High School Sports

After finishing the season with a 7-1 record and winning the SEK League Championship with an unblemished league record, the Fort Scott Tigers took home more honors this week from the SEK League coaches. Twelve members of the Tigers took home first team awards, while one member was placed on the second team. Second-year head coach Bo Graham took home SEK Coach of the Year honors...

Officials with USD 235 in Uniontown have made the decision to cancel Friday night’s scheduled playoff football game between the UHS Eagles and Olpe Eagles due to COVID-19 issues at Uniontown Junior Senior High School. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...

Uniontown Eagles Head Football Coach Johnathan Stark provided his thoughts on Friday’s regional matchup with the Arma-Northeast Vikings, and the Eagles’ season in general. The 5-4 Eagles were set to host the Vikings at 7 p.m. in the regional round of the Class 1A State Football Championship playoffs...

The Fort Tiger football team’s season came to an end Friday night at the hands of the defending 4A state champion Bishop Miege Stags. The Tigers (7-1) couldn’t muster their usual strong ground game against the Stags’ stout defense, while the Stags’ powerful offense rolled up 518 total yards and blew open a manageable game in the first quarter...

The Fort Scott High School girls’ cross country team finished eighth and the boys’ squad placed 10th at the 2020 Kansas State High School Activities Association Class 3A and 4A Cross Country Championships Saturday at the Wamego Country Club. In the 5K run, Fort Scott’s girls finished with a total score of 194, total time of 1:56:10 and average time of 23:24. Baldwin High School’s girls’ team finished first in 4A with a total score of 39, total time of 1:46:05 and average time of 21:13...

The unbeaten Fort Scott Tigers dominated the Bonner Springs Braves last Friday night, running away in the second half to win their opening round playoff game 48-22 at Frary Field. Friday’s victory marked the first playoff win under second year head coach Bo Graham, who has seen his Tiger team turn a 1-8 record from a year ago to a perfect 7-0 record this year and will face the defending 4A state champion Stags from Bishop Miege this Friday night at Frary Field...

The boys’ and girls’ cross country teams at Fort Scott High School have qualified for 4A state competition. The girls’ squad finished second with a total score of 43, total time of 1:50:55.80, and average time of 22:11.16, and the boys’ team placed third with a total score of 62, total time of 1:30:52.33 and average time of 18:10.47 at the Kansas State High School Activities Association Regional which took place Oct. 24 at the Santa Fe Park Lakeview Recreation Area in Chanute...

After finishing the regular season with an undefeated six-win regular season record, the Fort Scott Tigers open the 4A Playoffs Friday evening at home against the Bonner Springs Braves. Fort Scott capped off their regular season with a dominating 28-0 victory at home last Friday against SEK league foe Coffeyville to not only secure the unbeaten season but to also capture the 2020 SEK League Championship...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger tennis season recently completed a successful season, according to Head Coach Allison Gorman. The duo of Ella Beth, senior, and Emma Daly, junior, headed into the state tournament with a 19-3 record and finished with a 19-5 record. The tournament took place Oct. 16-17 at the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka. Beth and Daly are second-year state qualifiers...

The Fort Scott Tigers moved to 4-0 on the season after a 20-14 win over their SEK rival, the Chanute Blue Comets, Friday night in Chanute. The Tigers (2-0 in the SEK) led 6-0 after a close-fought first half. Chanute (2-2, 1-1) started freshman Kaiden Seamster at QB as the Blue Comets’ regular starter, junior Kam Koester, was down with an injury. ...

The Fort Scott High School Tigers will take their unbeaten record on the road for the first time this season when they face SEK rival Chanute Blue Comets in a key league match-up Friday night in Chanute. After a two-week layoff, the Tigers were able to take down the feisty Grizzlies of Labette County last Friday night in their opening SEK League game; the Tigers won 14-8 to improve to 3-0 on the season, and 1-0 in the SEK...

The Uniontown High School Lady Eagles traveled to Jayhawk Linn on Tuesday, Sept. 29 for their scheduled matches. The JV lost its game, but the varsity squad was victorious against the Jayhawks. See Wednesday's print or online edition for complete story...

The Fort Scott Tigers stayed undefeated after battling to a 14-8 victory over the Labette County Grizzlies Friday night at Frary Field. Following a two-week layoff in which the Tigers were quarantined due to a positive COVID-19 test on the football team, Fort Scott returned to the gridiron to notch a narrow win over their SEK League foe and jump to 3-0 on the season...

Fort Scott High School’s boys’ varsity cross country team placed first and the girls’ varsity squad finished third in the 5K run at the 2020 Ramsey Cross Country Invitational Thursday at Prairie View High School. The boys’ team finished first with a score of 39 and total time of 1:34:27.07, and an average time of 18:53.42. The girls’ team had a total score of 72, total time of 2:00:21.08 and average time of 24:04.22...

UNIONTOWN — The Olpe High School Eagles (4-0) blew open a one-score game after one quarter en route to a 48-2 clobbering of the Uniontown High School Eagles here Friday night. Uniontown (2-2) controlled the momentum early, going up 2-0 after a safety halfway through the first quarter, but Olpe’s size and speed ultimately proved too much for the home team, outscoring Uniontown 48-0 the rest of the way...

The Uniontown Eagle varsity football team improved to 2-1 on the season with a 14-6 victory over the Pleasanton Blu-Jays Friday night in Pleasanton. In a matchup of Three Rivers League teams, the Eagles controlled the first half, going up 14-0 at halftime. ...

The Fort Scott High School varsity girls’ cross country team finished first and the varsity boys placed second at the Fort Scott Cross Country Invitational Thursday in Fort Scott. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.

Due to COVID-19 issues at Fort Scott High School, football games scheduled in the next two weeks have been cancelled, according to USD 234 officials. The following Tiger football games have been cancelled: Friday night’s varsity game at Independence; Sept. 21 JV vs. Independence; Sept. 25 varsity at Pittsburg; Sept. 28 JV home vs. Pittsburg...

The Fort Scott Tigers blanked the Independence Bulldogs through three quarters en route to a 46-9 rout over their SEK rival Friday night at Frary Field. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.

Stopping a 2-point conversation attempt late in the fourth quarter gave the Fort Scott Tiger football team a 21-20 victory over the Summit Christian Academy Eagles Friday night at Frary Field. Facing a fourth and six with about a minute left in the game, the Eagles’ 6-5, 220 pound quarterback, senior Grayson Sprouse, connected with wideout Zach Oppriecht for a 34-yard touchdown pass that brought the Eagles within one point. ...