Several Fort Scott High School and Uniontown High School student-athletes placed at the state track and field championships held May 27-28 at Wichita State University. Fort Scott’s Ellie Trim, Keegan Yarick and Chase Hyer each earned All-State distinction for placing in the top eight in their respective events and earning medals, FSHS Head Coach Tracey Bogina said...

Uniontown High School’s varsity baseball and softball teams saw their seasons end during play in the Class 2-1A regional tournaments. The Lady Eagle softball team, a No. 2 seed, romped No. 7 seeded Chetopa (1-16) in the first round Monday to face No. ...

Fort Scott Community College freshman Jerlyn Kustanborter of Chanute recently earned a spot in the National Junior Collegiate golf tournament in Sanford, Fla. Mayfair Country Club was the site for the national tournament where Kustanborter went up against 90 other women from across the country in the junior college ranks...

Fort Scott Community College officials have named the college’s athletic complex after former longtime coach, instructor and administrator, Bob Shores. The naming ceremony took place during the FSCC Hall of Fame Banquet May 7 at the River Room. The Bob Shores Athletic Complex consists of the FSCC baseball, softball and football practice fields on the college’s campus...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity baseball and softball teams’ seasons ended with losses in their Class 4A east regional semifinal matchups Wednesday afternoon in Wamego. The Tiger baseball team finished its season with a record of 10-11 after dropping a close one, 3-2, to the No. 11 seeded Ottawa Cyclones. The Lady Tigers’ season ended with an identical record of 10-11 after being nipped by the Iola Mustangs, 3-0...

Fort Scott Community College Head Esports Coach Ben Souza took his team to Atlanta for the Collegiate Esports Commissioners’ Cup. More than 300 players and 64 teams from four-year and two-year colleges took the stage to battle for the top prize. See Saturdays' print or online edition for complete story...

Uniontown High School will send three student-athletes to the State Track and Field Championship next week in Wichita. To qualify for the state meet, competitors must finish in the top four in their respective events at regionals. Uniontown competed in the Class 2A Regional Track Meet Thursday in Lyndon. The state meet for all classes is set for May 27-28 at Wichita State University-Cessna Stadium...

Fort Scott Community College has a new athletic director after the recent hiring of Luke Demko, a native of Gilford, N.H. Demko’s employment was among personnel items approved by the FSCC Board of Trustees during the board’s Monday meeting. Demko replaces Tom Havron, who has transferred to the position of vice president of student affairs/foundation director...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity baseball and softball teams fell in their Class 4A east regional semifinal matchups Wednesday afternoon in Wamego. The Tiger baseball team dropped a close one, 3-2, to the Ottawa Cyclones to finish their season 10-11 overall. The Lady Tigers were nipped by the Iola Mustangs 3-0 to also finish at 10-11...

A fifth-inning boost propelled the Fort Scott Tiger varsity baseball team to a 9-1 victory over the Parsons Vikings in the Tigers’ final home game of the season Wednesday evening at Dave Regan Stadium. The Tigers saw another solid outing by Fort Scott starting pitcher Sam Deloney, who struck out five batters and allowed six hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings. A Tiger defense that helped Deloney out of jams, and base-running miscues by the Vikings helped lead to the win...

The Fort Scott High School girls swim team captured the 2022 Interleague championship Wednesday in Osawatomie. Participants in Fort Scott’s cooperative with other area schools are Joy Self, Kendal Armstrong, Avery Stewart, Maia Martin, Ashley Smith and Alyssa Smith, Fort Scott; Callie Underwood and Hanna Do, Frontenac; Ava Steier, Jazzy Rose and Rachael Miller, Pittsburg; Emma B’Hymer, Humboldt; and Addie Zamora, Arma. The Tigers finished with several best times and state qualifying times...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger varsity softball team pummeled the Parsons Lady Vikings 16-1 Friday at Don Hewett Field. In Fort Scott’s last game of the regular season, the Lady Tigers (10-10) scored eight runs in the second inning and five runs in the third, while holding the Lady Vikings scoreless to seal the victory by run rule. The Lady Tigers collected nine hits while committing no errors, while Parsons booked four hits and three errors...

