Mesa Casper, a 2024 graduate of Fort Scott High School, will compete with her collegiate team, the Spires of the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Cross Country National Championships Friday, Nov. 21 in Tallahassee, Fla...

A trio of Fort Scott High School athletes and two coaches have received SEK League postseason honors. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

The following are the results for Fort Scott High School runners at the KSHSAA State Cross Country Championship Saturday in Wamego: Girls Class 4A 5K run Alli Wheeler, 61st place, 22:44.94; Bristol Marsh, 80th place, 23:30.71; Kodi Casper, 84th place, 23:58.09; Raylee Cowan, 87th place, 24:09.92; Rylee Loercher, 88th place, 24:10.97; Lizzy Fairchild, 95th place, 25:18.82; Aubrey Martin, 98th place, 28:01.41...

The 2025-26 seasons for the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Fort Scott Community College are in full swing entering November. The Hound men, under the direction of Head Coach Matt Glover and Assistant Coach Caleb Ligon, are 0-2 as they prepared to take on Coffeyville Community College on the road Tuesday night. The Hounds then have a two-game home stand against Avila University JV at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Mission University JV at 7:30 p.m. Saturday...

MULVANE – When the Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo stampedes into Mulvane Nov. 20-22, four pairs of siblings will be on hand to compete. Klay Yaussi and Kash Yaussi, twins from Udall, will team rope together; brothers Coy Pollmeier and Tate Pollmeier, FORT Scott, will ride bulls; brothers Jacob Edler and Emmet Edler will steer wrestle, and brothers Colt Eck and Bryce Eck, Redfield, will both compete in the bareback riding...

The Fort Scott High School Tigers struggled in a season-ending 45-0 loss to the Tonganoxie Chieftains on Halloween night Friday in Tonganoxie. The matchup in the first round of the Class 4A football playoffs saw the No. 5 seeded Chieftains (5-4) advance to the regional round Nov. 7, while the No. 12 seed Tigers (3-6) will look to rebound in 2026 under the leadership of Head Coach Johnathan Stark, who completes his first year at the helm...

The Fort Scott High School boys and girls cross country teams are bound for state. Both teams finished in third place at the Neodesha regional meet Saturday, qualifying both teams for the Class 4A state meet Nov. 1 in Wamego. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full results...

The Fort Scott High School Tigers ended their regular season on a high note with a 48-6 walloping of the Field Kindley Golden Tornado on Senior Night Friday at Frary Field. See Saturday's print or online edition for full recap.

The Fort Scott High School girls varsity cross country team captured a league championship and the Tiger varsity boys finished in fourth place at the SEK League meet Oct. 16 at Veterans Stadium in Coffeyville. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full results...

Fort Scott High School seniors Abbie Gorman and Bryleigh Hymer finished in ninth place at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament last weekend in Prairie Village. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Fort Scott High School athletes took the field for the annual Powder Puff flag football games Oct. 8 at Frary Field. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger varsity volleyball teams hosted Paola on Dig Pink and Senior Night Thursday in the FSHS gym. See more information in Saturday's print or online edition.

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger golf team finished its season at the Bishop Miege Sub-State tournament Monday at Brookridge Country Club in Overland Park. Fort Scott’s Cadence Hull tied a season-best score and “competed well in a tough field,” FSHS Head Coach Jon Barnes said. Hull stuck her second shot within five feet of the pin on No. 17 and made the birdie putt, Barnes said...

The Fort Scott High School doubles team of Abbie Gorman and Bryleigh Hymer was slated to begin competition Friday at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament in Prairie Village. The duo is 23-2 on the season and seeded eighth at the state tournament after finishing in third place at the regional tournament. Gorman and Hymer were scheduled to take on Topeka-Hayden in their opening match Friday. Results will appear in a future edition...

The Fort Scott High School girls cross country team finished in first place in the team standings at the SEK League meet Thursday in Coffeyville. The squad also had four individual medalists; Alli Wheeler in third, Kodi Casper in fifth, Rylee Loercher in eighth and Bristol Marsh, ninth. ...

Fort Scott High School tied for fifth as a team and two Lady Tigers qualified for state at the Class 4A Regional Tennis Tournament Friday and Saturday in Independence. The Lady Tigers finished with 5 team points to tie with Parsons behind Independence in first place with 14 points, Winfield in second with 13 points, Wellington in third with 10 points and Chanute in fourth with 9 points. Coffeyville finished in seventh and Iola landed in eighth place...

Fort Scott High School senior Abbie Gorman, member of the Lady Tiger tennis team, reached a career milestone with her 100th win last weekend at the SEK Tournament in Chanute. Gorman became the first tennis player in school history to reach 100 career wins, and will be looking to qualify for state in doubles at regional competition this weekend in Independence. ...

The Fort Scott Tigers dropped to 1-5 on the season with a 24-12 loss to the Chanute Blue Comets in an SEK showdown Friday night at Frary Field. With a new quarterback – junior Dredyn Marlow – leading the offense, the Tigers (1-4 in the SEK) stayed within striking distance, tying the game, 6-6 in the second quarter and trailing by only one score, 12-6, at halftime. ...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team looks to get its season back on track as it prepares for a Homecoming matchup with SEK foe, the Chanute Blue Comets, Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers (1-4 overall, 1-3 in the SEK) will host the Blue Comets (3-2, 2-0) after stumbling in a 28-7 loss to Labette County Oct. 3 in Altamont, and being nipped 22-15 by the Pittsburg Dragons on the road Sept. 26...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger varsity tennis team faced challenging opposition in a fifth-place finish at the SEK Tournament Saturday in Chanute. Fort Scott scored 21 team points to land in fifth behind Independence in first place with 43 points; Chanute in second with 41 points; Parsons in third with 30 points and Labette County High School in fourth with 23 points. Pittsburg (sixth place, 19 points) and Coffeyville (seven points) rounded out the scoring...

Early miscues by the Fort Scott High School Tiger football team (1-4) caused a gap they struggled to close in a 28-7 loss to tough SEK foe, Labette County Friday night in Altamont. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger varsity tennis team ended its regular season with a second-place finish at the Fort Scott Invitational Wednesday. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

Bourbon County cross country teams competed Thursday at the Central Heights Invite. Girls varsity 5K run The FSHS girls finished in third place with 74 team points, a total time of 1:56:03.90, and average time of 23:12.78. Lillyan Robinson, Uniontown High School, 11th place, 21:30.94...

Fort Scott High School and Fort Scott Middle School cross country teams competed at the Prairie View-Ramsey Invitational Thursday in LaCygne. FSHS Varsity girls 5K Alli Wheeler, third place, 22:06.75 Raylee Cowan, 11th place, 23:41.23 Bristol Marsh, 12th place, 23:43.06...

Fort Scott High School’s varsity girls tennis team was on the road this week with tournaments Wednesday in Chanute and Thursday in Pittsburg. At the Pittsburg Invitational, the Tigers finished in third place with nine team points behind Lamar in first place with 12 points and Labette County in second with 11 points. Pittsburg with seven points and Iola with one point rounded out the top five...