Stories from Tuesday, September 26, 2017

William Olen "Bill" Cantrell, age 77, of Blue Mound, Kan., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 at the Olathe Medical Center. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Schneider Funeral Home & Crematory, Mound City Chapel. A funeral service for Bill will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. ...

A local family’s dream of officially becoming U.S. citizens is close to becoming real. Joseph Muhota, his wife Joyce Ngatia and their daughters, Rahab and Elizabeth, who have lived in Fort Scott since 2010, will be part of a naturalization ceremony Friday at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. They will be among about 100 other people from various countries who will take the oath of allegiance and become new U.S. citizens...

A School of Artillery was held Saturday at the Fort Scott National Historic Site to help recruit new volunteers for the artillery crew. FSNHS Ranger Galen Ewing trained participants in such areas as military deportment, marching and maneuvers related to the army presence at Fort Scott in the 1840s. Birket, who has a history degree from Pittsburg State University, said she participated in the training because she enjoys Civil War history...

Matches of Sept. 18 vs. Coffeyville-Roosevelt: • Seventh-grade A won, 25-5, 25-14. Isabell Nation served 5 aces. • 7B won, 25-2, 25-11. Jescie Comstock served 8 aces. • Eighth-grade A won, 27-25, 25-13. • 8B won, 25-17, 25-10. Sept. 23 vs. Frontenac:...

BELLE PLAINE — Belle Plaine scored 28 points in the first quarter alone here Friday night as the host Dragons routed Northeast, 68-0, in a non-league football game. Belle Plaine (1-3) got its first victory of the season by rolling for 405 yards of total offense to just 92 for Northeast (0-4). The Dragons rushed for 227 yards while their defense allowed only 50 yards on 30 Viking rushes...

OLATHE — Christ Prep Academy rolled by Uniontown, 49-12, in a non-league football game here Saturday. The Patriots (3-1) gained 424 yards in total offense to just 79 for Uniontown (2-2). In the rushing department, Christ Prep held a 344-yard to 21-yard advantage...

Uniontown’s Laryn Thompson finished eighth in the Eagles’ home tournament at Woodland Hills Golf Course Monday, shooting 54 on the front nine and 56 on the back for a total of 110. Aubry O’Neal placed 10th with her score of 59-55—114. Jennifer Torrey of Eureka won the tournament at 46-46—92. Sammy Walter of Anderson County followed at 49-45—94...

CHANUTE — Neosho County stunned No. 13 Fort Scott Community College in Jayhawk Conference-Division II volleyball here Monday night, sweeping the Greyhounds 25-18, 25-23, 25-22. The Panthers moved into a tie with Highland for third place in the division at 3-1 while improving to 14-6 overall. Fort Scott fell into a tie for fifth with Johnson County at 2-2. The Cavaliers, 5-11 overall, visit Fort Scott, 12-5, for another division match at 6:30 tonight in Arnold Arena...

Fort Scott High School’s volleyball team finished its 2017 home schedule without a victory as Independence and Labette County took Southeast Kansas League matches in the new auxiliary gymnasium Tuesday evening. League-leading Independence swept the Tigers, 25-18, 25-21, then swept Parsons, 25-18, 25-21, before going home. ...