Stories from Monday, October 5, 2009

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- Fort Scott High School's tennis team hosted a four-team tournament here Thursday with both doubles teams finishing in second place in their pools. There were actually six Fort Scott entries as head coach Lynn Barr put a couple of players into the singles pools to fill in for Columbus players who couldn't come. There...

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...