Stories from Monday, December 7, 2009

Webb City and Louisburg went down to the wire in the final match of the day with the championship of the season-opening Fort Scott Dual Tournament on the line at the FSHS gymnasium Saturday while the Tigers turned in impressive performances in finishing third...

I imagine that from now on, when you say "The punt," everyone will know what you mean in the same way that "The Immaculate Reception" refers to Franco Harris' miracle touchdown off a deflected pass in a 1972 AFC divisional playoff game. What the punter, Matt Wheeler, was supposed to do on that play may never really be known although Fort Scott head coach Jeff Sims said in the Citizens Bank Bowl's post-game press conference that the call was entirely on him...

COFFEYVILLE -- Coffeyville swept both games of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader here Saturday night against Fort Scott Community College's teams. Red Raven women won 85-42 while Coffeyville's men won 88-67. In the women's contest, the Greyhounds (0-2 East, 5-5 overall) trailed at halftime 48-13. They had just 15 field goals in the game as they shot 27 percent from the field on 56 attempts. Coffeyville (1-1, 7-2) also outrebounded Fort Scott, 50-30...

PITTSBURG -- No. 2 Blinn scored 21 unanswered points in the final 21 1/2 minutes and claimed its fourth NJCAA championship with a 31-26 victory over Fort Scott Community College in the inaugural Citizens Bank Bowl at Carnie Smith Stadium Sunday. This came after the Greyhounds (11-1) scored 26 unanswered points after Blinn (11-1) had claimed a 10-0 lead...

Holiday decorations, especially candles and electrical lighting, can be fire hazards, and the Safe Kids Kansas organization reminds parents and caregivers to take a few precautions when decorating for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza and other winter festivities.

Bob Beckham's job still allows him to help kids -- just in a little different way. The Fort Scott High School principal was recently recognized as the Area II High School Principal Honoree by the Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals. "As a teacher I had the privilege of working directly with students, helping them on a daily basis to prepare for their future," Beckham said during a recent interview with The Fort Scott Tribune. ...

Sixty-eight years ago President Franklin Roosevelt uttered the famous line, "Yesterday, December 7, 1941--a date which will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan" while addressing members of Congress to declare a state of war following the tragic bombing of Pearl Harbor...