Stories from Monday, February 23, 2015

HUTCHINSON --Hutchinson swept Fort Scott Community College in a baseball doubleheader here Friday by scores of 10-6 in the first game and 5-4 in the second. The doubleheader was arranged by the teams on short notice. The Greyhounds (3-3) had already decided to call off scheduled Saturday and Sunday home twinbills versus Muscatine, Iowa, due to the potential for bad weather...

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Freshman pitcher Kaylee Bart pitched a no-hitter for Fort Scott Community College's softball team in the first game of a weekend multi-team gathering here over the weekend. Bart allowed one walk and struck out six in an 8-0 victory over Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa Friday morning. She was also 2 for 4 at the plate...

FORT WORTH, Texas -- A Fort Scott cowboy on Sunday earned his chance to win $1 million March 1 during The American rodeo finals to be held March 1 in Arlington, Texas. Stewart Gulager placed first and won $25,000 in the steer wrestling shoot out round during The American Semi Finals on Sunday with a score of 4.20 seconds...

Fort Scott Community College's women my just be able to slip into the No. 5 seed in the Region VI-Division II post-season tournament and avoid a match-up with one of the three powerhouses of the region. A win over Labette Wednesday was the first step and Saturday's 76-67 victory over Brown Mackie at Arnold Arena was the second...

LOUISBURG --Three Fort Scott High School freshmen will take part in this weekend's Class 4A State Tournament after placing in the top four at the Louisburg Class 4A Regional Tournament here over the weekend. Derek Bollinger finished in second place in the 132-pound bracket while Alex Gorman was fourth at 120 and Zarek Fewell was fourth at 138...

Fort Scott Community College's men held off Brown Mackie in overtime at Arnold Arena Saturday afternoon and moved into a three-way tie for the No. 1 spot in Region VI-Division II with Kansas City and Hesston. The Greyhounds' 84-80 double-overtime victory in the second re-match between last year's regional finalists didn't come easy. ...