here Tuesday night. Oswego (10-0) has outscored its opponents 432-26 this season. In its two meetings with the Indians, Uniontown (4-6) scored 20 points...

Navarro No. 1, Fort Scott No. 2; Butler drops to No. 8 (11/03/09)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The regular seasons in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and the Southwest Junior College Football Conference each came to a climactic end as the top four teams in the country took the field against one another Saturday. After the dust settled Navarro (Texas) and Fort Scott emerged with their undefeated records intact to claim the top two spots in this week's NJCAA/ JC Football.com Top 20 Poll...

Top Dawgs: 'Hounds claim first KJCCC crown in 35 years (11/03/09)
The Butler Grizzlies put a scare into Fort Scott Communuity College during the fourth quarter of a Halloween afternoon battle for the Jayhawk Conference regular-season title at Frary Field Saturday afternoon. But the Greyhounds fought back and Dominique Davis' quarterback sneak with under two minutes remaining to treat FSCC fans to a 14-10 victory. It is Fort Scott's first Jayhawk Conference title since shating the 1974 championship with Hutchinson. It's the first outright title since 1973...

No. 2 Navarro holds off No. 1 Blinn in battle of unbeatens (11/03/09)
CORSICANA, Texas -- No. 1-ranked Blinn scored two touchdowns in a four-minute span of the fourth quarter here Saturday afternoon but that was not enough as the Buccaneers fell to No. 2 Navarro, 23-20, in the regular-season finale for both teams. The game featured 916 yards of total offense between the teams but also had 250 combined penalty yards...

Navarro, Fort Scott take over top two spots in 'Dirty 30' (11/03/09)
The top three teams in JCGridiron.com's "Dirty 30" poll all lost over the weekend, propelling Navarro (Texas) into the top spot in this week's poll. Fort Scott Community College moved up three spots from No. 5 to No. 2. The JCGridiron.com poll ranks the California schools as well as the schools which are members of the National Junior College Athletic Association. The California schools have their own governing body and bowl system...

Two of nation's best to battle (10/30/09)
Saturday afternoon's Jayhawk Conference football contest at Frary Field pits two of the nation's best junior college teams: The third-ranked Fort Scott Community College Greyhounds and the fourth-ranked Butler Grizzlies. The winner will be crowned the 2009 regular season KJCCC champions and will have home field advantage throughout the Region VI playoffs, which begin Nov. 8...

Woods, White receive conference awards (10/30/09)
Two of the three players named as 'Hounds of the Week for their performances against Air Force Prep last Friday at Colorado Springs were also given Player of the Week Honors by the Jayhawk Conference. Running back Justin Woods, a sophomore from Shawnee, was given the Offensive 'Hound of the Week Award for the career-best 227 yards and 2 touchdowns he recorded against the Huskies in Fort Scott 48-28 victory. ...

Chanute hands Tigers 42-20 loss in finale (10/30/09)
CHANUTE -- As they did last season, Fort Scott's Tigers gave Chanute some fits in a season-ending game that the Blue Comets probably expected to be easier. But, again, Chanute just had too much firepower and went on to clinch the Southeast Kansas League championship outright with a 42-20 victory over Fort Scott...

The first line of defense (10/28/09)
Linemen play key role in Greyhounds' 4-3 system

Top 7 unchanged; showdowns Saturday in Texas and Fort Scott (10/28/09)
This Saturday will be the biggest day in junior college football in years. In Corsicana, Texas, No. 2 Navarro will welcome No. 1 Blinn as the top two teams in the NJCAA/jcfootball.com poll face off for the Southwest Junior College Football Conference regular-season title...

Hopkins now 4th on FSCC all-time rushing list (10/28/09)
effort in the Greyhounds' victory at Air Force Prep last Friday, Fort Scott Community College sophomore running back Jasmin Hopkins moved into fourth place on the Greyhounds' all-time rushing leaders list. Hopkins currently has 2,325 yards and is continuing on pace to finish his career as the No. ...

