Stories from Thursday, October 22, 2015

Tonight, Uniontown travels to Pleasanton to take on the Blu-Jays in the final game the school will play in the Three Rivers League's Eight-Man division. The Eagles will return to the 11-man game next season Uniontown has already clinched its first league title since 2011 even if Pleasanton somehow pulls off the upset. This is because the TRL uses tiebreakers and Uniontown has beaten the two teams -- St. Paul and Marmaton Valley -- that could finish tied with it...

Fort Scott High quarterback Kaleb DeLaTorre could go over the 1,000-yard mark in passing tonight in a Southeast Kansas League/Class 4A-Division I District 4 game at Labette County in Altamont tonight. The Tiger senior has thrown for 930 yards and 6 touchdowns this season. He needs just 70 to become the first to break the 1,000-yard barrier since Trevor Swim finished the season with 1,024 yards in 10 games in 2010...

Fort Scott Community College's football team might be able to enjoy a happy Homecoming when Independence comes to Frary Field for a 1 p.m. Jayhawk Conference contest Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds (1-6 conference, 2-6 overall) broke a six-game losing streak last Saturday with a 36-20 victory over a one-win Garden City squad that has baffled former FSCC head coach Jeff Sims so far this season. ...

MORAN --Uniontown High School's volleyball team was swept on the road by Three Rivers League rivals in non-league matches here Tuesday night. The Eagles lost to Pleasanton, 25-18, 25-22, and Marmaton Valley, 25-23, 25-23. "We certainly struggled on the Varsity end," Uniontown head coach Jackie Hall said. ...

Fort Scott High School's soccer team was shut out in its home and regular-season finale by Paola, 7-0, at Ellis Park Thursday evening. Niklas Kramer scored three goals for the Panthers (5-11) while Christopher Trejo scored the first two and Caleb Rhine and Madison Timpe added a goal each...

Fort Scott High School's volleyball team will be the No. 2 seed in Saturday's Class 4A-Division I Sub-State Tournament at Ottawa, according to a bracket released by the Kansas State High School Activities Association Wednesday morning. The Tigers (16-18) will face third-seeded Labette County (12-19) in the second first-round match. The tournament begins at 2 p.m. with the fourth-seeded host Cyclones (8-27) taking on top-seeded Southeast Kansas League co-champion Chanute (24-14)...

OVERLAND PARK -- Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division co-leader Johnson County swept Fort Scott Community College here Wednesday night in a conference match-up of nationally-ranked teams. The No. 11-ranked Cavaliers took a 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 win over the No. 12 Greyhounds, which almost assures that FSCC will finish fourth in the division. Fort Scott is 5-3 in the division and 25-9 overall...