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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. ...

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

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

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...

Shook signs with Allen County (02/07/12)
Uniontown senior Tayler Shook (seated, center) recently signed a letter on intent to play volleyball at Allen County Community College next season. With Shook as she signed were (clockwise from lower left) UHS head coach Jackie Hall, mother and step-father Tammy and Mark McDaniel, grandparents Danny and Paula Peacock, UHS athletic director Jim Mason and her sister, Kim Brooks. Shook was a four-year volleyball letter winner for the Eagles. (Submitted photo)...

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

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

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

'Hawks beat Eagles for 2A State berth (10/25/11)
OSWEGO -- Jayhawk-Linn defeated Uniontown two games to one in the final of the Oswego Class 2A Sub-State Volleyball Tournament here Saturday. It was the third meeting of the season between the top-seeded Eagles (27-10) and second-seeded Jayhawks. Jayhawk-Linn won each time but it always took three games to do so...

Tigers fall in Sub-State final (10/25/11)
GARNETT -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team was confident that they could reach the finals of the Anderson County Class 4A Sub-State Volleyball Tournament here Saturday. However, top-seeded Chanute wouldn't let the Tigers advance any further and earned the berth to the Class 4A State Tournament at Salina this weekend...

Eagles sweep, clinch top seed (10/20/11)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's sweep of Pleasanton and Marmaton Valley here Tuesday night allowed the Eagles to clinch the top seed at Saturday's Oswego Class 2A Sub-State Volleyball Tournament. Uniontown (23-9) has two fewer losses than second-seeded Jayhawk-Linn (23-11). The Eagles will face Marmaton Valley (12-22) in the first round at 1 p.m...

Tigers seeded sixth at 4A Sub-State (10/20/11)
Fort Scott High School's volleyball team will be the No. 6 seed at the Anderson County Class 4A Sub-State Tournament, which begins at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The Tigers are 16-18 and will face No. 3 seed Girard (24-12) at approximately 3 p.m. Two courts are being used with the tournament starting at 2 p.m. with side-by-side matches...

Tiger volleyball struggles at Anderson County (10/19/11)
GARNETT -- Fort Scott High School volleyball struggled here Saturday, managing just one win in four matches at the Anderson County Invitational. The Tigers' only victory came over Iola, 25-12, 25-21. Mallory Shelton had 8 kills and Taylor Grant had 7. Kenzie Heatherly dished 9 assists...

Eagles 1-2 at Central Heights (10/17/11)
RICHMOND -- Although Uniontown's volleyball team won only one of three matches in the Central Heights Tournament here Saturday, head coach Jackie Hall was not disappointed in her team's play. "The adjustments we have made are working," Hall said. "In every match, we were passing 60 to 70 percent, which enables us to get better sets to our hitters. ...

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

Tigers split home finale (10/14/11)
Fort Scott High School's volleyball team split in its final home triangular of the season, falling to Chanute but beating Iola in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night. Chanute and Fort Scott came into the night hoping for a chance to tie or even finish ahead of Pittsburg for the SEK title should the Purple Dragons slip in their triangular at Parsons. ...

Mavericks caim UHS Invitational title (10/11/11)
UNIONTOWN -- Olathe Metro Academy claimed the Uniontown Invitational title as the Eagles were unable to advance out of pool play for the first time in many seasons. Metro Academy won the pool Uniontown was in while Southern Coffey County finished second. Frontenac won the opposite pool with Yates Center finishing second...

Fort Scott volleyball splits at Pittsburg (10/10/11)
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- Pittsburg grabbed the lead to itself in the Southeast Kansas League volleyball race with a sweep here Thursday night. Fort Scott fell a match behind and into a tie for second with Chanute when the Tigers fell in the final match of the night, 25-23, 26-24. Earlier, the Tigers beat Columbus, 25-9, 25-10, and Pittsburg swept the Titans, 25-12, 25-9...

Eagles sweep Pleasanton, Crest on 'Dig Pink' Night (10/06/11)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's volleyball team stepped up on "Dig Pink" night here Tuesday, picking up fairly easy sweeps of Pleasanton and Crest in Three Rivers League play. The Eagles (8-1 TRL, 20-5 overall) swept Pleasanton, 25-7, 25-9. Hayden Rathbun was credited with 7 kills, Ashlie Nietfeld with 6 and Tayler Shook with 10 assists...

JV volleyball splits at LCHS (10/05/11)
ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High School's JV volleyball team defeated Independence, 25-13, 25-20, and lost to Labette County, 30-28, 25-21, Thursday. Kelsey Simons served 4 aces against Indy while she and Jillian Lattimer had 6 kills each. Meredith Hill delivered 17 assists. Rikki Buller had 12 digs for the Tigers (13-9) against Labette County. Jessie Combs had 5 kills...

Eagle JV volleyball goes 3-0 (10/05/11)
YATES CENTER -- Uniontown junior varsity volleyball swept Humboldt, 25-5, 25-5, Yates Center, 25-10, 25-10, and Cherryvale, 25-7, 25-7, Monday night. Mandie Ridge had 2 kills against Humboldt and 9 versus Cherryvale. Brit Stokes had 5 kills against YCHS...

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

Fort Scott volleyball remains unbeaten in SEK play (10/01/11)
ALTAMONT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team remains just one of two still unbeaten in Southeast Kansas League play after beating both Independence and host Labette County here Thursday. Pittsburg is the other unbeaten team. The Purple Dragons beat Coffeyville and knocked Chanute out of a share of first place with 2-0 sweeps Thursday night. Fort Scott (4-0 SEK, 13-13 overall) and Pittsburg (16-6 overall) face each other next Thursday at Pittsburg with Columbus also in attendance...

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

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

Jayhawks take league lead from Eagles (09/29/11)
MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn defeated Uniontown's volleyball team in three games here Tuesday night, taking the lead in the Three Rivers League. The Eagles (6-1 TRL, 18-5 overall) took the other two matches in the quadrangular from Chetopa and Marmaton Valley...

Eagles win pool but finish fourth (09/27/11)
CHERRYVALE -- Uniontown's volleyball team won four of six matches at the Cherryvale Invitational here Saturday but Eagle head coach Jackie Hall expressed disappointment at the outcome since both losses came in bracket play, forcing the team to settle for fourth place...

Tiger volleyball stumbles at Louisburg (09/27/11)
LOUISBURG -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team won just one match here Saturday in a tough Louisburg Tournament. The Tigers lost to host Louisburg, 25-21, 25-22; Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail, 26-24, 25-19; Basehor-Linwood, 25-16; 25-23; and Blue Valley Southwest, 25-12, 25-10. Their only victory was over Anderson County, 24-26, 25-23, 25-17...

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

Fort Scott volleyball begins league play with sweep (09/24/11)
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School began the league portion of its volleyball schedule by sweeping Coffeyville and Parsons here Thursday. "Overall I was very pleased with the girls," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "We had some younger girls step up, which I was very pleased to see."...

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

Uniontown posts TRL sweep at Northeast (09/22/11)
ARMA -- Uniontown's volleyball team sept its way through a Three Rivers League triangular here Tuesday night. The Eagles (4-0 TRL, 10-2 overall) began the night with a sweep of defending champion Northeast, 25-4, 25-11. Hayden Rathbun had 5 kills and Ashley Nietfeld had 3. Tayler Shook handed out 18 assists...

JV volleyball 2-2 at home (09/22/11)
Fort Scott High School's junior varsity volleyball team went 2-2 in the Fort Scott Junior Varsity Tournament, held here Saturday. The Tigers lost to Jayhawk-Linn in their first match, 25-18, 24-26, 17-15. Jillian Lattimer served 7 aces and had 3 blocks. Rikki Butler had 12 digs and Katie Jo Hull had 11. Meredith Hill was credited with 13 assists. Lattimer and Jessie Combs had 3 blocks each...

Tiger volleyball fourth at Pittsburg tourney (09/20/11)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team finished in fourth place at the Pittsburg Invitational over the weekend, going 2-3. "We played as whole very well all day," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "Mallory (Shelton) ended the day with a total of 70 kills which was outstanding...

Uniontown takes three wins at Riverton (09/17/11)
RIVERTON, Kan. -- Uniontown's volleyball team swept through a quadrangular here Thursday night, taking down three bigger schools. "We always enjoy going to this quad," Uniontown head coach Jackie Hall said. "We get to see some very competitive teams that we don't normally see. We played well; not as intense as I had hoped but the girls pulled together and worked through some adversity."...

