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FSCC volleyball team heads to nationals with honors (11/19/19)After hosting and winning the first district championship in college history Nov. 9, the Fort Scott Community College volleyball team departed following practice Monday afternoon for the NJCAA Division II National Championship in Charleston, W.V. Though the team is ranked third in the nation in the latest NJCAA poll, the Lady Greyhounds are the No. 4 seed in the national championship tournament. It is the first national championship appearance in the program’s history...
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FSCC volleyball to host district playoffs (11/1/19)The Fort Scott Community College Greyhound volleyball team will play host to the district playoffs for the first time in FSCC history Saturday, Nov. 9. The Hounds finished the season with an overall record of 28-4, including a 9-1 record in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference play, giving them a second place finish in the conference...
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Tiger volleyball headed to Sub-State (10/22/19)The Fort Scott Lady Tiger volleyball team will play in the KSHSAA Class 4A Sub-State volleyball tournament Saturday at Ottawa High School. The top four seeds - No. 1 Independence (31-3), No. 2 Atchison (26-12), No. 3 Eudora (23-13), and No. 4 Topeka-Hayden (23-14) will serve as host sites for the tournament...
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FSCC volleyball starts season undefeated (8/27/19)The Fort Scott Community College Greyhound volleyball team went 4-0 in an annual tournament Friday and Saturday at Fort Scott High School. The Greyhounds (4-0, 0-0) defeated Labette Community College 3-0 and Seminole State College 3-0 in three sets on Friday, and took down Allen Community College and Neosho Community College 3-0 in three sets Saturday. The tournament was played this year at FSHS as the gym at Arnold Arena is undergoing construction...
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One player each from Uniontown, Northeast picked for volleyball (11/16/18)Three Rivers League volleyball coaches picked one player each from Uniontown and Northeast in All-TRL volleyball team polling earlier this week. Uniontown senior Maddie Ard was one of 10 players chosen to be on the First Team. Northeast sophomore Rachel Fox was one of 10 named to the Second Team...
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5 receive juco volleyball accolades (11/16/18)Five Fort Scott Community College volleyball players were recipients of either conference or district honors for post-season teams released earlier this week. Four Greyhounds were named to the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Eastern Division (Division II) team. ...
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Coffeyville eliminates Greyhounds (11/6/18)COFFEYVILLE — Defending NJCAA Division II National Champion Coffeyville began its defense of its title with a 3-0 win over Fort Scott Community College in the first round of the District N Tournament here Saturday. The Red Ravens (36-3) eliminated the Greyhounds, 25-18, 25-23, 25-19. They went on to beat Cowley in the final, 25-13, 22-25, 21-25, 25-18, 15-7...
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All-league and coaches of year released (11/6/18)Fort Scott High libero Jocie Allen was named to the First Team as the All-Southeast Kansas League Volleyball Team was released Tuesday. Addi Lyons was named to the Second Team for the Tigers. Seven players were voted to the First Team unanimously: Independence’s Kate Gordon and Kate Kleber, Chanute’s Sabry Trout and Tori Busse, Pittsburg’s Vanessa Yaghmore, Labette County’s Justice Brackney, and Parsons’ Nena Taylor. Kadyn Matlock of Pittsburg was also picked for the First Team,...
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Greyhounds’ hot play continues in pair of wins (10/27/18)Hot and cold faced each other at Iola Wednesday night with Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team continuing its blazing play with a 25-16, 25-15, 25-16 sweep of Allen in the final match of Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play. The Greyhounds finished in a tie for fifth place with Neosho County at 5-5 in the East but the Panthers hold a tie-breaker. ...
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’Hounds 3-1 at weekend invitational (10/23/18)ST. LOUIS — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team went 3-1 over the weekend here and improved to 23-13 on the season. The Greyhounds have won 11 of their last 12 matches. Fort Scott lost to John A. Logan (Ill.) in its first match on Friday, 20-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-18. Brittany Barnekoff led the ’Hounds with 15 kills and had a kill percentage of .414, which is quite outstanding. Sophie Mader handed out 40 assists. Abbie Casper had 17 digs while Hana Ronnebaum had 15...
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Area teams eliminated in first-round matches (10/23/18)Tigers go down in three to Cardinals LOUISBURG — Fort Scott High’s volleyball team took it to Eudora here before falling in three sets to the Cardinals, 16-25, 25-16, 25-23, in the first round of the Louisburg Class 4A Sub-State Tournament Saturday...
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’Hounds win 8th straight match (10/20/18)About two weeks ago, Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team was struggling to remain in contention for post-season play. They were 10-11 coming off a loss to then-No. 1 Johnson County, had lost five of their previous six matches and were in ninth place in the Jayhawk Conference’s Eastern Division, one spot out of a playoff position...
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Eagles win 1 of 3 at Osawatomie, host Sub-State Saturday (10/16/18)OSAWATOMIE — Uniontown’s volleyball team concluded the regular season with a 1-3 record at the Osawatomie Tournament here Saturday. “This is always a tough tournament but the level of play is great,” Eagles head coach Jackie Hall said. “It’s what we need heading into Sub-State.”...
