High School Sports

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...

Note: This is the first in a two-part series. “Believe it.” That was the motto the Fort Scott High School wrestling team followed this season, and it paid off in a challenging year as three Tiger grapplers won state championships and another finished as a runner-up at the state tournament in late February in Salina...

The No. 2 seeded Uniontown Eagle boys (15-6) were nipped by No. 1 seeded Erie (20-1) 42-38 in the Class 2A Boys' Sub-State Championship game Saturday afternoon in Humboldt. The No. 1 seeded Uniontown Lady Eagles (17-3) fell 50-41 to Humboldt Friday night in the semifinals of the Class 2A Girls' Sub-State championship. Humboldt was scheduled to take on St. Mary's Colgan (16-3, No. 2 seed) for the championship Saturday evening in Humboldt...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers' bid for a Sub-State championship came to an end Saturday at the hands of the No. 1 seeded Louisburg Lady Wildcats, who downed the Lady Tigers 51-27 in Louisburg. See Wednesday's print or online edition for complete story...

The Uniontown High School Eagle boys’ basketball team is headed to a Sub-State championship game after defeating Cherokee-Southeast High School 44-20 in the semifinals of the Class 2A Sub-State championship tournament Thursday night in Humboldt. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger basketball team punched its ticket to the Class 4A Sub-State Championship game with a 43-32 win over the Paola Panthers Wednesday night in Paola. With the win, the Lady Tigers will face a rematch with the Louisburg Wildcats in the Sub-State championship game at 3 p.m. Saturday in Louisburg. The Wildcats toppled Ottawa 44-34 Wednesday night...

The Fort Scott Lady Tigers took command in the second and third quarters while the Tiger boys struggled with foul trouble and shots not falling in the second half in both Tiger teams' season finales Thursday night in Parsons. The Lady Tigers finish the regular season 7-13 overall and 6-6 in the SEK League with a 63-50 win over Parsons. ...

Although the outcome was different than their January meetings, the Fort Scott Tiger basketball teams split games with the Pittsburg Purple Dragons Saturday night in Pittsburg. The Lady Tigers controlled a Pittsburg team (7-7 overall) that has slipped at the end of the season to take a 44-25 win. The Tiger boys could not find an answer for Pittsburg’s senior guard Javon Grant, who scored 30 points en route to a 68-42 Purple Dragon win...

Two Fort Scott High School swimmers recorded personal best times, and one swimmer earned FSHS its first state medal in swimming at the KSHSAA State Swim & Dive 5A-1A state championships Saturday at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center in Lenexa...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger basketball teams swept the Independence Bulldogs in SEK action Tuesday night in Independence. The Tiger girls (6-13 overall, 5-6 in the SEK) led the entire game to take a 46-33 win over the Lady Bulldogs (9-9, 6-4), while the Tiger boys (10-9, 8-3) survived a thrilling fourth quarter to nip the Bulldogs, 44-43...

Coming off losses Thursday night to Louisburg, the Fort Scott High School Tiger basketball teams rebounded to take wins over their SEK opponent, the Coffeyville Golden Tornado Friday night in the Tigerdome. The Tiger girls controlled the tempo from the outset to notch a 48-34 win, while the Tiger boys outscored Coffeyville 17-9 in the fourth quarter to seal a 53-41 win...

The Fort Scott Tiger boys basketball team got a little revenge on SEK foe Labette County with a 49-46 victory over the Grizzlies on Homecoming night Friday in the Tigerdome. Altamont. The Lady Tigers (2-12, 1-7) held an early lead in their matchup Friday night but slipped in the second half to fall 41-33...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger basketball games versus Louisburg scheduled for Tuesday night were postponed due to inclement weather. USD 234 Athletic/Activities Director Jeff DeLaTorre said the games have been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18.

The Fort Scott High School wrestling program began its postseason last weekend with first place finishes for both the boys’ and girls’ squads. Alvin Metcalf was honored as district Coach of the Year for the Tiger boys’ program. Districts featured teams from Garnett-Anderson County, Ottawa, LaCygne-Prairie View, Eureka, Paola, Uniontown, Burlington, Humboldt, Iola, and Osawatomie...

The Fort Scott Tiger boys and Lady Tigers halted late comebacks to outlast the Chanute Blue Comets Friday night in the Tigerdome. Both Tiger teams began pulling away in the third quarter of their respective games before dodging fourth quarter rallies to defeat Chanute. The Tiger boys (7-7 overall, 5-2 in the SEK) won 58-51, with the Lady Tigers (3-11, 2-6) slipping past Chanute, 49-46...

The Uniontown High School Eagle basketball teams had a successful night Tuesday as both Lady Eagles teams, as well as the varsity boys’ squad, were victorious. The JV boys were defeated by the Vikings. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story...

Fort Scott High School boys’ swimmers took on the reigning 6A state championship team at Blue Valley West High School in a Jan. 28 meet. With only three swimmers, the team finished the night in third place as a team, edging out Desoto by one point. Of the six events in the competition, the Tigers earned six personal best times for the season...

The Fort Scott Tiger boys controlled the tempo through most of their matchup with SEK foe, the Parsons Vikings, en route to a 56-47 win Friday night in the Tigerdome. The Fort Scott Lady Tigers battled the Lady Vikings fiercely before falling in one overtime, 44-37...

The Uniontown Eagles and Lady Eagles varsity and JV squads were victorious over the Jayhawk-Linn Jayhawks on Tuesday. See complete story in Saturday's print or online edition.

The Fort Scott Tiger boys (5-7, 3-2) lost a heartbreaker, 31-29 to the Labette County Grizzlies on Tuesday night. The Fort Scott Lady Tigers (2-10, 1-5) were trounced 46-14 by the Lady Grizzlies. A story will appear in Saturday’s print and online edition...

The Fort Scott Tiger boys and Lady Tigers dropped to 0-3 in the Freeman Sports Medicine Shootout after falling to Frontenac on the final day of the tournament Saturday. The Frontenac Lady Raiders toppled the Lady Tigers 63-50 and the Frontenac Raiders pulled away in the second half to down Fort Scott’s boys, 76-57...

The end of the first Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament on Friday saw success for both of the Uniontown High School basketball teams. The Lady Eagles (8-1, 3-0) won their tournament, and the boys finished second overall. See full story in Wednesday's print or online edition...

FRONTENAC - The Fort Scott Tiger boys (5-6, 3-1) and Lady Tigers (2-9, 1-4) dropped to 0-3 in the Freeman Sports Medicine Shootout after falling to Frontenac on the final day of the tournament Saturday. The Frontenac Lady Raiders toppled the Lady Tigers 63-50 and the Frontenac Raiders pulled away in the second half to down Fort Scott's boys, 76-57...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams dropped games to Nevada’s Tiger teams Friday evening. On the second day of the annual Kansas Army National Guard Invitational tournament in Frontenac, Fort Scott’s Tiger boys (5-5, 3-1) fell 58-30 and the Fort Scott Lady Tigers (2-8, 1-4) were downed 54-40...

In the second game of the Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament on Thursday, the Uniontown Eagles once again faced the Altoona-Midway Jets. Both varsity teams fought hard and defeated the Jets. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.

During their last home matches of the season, the Fort Scott High School Tiger varsity wrestling team defeated the Frontenac Raiders 46-36 in a dual Thursday night in the FSHS gym. See Saturday's print or online edition for complete story.

The Uniontown Eagles traveled to Altoona-Midway for varsity games on Friday, Jan. 15. Both teams were victorious against the Jets. See Wednesday's print or online edition for complete story.