The Big Dawgs (10/28/09)
Fort Scott High, Pleasanton grads help lead one of nation's top units

Countdown to the Showdown (10/26/09)
Saturday afternoon at Frary Field, one of the biggest games in Fort Scott Community College football history will take place. It's not quite as big as the 1970 National Championship game or the two following years when the Greyhounds finished as national runners-up. But success in this game could be the first step on the path to a possible fourth championship game appearance...

'Hounds soar over Air Force Prep (10/26/09)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Fort Scott Community College, ranked third in the latest NJCAA/ jcfootball. com football poll, used a pair of 200-yard rushing efforts to defeat Air Force Prep, 48-28, at Falcon Stadium here Friday. The Greyhounds' victory sets up the highly-anticipated battle for the Jayhawk Conference regular season Championship when Fort Scott (6-0 Jayhawk, 8-0 overall) plays host to No. 4-ranked Butler County (5-0, 7-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Frary Field...

Anderson County puts end to Fort Scott's playoff hopes (10/24/09)
FORT SCOTT -- All there is now for the Fort Scott Tigers is pride. There will be no playoff games for them in 2009. Although there was some good play and a lead at the end of the first quarter, the Tigers were unable to hold on and lost to Anderson County, 41-13, in Kansas Class 4A District 6 play at Frary Field Friday night. The Bulldogs scored 20 points off Tiger turnovers...

Cardinals roll past Nevada, 48-15 (10/24/09)
NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers varsity football team made their return to Logan Field Friday night for what head coach Jay Fleeman expected to be their toughest game of the season. The Tigers came into the game still searching for their first home victory of the 2009 season as they took on the Cardinals of Webb City. Webb City, on the other hand, hadn't lost a game at home or away in 23 games, dating back to Nov. 7, 2007, when they lost at Carthage by a slim, 23-22 margin...

'Hounds break into JCGridiron top 5 (10/22/09)
Fort Scott Community College's football team remained No. 3 in the NJCAA/ jcfootball. com poll released Tuesday. But it also attained its first top-5 ranking in the JCGridiron.com "Dirty 30" Poll. The JCGridiron.com poll consists of all Junior College football teams in the United States, whereas the NJCAA/JCfootball.com poll consists of only members in the National Junior College Athletic Association. ...

Dangerous Huskies next opponent (10/22/09)
After facing winless teams in consecutive weeks, the No. 3 nationally-ranked Fort Scott Greyhounds must now travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., to face a dangerous and much improved Air Force Prep Husky football team. The 'Hounds, (7-0) made the 12-hour bus ride due west to the Air Force Academy last night, where they will face the Huskies (5-3) at 3 p.m. Central time Friday...

Pep rally to send off No. 3 'Hounds (10/20/09)
There will be a pep rally for the Fort Scott Community College football team tonight at 9:30 p.m. at Arnold Arena following the FSCC volleyball match. The volleyball match against Coffeyville will begin at 6:30 p.m. It's a key match for the Greyhounds, who are seeking to qualify for the Region VI Tournament...

Scotties prove to be easy pickins for 'Hounds (10/20/09)
Saturday afternoon was a mighty good day for No. 3-ranked Fort Scott Community College as it whipped Highland, 59-17, on Homecoming in Jayhawk Conference play at Frary Field. "The sun finally came out, it's Homecoming and it ended up being a really nice day," Fort Scott head coach Jeff Sims said...

Assistants help 'Hounds succeed (10/15/09)
Fort Scott Community College third-year head football coach Jeff Sims will be the first to admit that "to make yourself look good, you surround yourself with good people." It seems that Coach Sims has done that when it comes to the assistant coaches that he has on the Greyhound coaching staff this season...

Top 7 the same; Coffeyville enters at No. 19 (10/13/09)
The top seven teams in the NJCAA/jcfootball.com national poll remained in the same places as last week and none of the top 12 teams fell more than one spot in the poll released Tuesday. Blinn (Texas) received all seven first-place votes for the second week in a row and now enjoys its sixth consecutive week at No. 1. The Buccaneers are followed by Navarro (Texas) at No. 2, Fort Scott No. 3, Butler fourth, Arizona Western fifth, Mississippi Gulf Coast sixth and Snow in the seventh spot...