Uniontown High School tracksters placed at the Three Rivers League track and field meet hosted by UHS on Thursday. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.

The Girard Lady Trojan varsity softball team grabbed an early lead on the Fort Scott Lady Tigers and never looked back in a 14-3 win Monday evening at Don Hewett Field. The Lady Trojans’ aggressiveness on the base paths helped Girard (15-4) to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. After Girard’s Erin Anderson was hit by a pitch and later stole second and third, Sara Goble walked and stole second. Anderson and Goble later scored on a single by Emmaline Senecaut, who had four hits in the game...

Three Fort Scott High School varsity tennis players have qualified for the Class 4A State Boys Tennis Championship scheduled to take place May 13-14 in Winfield. During the 4A regional tournament Friday in Overland Park, Fort Scott’s Elijah Self (No. ...

Six Fort Scott Community College cowboys have ridden their way to the College National Finals Rodeo, which takes place in June in Casper, Wyo. The FSCC team recently completed its 10th and final rodeo of the season at Oklahoma Panhandle State University. The men’s team finished second in the Central Plains Region while the women’s team finished 14th, according to www.collegerodeo.com. The Central Plains Region consists of schools in Kansas and Oklahoma...

Four individuals will be inducted into the Fort Scott Community College Athletics Hall of Fame during a celebration and dinner scheduled to begin at 5:30 tonight at the River Room, 3 W. Oak St. The event will include a welcome by FSCC President Alysia Johnston, dinner provided by Luther’s BBQ, a special presentation, and introduction of the new Hall of Fame members by FSCC Vice President of Student Affairs/Foundation Director Tom Havron...

Field Kindley’s pitchers could not find a way to quiet Fort Scott’s bats in the Tiger varsity baseball team’s 16-1 blow-out victory over the Golden Tornado Tuesday evening at Lions Field on the campus of Fort Scott Community College. Tiger starting pitcher Sam Deloney, who struck out three hitters in the first inning, finished with six strikeouts while only allowing three hits in a four-inning contest. ...

Uniontown High School’s Lady Eagle varsity softball team handily defeated the Chetopa Hornets in a doubleheader Monday in Chetopa. Uniontown’s Alexa Fuhrman knocked in seven runs on three hits in a 22-3 rout in game one, and collected four hits in game two en route to a 33-2 shellacking of the Hornets in game two...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers swept the Paola Lady Panthers in a varsity doubleheader Thursday evening at Ty Cullor Field. Abby Altic’s walk-off triple sealed a 5-4 victory for the Lady Tigers in game one, while four RBIs each for Allie Brown and Lanie Krokroskia helped the Lady Tigers win a 15-11 slugfest in game two...

Fort Scott High School’s Lady Tiger swim team made a “big splash” Monday in Coffeyville, FSHS Head Coach Madeline Martin said. The swimmers returned home with a team win as the season nears a close, Martin said. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...

Fort Scott High School’s varsity tennis squad finished Wednesday’s SEK League Tournament in Chanute with 12 points and a third-place finish. Independence High School placed first in the tournament with 28 points, followed by Chanute in second with 17 points. FSHS Head Coach Lynn Barr said the tournament was moved up one day due to concerns with rain in the forecast Thursday and Friday...

The Uniontown High School track team competed Monday at the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational. Other schools competing included Christian Learning Center, Arma Northeast, Pleasanton, Central Heights, Louisburg, Waverly, Prairie View, Jayhawk-Linn, and Marmaton Valley...

Fort Scott High School’s tennis squad battled challenges during two separate tournaments last week. The Tigers finished fifth with three points Thursday at the Chanute Invitational, and placed seventh as a team with five points at the Bird Dog Invitational Friday at the Joplin Athletic Complex...

Fort Scott High School’s varsity track squads each finished in the top five at Thursday’s Fort Scott Invitational. The FSHS girls finished fourth with 59 total points while the boys placed fifth with 37 total points in 18 scored events. Christian Learning Center’s girls finished seventh with 18 points...