High School Sports

Fort Scott High School can record successful seasons for its boys’ and girls’ swim teams. “This was a historic season for Fort School High School,” Head Coach Angie Kemmerer said. “It was the first season that both our boys and girls programs were able to swim for and represent Fort Scott for the entire season, not just at State. Our program has been welcomed with open arms by the KSHSAA swimming community and that is a huge accomplishment in our first season...

Several Uniontown High School tracksters have qualified for the Class 2A State Track Meet which will take place Saturday, May 29 in Wichita. Several Fort Scott High School Tiger student-athletes also qualified for the Class 4A State Track Meet Friday and Saturday in Wichita...

The Fort Scott Lady Tiger softball team nipped SEK rival Chanute 8-6 in an extra-inning thriller before falling 11-1 to the Eudora Lady Cardinals in a Class 4A east regional championship game late Thursday in Lawrence. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...

Fort Scott High School’s Elijah Self finished 1-2 and was eliminated in the third round of play at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament May 14-15 in Topeka. Self, the only Tiger to qualify for state, was defeated by Iola’s Riccardo Barbarossa 1-6 and 3-6 in the first round, before defeating Abilene’s Cayden West 9-5 in the second round. Self fell 5-9 to Paola’s Carden Escobar in the third round...

A four-hit, four-RBI day and solid performance on the mound for Fort Scott High School senior Luke Bradbury helped the FSHS Tiger baseball team to an 11-3 win over the Chanute Blue Comets in the Tigers’ final regular season game Thursday at Dave Regan Stadium...

The Fort Scott Lady Tigers rallied late against the Chanute Lady Blue Comets but fell short of victory in Fort Scott’s final regular season game Thursday evening at Don Hewett Field. Trailing 10-3 in the fourth, the Lady Tigers (8-12) scored four runs in the frame to edge closer and three in the fifth to tie the game, 10-10...

Uniontown High School’s track team crowned several league champions at the Three Rivers League meet Thursday. The Lady Eagles finished in second place while the Eagle boys finished in fifth place. Senior Danielle Howard placed first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.12 and first in the 200-meter run with a time of 27.07. Howard also set a new league record in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 47.54...

The Fort Scott Tigers saw a 4-0 lead after three innings slip away in a varsity matchup with the Frontenac Raiders Monday night at Dave Regan Stadium. The Tigers (10-9) went through three pitchers as they tried to hold a Raider team that scored three runs in the fourth, two runs in the fifth and sixth innings, and one in the seventh to keep the Tigers at bay and notch an 8-4 win...

The Fort Scott Tiger varsity baseball team’s 10-game winning streak was snapped in an 11-3 loss to the Tonganoxie Chieftains Friday night at Dave Regan Stadium. Tonganoxie jumped out to a 3-0 lead early, but the Tigers (10-8) quickly tied the game, 3-3 in the third before the Chieftains’ five runs in the fourth broke open the game. Tonganoxie would go on to score two runs in the fifth and one more in the sixth while holding the Tigers scoreless...

A 10th straight win for the Fort Scott Tiger baseball team came in dramatic fashion with a 10-8 win over state-border rival Nevada Tigers Monday evening at Dave Regan Stadium. Trailing 5-3 after three innings of play, and 8-3 in the sixth, Fort Scott’s Tigers retaliated with seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a two-run lead heading into the final frame...

PAOLA -- Late scoring cost the Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers in the first game of a Thursday doubleheader with Paola, and despite a late-game rally, the Lady Tigers also dropped game two. The Lady Tigers (6-9) collected four hits and four runs in a 6-4 loss in game one. Paola rallied after trailing 4-1 to score a total of five runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Paola tallied six runs on eight hits...

The Fort Scott Tiger varsity baseball team picked up its seventh straight win this season and exacted a little revenge on the Pittsburg Purple Dragons with a 16-4 walloping of its SEK foe Wednesday afternoon at Dave Regan Stadium. The Tigers (7-7 overall, 7-2 in the SEK) collected 16 runs on 12 hits and scored at least one run through the first four innings of the five-inning contest, which Fort Scott won due to the 10-run rule after five innings...

A combination of several factors has led a young Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity baseball team on a seven-game win streak as of Friday. The Tigers, who started the season 0-7, have won seven straight since winning a doubleheader with Parsons on April 13 – the Tigers’ first wins of the season...

