The boys’ and girls’ cross country teams at Fort Scott High School have qualified for 4A state competition. The girls’ squad finished second with a total score of 43, total time of 1:50:55.80, and average time of 22:11.16, and the boys’ team placed third with a total score of 62, total time of 1:30:52.33 and average time of 18:10.47 at the Kansas State High School Activities Association Regional which took place Oct. 24 at the Santa Fe Park Lakeview Recreation Area in Chanute...

After finishing the regular season with an undefeated six-win regular season record, the Fort Scott Tigers open the 4A Playoffs Friday evening at home against the Bonner Springs Braves. Fort Scott capped off their regular season with a dominating 28-0 victory at home last Friday against SEK league foe Coffeyville to not only secure the unbeaten season but to also capture the 2020 SEK League Championship...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger tennis season recently completed a successful season, according to Head Coach Allison Gorman. The duo of Ella Beth, senior, and Emma Daly, junior, headed into the state tournament with a 19-3 record and finished with a 19-5 record. The tournament took place Oct. 16-17 at the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka. Beth and Daly are second-year state qualifiers...

The Fort Scott Tigers moved to 4-0 on the season after a 20-14 win over their SEK rival, the Chanute Blue Comets, Friday night in Chanute. The Tigers (2-0 in the SEK) led 6-0 after a close-fought first half. Chanute (2-2, 1-1) started freshman Kaiden Seamster at QB as the Blue Comets’ regular starter, junior Kam Koester, was down with an injury. ...

Fort Scott Community College runner Gudisa Adnow continued an impressive start to the 2020 cross country season, earning a second-place finish at the Allen County Invite Oct. 3 in Iola. Adnow finished with a time of 25:29.80 in the 8,000-meter run. See Wednesday's print or online edition for complete story...

The Fort Scott High School Tigers will take their unbeaten record on the road for the first time this season when they face SEK rival Chanute Blue Comets in a key league match-up Friday night in Chanute. After a two-week layoff, the Tigers were able to take down the feisty Grizzlies of Labette County last Friday night in their opening SEK League game; the Tigers won 14-8 to improve to 3-0 on the season, and 1-0 in the SEK...

The Uniontown High School Lady Eagles traveled to Jayhawk Linn on Tuesday, Sept. 29 for their scheduled matches. The JV lost its game, but the varsity squad was victorious against the Jayhawks. See Wednesday's print or online edition for complete story...

The Fort Scott Tigers stayed undefeated after battling to a 14-8 victory over the Labette County Grizzlies Friday night at Frary Field. Following a two-week layoff in which the Tigers were quarantined due to a positive COVID-19 test on the football team, Fort Scott returned to the gridiron to notch a narrow win over their SEK League foe and jump to 3-0 on the season...

Fort Scott High School’s boys’ varsity cross country team placed first and the girls’ varsity squad finished third in the 5K run at the 2020 Ramsey Cross Country Invitational Thursday at Prairie View High School. The boys’ team finished first with a score of 39 and total time of 1:34:27.07, and an average time of 18:53.42. The girls’ team had a total score of 72, total time of 2:00:21.08 and average time of 24:04.22...

UNIONTOWN — The Olpe High School Eagles (4-0) blew open a one-score game after one quarter en route to a 48-2 clobbering of the Uniontown High School Eagles here Friday night. Uniontown (2-2) controlled the momentum early, going up 2-0 after a safety halfway through the first quarter, but Olpe’s size and speed ultimately proved too much for the home team, outscoring Uniontown 48-0 the rest of the way...

The Uniontown Eagle varsity football team improved to 2-1 on the season with a 14-6 victory over the Pleasanton Blu-Jays Friday night in Pleasanton. In a matchup of Three Rivers League teams, the Eagles controlled the first half, going up 14-0 at halftime. ...

The Fort Scott High School varsity girls’ cross country team finished first and the varsity boys placed second at the Fort Scott Cross Country Invitational Thursday in Fort Scott. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.

Due to COVID-19 issues at Fort Scott High School, football games scheduled in the next two weeks have been cancelled, according to USD 234 officials. The following Tiger football games have been cancelled: Friday night’s varsity game at Independence; Sept. 21 JV vs. Independence; Sept. 25 varsity at Pittsburg; Sept. 28 JV home vs. Pittsburg...

The Fort Scott Tigers blanked the Independence Bulldogs through three quarters en route to a 46-9 rout over their SEK rival Friday night at Frary Field. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.

Stopping a 2-point conversation attempt late in the fourth quarter gave the Fort Scott Tiger football team a 21-20 victory over the Summit Christian Academy Eagles Friday night at Frary Field. Facing a fourth and six with about a minute left in the game, the Eagles’ 6-5, 220 pound quarterback, senior Grayson Sprouse, connected with wideout Zach Oppriecht for a 34-yard touchdown pass that brought the Eagles within one point. ...