No. 3 'Hounds control Conqs in 21-0 victory (10/12/09)
No. 3-ranked Fort Scott stayed on track Saturday afternoon with a 21-0 victory over Dodge City in Jayhawk Conference play at Frary Field. The Greyhounds improved to 5-0 in the conference and 6-0 overall, taking over first place for themselves, at least for the moment, as Butler drew the bye and remained at 4-0, 5-1. Dodge City remained tied for last place with Highland as both teams are 0-4, 0-6...

Olpe shuts out Eagles (10/12/09)
OLPE -- Defending Class 2-1A State runner-up Olpe shut out visiting Uniontown, 48-0, here Friday night. Olpe was ranked No. 2 in Class 2-1A by the Wichita Eagle going into the contest. The Eagles (2-4) was held to 62 yards of total offense in 37 plays by Olpe, which also calls its teams the Eagles...

Fort Scott breaks through on Homecoming (10/12/09)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- The kid was all right. Fort Scott's Luke Brown became the first sophomore to start a game at quarterback in the known history of the Tiger football program Friday night as an eight-game losing streak was broken with a 35-6 Homecoming victory at Frary Field in Southeast Kansas League play...

Districts assigned for 2010-11 (10/07/09)
No room for Chanute on schedule as Prairie View assigned to Tigers' group

FSCC football to honor soldiers before game (10/07/09)
As the Fort Scott Community College football team takes the field Saturday afternoon against Dodge City , one member of the Greyhound staff will have a heavy heart outside of the football world. Earlier this week, FSCC head coach Jeff Sims learned that one of his past players, Sgt. Ryan Adams, was killed in the line of duty while serving for the United States Army in Afghanistan...

Former 'Hound to get prime time (10/07/09)
Saturday night when No. 4-ranked Louisana State faces No. 1 Florida on national television, there will be one player on the field for the Tigers who will be familiar to Fort Scott Community College football fans. Former FSCC punter Derek Helton will be handling the punting duties for LSU as he has done all season thus far. Helton was the starting punter for the Greyhounds during the 2007 and 2008 seasons...

Not perfect, but victory nonetheless (10/06/09)
INDEPENDENCE -- The standards have changed this much for the Fort Scott Community College football program: The Greyhounds beat Independence 31-9 in Jayhawk Conference play here Saturday night and they walked away from Emmot Field mostly unhappy about it...

Hartsel inducted into NJCAA hall (10/06/09)
When the NJCAA Football Coaches Association announced the inductees of the class of 2009 Hall of Fame class, there was a familiar name on the list for Fort Scott Community College Greyhound fans. Former 'Hound offensive lineman, Paul E. Hartsel was the lone player selected in this year's class, along with two former coaches and a former national championship team...

Top four spots remain unchanged NJCAA poll (10/06/09)
The top four teams in the NJCAA/jcfootball.com poll remain the same as all of them recorded victories last week. The only bit of change in the top four is that No. 1 Blinn (Texas) was the unanimous pick this week. Last week, Blinn received five first-place votes and No. 3 Fort Scott Community College received two...

Oswego spoils Uniontown's Homecoming, 44-13 (10/06/09)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Oswego put a damper on Uniontown's Homecoming here Friday night as the Indians took a 44-13 decision. The Eagles (2-3) scored the game's first 13 points. Ben Dixon scored first on a 16-yard run with Seth Sympson kicking the extra point to make it 7-0...

Columbus rolls over Fort Scott, 62-14 (10/06/09)
COLUMBUS, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School found some success early in the first quarter of Friday night's Southeast Kansas League battle with Columbus. But it was short lived as the Titans went on to score 23 points in the last 3:46 of the first quarter and went on to a 62-14 rout of the Tigers...

Greyhounds at highest spot in poll in 35 years (09/29/09)
Off their 31-0 shutout of then-No. 4-ranked Hutchinson Saturday at Frary Field, Fort Scott Community College's football team was moved up three spots to No. 3 in the NJCAA/ jcfootball. com poll released Tuesday. According to the NJCAA, this is the highest the Greyhounds have been ranked in 35 years...

