High School Sports

The Fort Scott High School Tiger boys cruised to a 64-39 victory over the Wichita-Independent Panthers, earning fifth place in the Kansas Army National Guard Invitational tournament Saturday in Frontenac. The Lady Tigers finished in sixth place in the tournament after falling 51-28 to the Christian Heritage Academy Crusaders in the first game of the Tiger varsity doubleheader...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers won a low-scoring overtime thriller, 30-25, over the Neosho Lady Wildcats Friday night in the second round of the Kansas Army National Guard Invitational tournament. The Tiger boys clobbered the Providence Academy Patriots 62-32 in their second round game Friday...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger boys (2-4-2-1) hung on to win 47-42 and the Lady Tigers grabbed their first win of the season, 39-37 in a twin bill with the Golden Tornado of Field Kindley High School Friday night in Fort Scott. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...

Despite mounting comebacks, the Fort Scott Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams could not overcome the Pittsburg Purple Dragons Tuesday night in Pittsburg. Down by 10 points late in the game, the Tiger boys (1-4 overall, 1-1 in the SEK) applied the press and climbed to within two points, closing the gap in a 30-second time period. The Tigers ultimately fell 66-57...

Fort Scott High School’s Tiger varsity basketball teams split with Labette County High School Friday night in the home and SEK League opener Friday night in the Tigerdome. The Tigers boys (1-3 overall, 1-0 in the SEK) slipped past the Grizzlies 39-37 after senior C.J. Horton sank a layup in the game’s final seconds. Shots would not fall for the Lady Tigers (0-4, 0-1) who were trounced 55-11 in the first varsity action of the night...

The Uniontown Lady Eagle varsity basketball team won the Humboldt Emprise Bank Preseason Girls Basketball tournament, which concluded Friday. Head Coach Dustin Miller said the team’s first goal of the season was to win that tournament. “Goal achieved,” he said. “We are looking forward to competing against St. Paul Tuesday night.”...

The Uniontown Lady Eagle basketball team (1-0) edged Moran 33-29 and the Eagle boys (1-0) upended Marmaton Valley 63-10 in both teams' first action of the season Dec. 6 in Moran. See Wednesday's print or online edition of the Tribune for complete story...

Fort Scott High School Tiger basketball fans got a glimpse of the boys’ and girls’ teams in action during the annual Red and White scrimmage Monday night in the FSHS gymnasium. The night was also a chance for fans to meet the FSHS boys’ and girls’ wrestling squads and watch performances by the school’s cheer and dance teams...

Bo Graham’s first year at the helm of the Fort Scott High School Tiger football team was one that ended with a 1-8 record for the team, but also one that came with many learning experiences. The Tigers saw their season come to an end Friday with a 28-7 loss to the Chanute Blue Comets, the SEK champions, in the first round of the Class 4A State Football playoff. Despite the team’s final record, Graham said he is proud of the work ethic displayed by his staff and players throughout the season...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger cross country team finished fourth in team standings and senior Macayla McClure placed fourth at the KSHSAA State Cross Country meet Saturday in Wamego. In the 5K run for the Class 4A girls, McClure finished fourth with a finals time of 19:46.05. The girls’ team placed fourth with a total time of 1:50:19.36 and total team score of 161...

The Uniontown High School Eagle football team has grown from a rough start to the season, to winning the program’s first playoff game in 13 years. The Eagles (4-5 overall) romped the Marion Warriors (2-6) Friday night in Uniontown, earning the No. 2 seeded Eagles a berth in regional play as part of the KSHSAA Class 1A State Football Championship. The Eagles will travel to Olpe to take on the 9-0 Eagles at 7 p.m. Friday...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team fell 28-7 to the Chanute Blue Comets in a first-round state playoff game Friday night in Chanute. The Tigers, who were knotted with the Blue Comets 0-0 after the first quarter, found themselves down 14-0 at halftime after Chanute scored two touchdowns in about a minute late in the second quarter...

Fort Scott High School Tiger cross country teams have qualified for state competition after their performances at the Class 4A KSHSAA Regional Saturday at the Lakeview Recreation Area-Santa Fe Park in Chanute. The Tigers girls finished first with a total team score of 52 and total time of 1:48:10.14 in the girls’ 5K run. The boys placed third at regionals with a total team score of 33 and total time of 1:32:44.32 in the boys’ 5K run...