Fort Scott High School’s boys swimmers opened their season Tuesday with a win in Coffeyville. Competing in the swim cooperative were sophomores Stewart Davenport, Ostin Harrington and Bronson Smith, Fort Scott; sophomore Kaden McCorkle, Pittsburg; and seniors Tallon Bonine and Gavin Caldwell, and juniors Apollo Matundan and Nate Troth, Frontenac...

The Fort Scott Middle School seventh and eighth grade girls basketball teams finished in the top three at the Anderson County Junior High Tournament Dec. 2 in Garnett. See Saturdays' print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams capped off undefeated 3-0 runs in the Paola Tournament with wins over the Paola Panthers Friday night. The Lady Tigers (3-0) were able to move up and down the court in a transition offense, and their 2-2-1 defensive press forced several Paola turnovers, which led to points for the Tigers in a 53-13 walloping of the Lady Panthers. The Lady Tigers were also solid at the free-throw line...

The Fort Scott Community College men’s basketball team traveled to Harrison, Ark., Nov. 17-18. The Hound men have tied the best start in program history with an 8-2 record. FSCC is currently leading the country in total points with 893. The Hounds are on pace to break the all-time records for points per game (89.3); field goal percentage (50.9%) and rebounds per game (43.4.) FSCC is 7-0 at home this season...

The Fort Scott Community College Greyhound men's basketball team is on a three-game winning streak since the Gladbach Classic tipped off Friday and concluded Monday at Arnold Arena. The Hounds (3-1, 0-1) started the weekend with a 74-62 win over the University of Arkansas-Cossatot. ...

Several Fort Scott High School student-athletes were named to 2023 All-SEK League teams for their respective sports. Volleyball Raveyn Kegler, Keegan Yarick, seniors, first team. Soccer Andrew Lyon, senior; Otto Voller, sophomore, All-League Football...

The Fort Scott Community College men’s rodeo team brought home some more hardware at the Cowboy Stampede Monday at Oklahoma State University. The FSCC men’s team has finished in first place in all three of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association events it has competed in this season. ...

The saying “quality over quantity” is especially true for the Uniontown Junior High School cross country runners this season. The junior high duo of Lillyan Robinson, seventh grader, and Beowulf Carpenter, eighth grader, competed in cross country for the first time this season and finished the season with great improvement and results. The pair competed in six meets and earned seven medals (Robinson, four and Carpenter, three.)...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team’s season came to an end with a 41-14 loss to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in a chilly, windy first-round playoff matchup Friday night in Overland Park. The Tigers, a No. 11 seed in the east bracket and battling injuries to some key players, ran into a buzzsaw that was the Saints’ dominant running game, which used a mix of running backs, as well as a defense that performed well against the Tiger run and pass game. ...

The Fort Scott High School soccer team (5-10-1), seeded No. 12 in the East bracket, was scheduled to play Eudora High School (9-6-1) in the first round of the Class 4-1A regional tournament Tuesday afternoon in Eudora. The winner will take on the winner of Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege...

In their final game of the regular season, the Fort Scott High School Tiger football team struggled to gain momentum in a 42-6 walloping by the Golden Tornado of Field Kindley Friday night in Coffeyville. The Tiger offense was sluggish as it ran into a potent Field Kindley defensive line, which ultimately led to 21 unanswered points by the Golden Tornado in the first half. ...

The Fort Scott Tiger youth football team has enjoyed success in recent years, and finds itself back in the league championship game after winning the title the last two years. The Tigers, comprised of local fifth and sixth graders, are part of the Garnett Youth Football League Association. ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger volleyball team finished in second place at a varsity tournament Saturday at St. Mary’s Colgan High School in Pittsburg. The Lady Tigers (13-21 overall, 3-7 in the SEK) went 4-1 in the tournament, defeating Yates Center, Frontenac, Columbus and Jayhawk-Linn, while falling to Colgan in their final matches...

Fort Scott High School’s Abbie Gorman finished in eighth place in singles play and the Lady Tigers landed in 12th place as a team at the Class 4A state tennis tournament Friday and Saturday in Winfield. FSHS Head Coach Lynn Barr said players battled chilly, windy conditions throughout the tournament...

The Spring Hill Broncos blew open a one-score game late to rout the Fort Scott Tigers 61-26 Friday night at Frary Field. Bronco senior RB Colton McKanna rushed for four touchdowns, including three in the second half, wearing down the Tigers’ defensive line as the Broncos moved to 6-1 on the season. Tiger RB Cal Cosens ran for three scores in the walloping, which saw the Tigers fall to 3-4 overall. Tiger QB Lennox Vann threw two late-game pick sixes that added to the Tigers’ woes...

The Fort Scott Community College Athletic Department recently made a wish come true for 13-year-old Brylynn Koppa, a student at Fort Scott Middle School. Koppa, who was born September 2010 with a condition called Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, received several gifts and was recognized during the Dan VandeWynkel Alumni Rodeo Oct. ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger tennis team will send two singles players and one doubles team to the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament Friday and Saturday in Winfield. The Lady Tigers finished in third place with 10 team points in Saturday’s Class 4A regional tournament in Independence. Singles players Abbie Gorman and Bryleigh Hymer, and the doubles team of Kinsley Brown and Cadence Hunziker have qualified for state competition...

Some changes have been made to a traditional Fort Scott High School alumni baseball game, which has been expanded this year into a community event. The FSHS Tiger baseball team, which is raising money for a spring break trip, will host the 2023 Alumni Game Saturday at the LaRoche Baseball Complex. The event will feature a scrimmage between Tiger alumni teams, a home run derby, a drawing and silent auction, and grilled hamburgers courtesy of E3...

Fort Scott High School’s Lady Tiger tennis squad finished in fourth place in the SEK Tournament Saturday in Independence. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Solid blocking for Fort Scott Tiger rushers helped the Tigers to a 49-20 rout of the Labette County Grizzlies Friday night in Altamont. The Tigers (3-2, 2-0) struck first and quickly on a three-play drive in the first when QB Lennox Vann’s keeper fooled the Grizzly defense for a 50-yard score with 7:54 left in the first quarter to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead over the Grizzlies (1-4, 0-1.) Labette was forced to punt on their first possession...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger tennis team faced some competition outside the SEK and took first place in a quad Monday in Paola. The Lady Tigers scored 10 team points to finish ahead of Ottawa in second place, Paola in third place and Maranatha in fourth place. The results for Ottawa and Paola were unofficial as the two teams were still competing after Fort Scott finished play, according to FSHS Head Coach Lynn Barr...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger tennis squad completed a busy week of play with a first place finish Thursday at the Pittsburg Invitational. Fort Scott scored 10 team points to finish ahead of Labette County High School in second with eight points; Lamar in third with eight points; Pittsburg in fourth with six points; Iola in fifth with three points; and Columbus in sixth with two points...

The Fort Scott Community College mens’ rodeo team rode to a first place finish in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association event Sept. 15-17 at Colby Community College. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Pittsburg High School Head Football Coach Josh Lattimer won the battle with Fort Scott High School Head Coach Bo Graham in a SEK clash between Lattimer’s alma mater and the Dragons Friday night in Pittsburg. In a smashmouth matchup between the two SEK rivals, Pittsburg senior RB Wyatt Rink scored four touchdowns in a game marked by rushing attacks, penalties, and key defensive stops. ...

Mountain bikers from across the region took to the Gunn Park Trails over the weekend for the 10th anniversary of the Marmaton Massacre Festival. Event organizer Frank Halsey, with the Gunn Park Trails committee, told the Tribune the event drew more than 100 riders...