'Hounds shut down Dragons (09/29/09)
The anticipated battle between No. 6-ranked Fort Scott Community College and No. 4-ranked Hutchinson did not play out as anticipated at Frary Field Saturday afternoon. But FSCC fans are OK with that. The Greyhounds stopped the No. 1 offense in the Jayhawk Conference and also ran roughshod over the KJCCC's No. ...

BREAKING NEWS: No. 6 Fort Scott dominates No. 4 Hutchinson, 31-0 (09/26/09)
Fort Scott's first three touchdowns came as the direct result of Hutchinson turnovers and the No. 6-ranked Greyhounds went on to a 31-0 shutout of the No. 4-ranked Blue Dragons in Jayhawk Conference college football at Frary Field Saturday afternoon...

Unbeatens to meet Saturday (09/25/09)
Submitted to the Tribune Fort Scott Community College's football team, ranked sixth in the nation, squares off against No. 4-ranked in a key Jayhawk Conference football game Saturday afternoon at Frary Field. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Two high-powered rushing offenses will take the field and will try to control the ball and the trenches...

Four earn 'Hound of the Week notation (09/25/09)
The Fort Scott Community College coaching staff has given four players 'Hound of the Week awards for their performances in last week's 45-35 victory at Garden City. Jasmin Hopkins and LaVonte Davis not only received awards from the coaching staff, they also earned honors from the Jayhawk Conference. ...

'Hounds move up two spots to No. 6 (09/22/09)
The Fort Scott Community College Greyhounds moved up two spots to No. 6 in this week's NJCAA/ JCFootball. com Top 20 Football Poll. The 'Hounds (2-0 in the Jayhawk Conference, 3-0 overall) come off a 45-35 road victory over Garden City (0-2, 1-3) Saturday night. ...

FSCC football aiding Beacon with pre-game food drive (09/21/09)
The Fort Scott Community College football team will sponsor its second annual community food drive to help The Beacon Saturday. The Beacon is a non-profitable community assistance agency and food pantry, located at 526 E. 6th Street, that helps low-income families in the Fort Scott and Bourbon County area...

Greyhounds survive western shootout (09/21/09)
GARDEN CITY -- Fort Scott Community College held a three-touchdown lead moments into the second half of a Jayhawk Conference game here Saturday night. But the eighth-ranked Greyhounds had to survive a rally led by Garden City's backup quarterback before holding on for a 45-35 victory over the Broncbusters...

Pittsburg stuns Fort Scott, 53-14 (09/19/09)
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Pittsburg took advantage of two first-quarter Fort Scott turnovers at Hutchinson Field here Friday night and jumped out to a three-touchdown lead on its way to a 53-14 Southeast Kansas League victory. As has been the case in all three games this season, the running game was key. Fort Scott (0-2 SEK, 0-3 overall) rushed for only 28 yards on 33 carries and allowed 376 yards on 53 rushes...

Uniontown beats Jayhawk-Linn, 21-6 (09/19/09)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown jumped out to a three-touchdown lead and held on for a 21-6 victory over Jayhawk-Linn here Friday night. The Eagles (2-1) had to shuffle players around due to injury and head coach Chad Stroud was pleased with their ability to persevere...

Juco Football Poll (09/18/09)
NJCAA/jcfootball.com Poll "Next game" is this Saturday unless noted. Others receiving votes: Georgia Military (12), 1-2, 8; Coahoma, Miss., 3-0, 6; Central Lakes-Brainerd, Minn., 3-0, 5; Tyler, Texas, 2-0, 4; Louisburg, N.C., 2-0, 2; Iowa Central (18), 1-1, 2...

Independence runs over Fort Scott, 29-7 (09/15/09)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's football team is a team of two halves. In the first half of both their games this season, they have shown a strong effort. Unfortunately, they have taken steps back in the second half of both games. After thwarting Independence three times in the "red zone" in the first half Friday night and going into the locker room with a 7-6 lead, the Tigers were unable to stop the Bulldog running game in the second half nor could they get much offense going against them.. ...