Fort Scott volleyball goes 1-2 at Prairie View (09/17/11)
LaCYGNE, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team won one of three matches in a quadrangular here Thursday night. The Tigers lost to Louisburg in the opener, 25-22, 25-17; defeated Prairie View in the middle match, 27-25, 25-16; and lost to Osawatomie in the finale, 25-23, 19-25, 25-18...

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

Eagle JV sweeps Southeast quad (09/15/11)
CHEROKEE -- Uniontown's junior varsity softball team swept a quadrangular here Tuesday night picking up victories over Galena, Riverton and Southeast. The Eagles defeated Galena, 25-8, 25-15. Britney Stokes had 3 kills for Uniontown. The Eagles swept Riverton, 25-8, 25-20, as Stokes had 2 kills. They finished the night with a 27-17, 25-18 sweep over Southeast with Torrie Hathaway recording 7 kills...

Uniontown volleyball sweeps TRL openers (09/10/11)
UNIONTOWN, Kan. -- Uniontown's volleyball team opened the Three Rivers League portion of its schedule here Thursday night with sweeps of Oswego and Altoona-Midway. "It's always nice to play at home," Uniontown head coach Jackie Hall said. "We had a great crowd and that always helps us on the floor."...

Fort Scott volleyball swept up north (09/10/11)
PAOLA, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team suffered a sweep in a non-league triangular here Thursday night, falling to Paola and Wellsville in two games. The Tigers (5-4) lost to Paola, 25-20, 25-12. Mallory Shelton had 6 kills and 3 blocks for the Tigers. Kenzie Heatherly dished 9 assists...

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

Blu-Jays get league victory (09/08/11)
ST. PAUL -- Pleasanton's volleyball team gained a victory over St. Paul in Three Rivers League play here Tuesday night but couldn't keep up their level of play in the following non-league matches. The Blu-Jays defeated St. Paul, 25-18, 24-26, 25-18. They lost to Southern Coffey County, 25-2, 25-16, and Prairie View, 25-16, 25-16...

Tigers sweep first home matches (09/02/11)
Fort Scott High School's volleyball team played its first home matches Thursday night and came away from them with a sweep. The Tigers (5-2) defeated Iola in a non-league match, 25-12, 25-11. They had trouble with Prairie View before dominating the third game of a 25-23, 18-25, 25-11 verdict...

Tiger volleyball splits at Chanute (09/01/11)
CHANUTE -- Fort Scott High's volleyball team split a non-league triangular at Chanute Tuesday night. The Tigers defeated Colgan, 25-9, 25-20, but lost to the host Blue Comets, 25-11, 25-19. Mallory Shelton recorded 12 kills against Colgan and Ericah Shoemaker had 4 kills...

Eagle volleyball off to 5-2 start (09/01/11)
Uniontown's volleyball team finished second at the Three Rivers League tournament in Pleasanton Saturday and split a non-league quadrangular at Erie Tuesday night, putting the Eagles at 5-2 on the young season. Uniontown began the TRL tourney with a 25-11, 25-10 sweep of Pleasanton. Hayden Rathbun had 7 kills for the Eagles while Tayler Shook handed out 10 assists and Jessica Murrow served two aces...

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

Tigers take 2 of 3 at Pittsburg quad (08/30/11)
Fort Scott High's volleyball team opened its season by taking two of three matches at a non-league quadrangular in Pittsburg Saturday. The Tigers opened with a 28-26, 25-23 sweep of Girard, usually one of the top teams in the area. Mallory Shelton recorded 19 kills. Kenzie Heatherly handed out 20 assists and Paige Denton had 10 digs...

Blu-Jays 2-3 in TRL Tournament (08/30/11)
Pleasanton won two of five matches in the host role at the Three Rivers League Volleyball Tournament Saturday. The Blu-Jays defeated Crest in their first match, 25-15, 25-20. Lindsey conn led the Jays with 6 kills. Lauren Baker had 6 assists and Karesa Lewis led with 6 digs...

Tiger volleyball scrimmages (08/27/11)

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

Pieces in place for FSHS volleyball (08/24/11)
The pieces are in place for Fort Scott High's volleyball team to have a very good season. But keeping players healthy will be a key as there isn't much depth, particularly at setter. Head coach Carol Bingesser feels good about her starting lineup and her specialists. ...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

Two Tigers picked to volleyball list (11/16/10)
Even though the Tigers finished in the upper half of the Southeast Kansas League volleyball standings, just two team members from Fort Scott High were honored with a position on the All-Southeast Kansas League volleyball squad. Junior Mallory Shelton was one of three unanimous picks to the First Team. ...

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

Tigers fall in semifinals (10/25/10)
LOUISBURG -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team saw its season come to an end when fourth-seeded Paola upset the top-seeded Tigers 2 games to 1 in the semifinals of the Louisburg Class 4A Sub-State Saturday afternoon. The Tigers (25-13) began play with a 25-10, 25-20 sweep of winless Prairie View (0-32). Paola (17-18) took the semifinal, 25-22, 25-27, 25-14 before going on to fall to third-seeded Louisburg in the finals, 25-17, 25-17...

Lancers stun Vikes, Eagles, to win 3A Sub-State (10/25/10)
ARMA -- The anticipated Uniontown-Northeast final never took place in the Northeast Class 3A Sub-State Volleyball Tournament here Saturday. Third-seeded Southeast wrecked Northeast's plans with a 3-set win in the semifinals and then thwarted Uniontown's State Tournament aspirations with a 3-set win in the championship match...

Pleasanton reaches 1A semifinal round (10/25/10)
ST. PAUL -- Pleasanton's volleyball squad reached the semifinal round of the St. Paul Class 1A-Division I Sub-State Tournament here Saturday and finished the season with a record of 13-22. The Blu-Jays opened with a 27-25, 25-11 sweep of Three Rivers League rival Crest. Megan Lowe had 9 kills in the match for Pleasanton. Johnnea Saulsberry handed out 6 assists...

Three area teams draw No. 1 seeds in Sub-States (10/22/10)
The volleyball team from Fort Scott, Uniontown and Jayhawk-Linn high schools have all drawn No. 1 seeds for their Sub-State tournaments that will be held Saturday. Fort Scott is the top seed at the Louisburg Class 4A Sub-State, Uniontown at the Northeast Arma Class 3A Sub-State and Jayhawk-Linn at the Yates Center Class 2A Sub-State. Meanwhile, Pleasanton will be the No. 4 seed at the St. Paul Class 1A-Division I Sub-State...

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

Uniontown sweeps, Pleasanton beats Marmaton Valley (10/21/10)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's volleyball squad swept through its opponents here Tuesday night in a final tune-up before Class 3A Sub-State play begins Saturday at Arma. The Eagles, who will be the top seed in the Northeast Class 3A Sub-State with a 32-5 record, swept Marmaton Valley, 25-10, 25-13, and Pleasanton, 25-8, 25-14...

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

Tigers rebound to claim Anderson County title (10/18/10)
GARNETT -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team bounced back from a first-match loss to Anderson County to beat the host Bulldogs in the finals of the Anderson County Tournament here Saturday. "The girls played very well all day," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. ...

Eagles struggle at Central Heights (10/18/10)
RICHMOND -- Uniontown's volleyball team found the going tough at the Central Heights Invitational here Saturday. The Eagles won only two of their five matches, although two losses were to Class 4A schools. "This is always a tough tournament for us," Uniontown head coach Jackie Hall said. "The competition in this tourney is tough to say the least...

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...

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

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

Eagles defeat Northeast in home tourney final (10/12/10)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's volleyball team gained a measure of vengeance in the finals of their home tournament Saturday afternoon. The Eagles defeated Northeast in the finals, 25-19, 25-23, to avenge a loss to the Vikings in Three Rivers league play on Sept. 21...

Fort Scott volleyball splits in league play (10/08/10)
COLUMBUS, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team split its matches at a Southeast Kansas League triangular here Thursday night. The Tigers defeated Columbus in two games but fell to league leader Pittsburg in three. The results here and other league matches Thursday night now have the Tigers tied for fourth place with Parsons in the SEK. ...

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

No. 5 Eagles sweep at Pleasanton (10/06/10)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's volleyball team, ranked No. 5 in Class 3A by the Kansas Volleyball Association, swept Pleasanton and Crest in a Three Rivers League triangular here Tuesday night while the host Blu-Jays were able to salvage a split by defeating Crest...

FSHS junior varsity volleyball sweeps (10/01/10)
FORT SCOTT -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity volleyball team swept a home triangular at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night, beating Independence and Labette County. The Tigers (13-8) defeated Independence, 25-17, 22-25, 17-15. Shelby Maycumber had 17 digs for the Tigers while Ericah Shoemaker had 16 digs. Rikki Butler served 2 aces, Sidney Maycumber had 8 kills and Katren Rienbolt dished 18 assists...