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Greyhound volleyball on winning streak (10/16/18)For a brief period of time this season, Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team struggled to stay above the .500 mark. But the Greyhounds will go into tonight’s home Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match-up against Hesston on a seven-match winning streak...
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Tiger volleyball to face Eudora at Sub-State (10/16/18)Fort Scott High School’s volleyball team drew the No. 12 seed out of the 18 teams on the east side of the state in Class 4A and will has been assigned to the Louisburg Sub-State this Saturday. The tournament was seeded before the results of last Saturday’s Anderson County Tournament were known. The Tigers went 1-2 there, losing to Burlington and Wellsville but beating host Anderson County to finish the regular-season at 11-21. They were seeded with a 10-19 record...
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’Hounds move up with win over Kansas City (10/13/18)KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team survived a 5-set Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division battle here Wednesday night, beating Kansas City Kansas, 23-25, 29-27, 25-23, 26-28, 15-11. With the win, the Greyhounds moved a half-match ahead of KCK and into a tie for seventh place in the division at 2-5, 14-12 overall. ...
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Uniontown splits at Oswego and at home (10/13/18)Uniontown’s volleyball team split Three Rivers League matches with Oswego and Altoona-Midway at Oswego Tuesday. The Eagles (4-7 TRL, 15-18 overall) lost to Oswego, 25-16, 25-13, and beat Altoona-Midway, 25-11, 25-3. Maddie Ard had 9 kills against Oswego and 12 versus Altoona-Midway. Lauren Shinn registered 6 kills over Midway...
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Tigers swept at Pittsburg (10/13/18)PITTSBURG — Fort Scott High School’s volleyball team was swept in Southeast Kansas League matches here Tuesday night. The Tigers lost to Chanute, 25-16, 25-12, and Pittsburg, 25-14-, 25-7 Fort Scott fell to 2-8 in the SEK and 10-19 overall. Chanute (30-5 overall) and Pittsburg (25-12) are tied for second in the SEK at 8-2, two matches behind Independence (10-0, 27-1), which clinched no worse than a share of its second consecutive crown when it swept Parsons and Coffeyville Tuesday...
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Eagles fourth in home tourney (10/9/18)UNIONTOWN — Uniontown’s volleyball team finished fourth in its home tournament here Saturday while Northeast was unable to advance out of pool play. The Eagles (13-16) were 3-1 in Pool B. They lost their opening match to Crest, 25-17, 25-21. They beat Altoona-Midway, 25-11, 25-3, Yates Center, 26-24, 25-20, and Galena, 25-16, 20-25, 25-18...
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’Hound volleyball goes 3-1 over weekend (10/9/18)Editor's Note: This story has a different headline than appears in the print version as that headline was inaccurate. The Tribune regrets the error and any confusion it may have caused ----- COLUMBUS, Neb. — Although the Fort Scott Community College volleyball team has struggled this season, just getting back over the .500 mark this weekend, they have managed to beat two nationally-ranked teams in an eight-day period. One of those wins came this past weekend at the Central-Columbus Invitational...
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No. 1 Cavs fight off ’Hounds (10/5/18)Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team came out of the locker room with intensity when they faced the No. 1-ranked team in NJCAA Division II, Johnson County, at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. But the Cavaliers rallied in the first set, fought off Fort Scott’s rally in the second and controlled the third set to win 27-25, 29-27, 25-16...
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Uniontown drops pair of league matches (10/5/18)CHETOPA — Uniontown dropped a pair of Three Rivers League matches here Tuesday. The Eagles lost to Chetopa, 25-7, 25-17, and Marmaton Valley, 26-24, 25-20. No details were provided. Uniontown fell to 3-6 in the league and 10-14 overall with the losses, tied for ninth with St. Paul. Third-place Chetopa improved to 7-2, 27-4 while Marmaton Valley stands at 4-5, 12-17...
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Northeast swept in home matches (10/5/18)ARMA — Northeast lost to each of the teams that would be tied for the lead in the Three Rivers League volleyball race here Tuesday night. The Vikings lost to Oswego, 25-16, 25-21 and Southeast, 25-12, 25-23. Northeast is in 11th place in the TRL with a 2-7 league record...
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Tiger volleyball splits home finale (10/3/18)Fort Scott High’s volleyball team split its home finale Tuesday night, sweeping Coffeyville, 25-21, 25-19 but falling to Independence, 25-15, 25-16 in Southeast Kansas League play. Independence, ranked No. 8 in Class 4A by the Kansas Volleyball Association, also swept Labette County, 25-17, 25-16 to remain unbeaten in league matches at 8-0 with a 25-1 overall mark. ...
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Greyhounds score upset in final match (10/2/18)OVERLAND PARK — Fort Scott Community College volleyball went 1-3 at the Johnson County Volleyball Challenge here over the weekend but that one win was an upset over a nationally-ranked team. The Greyhounds (10-10) fell on Friday to Iowa Western, ranked No. 3 in NJCAA Division I, by scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-14. Fort Scott, a Division II team, was led by Mykah Wingerter with 7 kills followed by Brittany Barnekoff with 6. Sophie Mader handed out 22 assists. Emily Jackson recorded 12 digs...