'Hounds 9th in latest poll (09/10/09)
With two weeks played in the 2009 football season, Jeff Sims and the Fort Scott Community College football team are gaining respect, in the NJCAA /jcfootball.com poll. After victories in consecutive weeks against Kilgore (Texas) and Coffeyville, the Greyhounds (1-0 Jayhawk Conference, 2-0 overall) are ranked No. 9 in the NJCAA/JCFootball.com Top 20 National Poll. FSCC was picked No. 15 in the preseason poll...

3 earn 'Hound of the Week honors (09/10/09)
The Fort Scott Community College football coaching staff has announced its picks for 'Hounds of the Week following a 37-20 victory over Coffeyville last Saturday. Running back Jasmin Hopkins was chosen Offensive Player of the Week for his 220-yard, 3-touchdown performance. Defensive end Zacharia Bowers was picked for defensive honors as he made 2 tackles for a loss and had 2 1/2 sacks. Luke Halsey was the special teams player for his two field goals in the first quarter ...

Greyhound running game takes control (09/09/09)
COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott Community College head coach Jeff Sims has always wanted to run the ball first. And so far this season, the Greyhounds have been running the ball better than ever. The 15th-ranked Greyhounds saw two backs rush for over 150 yards in a 37-20 victory over Coffeyville at Veterans' Memorial Stadium here Saturday night in the Jayhawk Conference opener for both schools. ...

Offensive line takes over for Nevada (09/05/09)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- There was no scoring in the second half at Frary Field here Friday night. But Nevada's offensive line was the clear winner as it controlled play in a 13-7 victory over Fort Scott. Nevada (1-1) rushed for 133 yards in the fourth quarter alone. In the game, it rushed for 303 yards on 57 carries with senior fullback Nathan Ryan going for 151 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries...

Uniontown falls in season opener (09/04/09)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown scored first but visiting Central Heights took a 30-7 victory in the first game of the season for both teams. DuShaun Robinson scored Uniontown's only touchdown on a 3-yard interception return in the second quarter. But Central Heights scored on a 14-yard pass play to Dalton Schwab to get within 7-6 at halftime. ...

Long play in final moments gives FSCC victory (09/01/09)
A 75-yard scoring pass from transfer quarterback Dominque Davis to freshman receiver Malcom Moulton with just under 4 1/2 minutes remaining in the contest gave No. 15 Fort Scott Community College a 21-17 victory over visiting Kilgore (Texas) at Frary Field Saturday afternoon...

Greyhounds ready to bring in 2009 season (08/27/09)
After coming off one of the best years in Fort Scott Community College football history, it is time to get "All Aboard" for a new season of college football. Saturday at 1 p.m. at Frary Field, the Greyhounds open the 2009 football campaign, playing host to the Kilgore (Texas)...

Staying home is right decision for several 'Hounds (08/27/09)
"There's no place like home, there's no place like home" -- Dorothy, the Wizard of Oz. That statement resonates with a few Fort Scott Community College football players this year. Local football fans will notice some familiar names on the Greyhound roster...

Competition driving Tigers in pre-season (08/24/09)
Fort Scott High School head coach Don Epps was happy with the display his Tigers put on during a lawnchair scrimmage at the FSHS practice field Saturday morning. The fourth-year head coach saw a lot of aggressiveness on the field as competition for almost every position has resulted hard work from the players...

I'll take that, thanks (08/18/09)
Fort Scott High School senior Denzell Davis intercepts a pass intended for senior Chris Archie (1) and heads upfield in this sequence of photos taken during a defensive 7-on-7 drill at afternoon practice Tuesday on the FSHS practice field. Tuesday's practice focused on defense and special teams...

Greyhounds begin week two of practice (08/18/09)
Coming off one of the best seasons since the Fort Scott Community College football teams of the early 1970's, Greyhoundthird-year head coach Jeff Sims knows that in order to reach high expectations, the team must rely on hard work and doing things right the first time...