Tigers split but still with shot at title (10/01/10)
Fort Scott High's volleyball team split a Southeast Kansas League triangular at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night but despite that, the Tigers remain in control of their own destiny in terms of getting at least a share of the Southeast Kansas League championship...

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. ...

Volleyball team hosts 'Dig Pink' awareness event tonight (09/29/10)
Fort Scott High School volleyball will hold "Dig Pink" Night, an event designed to promote October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month when the Tigers host Independence and Labette County high schools in a volleyball triangular at 5 p.m. tonight in the FSHS gymnasium...

No. 5 Eagles sweep (09/29/10)
CHETOPA -- Uniontown's volleyball team, now ranked No. 5 in Class 3A, swept rival Marmaton Valley and Chetopa in a Three Rivers League triangular here Tuesday night. Uniontown (5-1 TRL, 21-2 overall) moved into Class 3A in the latest enrollment figures released by the Kansas State High School Activities Association Monday. ...

Eagles take title over 4A team (09/27/10)
CHERRYVALE -- Uniontown's volleyball team won the Cherryvale Invitational championship here Saturday afternoon, sweeping a Southeast Kansas League school that has about 3 1/2 times as many students in the finals. The Eagles, who were ranked No. 1 in Class 2A last week by the Kansas Volleyball Association, swept Independence, 25-15, 25-8 in the finals. ...

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

FSHS volleyball sweeps SEK opener (09/24/10)
PARSONS, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team established itself as one of the teams to beat in Southeast Kansas League play by sweeping the league opening triangular here Thursday. The Tigers (2-0 SEK, 15-5 overall) top the league along with Chanute and Pittsburg, both 2-0 after sweeping their respective league openers. Chanute is 14-5 overall while Pittsburg is 10-12...

Blu-Jays split league matches (09/23/10)
MORAN -- Pleasanton's volleyball team split a Three Rivers League triangular here Tuesday night, beating Oswego but falling to host Marmaton Valley, both in 3 games. Scores against Oswego were 26-28, 25-22, 25-20. Megan Lowe recorded 12 kills and Lindsey Conn had 4. Johnnea Saulsberry dished 10 assists while Conn had 8...

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...

Ranked teams battle at Uniontown (09/22/10)
UNIONTOWN -- A pair of teams ranked by the Kansas Volleyball Association faced off Tuesday night here in the final match of a Three Rivers League triangular. Uniontown is ranked No. 1 in Class 2A while new league member Northeast (Arma) came in with the No. 5 ranking in Class 3A...

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

Tiger volleyball fourth at Pittsburg (09/20/10)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team faced tough competition at the Pittsburg Invitational here Saturday but managed a fourth-place finish. "It was a really tough tournament," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "We started at 10 a.m. and played back-to-back five matches. No lunch; we got finished at 5:15."...

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

'Dig Pink' for breast cancer awareness (09/20/10)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown High School volleyball will host Dig Pink Night, an event designed to promote October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, at its home triangular with St. Paul and Northeast, which begins tonight at 6 p.m. in the West Bourbon Elementary School gymnasium...

Blu-Jays 1-3 at Humboldt Tournament (09/20/10)
HUMBOLDT -- Pleasanton's volleyball team went 1-3 at the Humboldt Tournament here Saturday. In their opening match, the Blu-Jays (6-13) fought back from 10-point deficits in each game but fell to Crest in two games, 25-21, 25-23. Megan Lowe recorded 8 kills and Johnnea Saulsberry had 9 assists...

No. 1 Eagles sweep at Riverton (09/17/10)
RIVERTON, Kan. -- Uniontown's volleyball team, ranked No. 1 in Class 2A by the Kansas Volleyball Association for the second consecutive week, swept through a non-league quadrangular here Thursday night, beating Columbus and Galena in two games and host Riverton in three...

Tigers take two of three in home quad (09/17/10)
Fort Scott High School's volleyball team saw two of its best opponents so far this season when it hosted a non-league quadrangular at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night. The Tigers went 2-1 in the quad, beating Prairie View 25-17, 25-9, and Osawatomie 19-25, 25-17, 25-22. They lost to Louisburg, traditionally one of the tougher teams in the Kansas City area, 25-20, 25-20...

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

Blu-Jays go 1-2 at Colgan Tournament (09/14/10)
PITTSBURG -- Pleasanton's volleyball won 1 of 3 matches at the Colgan Tournament here Saturday. The Blu-Jays lost to Liberal (Mo.) 25-7, 25-13; defeated Colgan 25-19; 25-17; and lost to Baxter Springs, 25-14, 25-23. According to Pleasanton coach Danny Looney, this was the first time a Blu-Jay girls' team has defeated Colgan in any sport in 10 years. Megan Lowe had 10 kills in that match...

Tigers sweep at Erie (09/13/10)
ERIE -- Fort Scott High's volleyball team improved to 9-1 on the season by sweeping a non-league quad-rangular here Saturday. Fort Scott defeated each opponent in two games -- Crest 25-10, 25-19; Erie 25-11, 25-8; and Parsons, 25-21, 25-21. Crest is a Class 1A school which was a last-minute replacement for Southeast-Cherokee, a team that had been a regular at this quad in previous years...

Top-ranked Eagles sweep TRL foes (09/11/10)
OSWEGO, Kan. -- Uniontown's volleyball team, ranked No. 1 in Kansas Class 2A by the Kansas Volleyball Association, opened Three Rivers League play by sweeping Oswego and Altoona-Midway here Thursday night. The Eagles (2-0 TRL, 10-0 overall) swept Oswego 25-8, 25-12. They then beat Midway 25-3, 25-14...

Eagle volleyball ranked No. 1 (09/08/10)
With an 8-0 record heading into tonight's Three Rivers league triangular at Oswego, Uniontown's volleyball team has vaulted three positions into the No. 1 ranking in Class 2A in this week's Kansas Volleyball Association poll. The pre-season No. 1 team, Blue Rapids-Valley Heights, is no longer ranked at all. Oskaloosa (2-0) moved up one position from No. 3 to No. 2. Oberlin (4-1) was moved down one position from No. 2 to No. 3...

Fort Scott volleyball sweeps (09/06/10)
IOLA, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team swept a non-league triangular here Thursday, beating Iola and Prairie View. The Iola scores were 25-12, 25-19. Against Prairie View, the Tigers (6-1) prevailed 25-12, 25-19. Individual stats are not available for the matches but that doesn't mean head coach Carol Bingesser isn't able to pinpoint how the Tigers performed...

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

Tigers split with Colgan, Chanute (09/01/10)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team split a non-league triangular here Tuesday, falling to Southeast Kansas League rival Chanute but defeating host Colgan. Chanute defeated the Tigers, 24-26, 25-21, 25-17. Mallory Shelton had 4 kills and 3 blocks. Kelsey Middleton had 3 kills. Kenzie Heatherly recorded 5 assists and 3 aces. Caitlin Shorter also had 5 assists...

Eagles sweep foes from CNC League (09/01/10)
GIRARD -- Uniontown's volleyball team, ranked No. 4 in Class 2A by the Kansas Volleyball Association, swept a pair of Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League opponents here Tuesday night. The Eagles opened with a 25-23, 25-18 sweep of Girard. Jacy Ermel had 5 kills for Uniontown while Jessie Camac and Jessica Harrison each had 4. Ashley Nietfeld had 2 solo and 4 assisted blocks. Tayler Shook dished 14 assists...

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...

Tigers open with home sweep (08/30/10)
Fort Scott High School's volleyball team opened its season Saturday by sweeping all three opponents in a non-league triangular at the FSHS gymnasium. The Tigers defeated Columbus, 25-4,25-14, Girard 25-19, 10-25, 25-21, and Pittsburg 25-19, 25-22. Girard won its other two matches, beating Pittsburg 25-16, 26-28, 25-19, and Columbus 26-24, 25-23. Columbus defeated Pittsburg, 25-23, 25-22...

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

Uniontown goes 6-0 at Three Rivers tourney (08/30/10)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown swept all six of its matches as it won the Three Rivers League Pre-Season Volleyball Tournament here Saturday afternoon. Pleasanton won its first and last matches of the day to finish at 2-4. All six of Uniontown's victories were two-game sweeps...

Tigers poised to repeat as SEK champs (08/25/10)
The Fort Scott High School volleyball team is the defending Southeast Kansas League champion, going 24-14 last season. A Sub-State semifinal loss to Chanute ended the season but gave the Tigers motivation to be even better this season, which begins Saturday with a home non-league quadrangular with Columbus, Pittsburg and Girard at the FSHS gymnasium...