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Tigers 1-2 in home quad (9/29/18)Fort Scott High’s volleyball team defeated Columbus in the first match of a non-league quadrangular at the FSHS gymnasium Thursday evening, but fell to Pittsburg and Girard in their other two matches. The Tigers swept Columbus, 25-12, 25-10. They lost to the Purple Dragons, 25-10, 25-14, and to Girard in three sets, 20-25, 25-23, 27-25. In the other matches, Pittsburg beat Columbus, 25-6, 25-6, and Girard, 25-18, 25-10. Girard downed Columbus, 25-10, 25-18...
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’Hounds take No. 5 Highland to limit (9/29/18)HIGHLAND — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team took Highland, ranked No. 5 in NJCAA Division II, to five sets here Wednesday night in Jayhawk Conference play before falling 20-25, 25-18, 25-12, 22-25, 15-7. The Greyhounds (1-4 conference, 9-7 overall) are tied for eighth place in the Eastern Division with Labette while Highland improved to 4-1, 20-2...
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Uniontown volleyball sweeps (9/29/18)UNIONTOWN — Uniontown’s volleyball team swept a Three Rivers League triangular here Tuesday night. The Eagles beat Northeast, 25-18, 25-15, and Jayhawk-Linn, 25-11, 25-22. In the middle match, Northeast fell to Jayhawk-Linn, 25-19, 25-16. No statistics were available for Northeast...
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Uniontown to host volleyball Sub-State (9/29/18)Volleyball Sub-State hosts for classes 3A on down were announced by the Kansas State High School Activities Association on Friday. Uniontown has been chosen to host a Class 2A Sub-State on Saturday, Oct. 20. The eight-team Sub-State will be played on one court and will begin at 1 p.m. Other teams in addition to Uniontown are Northeast, Southeast, Howard-West Elk, Humboldt, Colgan and Yates Center...
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Sports Notebook (9/25/18)Uniontown falls to Lyndon, 42-14 LYNDON — Uniontown football fell to 1-3 on the season here Friday night following a 42-14 loss to Lyndon. Ty Davidson passed for 94 yards and rushed for 37 for the Eagles but also threw four interceptions. Andrew Reed rushed for 74 yards and both Uniontown touchdowns, which came in the second quarter...
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Tiger volleyball adjusts to new offense (9/22/18)With injuries to two starters, Abby Humble and Hunter Adamson, Fort Scott High School volleyball head coach Jenna Campbell has had to make adjustments to her team in a short period of time and get them implemented quickly. The work in progress had only one practice to implement the changes but the Tigers managed a split in a Thursday-night home triangular with Girard and state-ranked Louisburg. ...
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Defending champs sweep ’Hounds (9/22/18)COFFEYVILLE — Defending NJCAA Division II national champion Coffeyville swept Fort Scott Community College in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division match here Wednesday night, 25-15, 25-12, 25-20. The Red Ravens (2-0 East, 16-0 overall), ranked No. 1 in Division II every week this season, have won their last 20 conference match-ups and last 31 overall...
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Eagles swept in league triangular (9/22/18)PLEASANTON — Uniontown’s volleyball team was swept by Pleasanton and Crest here Tuesday in Three Rivers League play. The Eagles lost to Crest, 25-20, 25-21. Lauren Shinn led Uniontown with 3 kills. The Eagles also lost to Pleasanton, 23-25, 25-17, 25-11. Karleigh Schoenberger had 5 kills while Maddie Ard had 5...
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Northeast volleyball swept at Marmaton Valley triangular (9/22/18)MORAN — Northeast volleyball was swept by host Marmaton Valley and St. Paul here Tuesday in Three Rivers League play. The Vikings lost to Marmaton Valley, 25-14, 22-25, 25-15, and St. Paul 23-25, 29-27, 25-17). Northeast is now 2-3 in the TRL and 6-15 overall...
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Tiger volleyball swept in league play (9/18/18)Fort Scott High’s volleyball squad lost Southeast Kansas League duals to two of the league’s top teams in a home triangular in the new gymnasium Tuesday. Fort Scott fell to Chanute, which is ranked No. 3 in Class 4A by the Kansas Volleyball Coaches Association, in three sets, 23-25, 25-13, 25-20. They then were swept by league co-leader Pittsburg, 25-13, 25-18...
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’Hounds drop NEO in three (9/18/18)Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team swept Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in a non-conference match at Arnold Arena Monday night, 25-16, 27-25, 25-22, improving to 8-5 on the season. Brittany Barnekoff led the Greyhounds with 12 kills while Hana Ronnebaum added 10. Sophie Mader handed out 28 assists. Emily Jackson and Abbie Casper each had 13 assists. Madison Dehlinger had 4 blocks, 3 of them solo efforts...
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’Hounds beat Labette for third time this season (9/15/18)By Scott Nuzum Tribune Sports Editor Perhaps a little bit of familiarity helped Labette in the early going of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division volleyball match against Fort Scott Community College at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. It was the third meeting already this season between the teams and first-year LCC head coach Haley Miller was a long-time assistant for Greyhound head coach Lindsay Hill until last season...
