Stories from Saturday, September 24, 2016

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's girls' tennis team got a "a good test for us looking ahead to the upcoming league and regional tournaments," according to head coach Lynn Barr here Thursday. The Tigers finished in sixth place among the eight teams but there was one Class 6A school and a couple of other unfamiliar opponents in the field...

UNIONTOWN -- Freshman quarterback Andrew Reed generated 271 yards of total offense for Uniontown here Friday night. But it was not enough as visiting Kansas City Christ Prep took a 28-0 win over the Eagles. Reed completed 17 of 29 passes for 200 yards and rushed for another 71 on 23 carries. Nick Ragan had 93 yards on 12 rushes. Hayden Miller caught 9 passes for 116 yards...

PITTSBURG -- Host Pittsburg was able to finish off long drives while Fort Scott High was unable to do so itself. This led the Purple Dragons to a 28-0 victory over the Tigers in a non-league game here Friday night. The Dragons' fourth straight win over Fort Scott was not league sanctioned as Pittsburg -- the Southeast Kansas League's only Class 5A school -- is playing an independent schedule for the foreseeable future due to the new playoff structure in that class. ...