Contrasting programs start season Saturday (08/24/10)
When it comes to Three Rivers League volleyball, there's been a great contrast between the programs at Uniontown and Pleasanton high schools in recent seasons. Both teams begin their season Saturday when the Three Rivers League holds its pre-season tournament at Pleasanton...

Champs (04/23/10)

Two Greyhounds named to Jayhawk Conference All-Academic team (04/06/10)
Two Fort Scott Community College volleyball team members received All-Academic Honors for the 2009 season. Freshman Jessica Cook, a middle hitter from Warsaw, Mo., finished the season with a 3.63 GPA. Freshman Lindsay Smith, an outside hitter from Fair Grove, Mo., finished the season with a 3.92 GPA...

Conference champs (11/18/09)

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...

Eagles' losses at State were to champ, runner-up (11/03/09)
HAYS -- Uniontown's volleyball team turned out to get the tough pool at the Class 2A State Tournament here Friday. As documented on Saturday's edition of the Weekend Herald-Tribune, the third-seeded Eagles (34-7). The teams they lost to, sixth-seeded Moundridge and second-seeded Lebo, went on to meet in the championship game, which Moundridge won, 25-15, 25-20...

'Hound volleyball falls to No. 2 Cowley (10/28/09)
Cowley College, the No. 2-ranked team in NJCAA Division II, visited Arnold Arena Wednesday night and came away with a sweep of Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team, 25-14, 25-21, 25-14, in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The loss was the 10th in a row for the Greyhounds (1-10 East, 8-21 overall), whose last victory was scored on Sept. 10 at Hesston. Nine of the losses in this streak have been sweeps...

Blue Comets dash Tigers' hopes (10/26/09)
PARSONS -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team was familiar with every one of the teams in the Parsons Class 4A Sub-State Tournament, held here Saturday at the Harold C. Johnson Gymnasium. While that was a good thing in the sense that there would be no surprises for the third-seeded Tigers, it also meant that there would be no surprises for their opponents...

Uniontown going to Class 2A State (10/26/09)
PITTSBURG -- Last season, Uniontown's volleyball team lost to Pittsburg Colgan in the finals of Sub-State on their home court at West Bourbon Elementary School. Saturday, the Eagles gained a measure of revenge by beating Colgan in the finals on the Panthers' home court. ...

Nevada volleyball falls at Webb City (10/24/09)
WEBB CITY, Mo. -- The Nevada Lady Tigers finished their regular season in slightly disappointing fashion Thursday night as they dropped their final match to the Webb City Lady Cardinals by the final scores of 25-18 and 25-16. "They are a very good team. By far the best team we have played," Lady Tigers head coach Becky Lowery said of Webb City. "We did our best to take it to them."...

Coffeyville sweeps 'Hounds (10/22/09)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team couldn't prevent Coffeyville's tall players and big leapers from controlling the net Wednesday night and fell to the visiting Red Ravens in three games, 25-15, 25-7, 25-15. Coffeyville's 6' 2" Cheyenne Russell, 6' 1" Grashawanna Briscoe, and 5' 7' Raissa Santos, the one with the high vertical jump, had their way in attack and 5' 11" middle blocker Chelsea Childs took the Greyhounds down when they tried to attack...

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...

Pittsburg victory over Chanute gives Tigers SEK title outright (10/20/09)
CHANUTE -- Pittsburg defeated Chanute, 25-22, 25-8, here Monday night, a victory which was a favor for its biggest rival. Chanute came into this Southeast Kansas League triangular -- originally scheduled for Oct. 1 but postponed due to a flu outbreak -- with a chance to tie Fort Scott High for the league championship. But Pittsburg's sweep gave the Blue Comets their second league loss...

Volleyball third at Anderson County (10/20/09)
GARNETT -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a third-place finish at the Anderson County Tournament here Saturday. "Overall, the girls played well," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "We were battling not feeling 100-percent (healthy) as a team. The girls stayed focused and played very well as a team."...

Short-handed Uniontown volleyball has tough time at Central Heights (10/20/09)
RICHMOND -- Uniontown High School's volleyball team had to make adjustments as players battled the flu and went 2-3 at the Central Heights Tournament against mostly bigger schools. "We had a day of constant adjustments on the court," Eagle head coach Jackie Hall said. "We had Abbie (Smith) out with the flu, so we were running lineups we had not worked on. But the team responded well and we did our best."...

Tiger volleyball claims share of league title (10/15/09)
CHANUTE -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team swept Chanute and Iola here Thursday night while Pittsburg was upset by Parsons at Altamont. Those results gave the Tigers at least a share of the Southeast Kansas League championship. Chanute was unbeaten in league play going into the night at 4-0. ...

Eagles fall to SCC in finals (10/12/09)
UNIONTOWN -- Southern Coffey County swept Uniontown in the championship match of the Uniontown Invitational here Saturday, 25-21, 27-25. The Eagles (27-2) and Titans won their pools with undefeated 4-0 marks. But UHS head coach Jackie Hall said that passing struggles in pool play caught up to her team in the finals...

Fort Scott JV volleyball splits (10/12/09)
FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity volleyball team split a triangular at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night. The Tigers defeated Columbus, 25-15, 25-15. Kenzie Heatherly served 4 aces for the Tigers and Paige Denton served 2. Taylor Grant led with 3 kills. Fort Scott lost to Pittsburg, 25-21, 25-21...

Tigers beat Titans, fall to Dragons (10/08/09)
Pittsburg's Kristina Willis took over the match at just the wrong time as far as Fort Scott High School's volleyball team was concerned Thursday night and the Purple Dragons forced the Tigers to settle for a split of a Southeast Kansas League triangular at the FSHS gymnasium...

No. 2 Uniontown locks up TRL title (10/07/09)
COLONY -- Uniontown wrapped up the Three Rivers League volleyball championship by sweeping Pleasanton and Crest here Tuesday night. The Eagles (23-1) beat Pleasanton, 25-14, 25-2, and Crest, 25-16, 25-10. In the match against Pleasanton, Abbie Smith recorded 13 kills and Jacy Ermel had 4. In the Crest match, Smith picked up 8 kills and Ermel recorded 6...

'Hounds overcome sluggish start to pick up 2nd straight victory (10/06/09)
It took about two games before Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team got going at Arnold Arena Monday night. But once it did, the Greyhounds were able to roll in the last two games of the match and take a 25-23, 21-25, 25-14, 25-11 victory...

Fort Scott moves atop SEK volleyball standings (10/05/09)
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team beat Independence and Labette County in three games each here Thursday night and moved atop the Southeast Kansas League standings. The Tigers (4-0 SEK, 15-7 overall) defeated the host Bulldogs (2-2, 14-9) in the opening match, 25-17, 21-25, 25-22. Halsey dished 22 assists. Shelton had 11 kills and 9 blocks. Megan McDermed had 3 kills and 2 digs and Carpenter had 2 digs...

Busted! (10/01/09)
Greyhounds break 29-match home losing streak

Eagles sweep league foes (10/01/09)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's volleyball team, which moved up two spots to No. 2 in Class 2A in the latest Kansas Volleyball Association poll, won its 14th and 15th straight matches as it swept Chetopa and Marmaton Valley in Three Rivers League action Tuesday on Senior Night...

Uniontown takes title at Cherryvale tournament (09/29/09)
CHERRYVALE -- Uniontown's volleyball team didn't lose a game until the final match as the fourth-ranked Eagles took the title at the Cherryvale Invitational here Saturday. Uniontown, whose 19-1 record have earned them the recognition in Class 2A in the Kansas Volleyball Coaches Association Poll, won their first five matches with 2-0 sweeps before Howard-West Elk took them to three in the finals...

Tigers struggle at tough Louisburg tourney (09/29/09)
LOUISBURG -- Fort Scott High's volleyball team had problems with its serve receive most of the day here Saturday and had to settle for seventh place at the tough Louisburg Tournament. "Serve receive killed us," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "If you can't pass, you can't start your offense."...

Tigers sweep league foes at home (09/25/09)
In many cases, the team that will give a coach the most trouble is the one that would normally be the one least expected. Fort Scott High had trouble with Coffeyville -- which only gained its first two wins of the season last Saturday -- before finally putting the Golden Tornado away in two games, 25-17, 25-19 in the middle match of a Southeast Kansas League triangular at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night. ...

FSCC drops sixth straight match (09/22/09)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team dropped its sixth consecutive match Wednesday night, losing in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match to division-leading Highland, 26-24, 25-22, 25-21. The Greyhounds are 0-4 in the conference and 4-9 overall. They also lost in three games to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Saturday at Arnold Arena. Scores were 25-9, 25-15, 25-23...