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Uniontown volleyball goes 1-2 in consecutive outings (9/15/18)Uniontown’s varsity volleyball team won two of six matches this week, playing in a pair of quadrangular. Tuesday, the Eagles went to Yates Center for Three Rivers League matches. They defeated St. Paul, 25-15, 25-17, as Danielle Howard recorded 2 kills. They lost to Southeast, 25-11, 25-20, with Howard posting 3 kills. And the Eagles fell to Yates Center, 25-21, 25-18, as Howard had 6 kills...
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Tiger volleyball splits at Indy (9/15/18)INDEPENDENCE — Fort Scott High School volleyball split its Southeast Kansas League opening matches here Tuesday. The Tigers beat Coffeyville, 25-13, 25-20, but fell to defending league champion Indy, 25-9, 25-16. Fort Scott (1-1 SEK, 3-2 overall) plays in the Erie Tournament today...
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’Hounds fall short at Neosho County (9/11/18)CHANUTE — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team was swept by Neosho County here Monday night in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play by scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-20. With the loss, the Greyhounds (0-2 division, 6-5 overall) are tied for last place in the East with Allen. Neosho County, nationally-ranked to begin the season, stands at 2-1 in the division and 8-8 overall...
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Tigers rally from two sets down to win (9/7/18)Despite losing one of its key players early, Fort Scott High’s volleyball team rallied from two sets down to beat Baxter Springs in a best-of-five dual in the new FSHS gymnasium Thursday evening, 15-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-4. Head coach Jenna Campbell said that setter Abby Humble went out with a knee injury early in the first set and was unable to return. But sophomore Montana LaRoche was able to set in and fill the role...
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’Hounds beat Ottawa in 5 (9/7/18)OTTAWA — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team got by the Ottawa University junior varsity squad in five sets here Wednesday night. The Greyhounds (6-4) prevailed 25-22, 9-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-11). Hana Ronnebaum led the ’Hounds with 15 kills while also coming up with 12 digs. Brittany Barnekoff recorded 12 kills while Madison Dehlinger had 10...
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Northeast volleyball wins 3 of 4 this week (9/7/18)Tuesday, Northeast’s volleyball team traveled to Galena for the second time this season and came away with their first two victories after opening the season with seven consecutve losses. The Vikings won both matches in two sets, beating Columbus 25-13, 25-11, and Galena, 25-10, 25-16. The sweep of the host Bulldogs avenged a 23-25, 27-25, 29-29, loss here the week before...
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Tigers handle AC, fall to tough Nevada (9/4/18)Fort Scott High School’s varsity volleyball team got its season underway Tuesday night by splitting with Anderson County and Nevada in a non-league triangular at the new FSHS gymnasium. The Tigers (1-1) swept ACHS, 25-13, 25-10. Nevada (3-0) swept both Anderson County, 25-15, 25-17, and Fort Scott, 25-21, 25-19...
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Greyhound volleyball goes 1-3 in Nebraska (9/4/18)NORFOLK, Neb. — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team won just one of four matches at the Northeast (Neb.) Tournament. Fort Scott (5-4) picked up its only win in the first match on Friday, sweeping Southeast (Neb.), 25-17, 25-19, 25-16. Mykah Wingerter had 6 kills for the Greyhounds. Emily Jackson picked up 12 digs and served 4 aces. Sophie Mader handed out 15 assists. Brittany Barnekoff had 4 solo blocks and an assist. Hana Ronnebaum also served 4 aces...
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No. 4 Cowley hands Greyhounds first loss (9/1/18)Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team took the first set from No. 4-ranked Cowley at Arnold Arena Wednesday night. But the visiting Tigers took the next three and the match to hand the Greyhounds their first loss of the season, 22-25, 25-20, 25-10, 26-24 in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division opener for both teams...
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Area Sports Notes: Rain results in Thursday cancellations (9/1/18)Cross-country, varsity tennis called off Fort Scott High School’s cross-country and varsity tennis teams were unable to compete Thursday due to rain. The cross-country team was to have opened its season at the Labette County meet while the tennis team was scheduled to play in a tournament at Parsons hosted by Labette County...
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Eagles swept at home (9/1/18)UNIONTOWN — Uniontown’s volleyball team was swept in its first home event of the season Tuesday night, falling to both Erie and Girard in two sets in non-league play. Erie, which won the Tri Valley League and qualified for Class 3A State last season, won 25-20, 25-12. Danielle Howard had 4 kills for the Eagles (4-4)...
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Greyhounds lose just one set over weekend (8/28/18)Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team lost just one set in four matches over the weekend as they hosted the Fort Scott Tournament at Arnold Arena. On Friday, the Greyhounds defeated the Ottawa University junior varsity, 25-16, 21-25, 25-17, 25-13. ...
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Eagles finish second in TRL pre-season tournament (8/28/18)MOUND CITY — Uniontown’s volleyball team, which won only 12 matches all of last season, went 4-2 here Saturday as they finished second in the Three Rivers League Pre-Season Tournament. “We were at the point in our practices that we needed to play someone other than ourselves,” Uniontown head coach Jackie Hall said. “I saw some great things from all out players.”...