Three 'Hounds land pre-season honors (08/18/09)
Three Fort Scott Community College Greyhound football players were selected 2009 preseason All-Americans by two different sports publications. La Vonte David, a 6'1" 213-pound linebacker was selected to the First Team defense on the NJCAA/JC Football.com preseason squad. The Miami, Fla., native led the 'Hounds in tackles in 2008 with 93 total tackles with 12 for a loss. David also had four sacks and six forced fumbles, and was named first team All-Jayhawk Conference as a freshman...

Pittsburg, Columbus co-favorites in SEK (08/13/09)
Tigers picked to finish sixth in pre-season poll

'Hounds No. 15 in pre-season grid poll (08/06/09)
The Fort Scott Community College football team will start the 2009 football season as the No. 15-ranked team in the NJCAA/JC Football.com Preseason Top 25. The Greyhouynds are coming off a 2008 campaign where they finished 9-2 and defeated Blinn College (Texas) 30-14 in the Heart of Texas Bowl. This was Fort Scott's first bowl victory since 1970...

'Hounds picked third in KJCCC (07/31/09)
WICHITA -- With the college football season right around the corner, the head football coaches from the Kansas Jayhawk Conference met at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame here Saturday for their annual media day. It came to no one's surprise that the Butler County Grizzlies (11-1 in 2008) were picked to win the conference title after posting their eighth straight conference championship and their second consecutive NJCAA national title in 2008...

Barner signs with FSCC (05/29/09)

Southeast Kansas to host junior college bowl game (04/15/09)
PITTSBURG -- The Jayhawk Conference finally has at least one "home" bowl game. Tuesday morning, at Pittsburg State's Carnie Smith Stadium, the Crawford County Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University announced the creation of a junior college post-season bowl game to be held here for the next three years. Citizens Bank, N.A., based in Fort Scott with one of its branches in Pittsburg, has agreed to be the title sponsor of the game...

Signing with the Greyhounds (02/19/09)

Another one to the Greyhounds (02/16/09)

Going to Hutchinson (02/12/09)

Seniors make their decisions (02/09/09)
The first three in a series of photos.

No area players in Shrine Bowl this year (01/07/09)
For the first time in many years, no players from Tribune Area football teams -- Fort Scott High, Uniontown, Jayhawk-Linn or Pleasanton -- have been chosen to play in the Kansas Shrine Bowl. The Shrine Bowl is an annual all-star football game for Kansas high school seniors. The proceeds benefit Shriners Hospitals...

Greyhounds jump up to No. 6 in final poll (12/10/08)
Fort Scott Community College's 30-14 victory over Southwest Junior College Football Conference champion Blinn (Texas) in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl Saturday was impressive enough to boost the Greyhounds (9-2) up eight places to No. 6 final poll National Junior College Athletic Association/jcfootball.com poll of the season. ...

'Hound defense controls bowl (12/08/08)
COPPERAS COVE, Texas -- All season long, Fort Scott Community College's football team's results were determined by how well its defense played. And once again, the Greyhounds were boosted by their defense in a 31-14 victory over Blinn (Texas) -- which earned this bid after beating then-No. 1 Navarro in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference Championship Game -- in the Heart of Texas Bowl here Saturday afternoon...

Strange ending gives Butler crown (12/08/08)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A strange play in the second overtime of the Top of the Mountains Bowl here Saturday gave Butler a claim of its second consecutive NJCAA national championship. The Grizzlies had the first possession of the second overtime and opted to attempt a 40-yard field goal on fourth down. ...

Heart of Texas Bowl will be on local radio (12/02/08)
Fort Scott Community College football fans will have the opportunity to listen to the Greyhounds in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl game on KOMB-FM (103.9) Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds (8-2), ranked No. 14 in the NJCAA, will play No. 5 Blinn (9-2) at Bulldawg Stadium in Copperas Cove, Texas. Those outside of KOMB's listening area can listen to the game online at www.kombfm.com...

