Stories from Friday, November 17, 2017

Six members of Fort Scott Community College’s football team were honored Tuesday by the Jayhawk Conference. There were no Greyhounds named to the All-Jayhawk Conference First Team. Edward Aldred was named to the Second Team as a receiver and quarterback Dalton Sneed was selected for the Honorable Mention list...

Nov. 6 at Coffeyville-Roosevelt. As Roosevelt plays seventh and eighth graders together, only three games were played starting with a “C” game that the Tigers won 8-6. Allie Hawkins had all six points for the Tigers and Carley Horton had 4 rebounds...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Fort Scott Community College women’s basketball team dealing with the injury bug split games in the Kansas City Kansas Keith Lindsay Classic here over the weekend. The Greyhounds (2-3) lost to Penn Valley on Friday in overtime, 75-74. They defeated the William Woods junior varsity on Saturday, 81-76...

Fort Scott Community College starting quarterback Dalton Sneed gained 45 yards on a quarterback keeper on the first offensive play of Saturday afternoon’s Jayhawk Conference football game at Frary Field. From that point on, however, No. 16 Garden City had nearly-complete control in a 69-0 victory...

De Soto quarterback Bryce Mohl was responsible for five of his team’s seven touchdowns here Friday night as the Wildcats eliminated Fort Scott High School, 49-13, in the Sectional round of the Class 4A-Division I Playoffs. De Soto (10-1) scored on the second play of the game when Exavier Jackson returned an interception 44 yards just 45 seconds into the contest. Mohl scored on a 20-yard keeper on the Wildcats’ first offensive play with 9:29 on the clock...

Fort Scott Community College’s men posted their highest point total in almost 11 seasons Monday night when they blew out the Park University junior varsity, 106-71. The Greyhounds (3-3) last scored 100 points Feb. 22, 2016 against Labette, a game they won 100-85. It’s the most points for a Fort Scott team since beating Labette, 109-96, on March 3, 2007...

Dorothy Brown, 64, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at New Hope Apostolic Holiness 602 W. 58th St, Savannah, GA. Interment was at St. Paul Cemetery Sylvania, GA. Condolences may be sent through Smalls Funeral Home Inc., 203 Samuel Smalls Sr. Ave., P.O. Box 26, Guyton, GA 31312...

The Uniontown USD 235 Board of Education on Monday approved the adoption of a new eligibility policy for students participating in all school-sponsored activities. The new policy will be effective at the beginning of the second semester for the junior and senior high schools...

Bourbon County Attorney Justin Meeks has announced he is resigning from his position as county attorney to begin working only as the county counselor. Meeks, who has been working as both county attorney and county counselor, spoke to Bourbon County Commissioners about the decision during the commission meeting Thursday at the Bourbon County Courthouse...