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Experienced players return for new head coach (8/24/18)New Fort Scott High School head coach Jenna Campbell took her team out on the court of the FSHS gymnasium for the Red & White Scrimmage Friday afternoon. After a workout that took about an hour, Campbell, a 2011 graduate of FSHS, said she was happy with what she saw but also knows there’s still work to be done. ...
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Eagles experienced but still young (8/21/18)There are 26 players out for volleyball at Uniontown this season, including nine returning letterwinners. But, overall, the Eagles will still be a young team as only two players are seniors and four are juniors. Thirteen are freshmen. That youth was a factor as the Eagles (5-5 in the Three Rivers League, 12-24 overall) won only a third of the matches they played last season. ...
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Defense key to Vikings’ success (8/21/18)By Scott Nuzum Tribune Sports Editor Northeast’s volleyball team was a young group last season. And although the Vikings (14-20 last season) have five letterwinners back, they’re junior dominated in terms of numbers and may start two freshmen. Russ Cramer’s squad has 19 out in all. Heather Chase, a right-side hitter, is Northeast’s only returning senior letterwinner...
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Montgomery County schools have highest positions (8/17/18)NJCAA issues pre-season polls
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New rules in effect as fall practices begin (8/14/18)Area high-school athletic teams began practice on Monday under new rules designed to reduce the risk of harm from the heat in all sports and to cut the risk of injury in football. The rules were put into place by the Kansas State High School Activities Association over the summer...
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Gorman signs with Drury University (1/23/18)Katie Gorman, daughter of Jason and Krista Gorman, Fort Scott, has committed to play volleyball and continue her education at Drury University, Springfield, Mo. Gorman spent the last two seasons as a part of the Fort Scott Community College program, playing an integral part as the Greyhounds recorded a 27-11 record in 2016 and a 26-10 record in 2017. Fort Scott was ranked as high as eighth in the country this past fall...
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Three area girls picked for All-TRL volleyball (11/18/17)Three players from Tribune Area schools were named to the All-Three Rivers League volleyball team. Northeast’s Maddy Walker was named to the First Team, and Uniontown’s Danielle Nading was chosen for the Second Team while teammate Madelyn Ard was chosen for the Honorable Mention list...
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Gorman named to KJCCC 1st Team (11/9/17)Fort Scott High School graduate Katie Gorman was named to the All-Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division team as the libero for Fort Scott Community College in the list released Tuesday afternoon. Gorman, one of the top three in the nation in digs, is a sophomore at FSCC. She was also named a First Team libero on the All-District N team, which includes players from Cowley, Highland, Hesston, and Kansas City Kansas...
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Tigers’ Dwyer makes All-SEK volleyball 1st team (11/9/17)Fort Scott High’s Kharsyn Dwyer was named to the First Team when the Southeast Kansas League announced it’s All-League volleyball team Monday. Dwyer was the only Tiger named to the squad. Kate Gordon and Hannah Burnett of league champion Independence, Abbie Casper and Myla Turner of Pittsburg, Tristan Gegg of Labette County, Nena Taylor of Parsons, and Myla Turner of Pittsburg were also named to the First Team...
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Cowley sweeps ’Hounds, goes on to win District (11/7/17)HIGHLAND — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball was eliminated in the first round of the Region VI-Division II District N Tournament here Saturday afternoon. Cowley, the No. 3 seed and ranked No. 7 in the NJCAA poll, swept the sixth-seeded Greyhounds, 25-22, 25-11, 25-20. The Tigers (37-6) went on to beat second-seeded Highland in the championship, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19, to advance to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament...
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Greyhounds rally in regular-season finale (10/31/17)KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Kansas City Kansas 3 sets to 2 here Monday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Kansas City won the first two sets of this Jayhawk Conference-Division II match, 25-18, 25-20, before the Greyhounds got things together to take the last three sets, 25-23, 25-20, 15-12...
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’Hounds sweep Allen, face KCK Monday (10/28/17)IOLA — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team gained its fourth win of the season in Region VI-Division II play with a sweep of Allen in Jayhawk Conference play here Wednesday night, 25-20, 25-10, 25-12. The Greyhounds, who have won four straight matches and 13 of their last 16, improved to 4-6 against region opponents, which include the entire Jayhawk-Eastern Division and independent Hesston. ...
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Tigers stun Labette but fall to Indy in final (10/24/17)Independence earned its second consecutive trip to the State Tournament after sweeping host Fort Scott in the final of the Class 4A-Division I Sub-State Tournament in the new FSHS gymnasium Saturday. The top-seeded Bulldogs (35-4) swept the Tigers, 25-13, 25-17, and tied the school record for victories in a season. It’s the seventh time head coach Kristi Speicher has taken Indy to State in her 33 seasons at the helm...
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Eagle volleyball falls in 1st round (10/24/17)YATES CENTER — Uniontown’s volleyball team fell in the first round of the Yates Center Class 2A Sub-State here Saturday in three sets, 25-17, 23-25, 25-17. Keely Goodridge had 9 kills for the Eagles (12-24) while Maddie Ard had 8 kills. Yates Center (22-16) went on to beat Oswego in three sets in the semifinal before losing to Colgan in the championship match, 25-14, 25-9...