Fort Scott High School’s varsity baseball team extended its winning streak to six games with a 7-5 victory over Labette County Monday evening in Altamont. The game was completed after being suspended due to weather Friday evening in Fort Scott. Action picked up Monday in the bottom of the second inning with Fort Scott batting and the game tied, 3-3...

The weather cooperated long enough for the Fort Scott Tiger varsity baseball team to hammer Labette County High School 13-3 in the first game of a Friday doubleheader, but lightning in the area forced suspension of game two, which was tied 3-3 in the second inning...

Despite finishing last in the Fort Scott Varsity Golf Invitational Monday at Woodland Hills Golf Course, the Fort Scott High School Tiger squad showed improvement, Head Coach Ken Klassen said. See Wednesday's print or online edition for complete story...

The Uniontown High School varsity baseball team grabbed two wins over Chetopa Monday, including a 26-3 shellacking in game two. The UHS varsity Lady Eagle softball team dropped a doubleheader with Northeast on Friday. See Wednesday's print or online edition for complete story...

The Fort Scott Lady Tiger softball team scored 12 runs in the fourth inning to blank the Parsons Lady Vikings 18-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday night in Parsons. See Wednesday's print or online edition for complete story.

Due to inclement weather, some changes were made to the schedule for the Adam LaRoche Varsity Baseball Tournament, which concluded Saturday. Play was scheduled to begin Saturday morning, but was moved to Saturday afternoon due to field conditions. Saturday’s slate included two games instead of three...

The Fort Scott Tiger varsity baseball team dropped to 0-6 on the season after losing its first two games of the LaRoche Varsity Baseball Tournament Friday in Fort Scott. The Tigers were blanked 10-0 by the Ottawa Cyclones in game one Friday afternoon, and fell short in their Friday evening matchup with the Piper Pirates, losing 5-1...

The Pittsburg Purple Dragons hammered the Fort Scott Lady Tigers in a doubleheader Thursday evening at Don Hewett Field. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.

The Fort Scott High School varsity tennis team battled windy conditions to finish first in a Chanute quad Tuesday night. The Tigers scored 11 points as a team to place first ahead of Ottawa in second with 10 points, Chanute and Iola in third with eight points, and Chanute Christian Academy in fifth with three points...

The Pittsburg Purple Dragons blew open a 2-2 game in the fourth inning, scoring six runs en route to a 12-2 win over the Fort Scott Tigers Tuesday evening in Pittsburg. The Tigers (0-4) committed four defensive errors in the game, three of which led to the Dragons’ (2-0) big inning. The Tigers made some fundamental miscues in a wild fourth inning...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity softball team captured third place in a season-opening tournament Tuesday in Fort Scott. After falling 10-3 to the Ottawa Cyclones in the first game of the tournament Tuesday afternoon, the Tigers (1-1) returned to the field later in the day to down the Chanute Blue Comets, 10-5...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger girls’ swim team competed in its first meet ever Tuesday at Turner High School. The Tigers took second place with 427 points. Several Tiger swimmers recorded personal best times. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...

Fort Scott High School’s Tiger hitters ran into a buzzsaw in the team’s season opening 2-0 loss to the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves Wednesday afternoon at the LaRoche Baseball Complex. The buzzsaw came in the form of Blue Valley’s star pitcher, Bed Kudrna, one of the top overall pitching prospects in the state of Kansas. Several pro scouts attended Wednesday’s game to watch Kudrna’s performance...

The Fort Scott High School baseball team will open its season today against Blue Valley Southwest at the LaRoche Baseball Complex. The game was previously scheduled for Tuesday at Blue Valley Southwest but was postponed due to wet field conditions. The varsity game will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by the JV contest...

Note: This is the second part of a two-part series. The first part appeared in the March 13 edition. The Tribune spoke with a group of Fort Scott High School Tiger state wrestling qualifiers and the following are their responses (not every wrestler responded to each question):...

As the 2020-21 basketball seasons for the Fort Scott High School Tigers and Lady Tigers have come to a close, head coaches for both teams recapped their respective seasons for the Tribune. The Lady Tigers’ season ended March 6 with a 51-27 loss to the No. 1 seeded Louisburg Wildcats in the Class 2A girls’ Sub-State championship game. Their season concluded with an 8-14 overall record, and record of 6-6 in the SEK League...