Stories from Friday, March 31, 2017

Larry Robert Graham, age 74, a resident of Redfield, Kan., passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. He was born Oct. 13, 1942, in Evansville, Ind., the son of Charles Graham and Flossie Lumn Graham. Larry married Wilma Brown on Nov. ...

GALENA — Shalina Harper finished second in two events here Thursday as the Uniontown High School track team opened its season. Harper finished second in the 800-meter run and in javelin. She was the Eagles’ only girls’ medalist. For the boys, Ben George finished fifth in high jump, Gavin O’Brien was sixth in the 300-meter hurdles and the 4x800-meter relay team of Sheldon Bailey, Luke George, Ben George and Matt Morgan placed sixth...

ALTAMONT — Devin Brooks took a pair of boys varsity distance running races and the junior varsity girls took team honors as the track and field season opened at Labette County’s meet Friday. Brooks won the 1,600-meter run in 4:52 and the 3,200 in 10:22...

Fort Scott High School head baseball coach Josh Regan wants to schedule tough opponents because he feels that in the long run, his team will be better for it. So following a pair of losses to open the season, there is no sense of panic for the Tigers. After all, their first two opponents are expected to be among the best in Class 5A this season...

Fort Scott High’s softball team salvaged a split with Frontenac when Emily Hale drove in 2 runs in the Tigers’ final at-bat Friday at Don Hewett Field. The Raiders won game one 13-8 while Hale’s heroics allowed the Tigers to take the nightcap, 10-9, and even their season record at 2-2...

Fort Scott High School’s tennis team won both doubles brackets but finished second to Nevada in their home tournament on Monday. The Tigers scored 9 points as a team while Nevada finished with 10. Pittsburg was third with 5 points while Coffeyville failed to win a match...

Fort Scott Community College and Allen met at Lions Field Friday with first place in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division on the line. By the end of the day, the Greyhounds were two games ahead following 12-6 and 18-0 victories over the Red Devils. The teams meet again this afternoon in Iola...