High School Sports

Fort Scott High School’s varsity baseball team could not overcome an early lead by Blue Valley Southwest in a season-opening 6-3 loss Thursday in Overland Park. The Timberwolves grabbed a 4-0 lead in the second inning and led 6-1 after five innings. The Tigers (0-1) added two more runs in the seventh but it was not enough to overtake the 2022 Class 5A state champions...

Fort Scott High School Girls Head Basketball Coach Pechone Stepps was named the SEK Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Stepps led the Lady Tigers to a 19-3 season, which included a SEK championship and runner-up in the Class 4A East Sub-State...

Seveal Fort Scott High School student athletes have been selected to All-SEK teams for the 2022-23 seasons. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story and photos.

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger basketball team’s bid for a berth in the Class 4A state tournament fell just short on a timely shot in the waning seconds of overtime during their Sub-State title matchup with the Topeka-Hayden Lady Wildcats Saturday evening in the FSHS gym...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger basketball team will make their way toward a third-straight Sub-State championship game after a dominating 48-29 win over the Coffeyville-Field Kindley Lady Nado Wednesday night in the FSHS gym. The 19-2 Lady Tigers, the No. ...

Fort Scott High School’s boys and girls wrestling squads each had a pair of wrestlers earn medals at the Class 4-1A state tournament last weekend. On the boys’ side, Jasper Allison finished fourth and Brody Gomez finished fifth, while freshman Kenna Miles finished fourth and Brylie Schaub finished sixth on the girls’ side...

HOLTON - The 2022-23 season for the Fort Scott High School Tiger boys basketball team came to an end with a 61-54 loss to the Holton Wildcats in a first-round Sub-State matchup Tuesday night. Despite five three pointers and perhaps the best game of junior Spencer Goldston’s high school career, the No. ...

Fort Scott High School’s Tiger basketball teams secured wins in barnburners Friday night in Independence. In a matchup of top 10-ranked teams in the state, the Lady Tigers (18-2) claimed the SEK title outright, as well as the No. 2 seed in the Class 4A East Sub-State by edging the No. 3 seeded Lady Bulldogs (16-4) 34-33. The Tiger boys (9-11) led a scoring attack in the fourth quarter to draw past the Bulldogs (6-14) 46-33...

Five Fort Scott High School wrestlers have sealed a trip to the Class 4A State Tournament this weekend in Salina. Fort Scott’s Brody Gomez, Jasper Allison, Trace Metcalf, Lennox Vann and Gavin Miles qualified for state with their finishes at the KSHSAA 4A Regional tournament held Saturday at the high school...

Fort Scott High School’s Tiger basketball teams picked up a pair of wins against SEK foe Coffeyville-Field Kindley Friday night in the Tigerdome. The 17-2 Lady Tigers, who have claimed at least a share of the SEK title with Independence, controlled the momentum throughout en route to a 46-24 victory over the Lady Nado...

Fort Scott High School’s Tiger basketball teams split with the Pittsburg Dragons in SEK matchups Friday night in Pittsburg. The Lady Tigers, the No. 3 seed in the Class 4A east, walloped Pittsburg’s girls 41-15 and moved to 16-2 on the season. The Tiger boys couldn’t keep up with Pittsburg in a 58-39 loss. Pittsburg’s boys are the No. 5 seed in Class 5A...

Fort Scott High School’s Tiger basketball teams picked up a pair of wins against SEK foe Labette County Tuesday night in Altamont. The Tiger boys fought tooth-and-nail with Labette to outlast the Grizzlies 60-52, while the Lady Tigers pulled away in the second quarter to cruise to a 48-32 win...

Five members of the Fort Scott High School varsity girls wrestling team have qualified for the state tournament later this month. Makaylae Rusk finished in first place, while Kenna Miles, Gabby Rusk and Brylie Schab each placed second, and Ali Simhiser finished fourth at the KSHSAA Girls 4-3-2-1A Regional Saturday in Coffeyville. The five girls will compete at the Class 4A-1A State Tournament Feb. 22-23 in Salina...

The Fort Scott Tiger basketball teams picked up a couple of wins against their SEK foe, the Parsons Vikings, Friday night in the Tigerdome. Both Tiger teams pulled away in the second half of close ballgames, as the Tiger boys (6-9) came out on top 63-50, and the No. 7 ranked Lady Tigers (13-2) notched a 56-40 victory over the No. 9 ranked Lady Vikings (11-4.) The Parsons boys fell to 7-8 on the season...

As its season nears an end, the Fort Scott High School boys swim team is looking to dive into the league meet next week and upcoming state competition. Head Coach Madeline Martin said Wednesday the team competed in Bonner Springs Tuesday night. The league meet is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 8 at the Ozone Sports Facility in Osawatomie...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers edged the Frontenac High School Lady Raiders 62-57 to take home third place in the Four State Raider Classic, while the Tiger boys (4-8) were nipped by the Raiders, 60-56 in third-place matchups Saturday in Frontenac...

Both Fort Scott Tiger basketball teams fell to 1-1 in the Four State Raider Classic after semifinal losses Friday in Frontenac. The Lady Tigers (10-1) suffered their first loss of the season, falling 60-39 to the Blue Springs Lady Wildcats (5-6), while the Tiger boys (4-7) lost a fast-paced physical battle with the Webb City Cardinals, 53-47...

Both Fort Scott High School Tiger teams clawed back from deficits in their battles with Field Kindley High School, but only the Lady Tigers came out victorious Friday night in Coffeyville. The 9-0 Lady Tigers, who are ranked seventh in the state in Class 4A, trailed 22-19 at halftime but outscored the Lady Golden Tornado (2-6) 15-4 in the third and 10-9 in the fourth to come away with a 44-35 victory...

In the first hoops action of 2023, Fort Scott Tiger fans were treated to a pair of wins over the Iola Mustangs Tuesday night in the Tigerdome. In the first game on the slate, the Lady Tigers (6-0) kept their perfect record intact with a 50-25 victory, while the Tiger boys (3-3) followed with a nail-biting 50-44 win. The Iola boys fell to 3-4 and Iola’s girls dropped to 1-6 on the season...