Tiger varsity 1-4 at Pittsburg (09/21/09)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's varsity volleyball team won only one of four matches at a tough tournament here Saturday. The Tigers (11-7) defeated Labette County in three games in the final match of the day for their only win. Scores were 21-25, 25-19, 26-24...

Tiger JV 2-2 at home (09/21/09)
The Fort Scott High School junior varsity volleyball team had two victories in four matches as it hosted the Southeast Kansas League JV Tournament Saturday. The Tigers (5-7) began the day with a 25-18, 25-18 loss to Parsons. Kenzie Heatherly had 5 digs in the match...

Eagle volleyball sweeps larger schools (09/19/09)
RIVERTON, Kan. -- Uniontown's volleyball team swept through a quadrangular with three larger schools here Friday night as the fourth-ranked Eagles defeated Columbus, Riverton and Galena in two games each. "The team played well," Uniontown head coach Jackie Hall said. "And I do mean team. Everyone contributed. Our hitters had an outstanding night as our passers were getting the ball to our setter, Tayler Shook, so she could make good choices at the net."...

Visiting Suns win in five (09/18/09)
When Fort Scott Community College head volleyball coach Sonya Petroski called time out in the fifth game of a non-conference match with Cedar Valley (Texas) at Arnold Arena Thursday night, the huddle formed with the Greyhounds leading 13-12 on the scoreboard...

FSHS Volleyball takes two of three (09/16/09)
OSAWATOMIE -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team took two of three matches here Tuesday night. The Tigers defeated Prairie View, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, and Osawatomie, 25-22, 13-25, 25-18, before falling to Louisburg, 25-11, 25-11. "We played well against Prairie View and Osawatomie but in both matches, let down in the second game," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "Louisburg is by far the best team we have seen this season."...

Blu-Jays dispatch Bronaugh in 4 games (09/16/09)
PLEASANTON -- Pleasanton's volleyball team took care of Bronaugh (Mo.) in four games here Tuesday night, 25-15, 25-13, 17-25, 25-16. Since this was a dual, a best-of-5 match was played instead of the usual best-of-3. Megan Lowe led Pleasanton with 9 kills followed by6 Kim Robinson with 8. Johnnea Saulsberry had 7 assists and Brytnee Streeter had 4. Lowe was also credited with 15 digs for the Blu-Jays...

Uniontown volleyball sweeps league matches (09/15/09)
ALTOONA, Kan. -- Uniontown's volleyball team validated its recently-gained No. 5 ranking in the Kansas Volleyball Coaches Association Poll by sweeping Altoona-Midway and Oswego in Three Rivers League play Thursday night. The Eagles (2-0 TRL, 8-1 overall) swept Midway, 25-14, 25-14. Abbie Smith had 14 kills in that match for Uniontown...

Tiger volleyball sweeps at Erie (09/14/09)
ERIE -- Fort Scott High's volleyball team improved to 8-2 on the season by sweeping through a quadrangular here Saturday. The Tigers defeated Southeast Kansas League rival Parsons in a non-league match, 27-29, 25-15, 25-21. They swept host Erie, 25-11, 25-8 and Southeast-Cherokee, 25-8, 25-16...

Uniontown JV 2nd in Marmaton Valley tourney (09/14/09)
MORAN -- Uniontown's junior varsity volleyball team won four of five matches at the Marmaton Valley Tournament here Saturday to finish in second place. First, Uniontown swept Humboldt, 15-6, 15-2. Kelsey Mathis served 6 points for the Eagles. Next, the Eagles defeated Howard-West Elk, 15-13, 15-10. Hope Jurgensen served 7 points...

CLC volleyball team beats Plaza Heights (09/10/09)
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- The Lady Mustangs from Christian Learning Center made the long drive north to face Plaza Heights Christian Academy on Sept. 3. The match was close from the beginning as PHCA won the first game 25-23. CLC came back to win the second game 25-22. The momentum from the second game carried to the third as CLC prevailed 15-7...

No. 18 Butler sweeps FSCC (09/09/09)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team played tough for several stretches while hosting No. 18-ranked Butler in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. Butler, however, had longer stretches of dominant play and went on to a 25-19, 25-10, 25-18 sweep of the Greyhounds...

FSCC fades after tough call (09/09/09)
One play can make a big difference. A young Fort Scott Community College volleyball team discovered that for itself at Arnold Arena Monday night. The Greyhounds were coming off a Saturday sweep of Cottey and Labette at Nevada. They were trailing 1-0 in a dual with Longview after losing a hard-fought first game by five points...

FSHS volleyball posts sweep (09/04/09)
IOLA, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team is on a five-match winning streak after sweeping Prairie View and Iola in a non-league triangular here Thursday night. The Tigers (5-2) defeated Prairie View in three games, 25-23, 20-25, 28-26. Then they downed Southeast Kansas League rival Iola, 25-22, 25-22...

JV volleyball opens with sweep (09/03/09)
COLUMBUS -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity volleyball team began its season here Tuesday night by sweeping three opponents, including Iola and Independence. Against Columbus, the scores were 25-7, 25-18. Kenzie Heatherly served 4 aces. Taylor Grant had 4 kills and Jessica Cox recorded 6 digs...

Christian Learning Center, Christian Heights begin volleyball seasons (09/03/09)

Eagles split home triangular (09/03/09)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's volleyball team split a triangular with Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League schools here Tuesday night, sweeping Erie and falling to Girard in three games. The Eagles (6-1) whipped Erie, 25-3, 25-13. Abbie Smith converted 10 of 13 chances in attack and had 8 kills. Jessie Camac was 7 of 7 in attack and picked up 2 kills...

Pleasanton swept at Frontenac quad (09/03/09)
FRONTENAC -- Pleasanton's volleyball team lost all three matches in a quadrangular against Class 3A schools here Tuesday night. The Blu-Jays lost to Frontenac, 23-25, 25-12, 25-15, Galena, 25-13, 25-16, and Neodesha, 25-10, 25-10. Frontenac was a Class 3A State qualifier in 2008 and head coach Danny Looney said the Blu-Jays played their best match of the young season...

Tigers sweep Chanute, Colgan (09/01/09)
Fort Scott High School's volleyball team won both matches at its first home triangular of the season Tuesday night at the FSHS gymnasium. The Tigers beat Southeast Kansas League rival Chanute in a non-league dual, 25-21, 26-24, and Pittsburg Colgan, 25-19, 25-22. Chanute beat Colgan, 25-19, 29-27...

Eagles, Blu-Jays go in opposite directions at TRL tourney (09/01/09)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's volleyball team won all five matches it played and took first place at the Three Rivers League Pre-Season Tournament here Saturday. Host Pleasanton, meanwhile, lost all five matches it played. Uniontown's path to the title was via a 25-17, 25-6 sweep of Oswego, a 25-16, 22-25, 25-20 win over St. ...

'Hounds break long drought (09/01/09)
EL DORADO -- It's been a long time coming for head coach Sonya Petroski, but she finally gained her first victory as Fort Scott Community College's head volleyball coach here this past weekend. Although FSCC went just 1-2 in the Butler Invitational, the victory over Labette broke a 37-match losing streak overall and 59 matches to junior colleges. Petroski suffered through 31 of those losses herself as a first-year head coach last season...

Tigers win one of three at Girard (09/01/09)
GIRARD -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team learned what it will need to do in order to compete in the Southeast Kansas League here Saturday as the Tigers opened the season at a non-league quadrangular here. The Tigers lost to defending SEK champion Pittsburg, 25-11, 25-11, defending Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee league champion Girard, 25-15, 25-18, but beat Columbus, 25-15, 25-21. Girard was also a Class 4A State Tournament qualifier last season...

FSCC volleyball looks to 'shock' (08/26/09)
Over the summer, Fort Scott Community College's head volleyball coach got married. And Sonya Petroski (nee Garcia) doesn't want the only positive change in her life to be her last name. Petroski feels she can take Fort Scott Community College's volleyball program to a new level this year. Not just up to .500 but into title contention in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division...

UHS volleyball receives grant for drinking chocolate milk (08/19/09)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown High School has been recognized for refueling its volleyball team with chocolate milk. UHS has received the Recover with Chocolate Milk Grant totaling $3,000. The grant program, funded by the Midwest Dairy Council, was launched this year to promote better nutrition in high school athletes by encouraging the consumption of 16 ounces of chocolate milk within one-half hour after practice, workouts and competitions...

Going Greyhound (03/26/09)

Seniors make their decisions (02/09/09)
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Dr. Guy I. Akers (01/17/09)
Dr. Guy I. Akers, formerly of Fort Scott, and more recently of Lawrence, Kan., died Friday afternoon, Jan. 16, 2009, at the Brandon Woods Retirement Center in Lawrence, Kan. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home...