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Viking volleyball ousted in 3 sets (10/24/17)ERIE — Northeast’s volleyball team was ousted from the Erie Class 3A Sub-State Tournament in the first round here Saturday as third-seeded Neodesha took a 24-26, 25-20, 25-23 win in the first round. Northeast’s season closed with a record of 14-20. Host and No. 2 seed Erie (33-6) defeated Neodesha in the second round, 25-9, 25-7, and went on to win the tournament with a sweep of top-seeded Riverton in the final, 25-13, 25-15...
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Greyhounds sweep Hesston in home finale (10/21/17)Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team celebrated Sophomore Night in grand fashion at Arnold Arena Wednesday night, sweeping Hesston in a Region VI-Division II match, 25-21, 25-10, 25-13. It was the Greyhounds’ final home match of the season...
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Tigers split at LC, host Sub-State today (10/21/17)ALTAMONT — Fort Scott High’s volleyball team managed to get a big win over Southeast Kansas League champion Independence here Tuesday night as league and regular-season play concluded at Labette County High School. The Tigers (3-9 SEK, 14-21 overall) defeated Independence, 25-21, 30-28 as Kharsyn Dwyer collected 5 kills and Addi Lyons handed out 7 assists...
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Vikings sweep CNC foes, at Erie today (10/21/17)Northeast High School’s volleyball team capped the regular season at Galena Tuesday night with wins over a pair of CNC schools. The Vikings (14-19) swept Galena (scores not available) and Columbus, 25-14, 25-23. “We played well against Galena in the first set,” Northeast head coach Russ Cramer said. ...
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ONLINE ONLY: Sub-State pairings set for Saturday (10/18/17)Sub-State tournament schedules for Fort Scott, Northeast, and Uniontown. Tournaments were seeded Wednesday. All tourneys will be played this Saturday.
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Uniontown swept in home finale (10/17/17)It was Dig Pink Night. It was Senior Night. But it wasn’t Uniontown’s night Tuesday as visitors Pleasanton and Marmaton Valley took wins from the Eagles in non-league matches at the West Bourbon Elementary gymnasium. The Eagles (12-23) lost to Pleasanton in two sets, 25-20, 25-18, and Marmaton Valley in three, 18-25, 25-17, 25-21. The Wildcats also won the middle match, 25-17 (after going out to a 16-1 lead), 25-19 over Pleasanton...
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’Hounds go 3-1 in Illinois (10/17/17)EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team won three of four matches here over the weekend in the Illinois Central Tournament. The Greyhounds (23-9) swept Lincoln Trail in their first match, 25-8, 25-13, 25-17, as Kalyn Beel and Deardin Kelley each had 12 kills. ...
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Tigers 1-2 in tourney, host Sub-State Saturday (10/17/17)GARNETT — Fort Scott High School’s volleyball team finished with one win in three matches here Saturday in the Anderson County Tournament. The Tigers (13-20) lost to Wellsville in two sets, 25-15, 25-21, and Burlington in three, 22-25, 25-14, 25-17, before beating Iola, 25-19, 25-16...
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6th-ranked Cowley sweeps Greyhounds (10/14/17)ARKANSAS CITY — Cowley, ranked No. 6 this week in the NJCAA Division II volleyball poll, swept Fort Scott Community College in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division dual here Wednesday night, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20. Although the Greyhounds are 20-8 overall, this was their fourth consecutive loss in conference play, during which they’ve only won one set. ...
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Tigers drop 2 in Parsons (10/14/17)PARSONS — Fort Scott High School’s volleyball dropped both matched here Tuesday night in a Southeast Kansas League triangular. The Tigers lost to Parsons in two sets, 25-22, 25-22, and Chanute in three, 19-25, 25-27, 25-17. The losses dropped Fort Scott to 2-8 in the SEK and 12-18 overall. The only two league wins for the sixth-place Tigers have come to last-place Coffeyville...
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Northeast volleyball goes 1-2 at Marmaton Valley (10/14/17)MORAN — Northeast volleyball went 1-2 Tuesday in a Three Rivers League quadrangular here, beating Crest and losing to Jayhawk-Linn and host Marmaton Valley. Set scores were not provided. "We played decent at times," Viking head coach Russ Cramer said. "We were too inconsistent on the day. We seemed to be behind all night. We fought hard in games but couldn't seem to get over the hump."...
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Vikings sweep on Senior Night (10/11/17)ARMA — It was Senior Night and Dig Pink Night here Monday as Northeast’s volleyball team won both its matches in a non-league quadrangular. The Vikings (11-12) defeated Chetopa in three sets, 25-18, 18-25, 25-20, and Bronaugh, Mo., 25-13, 25-13. These were just two matches in a four-day stretch for Northeast. ...
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Riverton takes crown at Uniontown (10/11/17)UNIONTOWN — Riverton emerged as champions of the Uniontown Volleyball Tournament here Saturday, beating Olathe Metro Academy in the finals, 25-16, 16-25, 25-21). The Rams emerged unbeaten from Pool as while Metro Academy did likewise from Pool B. Uniontown advanced from Pool A end finished fourth after falling to Southern Coffey County, 25-18, 25-11. Keeley Goodridge had 4 kills to lead the Eagles (11-18)...