Brindle to leave Pleasanton for Piper (12/01/08)
PLEASANTON -- Pleasanton head football and girls' track coach Chris Brindle confirmed Monday that he will be leaving the Blu-Jays for a teaching and coaching position in the Piper school district in Kansas City, Kan. Brindle's Blu-Jays recently completed an 8-3 season in which they made the playoffs as an 11-man team for the first time since 1979. ...

How the 'Hounds went from Minnesota to Texas (11/19/08)
Now that the I's are finally dotted and the T's are finally crossed, Fort Scott Community College's football team will be going to Texas for its post-season bowl appearance for the second time in three seasons. Fort Scott has officially accepted the invitation to the C.H.A.M.P.S. ...

Navarro loss changes juco bowl picture (11/17/08)
Greyhounds reportedly going to Texas instead of Minnesota; former No. 1 may be shut out

All-KJCCC football: 'Hounds have 17 picked (11/12/08)
Seventeen members of Fort Scott Community College's football team were named to the All-Jayhawk Conference Football Team, released Wednesday afternoon. Five of the six First Team pics were on offense. Sophomore defensive lineman Horace Hubbard, defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, linebacker Jacquain Williams and cornerback Coryell Judie and freshman linebacker LeVonte David were picked along with sophomore wide receiver Brandon Kinnie...

Five football players tabbed (11/12/08)
Five members of Fort Scott High School's football team were honored with selection to the All-Southeast Kansas League team recently. By league rules, the all-league team could not be released until the last team had finished its season, which happened Saturday when Coffeyville and Columbus lost Class 4A Regional Playoff games...

Blue Dragons end Greyhounds' Region VI championship hopes (11/11/08)
Several members of Hutchinson's football team had a happy homecoming at the expense of Fort Scott Community College in a Region VI Playoff semifinal Sunday afternoon. Former Fort Scott Tigers, including linebacker Jake Lattimer, his brother, assistant coach Josh Lattimer, and quarterback Dakotah Gettler were among those making a return to Frary Field. ...

Olpe controls second half to knock Blu-Jays out of playoffs (11/11/08)
PLEASANTON -- The plan against a high-scoring team like Olpe is to keep the ball away from them as much as possible. Pleasanton was able to do that in the first half of a Class 2-1A Regional Playoff Game here Saturday afternoon. But when Olpe, 11-0, got a hold of the ball after the second-half kick off, it played keep-away with greater success and went on to a 28-7 win that ended the Blu-Jays' season...

'Hounds fall to No. 9; Hutch breaks in at No. 20 (11/04/08)
After losing to No. 3 Butler, 24-7, at El Dorado Saturday night, it was inevitable that Fort Scott Community College's football team would drop down in the NJCAA/jcfootball.com poll this week. Released Tuesday, Fort Scott (8-1) falls from No. 4 down to No. 9 after suffering its first loss of the season...

Tigers go down fighting (10/31/08)
Fort Scott High School's football team was determined not to end its season without making a stand. Although there were no playoff bids or league championships at stake, the Tigers had something greater on the line Thursday night at Frary Field. Pride...

Panthers get big lead early on way to District 7 title (10/30/08)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown still had a chance of gaining a Class 2-1A playoff berth but Pittsburg Colgan put an end to those hopes with a 41-0 win in Class 2-1A District 7 play here Thursday night. The Panthers (8-1) got their first two scores quickly as Chas Smith returned a punt 76 yards and running back Alex Evans scored on a 29-yard run in the first quarter. Kyle Hammond added a 14-yard scoring run later in the period to give Colgan a 20-0 lead...

Protecting the Dawg House (10/27/08)
'Hounds turn away Huskies in final two minutes

Anderson County puts end to Fort Scott's playoff hopes (10/25/08)
GARNETT, Kan. -- After a 33-20 loss to Anderson County in Class 4A District play here Friday night, Fort Scott will miss the playoffs for the first time since 1998. The Tigers (0-2 in district, 3-5 overall) will also have their first losing record since 1994, when they were 3-6, and just their second sub-.500 season since 1988...

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