Spies, Brigands and Guerrillas (01/10/09)
Often the words in the title of this column have been used to describe individuals who violated the "Articles of War" which governed the transgressions of both Union and Confederate soldiers and civilians during the Civil War and their respective punishments. The following General Order clearly defines what Martial Law was and who was a spy, brigand or guerrrilla...

Two earn volleyball honors (11/12/08)
Two members of Fort Scott High School's volleyball team received First Team honors on the All-Southeast Kansas League volleyball team released recently. The Tigers, fifth in the league this season and 21-15 overall, saw seniors Annie Gladbach and Brittany Bingesser named to the First Team. The only other school with more than one player on the First Team was Independence, which saw senior Kelsie Meier and junior Jessica Bruington named. Indy tied for second in the SEK with Chanute...

Trojans beat Tigers, Comets for Sub-State title (10/27/08)
Fort Scott High School's volleyball team fell to eventual champion Girard in two games in one semifinal of the Fort Scott Class 4A Sub-State Tournament at the FSHS gymnasium Saturday afternoon, bringing a close to a season that head coach Carol Bingesser describes as "a roller-coaster ride."...

Uniontown sweeps on Senior Night (10/24/08)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's volleyball team concluded the regular season with a sweep of Pleasanton and Marmaton Valley in a non-league triangular here Tuesday night. The Eagles (22-12) defeated Pleasanton, 25-23, 25-12, and Marmaton Valley, 25-7, 25-9. The Blu-Jays (10-24) swept Pleasanton in the middle match, 25-15, 25-13...

Jayhawk-Linn draws No. 3 seed (10/24/08)
Jayhawk-Linn will be the No. 3 seed at the Central Heights Class 3A Sub-State Volleyball tournament at Richmond Saturday afternoon. Central Heights is using a "two-court" option, meaning two games will be played simultaneously in the first round. The Jayhawks (27-10), who advanced to the Class 3A State Tournament last year, will face No. 6 Pomona-West Franklin (21-15) on the north court at about 3 p.m. They will follow a 2 p.m. match with No. 2 Osage City (23-5) and No. 7 Eureka (13-18)...

Uniontown goes 2-3 at Central Heights (10/20/08)
RICHMOND -- Uniontown's volleyball team posted a 2-3 record at the Central Heights Tournament here Saturday afternoon, winning its first two matches of the day. The Eagles (20-12) defeated Erie in their first match, 25-13, 25-18. Abbie Smith had six kills as she was successful on 13 of 16 attack chances. Jacy Ermel was 13 of 14 in attack and had five kills. Jessie Camac had 10 blocks...

Tigers salvage league split on Senior Night (10/16/08)
Fort Scott High's volleyball team finally played its first home matches Thursday night. But when one's first home matches are also a player's Senior Night, the pressure to play well may be tougher than usual. The Tigers lost to Chanute, 25-17, 25-17, in their first match and struggled with Iola in a 25-13, 25-20 win in Southeast Kansas League Triangular...

Allen County sends Greyhounds to another defeat (10/15/08)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team played at different levels during a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match with Allen County here Wednesday night. The Greyhounds were swept 25-8, 25-23, 25-17. It was the 30th consecutive loss for Fort Scott (0-9 East, 0-25 overall) going back to last season...

Eagles third in home volleyball tourney (10/13/08)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's volleyball team finished third in its annual home tournament here Saturday. Pleasanton was also in the field, competing in the opposite pool. The Blu-Jays were not able to advance from pool play. Each team had four opponents in pool play. Uniontown started its pool with a 25-22, 25-19 sweep of Northeast-Arma. In that match, Abbie Smith was 26 of 28 in attack and had 10 kills...

Jays swept; Uniontown schedule set (10/09/08)
UNIONTOWN -- Pleasanton was swept in a Three Rivers League triangular here Tuesday night. For the Uniontown perspective on the triangular, see the Tribune's Wednesday edition or view it here...

Independence sweeps Greyhounds (10/08/08)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team was swept once again Wednesday night, this time by Independence in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The visiting Pirates took 25-15, 25-11 and 25-11 wins. Fort Scott (0-7 East, 0-23 overall) dropped its 28th straight match. The Greyhounds have been swept in every one of those matches...

Uniontown sweeps TRL foes (10/08/08)
UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's volleyball team swept through its Three Rivers League competition in a home triangular Tuesday night. The Eagles defeated Pleasanton, 25-8, 25-23, and Crest, 25-17, 25-18. No information was available on the Pleasanton-Crest match. The Pleasanton perspective on the night may be available in time for Friday's edition...

Tigers place third at Ottawa tourney (10/06/08)
OTTAWA -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team went 4-1 at the Ottawa Tournament here Saturday, finishing in third place. In their first match, the Tigers (16-10) defeated Topeka-Highland Park in three games, 22-25, 25-17, 28-16. In that match, setter Brittany Bingesser dealt out 45 assists, Annie Gladbach had 20 kills and Monica Dikeman recorded 15 digs. Sammi Therwhanger had five kills while Shelby Nafzger had four. Mallory Shelton had four blocks...

'Hound volleyball drops 27th straight (10/06/08)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team was swept in a non-conference match at Arnold Arena Monday night. The Greyhounds (0-22) were swept by State Fair (Mo.) by scores of 25-18, 25-10, 25-20. Fort Scott was within 22-19 late in the third game after an 8-1 run. But State Fair held on to hand the 'Hounds their 27th consecutive loss going back to last season...

Fort Scott volleyball suffers sweep at hands of league opponents (10/05/08)
ALTAMONT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High's volleyball team went into a Southeast Kansas League triangular here last night as one of the league leaders. But they left as a team in the middle of the pack after suffering a sweep at the hands of Independence and Labette County...

Pleasanton picks up seventh win (10/03/08)
PLEASANTON -- Pleasanton's volleyball team beat Altoona-Midway, 25-23, 17-25, 25-18, 25-12, in a best-of-five Three Rivers League dual here Tuesday night. It wasn't pretty, Blu-Jay head coach Danny Looney said. "Unfortunately, it was one of our poorer performances," Looney said. "Our serve receive was bad and our passing was even worse. Kim Robinson kept us in control of the games with her passing. She is showing that she is one of the top passers in the league."...

Eagles post sweep (10/01/08)
MORAN -- Uniontown's volleyball team swept through a Three Rivers League triangular here Tuesday night, beating Chetopa and Marmaton Valley in two games. The scores versus Chetopa were 25-22, 25-17. Abbie Smith had 12 kills while converting 17 of 17 attack chances. Jessie Camac had four kills after converting 13 of 13 attacks...

Tiger vollleyball third at Louisburg (09/29/08)
LOUISBURG -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team finished in third place at a volleyball tournament hosted by Louisburg High School here Saturday. "We played very well against some very good competition," Fort Scott head coach Carol Bingesser said. "I was very proud of all the girls for their hard work and fine effort that they showed."...

Eagle volleyball goes 2-2 at Cherryvale (09/29/08)
CHERRYAVLE -- Uniontown's voleyball team posted a 2-2 mark at a tournament here Saturday. With that record, the Eagles were unable to advance out of pool play. Uniontown (11-7) defeated Southeast-Cherokee in its first match, 25-17, 25-15. Jacy Ermel had seven kills and Abbie Smith four...

Frosh volleyball sweeps at Chanute (09/25/08)
CHANUTE -- Fort Scott High's freshmen volleyball team posted a sweep in a quadrangular here Tuesday night. First, the Tigers (6-10) beat Iola in three games, 23-25, 25-19, 15-13. Kristin Allen served for 12 points while Taylor Grant served 10 points with six aces. Jessica Cox and Heather Karleskint each had four kills. Karleskint also had three blocks...

Thunderbirds sweep Greyhounds (09/24/08)
Although they competed hard, Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team remained winless on the season after Cloud County posted a 25-15, 25-17, 25-17 sweep in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. The Greyhounds (0-5 East, 0-19 overall), who have lost 24 straight matches going back to last season, had occasional runs but only one of more than three points. ...

Blu-Jays split with Oswego, M.V. (09/24/08)
OSWEGO -- Pleasanton's volleyball team salvaged a split when it beat Marmaton Valley in Three Rivers League action here Tuesday. The 25-22, 22-25, 25-21 win over the Wildcats gave the Blu-Jays their sixth victory of the season. They had won six matches in the previous four seasons combined...

