Stories from Tuesday, April 28, 2009

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's junior varsity tennis team took a trip here Friday, put two teams in the Pittsburg Tournament and, as head coach Lynn Barr found out later, performed well enough that they walked away with two of the top positions -- if not the very top two...

PRINCETON -- Uniontown's baseball and softball teams had long days here Friday as each one was shut out by Central Heights in non-league single games. The baseball Eagles (2-4) lost to Central Heights, 16-1, in a game that lasted just three innings...

Fort Scott High School's tennis team didn't have the kind of luck it would like to have at home on a sunny but blustery Saturday as the Tigers finished fourth out of the five teams entered in their home tournament. Chanute was the team champ with 16 points followed by Coffeyville with 10, Pittsburg 7, Fort Scott 6 and Labette County with none...

FSCC sweeps Kansas City in playoff series

Cancer survivor Don Young spoke to Fort Scott High School students about the dangers of tobacco use Monday morning. The Fort Scott High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America received $1,200 in grant money to have Young come in and give a presentation as part of Kick Butts Day...

For the students who participate in the Fort Scott High School debate and forensics program, a huge desire to win every competition is not what drives them to be the best they can be. "It's not always about winning," debate and forensics student Angel West said. "Losing with a smile on your face is better than winning with a frown. It doesn't matter whether your good or not. It only matters that you try."...

Recent reported outbreaks of swine flu in central Kansas and across the country have prompted local health officials to inform the community about the potentially deadly virus. On Saturday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirmed two cases of swine flu in Kansas involving two adults residing in the same household in Dickinson County. Neither of the patients was hospitalized -- one is still ill and being treated, and one is recovering, according to KDHE...

ALTAMONT -- Fort Scott High's softball team remained undefeated in Southeast Kansas League play with a pair of tight wins over Labette County here Friday night. The Tigers (6-0 SEK, 7-1 overall) won the opener 2-0 in eight innings and took the nightcap 5-0 with three of those runs scored in the top of the seventh inning...