Stories from Monday, December 15, 2008

A single vehicle accident in northern Bourbon County early Sunday morning has left a Pleasanton man dead and a Zion, Ill., man with disabling injuries according to the Kansas State Highway Patrol. It is reported that Matthew Croan, 21, Pleasanton, lost control of his 1999 Dodge Dakota at approximately 12:45 a.m. ...

Fort Scott High School's junior varsity basketball team won its home tournament Saturday with two wins. In the morning session, the Tigers defeated Iola, 59-38, as Logan Fancher scored 14 points and Cody Harper added 13. The afternoon game against Chanute went into double overtime before Fort Scott won, 61-53. ...

YATES CENTER -- Jacy Ermel's 16-point, 18-rebound day here Saturday helped Uniontown's girls bounce back from a double-overtime loss Friday night to finish seventh in the Yates Center Wildcat Classic. The Eagles were 48-28 winners over Altoona-Midway Saturday. Uniontown improved to 2-2 going into tonight's Three Rivers League contest at St. Paul. The Jets fell to 0-4...

MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls completed a sweep of the Linn County Tournament here Friday night, winning the championship of the round-robin with a 57-43 win over Prairie View. Thursday night, the Jayhawks (4-0) rallied from a 34-28 deficit after three quarters to beat Drexel (Mo.), 45-42. Cassie Rockers led the 'Hawks with 11 points and 11 rebounds in that game and Jessica Walters scored five of her nine points in the fourth quarter and also dished five assists...

EUDORA -- Three Fort Scott High School wrestlers earned medals in a 24-school field at the Eudora Tournament of Champions here Friday and Saturday. With so many schools entered, the wrestlers were placed into round-robin pools on Friday. The top wrestlers in those pools moved into eight-man brackets Saturday...