Fort Scott volleyball takes two of three at Osawatomie (09/20/08)
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team took two of three matches as the Tigers played non-league opposition in a quadrangular here Thursday night. The Tigers lost to Louisburg in two games but bounced back to beat Osawatomie in three and Prairie View in two...

Uniontown volleyball takes two key wins against bigger schools (09/20/08)
RIVERTON, Kan. -- Uniontown's volleyball team won two of three matches against bigger schools here Thursday night, beating Class 4A Columbus and 3A Galena while falling to Class 3A Riverton. The Eagles beat Columbus and Galena in two games and fell to Riverton in three games, each of which were decided by five points or less...

Blu-Jays beat Bronaugh in dual (09/18/08)
BRONAUGH, Mo. -- Pleasanton's volleyball team defeated Bronaugh, Mo., in a non-league best-of-five dual here Tuesday night, winning in four games, 25-19, 24-26, 25-13, 25-19. In the varsity contest, Pleasanton served eight aces, including three by Carlee Campbell, who also had 21 kills. Rachel Richmond had two aces and 12 kills...

Uniontown JV volleyball 1-2 at Southeast (09/17/08)
CHEROKEE -- Uniontown's JV volleyball team won one of three matches in a quadrangular here Tuesday night. The Eagles defeated Riverton in their first match, 25-14, 25-14. Casey Bradbury served 13 points and Jessica Harrison had a kill. Southeast-Cherokee beat Uniontown in three games, 25-14, 21-25, 15-11. Kelsey Mathis served seven points. Harrison picked up three kills...

Tigers sweep at Erie (09/15/08)
ERIE -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team posted a sweep at a quadrangular here Saturday. The Tigers, who improved to 5-3 on the season, defeated Southeast-Cherokee and Erie in two games and Southeast Kansas League rival Parsons in three. The scores versus Southeast were 25-17, 25-12. ...

Freshmen swept in Pittsburg Tourney (09/15/08)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High's freshmen volleyball team lost all four matches it played in a tournament here Saturday. Parsons took a 26-16, 26-24 win in the first match. Shelby Middleton and Emily Matkin served seven points each for the Tigers. Carl Junction, Mo., then posted a 25-14, 25-23 sweep. Matkin served six points while Taylor Grant served five. Heather Karleskint had two blocks...

No. 5 Johnson County sweeps 'Hounds (09/10/08)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team gave Johnson County, the defending national Division II-runner up and ranked fifth in the national poll, all it wanted in the first game of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match at Arnold Arena Wednesday night...

Frosh volleyball goes 1-2 at Iola (09/10/08)
IOLA -- Fort Scott High's freshmen volleyball team posted a 1-2 win at a quadrangular here Tuesday. The Tigers beat Iola, 19-25, 25-22, 15-9, and lost to Chanute, 26-15, 20-25, 15-9, and Coffeyville, 25-23, 20-25, 15-13. In the Iola match, Shelby Middleton served 13 points while Jessica Cox served nine. Kristin Allen had one block while Heather Karleskint had one kill...

Return match (09/09/08)
Fort Scott Community College sophomore libero Jaimie Davis returns a serve as sophomore Jennifer Doby gets in position to play the pass during a re-match of a Saturday match with Cottey College Tuesday night at Arnold Arena. The Greyhounds lost the match in three games, 25-10, 25-21, 25-17. They host Johnson County in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match tonight at 6 p.m...

Saturday action (09/08/08)
Fort Scott Community College sophomore Jennifer Doby returns a serve as sophomore Beth Brittain looks on during a match with Cottey College Saturday at Nevada. The Greyhounds lost 25-10, 25-17 and 25-11 to the host Comets and 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 in a non-conference match against Jayhawk Conference rival Labette...

Tiger volleyball 1-2 at Pittsburg (09/08/08)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team got an early look at Southeast Kansas League competition as well as a potential Sub-State opponent in a quadrangular here Saturday. The Tigers (2-3) took a 2-0 win over league rival Columbus with game scores of 25-16 and 25-10. They lost to Pittsburg, another league opponent, 25-10, 25-20, and to non-league Girard, 17-25, 25-16, 25-10...

Eagles second at JV tourney (09/08/08)
MORAN -- Uniontown's volleyball team finished in second place at the Marmaton Valley Tournament here Saturday. The Eagles won two of four matches. In their first match, the Eagles defeated Pomona-West Franklin, 15-8, 13-15, 15-13. Casey Bradbury served seven points and Jessica Harrison had four kills...

Fort Scott junior varsity girls take second at Labette County run (09/06/08)
ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High School's cross country team started its season with the Labette County Invitational Thursday. The Tigers only had one entrant on the varsity level, junior Charlie Sercer. Sercer finished 28th in the five-kilometer (3.1-mile) varsity boys' race in a time of 19 minutes, 9.12 seconds. Tyler Polshak, a senior from Girard, was the winner in 16:23.90...

'Hound volleyball falls at Cowley (09/04/08)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team fell in three games to Cowley here Wednesday night. The Tigers came into the match ranked No. 2 in the NJCAA Pre-Season Division II poll. Cowley won by scores of 25-7, 25-8, 25-10 and improved to 2-0 in the conference and 3-3 overall. Fort Scott fell to 0-2, 0-10...

Uniontown off to winning start; Pleasanton breaks long losing streak (09/03/08)
Uniontown and Pleasanton's volleyball teams began season play Saturday at the Three Rivers League Pre-Season Tournament in Pleasanton. Uniontown took third place in the tourney while Pleasanton, under new coach Danny Looney, broke a losing streak of at least 47 matches in the tournament...

FSHS volleyball coach sees improvement coming (08/30/08)
Fort Scott High School's volleyball team put on a good show as it hosted an intrasquad scrimmage Friday night at the FSHS gymnasium. The varsity took on the JV on the varsity court and prevailed by unofficial scores of 25-17, 25-16 and 25-13, then played a few extra points so they could get in more work. Meanwhile, a few other JV players scrimmaged the freshmen on the north court...

'Hounds fall in home opener (08/27/08)
The largest crowd anyone can remember attending a Fort Scott Community College volleyball game in at least 15 years saw the potential the Greyhounds have to show in their home opener Wed-nesday night at Arnold Arena...

Garcia looks to build program (08/21/08)
Fort Scott Community College's new head volleyball coach is back home -- or at least close enough to make visits much easier on her parents. Sonya Garcia, who played for FSCC in 2001 and 2002 and a native of Jasper, Mo., took over the program in the winter, replacing Angie Kemmerer. Garcia played for Kemmerer during her predecessor's first two seasons as head coach...

Nine from area receive academic all-state honors from Kansas Volleyball Association (05/15/08)
TOPEKA -- The Kansas Volleyball Association released its 2007 All-Academic Team Tuesday afternoon with several Fort Scott and Uniontown players receiving honors. Fort Scott juniors Brittany Bingesser and Kori Page Rienbolt and Uniontown sophomore Abbie Smith received first team honors. Fort Scott senior Ashley Cavin and junior Shelby Nafzger and Uniontown senior Riley Stephens, junior Kennda Phillips and sophomores Rayma Ridge and Taylor Rathbun were named to the honorable mention list...

Volleyball seasons come to end for area teams (10/23/07)
Fort Scott High School’s volleyball team faced Iola for the third time in nine days in the first round of the Osawatomie Class 4A Sub-State Tournament here Saturday. But the outcome was much like it was in the first two meetings, with the Fillies beating the Tigers once again...

Jayhawks going to 3A State (10/22/07)
ERIE -- Second-seeded Jayhawk-Linn knocked off top seed Frontenac in two games in the finals of the Erie Class 3A Sub-State Volleyball Tournament, earning a trip to this weekend’s Class 3A State Tournament at Salina. The Jayhawks, 30-11, will be the No. 6 seed at State as they are one of five teams with 30 victories...

Tigers seeded sixth (10/18/07)
OSAWATOMIE -- Fort Scott High School’s volleyball team drew the No. 6 seed in Saturday’s Class 4A Sub-State Volleyball Tournament, which will be held at Osawatomie High School. With two courts in use, the Tigers, 10-24, will begin play against No. 3 Iola, 22-14, at the same time as No. 1 Paola, 31-8, squares off against No. 8 Prairie View, 4-33. Those matches will get underway at 2 p.m...

Uniontown sweeps to gain 20th win (10/17/07)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown swept a non-league triangular here Tuesday night to finish the regular season with a record of 20-15. The Eagles defeated Marmaton Valley, 25-18, 25-17, and Pleasanton, 25-7, 25-20. Abbie Smith recorded nine kills for the Eagles in the marmaton Valley match and four in the Pleasanton match...