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No. 15 Highland gives ’Hounds home setback (10/7/17)Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team looked to have regained its form last weekend when it swept all four matches in three sets at the Neosho County Tournament last weekend. But No. 15 Highland came to Arnold Arena Wednesday night and won the last three sets of a Jayhawk Conference-Division II match over the Greyhounds to give Fort Scott its third consecutive conference loss, 19-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-19...
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Area Volleyball (10/7/17)PITTSBURG — Fort Scott High’s volleyball team posted a split in a Southeast Kansas League triangular here Tuesday night. The Tigers swept Coffeyville in two sets, 25-18, 25-15, and lost to Pittsburg, 25-19, 25-15. No other details were available. The Tigers stand at 2-6 in the SEK with both wins over Coffeyville, and 12-16 overall. Fort Scott also went 1-2 in a non-league quad at Girard Sept. 28, beating Columbus and Girard and losing to Pittsburg...
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Greyhounds sweep way through Neosho tourney (10/3/17)CHANUTE — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team came back from a pair of conference losses earlier in the week to win all four matches in three-set sweeps at the Neosho County Tournament here over the weekend. Friday, the 13th-ranked Greyhounds (16-6) started play with a 25-15, 25-19, 25-18 sweep of the Ottawa University junior varsity. ...
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Eighth-grade Tigers take second in Pittsburg Tournament (10/3/17)PITTSBURG — Fort Scott Middle School’s eighth-grade “A” team went 4-1 on the day to finish second at the Pittsburg Tournament here Saturday. The 8A’s were the only team that played. Both the seventh- and eighth-grade A teams played Monday at El Dorado Springs, Mo. All A and B teams played in a triangular at Pittsburg on Tuesday evening...
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Johnson County sweeps ’Hounds (9/30/17)Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team was swept in Jayhawk Conference-Division II play for the second time in three days. Monday night, they lost at Neosho County. Wednesday night at Arnold Arena, the 13th-ranked Greyhounds were defeated by Johnson County, 25-21, 25-21, 25-21...
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Post-season assignments released (9/30/17)After 2017-18 KSHSAA classifcations were released on Tuesday, assignents for post-season play began to be posted on Wednesday and Thursday. Assignments for Tribune Area schools Fort Scott, Uniontown, and Northeast can be seen below. Volleyball Fort Scott High School will host a Class 4A-Division I Volleyball Sub-State Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 21 at the FSHS gymnasium. This will be a four-team tournament scheduled for a 1 p.m. start...
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Tigers take 2 of 3 matches at Columbus (9/29/17)COLUMBUS — Fort Scott High School volleyball took two of three matches here Thursday, breaking a nine-match losing streak in the opener against Girard, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22. The Tigers lost to Pittsburg in a non-league match, 25-19, 25-21, then defeated Columbus, 25-15, 25-11...
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Eagle volleyball drops three in league (9/29/17)Uniontown High School volleyball is mired in a seven-match losing streak that has continued with four losses in the Cherryvale Tournament a week ago and in Three Rivers League play at Mound City on Tuesday. At Cherryvale, the Eagles ran into a tough field. Their first match was against Labette County of the Southeast Kansas League, a 25-20, 25-17 loss. Keeley Goodridge had 6 kills to lead the Eagles...
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Vikings split at Pleasanton (9/29/17)PLEASANTON — Northeast volleyball split in Three Rivers League play here Tuesday, beating Altoona-Midway, 25-11, 25-11, and losing to host Pleasanton, 25-15, 25-23. “We struggled on the night and never felt like we could get anything going,” Viking head coach Russ Cramer said...
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FSMS sweeps Parsons (9/29/17)Fort Scott Middle School’s volleyball teams swept Parsons at the middle school gym Monday evening. The eighth-grade A team took a 16-25, 25-22, 15-10 win. Teryn Farley had 7 kills and Abby Altic had 5. Dylan Hazelbaker served 4 aces and Austyn Farrell served 3. The eighth-grade B team won 25-12, 25-22. Jenny Heckman served 6 aces for the Tigers while Harmony Shaw served 4 aces and had 3 kills. Emma Daly handed out 5 assists. Carley Horton had 5 kills...
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Tigers swept in home volleyball finale (9/26/17)Fort Scott High School’s volleyball team finished its 2017 home schedule without a victory as Independence and Labette County took Southeast Kansas League matches in the new auxiliary gymnasium Tuesday evening. League-leading Independence swept the Tigers, 25-18, 25-21, then swept Parsons, 25-18, 25-21, before going home. ...
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Neosho County stuns No. 13 ’Hounds (9/26/17)CHANUTE — Neosho County stunned No. 13 Fort Scott Community College in Jayhawk Conference-Division II volleyball here Monday night, sweeping the Greyhounds 25-18, 25-23, 25-22. The Panthers moved into a tie with Highland for third place in the division at 3-1 while improving to 14-6 overall. Fort Scott fell into a tie for fifth with Johnson County at 2-2. The Cavaliers, 5-11 overall, visit Fort Scott, 12-5, for another division match at 6:30 tonight in Arnold Arena...
