FSCC’s Pechone Stepps All-Star Games set for April 23

The Fort Scott Community College Men’s Basketball Program will host the annual Pechone Stepps High School All-Star Games on April 23 at Arnold Arena, The girls’ game will begin at 2 p.m. and the boys’ game will begin at 4 p.m.

“This event will feature some of the top athletes from the Southeast Kansas area, and some of those athletes are future Greyhounds,” FSCC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Michael Cook says.

The event is named after Pechone Stepps, who serves as a paraprofessional educator and head girls’ basketball coach at Fort Scott High School. When a drunk driver struck him in 2002, Stepps became paralyzed. Prior to the accident, he was an accomplished athlete and women’s basketball coach at St. John’s University in New York City.

“Pechone is a courageous individual, and he exemplifies what every young person should strive to be,” Cook said. “He is a great leader who mentors people of all ages and teaches everyone to live their lives to the fullest. I am very proud — not only to have the All-Star Game named after Pechone — but also to have him as a close friend.”

Admission will be $3 for students and $5 for adults. For more information, please contact Michael Cook at 620-223-2700, ext. 7280 or michaelc@fortscott.edu.