High School Sports

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 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 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 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...

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. ...

The Fort Scott Tiger football team opened its SEK League slate with a 14- win over the Independence Bulldogs in a defensive battle Friday night at Frary Field. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott High School Tiger soccer team faced one of its biggest tests of the season so far during a matchup with the Ottawa High School Cyclones Monday at Ellis Park. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Fort Scott High School’s Lady Tiger varsity tennis squad captured first place as a team, and one FSHS netter went undefeated at Wednesday’s Parsons Invitational. The Lady Tigers scored 12 team points to finish ahead of Parsons in second with 11 points, Pittsburg in third with 10 points, Independence in fourth with seven points, and Coffeyville in fifth with five points...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team opened its 2023 home slate with a 42-12 rout of the Springfield Central High School Bulldogs, 42-12, Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers (1-1) came out hitting on all cylinders with a strong ground game and big defensive stops to take an 8-0 lead after the first quarter, and a 22-6 advantage at halftime...

Despite a second-half comeback that saw the Fort Scott Tigers score 21 unanswered points, the Paola Panthers were able to hold on for a 34-28 victory in the season opener Friday night in Paola. In a rushing battle, Fort Scott’s offense faced a stingy Paola defense in the first half and was stifled on penalties to leave the Tigers trailing 21-0 at halftime...

The Fort Scott High School varsity soccer team struggled in its home opener with SEK foe Coffeyville Thursday at Ellis Park. The Tigers trailed 2-1 at halftime, and eventually fell 7-2 to the Golden Tornado. Fort Scott senior Maxi Santana and sophomore Otto Voller scored the...