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Track season ends at state for FSHS, UHS (5/31/22)Tribune Staff ReportSeveral 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...
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Lady Eagles fall in regional championship (5/20/22)Tribune Staff ReportUniontown 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. ...
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Season ends at regionals for Tigers, Lady Tigers (5/20/22)By Jason E. SilversThe 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...
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Three UHS tracksters headed for state (5/20/22)Tribune Staff ReportUniontown 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...
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Playoff update: Tigers, Lady Tigers fall in regionals (5/18/22)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...
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Tigers claw Vikings in first of a three-game slate (5/13/22)By Jason E. SilversA 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...
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Tiger swimmers are interleague champs (5/13/22)Tribune Staff ReportThe 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...
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Lady Tigers rout Parsons in three innings (5/13/22)By Jason E. SilversThe 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...
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UHS hosts TRL track meet (5/13/22)Tribune Staff ReportUniontown 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.
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Trojans spear Tigers on Senior Night (5/10/22)By Jason E. SilversThe 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...
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Trio of Tiger netters bound for state (5/10/22)Tribune Staff ReportThree 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. ...
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Tigers sweep Golden Tornado (5/3/22)By Jason E. SilversField 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. ...
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UHS softball, baseball teams sweep Chetopa (4/29/22)Tribune Staff ReportUniontown 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...
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Lady Tigers sweep Panthers in doubleheader (4/29/22)By Jason E. SilversThe 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...
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Tiger swimmers win in Coffeyville (4/29/22)Tribune Staff ReportFort 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...
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Tigers net third place at SEK Tournament (4/29/22)Tribune Staff ReportFort 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...
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UHS, CLC tracksters compete at Jayhawk-Linn Invitational (4/26/22)Submitted to the TribuneThe 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...
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Tiger netters compete in Chanute, Joplin (4/26/22)Tribune Staff ReportFort 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...
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Tracksters host Fort Scott Invitational (4/26/22)Submitted to the TribuneFort 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...
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Tigers claw Grizzlies Monday (4/26/22)By Jason E. SilversSolid play in all aspects of the game put the Fort Scott Lady Tigers over their SEK foe, the Labette County Lady Grizzlies, 8-3 Monday evening at Don Hewett Field. Fort Scott (7-8 overall, 6-3 in the SEK) grabbed an early 4-0 lead in the first inning after Lanie Krokroskia cleared the bases on a stroke to left that resulted in an inside-the-park homer. ...
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Tiger netters place second at Parsons (4/19/22)Fort Scott High School’s varsity tennis squad finished second as a team overall at the Parsons Invitational on Friday. FSHS finished with nine points behind Independence in first place with 15 points. Parsons took third with eight points, followed by Pittsburg in fourth with seven points and Coffeyville in fifth with one point...
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Dragons blank Tigers in Pittsburg (4/15/22)By Jason E. SilversFort Scott High School’s varsity Tiger baseball team struggled defensively and at the plate in a 7-0 loss to the Pittsburg Purple Dragons Friday evening at Jaycee Ballpark. Pittsburg’s Cooper Hayden shined on the mound, pitching a complete game shutout while allowing only five hits and striking out nine to get the win. ...
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Fifth place finish for Tigers in LaRoche tourney (4/12/22)By Jason E. SilversFort Scott High School’s Tiger varsity baseball team captured fifth place in the 2022 Adam LaRoche Varsity Baseball Tournament with a 5-3 win over the Piper Pirates Saturday morning at Dave Regan Stadium. The Tigers shut out the Pirates through five innings before Piper scored two runs in the sixth off Tiger starter Cody Wilson, who pitched 6 2/3 innings and struck out four while allowing three runs on 10 hits. The Tigers collected nine hits and only recorded one error to Piper’s four...
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Big inning helps Lady Tigers to win over Chanute (4/12/22)By Jason E. SilversThe Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger varsity softball team clobbered its SEK rival Chanute 15-5 in six innings Monday evening at Don Hewett Field. Fort Scott starting pitcher Kamdyn Farrell, who struggled early, settled in to strike out seven Lady Blue Comets in six innings of work. The Lady Tigers (3-4) scored six runs in the second inning off Chanute starter Kamri Naff, who went 2 1/3 innings and struck out two before being relieved for starting centerfielder Jacie Costin...
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Tigers start 0-2 in LaRoche tournament (4/8/22)The Fort Scott High School Tigers collapsed late in their matchup with the Ottawa High School Cyclones to fall 11-1 Friday night at the LaRoche Baseball Complex. The 2022 Adam LaRoche Varsity Baseball Tournament, which began Thursday, concludes today...
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Lady Tigers rally to topple Pittsburg, 7-5 (4/8/22)A four-run sixth inning propelled the Fort Scott Lady Tiger varsity softball team past the Pittsburg Lady Purple Dragons Thursday evening at Fisher Park. Trailing 5-3 after five innings, the Lady Tigers (2-4) rallied against their SEK rival. Pittsburg’s Roary Hunziker relieved starter Georgia Boekhout in the sixth after Boekhout walked Fort Scott’s Abby Altic and Kamdyn Farrell, the Lady Tigers’ starting pitcher. Altic had stolen second and moved to third when Farrell walked...