Varsity volleyball swept (10/05/07)
COLUMBUS -- Fort Scott High's varsity volleyball team suffered a sweep in a Southeast Kansas League triangular here Thursday night. The Tigers were swept by Columbus, 25-21, 26-24, in the first match. Pittsburg took the second match, 25-12, 25-21. The Tigers beat both these teams in the first outing of the season Aug. 25 at Fort Scott. That day, FSHS swept Columbus and beat Pittsburg in three games...

FSMS Intramural Volleyball (10/05/07)
Sixth-grade volleyball, played Tuesday: Seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball, played Tuesday:...

Tiger frosh 1-2 at LCHS (10/05/07)
ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High's freshmen volleyball team went 1-2 in a quadrangular here Tuesday night. Fort Scott lost its first match, 25-10, 25-21, to host Labette County. Sammi Newton, Morgan Tourtillott and Chelsea Wollenberg each had two kills for the Tigers...

Highland sweeps Greyhounds (10/04/07)
Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team lost its 11th consecutive match Wednesday night as the Greyhounds were swept by Highland in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play at Arnold Arena, 30-19, 30-27, 30-22. Fort Scott, which has been swept in each of its last four matches and six of its last seven, fell to 0-6 in the division and 1-18 overall...

Uniontown takes sweep in last league triangular (10/03/07)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's volleyball team swept Crest and Pleasanton in its final Three Rivers League triangular of the season here Tuesday night. The Eagles defeated Crest, 21-25, 25-17, 25-13. Kyli Harvey was successful on 17 of 18 attacks and recorded nine kills. Riley Stephens was 11 of 15 in attack and had six kills...

Tigers split home league triangular (09/28/07)
Fort Scott High School's volleyball team showed the look of a very good team as it hosted a Southeast Kansas League triangular with Independence and Labette County at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday night. Unfortunately, there were also times when it showed the look of an inconsistent team. ...

Uniontown takes TRL sweep at Chetopa (09/27/07)
CHETOPA -- Uniontown High volleyball coach Jackie Hall feels her team is back on track after a Three Rivers League sweep over rival Marmaton Valley and host Chetopa here Tuesday night. The Eagles, 3-3 in the TRL and 11-10 overall, swept Chetopa in the opener, 25-15, 25-13. Abbie Smith converted 13 of 15 attack opportunities and recorded 10 kills. Char Bradbury was 8 of 12 in attack with five kills...

Fort Scott JV finishes in third place at Independence tourney (09/27/07)
INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High's junior varsity volleyball team took third place in a tournament here Saturday. The Tigers had a 3-2 record on the day. In the first match of pool play, Parsons defeated Fort Scott, 25-18, 22-25, 15-3. Megan McDermed served five aces as all 12 of her serves were successful...

Tigers face tough field at Louisburg Tournament (09/25/07)
LOUISBURG -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team faced some stiff competition at the Louisburg Tournament here Saturday and finished with a 1-5 record on the day. Fort Scott's only win of the day came against Prairie View, 28-26, 24-26, 25-11. The Tigers, 6-13, lost a three-game match, 25-11, 23-25, 25-13 to Anderson County. They also had a 25-11, 33-31 loss to Class 6A Blue Valley-Stilwell...

Eagles finish 1-3 at Cherryvale Invitational (09/25/07)
CHERRYVALE -- The little things hurt Uniontown's volleyball team again, according to head coach Jackie Hall, and the Eagles put up a 1-3 mark at the Cherryvale Invitational here Saturday. The Eagles lost their first match to Independence, 25-19, 25-21. Abbie Smith served for 10 points...

Tigers sweep SEK league opener (09/21/07)
Updated with comments from head coach Carol Bingesser at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon.

Frosh volleyball goes 2-1 at home (09/21/07)
Fort Scott High School's freshman volleyball team won two of three matches in a home triangular Tuesday night at the FSHS gymnasium. In their first match, the Tigers defeated Independence, 25-14, 25-12. Megan McDermed served 17 points and Brook Gillen served 10. McDermed, Jenna Campbell and Kori Allen each had two blocks...

Eagles swept in home league matches (09/19/07)
UNIONTOWN -- A rare thing happened at the West Bourbon Elementary School gymnasium here Tuesday night as Uniontown's volleyball team was swept by Southern Coffey County and St. Paul in Three Rivers League play. Losing at home is rare enough but the sweep -- although SCCHS and St. Paul have been playing well this season -- was a bitter pill for head coach Jackie Hall to swallow...

Junior varsity volleyball take fifth (09/18/07)
Fort Scott High School's junior varsity volleyball team took fifth place in the Southeast Kansas League Junior Varsity Voleyball Tournament at the FSHS gymnasium and at Buck Run Community Center Saturday. The Tigers finished in the fifth place in the tournament. They were 1-1 in pool play...

Frosh volleyball goes 1-2 at Pittsburg (09/17/07)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team went 1-2 at a quadranuglar here Thursday, defeating Labette County while losing to Chanute and Pittsburg. In the Tigers' win over LCHS -- by scores of 14-25, 25-22 and 15-12 -- Jenna Campbell served for 23 points and had three kills. Kori Allen led in kills with six and Morgan Tourtillott led in blocks with three...

Eagles sweep larger schools (09/14/07)
RIVERTON -- Uniontown's volleyball squad swept a quadrangular here Thursday night against a pair of Class 3A schools and a Class 4A opponent. The Eagles improved to 8-5 on the season with the sweep. They defeated Columbus of the Southeast Kansas League, 25-19, 25-14, as Abbie Smith converted six of eight attack chances and recorded four kills. Riley Stephens and Char Bradbury also had four kills each...

Volleyball swept at Louisburg (09/14/07)
LOUISBURG -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team suffered a sweep at a non-league quadrangular here Thursday. The Tigers lost to host Louisburg in two games, 25-18, 25-18. Osawatomie picked up a win in three games, 23-25, 25-18, 25-14. Prairie View took a sweep, 25-15, 25-25...

Frosh volleyball takes second (09/11/07)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High's freshmen volleyball team took second place at a tournament here Saturday. The Tigers, 7-4 for the season, won their pool. In their first match, they defeated Galena 25-8, 25-21. Jenna Campbell had four kills and Brooke Gillen recorded two blocks...

Frosh volleyball takes two of three (09/05/07)
IOLA -- Fort Scott High's freshman volleyball team won two of three matches played here Tuesday, beating Chanute and Coffeyville but losing to Iola. In the first match of the evening, Iola defeated the Tigers, 28-26, 25-16. Peyton Riedel served for 12 points for FSHS while Campbell served 11 and also had three kills...

Tiger frosh 2-1 at first triangular (09/04/07)
Fort Scott High School's freshmen volleyball team opened the season Thursday with two wins in three matches at the FSHS gymnasium. The Tigers defeated Parsons in a sweep, 25-13, 25-13. Peyton Ridel served 21 points and Jenna Campbell 16 for the Tigers. Campbell, Morgan Tourtillott and Kori Allen each had three kills...

Fort Scott volleyball splits at Colgan (08/29/07)
PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High's volleyball team continues to play some really close games early in the season. The Tigers had a couple of more in a split with Pittsburg Colgan and Chanute at the St. Mary's-Colgan Fieldhouse here Tuesday night. The Tigers lost to Southeast Kansas League for Chanute in a non-league match, 28-26, 25-16. They came back to beat Colgan in three games, 10-25, 25-15, 26-24...

Eagles split triangular with Girard, Erie (08/29/07)
GIRARD -- Uniontown's volleyball team split a non-league triangular here Tuesday night, falling to Girard while sweeping Erie. Uniontown, 4-4, played the undefeated Trojans first. Girard, which qualified for the Class 4A State Tournament last season, won 25-14, 25-9. Abbie Smith was 12 of 16 in attack but had just two kills...

Tigers beat Columbus, Pittsburg (08/27/07)
Fort Scott High School's volleyball team showed that it's ready to more than just compete in a home quadrangular at the FSHS gymnasium Saturday. The Tigers beat Columbus and defending Southeast Kan-sas League champion Pittsburg. The Columbus scores were 25-22, 28-26. Fort Scott beat Pittsburg 11-25, 25-23, 29-27...

Uniontown fourth at TRL tournament (08/27/07)
PLEASANTON -- Uniontown's volleyball team opened the season with a 3-3 record, finishing in fourth place at the first Three Rivers League Pre-Season Tournament here Saturday. The Eagles lost their first three matches. Southern Coffey County took a 22-25, 25-13, 25-17 win in the opening match. St. Paul took a 25-22, 25-21 win. Then Oswego picked up a 25-20, 25-16 sweep...

They're kinda hot (08/24/07)
Tigers to open season with home-court advantage provided by sweltering gymnasium

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