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Middle school volleyball results (9/26/17)Matches of Sept. 18 vs. Coffeyville-Roosevelt: • Seventh-grade A won, 25-5, 25-14. Isabell Nation served 5 aces. • 7B won, 25-2, 25-11. Jescie Comstock served 8 aces. • Eighth-grade A won, 27-25, 25-13. • 8B won, 25-17, 25-10. Sept. 23 vs. Frontenac:...
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Northeast wins one; Uniontown sweeps (9/22/17)ARMA — Northeast High School played host to a Three Rivers League quadrangular Tuesday night and won one of the three matches it played. Uniontown was also here and posted a sweep of the two teams it played. Northeast lost to Yates Center, 25-10, 25-18, and to Uniontown, 13-25, 25-15, 25-23, before winning over St. Paul in the final match, 24-26, 28-26, 25-9...
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No. 13 ’Hounds beat Ottawa JV (9/22/17)OTTAWA — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team, ranked No. 13 this week in NJCAA Division II, defeated Ottawa University’s junior varsity 3 sets to 1 here Thursday night, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 25-21. Kayln Beel led Fort Scott (12-4) with 12 kills followed by Deardin Kelley and Brittany Barnekoff with 9 each and Megan Turner with 8...
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Tigers swept in league matches (9/19/17)Their new home court wasn’t very kind to Fort Scott High’s volleyball team Tuesday night as the Tigers fell to Parsons and Chanute in Southeast Kansas League matches in the new gymnasium at the high school. The Tigers fell to Parsons in the opener, 25-20, 25-22. Chanute rallied to beat the Vikings in the middle match, 20-25, 25-17, 25-17. Then the Blue Comets took the finale in three sets, 25-16, 16-25, 25-23...
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Eagles take two in quad (9/19/17)RIVERTON — Class 2A Uniontown’s volleyball team took two of three matches in a non-league quadrangular versus larger schools here Thursday night. First, the Eagles (5-8) defeated Class 3A Galena, 25-13, 25-11, as Danielle Nading recorded 8 kills. Next, Uniontown swept Class 4A-Division II Columbus, 25-12, 25-13, with Nading converting 12 of 13 attack chances. Finally, Class 3A Riverton took a 25-14, 25-12 win. Keeley Goodridge had 5 kills for the Eagles...
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Viking volleyball 2-2 at Oswego (9/19/17)OSWEGO — After a break of over two weeks, the Northeast volleyball team went 2-2 in a tournament here on Saturday. The Vikings started off the day against Riverton, going out to a 16-11 lead in the first set before falling in the match, 25-18, 25-12. They bounced back to beat Cherryvale in three sets, 16-25, 25-19, 25-17...
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No. 15 Greyhounds dispatch Labette in 3 (9/16/17)When a team comes to Arnold Arena for a volleyball match against Fort Scott Community College, they need to have all hands on deck. Unfortunately for visiting Labette, injuries and other issues forced them to arrive for Wednesday’s Jayhawk Conference-Division II match-up with the No. 15 Greyhounds shorthanded and Fort Scott took advantage in a 25-19, 25-16, 25-6 sweep...
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Tiger volleyball opens league play, goes 2-1 Thursday (9/16/17)Fort Scott High School’s volleyball team posted a 3-2 record during the week, opening Southeast Kansas League play with a split in a triangular at Parsons on Tuesday and coming out of a quad at Louisburg with a pair of wins on Thursday. On Friday, the Tigers defeated Coffeyville, 25-18, 25-15, and lost to Pittsburg, 25-19, 25-12. Pittsburg is undefeated (11-0) this season and ranked No. 8 in Class 5A in the latest Kansas Volleyball Coaches Association poll. Fort Scott did not play Parsons...
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FSMS volleyball off to strong start (9/16/17)Fort Scott Middle School Volleyball is off to a strong start this season. The seventh-grade A and B teams are both undefeated with a 4-0 record to start off the season. Serving is a strength for this year’s seventh graders as Lanie Keating served 13 Aces out of 15 serving attempts in the 7B game against Jayhawk-Linn on Sept. ...
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FSCC goes 2-2 at Coffeyville (9/12/17)COFFEYVILLE — Fort Scott Community College’s volleyball team went 2-2 at a weekend invitational here Friday and Saturday. The Greyhounds (10-4), who entered the week ranked No. 8 in the NJCAA Division II poll but lost three of five matches during it, began the tournament with a sweep of Division I Pratt on Friday, 25-20, 25-17, 25-14. ...
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Uniontown JV wins pair in tourney (9/12/17)MORAN — Uniontown’s junior varsity volleyball team won a pair of matches here Saturday in a tournament at Marmaton Valley. The Eagles lost their first match of the day to Humboldt A, 15-13, 15-13. They defeated Crest in their next match, 15-4, 15-8. Richmond-Central Heights then beat the Eagles in three sets, 15-3, 10-15, 15-11. Pleasanton downed Uniontown, 15-11, 15-12. Finally, the Eagles beat Northeast, 7-15, 15-11, 15-10...